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Jin-Roh - The Wolf Brigade Director: Hiroyuki Okiura Number of Items: 1 Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Running Time: 102 minutes Studio: Bandai Entertainment Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Region Code: 1 Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2002-03-05 Buy from Amazon |
 "What Happened?"Opened great and then went nowhere. So slow. The animation is quite lovely but there was no real movement to the proceedings. I really hate to say it but most of what I have seen by Mamoru Oshii I haven't liked all that much. He seems to be a guy with some great ideas here and there (and a few repetitive ones) who doesn't really know how to make them work as a whole. I absolutely hated that live action film he did "Avalon." Ghost in the shell was okay. Haven't seen the new one yet though. Anyway, don't believe the hype where this film is concerned.  "Character spy type pot boiler"THis is mostly a character driven type of anime. THe animation itself is very beautiful and had a fluid painted quality about it. The story itself is basically a drama, that's right,not an action film but a human drama. The plot is about various govenment organizations, to do with law and order, competing against each other in ways that involve all kinds of different subterfuges and intrigue, with the aim of getting authority in their particular area of jurisdiction. There are not really any heroes, just villains in the sense of two sides both prepared to do anything to achieve their goal. At the centre of this struggle are two characters, a girl who is basically a complete victim who is completely manipulated and an older guy called constable Fuse who briefly discovers his heart, only for it to become cold again as he slowly recommits to one of the organisations. So it's pretty bleak and about alienation also, and this kind of interweaves with the "version of little red riding hood' that is delineated through the story. Despite it's rather pessimistic view it is still a good film and worth having or seeing in my opinion.  "Great Anime... poor dvd"Lots has been written already on how great this movie is so I won't elaborate beyond agreeing that this is a must for those interested on good, serious Anime--I give it 4 stars. Also, as many of you have also indicated, the quality of the DVD is rather poor--I give that 2 stars. If you are interested on finding a good quality copy then go to the 'cdjapan' website, where they have better reproductions. This, provided you can watch region 2 DVDs.  "great animation wasted on lifetime channel style story plot"The story plot is hum drum and geared very much like a movie script written for an actual lifetime channel movie as opposed to a more apropriately written script .Just wasted talent on a drab script .The two main characters being a man and woman roam around town trying to deal with depression they have over the loss of a rebel girl .Dialect is spearce in this movie .At least it has alot of gun fire but even that display is a bit drab .Great animation work which is why I rated it a three . "a great work of art"in a different japan ,where the society didn't react calmly to the economic growth that followed the defeat in world war two.we see both ,the society and government ,taking up extremism to solves their differences.and two individuals who got caught between them. directed by Hiroyoki okiura-a key animator in ghost in the shell-and written by mamoru oshii, who took the original ,and more bloody version of the grimm's fairy tale rotkappchen-little red riding hood- as a background theme to this story of political rivalry,deception and love. this anime film is a great work of art.watching this anime feels like walking in an art gallery .you get confident animation,various and pleasing use of colors with a realistic depection of gun fights and action. if your looking for another ninja scroll,then this is not your movie. if you want to add a great anime to your collection,then what are you waiting for? buy it. p.s. no making of video in this dvd. |
