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docteur-no · 13 years ago

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MOVIE MINI REVIEW : Planzet (aka Puranzetto)

Oh tient!! Un anime japonais avec des robots géants pilotés par des gamins qui se foutent sur la gueule avec des gros machins extra terrestres d'une autre galaxie de l'espace qui veulent détruire la Terre! Comme c'est original… On l'a pit-être vu, je sais pas moi, 646471654668724687414 fois… Ce PLANZET est (un peu) plus sombre mais aussi idiot que que l'épuisante saga EVANGELION. On pense aussi beaucoup à GUNDAM où à l'ancêtre MACROSS. Techniquement ce truc utilise les mêmes CGI (hautement améliorés, ça devient très impressionnant là) que ceux du long métrage FINAL FANTASY de 2001. C'est autre chose que la purgeasse DRAGON AGE (la critique ici). Le gamin et sa pitite sœur horripilante (qu'on lui foute des baffes à celle-là) doivent sauver le moooooooone grâce à un super-giga-hyper-robot-géant-de-sa-race-grand-comme-une-montagne-putain. Quel suspens… C'est très court (50 mn tout habillé), super neuneu mais visuellement époustouflant!

2010. Réalisé par Jun Awazu. Avec les voix de Kaori Ishihara, Masami Iwasaki, Mamoru Miyano…

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shagrathmovies · 13 years ago

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Planzet - 2010 - Jun Awazu

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bashfulone-blog · 14 years ago

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fandompost · 12 years ago

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Madman Entertainment Adds 'Planzet' Anime License

Planzet Adding another license from the recent Perth’s Wai-con convention, Madman Entertainment has acquired the DVD, Blu-ray and digital rights for Planzet with plans to release it in June, 2013. The CG feature was relased in North America by Sentai Filmworks on the same formats....

Check out the full article by Chris Beveridge at http://www.fandompost.com/2013/03/19/madman-entertainment-adds-planzet-anime-license/

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fandompost · 12 years ago

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Madman Entertainment Adds Three Anime Acquisitions

Toriko Madman Entertainment has been relatively quiet lately when it comes to new acquisitions, but they updated with a trio of new things this weekend that should make for some excitement for Australian fans. All three titles acquired have English language dubs produced for them, two of which...

Check out the full article by Chris Beveridge at http://www.fandompost.com/2013/02/04/madman-entertainment-adds-three-anime-acquisitions/

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fandompost · 13 years ago

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Planzet UK Anime DVD Review

Ever have a show that you just want to love, but that has so many holes in its storyline that you find you just can't? Meet Planzet, which fits the bill perfectly…

What They Say: In this CG sci-fi thriller, the Earth is still recovering from a deadly alien attack that wiped out all human cities in the year 2047. Humanity has finally developed a counter-attack that they can use against the invaders, and one man - a soldier named Hiroshi Akishima, who lost his father in the first invasion - wants to be the one to bring the aliens down.

The Review: Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers) 2047 - mankind has just completed construction of its first colony on Mars, Esperanza, and is ready to begin moving the colony's planned 500,000 new residents there. The day completion of the base was announced, though, a surprise attack by alien invaders left the Earth devastated - the polar ice melted, many major cities left underwater, the rest razed. Within 6 days, most of humanity was dead. But humanity is a resilient species and, under the protection of a global shield known as the Diffuser, the survivors began to look for ways to fight back. Now, they believe they have a way: a new one-shot weapon, the D-Cannon, more powerful than a nuclear weapon. But to use the D-Cannon, the Diffuser will have to be disabled, leaving Earth vulnerable for a time while the cannon is deployed. It's a window of opportunity that the aliens are fully expected to exploit, and so the fate of Earth comes to rest in the hands of a small team of crack pilots assigned to protect the D-Cannon until it's ready...

Detractors of full 3DCG, look away - Planzet comes with the look'n'feel that'll be familiar to anyone who's seen the recent Appleseed movies, or Manga's recent release of TO. It's an acquired taste, and in this case some of the character faces stray into uncanny valley - but it's also a look that's particularly good at hardware and combat scenes, which Planzet has a decent amount of. Overall, then, the CG probably isn't a bad thing this time around.

Where the movie does fall down, though, is on plot consistency, downright silliness, and overuse of "convenience", for want of a better word. Starter for 10: Earth's invaders, the enigmatic FOS, don't really reveal themselves much - but when they come out to fight, there are generally a lot of them. So if you have an all-or-nothing plan to save the world from alien invaders that hinges on the ability of your crack squad to defend your new BFG for a set period of time - do you not think it would be a good idea to have more than three defenders? And would it not be a good idea to check the range on your one-shot superweapon lest, I don't know, the alien base orbits just a wee bit outside it? In Planzet's world, "no" is apparently the answer to both questions. And the range thing doesn't only happen once, either. We've also got shuttles going to Mars despite the aliens in orbit and globe-encircling shield that lets nothing in or out, and some aspects (both visual and plot) that seem to have been lifted wholesale from Independence Day.

