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Daft Punk & Leiji Matsumoto's Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem Directors: Kazuhisa Takenôchi, Leiji Matsumoto Number of Items: 1 Format: Animated, Color Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Emi Distribution Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2003-12-02 Buy from Amazon

Customer Reviews: Total numer of reviews: 47 Average rating: 5.0 "I love DP!" continuing there success with a an electropera, Daft Punk puts there ablum discovery into a captivating full length movie. I became DP fan at the age of 12, and today I still watch the DVD every week or so. with good movement/animation correlation, this is a must have for any DP fan and any one who owns the discovery album or likes anime movies. "Interstella 5555 - A Must Have!" This excellent DVD combines two of my favorite things, anime and Daft Punk. It's basically a silent anime movie, with the soundtrack (which is the main draw of the movie) being done by French electronica band Daft Punk. The story is basic, an evil man from Earth comes to a distant planet, and kidnaps the blue-skinned musical group so that he can conquer the universe. Odd plot, but it moves quickly and fluidly. The art is beautiful, and the songs are great. The story is very good, as well. The special features? A little mini-booklet that comes with the DVD. It has some art, and little extras like that. The movie itself has some making off segments and such, and scene selection, but they aren't labelled at all, making things somewhat confusing. This movie is quite excellent, and if you like anime, electronica music, or Daft Punk, I'd highly recommend looking into it. "Secretly Incredible" This DVD is incredible, it matches the great synth of Daft Punk with beautiful japanese animation. If you love the Discovery Album by Daft Punk you will be knocked off your feet when you watch this dvd because it places the music so in sync with the movie which makes it flow very nicely. Reccomended for anyone who loves Daft Punk or Japanimation in general. "Must Own It on DVD" I remember 3 years ago when I watched on MTV the anime video of the first single by Daft Punk's album "Discovery", "One More Time". I really thought it was something quite original. The music was also fantastic. Then I found out that there were more videos from the same album following the sequence of events. The story seemed totally awesome. I could only watch 4 episodes and the curiosity covered me. Finally, I decided to own it. The first time I saw it, I watched on a huge 32" TV plasma screen, home theater, and surround sound system. It has been one of the ultimate experiences of my life. I'm 200% satisfied with my purchase. Maybe you should try it too. And I also hope to hear of more joint projects from Daft Punk and Leiji Matsumoto. "The Ultimate Anime Techno-Opera" Interstella 5555 is an amazing production. The combination of the Discovery album and superb animation create a story which needs no dialogue to enhance. The series of videos aired for the Discovery record in addition to those created for the accompanying songs create a movie chroicling the events around an abducted musical group, their captor, and the hero who frees them from their captivity.