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Summary: See all the other 5 star reviews, well they are all right!
Review: This is a thinking persons anime. Great animation, plot, sound track, direction, plot (yes, I know I already mentioned it), characters, and so on and yet forth. It's perfect. Even the english dubbing is good. If you haven't seen it, see it. If you've already seen it, see it again.
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Summary: Proof Manga Entertainment just doesn't make the effort! Bad!
Review: This is a typical hackjob by Manga Entertainment , they have the licensed dvd release but don't buy it b/c it is damaged goods before you the consumer even view it! There are two specific parts in the beginning and towards the climax of the film that are technically show OBVIOUS damage and carelessness on the part of inspection prior to dvd duplication.FOr those of you who already own the dvd or are renting it, test these times on your dvd and you will understand why this reviewer is highly disappointed in Manga's poor job on dvd that should've been anything to the contrary. @ 3:12 after the attack helicopter zooms in you will see a full screen of UGLY pixellation. This crap was NOT on the VHS release by Manga. They failed to catch it and fix it. @ 1:08:40 after Asuma says "We're going to sink the Ark", you see the mechanics prepare SV2 Labors and the carriers for armored protection and adding aquatic gear to the carrier. Here you will notice a break in sound and freezing of the frame. This too was NOT on the VHS release. Once again Manga failed to check their masters BEFORE sending them to replication. Does anyone else feel that this is utterly unacceptable for a professionally licensed product? If I wanted damage or an otherwise less than stellar product I should've just bought the VHS copy since it will degrade with viewing.
These flaws should NOT be on any dvd. I mean come on, a dvd should be flawless! Crap, any damage prior to mastering the dvd is unacceptable. I recommend anyone who has this dvd and tests for these defects, WRITE to Manga Entertainment, maybe if enough consumer demand it they will actually check their copy. But one thing that cannot be denied Patlabor Movie 1 DVD is a damaged product, do NOT buy it until it is fixed by Manga Entertainment. Do not buy this dvd for Patlabor the Movie 1 UNTIL the people at Manga who hold the license, get off their duffs and FIX the technical problems! As previously stated there are two glitches which include a horrible full screen pixellation and a freeze frame and break in sound and play! This is unacceptable for any dvd, especially anime where every frame is noticable. THis is a excellent story made bad by technically fixable problems, but Manga failed to do so. IF you own this already test the areas and see for yourself!
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Summary: Near Future Detective Science Fiction
Review: This isn't the kind of Anime that really moves fast and has alot of violent action. It's kind of different seeing an Anime with no gore or blood. This is something Hollywood sure as hell could never do. This is like a combination of detective and investigation type movies, merged with a little bit of mecha action. If you like Anime and detective, mystery movies than this is definately for you. It's interesting throughout and sometimes very suspencefull but it's pretty slow moving, some would call it dull, but it's pretty good, though it could have used a little more action, violence and music to go along with it. The dubbing is OKAY at best, try the subtitles. I would actually give this 4 1/2 stars but I can't. and deciding between 4 stars(80%) or 5(100%), I'm gonna have to say that it's close to 5 stars. This is the kind of movie that stars out with a 0 percent excitement level then steadily rises. It could have been more suspencefull at it's climax, but considering it's a detective, cop, investigation movie, what do you expect.
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Summary: Patlabor Schmatlabor...
Review: This movie is so boring and pointless. Nothing happens to move the plot forward, and there's no tangible antagonist. The few action scenes there are are decent, but they do nothing for the story. The big finale consists of a girl trying not fall out of her mech--how lame is that? There's so much talking, and nothing ever happens. The sequel to this movie has philisophical content in the discussions, so at least there was SOME reason to listen to the dialogue. In this movie, you have to listen to two hours of crap to find out some guy is pissed at Tokyo. It doesn't matter at all, and there's no reason to care. Movies like Akira and Ghost in the Shell have slow spots as well, but they are short, and animated in such a way that they remain interesting. Not to mention the fact that their discussions have a POINT. If you want to watch a giant mech movie, watch Evangelion or wait for Gasaraki to come out in the US. This movie isn't worth the tape it's printed on.
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Summary: Impresionante
Review: Uno de los mejores animes que se pueden ver. Mamoru Oshii es un director que sorprende con cada trabajo. Patlabor es un thriller futurista, una trama terrorista y policial, llena de suspense y acción. Aderezada con unos gráficos soberbios, una música sensacional y una ambientación muy realista, supera con creces a la segunda parte. Los fans del anime no quedarñan decepcionados.
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Summary: Better than I expected
Review: You know, in the days of fast cars, fast music(and fast lifespans for music), fast women, fast food, and any thing else that can be concidered fast(let me know if there is anything I have left out), sometimes, you need to slow down a bit. Starting with Shenmue, I came to the conclusion that not every thing has to be fast paced to be enjoyable. As far as movies go, Patlabor fits that bill quite nicely. More of a crime drama/exploration film, I think the first thing that jumped out at me is the direction. Mamoru Oshii did an excellent job with not only the cinamatagraphy, but the setups as well. Needless to say, nothing felt jarring at all in the movie. Another thing that helped the tone of the movie was the soundtrack. The soundtrack was very well composed(not something I normally say about anime soundtracks. Especially with j-pop openings). To me, the movie is kinda of an exploration of man and his machines. Man creates machine. Man becomes dependent on machine. Man, therefore becomes machine. It seems as though the antgonist in this movie saw this horrible revolation and commits suicide. Not before sending Tokyo to impending doom with his plan(not gonna share details. I have told enough). I think one thing that would have made this movie better was if I had saw the original TV series(which I hear is pretty good). But alas, no DVD means no purchase as I am now on strict DVD only diet. But even so, the characters were, if not a little under developed, still deffentatly enjoyable. I just wish they had shared a little more background info. Oh well. Another thing that I thought worked to its advantage, was the lack of gratuitous mech action. I myself am not big mecha fan. But when the scenes that had the mechs in them were, from my standpoint, more emphasised, made it better. Rather than mindless battles that was one of many elements that made Gundam Wing hard to watch. Overal, good movie that is well directed and has cool storyline. Not fast paced fare but I was able to mangage. After all, Vampire Princess Miyu is one of my favorite animes. And that is pretty slow anime. Oh well, guess its not for everyone.
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