Sign Up | Log In

Write a Review
Post a Quick Tip
Create a List
Ask a Question
Create a Poll
Create a Community

Movies •Books •Music •Food •Tv Shows •Technology •Politics •Video Games •Parenting •Fashion •Green Living •more >

Lunch » Tags » Movies » Reviews » Vexille (movie)

Vexille (movie)

8 Ratings: 3.5

A movie directed by Fumihiko Sori.

Vexille(2007, subtitled2077 Nippon Sakoku: "2077 Isolation of Japan") is a CG/motion capture film that apes the popularAppleseedseries. In 2077, 10 years after Japan withdrew into a sort of neo-Tokugawa isolation to pursue illegal cyborg technology, … see full wiki

Tags: Movies, Action, Anime, Asian Cinema, Japanese Cinema, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Cast: Meisa Kuroki, Shosuke Tanihara, Romi Park, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Akio Ãtsuka

Director: Fumihiko Sori

Genre: Foreign

5 reviews about Vexille (movie)

Showing 1-5 of 5

Sort by:

review by JRider. February 02, 2011

posted in ASIANatomy

Intriguing Themes Beneath Wonderful Visual Detail

Well I suppose it’s only right to open this review with a disclaimer. Given my recent tear through the genre of (domestic) computer animated feature films, I suppose it’s pretty much natural that curiosity and the desire to draw comparisons would lead me back to my anime roots. After all, I reasoned, it’s downright amazing how different the approach between American and Asian methodology is when concerning the art of computer-generated film: Here … more

Comments (4) Compliments (48)

review by woopak_the_thrill. March 27, 2009

posted in ASIANatomy

3 ½ Stars: A Complex Plot and Impressive Animation..But Misses the Potential for Dramatic Content

As a fan of Asian cinema, I've often wondered why I haven't reviewed more Japanese anime. Traditional anime has very complex storylines that can put most movies to shame. "VEXILLE" (a.k.a. Vexille 2077 Nihon Sakaku, Isolation) is from the same folks responsible for Appleseed and Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C.. Director Fumihiko Sori and writer Haruka Handa's latest is a blend of traditional 2 dimensional animation and 3-D effects that gives us a vision of a futuristic world. People … more

Comments (4) Compliments (12)

review by sniffcode. June 30, 2009

Vexed about the Nanotechnological Future

Perhaps the best thing about Vexille is the plotline, which takes Japan's isolationist history and transplants it into the future. This future is one where cybernetics has been banned by the UN. Japan, being a leader in this technology, responds by withdrawing and continuing its cybernetic developments. They draw up rigid barriers that prevents any entry into the country. American agents are deployed to secretly slip inside the country and learn exactly what isolationist Japan is up to with their … more

Comment Compliment

review by Kasia_S. June 18, 2008

Visually stunning and memorable

I must admit that initial reason for picking this movie was the soundtrack by Paul Oakenfold but I ended up loving the movie. Overall visually it was stunning, nothing less than you would expect from the high tech Japanese animation and the story was very interesting. I won't dissect what the main story was; in a nutshell America gets involved with Japan after ten years of seclusion and secret bio engineering projects are starting to threaten man kind. Humans and robots start to mix forming an eerie … more

Comments (1) Compliments (21)

review by KatyLake. June 19, 2008

An anime "Matrix" - lots of fun!

Not everyone is an anime fan, if they're basing their opinion on the first of this genre. But Vexville comes as a riveting surprise, first, for the amazing light-years progress of anime and CGI, and second, for the storyline that is quite incredible for this artform. Set in the future, Japan has isolated itself against a world that seeks to stop the integration of robotics with human beings. Japan (in the story) is a world leader in the development of these robot applications, … more

Comment Compliment

What's your opinion on Vexille (movie)?

rate