Metropolis

Rating:
Summary: A living hell
Review: Maybe the worst three hours of my life. First, I do not know anime too well, but I know the worst movie of my life when I see it. Whoever wrote that worthless material should know that they made me want to gorge my eyes out with spoons. I do not know what was going on, but I remember for like 30 minutes of the movie it was this just stupid Japanese girl scribbling names on a wall.

Rating:
Summary: You don't need to be an otaku to feel the love
Review: At one point in my life I was an unabashed otaku (huge fan of anime and manga) and I loved this movie. After taking a break from anime, I came back to it and found...that I still loved it. This isn't just great anime, it's a great movie. While some people find the animation "babyish" I wholeheartedly disagree. While the characters aren't exactly what most people think when they think "anime," they work perfectly. When the story gets incredibly dark, Kenichi is still a cute kid, which keeps you from losing all hope in humanity. Another element that's pure genius is the jazz/big band soundtrack. It's perfectly in synch with the movie, and never used gratuitously.

The dub is great. Good acting, the voices fit the characters, and the dialogue still works--don't worry if you're not a big subtitle fan because the dub's fine. Over all, Metropolis is the perfect combination of apocalyptic story, great animation, and beautiful music. A must-see.