Despite its title, this theatrical feature has little to do with the mecha adventures and ensemble comedy of the popular broadcast series Mobile Police Patlabor. Inspector Shin’ichiro Hata of the Tokyo Police is assigned to investigate an unexplained series of violent and grisly deaths. Instead of the rogue mecha the Patlabor team fight, the killer is a weird, amphibious monster, the product of yet another biotech experiment gone wrong. Hata meets the beautiful scientist who created the monster–using cells from the cancer that killed her daughter. The familiar characters Noa Izumi, Isao Ota, and Captain Goto appear in brief cameos when they dispatch the mutant monster in a half-ruined stadium. Director Fumihiko Takayama tries to emulate the look and tone of Hiroyuki Okiura’s Jin-Roh, but fails to generate the ominous tension that distinguished The Wolf Brigade. (Rated R: violence, grotesque imagery, profanity, tobacco use) –Charles Solomon
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April 22, 2010
#1
I’m usually open to anime but this movie just plain, for lack of a better word, [stinks]. I will admit that before this movie I have never watched the Patlabor series or movies before. I thought there would be a lot of mecha action but there was just about 5-10 mins of it. It was so boring in the beginning but I gave it a chance because that’s how Gasaraki started and I loved that series after watching it past the first few boring chapters. I can dare say that this movie isn’t even for die hard Patlabor fans.
April 22, 2010
#2
…but this movie stinks. Not that the fact it had nothing to do with Patlabor at all, but the movie itself was basically pointless. Fans of Patlabor should avoid this picture, but for the people who want to order anime (at a cheap price) then be advised this movie isn’t as great as the high marks other reviewers are giving it.
April 22, 2010
#3
Falling in love with Patlabor 1&2, I expected to see SV2 and the Labors used but in WX13, no such thing. Yes the story does try to take the movie in a different direction, but for the majority of people watching this, already seen this kind of plot. A robot turns into a bio-mechanical robot (BGC2040?), and requires the skill of heroes to stop it. Seriously, I had flashbacks of Bubblegum Crisis on my mind. The fact is, the only real suprise I had was when the monster had “watermelons”.
Next time, they should stick to drama and action instead of trying to redo the “robot monster” cliche.
April 22, 2010
#4
When u think patlabor, u think cops and big ‘ol robots. Well that is far from what u get in this movie. The animation is good, but the pace is slower than a snail. Waiting five minutes for a character to turn off a car, unbuckle, open the door, etc… is a good way to describe the general speed of the movie. Also, the soundtrack is very lacking, too much silence. You don’t even get decent action till the VERY end. Spend your money on something like Cowboy Bebop or RahXephon before even thinking about purchasing this
April 22, 2010
#5
Pros: The scientist lady kills herself. >:]
Cons: Slow paced, horrible music, boring storyline, horrible characters, annoying little girls.
Final Verdict: The movie blows!