One Piece - The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta
by Takahiro Imamura
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Actor: Anthony Bowling, Charles Baker, Leah Clark, Luci Christian, Troy BakerDirector: Takahiro Imamura
Brand: FUNIMATION PRODUCTIONS, LTD
Writer: Eiichiro Oda
Writer: Hirohiko Uesaka
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-02-19
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Funimation Prod
Movie Reviews of One Piece - The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta
Movie Review: Am I Dreaming?
Summary: 5 Stars
Having watched this movie in full yesterday, I kept asking myself whether or not I was dreaming. I ask myself that because I am in absolute shock over how well-done the dub for this movie is.
Now, for those of you who don't know, the anime series known as "One Piece" was formerly dubbed by a company called 4Kids Entertainment. In Japan, "One Piece" is aimed at the mid-to-late teen demographic, but 4Kids decided to turn it into something, well...for kids. And by kids, I mean the ages 4-6 demographic, and there are even moments in the edited version of the show where even that demographic seems too old for the material put on screen.
But that's overwith now. If you want to know more about the horrendous editing that 4Kids did to "One Piece," there are plenty of other places you can find out. It's time to move on and acknowledge how it stands now that it has been acquired by another company called FUNimation. As far as English dubs go, this is quite possibly one of the best I've ever seen, if not THE best.
If you want proof, turn on the subtitles for the Japanese version whilst listening to the English dub--they're identical almost all of the time, and when they're not, they've only been adjusted for technical reasons (i.e. fitting the "lip flaps" of the animation) and have virtually the same meaning as the original lines. And that's just the script. The animation is completley uncut, the original (and beautiful) orchestral score is retained, the names are correctly-translated...and to top it all off, it's almost perfectly-acted...as it should be--it was revealed after FUNimation cast their voice actors that Eichiro Oda, the creator of "One Piece," personally approved all of them before they were cast.
Having said that, my only complaint with this movie is that it may not be the best movie to introduce people to "One Piece" with or to convert "One Piece" haters who dislike the anime based on having seen the horrendously-edited 4Kids version. I say this because this movie is basically a summarized version of a story arc in the TV series that took up many, many episodes. Here, that huge arc has basically been summarized to fit about an hour and thirty minutes. So, some important story moments from the TV-version were not included to save time, and those who aren't already familiar with the characters might be put off by how there's absolutley no backstory explaining their histories or their powers. In essence, this one might be for fans only.
Having said that, if you're looking to introduce someone to "One Piece," I would definitley reccomend "First Voyage," the recent uncut DVD box set released by FUNimation containing the first set of episodes, which recieve the same excellent treatment that this movie does. *After* that, this movie will make a lot more sense to first-timers.
Still, I'm having a hard time thinking of bad things to say about this movie, especially the dub. I never thought an anime would be dubbed this well. I still think I'm dreaming.
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Summary of One Piece - The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta
One Piece..Uncut, and with an all new FUNimation dub!The island kingdom of Alabasta is about to erupt in civil war ? a war engineered by Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and his criminal organization Baroque Works. Monkey D. Luffy, his Straw Hat pirates and Princess Vivi race to the island, where the strongest warriors of Baroque Works wait to stop them. Can Vivi and her friends stop an entire war? And how can Luffy fight Crocodile, when Crocodile can turn into sand?
A desert may seem like an unlikely place for pirates, but Luffy and his Straw Hat crew fight for Princess Vivi in the eighth One Piece movie, subtitled "The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta." Crocodile and his Baroque Works gang foment a civil war in Alabasta, so they can control the country after most of its warriors have been killed. Crocodile also hopes to gain control of the Pluton, an ultimate weapon that may or may not exist. But Luffy and the Straw Hats charge to Vivi's rescue. Having eaten the Suna Suna or Sand Fruit, Crocodile can turn any part of his body into sand--a trick that may remind viewers of Gaara in Naruto. The climactic battle between the two pirate leaders pits Crocodile's sand transformations against Luffy's Gum Gum limbs and wits. Despite its title, One Piece: Movie 8 consists of recut footage from the "Alabasta" story arc of the TV series with some bits of additional animation. The repurposed footage doesn't always fit together: the film opens in the middle of an adventure and some important story elements get lost in the shuffle, including how Luffy is saved from the poisoned wound Crocodile inflicts. These inconsistencies probably won't bother One Piece fans. (Rated PG-13: violence, risqué humor, tobacco use) --Charles Solomon
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