Blame! (2017)

I frequently freak out when it comes to Science-Fiction and nothing makes sense. This film doesn't make sense - in my own perception of science-fiction - Still, I have to give this one a 9 out of 10, simply because of the beauty and style, these filmmakers mastered in such a phenomenal way.

Most of the joy of watching a film depends on your own expectance. I didn't expect anything from this one, and I was blown away. The lighting, the movements, the action, and the drama, worked for me.

I always hated Japanese animated films for the bad frame-rate, and the strange movements, and this film still has that, but now, they added depth-of-field, great sound, some pretty amazing imagery, and epic explosions.

Still, the story is not as simple as a Michael Bay Film. So, the gigantic proportions, and mind-blowing explosions kinda work.

I must say that I did not watch the film in one go, but I stopped it ever now and again, simply to watch the scenery, and admire the artwork.

Japanese art, in this film, is definitely worth a watch if you care for such things as light, boom, silence, and wonderful design.

The story? I usually care, but it's Japanese, and what do I know about that? Nothing. So, 9 out of 10 for this wonderful experience.

Make up your own mind ;)

But watch it! Definitely! Watch!

Fmovies: This movie was much better than I expected.

As a fan of the Blame! manga, I think the film keeps the same pace and atmosphere as the original.

The movie has no deep development of characters or the universe, but it gave enough details without destroying the original pace of the narrative, what many screen adaptations are often do trying to explain everything in a limited time.

It's definitely worth watching.

Inside a giant 3D-city regulated by an AI-system that is trying to exterminate humans, a mysterious stranger of the Mad Max-type (named 'Killy') meets a desperate and isolated pocket of human survival. He is looking for humans with a certain type of gene which would enable them to reassert control over the AI. The villagers don't know what he's talking about. They have lost this technology such a long time ago that they cannot even imagine humans ever controlling the AI. They thought these were just stories. They have also lost the technology to reproduce the weapons and gear they need for survival, however, so they've become desperate enough to join and assist Killy on a mission. On this mission, they find a 'scientist'. A synthetic human (robot) that has memories of the technology Killy is talking about. She might know a way to reconnect to the AI.

'Will they succeed?' is the question this movies revolves around.

It's a cool premise, I think. A good world to set a story in. In my opinion it doesn't play out that good, unfortunately, but it's entertaining enough. The visuals i liked. If you've seen 'Knights of Sidonia', it's by the same guys and girls, and looks and feels similar.

Blame! fmovies. I stumbled upon this having never seen the original series and knowing nothing of its history. It was simply presented to me upon logging into Netflix as a new original. In fact I thought I was watching the first episode of a multi-part deal but it turned out to be a whole movie ... and I am so glad I stayed up late to finish it.

Quite simply Blame! has the best art I have ever seen in anime, topping even that of another recent favorite, Knights of Sidonia. I don't know what to call the computer assisted methods they use (digital rotoscoping?) to add such realism to the art -- while still having it look hand drawn -- but it's amazing.

The story was instantly engaging and the action was spectacular. The fight scene physics were chaotic but believable in context. There were a couple of spooky scenes that put a chill in me and that's when I knew I was hooked. I congratulate all involved in this project for creating a masterpiece. Bravo!

POLYGON Studio continues to amazed us with its wonderful CGI pictures. the Director Hiroyuki Seshita did a good job, he moved the image well from the source. I think the story still have more beautiful things, but this doesn't prevent us from enjoying this good movies. Now i'am going to read the manga to discover the whole story. . So enjoy it

I suppose after the gigantic Netflix logo spins around on the screen, announcing yet another copycat production, the expectations drop considerably. Fortunately but it seems (I didn't bother to check) like Netflix just signed the cheque to purchase the title, I doubt they could have much to do with this movie. Firstly, it's anime made by the Japanese in Japanese language and everything about it is Japanese, it feels way more genuine than Appleseed. The story was excellent and the visuals were absolutely stunning, I think that's why I'm giving it 7 stars. Otherwise it wasn't a masterpiece but still very solid and enjoyable. The characters were a little bit flat, for example they don't seem to be bothered much when dozens of men and children get ripped to shreds or lose limbs, they all mostly stare at the camera with their fakely large eyes. But well, it's mostly an action anime, so there isn't much time to develop any depth. So yes, there is a lot of shooting, running, action but the balance is right - there is also a lot of suspense, story, sci-fi, dreamy cityscapes, exoskeletons, cyborgs, monsters and heroes. However, it's far away from the American superhero movies with happy ending, the overall mood is gloomy, post apocalyptic and the ending is more of a "walk into the mist" rather than "drive into the sunset" which I personally like.