Highly Overrated But Still Good

Good start, but then it gets ruined

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

The movie is made so realistic it has a lot of that WoW feeling at the right moments and never tooo over the top. the suspense is done so well and the emotion is felt. Very well put together with the music and all.

The thing I loved most about this one is the way they did the interaction between Briareos and Deunan. The two used to fight together and they were lovers. Briareos almost died in a battle and the only way to save him was to make him into a cyborg. While that is all well and good for fighting, it changes completely the relationship between the two. Both are obviously frustrated with the impossibility of being lovers again while their feelings for each other have not changed much. I think the beauty of this movie is that tension between the two main characters.The story is not really original, but it's coherent. The animation is great and the action sequences are sometimes brilliant. My favorite is the first battle scene.

Hi dear Anime-Fans, this comment does not contain spoilers.I have to tell You, Anime was never my No.1 movie priority, but I am open-minded and thanks to my curiosity I saw perhaps one of the best movies ever.As an old "Ghost in the Shell" - fan, I knew how the drill is in such movies, but be sure that Appleseed will definitely blow You away! It has amazing graphics, a story that puts You on an intellectual edge (simply describing the next moral hazard in the future), devastating action scenes and of course a beautiful Deunen (main character).I consider You to watch also "Appleseed 2 - Ex Machina", produced by John Woo, the graphic is MUCH better (yeah, thats possible!) but the story is not as good as in the first movie.I can tell You, I cannot stop looking these movies! :-) Greetings -V-

This movie, scratch that, this masterpiece is quite possibly the best movie(of any kind) that I have ever seen. It has all the elements that makes a movie great. Compelling characters, intricate plot, action(oh lord does it have action) and by far the most stunning visuals I have ever seen in any movie. Ever.The plot is complex, but in a nutshell, after the third world war, the war is a wasteland. There is one giant Utopia, Olympus, that rises from the ashes to save mankind. The city is half Bioroids, a type of clone. The Bioroids are there to keep the balance between the humans. There are people who hate the Bioroids and what they do, and plan for there eradication. Its much more complicated than that, but if I went on, I would essentially have to type the script. I will say though, the plot is nothing too original, and can be cliché at times, but it is still enjoyable.The soundtrack is amazing as well. There is a song that will fit every mood in the movie. During the action sequences I found myself bobbing my head to the beat of the song in the background. Appleseed is a movie that no one should miss. If you are a fan of any sort of sci-fi movie of any kind, hell, even if you are a movie fan in general, you should put this movie high on your must see list.10/10

From a writer's point of view, I think the story to this movie is so contrived (ok admittedly so are many films of this genre, but that doesn't mean we should have to expect or accept it) and the poor voice acting and sheer lack of emotion has made it so tedious - I'm writing this while it's still going on in the background. I don't care if the CGI is groundbreaking or the animators were trying to achieve something amazing, their efforts are undeniable but there's just too much dialogue and the often "flouncy" movement of the characters and lack of gravity make the attempts at emotion laughable. Definitely a triumph of style over substance.Although the style does warrant merit for effort, I hope animators don't see this as a cue to ditch good old fashioned drawing materials.