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NUMBERS
Box Office: $494,432
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CONSENSUS
Even though the storyline is nothing new, Metropolis is an eye-popping visual treat.
Directed by Rin Taro
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SYNOPSIS
This animated Japanese film from Rin Taro (X) and Otomo Katsuhiro (AKIRA), based on the 1949 Magna comic book by Tezuka Osamu, takes place in the futuristic city of Metropolis. more...
MPAA RATING
PG-13, for violence and images of destruction
RUNTIME
1 hour, 49 minutes
RELEASE DATES
Theatrical: Jan 25, 2002
Video: Apr 23, 2002
RELEASE COMPANY
Sony Pictures Entertainment
GENRE
Action/Adventure, Science-Fiction/Fantasy, Mystery, Anime/Japanimation, Robots, Japan, Japanimation (Anime), Future/Futuristic Worlds
OFFICIAL SITE
• The Official Metropolis Site
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PARENTS EVALUATION
TRAILER & MEDIA
TIDBITS
SUBMIT/EDIT ARTICLE
SUBMIT USER REVIEW
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 "The film's imagination goes sky high, showing us unbelievable buildings, surfaces, catwalks, robots, colors, underground catacombs and, yes, fish tanks."
-- Jeffrey M. Anderson, SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER
"...science-fiction fans and adventurous filmgoers will find this ingenious explosion of retro-cyberpunk a compelling dystopian vision with a gleam of hope.
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-- Sean Axmaker, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
"With elements cribbed from Lang's Metropolis, Welles' Kane, and Eisenstein's Potemkin, the true wonder of Rintarô's Metropolis is the number of lasting images all its own."
-- Walter Chaw, FILM FREAK CENTRAL
 "For something as splendid-looking as this particular film, the viewer expects something special but instead gets [sci-fi] rehash."
-- Jeffrey Chen, WINDOW TO THE MOVIES
"The visuals alone make Metropolis worth seeing."
-- Ryan Cracknell, APOLLO GUIDE
"A visionary marvel, but it’s lacking a depth in storytelling usually found in anime like this."
-- Mark Dujsik, MARK REVIEWS MOVIES
"There's so much to look at in Metropolis you hate to tear your eyes away from the images long enough to read the subtitles."
-- Chris Hewitt, ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS
"The story suffers a severe case of oversimplification, superficiality and silliness."
-- Bruce Kirkland, JAM! MOVIES
"The artwork is spectacular and unlike most animaton from Japan, the characters move with grace and panache."
-- Eric Lurio, GREENWICH VILLAGE GAZETTE
"A delightful stimulus for the optic nerves, so much that it's forgivable that the plot feels like every other tale of a totalitarian tomorrow."
-- Melanie McFarland, SEATTLE TIMES
"Belleza, magia, poder, amor, misterio, y gran gran música y visuales... ¿qué más se puede pedir?..."
-- Alex Ramirez, CINENGANOS
"While some of the subplots are very sketchy and the motivations of some of the characters are not clear, it is a journey worth taking because of the wondrous imagery."
-- Robert Roten, LARAMIE MOVIE SCOPE
"One of the most important and exhilarating forms of animated filmmaking since old Walt doodled Steamboat Willie."
-- Marc Savlov, AUSTIN CHRONICLE
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"I loved looking at this movie. I just didn’t care as much for the story."
-- David Cornelius, AMAZING COLOSSAL WEBSITE
"Melds derivative elements into something that is often quite rich and exciting, and always a beauty to behold."
-- Michael Dequina, MR. BROWN'S MOVIES
"The movie is for fans who can't stop loving anime, and the fanatical excess built into it."
-- David Elliott, SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE
"...a haunting vision, with images that seem more like disturbing hallucinations."
-- David Keyes, DAVID KEYES' CINEMA 2000
"... more evocative than many other anime features, with its echoes of classic science fiction and contemporary cyberpunk."
-- Shawn Levy, OREGONIAN
"Stunningly beautiful."
-- Maitland McDonagh, TV GUIDE'S MOVIE GUIDE
"One of the best looking and stylish animated movies in quite a while . . ."
-- James O'Ehley, SCI-FI MOVIE PAGE
"Suffers from the lack of a compelling or comprehensible narrative. Still, as a visual treat, the film is almost unsurpassed."
-- Steve Rhodes, STEVE RHODES' INTERNET REVIEWS
"Brings together some of the biggest names in Japanese anime, with impressive results."
-- Jamie Russell, BBCI FILMS
"... [Fritz] Lang's cutting commentary on the Industrial Age and class polarization ... remains as relevant today as it was 75 years ago."
-- David Lee Simmons, GAMBIT WEEKLY (NEW ORLEANS, LA)
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FRESH 87%
Avg. Rating: 8.1/10 |
"There's a vastness implied in Metropolis that is just breathtaking."
-- John Anderson, NEWSDAY
"One of the best animated films I have ever seen."
-- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
"A near perfect fusion of computer and cel animation."
-- J. Hoberman, VILLAGE VOICE
"Both beautiful and distant."
-- David Hunter, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
"Has an almost stupefyingly intense visual impact."
-- Liam Lacey, GLOBE AND MAIL
"The urban landscapes are detailed down to the signs on the kiosks, and the color palette, with lots of somber blues and pinks, is dreamy and evocative."
-- Mick LaSalle, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
"Unlike most anime, whose most ardent fans outside Japan seem to be introverted young men with fantasy fetishes, Metropolis never seems hopelessly juvenile."
-- Terry Lawson, DETROIT FREE PRESS
"The imagery with which director Rintaro brings this world to animated life is unique and captivating."
-- Tom Maurstad, DALLAS MORNING NEWS
"A fast-moving and remarkable film that appears destined to become a landmark in Japanese animation."
-- Jonathan Perry, BOSTON GLOBE
"Apart from its own considerable achievement, Metropolis confirms Tezuka's status as both the primary visual influence on the animé tradition and its defining philosophical conscience."
-- Geoff Pevere, TORONTO STAR
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"Vibrantly colored and beautifully designed, Metropolis is a feast for the eyes."
-- Daniel Steinhart, FILM JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL
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* Mouse over a tomato icon for a publication's original rating. Original rating not available for every publication.
* In fairness to critics whose last name begins with a letter at the end of the alphabet, certain pages are sorted in reverse order, z-a.
* Certain "Metropolis" article data provided by the Movie Review Query Engine.
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