Heavy Metal 2000
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Movie Reviews of Heavy Metal 2000
Movie Review: no fun at all
Summary: 2 Stars
Loosely connected to the first HM of '81, this sequel has a single tale of lust and immortality in place of the anthology of the older movie. While mining an asteroid, one of the miners finds a crystal shard - the key to a fountain of immortality. The fountain itself is on another planet thousands of light years away. Unfortunately, the miner is played (okay, "voiced") by Michael Ironside and, faster than you can say "Oh No, General Katana is approaching!!" the key consumes the miner's soul and sends him off on a quest of conquest to find the well. First off, he must ravage a remote planet whose few human inhabitants contain traces of an element that staves off death. While successfully carting away most of the population of this distant planet, he misses Julie - a six-foot hottie with a big gun and a bottomless reservoir of rage. The two battle across the galaxy - first to satisfy her thirst for revenge, but then for the sake of immortality itself.
Even having been warned, this flick is still a big disappointment. The first movie was guilty fun - catering and yet lampooning the rock-fan in each of us. The animation was crude, yet in a charming way that today's assembly-line animation or CGI will never know. (Imagine a story built on all those way-out 1970's album covers, and you get the idea.) With animation reflecting an era that predated Japanimation, "Heavy Metal" grew better with age - a time capsule of bad music and laughably bad humor. The new movie offers none of that - no memorable lines, images or characters. Though patterned largely on "Taarna, the Terakien" from the first movie, HM2 has none of the spirit or wit of the earlier story, and Julie emotes less character (which is bad when you remember that Taarna was mute). In short, the movie offers less than a fraction of the entertainment value of a single episode of "Heavy Metal" the magazine.
Movie Review: Laughable but I didn't stop watching....
Summary: 2 Stars
I didn't know there was such a thing as b-type cartoons but this one is definitely b-rated. If you know that going in, it's actually quite funny to see bad acting extended to cartoon characters. Lot's of blood and guts in minute sepia tone and of course a gratuitous boob shot (or two, or six) if you're into that.
Basic story: man unearths something he shouldn't have, it transforms him into an evil psycho who wants to control the universe or at least kill everyone in it who isn't compliant. There's also the added perk of living forever. He attacks a friendly planet kidnapping a teacher whose only surviving relative is a warrior woman with attitude and determination of her own. A big mistake he regrets repeatedly until the end.
What's good about it? The graphics are pretty good although the body movements are a bit stifled at times. I actually prefer the vibrancy of Titan A. E. If you're into metal music you'll enjoy the tracks too.
I have never seen the first movie so I don't have it to compare it to. Now that I've watched this one right through I wouldn't waste my time watching it again.
Movie Review: Nowhere near the original 1981 movie !
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought the dual DVD package with both 1981 and 2000 Heavy Metal movies. The 1981 was an enchantment ! True, free, creative, poetic, powerful, humorous, ... In fact, far and away from "politically correct" that is the rule everywhere now. How refreshing ! In comparison, the 2000 opus is predictable, polished, not funny one bit, boring, tasteless, and in its way, conventionnal. (and we could do without the heavy promotion of Julie Strain ...). The 1981 is up there, with an unique atmosphere, "true" with all its imprefection. The 2000 polished version is down here, has no juice, and never "gets off" ...Movie Review: Saturday morning cartoon at best
Summary: 2 Stars
Oh, boy, were we disappointed! We've waited for several years for this episode. And for our patience what is our reward? Junk. The story is childish. The art is boring after the first 10 minutes. The soundtrack detracts (if that's possible). I have been an enthusiastic and loyal fan/subscriber/collector of Heavy Metal magazine since 1977 and to be honest, I can't imagine this horrible movie coming from the same shop. T&A are the only redeeming bits that keep this space clunker from losing all it's stars. If you want to experience some of HM's finest work, rent the original HM movie on DVD.Movie Review: Heavy Metal 2000 - All but there.
Summary: 2 Stars
Well it is here. The update to Heavy Metal has a quality feel to it, the sound quality is good compared to the original, the animation quality is better than the original, and the intergrated 3D animation was well done. It just doesn't do it for me. All the elements are up to date, but the story, cuts, and flow are not much to hold you. As a Heavy Metal Fan it is worth while to see. I would not recomend it to anyone otherwise. It is just a little less interesting than episodic Animé