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Story and graphics capture attention, convoy message on supersense level! Worth every penney, so numerous layers to enjoyment!

The Dirty Pair, Kei plus Yuri, are extremity beautiful and give my intense personal simulation. The music tunes are vibrate and catching.

You will like! Massive joy for you, cowboy!

VERY disappointing, but not bad.
The original Dirty Pair series is one of my all-time faves among animes, and I enjoy DP Flash as well, so, naturally, I was excited to get a full length original DP movie. Sadly, this one was a true disappointment. That's not to say it isn't an enjoyable little slice of classic sci-fi anime, it just doesn't live up to the series. First off, the music in this movie is so prevalent that you could make an argument that this is really an 80 minute music video. That in itself isn't necessarily bad, but the music is awful. None of the sweet guitar rock of the series, just cheesy pop music. Second, I expected a DP movie to have more action, more plot, and more of that wickedly sharp and hilarious banter that only Kei and Yuri can bring. Unfortunately, you get less of each than you'd get in an average 20 minute episode of the tv series. That is what kills this movie more than anything. Third, the love story is so awkward and pointless that it doesn't even belong in the movie. They really should have put the famous Kei/Yuri verbal exchanges first and all this other crap as an afterthought rather than the other way around. Still, this is not a bad film. There are a few scenes of risque hijinks that got a good laugh out of me. And the main battle scene (even with the awful music) is a classic; Kei and Yuri's battle-suits are pretty darn sweet. The monsters look pretty cool, even if they are rip-offs from "Aliens", and the plot surrounding them is quite interesting. You've also got to love the Bond-esue opening sequence. All in all, I'd say only check it out if you're a die-hard lover of all things Yuri and Kei. If you're a newcomer to the Lovely Angels, go get "Girls with Guns" instead. If you bought the original series and want more Dirty Pair, procede with caution.

Good for old fans, not best intro for new fans
Project Eden, formerly known as the Dirty Pair Movie, is actually the scond movie release by Sunrise/Studio Nue in the late 1980s after the TV series was cancelled. It proved to be the most popular, however.

This version is not to be confused wit he VHS version of the same movie that was produced by Streamline Films in the late 80s. They had a different voice ensemble, and took some liberties with the plot and script to make it more "Americanized".

The DVD is more true to the original script, as one would expect from ADV, and has the classic voice of Pam Lauer as Kei and Allison Summeral taking over for Jessie Calvello as Yuri.
For those of us who learned about and learned to love and Lovely Angels (as we Angelheads call them) these are THE Voices and personalities of the Dirty Pair. ( no offense to Lara Cody or Wendy Lee)

Unfortunatly, the voice acting takes second place to the story and the action sequuences, which are quite good for 1980s cel animation. The villian has some long speeches, which make a lot more sense in this version, than the VHS, for example, but Kei and Yuri have less time and occassion for the banter and "uncharacteristic behavior" that make them what they are.
(The bathing sequence is a classic!)

For the new DP fan, I would suggest they introduce themselves with the OVA (original video animation) DVDs "Girls with Guns" or "Damsels in Destruction", each of which contain 5 of the 10 episodes made after the TV series.

It is a very well done movie and should find a place in the collection of any Dirty Pair, er Lovely Angels fan. One can only hope that ADV comes out with the 26 TV episodes as well in 2004