Spriggan
|
List Price: Our Price: $19.55 You Save: $10.43 (35%) Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Buy Used: from $0.49 (click here) Category: DVD See more DVD releases |
|---|
Canada
Movie Reviews of Spriggan
Movie Review: Forget what i said earlier
Summary: 5 Stars
wow, i guess i forgot how awesome this really was. when i previously wrote a review for Spriggan i had forgotten what i loved about it and i only remembered what i didn't like. seriously, this is very underrated. the action is so intense you will find yourself sweating throughout the film. one thing that really keeps you so in to Spriggan is that the main charachter, Yu often is in near death experiances and sometimes you think he is just about to die, but then somehow he finds a way to defeat the enemy. this isn't one of those films in which the main character just blows down any threat without any difficulty.if you are wandering why alot of people don't like this, it's mainly because most people(including myself a short time ago) were expecting another Akira since this movie was made by the same people. well, all i can say is that when i watched this again i tried just enjoying the movie rather than expecting a mind-blowing plot. i began to relize that the soundtrack was actually quit decent and both the animation and the action scenes were absolutely spectacular.
overall, this is a great anime and a must have for all action fans.
9/10
Movie Review: WOW!!!! It's finally out....in English
Summary: 5 Stars
...Anime, Japanese Animation, Japanimation shouldn't be called cartoons, especially after seeing this amazing movie. It's action eyecandy! Cartoons are meant to be funny and are kept from dealing with serious issues. Thanks to Spriggan, there's like CAR CHASES, Foreign locales like Turkey, which actually look like Turkey, Crowds actually move. Glass and tiles shatter from gunshots. Jungle Warfare in the beginning. Watch a building explode realistically. The gunfights, down to the detail of a gun, and watching the tracer fire from bullets. Japanese characters actually look Japanese, Turkish people actually look Turkish down to the clothing.
However, the story is sort of anti-American and anti-WESTERN. The Americans or, rather a group of Mercenary Americans are trying to Conquer the world with NOAH'S ARK, "Who ever controls it is GOD". Some of the enemies are even code named after the Atomic bombs that were used on Japan. It controls the Earth's temperature, weather, and animals (it can make Floods anywhere on Earth for example). It has all the animals that ever existed, and can give them life, like the dinosaurs. All in all, it's a great movie.
Movie Review: No pretense
Summary: 5 Stars
Spriggan is an excellent work in the super soldier anime genre. Based off the manga by Takashige and Minagawa (who are now making the best selling manga "Arms"), Spriggan has some subtle themes but by no means is challenging. The story is pretty fast paced with a fight scene punctuating every 5-8 minutes of plot development. A nice touch is that the good guys aren't really all that good ^_^The ending is a little hokey but the combat scenes are unparralleled! Highly detailed, incredibly articulated and dynamic animation. As some one who's worked at some US animation shops I can say this is some of the best stuff I've seen in the past few years (in terms of the motion)...think Cowboy Bebop level of quality.
The non-action stuff is also beautiful compositionally. Kawasaki, the director, keeps his pallette very desaturated so it has a slighlty melencholoy feel to it. The soundtrack is also worth mentioning as it is very, very good. Maybe one of the best action movie soundtracks I have ever heard. I saw this on the big screen in Japan when it came out and saw it a few times since at various festivals (subtitled). I have enjoyed every screening.
Movie Review: You Want Action? You'll Get Action!
Summary: 5 Stars
First time I have heard about this movie is from my friend who had a demo DVD that had footage from Spriggan. The scene had the main character escaping from the enemy on the streets of Turkey. The way the hero was dodging and kicking butts, it was cool.So here I am, writing this review for Spriggan. What is Spriggan? They are specially trained elite agents, working for Arcam, a secret organization off to uncover Noah's Ark. There's another secret organization which wants to find Noah's Ark, and use it for their own "evil" purposes.
The action for this movie is cool in a future realistic kind of way. I get so excited when guy A hits guy B, its just cool, the look of it and the sound effects. It's definitely up there with the action of Ninja Scroll and Samurai X.
The animation is good too, especially when the action starts to take place. Did I mention I like the action in this movie. Don't get me wrong, the story is good too, but the action, man.... Don't want to overhype the action or movie itself, so I'll end it here and let you guys decide if you want to watch it or not. Action.
Movie Review: One word: Incredible
Summary: 5 Stars
I managed to get a copy of this film when I attended an Anime convention this past weekend; it was worth the effort. This is a gorgeous, action-packed film that has all the right Anime elements. If you are a fan of Japanimation like "Ghost In The Shell", then you MUST see this movie. The story centers around a secret organization and one of their top super-powered agents, a "Spriggan", who tries to stop another secret organization from exploiting the hidden power behind Noah's Ark.This is a great looking movie, the blending of CGI and cell animation was done so one style did'nt overpower the other. I'm glad that the hype this film received was well deserved. It is one of those films that had me glued to my TV from start to finish.
Buy this film.