Perfect Blue...
A while ago, I picked up the VHS version of Perfect Blue...
Roger Corman's comment is very appropriate, even if it did come from the back of the cover box. If you are looking for giant robots, mutant monsters or spandex-clad amazons, you'll de disappointed. Perfect Blue is a drama that attempts to capture the feeling of classic noir films, but, in animation. If you are looking for something a bit different, then Perfect Blue is well worth a look. The ending totally surprised me. I used to have the subtitled VHS version. I enjoyed this title enough that I repurchased it on DVD. I gave Perfect Blue a 4 out of 5.
Pop singer Mima Kirigoe looks forward to a bright new career when she quits her chart-topping trio to become an actress. When she lands a role in a sexually-charged murder mystery, Mima's life begins to fall apart. Reality and hallucinations merge into a terrifying world where innocence is lost and dreams become nightmares.
Quickly descending into a dangerous state of paranoid delusions, Mima watches as Internet sites appears describing every intimate detail of her life. She is helpless and afraid as her associates are threatened and killed by a mysterious stalker.
In the tradition of Alfred Hitchcock and Dario Argento, director Satoshi Kon (Memories), special advisor Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira) and Madhouse Studios (Ninja Scroll) bring Yoshikazu Takeuchi's thrilling suspense-novel to the screen in a tour-de-force that brings animation to a bold new level.
A startling and powerful film. If Alfred Hitchcock partnered with Walt Disney they'd make a picture like this.
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Roger Corman's comment is very appropriate, even if it did come from the back of the cover box. If you are looking for giant robots, mutant monsters or spandex-clad amazons, you'll de disappointed. Perfect Blue is a drama that attempts to capture the feeling of classic noir films, but, in animation. If you are looking for something a bit different, then Perfect Blue is well worth a look. The ending totally surprised me. I used to have the subtitled VHS version. I enjoyed this title enough that I repurchased it on DVD. I gave Perfect Blue a 4 out of 5.
