Renaissance - wow... artistically brilliant film. Loved the character of Karas. His introduction with the boy who's held hostage was fantastic.
Great action and great characters (Farfella and Bislane especially) centered around a decent plot. The plot bumbled around a little, but ultimately it's a solid one.
Craig's vo is fantastic, though he's playing himself. If you close your eyes (I fell asleep for about 10 minutes of it), you think you're listening to a new Bond film.
Let's be honest, though.. if this was "standard animation", most of us would have passed on it.. or not enjoyed it as much as we did. I loved how the b&w aspect worked so well with the technology of future Paris.
I also enjoyed how visually you saw how the city went from the ragged slums at the base of the city to sleek, tech-laden towers at the top.
Shame on me for only recently learning of this movie (courtesy of you Momos.. thanks!).. it's been out for years.
8/10
There's no extras on the Blu-Ray! Even just a commentary would've been excellent.
This goes right up there with the original GotS release, Animatrix and the first Patlabor film as one of my favorite adult anime films.
This also reminds me that i haven't seen "A Scanner Darkly" yet, either.
