Memo to the director. Maybe spend some time on the script BEFORE locking yourself in the art department. Very pretty and very hollow.
....this advice is also applicable to Tim Burton.
Akira Terao, Fumiyo Kohinata, Hidetoshi Nishijima
It is late in the 21st century. After 50 years of devastating war between Europa and the Eastern Federation, the latter has emerged victorious, and the new federation of Eurasia is formed. There can b...( read more
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DVD Release Date: October 16, 2007
Stats: 1,715 reviews
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April 26, 2009
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June 23, 2008
Wild visual orgy of SFX, cinematography and set design. Dreamwork's hack job on the editing however is unforgivable removing nearly 30 minutes of footage which causes alot of confusion in places, especially the ending.
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December 11, 2007
After a short time into watching this film it became apparent that I had to think of it in pure entertainment terms. The film thinks it's a lot smarter and meaningful than it comes off as which in turn makes it seem pointless and empty. But looking at it from the entertain...( read more)
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October 23, 2007
Omega level eye candy, with a wicked slick stew of plot rip offs that just seem to work well together.
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November 6, 2009
An absolutely stunning distopian future that cuts straight to the core of social disfunction and the less than apparent (but superficial) conflict between social conscience and personal happiness. This film falls just short of a perfect masterpiece, due to the unfinished feel of...( read more)
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October 17, 2009
best movie ever... great effects, the scenography out of this world, awesome characters and a storyline that is extremely unique integrated with an imagination that is beyond everything...
5 solid stars to this "perfect" piece!... 100% recommended
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September 27, 2009
Korean mutants dressed up as The Chemical Romance performs mutiny. Or give long speeches about absolutely nothing.
The most weird movie experience I've had for ages.
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June 18, 2008while i was at the a video rental store, the cover of this DVD caught my eye. the metal head gear looked pretty awesome. i read the summary in the back & i thought the story was pretty cool. i wanna watch it.
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October 31, 2006I have a skin for this film. If anyone would like to have it just click on my pic and go to my skins!
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June 13, 2006incredibly well done. this is more than a movie. its a work of art. and a great one at that!
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