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| Characters: |
B |
| Story: |
B+ |
| Animation: |
C- |
| Dub / Sub: |
B-
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| Music: |
B+ |
| Reviewer's Tilt: |
B- |
| Penalty: |
C- |
| Total: |
C+ |
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| Japanese Name: |
| Japanese Name (Translation): |
| North American Name: Green Legend Ran |
| Also Known As: |
| Episodes (Total): 3 (OAV) |
| Episodes (Seen): 1-3 (All)
(English Dubbed/VHS Edited) |
| Category / Genre: Drama,
Sci-Fi |
| Year: 1992 (Japan) / 1998 (US) |
| Age Suitability: 13+ (Violence, Very Brief Nudity) |
| Date Reviewed: Thursday, August 26th, 2004 |
Overview: (VHS
Back)
A story
of future Earth - A warning for mankind: In the future, our planet will
be transformed into a strange new world where human life struggles on an
Earth without rain or oceans - only vast, parched deserts.
Two youths
fight for survival on our hostile planet and find hope. The sea, the sky
and the land had been completely polluted by mankind when mysterious objects
fall from the heavens. These titanic vessels smash into the planet and
suck up the air, water, and most living creatures into their womb, stealing
away the very essence of Earth’s nature.
The few
remaining inhabitants struggle for survival against a hostile environment
and an oppressive ruling race known as the Rodo. One young, hot-blooded
human named Ran, fights against the Rodo and a world in which rain is only
a legend. He strives to join an Anti-Rodo group known as the Hazzard, not
only to defeat the Rodo, but also to hunt down the man who killed his mother.
During
his struggles, Ran falls in love with Aira, a pretty young girl with astonishing
silver hair. |
Review:
Errrr.....not
bad, not great, but not bad. First off the characters aren't all
that bad, but thet seem a little flat. The story is good, howerver
it feels a little rushed and the origin of Rodo isn't really explained
that well. I certainly did not like the part where the young Ran
smoked, but that was a very small scene. Why it was even there? It's
dumb and adds nothing.
The animation
varies greatly some parts the animation is fair and sometimes (in large
part at the start) it's really bad. It gets better at the end but
still remains inconsistent. I think it could have been (longer
and maybe better) if we had just a little more some more backstory
and maybe an ending that showed what happens to everyone else would be
nice. But maybe that's asking too much. I hear this version
we have is edited who knows maybe they edited out some good stuff.
However.
until then. I give this movie a weak rental recomenation. I'm not saying
go out this very second and rent it. I'm just saying if you see it,
and have a few extra dollars and a few hours, and there really isn't much
else pick it up. |
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