One Piece - The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta (Movie No. 8)
by Takahiro Imamura
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Director: Takahiro ImamuraBrand: FUNIMATION PRODUCTIONS, LTD
Editor: Masahiro Goto
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Animated, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-02-19
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Funimation Prod
Movie Reviews of One Piece - The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta (Movie No. 8)
Movie Review: Strictly for fans of anime
Summary: 2 Stars
I wasn't familiar with the One Piece story so it was confusing for a while. Luffy, the rubberband-like leader of the Straw Hat Pirates (a small bunch, indeed), is helping the Princess Vivi to rescue her kingdom from a rival pirate named Crocodile (which apparently was explained in #7). Crocodile has fomented a civil war somehow by manipulating the king and making the citizens believe they need to attack the king's forces.
I'm not a big fan of anime, but I tried very hard to watch this with an open mind. I've seen my kids watching Pokemon, but the animation in One Piece seems even cheaper and lower quality. Scenes where the only action is a single character's mouth twitching while everything else remains static or where background patterns are repeated are common and even lengthy. The story was a little better, but even then it follows the exact same pattern over and over again: you think the good guy is dead but revives at the last moment to win a battle against overwhelming odds. Plus, a couple of subplots are left hanging, such as marking their arms so as not to be deceived by a shape-shifting cross-dresser villain. Even my teenage son, who draws anime-like pictures all the time, grew bored with it and quit watching after 15 minutes.
Parents should know that this is rated PG-13 for violence and sexual situations, although the sexual situations amount to one character flashing another. There is a bit of foul language, as well. My biggest complaint is the violence. We're not talking Buggs Bunny dropping an anvil on Elmer Fudd's head, but rather bone-crunching and blood spattering violence. It's a little disturbing to see characters who are continually shown with blood running in streams down their faces, but I guess hard-core anime fans will still be pleased with the show.
Summary of One Piece - The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta (Movie No. 8)
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?System Requirements:Running Time: 90 minutesFormat: DVD Genre: FAMILY/LIVE-ACTION UPC: 704400095801 Manufacturer No: 0A 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, risqu? humor, tobacco use) --Charles Solomon
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