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Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003)

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Average Rating: 6.7/10
Reviews Counted: 7
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Release Date: May 18, 2003 Wide

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The Euro-electro-pop of Daft Punk is married to an epic sci-fi story line in this ambitious anime project conceived by the band, Manga legend Leiji Matsumoto, and director Kazuhisa Takenouchi. Interstella 5555: The 5tory of The 5ecret 5tar System involves the plight of talented musicians from a neighboring galaxy who are brought to earth by an evil corporation. Stripped of their immense talents, they are turned into a band of emotionless, hit-churning automatons named The Crescendolls. As they

Unrated, 1 hr. 7 min.

Action & Adventure, Animation, Musical & Performing Arts, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Directed By: Leiji Matsumoto , Kazuhisa Taken�chi

In Theaters: May 18, 2003 Wide

On DVD: Nov 18, 2003

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Critic Reviews for Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem

All Critics (10) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (1) | DVD (6)

A futurist Fantasia that incidentally beats the pants off of Disney's own Fantasia 2000.

March 29, 2004 Full Review Source: MovieMartyr.com

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Jeremy Heilman

MovieMartyr.com

To anyone who digs anime or Daft Punk's flavor of dance beat ... it could easily be a dazzling delight.

January 2, 2004 Full Review Source: Window to the Movies

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Jeffrey Chen

Window to the Movies

This is a film you go to for the pretty pictures, for the neon and the quirky shapes, for the mix of 80s retro style with the fashions of today.

December 14, 2003 Comment

Ian Waldron-Mantgani

UK Critic

Just when it starts looking cheap and cheerful there's a whizzy sequence that takes our breath away.

November 4, 2003 Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

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Interstella 5555 is a rewarding fantasy that is delightfully imaginative. The story is a dialogue-free production. Relying simply on observable cues and music with minimal sound effects can somewhat limit its appeal to the casual viewer. Although it lacks the adult themes typical of anime (it is unrated), I suspect the

April 10, 2012

Mark Hobin

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This is the direction that live techno/house/etc clubs need to take - synching narrative visuals to a music mix. On top of this film's artistic accomplishment, the story is interesting and original, and the mix is superior indeed (it's Daft Punk, what do you expect?). This is not a true musical as it is exclusively

February 9, 2008