Steamboy [DVD] [2006]

The animation is flawless and rather liked the concept. Its beautifully imaginative and visually stunning so for that I've given 3 stars. BUT....and as a Brit from Yorkshire this is a big but, the butchered British accents are truly appalling to the point where they are offensive to the ears. The Yorkshire accents in particular are excruciatingly painful to listen to and makes it very hard to watch. If regional accents were so important to the plot I don't know why they didn't hire the numerous British actors available that could have done a decent job. This may not be a big deal to people from other countries but if you live in the UK the audio will definitely grate.

No it's not as good as Akira but it is one of the most detailed and beautiful anime movies I have seen. The steam driven machinery is fascinating to look at. The story could be tighter and the characters more compellingly written but it is still very good. The score by Steve Jablonsky is Fantastic, as good as his Transformers scores but more traditionally orchestral. A solid and visually fantastic movie.

Before you start reading below i will have to mention this is not so much a review of the film itself as it is the actual release of the movie, its a good film, but this is only a review of the release, read other reviews if you don't care about the release but the movie itself.I am used to buying anime releases published by Manga and MVM Entertainment, this Sony Pictures release does not come with the Japanese voice track, now, thats a problem to me because i like hearing the original voice cast, it may not be a problem for some as the movie is actually set in Victorian age England, the problem is - other anime films by Sony Pictures have been released with the Japanese voice track, in fact i bought a copy of Tekkonkinkreet with this movie and it came with the Japanese voice track, whats up with that?The English dubbing itself is alright, but it feels sort of cheap to only have one voice track when other releases by the same company have many, 4 stars for the release, but the movie is a 5 star.Sorry if i sound too nitpicky.

the actual animation was absolutely outstanding and can see where the money went and was actually in awe of it! the storyline itself was a bit wishy washy and I was incredibly distracted by ray steams appalling accent! I'm glad I didn't pay too much for this to be honest as there are much better anime out there. disappointed to be honest that considering how much was spent on this they could've spent a little more time on the storyline and also a better actor to do the voice of ray steam?

I've watched this movie over and over a again through my life and it has so much relevance to the dychotomy we fall into with life and special attention should be paid to the industrial revolution x human nature conflicts. WE LIVE IN A SYSTEM THAT PREYS ON OUR WEAKNESSES.Watch this movie and draw your own conclusions a please review.Wes

The visuals are ok but the story was not engaging. Suffers from hype about hours to make.

This is clearly a monster work although - like Akira - maybe somewhat overlong and a bit slow plot-wise. I'd be more than happy with the excellent animation if it had a Japanese dub to go with it (it does have two kinds of English subtitles).I'll be looking at the Director's Cut in the hope of a Japanese dialogue track. I always find an English dub (I'm English) breaks the spell... and English never syncs properly anyway. Also, it's quite common to find key plot points rescripted for better sync (but poorer sense).

Not a bad anime movie especially if you are into Steampunk.