I can see *I* wasn't the target audience since it's been a long time since I've been a teenage boy. (But, even when I was.......)
Unfortunately, the only place to watch this online was PlutoTV which had commercials EVERY 11 Minutes without fail. I guess you could say there were as many commercials as there were scenes of full-frontal female nudity.
I'm probably not the best to review an Anime movie as I literally can count on one-hand with 2 fingers left over how many Anime movies I've seen to date: 1988's Akira, 2001's Cowboy Bebop: The Movie and this one. And frankly, I've literally forgotten everything about those first two.
But, I did like this as weird as it was at times. I will say this though: for only being 83 minutes, it felt like it was at least HALF filled with movie exposition. This probably should've been a season of a show or even a 3-hour movie with how much Tell-Don't-Show they did. I could NOT believe how much exposition was in this plus it actually didn't help that much. By the end I never knew why Section 6 and Section 9 were fighting unless that was another sexual innuendo.
Also, I was never 100% sure who the main character was. I'm sure it's supposed to be the "Major," or Motoko Kusanagi, but honestly, she has minimal screentime or at least equal to most other major characters. This IS making me want to see the live-action version to maybe grasp more of the story from a different POV and who the main character really is. (Most likely then the "Major" since the star is Scarlett Johansson.)
To describe this movie would be hard, but in the not-too-distant future (cue MST3k intro here,) an A. I. killer is being pursued by the police...of sorts. They're cyborgs for...reasons. I'm still a little foggy about all this and I just watched this last night.
And don't let the serial killer fool you when he tells you he's NOT an A. I. He most certainly is.
I did like the style, animation and definitely the ending as the best part. In fact, that ending elevated the whole feature. Recommended, especially if you're into Anime.
Or a horny teen boy. Or really any age human who's into chicks.
***
Final Thoughts: Speaking of which, my buddy recommended this movie and I asked him if he had any other anime recommendations, only with more male nudity than female. I was never given one, sadly enough.
Unfortunately, the only place to watch this online was PlutoTV which had commercials EVERY 11 Minutes without fail. I guess you could say there were as many commercials as there were scenes of full-frontal female nudity.
I'm probably not the best to review an Anime movie as I literally can count on one-hand with 2 fingers left over how many Anime movies I've seen to date: 1988's Akira, 2001's Cowboy Bebop: The Movie and this one. And frankly, I've literally forgotten everything about those first two.
But, I did like this as weird as it was at times. I will say this though: for only being 83 minutes, it felt like it was at least HALF filled with movie exposition. This probably should've been a season of a show or even a 3-hour movie with how much Tell-Don't-Show they did. I could NOT believe how much exposition was in this plus it actually didn't help that much. By the end I never knew why Section 6 and Section 9 were fighting unless that was another sexual innuendo.
Also, I was never 100% sure who the main character was. I'm sure it's supposed to be the "Major," or Motoko Kusanagi, but honestly, she has minimal screentime or at least equal to most other major characters. This IS making me want to see the live-action version to maybe grasp more of the story from a different POV and who the main character really is. (Most likely then the "Major" since the star is Scarlett Johansson.)
To describe this movie would be hard, but in the not-too-distant future (cue MST3k intro here,) an A. I. killer is being pursued by the police...of sorts. They're cyborgs for...reasons. I'm still a little foggy about all this and I just watched this last night.
And don't let the serial killer fool you when he tells you he's NOT an A. I. He most certainly is.
I did like the style, animation and definitely the ending as the best part. In fact, that ending elevated the whole feature. Recommended, especially if you're into Anime.
Or a horny teen boy. Or really any age human who's into chicks.
***
Final Thoughts: Speaking of which, my buddy recommended this movie and I asked him if he had any other anime recommendations, only with more male nudity than female. I was never given one, sadly enough.