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Mamoru Oshii,
Mamoru Oshii
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: US Manga Corps Video
: Anime, Comedy Anime, Time Travel, Anime Feature Films
: 90 min.
: English, Japanese
: English
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Hapless adolescent Ataru Moroboshi and his schoolmates at Tomobiki High School are being forced to relive the day before their School Festival a number of times in this Japanese animated fantasy. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
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| Lost in the Funhouse
by Redcoffin
January 22, 2004 - 3:34 PM PST
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5 out of 5 members found this review helpful
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| In 1984 I would have given this a 10+; the quality of the animation and the depth and subtlety of the story blew everyone away in those days. Well, time has marched on and darkened the luster of what is still probably the best of the UY films. The animation now seems jerky, the characters' lips don't match either the English or the Japanese dialogue (how spoiled we become...) the art style has of course dated, and later films like Dark City have made us more familiar with this sort of closed-universe story -- none of which will mean much to hardcore UY fans. That said, this is a beautifully imagined, fabulously directed film that rises above its subject matter and delivers a great experience. Right from the start the viewer is exposed to a torrent of brilliant scenes, that take the slapstick of the TV show into a strange, thoughtful ambience. Minor downers: The English dub is not good, particularly for the girls who are obviously being voiced by much older women, but there is so much dialogue and things happen so fast that the English speaking viewer is almost forced to watch the dub at first, or miss half of what is going on while reading subtitles. Also, this film makes no effort to explain the characters, their previous history together -- which is extensive -- or their relationships. Be warned, and try the first UY movie, Only You, as an intro if you're new to this. Otherwise, just plunge in and try not to intellectualize it too much. Enjoy! |
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