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Urusei Yatsura - Movie 2 - Beautiful Dreamer (Collector's Series) Director: Mamoru Oshii Number of Items: 1 Format: Animated, Color, Dolby Audience Rating: Unrated Studio: Wea Corp Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2004-06-08 Buy from Amazon

Customer Reviews: Total numer of reviews: 45 Average rating: 5.0 "Too good to be true!" If you care to scan the huge volume of reviews you'll see that most are in awe of this movie. What can I say? Beautiful Dreamer is amazing on every level. There's the superb animation and highly creative plot. But what does it for me is the loving focus on the earthbound UY characters. The movie is a meditation on life, the universe and everything as Lum and the gang wander through a dream-like reality trying to piece together what's happening around them. In true UY style there's many bizarre twists and turns. If you buy only one movie this year- do yourself a favour and purchase Beautiful Dreamer. There's a good chance you'll grow as fond of it as I have. I'm serious, this movie cold change your life! "LUM!" A great movie. Well written and very funny. Though I do suggest wathing or getting the information on the series or it might not be as wonderful as a movie *thinks* maybe "Best of the best" This is the best Urusei Yatsura Movie ever released. I must admit, the movie is a little difficult to understand if you don't know Japanese folklore; but this movie truly captures the essence of the characters. A definate must see. "Lovely, dark, and deep. One of the BEST MOVIES ever." "Beautiful Dreamer" will be enjoyed best after getting some familiarity with the TV series, to get to know the characters and general flavor of Urusei Yatsura. Set in a gloomy atmosphere, this work dwells on some mind-provoking themes, in sharp contrast to the TV series. It feels very much like a distinct creation based on the UY characters and art, as opposed to the last movie "Only You," which was more of an extended TV episode. What I enjoyed most is that from the first minute you can feel the darkness that pervades the film throughout, contrasting with the usual halcyon world that is UY. This feeling is largely created through skillful artwork and direction, and since aspects other than the atmosphere have remained the same, we find a dreamy, surreal setting that adds to the constant tension as the story unveils. The effect is almost scary and helps enormously in getting the viewer to ponder the ideas developed by absorbing him into the world portrayed. As a UY movie, "Beautiful Dreamer" lacks the wackiness and humor that abound in the show, although this is only fitting to the content and presentation. As an animated drama, it is superb movie-making that would be an enjoyable experience for anyone. (If you noticed that no one is too specific about what ideas are involved, just trust that it's not to spoil any aspect of the movie for you.) Technical note: The DVD picture is beautiful, but otherwise the tape version actually offers better-looking subtitling. Do NOT watch this film dubbed in English. Watch the original with subtitles. "A superb film" Back in the mid-80s, at a science fiction convention, I happened to run across a showing of this film (in Japanese), and it triggered a long interest in Japanese Animation. It's well written, funny, visually entertaining, and surreal (with references to Escher) at times. It's the best of the UY films and OAVs (although UY4 comes close). I still have my original Laserdisc, and now happily have a DVD to play as well. It's a pity there aren't any real extras on the DVD, however. Still, a definate must-buy if you like Japanese Animation.