Limbo, Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Anger, Heresy, Violence, Fraud and Treachery! These are the 9 Circles of Hell made famous by Dante Alighieri in his famed masterpiece, Dante’s Inferno, his first story of The Divine Comedy. Dante’s Inferno: An Animated Epic will take you on a harrowing trip through Hell as Dante braves the forces of evil, slaying demons and monsters of extraordinary imagination, all to save his love Beatrice, from the clutches of Hell’s master – Lucifer. The companion piece to the hit Electronic Arts game, Dante’s Inferno: An Animated Epic, is inventively told through eyes of visionary animation directors fromaround the world, including Shuko Murase (Ergo Proxy) and Yasoumi Umetsu (Kite: Liberator) among others. 6 Directors, 6 terrifying visions of Hell, 1 heart-stopping epic adventure! 6 different covers – 6 different animation styles. See which cover you end up with!
Stills from Dante’s Inferno (Click for larger image)
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January 27, 2006
#1
I thought this anime was fantastic, brilliant voice work, brilliant animations.
PROS:
– Brilliant story, which shows the levels of hell and is uncompromising in stating who ends up on which level of hell.
– Excellent characters which are fleshed out and the voice work is very good, especially for Dante and Beatrice
– Excellent animation, several different artists are used which means the main characters look slightly different on each level.
CONS:
– The characters being animated differently in each level can take you out of the film briefly.
But each new version of Dante Virgil and Beatrice is very well animated so its no loss.
Overall if your a fan of anime, dantes inferno, horror or a good storyline, buy this.
I wish more animated movies were made to this standard.
January 27, 2006
#2
I wish they did more movie/game collaborations like this. Dante’s Inferno is an amazing anime. Voices are awesome, art is awesome, the experiance was just awesome, do your self a favor and buy this.
January 27, 2006
#3
Dante’s Inferno was one wild and unique rollercoaster ride to the underworld. It was very entertaining and captive of the adventure and experience he goes thru.
Dante is a knight trying to save the woman he loves but during the process of his rescue he encounters his old sins of his past and has to face the punishment he made them go through but also has to experience his own troubles and decisions.
The animation was DETAILED AND CRISP. i like the armor and art for each chamber in hell. each stage was very fiery and hot with different sins and monsters. The monsters in this film were tough and intimidating. But Dante takes them head on and it becomes amusing and vicous.
What i enjoyed and learned from the movie was also cool. I learned more about evil sins and alot of mythology that i was familair with and newly learned.
The storyline had alot of depth of his past and how he confronts with it. espeially when he confronts both his parents in hell (it gets better)
OVERALL i would recommend this movie and its a big thrill ride
January 28, 2006
#4
Based on the first part of the Divine Comedy (with nothing funny about it, at all).
The story is centered around an unnerving journey through the 9 rings of Hell Dante travels to free the soul of his beloved Beatrice, damned because he broke his vow to her. In each ring of Hell he comes face to face with all of his past sins and his quest to free Beatrice also turns into a quest for personal redemption.
It’s horrifying, gory, tragic, and uncomfortable to watch at moments. Everything it needs to be, as Hell lives up to it’s name.
DO NOT LET CHILDREN SEE THIS! I can’t stress enough the need to drop our bigot views on animation, just because it is not live action does not mean it is meant for children!!!
January 28, 2006
#5
The animation for the most part was good. However, I was not a fan of the different artists interpretations of the main characters. I understand the reasoning behind it but I felt it broke up the flow of the movie just a lil bit. The movie and game have essentially the same central theme but the execution is very much different. Obviously, since this is the movie, there is more focus on the storyline, which is something the game imo failed on. If you are relying on a the exact same sequences that happened in the game in the movie/vice versa, you will be disappointed. However, the movie does provide a better background on the Lucifer/Beatrice wager and what Dante did to get himself into that trouble. Some noticeable differences between the movie and game that I can think of off the top of my head are:
-Dante acquiring the Scythe(read: no battle with Death)
-Boss battles
-No Cleopatra/Marc Antony
-Fraud was really condensed down. But this is understandable as it could have tacked on another 30-60 mins.
-End battle with Lucifer. Felt kinda underwhelming
Maybe if I did not play the game, I would bump this rating up one notch. However, even the dvd case says this is a companion piece, so it’s hard to not draw up differences between the movie and game. Not bad for a rental, I just cant imagine adding it to the collection.