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| The Animatrix Gift Set (Includes CD Soundtrack) |
Matrix writer-directors Larry and Andy Wachowski commissioned seven artists from Japan, America and Korea to make nine short films set in the world of their feature trilogy. Some of the top anime directors contributed to this anthology, including Yoshiaki Kawajiri (Ninja Scroll), Koji Morimoto (Robot Carnival), and Shinchiro Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop). Some of the films tie directly into the narrative of the live-action movies. Drawn in a style reminiscent of Jean "Moebius" Giraud, Mahiro Maeda's The Second Renaissance (Part I & Part II) depicts the human-machine wars that caused the enslavement of humanity and the creation of the Matrix. The duel between two flamboyantly costumed Kabuki warriors in Kawajiri's Program is an expanded version of the cybernetic training Neo (Keanu Reeves) undergoes in the first Matrix film. Watanabe evokes the look of old newspaper photographs in A Detective Story, which falls outside the storyline of the features. Fast-paced, violent and grim, The Animatrix is an uneven but intriguing compilation that represents a new level in the ongoing cross-pollination between Japanese animation and American live action. (Not rated, suitable for ages 16 and older: considerable violence, violence against women, grotesque imagery, brief nudity, alcohol use) --Charles Solomon
| uuid: | 19B49B9F-065E-4E35-A54D-FDE5378A4BB2 |
| upc: | 0085392427628 |
| title: | The Animatrix Gift Set (Includes CD Soundtrack) |
| theatricalDate: | 03-06-2003 |
| stars: | Clayton Watson Akio Ôtsuka Dwight Schultz Bette Ford Tom Kenny Carrie-Anne Moss Phil LaMarr Rodney Saulsberry Melinda Clarke James Arnold Taylor Matt McKenzie Terrence 'T.C.' Carson John Wesley Allison Smith Alex Fernandez Victor Williams Dane A. Davis Hedy Burress Julia Fletcher Jill Talley |
| purchase date: | 06-09-2006 |
| publisher: | Warner Home Video |
| published: | 03-06-2003 |
| price: | $19.98 |
| MPAA Rating: | PG-13 |
| number of media: | 2 |
| last lookup time: | 179281520 |
| genre: | Sci-Fi & Fantasy Anime Animation Science Fiction The Matrix |
| fullTitle: | The Animatrix Gift Set (Includes CD Soundtrack) |
| features: | Anamorphic Animated Box set Closed-captioned Color Dolby Widescreen NTSC 2.35:1 |
| director: | Mahiro Maeda Kôji Morimoto Takeshi Koike |
| currentValue: | $7.80 |
| created: | 179281504 |
| country: | us |
| aspect: | DVD |
| asin: | B000099635 |