The first feature Katsuhiro Otomo has written and directed since his watershed Akira (1988), Steamboy offers a fantastic, sepia-toned vision of the past-as-future. In place of the dystopic Neo-Tokyo of Akira, Steamboy is set in England in 1866. Young Ray Steam receives a Steam Ball, a mysterious, powerful device, from his inventor grandfather. Governments and businesses covet the Steam Ball, and Ray finds himself in a murderous conflict over its possession. He's also caught between his father, a 19th century Darth Vader who builds terrible weapons for an American arms... merchant, and his grandfather, who believes science should improve people's lives. Otomo uses computer graphics to create dazzling visuals that few recent films--animated or live action--can match: monumental systems of gears and pistons; machines that dwarf the Tower of London; antique weapons of mass destruction. But the dazzling imagery can't disguise the lack of a coherent plot and the flimsiness of the characters. --Charles Solomon, Amazon.com [show more]
Unless you"re a big fan of Japanese Anime this film will most probably leave you feeling rather disappointed. The premise behind the film is rather intriguing, a young orphan/inventor gets taken into the big city because of his inventions and action and adventure supposedly ensue. But it"s this area, the action/adventure aspect, that lets this film down. The majority of the film is filled with slight espionage as the protagonist sneaks around a lavish backdrop looking for clues behind but ultimately, the film wasn"t intriguing or entertaining enough for it to retain my interest. The best scenes take place in the last 15 minutes of the film and for a Sci-fi-action-Anime; I was expecting a whole lot more.
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He will save the future.. Katsuhiro Otomo's animation epic - a fusion of two-dimensional and three-dimensional graphics, produced with full digital technology - is finally complete! Ten years in the making, with a total budget of $22 million, Steamboy is the most expensive Japanese anime production ever. The director's complete dedication to every detail of the project is evident throughout the film. A retro science-fiction epic set in Victorian England, Steamboy features an inventor prodigy named Ray Steam who receives a mysterious metal ball containing a new form of energy capable of powering an entire nation. This young boy must use it to fight evil, redeem his family, and save London from destruction. The lush Victorian interiors and the elegance of the era's mechanical design allows Otomo to create dazzling visual backgrounds and machines for this film. With more than 180,000 drawing and 400 CG cuts, Steamboy is one of the most elaborate animated features ever brought to life! ActorsPatrick Stewart, Alfred Molina & Anna Paquin DirectorKatsuhiro Otomo CertificatePG Year2004 ScreenWidescreen 1.85:1 Anamorphic LanguagesEnglish - Dolby Digital (5.1) SubtitlesEnglish ; Hindi ; Japanese Closed CaptionsYes Duration1 hour and 40 minutes (approx) RegionRegion 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.
Japanese children's animation in which a genius in-the-making inventor named Ray Steam (Anna Paquin) is given an obscure metal sphere containing a new form of energy, which is capable of producing enough power for an entire nation. This energy must be used to defeat evil and save Victorian London from potential annihilation.
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