Blue Submarine 6 - Special Edition
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Movie Reviews of Blue Submarine 6 - Special Edition
Movie Review: Oh yeah baby
Summary: 5 Stars
Alright i havnen't gotten this DVD yet since it comes out two days from now, but my order is already in. I actually saw this when it was on TOONAMI(In Flight Movie). All I gotta say is...Wow. Everything on this show is done beautifully, the drawings, the sound, the music, everything done with perfect accuracy. This is one awesome movie. The story is great, and could actually become true in the future. The action is awesome and the characters are well devoped(don't think sick). The story itself is kind of sad, but at the same time it makes you appreciate the things that you have. It kind of reminds of the blacks and whites, jews and palestinians, etc, because we all have to live on this world together, and you only get one. Plus all the special fetures you get, all the promos, and both edited and unedited versions! It's only 26 bucks, you can find that between sofa seats for petes sake. So get this NOW!Movie Review: Excellent Blend of CG, Anime, and Jazzy Sounds
Summary: 5 Stars
The story of Blue Submarine #6 (Ao no Rokugo) comes to a conclusion in this extended length episode. Revolutionary for its blending of computer generated graphics with traditional cel animation--done before but never to such extent or with such success--Blue #6 like many modern anime is a cautionary environmental tale of mankind's struggles to get along with Nature.In prior episodes, a scientist has brought about devastating ecological changes to the Earth, flooding most of the land by melting off the polar caps and making Antarctica a habitable paradise populated with his sylvan genetically-engineered creations. The crew of Blue #6 have orders to launch a nuclear strike on the scientist's "base" (a small cabin in a village, as we later see) to stop his flipping of the world's magnetic poles and subsequent extinction of mankind.
The final episode features some incredible battle sequences between the forces of humankind and those of Nature (who have an giant submarine modified from an old battleship) and a somewhat confusing at times anticlimatic confrontation between the main character and the "evil" scientist. Who will win? Will humanity survive at the expense of Nature, or can the two coexist?
The soundtrack is outstanding, performed by a Japanese big band group and includes the stunning, sultry, Jazz-club-esque closing title, Minasoko ni Nemure (literally, "Sleep on the Sea Floor" or "(this thing that) Sleep Inside Everyone." Some may find the juxtaposition of brassy big band jazz sounds over climatic battle sequences a bit off-putting, but for me, they work hand-in-hand and offer a wonderful sensory experience.
Check out the whole series. I saw this episode first and went back to see what I had missed (most of the story won't make sense otherwise) and am glad that I did.
Movie Review: Looks Aren't Everything
Summary: 1 Stars
...P>The story behind "Blue 6" is simple, but made meaninglessly complex. Apparantly the script writers decided that instead of coming up with their own ideas, it would be much more fun to borrow a story-line that seems less in place with anime and more in line with the plot of a Marvel comic book...The story is completely redundant. You have everything in here to make a cliche'd movie that only the Sci-fi channel would want to run. Sure, there are a few imagninative moments here and there,...
The characters are possibly the rarest to find even in bad anime....these characters don't make any sense!! Who are they? Where did they come from? Why are they in charge of this submarine? Why do they have a little kid working the communications? And why does one of their team mates resemble a more amsculine Wionna Ryder? Seriously, if you're going to spend this much time working on the overall look of the OAV, you might as well have put some thought into the characters. No matter, what happens to them or what troubles they face, you never seem to care about what happens to the crew, not enough detail was given even for that...
The music was very annoying...simply put. It sounded as if someone stole sheet music from yoko Kanno, then decided that they didn't like they way the score was arranged, so they took liberties upon changing the music into something less interesting and more...cold. The music just seems to "start up" without any purpose and it really throws your mind for a loop it doesn't have to go through. It's basically jazz, if you can call that, and it really doesn't have a place in the world of "Blue Sub 6."
The battle sequences are the only things that are well animated, and even then they seem to be borrowing ideas from anime that involve starships. So the battlescenes basically turn what seemed like an original submarine/post-apoclyptic anime into "Macross"-underwater. They do give some thrill, but what's the point? The story is so lame you hardly understand why there are underwater battles going on in the first place.
The series is only 4 episodes long. 4 episodes=4 DVDs. That's 1 episode per DVD, so each DVD is 30 minutes long...something ain't right here. Why pay [$$] for thirty minutes? It makes no sense!! And to top it off, these DVD's don't come with any extras,
Overall, "Blue Sub 6" could have been a better anime, but not in this lifetime...
Movie Review: Good series, poor editing
Summary: 3 Stars
I love this series. I rented each dvd individually at my local store and nearly cried when the Musuca died 3/4 of the way through the series. It is an excellent scene that I believe is badly marred due to the editing done for television. I'm a little curious why an unedited "movie" version hasn't come out. Great series and well worth the purchase. If you're just curious about the show or just want some anime to satisfy those cravings, pick up this edited version of the show. But if you really care about getting the full effect, pass on it because you might be upsetMovie Review: Amazing Anime Art
Summary: 4 Stars
Blue Sub No.6 has captured my imagination. The characters seem so familer as the plot continues. Its amazing how an experimental cell animation and CG anime came out so wonderfully.The animation is amazing as the explosions come to life.
I totally recomend it to anime lovers of any age. Blue Sub No. 6 is an unbeleiveable travaganza of art and computer graphics.