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Appleseed: Ex Machina ( Anime News Network )

Very pretty and actually quite good provided you can handle the John Woo style fanservice and the ironic deus ex machina which makes up the last ~1/3 of the movie. However, it was produced by John Woo, so it's not unexpected. Definitely worth a watch for the eye-candy alone imho.

Here are some spoiler-free images. The production quality is consistent throughout. I omitted most of the action scenes, explosions, car scenes, fights, acrobatics, gunfire, etc. since still images don't do them justice.

Also, apologies in advance in using images from the 720p version, but I'm too lazy to make new ones from the 1080p version. Let's just say they're better

YouTube: Appleseed : EX MACHINA Trailer
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ei9g-asUGvU

Yes, it's in English.

Jason Miao (from Derailed by Darry) was recently asked to review Appleseed: Ex Machina. Here's the kicker though, it was by one of Warner's marketing groups.

appleseed ex machina
http://anime.miao.us/archives/2008/03/23/1351/

Jason Miao wrote:Ghost in the Shell style meets You’re Under Arrest romance development with a touch of zombie fanboy love and plenty of Patlabor.

When I was asked to write a review for Appleseed EX Machina by one of Warner’s marketing groups, I was a bit confused. Scratch that. Extremely confused. Wait, are you sure you want someone who writes stuff like “minami-ke vs. otome wa boku, dr jack style” to review this?

Follow-ups; after having read the article.

• Warner Video's Official Site
  http://www.warnervideo.com/appleseed/
  Apparently it was released in the US on 2008-03-11!
• IGN's review, which follows up on Prada designing two of the costumes in this movie
  Ten Reasons Appleseed is Amazing
  You've seen the trailer for Ex Machina, but why should you care?
  http://anime.ign.com/articles/835/835793p1.html