Appleseed Ex Machina (2007)

Ex machina

it simple one of the most extreme anime that i ever see, it has action, romance, but the grapichs are GREAT, the trama is just the right one for the type of movie, you have see it. November 10, 2008

Get Some.

After you watch this awsom movie you'll run out and try to fine Appleseed. both are just remarkable. October 12, 2008

Worthy Sequel

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. September 26, 2008

Complex story, richly detailed animation

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.
V September 23, 2008

amazing!

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! September 18, 2008

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