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WXIII (Wasted 13: Patlabor The Movie 3) (2003)

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Reviews Counted: 12

Fresh: 6

Rotten:6

Average Rating: 5.5/10

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for language

Runtime: 5 hrs 20 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Theatrical Release:Jan 10, 2003 Limited

Synopsis: In this Takayama Fumihiko-directed anime film, two government detectives are investigating a group of bloody murders in the vicinity of Tokyo Bay. Hata, a young and handsome man whose role takes... In this Takayama Fumihiko-directed anime film, two government detectives are investigating a group of bloody murders in the vicinity of Tokyo Bay. Hata, a young and handsome man whose role takes prominence, seems to have an edge over his older, fading partner, Kusumi. However, later in the film each man's competence, and their allegiance to each other, is tested and proven. After days of following dead-end leads, they receive a strange phone call that leads them straight into action. A power outage in a storage facility brings Hata and Kusumi face to face with their culprit, a genetically modified monster. Little do they know, a team of scientists on the other side of Tokyo have been experimenting with cell manipulation attempting to create a biological weapon, and they realize that they have created an absolute disaster in this monster that is now rampant in the bay. While a complicated plan is constructed and the Tokyo militia is deployed to capture the monster, the Patlabor robots are readied. But it is not until the shocking conclusion, when dark secrets about Hata's love interest are revealed, that the movie gets its final burst of energy. WXIII's beautifully drawn settings--all in a gray, film-noirish Tokyo--mimic the look of actual film and create a very realistic atmosphere. For instance, reflections on the windshields of cars, shadows cast on the sidewalk by trees, complicated computer programs and tv broadcasts; are detailed flawlessly. On the whole, WXIII is both visually and mentally captivating. [More]

Starring: Shigeru Chiba, Toshio Furukawa, Issei Futamata, Daisuke Gori

Starring: Shigeru Chiba, Toshio Furukawa, Issei Futamata, Daisuke Gori, Michihiro Ikemizu, Yo Inoue, Tomomichi Nishimura, Ryunosuke Obayashi

Director: Takayama Fumihiko

Director: Takayama Fumihiko
Screenwriter: Tori Miki
Story: Yuuki Masami

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Just take a moment to listen to this film's beautiful, intricate sound design.

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01/27/03
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

A cheesy monster movie.

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01/24/03
Carla Meyer
San Francisco Chronicle
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As animation, Patlabor WXIII The Movie is above-average anime -- there are undeniably impressive and imaginative flourishes to the artwork. Unfortunately, it's in the service of a story that simply doesn't amount to much.

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01/21/03
Wade Major
Boxoffice Magazine

[T]wo encounters with the beast WXIII — first in a darkened factory, and later in an empty stadium, to the strains of Beethoven’s Piano Sonata in G Minor (Pathétique) — elevate the disappointingly flat animation into a vivid fable of monster and morality

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01/15/03
Dan Fienberg
L.A. Weekly

This above-average anime puts character development before action, although there are still enough fisticuffs, robots and monsters to hold the interest of the genre's core otaku (fan boy) audience.

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01/11/03
Richard James Havis
Hollywood Reporter
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The backgrounds are handsome and moody, and the character animation is less distractingly cartoonish than that of films like the otherwise breathtaking Metropolis.

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01/10/03
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

It's all over the place.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
01/10/03
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

Its solid story makes for decent viewing.

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01/10/03
V.A. Musetto
New York Post
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The trouble is that it's impossible to say with any certainty what's going on from one moment to the next -- and that at the end it becomes clear it has been a great deal more inaccessible than necessary.

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01/09/03
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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If WXIII ... is terrific in ambience, it fails to connect the dots of its subplots.

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01/09/03
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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While sci-fi conceits still permeate the plot (alien DNA, rogue scientists), attention to personal detail float world-weary, superbly-drawn protagonists in a rare movie -- a character-driven animated film.

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01/09/03
Robert K. Elder
Chicago Tribune
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A competent if overlong blend of policier, sci-fi conspiracy thriller, daikaiju eiga (giant monster) stompfest, and tragic romance.

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01/07/03
Mark Holcomb
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