Patlabor 1 - The Movie

Pros: The last 30 minutes
Cons: The first hour

Patlabor 1 The Movie is an Anime brought to us by Manga (known for Perfect Blue, Akira, Ghost in the Shell, and otherwise mostly violent B-grade anime lacking substance). This one is strangely familiar if you've seen more than a few Manga releases. The...

Pros: Great character/mech designs, interesting story
Cons: The dialogue gets boring at times

If your one of those people who think mech animes should be like Gundam, then this is not for you!

If you'v ever heard of the Patlabor series, then you know that it's a police based anime. Now, if you've ever seen Law and Order, then you...

Pros: Great suspense
Cons: Very hard to find

This is one of the best movies I have ever seen in my life. And not just for a cartoon. Had this been a live action production it would be equally good.

I saw this movie for the first time on cable TV. About once a year, Teletoon shows four...

Pros: Good animation; well written story
Cons: the enemies rarely fight back

Okay, here's the story of this film. A man commits suicide on a massive overseas structure called the Ark. Soon after, these giant robots called Labors start going out of control and cause chaos all over the place. In Japan, four members of the Patlabor...

Pros: Excellent art work. Not your typical shoot-em-up anime plot.
Cons: Should watch the Patlabor TV series before you engage in this movie.

First of all, before you watch this movie, you should be fairly familiar with the Patlabor series. Because this Anime proceeds with the assumption that the viewers are all Patlabor fans and characters development are redundant. Which for me is good cuz...