NOW ON BLU-RAY! \Plucked from the last battlefields of the final war, mercenary Deunan Knute finds herself pressed into duty with the ESWAT, defenders of the Utopian city of Olympus. But serpents beneath the peaceful surface of this apparent Garden of Eden, and new seeds of destruction have already been planted! Now it s up to Deunan and her former lover, the now-cyborg Briareos, to unravel a deadly web of plots that threaten to bring down Olympus from within! With blazing battles between giant Land-Mates and state of the art animation that set a new standard for cg anime, the spectacular feature film from creator Shirow Masamune (Ghost In the Shell) and director Shinji Aramaki is back in an amazing new special edition that pushes home entertainment technology to it s limits! Get ready to survive the future with the animated masterpiece APPLESEED!
D**O
Four Stars
Love it
A**X
Nothing to write home about
Compared to the manga this movie is based on, it condenses and cuts a lot of material to allow for a simple plot that can be tackled with the time it has been allotted. The world it presents is interesting but follows through with very little depth.As a completely CGI movie, it has obviously shown signs of age. Some people may find it too distracting but I was able to look past this.This is an average, unremarkable movie.
K**R
Should've given it THREE stars...
But seeing that the sequel was a Massive FUBAR in hitting all the Wrong notes as compared to the first one I had to take that into account. 'Vexille' is the best Movie (of the only three made)that group ever did in regards to a complete story but 'Appleseed' was a great Manga and the telling of it here was a decent bit of entertainment.Only rent the sequel to see the Massive flipping FUBAR that it turned into when the creators got it into their heads that Anime character designs where too wrong and "realer" designs would bring in more audiences. Look no further then the PS2 'Xenosaga prt 2' where they did just that to incredible profit vacuums in Japan and America for it. Killing the expected SEVEN PART "SAGA" and wimpering out with a sympathy bye-bye third and LAST game. Also; deciding that the original stories that followed the Manga was too "immature" so they made a completely divorced carbon copy of the characters in it.Buy this Blu-ray version of 'Appleseed' despite the terribly stupid menu with all those annoying screechy bings for it is the best way to fully enjoy this movie!
J**N
The original and best of all Appleseed movies and shows.
Visually exciting movie. CGI and Shade Shell animation mixed very well and the syfy storyline about the future of human kind and bioroids (sorta like clones constructed by genetic structuring science) living in a Utopian society until a stray military faction wants to destroy the bioroids because they can't trust them. Lots of action Robot killer, Mecha suits, and a real twist near the end that could spell the future of humans and bioroids.I saw it when it came out in selected theatres, bought it on DVD in collectable tinbox, then bought it in Blu-ray to include it to my collectable DVD tinbox set.Great story. great actors, and cutting edge on new type of animation. Lots of action and nail biting ending.
J**D
Don't waste your time.
This movie is, at times, about as good as video game cutscenes from 2004. The original anime was interesting, if a bit cheesy in parts, but this film is a complete waste of time. The animation is right at the depths of the uncanny valley, and the script is about as well written as the musings of a middleschooler.I avoided watching this for a while because I wanted to be able to sit down and really watch it...I should have avoided it forever.
J**F
One of the best CGI animes of all time
You can't beat the quality and the effort placed in this movie. The graphics are amazing and so real. I thought some of the scenes were actually real. The characters and action are intense and believable.Summarized story: Revolves around this hardcore elite combat soldier. She kicks butt and takes names. She gets recruited by a special projects division in seemingly peaceful utopia. The plot unfolds where humans and bioroids are coexisting without fear of war in a isolated city, however, significant scheme unravels where the key is our heroine. Mecha combat and realistic fight sequences.
D**E
Apple of My Eye
The disc arrived in excellent condition, and as I had hoped, the blu ray disc resolution was far superior than the dvd. With the addition of an alternate vocal soundtrack (the voices of the actors that appear on Ex-Mechina) this blu ray disc exceeded my expectations.
D**T
This is not a thought-provoking anime.
Absolute dribble there is no authenticity here the way they introduce characters into the plot and the lack of originality to the plot twists is horrible. This is only suitable or maybe early teenagers who lack standards in what they watch.
A**N
Four Stars
shame that my blu ray can't play it
A**R
love this story
like it a lot
M**L
perfect
perfect
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