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Appleseed Ex Machina (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD] | ![Appleseed Ex Machina (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ir%2BEIx2iL._SL500_.jpg)
| Director: Shinji Aramaki
Actor: Kara Greenberg
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  105 reviews
Sales Rank: 15552
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: HD DVD
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 104 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 120065
UPC: 085391200659
EAN: 0085391200659
ASIN: B0010358EE
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: April 1, 2008
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Product Description
The next installment in the Appleseed franchise Appleseed: Ex Machinaavailable on DVD! Produced by John Woo and Directed by Shinji Aramakiand featuring next generation CG technology Appleseed: Ex Machina isback bigger and badder!Based on the manga from reknown creator Shirow Masamune in this movieDeunan and Briareos are both partners and lovers. As members of ESWATthe elite forces serving Olympus they are deployed everywhere troublestrikes. The two fighters find their partnership tested in a new way bythe arrival of Tereus who uncannily resembles Briareos before thewartime injuries that led to his becoming a cyborg. At the same timeOlympus finds itself under a stealth attack . Cyborg terrorism deadlynanotech zealots and rioting citizens are just some of the threats thatDeunan must contend with as she fights to save Olympus.System Requirements:Running Time: 104 minutesFormat: DVD HD Genre: SCI-FI/FANTASY/FANTASY Rating: PG-13 UPC: 085391200659 Manufacturer No: 120065
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Produced by John Woo and directed by Shinji Aramaki, Appleseed Ex Machina (2007) ranks as the most elaborate, stylish, and violent of the three adaptations of Masamune Shirow's manga. When it was released in 1988, the original Appleseed felt like a summary of anime's past, while Akira pointed the way to the future. The second Appleseed (2004), also directed by Aramaki, was an unimpressive motion-capture CG feature that borrowed elements from other sci-fi anime. In this latest incarnation, Deunan, Briareos, and Tereus of the E.S.W.A.T. team are charged with preserving the peace of the city-state of Olympus, a hi-tech paradise on a largely ruined Earth. Screenwriters Kiyoto Takeuchi and Todd W. Russell have given the story a contemporary twist, adding attacks by "cyborg terrorists" and an effort by the ruler of Olympus to control a world-wide satellite surveillance system. When cyborgs and human launch coordinated attacks on the government headquarters in Olympus, Deunan, Briareos, and Tereus swing into action against a mysterious enemy. The plot has little in common with the earlier films: the Appleseed technology that was at the core of the story isn't even mentioned. The look, tone, and characters in Ex Machina recall Shirow's Ghost in the Shell, rather than the original Appleseed. Not surprisingly, the elaborately choreographed fight scenes reflect Woo's signature style, with slo-mo martial-arts combat, close-ups of falling shells, dynamic camerawork, and all-out gun battles. But the weightless movements of the motion-capture characters and the limited rendering of the skin textures gives Appleseed Ex Machina the feel of an extremely elaborate computer game. Despite the limits of the mo-cap technology, Appleseed Ex Machina is a fast-past, take-no-prisoners cinematic adventure that will delight action-movie fans as well as anime lovers. (Rated PG-13: violence, violence against women, profanity, grotesque imagery, potentially offensive religious imagery.) --Charles Solomon
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 Worthy Sequel September 26, 2008
Melvin K. Patterson (Millbrae, California)
I've enjoyed anime in the style of Ghost in the Shell and Appleseed. Appleseed Ex Machina is a worthy sequel to Appleseed. While the plot is not as intricate as one of the GITS movies, it's still engaging enoough to be enjoyable and a fun escape from reality. I recommend this movie.
Complex story, richly detailed animation September 23, 2008
E. M. Van Court (Leavenworth, KS USA (en route to Hawai'i))
Only the action is over the top. But it's 'just' a cartoon, so that's OK, right?
Visually, "Appleseed Ex Machina" is overwhelming in detail, design, and in the illusion of camera movement. The city scapes are so detailed you'd think they were rendered from photos of real urban environments. Textures of fabric and surfaces are incredible, only a small step from photo realistic. Only human skin is visibly simplified, consistant with the animé aesthetic. The opening sequence was set in what appeared to be the cathedral in Koln, Germany, down to the gothic detailing in the buttresses and the stained-glass windows, except you'd never be able to film that kind of action there. The sci-fi gadgets were equally well done, mostly with a very plausible and appropriate feel. Pulling in Prada to design costumes for the animation was innovative, and added another layer of depth to the cartoon.
Yeah, the action was over the top. Noted. It was no more extreme than 'Matrix', despite having less limits than a photography type movie. Still, it was appropriate to the medium and plot.
The complexity of the story, the relationships, the character flaws, and depth of the characters pushes out of the Saturday morning league, and past the level of many conventional films. There is a mixture of flaws, tensions, caring, and bravado entirely fitting the story, but well done. In the story, there are several layers from a chaste romance between colleagues, questions of trust and loyalty at many levels, to international power games.
I don't normally hold animé in high esteem, but "Appleseed Ex Machina" exceeded all expectations.
E. M. Van Court
P.S. Nice analog watches.
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amazing! September 18, 2008
Eduardo B. Barreto (Sao Paulo, SP BRAZIL)
State of the art! Japanese animation at its full potential! Great Computer Art Work, with details that value a level up an already excelent screenplay. Two tumbs up!
 Lacking September 17, 2008
Just some old guy. (Wa State)
Visually it is great but that is the best thing about it. The story drags along at times....fight scenes are decent. Nothing new here...Vexille is a far better watch.
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