f8 (2001) Poster

(2001)

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2/10
Move Along, Nothing To See Here
count2724 August 2006
I regularly enjoy avant-garde and "b" type movies, but there is little to enjoy about "f8".

The little to enjoy is the recognition that this work represents many hours on a computer, and many more hours' worth of rendering time.

I found the graphics a but fuzzy and otherwise out-of-focus.

A lack of dialog is usually not a bother (several movies do well without dialog, such as the Qatsi trilogy). In this movie, ANY dialog would have helped things along.

As the previous person's comment stated, it was difficult to follow the plot. Had I not read the liner notes, I would have had NO idea what was going on. I watched it, and I still do not.

This movie is NOT on par with any major motion picture, nor any cult classic.

While "f8" does represent quite a bit of effort, it was a waste of 13 minutes. I am redeemed by writing this.

Cheers!
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9/10
stunning...
firemonkey241 March 2002
Wen has created one of the most inventive and eye catching 3d pieces ever made. This piece can go toe-to-toe with some major motion pictures, real life ones, and make them shake. His ability to capture a believable environment, detailed to the T, rich, bright/dark all at once, is uncanny and hearty. The characters are complex and keenly animated, and the bad robots look like fiercely irate Robotech mechs out for a hit. The level of violence is minimal, practically non-existant, lending even further to the composition's grace and poetry. The story wasn't clear to me right off the bat, even after I saw it twice. This was acceptable to me due to the quality of the viz, but now seems like a smidge of attention should be paid it.

If you like sci-fi, if you want to see what's new, what's next - check it out if you can get your mits on it. This cat's got a bright future.
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10/10
Give me more!! I loved it!!
jarjarmustdie16 May 2008
I thought this was a fantastic visual feast for the eyes. Although it tended to remind me of video game cut scenes, i really liked the style that it was shot in. The music was tremendous and suited the the film right down to a tee. The lack of dialogue didn't really bother me as it was the music that took the place of the speech. Not sure about the storyline myself but it was very mesmerising to watch.

I only stumbled on this by accident and picked it up out of curiosity... and I'm so glad I did.

I really wish I could've see a much longer version of this as the world that Jason Wen has created here, is immense. I want to see more movies like this, it is totally unlike anything that Western Cinema has produced.

I love Japanese anime movies and have watched many of them from Ghost in the Shell to Akira. This is up there with the best of them in terms of visual style.
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