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Allan Wenger,
Nicolette McKenzie,
Sean Barrett,
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: Image Entertainment
: Anime, Robots & Cyborgs, Anime Feature Films
: 80 min.
: English, Japanese
: English
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In this Japanese animated science fiction adventure, an elderly man is chosen to be the recipient of a special robot, the Z-001, which will act as his caregiver. The Z-001 displays greater efficiency and skill than any human nurse. But while the robot does fine at first, there's one catch -- the Z-001 began as a military project, so when the old man's violent impulses rise to the surface, the machine begins to mirror them, and soon the machine is a danger to all around it ... including the man the machine is supposed to serve. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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| Bizarro Hilariousness from the Creator of AKIRA
by BassGrot
March 17, 2004 - 10:32 PM PST
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3 out of 4 members found this review helpful
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| I first watched this anime after seeing the creator of AKIRA name on it and gave it a whirl. The premise is absolutely foolish (a AI caretaker for the elderly goes insane) but the cool Tetsuo-morphing-esque machine is damn cool and there is plenty of dirty old man comedy (lots of nurses in short skirts)and the rediculousness of the whole story is enough to merit a quick rental if your tired of anime that takes itself too seriously. |
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GreenCine Member Rating
(Average 6.78) 87 Votes
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