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Vexille - Movie | 
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| Director: Fumihiko Sori
Actors: Toshiyuki Morikawa, Romi Park, Shosuke Tanihara, Akio Ătsuka, Meisa Kuroki
Studio: Funimation
List Price: $29.98
Buy Used: $4.37
You Save: $25.61 (85%)
Rating:  76 reviews
Format: Color, Ntsc, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: Japanese (Original Language), English (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 109 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: FMADFN09590D
UPC: 704400095900
EAN: 0704400095900
ASIN: B0012Z5UM0
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Shipping: International shipping available
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Product Description
Studio: Funimation Prod Inc Release Date: 05/20/2008
Amazon.com
Vexille (2007, subtitled 2077 Nippon Sakoku: "2077 Isolation of Japan") is a CG/motion capture film that apes the popular Appleseed series. In 2077, 10 years after Japan withdrew into a sort of neo-Tokugawa isolation to pursue illegal cyborg technology, most of the population has been turned into androids by the evil Daiwa Heavy Industries. Vexille, a tough-as-press-on-nails mecha pilot in theDeunan Knute mode, joins in a raid on the remains of Tokyo to learn about the threat this technology poses. An unremarkable series of chases, mecha battles and Morris-the-Explainer-scenes ensues as Vexille, her beau Leon, and the few Japanese who still cling to their humanity destroy Daiwa's fortified island headquarters. Most of the story elements are borrowed other films, including Appleseed Ex Machina, Dune and the two Ghost in the Shell features. Vexille was clearly a low-budget production: the poorly rendered figures ressemble wax puppets and their shadows shrink and grow like stains on their clothing. (Rated PG-13: violence, violence against women, tobacco use) --Charles Solomon
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 Great story and animation November 29, 2008
Mauricio Hunt Rosales (Miami, FL, USA)
It's a great movie with a great story and nigh end animation. The extras are good but don't expect to see too much detail on the 'making of' if you are an animator.
 great background & non-human visuals, ho-hum action story November 5, 2008
SnowDog3000 (manchester, ct USA)
There are some very nice CGI backgrounds and non-human visuals in this movie, but the human character designs seem to use lazy man's version of animating modern anime human faces, ie: use motion capture, then paint with pastel like colors over the actor. Sure, it's lazy, but it also looks too fake, and really doesn't use any artistic imagination. The story is run of the mill action, not overly interesting.
Decent story, good animation November 2, 2008
Melvin K. Patterson (Millbrae, California)
I was impressed with the overall story in Vexille. I'd put it in the same category as Appleseed or Ghost in the Shell (the latter having even more complicated plot lines). i thought the animation was good but not great. It was a little over the top, in my view, looking too animated. I thought it lacked sublety, if that makes any sense.
Otherwise, I enjoyed the movie. Probably should have waited for the special edition because I usually enjoy the features and this version didn't have any.
Rivetting! October 24, 2008
JFGrissom (San Diego, CA. USA)
This was done by the same folks that did the new Appleseed.
All I can say is WOW!
The story is strong and the animation is dizzying...
Amazing work... I'm glad I own it.
Kind of a paranoid "Ghost in the Shell" October 23, 2008
Mark Shanks (Portland, OR)
Ah, the anime market is a diffult place to wander. So much out there, but 90% is really niche, junk, or unoriginal. Here, Japan is isolated by the UN because of extreme experimentations conducted with imperial ambition in mind. When the state of afairs is hinted at to the outside world, an American team (who all look a tad Asian) is sent in, with less-than-fortuitious results.
I can't say I'm a fan of the motion capture or "so real it's creepy" animation. (Give me the good old stuff - I far prefer Harlock and Area 88, but that's a matter of taste). That said - recommended to fans of Ghost in the Shell and Appleseed.
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