Patlabor: The Movie
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Actor: Julie Anne Taylor, Lisa Enochs, Megan Hollingshead, Sharon Holm, William DufriesBrand: Image Entertainment
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; German (Original Language); Japanese (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Animated, Color, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 100 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-04-25
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Image Entertainment
Movie Reviews of Patlabor: The Movie
Movie Review: Not an action movie.
Summary: 5 Stars
This is most certainly not an action movie, but a movie that focuses mostly on the plot, rather than explosions and robots beating up one another, if your looking for that, you might want to look elsewhere.
This movie is about the robots, and how a well known inventor installs them with a virus of sorts, making them go crazy, and how the police force tries to find out how this happened and why he did it.
This is one of my favorite movies, from one of my favorite directors, and the dub is really quite good, I actually like it more than the Japanese.
I'm not even a very big fan of anime, but this movie is fantastic. I'd really suggest it if your looking for something with a really intriguing plot, but you might want to look else where for an action movie.
Summary of Patlabor: The Movie
PATLABOR 1:MOVIE - DVD MovieThis stylish science fiction detective story bears the stamp of director Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell). "Labors" are gigantic robots used for everything from construction work to law enforcement, but a massive land reclamation project in Tokyo Bay is threatened by robots going on unexplained rampages.
Patlabor cops Noah Izumi and Azuma Shinohara are called in to investigate, and soon find themselves trying to decipher the apocalyptic visions of E. Hoba, who wrote the operating system for the Labor robots and then committed suicide. Hoba introduced a virus into the software that could affect robots all over world and cause unparalleled destruction. In abandoned slum apartments and high-tech construction sites, he left clues about what he was doing--and why. But are Noah, Azuma, and their friends clever enough to second-guess a genius? And will their superior officers accept their conclusions?
The first Patlabor feature has a darker tone and look than the previous OVA series. Oshii assumes the viewer already knows the characters, and doesn't bother introducing them. But this powerful tale of the dangers of over-reliance on technology is far superior to ordinary mecha features. The recent attacks of powerful computer viruses give the story an added relevance. (Unrated; suitable for ages 10 and older: occasional profanity and robot vs. robot violence.) --Charles Solomon
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