JIN-ROH : THE WOLF BRIGADE. 1999. 105 Min. Bandi/Viz dvd.

[Flangepart]

Another Anime review.
....Stars?: Don't know the voice cast, but they are good. I watched the Subbed, not dubbed version,btw. English dub was okey, but.....
....Plot?: Post war Japan, Alternate History version. Power struggles by various Governmant factions lead to violence and treatchery . Title group at heart of it all.
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STUFF TO WATCH FOR..:::
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....Plot set up is short, sweet, and way too current real world for comfort.
....Riot scene. Well done.
....Satchel charge!
....Those are pretty clean sewers.
....Look, the Wolf Brigade had body armor, Night vision, and MG-42 machine guns. You guys are SO boned......
....Boom.
....You realy Fornicated Verticly, Constable Fuse.(Our hero)
....Plot exposision meeting. Remember this pack. And it does sound way too current........
....Man, this music score is good. Thank Hajime Mizoguchi.
....Nice armor. You wanna do the Darth Vader riff, or shall i?
....Paintball in Japan is rough!
....Constable Fuse is of the Charles Bronson school of macho emoting.
....Oh oh. Dream Sequance!
....Disney...this ain't!
....The japanese version of Little Red Rideing Hood. Not for the faint of heart.
....Perfidious Predators Plot.
....Broomhandle Mauser.
....He's a back lit dough ball. That MP-40 smg ain't gonna save his butt.
....Beware the VW Bug!
....She is so doomed, i fear.
....Our hero, in terminator mode.
....MG-42 Light Machine Gun. 7.92mm. 1.200 rounds per minute. do NOT get in its line of fire.
....Koibyashi Maru.
....And, finaly,(Yea).....See. Tole ya this would not end pretty.
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----------------------- Wonderful inaging, and great mood music. And the ending will stay with you a long time. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
....Dir. Hiroyuki Okiura, and writer Mamoku Oshii. Good one, if you can handle downers like this one. The night scenes are memorable,too.
....Memorable................ Back to you, Andrew. ...............................

[Gerry]

Flangepart wrote:
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> ----------------------- Flangepart says: Check it out.
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> ----------------------- Wonderful inaging, and great mood
> music. And the ending will stay with you a long time.
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Gotta agree with you on this one, Flange.  Great movie!  I picked up the DVD and don't regret the purchase a minute.  A must see for anime fans.  I believe Mamoru Oshii (GHOST IN THE SHELL, PATLABOR) was involved with this one.

[Andrew]

I have seen a good bit of this with my friend Todd.  Ultra violent at times and the animation is stunning too.  It often reminded me of the scenes with Kaneda flying the hover speeder in "Akira."  We had watched several films that time.  I think my favorite was "Metropolis" from that anime night.

Looking forward to watching my new "Grave of the Fireflies" DVD.  Incredible film, but so sad.

[Gerry]

Andrew wrote:
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> I have seen a good bit of this with my friend Todd.  Ultra
> violent at times and the animation is stunning too.

The ultra violence is all the more powerful, because it isn't the primary focus of the movie.  When it comes, it is very shocking.

I taped the new METROPOLIS from Encore Action a while back, but I haven't watched it yet.  May have to cue it up for this weekend.

[Flangepart]

I did a mini review of METROPOLIS a while back. I love that movie. Go for it.

[Mofo Rising]

I've been wanting to see JIN-ROH, but the pricing for that DVD is insane.  I think it's $30 for just the movie, $50 or $60 for the special edition.  Too much for me.

I really liked METROPOLIS.  I saw it twice for its short run in the theaters here in Phoenix.  I also bought the soundtrack, which is fantastic (although it does leave out Ray Charles' "I Can't Stop Loving You").

[dav]

it is not bad pretty decent to other dark anime films good story line better version of red riding hood( I think i have a problem with graphic images i laugh at it `_' )
decent voicing for english if you listen csrefully one of the voices did Zoids
It has little action but more about drama.

It's highs
-good voice actors
-cool beginning
-Nice drama
-red riding hood not for kids versions

It's lows
-not alot action
-a little over exagerated
-feels a little imcomplete
-not very happpy
-short

bottom line
-Drama sci-fi people will love it action is dull. It's not bad of a choice better then Endless Waltz(ugh!). See it unless you have Cowboy Bebop the show or movie Knocking on Heaven's Door.