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Appleseed - Ex Machina [DVD] [2007]

DVD ~ Shinji Aramaki
3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
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  • Directors: Shinji Aramaki
  • Format: PAL
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: 2 Jun 2008
  • Run Time: 100 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00166MB54
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 5,645 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Synopsis
This computer-animated feature continues the story of Deunan Knute, a woman warrior whisked away from the ruined battleground where she lives to a distant city in which mankind seems to have put its destructive past behind it. The utopia of Olympus is maintained by the Bioroids, artificial people whose emotional capabilities are diminished in order to balance the careening passions of regular human beings. As a member of ESWAT, Deunan finds herself threatened by cyborg terrorism, a surprise attack on Olympus, and the appearance of Tereus, a human doppelganger for her cyborg lover and partner Briareos. Based on an early manga by Masamume Shirow, also the author of GHOST IN THE SHELL, APPLESEED explores similar themes as Shirow's masterwork while still containing the action sequences audiences expect from his offerings.

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Appleseed, 6 Jun 2008
By Mr. J. C. Hull "XBL: Jake3103" (North Wales) - See all my reviews
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The first thing I noticed about this DVD was the amazing packaging. The 2-disc collectors edition comes in a nice steel case and comes with a small Appleseed comic book. Annoyingly the comic book doesn't fit inside the case, leaving it a bit lost, but still a nice addition all the same.

Having seen and loved the Ghost in the Shell series, I had been meaning to see the Appleseed movies for a while, but never got round to it. But after reading a rave review in a magazine, I decided to give it a shot. The animation is absolutely top-notch, and the level of detail is simply breathtaking. I often found myself saying "wow" at some of the usually most simple things. The character development is lacking in depth a bit, due to the fact that this is the second movie in the series. However, I haven't seen the first movie, and I didn't find that it was a major problem. The film was easy to get into, and the story is deep and practical. The whole idea of a utopia in which robots are treated as equals with the humans, but lack emotions is very interesting.

The voice overs are wonderfully done. The emotion and atmosphere is brought across really well in the voices, and they fit superbly with the characters. The music is also beautiful. Some wonderful orchestral pieces, and some electronic up-beat moments too, which works well with the mechanical "tech" feel of the film.

Overall, I thought the film was excellent, and highly enjoyable. I recommend it to anyone interested in Anime, especially the Ghost in the Shell series, because it does have slight similarities in style and presentation. Expect to be amazed.
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9 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Destroyed a Great Story and No Original Sound Track, 28 Jun 2008
First off, where's the Japanese audio, in this day and age it's unbelievable that only English and German audio tracks are offered for a Japanese movie.

Secondly, the CGI at first looks fine, but they concentrate too much on small details, such as shell casings hitting the ground and earings moving in the breeze. Shame they could not have put the same level of work in to the faces, which are static and feel like a 2-D mapping moved round an oval, like in a computer game from 10 years back. Also the eyes look like those painted on a doll, with as much emotion.

Next they have changed the characters, as much as you can tell anyhow as there's no background supplied (in the original manga, which is 4 or 5 volumes long, there is a lot of detail), plus Dunen is now no longer half-cast, something which was actually important (I believe she was the first non-white/Japanese hero in a Japanese manga).

As to the story. Thin, obvious, key plot parts spoon fed early on. There's little suspence, little plot, and frankily most the action scenes look like John Woo has spent far too much time watching the first and third matrix movies.

If you're not seen the original movie, the CGI remake from 2004, or read the manga, then you may actually like this, however if you have then you will be deeply dissapointed.

In fact if you are in to manga or anime then the originals are a must and I know available from here.
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5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars No OV!, 6 Jul 2008
By L. S. Porta "Nyaa" (France) - See all my reviews
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First of all, greatly disappointed it did not come with Original Version as 99% of Anime DVD's and it was not clearly indicated on the website. I feel I just wasted my money.

Then I find incredibly dodgy the fact my DVD's mention "For Rental or Resale", but to be honest, reselling is what I want to do right now.

The action scenes and choreographies scream John Woo all around. I guess expected baring in mind he is involved on the film. Myself, I felt I was looking at certain point at some smart-ass cowboy movie with "witty" lines all the time from the main characters. At some point I felt Briareos was some sort of Han Solo having with Leia a "-I love you -I know".

In Ghost in the Shell, both movies and series, I always felt the feelings/relationships were always restrained and just insinuated or unspoken. However, this film I find it rather cheesy. But that might be because I watched it with the English dubbing, and a lot of times, English dubs "Americanise" characters and stories. Hopefully I'll be able to find a Japanese audio release with subs and maybe it is not that bad.

But for today, I'm disappointed.
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5.0 out of 5 stars New to anime
This is my introduction to anime, largely prompted by the reviews on this site. The most interesting movie I have seen in a long time. Read more
Published 3 days ago by Andrew K. Forrest

4.0 out of 5 stars Mmmm......Apples
A good addition to the series and a nice collaberation with John Woo bringing some great set piece gunfights to liven things up. Read more
Published 3 months ago by CowInSpace

3.0 out of 5 stars Good but...
Ex Machina is a visual step up from the original Appleseed however a clear step down in terms of plot and depth. Read more
Published 5 months ago by J. M. Norton

3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, thats all
Appleseed - Ex Machina [2007]
First off i have to say i thought this movie wasn't half as bad as some of the reviews make out. Read more
Published 5 months ago by David Wescott

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome production
Ex-Machina is a sequel for the CGI production of the Appleseed from Masamune Shirow's acclaimed manga. Read more
Published 8 months ago by B. Aksoy

3.0 out of 5 stars Lacking many qualities of the 1st Appleseed
For the generation X like me that like the political thriller genre that is Ghost in the Shell and to an extent the first Appleseed will be sorely disappointed by Exmachina. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Leslie Robinson

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
I'm not sure that I like the direction that Appleseed Ex Machina is demonstrating in the world of anime. Read more
Published 10 months ago by John Wilson

4.0 out of 5 stars Not quite superb.
Watched this last night.
Well, it's John Woo directing so I was waiting for 2 things to crop up sooner or later:
1: A shot of doves flying, probably in slow motion... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Chris Morse

5.0 out of 5 stars It just gets better
It's no secret that one of the most impressive, and one of the most sellable, features of the Appleseed movie series is it's revolution in the artwork of Anime. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Ben Whitehead

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Entertainment . Highly Recommended for Newcomers to Anime
I've never been into anime, don't know any other stories or the heritage of this movie, but saw the box on a shelf in Asda which looked cool and purchased it. Read more
Published 12 months ago by M. Scott

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