Characters are a mixed bunch, too. For a start, there aren't very many of them - 5 with significant speaking roles, two with smaller roles, and that's it. Personalities are barely developed - enough to tell you that Character A has issues living up to her father's reputation, Character B is looking for vengeance, Character C just wants the war to be over, and so on. The time just isn't taken to flesh them out more thoroughly than that, when it could probably have used it.

Which makes it sound like I'm not very impressed with Planzet, I'm sure. But there's good stuff here. In terms of visual spectacle, being compared with Independence Day isn't a bad thing, and Planet certainly looks the part. There's a feeling of desperation about events that ties in well with the situation that's being portrayed. Lead man Hiroshi's ties to his little sister Koyomi bring a little grounding to events. For all that the movie almost misses the mark completely with the major plot points, it gets the little things just about right. It's not enough good to completely balance out the bad, but it was enough to keep my interest in the movie alive when it was beginning to flag.

In Summary: If I was reviewing this as a streaming title, I’d have an easy job - via that method with your sub already paid, it's an easy "go watch", for curiosity if nothing else. As a disc release, though, it comes with a £20 price tag - which takes a little more justification. If the excitement of the CG visuals are likely to float your boat - and they do look impressive for the most part - then go for it. If you prefer a little more depth to your storytelling, then it's more one for the rental pile.

Content Grade: B

Released By: Manga Entertainment UK / Kaze UK Release Date: 27 August 2012 Running Time: 53 minutes Video Encoding: 480i/p MPEG2 Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen

Review Equipment: Toshiba 37X3030DB 37” widescreen HDTV; Sony PS3 Blu-ray player (via HDMI, upscaled to 1080p); Acoustic Solutions DS-22 5.1 speaker system.

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fandompost · 13 years ago

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'Book Of Bantorra' & 'Planzet' Anime Contests Begin!

To get things moving a bit this Memorial Day weekend, we've got two new contests up and running today that will bring a few smiles we're sure. Check out the details below and hit up your entries, or register and enter today!

Book Of Bantorra Contest

To help usher in the warm month of June here in the US, we've got a new contest up and running that will add some action and heat to all of it. We've ... View Details & Register

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Enter Through: 06-03-2012

Draw Date: 06-04-2012 at 02:11 AM

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Planzet Blu-ray Contest

What we've got for our readers is a copy of the Planzet Blu-ray release from Sentai Filmworks that was just released. This is the latest 3D CG featuer...

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Enter Through: 05-31-2012

Draw Date: 06-01-2012 at 02:11 AM

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Planzet Blu-ray Review

The end of the world is here, but thank goodness we have this ultimate weapon!

What They Say: In 2047, an unknown, alien lifeform descends upon the Earth, destroying all the major cities in one fell swoop. The survivors unite and build a Diffusor to stop the Februus, the invaders the military would later codename the FOS, and a temporary peace is achieved.

Jump forward to 2053, the present. A last, desperate counterattack is being mounted against the enemy. Hiroshi Akishima, soldier in the Planetary Defense Forces Alliance, would like nothing better than a shot at the aliens responsible for his father's death six years ago. However, the new offensive requires the Diffusor to be dropped, leaving the entire planet terribly vulnerable once more. Will humanity regain the stars or lose everything in the final, ultimate gamble?

The Review: Audio: The audio presentation for this release is pretty solid as both the Japanese track and the English track get a 5.1 mix done using the lossless DTS-HD MA codec. There is a good bit of sound thrown to the rears but it is primarily the music, not that doing that is a bad thing as it builds it up to a good surround feeling. The dialogue when placed along the forward soundstage is solid and there are some good sequences dealing with the depth and actual placement of it while the action has some strong moments as well around the whole field. The bass level in particular gets some very good moments as the action picks up, but what shines throughout is the music, whether it's the big moments or the incidental bits that come up. Dialogue is clean and clear throughout and we had no problems with dropouts or distortions during regular playback.

Video: Originally released in 2010, the transfer for this feature is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.78:1 in 1080p using the AVC codec. The feature covers a lot of ground with its visual design for its CG style, working an old school feeling right from the start that's almost amusing with what it's trying to do. There's a good film-like appearance to it at this stage since it's attempting to look nostalgic, but once it gets into the meat of the feature itself, it has the good, clean but still detailed and rich look that I expected from the film. Detail is very well presented, colors look good and there's little in the way of noise or other problems. It may not have the exact polish of some other CG movies, but it has its own look and it works it well here with the transfer.

Packaging: The packaging for this release is presented in a standard size Blu-ray case which fits well with the artwork here. It does make it clear that it's a CG film, though the blending and design is a bit better than some other ones in the last few years. It's a busy cover with a lot of things going on, but the central focus is on the two lead characters. With the various mechanical elements scattered around and the futuristic aspects, it's a good cool balance against the hot logo along the bottom that's given an explosion for a background. The back cover plays it like a lot of SF movie releases with some hard, dark and worn down colors that gives it the right feel for this kind of film. The discs extras are clearly listed and easy to read and we get a good selection of shots from the feature. The summary doesn't go into too much detail but lays it all out well to make it intriguing. The remainder is standard fare with the production credits and a solid technical grid that lists everything accurately. No show related inserts are included nor is there a reverse side cover.

