Appleseed: Alpha [Blu-ray] [Region B]

I saw the beginning of this film (about 10 mins or so) round a friends house a few months back and liked what I saw. So much so I decided to order my own copy..I like cgi movies and this one in particular has a good story and some lovely graphics. I wont spoil the story for anyone contemplating a purchase but will instead say the voice acting is of a very high standard and you do sympathize with the two main characters and the struggle they are going through. The film has detailed and varied locations and has great atmosphere and some emotional scenes. There is also action and suspense and I cannot recommend Appleseed Alpha enough to either anime fans, cgi film fans and (due to the nature of the film) videogame fans as well.

Review of the Appleseed Alpha [Blu-ray] [2014] [US Import] version. Very happy to find that this IS an all region disk! Phew! Bought on spec as I love this film and didn't want to wait for the UK release, so very happy to find it played perfectly on my non multi region Blu-ray player. An excellent film, the CGI format is getting better and better and difficult to tell, in places, that it wasn't live-action. I confess to being a huge anime fan and really enjoy the Appleseed series, this prequal is great fun as well as an excellent syfi film in it's own right.

I love the Appleseed movies and this latest Reboot/Origin episode is no exception. As stated in pretty much every other review here, the CGI & Animation sets a new bar for the genre, especially for the fraction of the budget of CGI-heavy films like Transformers. Animation is fantastic, though if I had one gripe, the lip-synch is nearly always off by a fraction of a second. Not enough to ruin the viewing, but enough to be noticeable. This film would have had 5 stars if it had had a little more depth. Its a strong, if predicatable 'safe' plot and enjoyable despite is slight shortcomings. The story is essentially an expansion of the 'Flashback' scenes from the previous movies. If you ever wondered how Deunan and Briareos found their way to Olympus, this film will fill in some of the blanks for you. Ideally, I would have liked to see a true origin story of how the two first met, the incident that caused Briareos his horrific injuries and the effect that his transformation into a Hecatoncharies had on them both in those early stages. There is potential there for much greater emotional depth and exploration. Instead we are dropped into their lives some time after, when they are both trying to find their place in the ravaged post-war landscape. With no army left to find they are left to put their skills to scavenging precious items and taking out problematic targets for dodgy linch-pins. Whilst the story itself is a fresh and more expansive perspective on their early days together, the premise itself is nothing really new to the Appleseed saga. A great film, diminished only by its lack of invention and its reluctance to begin even further back in the timeline, but highly recommended nonetheless. TIP TO THE WARY CONSUMER: Don't buy this directly from Amazon, they have it at nearly TWICE the price of the lowest competitor. I bought it new from "Logistics 101" for £12.41 incl. P&P - Arrived after 4 days.

Just watched this film thanks to my Prime account and I have to say that I'm absolutely blown away. Many criticize the story and the fact that it did not adhere to the manga... well that maybe, but the CGI effects are the best I've ever seen.... the movement of the hair or the expressions on the cyborgs... wow! someone also criticize also that the vehicles looked like made of paper or something... well, not sure which mangas have you seen where they looked any better. So that the story is weak?? well War & Peace it's not... that's for sure but it is OK. And with regard to the dialog...seen quite a lot of japanese manga and believe me it probably gets lost in translation because some times are soooo lame. So this one is kind of with the rest out there. Basically don't look too closely to the critics and just enjoy.

The arch of the story was good

As in the previous review the animation is amazing unlike any I have seen before the characters are well rendered as is the scenery in the opening sequence you would think you are watching a live action film this is how good the animation is.It has come leaps and bounds since the first Appleseed movies and far surpasses them.The story is before Deunan and Briareos came to Olympus and takes place in the world outside of Olympus in what is left of the world following countless wars.The story its self is fairly basic but has some content but the action scenes are truly amazing and this is what makes the film for me.it would not be an Appleseed film without the action.This is one for the fans of Appleseed but keep watching to the end as there is some extra footage after the credits have finished rolling. Specials include the making of commentary and previews. Languages are English,German and Italian 5.1 DTS-HD MA and Japanese 5.1 with English,German and Italian subtitles.

