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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Jan 15, 2009
Pros: Detailed and wonderful animation; incredible production values.
Cons: Weak Story.
Summary: Steamboy ((Suchîmubôi)) (2004) Directed by Katsuhiro Ôtomo."An invention with no philosophy behind it is a curse." Dr. Lloyd Steam.In a vision of Britain in 1866, where steam power rivals most ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 28, 2012
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Summary: It’s hard when your first feature-length movie as a director becomes famous. Director Katsuhiro Ôtomo was known for having directed Akira, said by some to have ushered in modern anime. In 2004, Steamboy was released, which took ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 8, 2008
Pros: Beautiful Visuals, Great Story, Amazing Soundtrack
Cons: The Pacing Gets Thrown Off Near the End
Summary: Katsuhiro Otomo's anime film Akira is an absolute masterpiece. This holds so true that nothing the guy makes will ever be allowed to stand on it's own merits without being compared to it. This is unfortunate because in 2004 he released Steamboy upon the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 22, 2008
Pros: Beautiful, great pacing, entertaining
Cons: Not appropriate for small children.
Summary: This is a movie by the famed Katsuhiro Otomo, who is highly acclaimed for his masterpiece called Akira. This is both a blessing and a curse. A blessing in that people know who you are, a curse in that it will be nearly impossible to live up to that ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 30, 2007
Pros: Stunning animation, intelligent story
Cons: Overlong and convoluted
Summary: I had high expectations when I popped STEAMBOY into my DVD player. They were almost met, but not quite. "Steamboy" is the latest work of Katsuhiro Otomo, the maker of such Japanese anime classics as AKIRA and METROPOLIS. Sadly, in this entry, he lets ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 2, 2005
Pros: Beautiful graphics
Cons: So confusing as to have no storyline at all.
Summary: I was wowed by the history of Steamboy. How can anime from the maker of Akira be bad? For those not in the know, Akira is one of the classics of the anime genre. It's set in the future, and pits a very special boy against the rest of the world. Many ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 2, 2005
Pros: Animation, artwork, character development, music
Cons: The story...especially the last third.
Summary: Before I say anything, I have to clarify. "Steamboy" is currently playing in theaters across the country but there are actually two versions. The version I saw was the DIRECTOR'S CUT, which was not dubbed in English but had the original Japanese voice ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 22, 2005
Pros: Spectacular animation, sound, music.
Cons: Incoherent plot, bad dialogue and voice characterization.
Summary: In the past, I haven't been the biggest fan of anime. I enjoyed "Akira" and "Spirited Away," but did not care for "Princess Mononoke" or the "Ghost in the Shell" films. So, naturally, I saw "Steamboy" with a certain amount of apprehension. Though the ... read more
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