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DVD : X - The MovieIn association with Amazon.com List Price: $29.97 Amazon.com's Price: $26.99 You Save: $2.98 (10%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD EAN: 0660200404628 Format: Anamorphic, Animated, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Label: Manga Video Manufacturer: Manga Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Manga Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: September 25, 2001 Running Time: 100 minutes Studio: Manga Video Theatrical Release Date: 1996 Sales Rank: 23285 MPN: 4046 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Tokyo is the city where the final battle between the Dragon of Earth and the Dragon of Heaven will take place in the Japanese anime film X, directed by Rintaro (a.k.a. Tarô Rin; Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion) and written by the all-woman writing team Clamp. The Dragon of Earth wants to wipe out humankind because of the damage people have inflicted on the Earth, while the Dragon of Heaven is fighting to protect civilization. At the center of all this is Kamui, the chosen one, who must pick a dragon to fight for. Full of dreams and flashbacks that pop up out of nowhere, the structure of X could be considered confusing and needlessly complex--if the story weren't so simple. Obviously, we're supposed to root for the Dragon of Heaven to win and save mankind, but the funny thing is, the Dragon of Earth has the better argument. If it were a debate, humanity would lose. But it's not a debate, it's an action film, and many of Tokyo's most famous buildings get destroyed in the battles. As with most anime, the women are either girlishly cute or slutty, but luckily in X, there are no graphic rapes; the love interest is merely crucified three or four times. It may not be the greatest anime film out there, but at least it's never boring. --Andy Spletzer Average Rating:
 Rating:  - By the series, not the movieI watched the series first. Then I tried to watch this... I didn't make it through. I was so disoriented... I'd heard there was a different ending to the movie than the series so I was curious... But again, I didn't make it through and didn't care enough to make it through either. Rating:  - Beautiful animation, but weak story and character developmentThe film X is based off of an apocalyptic manga series. However, unlike the manga, the film focuses on the roles of Kamui, Kotori, and Fuma, and the roles they play in the Apocalypse. But this abbreviated story reduces the Dragons of the Heavens and the Earth to minor characters that the viewer never really gets to know. And since so little character development has been done for the Dragons of the Heavens and the Earth, it's hard to feel any sense of loss as each of these characters are killed ... Read More Rating: - could have been worse...but not by much...So the series is fantastic! Lots of character development etc. to make you just LOVE all the characters (no matter how evil they are). The movie...yeah...about that. They developed two characters (the main two, Seishirou and Kamui) and they didn't even do a good job. Not only that but they kill off two supporting characters in the first five minutes. The only entertainment value this has is for drinking games involving counting how many times Kotori dies. The series is worth watching. ... Read More Rating: - If you must see X. See the series.X has a pretty good idea behind it. Backing it up is superb animation and interesting characters. But if you want the full benefit of X your time and money is better spent on the series. Now I didn't find the series all that great to be honest but it is worth seeing. X begins when a guy named Kamui is told he must return to Tokyo to defend it. There are two waring sides; Dragons of Heaven, whose purpose is to defend the earth. Dragons of Earth, whose purpose is to destroy the earth. 7 ... Read More Rating:  - If you haven't seen the series/read the series..You'll probably like this. I'm far from an 'anime nerd' but this is one of my favorites, right up there with Perfect Blue, The Professional, 8Man, Wicked City, Fist of the North Star, etc. While nothing can really touch, IMO, the Streamline classics, this is definitely enjoyable. I have never seen the series or read the manga, so this was fresh for me and the story works just fine. It makes your brain work a little bit, but that's ok and one of the reasons I watch anime flicks ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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