- Format: PAL
- Language Japanese
- Subtitles: English
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: 12
- Studio: Manga
- DVD Release Date: 12 May 2003
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00008V6ZJ
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 30,112 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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- Digitally remastered
- Widescreen
- English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
- English Stereo 2.0
- Japanese Stereo 2.0 with English subtitles
- Running time: 90 mins approx.
- Manga Previews
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
BUY THIS MOVIE!,
This review is from: Blackjack [1993] [DVD] (DVD)
After hearing very mixed reviews of this film I was unsure whether or not I should risk viewing it. After finally deciding that I should give it the benefit of the doubt I was pleasantly surprised to find how good it really was. Although there is little action until the movie's climax, it is gripping enough to keep you on the edge of your seat as Dr. Blackjack tries to solve the mysterious disease that effects the people who had once been reffered to as 'Superhumans'. Some of the scenes in Blackjack may be unsuitable to the more squeemish viewers as there is plently of cracked skulls, brain surgery and blood but it is a very thought provoking and interesting anime which explores very modern questions of what is ethical. The animation is also stunning and the English dub is passable so it is well worth watching.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A very interesting thriller...,
By Craig Agutter (London, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Blackjack [1993] [DVD] (DVD)
I bought this DVD on a whim with a load of other anime stuff and I was pleasantly surprised by it. The film is set up pretty well, culminating in a great final half hour. The mystery of the illness that inflicts the 'superhumans' is a good basis for the story and the animation is superb, well up to par with other Production I.G. anime, I thought. The English dub was bearable too, but for the best experience I recommend the original Japanese voice actors with subs.
The only real letdown is the ATROCIOUS DVD transfer. I cannot believe that this is remastered - perhaps if the master original was VHS. It is not true widescreen either - a hideous letterbox 4:3 ratio. Thankfully, most dvd players will stretch or zoom it appropriately, but I expect better, although it didn't detract too much from my enjoyment of the film as soon as I had adjusted. But I shouldn't have to adjust, and I couldn't help but feel that if the picture had been sharper the great animation would have stood out even more. Despite that, this DVD is highly recommended and any fan of anime should enjoy this.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is more up to your own taste,
By FlyingFiddler "Gordon Rose" (Dublin, Ireland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Blackjack [1993] [DVD] (DVD)
Doctor Blackjack is a brilliant, but uncertified surgeon who, for an immense fee, performs impossible surgery unofficially.Two years ago, at the atlanta olympics, a whole string of world records was broken, and not by a bit. Soon these superhumans appear all over the world, nobodies at first, then suddenly performing tasks far beyond any normal person's ability. The problem is, these people seem to get extremely ill after a few years, or months even: they rot away on the inside. This is where doctor blackjack comes in: he's hired by a pharmaceutical company to find a cure... but finds himself intwined in a horrible conspiracy! I personally like this film a lot, it's calmer than the average anime, everything in it is very precise, very 'surgical'. There's no humour in it, no action, its pure psychological suspense. That added with the fascintating medical procedures you're shown ( ER doesn't even come close ) and class A animation makes this a worthwile DVD. There are no dvd extra's, and the film itself is a bit slow, but besides that there's nothing really negative to say about this DVD. It's no 'ghost in the shell', but certainly belongs in any respectable anime collection.
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