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DVD : Vexille (Special Edition) [Blu-ray]In association with Amazon.comstarring: Meisa Kuroki, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Travis Willingham, Shosuke Tanihara, Christine M. Auten directed by: Fumihiko Sori ![: Vexille (Special Edition) [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51gIirOR%2BvL._SL160_.jpg) List Price: $34.98 Amazon.com's Price: $21.99 You Save: $12.99 (37%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: Blu-ray Brand: Funimation EAN: 0704400095924 Format: Animated, Color, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Widescreen Label: FUNimation Manufacturer: FUNimation Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: FUNimation Region Code: 1 Release Date: November 04, 2008 Running Time: 105 minutes Studio: FUNimation Theatrical Release Date: 2007 Sales Rank: 4347 MPN: FMABRFN09593 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Description: 2067: Isolation. Japan seals herself off from the eyes of the world in the face of unilateral international policy setting strict limits on the use of robotic technology. The island nation exists only behind a veil of seclusion. No soul shall enter. No soul shall leave. 2077: Revelation. The veil is breached. Japan is infiltrated by agents of the organization S.W.O.R.D., a fighting force operating outside of the protection of the United States and her allies. Their mission: Determine if the Japanese are developing banned robotic bio-technology, forbidden due to its threat to humankind. In the battle between machine and man, humanity stands to suffer most. Includes 2 hours of special features: 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 Average Rating:
 Rating:  - great background & non-human visuals, ho-hum action storyThere 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. Rating: - Decent story, good animationI 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 ... Read More Rating:  - Rivetting!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. Rating: - Kind of a paranoid "Ghost in the Shell"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 - ... Read More Rating: - EVERYTHING JUST WORKSThe plot of Vexille is complex and sophisticated and so is its animation/CGI/motion-capture, along with the depth of the ethical problems its plot revolves around. Good dramatic writing, coherent action and well-defined characters complete the package. In the end it's the rebels versus big business/government/evil guys with a mad dash to smash everything before civilization falls, etc. Even though that's a trite premise, it's still so well done that one doesn't mind. That action isn't ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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