how could a movie about the amazing sky-high acrobatics of aerial dog-fighting teenagers end up being so boring
The Sky Crawlers (2008)
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Reviews Counted:3
Fresh:1
Rotten:2
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Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: From the director of the iconic sci-fi anime THE GHOST IN THE SHELL comes this stunning vision of a world in which eternally youthful fighter pilots lose their innocence after being foisted into a... From the director of the iconic sci-fi anime THE GHOST IN THE SHELL comes this stunning vision of a world in which eternally youthful fighter pilots lose their innocence after being foisted into a war they’re too young to even fully grasp. Innocence is lost in the most dizzying manner imaginable when one such fighter pilot, a teenage boy named Yuichi whose childhood memories consist only of visions of combat, begins to question the fate of the soldier he’s replacing. [More]
Starring: Rinko Kikuchi, Chiaki Kuriyama, Ryo Kase
Starring: Rinko Kikuchi, Chiaki Kuriyama, Ryo Kase
Director: Mamoru Oshii
Director: Mamoru Oshii
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Release:
May 26, 2009
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
- Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.78
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - Japanese
- Dubbed, Subtitles - English
- Subtitles - English, French
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Behind the Scenes:
- 1. Animation Research for The Sky Crawlers
- 2. The Sound Design and Animation of The Sky Crawlers
Reviews for The Sky Crawlers
... a surreal, hypnotic quality broken only by the dynamic scenes of battle...
The technically proficient The Sky Crawlers is nice to look at and listen to...but by relying on zombified blank-slate characters, Oshii makes a point at the expense of engagement, much less entertainment. [Blu-ray]
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