Visually, it's fantastic, but storywise, it's a messy, shallow piece of fluff that feels half cocked.
Appleseed (1997)
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Reviews Counted: 4
Fresh: 1
Rotten:3
Average Rating: N/A
Runtime: 70 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: Based on Masamune Shirow's acclaimed manga, APPLESEED is a haunting and thrilling vision of an apocalyptic future in which human life is slowly being controlled by a new breed of Biodroids,... Based on Masamune Shirow's acclaimed manga, APPLESEED is a haunting and thrilling vision of an apocalyptic future in which human life is slowly being controlled by a new breed of Biodroids, creatures that are half android, half man. In this future, the remnants of the world's governments create a city named Olympus near the Canary Islands designed to be a utopia. However, this utopia is controlled by the Biodroids, and soon the human population have had enough. Rallying together a band of terrorists, the humans decide that they must destroy Gaia, the computer that runs Olympus, thereby freeing themselves and delivering a fatal blow to the reeling superpowers. [More]
Starring: Jurota Kosugi, Ai Kobayashi, Yuki Matsuoka, Asumi Miwa
Starring: Jurota Kosugi, Ai Kobayashi, Yuki Matsuoka, Asumi Miwa, Deunan Tsubasa Akimoto
Director: Shinji Aramaki
Director: Shinji Aramaki
Screenwriter: Tsutomu Kamishiro, Haruka Handa
Composer: Ryuichi Sakamoto, Tetsuya Takahashi
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...it's choppy and simple, with characters inked underneath hard edges, but little of that matters when you compare it to the compelling premise.
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