New DVD Picks of the Week:

May 20th, 2008 | Category: Uncategorized

Filed under: Animation, Foreign Language, Horror, New Releases, DVD Reviews, New on DVD, Home Entertainment

Vexille
After premiering at Cannes in 2007, Fumihiko Sori’s Vexille traveled the world, got a limited US release in February, and has now, finally, arrived on DVD. Set in Japan during the year 2077, Vexille is a female agent sent to Tokyo to determine whether Japan is developing robotic technology that has been banned by the UN — that after being dumped by the UN and lurking under a satellite cloaking device.

The flick is all sorts of pretty; it’s got women as the two main heroes, and a score by Paul Oakenfold, which makes the whole deal even more tasty. Reviewing it from TIFF, Scott said the film has “the most eye-popping animation that side of Miyazaki.” How can you beat that?

Well,

you could beat that with a disc or two full of special features, but unfortunately, that is all we’re getting for the day being. Just the movie. However, whether you demand special features on your discs, and happen to have a region-free player, there IS a Region-3 2 DVD version with a Making of featurette, interview, CG images, and trailers.

Check out Scott’s review | Buy the DVD

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Original post by Monika Bartyzel