The 2004
i Appleseed
i0 feature is a reworking of the earlier video based on the manga by Masamune Shirow (
i Ghost in the Shell
i0 ). In 2131, most of humanity has withdrawn to the glittering city of Olympus after a devastating war. When the curvaceous Deunan Knute comes to Olympus, she encounters her former comrade Briareos, now a cyborg, and the lovely android Hitomi. The fate of Hitomi, Olympus, and humanity rest on the lost "Appleseed" technology that Deunan's mother helped to develop. A standard series of chases,
i mecha battles
i0 , and confrontations leads to a predictable ending. When the original
i Appleseed
i0 appeared in 1988, it felt like a summary of anime's past, while
i Akira
i0 pointed the way to the future. This new version feels like a mishmash of
i Ghost in the Shell
i0 ,
i Akira
i0 ,
i Jin-Roh
i0 ,
i Evangelion
i0 , and other, more exciting works. The motion-capture CG is typically weightless, and the
i mecha
i0 look oddly squat. (Rated R: violence)
i --Charles Solomon

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title:	Appleseed (Limited Collector's Edition with Metal Case & Action Figure)
theatricalDate:	16-12-2004
stars:	Ai Kobayashi Jûr™ta Kosugi Yuki Matsuoka Asumi Miwa Akimoto Tsubasa Michael McConnohie Mike Reynolds Deborah Sale Jack Aubree Takehito Koyasu Cindy Robinson Yuzuru Fujimoto Bob Papenbrook Kirsty Pape Ryûji Nakagi Kim Strauss Jamieson Price Mami Koyama Michael Forest William Knight (III)
purchase date:	11-05-2005
publisher:	Geneon [Pioneer]
published:	10-05-2005
price:	$49.98
net Rating:	4
MPAA Rating:	R
last lookup time:	187948000
genre:	Sci-Fi Action Geneon Animation After the Apocalypse Robots & Androids Technology Run Amok Science Fiction & Fantasy
fullTitle:	Appleseed (Limited Collector's Edition with Metal Case & Action Figure)
features:	Animated Color Dolby Widescreen NTSC
edition:	Limited Collector's
director:	Shinji Aramaki
currentValue:	$24.99
created:	137543360
country:	us
aspect:	DVD
asin:	B0007OY32A