Cowboy Bebop - The Movie
by Hiroyuki Okiura, Shinichir? Watanabe
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Actor: Beau Billingslea, K?ichi Yamadera, Megumi Hayashibara, Melissa Fahn, Unsh? IshizukaDirector: Hiroyuki Okiura, Shinichir? Watanabe
Brand: SONY PICTURES HOME ENT
Writer: Akihiko Inari
Writer: Dai Sato
Writer: Hajime Yatate
Writer: Keiko Nobumoto
Writer: Marc Handler
Writer: Michiko Yokote
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Japanese (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Dubbed), Unknown
Format: Anamorphic, Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 114 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-06-24
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of Cowboy Bebop - The Movie
Movie Review: It will make a fan out of you...
Summary: 4 Stars
Cowboy Bebop / B00005JMBJ
I'm new to the 'Cowboy Bebop' universe, but it is hard to ignore the popularity of this movie when browsing for new anime titles to view. I honestly wasn't certain what to expect - being from the American southwest, I have a mental image of `cowboy' which didn't sit too well beside anime in my mind and made me concerned that I might not like it, but I'm glad to say that my concerns were ill-founded.
`Cowboy Bebop' is more bounty-hunter than stereotypical `cowboy' - indeed, the `cowboy' aspects on display here are purely the `buck-authority' kind, akin to `maverick' (back when that was still a cool thing to be called), and not the guns'n'god'n'hats kind that I feared.
When he and his crew decide to try for a record-breaking bounty on a nearby criminal, they get more than they bargained for when they realize that the `criminal' is an incredibly dangerous terrorist who has been brutally victimized by a private drug company at the government's behest. It's truly refreshing and fascinating to see a movie handle terrorism so intricately and delicately - there's no question that the terrorist is - at this point - a complete monster, but at the same time we are encouraged to explore the concept that he is what he is at the hands of the government he seeks to terrorize. Indeed, even his plan to destroy the city is, in part, an effort to force the government's hand into *protecting* its citizens, rather than continuing to victimize them either actively or passively.
Like most good anime movies, `Cowboy Bebop' is extremely long, and very convoluted. I usually recommend multiple viewings of an anime before the story can be completely assimilated, especially in cases where much of the back-story is not immediately apparent to the new viewer, and this movie is certainly no exception. There's a lot of really fascinating underlying philosophy here, and if you aren't already a fan when you see this movie, it just might make a fan out of you anyway.
~ Ana Mardoll
Summary of Cowboy Bebop - The Movie
Mars. Days before Halloween 2071. Villains blow up a tanker truck on Highway One releasing a deadly virus that kills hundreds. Fearing a bigger even more devastating biochemical attack an astronomical reward is offered for the arrest and capture of the person behind the destruction. On the space ship "Bebop" Spike Spiegel and his crew of bounty hunters (Jet Black Faye Valentine Ed and Ein) are bored and short of cash. But with the news of the reward everything changes. Based on the wildly popular TV series "Cowboy Bebop" the big screen smash COWBOY BEBOP: THE MOVIE pits Spike and Co. against their deadliest adversary ever. Featuring stunning state-of-the-art animation this action-packed sci-fi adventure builds to a breath-taking nail-biting climax guaranteed to keep you hanging on the edge of your seat.DVD FeaturesThe Making of Cowboy Bebop: 6 Behind-the-Scenes featurettesMusic video for "Ask DNA" and "Gotta Knock a Little Harder"Conceptual Art GalleriesStoryboard ComparisonsIn-Depth Character ProfilesWidescreen PresentationDigitally Mastered Audio & Anamorphic VideoAudio: Original Japanese Theatrical Version and English 5.1 (Dolby Digital) FrenchSubtitles: English FrenchTheatrical TrailersAnimated MenusSystem Requirements:Running Time 114 MinsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre:?ANIMATION/ADULT SWIM Rating:?R UPC:?043396090552 Manufacturer No:?09055As the eagerly awaited Cowboy Bebop feature film reunites the original director, screenwriter, composer, and vocal cast, it's not surprising that the film plays like an expanded TV episode. What should be the routine capture of a two-bit hacker by Faye escalates into a deadly game of cat and mouse, as Spike and the gang struggle to prevent the evil Vincent Volaju from murdering every human on Mars. Director Shinichiro Watanabe handles the action sequences with his usual panache. Inside the sinister Cherious Medical research facility, Spike fights a beautiful agent, using a push broom in a series of maneuvers Jackie Chan might envy. The climactic duel between Spike and Vincent plays against innocent yet eerie images of a Halloween carnival, recalling the amusement park setting of episode 20, "Pierrot Le Fou." Knockin' on Heaven's Door will delight fans of the series and provide an excellent introduction for the uninitiated who want to know why Cowboy Bebop is so popular on both sides of the Pacific. (Rated R: violence, brief nudity, minor profanity, tobacco use) --Charles Solomon
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