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As the eagerly awaited Cowboy Bebop feature film reunites the original director, screenwriter, composer, and vocal cast, it's not surprising that the film plays like an expanded TV episode. What should be the routine capture of a two-bit hacker by Faye escalates into a deadly game of cat and mouse, as Spike and the gang struggle to prevent the evil Vincent Volaju from murdering every human on Mars. Director Shinichiro Watanabe handles the action sequences with his usual panache. Inside the sinister Cherious Medical research facility, Spike fights a beautiful agent, using a push broom in a series of maneuvers Jackie Chan might envy. The climactic duel between Spike and Vincent plays against innocent yet eerie images of a Halloween carnival, recalling the amusement park setting of episode 20, "Pierrot Le Fou." Knockin' on Heaven's Door will delight fans of the series and provide an excellent introduction for the uninitiated who want to know why Cowboy Bebop is so popular on both sides of the Pacific. (Rated R: violence, brief nudity, minor profanity, tobacco use) --Charles Solomon
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As special editions go, this Cowboy Bebop DVD isn't that loaded. The bulk of the extras are six featurettes--about 35 minutes of material--consisting of interviews with the key talents including creator Shinichiro Watanabe and the vocal talent (both Japanese and American). Because the Bebop DVD series was void of any design extras, fans should eat up the 100 or so production drawings and a dandy storyboard presentation. Listed as "music videos," the two songs are essentially clean opening and closing animation cuts (without credits). Fans will also appreciate that the film is presented in both original Japanese language and English in Dolby 5.1. The film lost its subtitle, "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," from its American theatrical run for the DVD. --Doug Thomas
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Technically Brilliant but without a soul
Oct 4 2003
Format:DVD
I was really looking forward to the release of this movie. I was a big fan of the show and when I heard that the movie was essentially a longer TV episode that actually appealed to me. Unfortunately, during the hiatus between the end of the show and the production of the movie, the team forgot what made the show good. The characters seem to be only shadows of their former selves, the plot is not developed and events happen for reasons that are not explained (For example: just why is a character involved in a dogfight with the military for example? The script gave no explanation why this character would be considered an enemy). Essentially it is more interested in looking good than BEING good. I've learned that when it comes to sequels or new productions of an old show in anime, you can't go home again.
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Great film, but not the best release
Dec 6 2011
Format:Blu-ray
The film it self is amazing, the image quality is superb; a vast improvement from the DVD version. However, they did not remaster the audio into 5.1, both audio tracks are in 2.0. Other than that the sound quality is great. The subtitles are in white and are perfectly legible on both HD and SD displays.
The CBC news scenes have a strange flickering effect (approx 13 minutes in) that wasn't there on the DVD version.
Unfortunately the Blu-ray is devoid of any extras. Gone are all of the Interviews, commentary track, storyboards, etc that were available on the DVD. There aren't even any trailers on the disc. All that remains is the film itself. On top of that, the French language track is missing, as well as the French subtitles. The subtitle tracks only come in English and Spanish.
Normally I'd give this film 5 stars, however due to all of the features that were available on the DVD and then stripped from the Blu-ray, this only gets 3 stars. It's alright it if you don't care about any of the extras, however, I'd recommend either waiting for a better release or sticking with the DVD.
The CBC news scenes have a strange flickering effect (approx 13 minutes in) that wasn't there on the DVD version.
Unfortunately the Blu-ray is devoid of any extras. Gone are all of the Interviews, commentary track, storyboards, etc that were available on the DVD. There aren't even any trailers on the disc. All that remains is the film itself. On top of that, the French language track is missing, as well as the French subtitles. The subtitle tracks only come in English and Spanish.
Normally I'd give this film 5 stars, however due to all of the features that were available on the DVD and then stripped from the Blu-ray, this only gets 3 stars. It's alright it if you don't care about any of the extras, however, I'd recommend either waiting for a better release or sticking with the DVD.
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cowboy in hand
July 8 2009
Format:UMD for PSP
if your fan of the series then you will love the movie,this action packed movie from the unique hand hand fighting style to the dog fighting did not disappoint me at all the story plot from the beginning made me want to follow it to the end.I recommended to all unless your not use to viewing movies on the small PSP screen then get the DVD a must see movie
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Arguably the greatest anime ever.
Cowboy Bebop is arguably the greatest anime ever made, period. It features beautiful animation, brilliant stories and fascinating, living characters. Read more
Published on Nov 1 2004
Wow
Im usually not a fan of animated shows like this, considering that in all honesty the majority of these Japanese shows and films consist of corny childrens shows or even more corny... Read more
Published on July 15 2004
very good movie
Mind u, i havn't finished the series yet, but i couldn't wait to see the movie when i found out there was one! The movie is excelent! I've divided this movie into 3 parts. Read more
Published on Jun 29 2004
Newcomer likes this one
I'm a relative newcomer to the world of Japanese animation. Cowboy Bebop was on my list and I was not dissapointed. Read more
Published on Jun 23 2004 by M. Buisman
Great movie that compliments a great series.
Cowboy Bebop is the saga of a group of bounty hunters and their lives aboard the Bebop. Spike is the tough, yet laidback main character. Read more
Published on Jun 20 2004 by J. A Hayes
Glorious Anime
The first time I saw this movie I was quite disappointed. The film, I felt, was highly un-Bebop (though I've only seen a couple episodes, so I ain't exactly knowledgable). Read more
Published on Jun 10 2004 by Rudiger
Faye Valentine man what a girl.
Cowboy Bebop the movie is better than the series. I've been waiting for this movie to come out ever sence the series ended, its been a long wait but it was well worth it. Read more
Published on Jun 7 2004 by animeTHC
A great addition to the world of Bebop
Having been a huge fan of the Cowboy Bebop episodes, I was curious to see how a full-length movie could compare. Read more
Published on Jun 1 2004 by Alex Javelly
As bad as the show.
Lots of people love Cowboy Bebop, whether it be the show or the movie. I saw the show and I hated it, I saw the movie hoping it would be less sluggish in pacing and be more action... Read more
Published on May 27 2004 by KarlMarxEmilioZapata
One of the best times I've had with Spike and the gang
Thankfully the producers did not attempt to undo the ending of the Bebop series with this movie. What we have here is a previously undocumented adventure of the crew of the Bebop. Read more
Published on May 26 2004 by J. Ruth
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