This is an anime that can answer the cynic's question, "If it were any good, why isn't it live action?"
Redline is the type of production that would be patently impossible to pull off with either live action or CGI animation, and something which could only come from Japan. It is balls-to-the-petal-to-the-metal crazy, looks and sounds astounding, and is a joyous thrill from beginning to end!
If you wanted to find something to complain about, the story is a bit thin, and some of the scenes are utterly ridiculous ("That could never happen," says the stick-in-the-mud). But this is a film that does not need to make sense. It is an exercise in pure rocking style! It will leave a smile on your face.
There are no rules in the racing anime Redline except that if somebody has an idea that's too insane to put in the movie, then it has to go in. Though our rockabilly hero's pompadour is impressive, he's pretty normal in a universe inhabited by weird aliens, kaiju monsters, crying soldiers, superheroes, magic-using mecha pilots, and more. Redline is the greatest race in the universe, pitting elite racers in gorgeously-designed vehicles against one another in a virtual warzone (a planet that doesn't want them there or media attention on their military installations). The animation of a high level, and though it's kinetic as all get out, you're never left in the dust - the action is always understandable even if it's a little like staring into fireworks at ground zero. Completely ridiculous, extreme in every way, harking back to exploitative 80s anime movies I saw as a youth, mostly in a good way (I could do without the gratuitous T&A, for example). If you like the better Fast and Furiouses, you'll love this.
There are very few racing movies, and this one shows why.
It falls in the same trap like all the others. The first one being there always seems to be another gear in the transmission.
The hero is always able to catch up, no matter how far behind. It goes on, and each of these makes the typical racing movie very difficult to immerse the viewer.
Still, it's an OK movie. The untz untz at the start of the movie, when the racers show up, is part of the reason I enjoyed it. It has got a good vibe to it.
This movie is ultra eye-candy. The story is nothing too original (the Death Race 2000 genre), but this is some of the best animation design I've ever seen.
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KuroSawWhat
This is an anime that can answer the cynic's question, "If it were any good, why isn't it live action?"Redline is the type of production that would be patently impossible to pull off with either live action or CGI animation, and something which could only come from Japan. It is balls-to-the-petal-to-the-metal crazy, looks and sounds astounding, and is a joyous thrill from beginning to end!
If you wanted to find something to complain about, the story is a bit thin, and some of the scenes are utterly ridiculous ("That could never happen," says the stick-in-the-mud). But this is a film that does not need to make sense. It is an exercise in pure rocking style! It will leave a smile on your face.
Siskoid
There are no rules in the racing anime Redline except that if somebody has an idea that's too insane to put in the movie, then it has to go in. Though our rockabilly hero's pompadour is impressive, he's pretty normal in a universe inhabited by weird aliens, kaiju monsters, crying soldiers, superheroes, magic-using mecha pilots, and more. Redline is the greatest race in the universe, pitting elite racers in gorgeously-designed vehicles against one another in a virtual warzone (a planet that doesn't want them there or media attention on their military installations). The animation of a high level, and though it's kinetic as all get out, you're never left in the dust - the action is always understandable even if it's a little like staring into fireworks at ground zero. Completely ridiculous, extreme in every way, harking back to exploitative 80s anime movies I saw as a youth, mostly in a good way (I could do without the gratuitous T&A, for example). If you like the better Fast and Furiouses, you'll love this.Lord Magus
One of the most stylish and exhilarating action films I've seen in a long time.Gaboz
Pure insanity. UNTZ UNTZ UNTZ UNTZblimpsnstuff
Madhouse at their gorgeous, sumptuously frenetic best.ScandiNavy
There are very few racing movies, and this one shows why.It falls in the same trap like all the others. The first one being there always seems to be another gear in the transmission.
The hero is always able to catch up, no matter how far behind. It goes on, and each of these makes the typical racing movie very difficult to immerse the viewer.
Still, it's an OK movie. The untz untz at the start of the movie, when the racers show up, is part of the reason I enjoyed it. It has got a good vibe to it.
greenhorg
This movie is ultra eye-candy. The story is nothing too original (the Death Race 2000 genre), but this is some of the best animation design I've ever seen.sammysin
Just watched it for the second time and I enjoyed it way more than the first time.If there is a more gorgeous Anime than this, I really need to see it.
It's like a modern reimagining of Neo Tokyo's second segment (which is awesome).
Great music, great characters, great racing.
Gaboz
pure insanity, untz untz untz untz untzkete
MACHINE HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEADgendo7
This movie is amazing. Can we get a DVD cover image please?Mudskipper
I JUST CANT HOW AWESOME THIS MOVIE IS