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Pu the Owl · May 3rd, 2006, 07:38 PM

Steamboy is not that bad. The story is a bit repetitive and characters' relations are not very well analyzed, but it's worth watching for the animation only. You said it's "spectacular". It is. It's really amazing. No wonder it took 8 years to make it, because of financial problems. The movie was incredibly expensive, and it shows. If you want a good sci-fi, maybe this not the top, but still I think it deserves a try. Better watching it with original audio. Japanese with English sub is perfect. Rent it if you have doubts. It's not very much like Akira IMO, though some themes are the same. It's still Otomo, after all. I think it's more coherent and cohesive than some other Otomo's works. It's more like a "simplified Jules Verne meets Japanese animation".

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May 3rd, 2006, 07:38 PM	#3
Pu the Owl Useless Oracle™ Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Everywhere Posts: 5,136	Steamboy is not that bad. The story is a bit repetitive and characters' relations are not very well analyzed, but it's worth watching for the animation only. You said it's "spectacular". It is. It's really amazing. No wonder it took 8 years to make it, because of financial problems. The movie was incredibly expensive, and it shows. If you want a good sci-fi, maybe this not the top, but still I think it deserves a try. Better watching it with original audio. Japanese with English sub is perfect. Rent it if you have doubts. It's not very much like Akira IMO, though some themes are the same. It's still Otomo, after all. I think it's more coherent and cohesive than some other Otomo's works. It's more like a "simplified Jules Verne meets Japanese animation".