Featured Audience Ratings

• Luke B

  
  Excellent animation and an interesting story combine in this action sci-fi success. The voice work is sometimes clunky, and the characters are all dull as dishwater. In fact, I can't really tell you about the characters, they are all fairly similar. Despite this flaw, the action… More
  Excellent animation and an interesting story combine in this action sci-fi success. The voice work is sometimes clunky, and the characters are all dull as dishwater. In fact, I can't really tell you about the characters, they are all fairly similar. Despite this flaw, the action scenes are fantastic. Chases, robot fights, fast and well edited cuts, this is how action scenes should be seen. As a combination of both robot/zombie film, it would have been better for some not so obvious mad scientists. Enjoy the action, and try and make it through the dialogue.

• _kelly .

  
  If you want action scifi, this is what you need to watch. This movie marks the point at which "stunning modern visuals", meaning the CG style, is no longer enough to keep me satisfied. The way I see it, this style of animation is the new standard so it can't be… More
  If you want action scifi, this is what you need to watch. This movie marks the point at which "stunning modern visuals", meaning the CG style, is no longer enough to keep me satisfied. The way I see it, this style of animation is the new standard so it can't be visuals only like FF:The Spirits Within. Many of this story's elements are very similar to Appleseed. They fit the same sub-genre of scifi and have essentially the same protagonist. So though the template of a heroine in a war-ridden future grappling with the issue of android life is the same, many unique elements exist such as the giant masses of metal called "jags", the future vision of Tokyo Japan, and the uncovered root of the conflict.

• Lewis C

  
  Um, I just have to say that Vexille looks like a cool video game. I don't know if that's a good thing, though. The story was a bit "meh" and the characters didn't really jump out at me. A decent movie, but I'm glad that I rented it instead of buying.

• JY S

  
  Japan is well known for producing some great non-live action films and this is no exception. <i>Vexille</i> is one awesome CG animation with sci-fi flavor.</p><p>The story for this movie is excellent. It actually takes the time to develop characters and… More
  Japan is well known for producing some great non-live action films and this is no exception. <i>Vexille</i> is one awesome CG animation with sci-fi flavor.</p><p>The story for this movie is excellent. It actually takes the time to develop characters and settings without feeding you non-stop senseless action. The setting takes place in a futuristic world with a strong sci-fi feel to it. While some parts of the story may not entirely be original, it is able to hold its own and keep the viewer watching. There is a good variety of characters with some good development, but there are a few supporting characters with not much depth. This is only a minor flaw.</p><p>The action isn't the greatest, but it is still superb. There is quite a few gun play sequences, but it isn't anything fancy. The real action comes in at the dune buggy-gate sequence. This is probably the most memorable part of the movie. Put together these scenes with the original rocking soundtrack from Paul Oakenfield and you have quite a combination on your hands.</p><p>Visually, this film is first-class. The characters and settings look terrific and the good directing just enhances this film even more. Still, there are things in CG that cannot match live-action. One of these things are some of the human emotions.</p><p>The best part of this film is the sound effects. The movement of suits, the vehicle engines, the gun fire, and the previously mentioned soundtrack take full advantage of surround sound. Phenomenal stuff for the ears.</p><p>Fans of animation, sci-fi, and/or <i>Appleseed</i> will definitely want to check this out.

• Fascade F

  
  THOROUGHLY A FUTURISTIC ANIME VIEW WHAT IT IS LIKE WHEN A POWER BROKER LIKE JAPAN PACKS IT'S BAGS IN THE FUTURE AND LEAVES...THE UNITED NATIONS....WITH ALL OF WHAT THEY KNOW IN ROBOTICS...IN THE FUTURE. IF YOU SAW AND LOVED LOVE "APPLESEED" AND THE SEQUEL… More
  THOROUGHLY A FUTURISTIC ANIME VIEW WHAT IT IS LIKE WHEN A POWER BROKER LIKE JAPAN PACKS IT'S BAGS IN THE FUTURE AND LEAVES...THE UNITED NATIONS....WITH ALL OF WHAT THEY KNOW IN ROBOTICS...IN THE FUTURE. IF YOU SAW AND LOVED LOVE "APPLESEED" AND THE SEQUEL "APPLESEED : EX-MACHINA"...THIS IS AN ANIME VIDEO EVENT EXCLUSIVELY FOR YOU!