Vexille (Special Edition) [Blu-ray]

Vexille (Special Edition) [Blu-ray]

Vexille (Special Edition) [Blu-ray]

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Actor: Christine M. Auten, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Meisa Kuroki, Shosuke Tanihara, Travis Willingham
Brand: Funimation
Blu-ray: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); Japanese (Original Language), Dolby TrueHD 5.1; English (Original Language), Dolby TrueHD 5.1
Format: Animated, Color, DVD, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 105 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2008-11-04
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Model: 0
Studio: FUNimation
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2067: Isolation. Japan seals herself off from the eyes of the world in the face of unilateral international policy setting strict limits on the use of robotic technology. The island nation exists only behind a veil of seclusion. No soul shall enter. No soul shall leave. 2077: Revelation. The veil is breached. Japan is infiltrated by agents of the organization S.W.O.R.D., a fighting force operat

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Movie Review: Two Thumbs Up
Summary: 5 Stars

This is a very good futuristic, woman in trouble story with some very serious bad guys, both machine and android. It's 2077, Japan has been ostracized by the world because they refuse to stop robotic research. In fact, Daiwa, an evil take over the world kind of Japanese corporate monster has come up with a way to turn humans into androids, thus making people better in their opinion. Of course, the humans might have a different point of view.

Vexile, the star of the show, is a member of an elite commando group called SWORD and they've been charged with sneaking into Japan and finding out once and for all what Daiwa is up to. However, the group is ambushed, but Vexile escapes with her life, her companions, save for one other, are all killed.

Vexile is taken in by Maria, who is the head of a group of Japanese who want to bring down Daiwa. Maria tells Vexile that Daiwa plans on turning all the people on the planet into androids. Maria has a daring plan to stop them and Vexile joins her.

So there you have the basics of what I thought was a very good movie. The animation was very life like, the shadows and reflections looked real. The sound effects were first rate and the people, though obviously animated, started to seem pretty darned real to me as the movie progressed. I can just imagine what they'll be turning out in a few years. Anyway, two thumbs up from me.

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Summary of Vexille (Special Edition) [Blu-ray]

2067: Isolation. Japan seals herself off from the eyes of the world in the face of unilateral international policy setting strict limits on the use of robotic technology. The island nation exists only behind a veil of seclusion. No soul shall enter. No soul shall leave.

2077: Revelation. The veil is breached. Japan is infiltrated by agents of the organization S.W.O.R.D., a fighting force operating outside of the protection of the United States and her allies. Their mission: Determine if the Japanese are developing banned robotic bio-technology, forbidden due to its threat to humankind.

In the battle between machine and man, humanity stands to suffer most.

Includes 2 hours of special features:

Opening Comments from the Locarno Film Festival

Following Sori's Work as an Animation Creator

Voice Acting Footage

Creating the Cities in VEXILLE

2007 Tokyo International Anime Fair Event

Sori's Guest Lecture at Digital Hollywood Tokyo

An Old Friend Pays Sori a Visit

Behind-the-Scenes Footage of ICHI

Creating VEXILLE's 3D Animation

Creating the Music in VEXILLE

Sori's Closing Comments

The Secrets of VEXILLE

Original TV Spots and Previews

Vexille (2007, subtitled 2077 Nippon Sakoku: "2077 Isolation of Japan") is a CG/motion capture film that apes the popular Appleseed series. In 2077, 10 years after Japan withdrew into a sort of neo-Tokugawa isolation to pursue illegal cyborg technology, most of the population has been turned into androids by the evil Daiwa Heavy Industries. Vexille, a tough-as-press-on-nails mecha pilot in theDeunan Knute mode, joins in a raid on the remains of Tokyo to learn about the threat this technology poses. An unremarkable series of chases, mecha battles and Morris-the-Explainer-scenes ensues as Vexille, her beau Leon, and the few Japanese who still cling to their humanity destroy Daiwa's fortified island headquarters. Most of the story elements are borrowed other films, including Appleseed Ex Machina, Dune and the two Ghost in the Shell features. Vexille was clearly a low-budget production: the poorly rendered figures ressemble wax puppets and their shadows shrink and grow like stains on their clothing. (Rated PG-13: violence, violence against women, tobacco use) --Charles Solomon

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