not for beginners
I just rented the North American DVD and was surprised to see a US movie
trailer in the package. This trailer says the movie was in theaters in January of 2003. I don\'t remember seeing anything like that in the local newspaper. Maybe it was a limited run in selected cities. Anyway I must warn you that like most movies based on existing series there is no reintroduction of the characters. That means if you don\'t know who does what the movie won\'t tell you. Also the Special Vehicles Unit takes a supporting role because the story revolves around the captain\'s detective friend. That means your favourite characters will hardly get any screen time or lines to say. I will give the movie a "B" rating.. oh well...
I was completely jazzed to track down the third Patlabor movie; the
first two are among my favorites. The third lacked that certain something...namely the main characters from the first two, reduced to minor supporting roles at best. We don't see the progression of the characters like we did between 1 and 2, which, to be honest, was part of what I was looking forward to seeing in the third. They showed up, a little; I found it funny when Captain Goto, in a meeting, asked why he was there. I had to laugh, because I was asking the same question, as he seemed to me to be in the scene just so people knew it was Patlabour 3. If Section 2 didn't show up in some form, even a few scenes, people would not have been able to tell. So they did. In a few scenes. I was disappointed.. |
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