Appleseed
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Movie Reviews of Appleseed
Movie Review: Appleseed will disapoint
Summary: 3 Stars
Based on the slick Masamune Shirow manga series, I had big hopes for this one. Did it live up to them? I would say yes - and no.A story about humans trapped in the perfect city, and how when life is easy to live, it's almost pointless. Sadly, the plot is bogged down by bad directing and a lack of imagery. We have two "villains" and neither ever make the audience feel threatened. Unlike in the mangas, Dedune and Bariarieos are pretty clean cut (read: uninteresting) characters, a far cry from the mean, violent, and profesional SWAT officers they where in the mangas. The plot is roughly based on the second manga, but so roughly that fans will find a new, and fairly interesting, story. The characters will just get in the way...
The animation is pretty bad, but the flat colors and sad, sad art hurt this anime the most. It's very two dimensional and uncreative.
The dub is poor, Bariarieos's totally incorrect voice being the worst part. The character designs are terrible, and it's too bad that the animators didn't mimic Shirow's style better. It looks more like the "Gall Force" designs, without any of the charm or the great hair, than they look like Shirow's stuff. The villainous villain (not to be mistaken with the villain we are expected to pity ^_~) has a place on my "Top 10 Ugliest anime characters list", especially when he's in his landmate. A word on the landmates, they are THE ugliest mechas, ever. Why did the animation team not use Shirow's designs? Beats me, because these landmates, which look like something out of "Inspector Gadget" or "Duck Tails", are awful. Asuska Langly would kill herself before she set foot in one of these ^_~.
Overall, though I was harsh on this anime in the review, it's not the worst Sci-Fi anime I have seen, by far, and this makes a fine rent for fans of the mangas. Because the plot is still advanced in nature, this can be an enjoyable experience. Buy? Well, I don't know... you better not look for beautiful animation and art as a standard in your anime, for one, and you should make sure copies of "Ghost in the Shell" "Battle Angel" and "Armitage III Polymatrix" are on your shelf already, second. Still, you could do worse...
Movie Review: Decent anime, but not spectacular.
Summary: 3 Stars
The original Appleseed, is based on the Masamune Shirow manga, the same writer/artist responsible for Ghost in the Shell's source material. Appleseed takes place in a city that is run completely by robots in a post-apocalyptic universe. The main characters are police officers who are tracking down a terrorist plotting to liberate the city from robot control. I got the sense that they tried to cram too much of the comic into the anime just for fans. Characters are not fleshed out well, one main character seems to be lesbian, but only through some subtle signs, and much about the world goes unexplained. Still, the plot is entertaining, and has some interesting twists. The animation is dated, which is fine, given its vintage, but what bothered me the most was the lack of imaginative environments. A future where robots take care of everything should be alive and automated. It just seemed like everything took place in the present day, but with a few cyborgs and mecha running around. What gives? Appleseed is worth at least a rental, and I can't wait to see what the new gorgeous CG movie does with the same elements.Movie Review: Poor effort
Summary: 3 Stars
This is the original cell animé and should in no way be confused with the glorious 3D CGI creation of the same name. The animation is shoddy and doesn't compare well with many of its contemporaries, Akira this is not.
Plot, xenophobic terrorist and sappy police traitor plot to destroy Olympus ( Spelt incorrectly in the signposts.) The defence is lead by Deunan a female SWAT cop and her Cyborg sidekick Brearios, who looks more like a robotic rabbit than the formidable man-machine he's supposed to be. Much shooting and running around in circles ensues until right prevails, Hurrah !
If you've seen the latest Appleseed CGI masterpiece and are considering watching this one, don't. It's simply not in the same league and the character relationships, such as they are, are nonsensical when compared with the more recent version. It's almost guaranteed to disappoint.
Movie Review: Not THAT good!! I think that the 2004 Appleseed is better!
Summary: 3 Stars
This anime is NOTHING spectacular! Is pure decent action anime with VERY FEW exciting scenes wich weren't even THAT good!
Not only that! The action wasn't well choreographied and the graphics, sound and animation were so-so.
The 2004 Appleseed have more excitement, more stunts, more action and better quality. What I didn't like was the CG animation, I hate CG animation and graphics in animes(except for Final Fantasy A.C.).
Adios.
Movie Review: New Appleseed release in Japan
Summary: 3 Stars
We just came back from a trip to Japan where we say a new versions of Appleseed in the theaters. Hopefully, it will be released in the US soon. It's a visually stunning film.