Steamboy2005
Steamboy (2005)
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Cast
as James Ray Steam
as Ray Steam
as Scarlett O'Hara
as Dr. Edward Steam
as Dr Loyd Steam
as Dr. Lloyd Steam
as Eddie Steam (Japanese Version)
as Miss Scarlett
as Robert Stephenson
as David
as Freddie
as Simon
as Mrs. Steam
as David
as Alfred
as Jason
as Admiral
as Robert Stephenson
as Henry
as Thomas
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Critic Reviews for Steamboy
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It's a sensationally designed piece of work.
Its problem is not a lack of things to look at. There's plenty of them, and they're all cool. It's just that, in this world of clanking, hissing machines, even the people seem like robots.
The movie never transcended its elaborate production work to achieve an independent reality. It's simply pictures of what never happened.
Until it careers into cacophony ... it's a lot of fun.
Steamboy, ultimately, shares deep-seated themes with the futuristic Akira. Both offer cautionary tales about scientific responsibility and the evils of war. And both look pretty cool, too.
Steamboy is breathtakingly detailed and ambitious beyond anything I have ever seen in the realm of animation. But the chase goes on much too long, and Ray and Scarlett are never still long enough to develop any inner resonance or romantic rapport.
Audience Reviews for Steamboy
Steamboy is wonderfully animated, a highly imaginative production. While it is true that the feature is a bit thin on plot and characters, this is an action film and the action does not disappoint.
Super Reviewer
Not at all what I was expecting, but enjoyable none the less. A bit long in my opinion, but lots of cool concepts and visuals.
Super Reviewer
This Japanese computer-generated anime is cool, starts out as a nice Jule Verne-style adventure, but the story is too complicated and talky to maintain momentum. Animation of the machines is smooth and graceful, but the characters are stiff and charmless.
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