Menu: The main menu has some good design elements to it, using an explosive scene from the feature that's a really great looking illustration, as it provides that mechanical and quasi-futuristic feel while also highlighting the action elements. With no music to it though, it feels a bit weaker and kind of barren. The overall layout is good though and the menu navigation along the bottom is very in-theme in a good way while also doubling as the pop-up menu. Submenus load very quickly and without any problems and navigation is an absolute breeze. The show defaulted to the English with sign/song subtitles for us rather than our players' language presets.

Extras: The release has some good extras to it that should please the fans of the film. The first two are a pair of interview pieces with the lead actors done individually that run about ten minutes each and lets them expound on how much they like the feature and what it represents. The original creator, Jun Awazu, also gets an interview that runs about fifteen minutes and details where he went from working on Negadon in 2005 to this and everything in between. He's got a few interesting things to say in regards to the approach but it is pretty standard promotional material. There's a neat twenty-two minute animatics sequence with Awazu showing it in a side by side form with how they went from A to B in creating the feature and the general design and set up for it. Add in a commentary track and good collection of trailers for the feature and there's plenty to like here.

Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers) An original work from ComixWave, Planzet is a 2010 film from Jun Awazu, who had worked on and created Negadon years earlier much to a lot of fans delight. Planzet brings us a new CG film to an anime audience this is still largely unwilling to embrace the medium and what it offers, which at this point continues to be fairly straightforward science fiction tales of different types. Once Appleseed first hit the market, it opened up the potential for more and it seems stuck in this area, but it's the one most suited for it at the moment as they continue to do some very good work in making the characters more accessible through their animation and designs.

This film gives us an interesting if familiar world as it takes place in 2053, several years after an attack by an alien species. In 2047, a small alien world appeared in orbit around the Earth and through success waves of attacks over six days, the majority of humanity was wiped out. A simple workover of the polar caps did a lot of the damage as huge cities were quickly flooded, landmasses changed and other major metropolitan areas were left to be razed and gutted. Mankind fought back and did so for months and years afterward with a quick push towards a global military government of sorts in order to deal with coordinated strikes against the enemy. The opening does a decent job of showing what happened in some simple shots but not with much in the way of fanfare, adding to the oppressive feeling.

Within this world we do get to know a few characters, but with the way the film is designed it doesn't matter too much. The main par we get is a brother and sister where the elder brother is in the military, flying combat mecha in an attempt to push back against the aliens, while his sister has been forcibly enrolled in a Defense Middle School so she can become one of the elite. As he indicates, it's the only way to ensure a decent life in the interim until they can either win the war or lose at everything. With his three person team, Hiroshi has a good group that can do the missions they're assigned, but they're facing some incredible odds based on what's happened so far.

The film is fairly predictable with its overall storyline and the way it's kept to just a few characters, making it easy to get into and to enjoy the way it approaches things. It has a good, gritty feeling to it that's definitely appropriate as it showcases humanity on the edge, even with some very high tech though not always functional pieces of equipment. It has an air of hopelessness about it, but what helps to make this work is its run time. Coming in just under an hour, it avoids some of the usual things that slow things down with the whole “character development” thing. Normally it's what you want in a movie, but here the whole point is to just show what the few remaining people are doing to survive and fight back. The way to best view this is as a short story, one that gets into the meat of things, shows it unfolding and then running towards the climax.

In Summary: If you don't expect grand things from Planzet, you'll be pleasantly surprised by how much fun it is as it deals with short form storytelling. Anime itself has largely lost this form over the years as the 50 minute OVAs disappeared and we instead got padded out TV series or movies that weren't structured well. Planzet is a pretty fun short science fiction story in the traditional Japanese sense where it gives us a fascinating change to the world and lots of things that you want to explore more, but keeps its real focus narrow. It has that air of unreal about it in some ways, such as when the Ultimate Weapon is introduced, but it's a longstanding piece of Japanese science fiction, especially if you go back to a lot of the manga of the 1980's. If this was longer I probably would have been bored more, but in this form it just hits things one after the other and goes with it. It may be very light on characters, but it works in just about all other ways, including some very enjoyable CG animation.

Features: Japanese DTS-HD MA 5.1 Language, English DTS-HD MA 5.1 Language, English Subtitles, Interviews, Animatics, Commentary Track, Trailer Collection

Content Grade: B Audio Grade: B+ Video Grade: B+ Packaging Grade: B Menu Grade: B- Extras Grade: A-

Released By: Sentai Filmworks Release Date: May 22nd, 2012 MSRP: $39.98 Running Time: 53 Minutes Video Encoding: 1080p AVC Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Widescreen

Review Equipment: Sony KDS-R70XBR2 70" LCoS 1080P HDTV, Sony PlayStation3 Blu-ray player via HDMI set to 1080p, Onkyo TX-SR605 Receiver and Panasonic SB-TP20S Multi-Channel Speaker System With 100-Watt Subwoofer.

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