I am familiar with the "Appleseed" Anime from 1988, as I watched on VHS back in the day. It wasn't something that overly won me over, and thus I haven't kept up to pace with all the releases that the franchise has to it. However, I had the opportunity to sit down and watch the 2007 "Appurushido: Ekusu Makina" (aka "Appleseed: Ex Machina") here in 2023, and opted to do so.
Writers Shirow Masamune, Kiyoto Takeuchi and Todd Weinger put together a fair enough script and storyline. However, I have to admit that while I watched all 105 minutes of it, I wasn't really impressed or overly entertained. Sure, it was watchable, but that was also all there was to it for me.
The version I watched was an English dubbed version, luckily a good English dub. However, I have to say that I prefer to watch movies in their original language, and never been much of a fan of dubbed versions. Dubbing just takes away from the overall enjoyment of the movie for me.
The art style in "Appurushido: Ekusu Makina" was a bit strange. It was CGI animation with a tint of Anime to it, without being too much. It was interesting, and it looked good. And the animation was pretty good as well. And that definitely helped to make it all the more watchable.
After having watched "Appurushido: Ekusu Makina", I am still not considering myself a fan of the "Appleseed" franchise.
My rating of director Shinji Aramaki's 2007 animated movie "Appurushido: Ekusu Makina" lands on a five out of ten stars.
Writers Shirow Masamune, Kiyoto Takeuchi and Todd Weinger put together a fair enough script and storyline. However, I have to admit that while I watched all 105 minutes of it, I wasn't really impressed or overly entertained. Sure, it was watchable, but that was also all there was to it for me.
The version I watched was an English dubbed version, luckily a good English dub. However, I have to say that I prefer to watch movies in their original language, and never been much of a fan of dubbed versions. Dubbing just takes away from the overall enjoyment of the movie for me.
The art style in "Appurushido: Ekusu Makina" was a bit strange. It was CGI animation with a tint of Anime to it, without being too much. It was interesting, and it looked good. And the animation was pretty good as well. And that definitely helped to make it all the more watchable.
After having watched "Appurushido: Ekusu Makina", I am still not considering myself a fan of the "Appleseed" franchise.
My rating of director Shinji Aramaki's 2007 animated movie "Appurushido: Ekusu Makina" lands on a five out of ten stars.