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[Burnt Lasagna]

Has anyone here seen this yet? If not I recommend you do!

It's probably the best thing to come out of anime since Akira and is also the best looking animated film to come out since...well, Akira!

You can see the trailer for it here on youtube.
You can also rent it from youtube for $4.

[geise]

Hell yeah MADHOUSE!  Thanks for sharing Burnt!

[SignOfZeta]

This looks a lot more sensational and simplistic than Akira. Not that I'm a huge Akira fan, I'm not. There is way better stuff, IMHO. I'm just saying that this looks like mindless action stuff whereas Akira was a lot more than motorcycle chase scenes and violence.

It does have a nice look to it. It isn't maids, and it's a theatrical release, so I'll give it a shot.

[Burnt Lasagna]

I'm just saying that this looks like mindless action stuff whereas Akira was a lot more than motorcycle chase scenes and violence.

It does have a nice look to it. It isn't maids, and it's a theatrical release, so I'll give it a shot.

I meant more along the lines that both movies are big budget anime movies with a light main stream appeal and beautiful animation.
It was only in theaters for a very limited amount of time and in select theaters. It’s out on blue-ray now which is what I saw it on

[Tatsujin]

It looks cool, kinda east meets west style, but there where many many animes post Akira which put this one into the dust bin.

[SignOfZeta]

It looks cool, kinda east meets west style, but there where many many animes post Akira which put this one into the dust bin.

Ghost in the Shell, Porco Rosso, the three Zeta Gundam compilations, Jin Roh, Patlabor 1&2, Memories...

[munchiaz]

looks pretty neat. I've been out of the anime loop for awhile now.

[sunteam_paul]

Finally something worth buying.

[geise]

From a pure animation standpoint this is some of the best I've seen in a long long time.  MADHOUSE has always been one of my favorite studios.  Very fluid animation.  I love the style they're going for as well.  I miss all the anime movies there used to be.  This is one more reason I'm into this.  It's a movie and not a series.

[Burnt Lasagna]

I miss all the anime movies there used to be.  This is one more reason I'm into this.  It's a movie and not a series.

You took the words right out of my mouth.

I miss films like this where it’s less about what they’re doing and more about how they do it.
Essentially it doesn't matter how simple the plot is, it's the style in which they tell it that makes movie.

[Ji-L87]

I've heard good things about it and should probably pick it up as well. Either when it comes here or through import or whatever. The saddest thing is though, was it released on LaserDisc, I would've have an even easer time to pick it up :p

But yes, this sort of thing is just what the industry...or rather, we need. They should go on about releasing original OVAs and stuff like that again. I suppose there is some (or rather, I'm sure there are - just can't remember them) but the industry can only take so much late-night anime turned censor-free DVD releases before it loses all originality and becomes a miserable pile of moe clichés and stereotypes. Some of it is fine but there's just too much now.

_{Dang, I feel really bummed out about missing out the whole shabang with fansubs on VHS tapes and the like...}

[majors]

I liked it but a buddy that I was watching it with fell asleep. I knew going in, it was Madhouse- all hand-drawn, so I was more interested in the style/art of it than story.

Shit blew up and it had boobs...the two things I look for in anime, like Ghost in the Shell

Check out Cat Shit One, no boobs but cool CG and shit blows up real good. It's like Metal Gear with gerbils. (trust me, it sounds weird but it works visually very well)

I also liked the first part of Freedom (the second half was ass). It had some cool racing scenes also.

[Retrocool]

I may be hated for this, but I really did not like Akira at all..... it kind of bored me to death.  Tho' this one looks pretty sweet and I am now looking for it....

[Ji-L87]

I may be hated for this, but I really did not like Akira at all..... it kind of bored me to death.  Tho' this one looks pretty sweet and I am now looking for it....

Belonging sort of in the same camp, but different. I saw it very late (some year ago) and after seeing all artwork with Kaneda and the iconic bike, I thought it would be focusing much more on that. The whole super natural spin didn't sit very well with what I was expecting and what I wanted to watch.
I still believe it's a real looker, it has me drooling in terms of actual animation but theme-wise, it's not my cup of tea.

In other news, my copy of REDLINE was shipped yesterday.

[Burnt Lasagna]

I may be hated for this, but I really did not like Akira at all..... it kind of bored me to death.

Yeah I can understand that.
When I said...

It's probably the best thing to come out of anime since Akira

I meant more in terms of it being one of the more main stream anime films to come since Akira. Which the whole industry is in dire need of (at least in US).