This film has taken CGI into another level. As a piece of art it is beautifully made, as a film it is amazing. The sound effects alone warrant an Oscar. Worth the money? = yes Will I watch again? = oh yes. Recommend = yes. One for the collection - a masterpiece. RJC.

Post-Dritter-Weltkrieg-Anime nach einem Skript des "Ghost in the Shell"-Schöpfers Masamune Schirow, der als voll-digitalisierter Film eine Welt zeigt, die nach einer nahezu vollständig vernichtenden kriegerischen Auseinandersetzung vorwiegend von Cyborgs bewohnt zu sein scheint und in der die junge Deunan und der cyborgisierte Ex-Soldat Briareos sich als Handlanger für den wahrhaft teuflisch aussehenden Two Horns verdingen, wobei Deunan von Olympus träumt, einer Art Gelobtes Land, in dem alles besser sein soll. Nach einem geplatzten Auftrag für Two Horns gehen die beiden auf Drohnenjagd vor den Toren von New York, als sie Zeugen werden, wie ein HUMVEE von einigen dieser Drohnen angegriffen wird. Mit Müh und Not können sie zwei der Insassen des Wagens retten - einen Cyborg namens Olsen und eine seltsame junge Frau namens Iris, die vor zunächst noch ungekannten Gegnern geschützt werden muss. Diese Gegner tragen auf ihren Cyborgschädeln das Firmenlogo der Firma Poseidon, was "Ghost-in-the Shell"-Fans ein wenig nachdenklich stimmen könnte. Actionreiche und zum Teil hochphilosophische Erzählung aus der Feder eines der japanischen Meister, die das Erzähler in dichtester Form wirklich wie kaum ein Zweiter beherrscht, so dass einige Logiklücken erst beim späteren Nachdenken wirklich auffallen - aber vor dem guten Gesamteindruck zurück bleiben. Die technische Umsetzung ist überaus überzeugend und hat eine Menge der Momente, die mich meist an Digitalfilmen stören überwunden - z.B. im Bereich der Gesamttextur und der Bewegungsdefinition. Die Überbetonung der weiblichen Form, die diese Kunstform mit sich bringt, hat mich allerdings hier und da zu der Frage genötigt, ob die Geschichte genauso wirken würde, wenn man die Damen ein wenig situationsangemessener kleiden würde. Ich persönlich denke nicht - es wäre echt mal einen Versuch wert. Aber auf jeden Fall sehenswert.

I had seen it before and it blew me away. Shinji Aramaki never disappoints with the visuals and 3D art work in this anime. When I first watched it, I actually had a hard time distinguishing if Dunen was CGI or real. As for the story, I enjoyed it. Telling a pre Olympus origin story fills out the relationship between Dunen and Briarios brings life reality to the destruction of the world that man has brought upon itself. However there is the conflicting question of when Bri became a hecaten cyborg in this telling and the Appleseed movie. But aside from that, if you are a Appleseed fan or just an anime fan of quality anime, then, this blue-Ray should be in you library. You won't be disappointed.

Good movie, got the movie in no time, thank you

日本語音声ありません。 日本語字幕もありません。 半分くらいは会話のシーンです。 CGの画面はキレイで、手間暇かかってます。 が、 お話が あーそうなんだ！って感じで、 さしたるオチもなく終わります。 アメコミ原作のハリウッド作品もコレと似たり寄ったりですが、 おそらく公開日から逆算して、シナリオにかける時間を 決めたりするんでしょうが、 時間がないなら数人でアイデアを出し合うとかして もうひとひねり、ふたひねりしましょうよ。 血も汗も涙も流さない最近のヒーロー、ヒロインには いささか飽きてきました。（笑）

molto ben fatto, la storia credo sia la più bella della serie riferita all'anime/manga (almeno per quanti ne ho visti), molto consigliato agli amanti del genere