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| ACTORS: | Takeshi Kaneshiro, Anne Suzuki, Goro Kishitani |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Takashi Yamazaki |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 01 January, 2002 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Columbia Tristar Hom |
| MPAA RATING: | R (Restricted) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Widescreen, Digital Video Transfer, Surround Sound, Subtitled, Digital Sound |
| TYPE: | Feature Film-action/Adventure |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 043396008175 |
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Customer Reviews of Returner
A very fun and entertaining film. I first saw previews for this film while watching the Sci-Fi channel, and needless to say, I was interested. The user reviews on this website are much more true to the film than the critic's reviews.
I found this film to be very exciting to watch. It combined a well-thought plot, superb acting (minus most of the english speaking characters from the future), creative cinematography, smooth special effects, and fun all into a nice package.
I also agree with the reviews here: Who cares if it takes elements from other movies? Lot's of movies do that. The first Charlie's Angels (a horrid film) completely ripped from The Matrix and M:I 2. So much that it was worthless to even watch, mainly because it was ripped so poorly. Furthermore, while most people consider The Matrix the proprietor of showing the bullets, one should recall Face/Off. John Woo showed bullets coming out of the guns during a showdown scene near the end of the feature. And yet, Matrix gets the credit for it.
This movie does combine elements of other films, but it does so without losing it's own identity. This is an excellent Japanese film and should be viewed by any fan of action, import, anime, or just plain fun.
Also check out "Versus" directed by Ryuhei Kitamura. Do yourself a favor and watch the Director's Cut version rather than the completely dumbed down R version. It's a whole different beast!
Three and a Half Stars
Go ahead and judge this movie by its cover. Looks like a lot of other recent sci-fi/action flicks, doesn't it? Guy in a trenchcoat, posing with a gun, lesser female character in the background, numbers rolling down behind them... Looks like the Matrix. Looks like Equlibrium. It isn't too far off.
Actually, "The Returner" borrows more from "The Terminator" trilogy than anything else. It actually borrows too much. The story is exactly the same. In "The Returner" a war is being waged in the future against a race of aliens, and a girl must travel back to the present time to stop the war from ever beginning. Sounds a lot like a certain series starring Arnold Schwarzenneger, does it not?
The girl even brings back a gadget from the future - a wristband - that allows a charcater wearing it to travel twenty times faster than everyone else for a brief period of time. This, as you might expect, allows for a few "Bullet-time" scenes, with enemies and bullets traveling in super slowmotion, while our heroes dodge the bullets with fancy acrobatic techniques. Seen it before, but it still looks cool.
"The Returner" is a special effects filled sci-fi/action flick, that gives viewers exactly what they'll expect. It has likable characters, an interesting ending, and is only slightly hurt by its lack of real originality.
Don'y go out of your way to see it, but if you are looking for a fun way to spend an hour and a half, this may be a great choice.
Wow
I think this movie is not getting the credit it deserves. Not only is the action great but the story is also excellent. The acting is great too. I suggest that you watch it with subtitles to fully see the acting. Anyway, overall this movie was great and I recomend it to anyone.