Prequel novel Alita: Battle Angel - Iron City whetted appetites last November.
A few months later, Robert Rodriguez brings main event to the big screen, with James Cameron and Jon Landau producing.
Rosa Salazar - Alita
Mahershala Ali - Vector
Eiza González - Nyssiana
Jennifer Connelly - Chiren
Christoph Waltz - Dr. Dyson Ido
Jackie Earl Haley - Grewishka
Casper Van Dien - Amok
Ed Skrein - Zapan
Keenan Johnson - Hugo
Summary
2536.
Three hundred years after The Fall...
While scouring the Tiphares scrapyard for parts, cyber-doctor Ido stumbles across a disembodied core and quickly gives cyborg his murdered daughter's body, naming her Alita.
Suffering from extreme amnesia, Alita begins to have dreams about her former life as a deadly U.R.M (United Republic of Mars) solider, highly proficient in the martial art Panzer Kunst.
She soon befriends Hugo, whose ambition is escape Iron City and travel to floating paradise that is Zalem.
Anybody who becomes Motorball Final Champion is guaranteed a ticket by the shady Vector, who pretty much runs hugely popular 'Jai alai-esque with cyborgs' sport.
Hunter Warriors hunt cyborgs for credits, and it's not long before Alita is seen as the ultimate prize.
When others fail to kill pint-sized assassin, Ido's wife Chiren sends brick shithouse Grewishka to finish the job.
Sets the benchmark
Saw this ahead of general release on a screener and boy, was I impressed.
Regardless of stupid title, (because several of Cameron's films begin with A), Hollywood finally gets live-action right and Yukito Kishiro's Manga Gunnm is given the respect it deserves.
Thanks to exhilarating action, spectacular effects (for once, I recommend 3D) and great performances, this kicked the broadest of asses.
Running time stems from books 1-2 (story) and 3-4 (Motorball).
Key scenes from OVA's Rusty Angel and Tears Sign (obviously adapted from comics), are expertly recreated.
But unlike the incredibly boring Ghost in the Shell, nobody can scream overkill.
After an upgraded Grewishka kills dog off-screen, Alita smears its blood underneath eyes, which forms meat of principal poster.
Some names differ from Japanese counterparts, and Dyson (rather than Daisuke), may be reffing Miles Dyson from T2.
If there are negatives, 12A cert suffocates gore, screenplay can spread cheese and villains feel underdeveloped.
Ending sets up sequel, as Nova (Edward Norton) observes Alita standing supreme as Motorball champion, surely on her way to Zalem.
Make it happen.
A few months later, Robert Rodriguez brings main event to the big screen, with James Cameron and Jon Landau producing.
Rosa Salazar - Alita
Mahershala Ali - Vector
Eiza González - Nyssiana
Jennifer Connelly - Chiren
Christoph Waltz - Dr. Dyson Ido
Jackie Earl Haley - Grewishka
Casper Van Dien - Amok
Ed Skrein - Zapan
Keenan Johnson - Hugo
Summary
2536.
Three hundred years after The Fall...
While scouring the Tiphares scrapyard for parts, cyber-doctor Ido stumbles across a disembodied core and quickly gives cyborg his murdered daughter's body, naming her Alita.
Suffering from extreme amnesia, Alita begins to have dreams about her former life as a deadly U.R.M (United Republic of Mars) solider, highly proficient in the martial art Panzer Kunst.
She soon befriends Hugo, whose ambition is escape Iron City and travel to floating paradise that is Zalem.
Anybody who becomes Motorball Final Champion is guaranteed a ticket by the shady Vector, who pretty much runs hugely popular 'Jai alai-esque with cyborgs' sport.
Hunter Warriors hunt cyborgs for credits, and it's not long before Alita is seen as the ultimate prize.
When others fail to kill pint-sized assassin, Ido's wife Chiren sends brick shithouse Grewishka to finish the job.
Sets the benchmark
Saw this ahead of general release on a screener and boy, was I impressed.
Regardless of stupid title, (because several of Cameron's films begin with A), Hollywood finally gets live-action right and Yukito Kishiro's Manga Gunnm is given the respect it deserves.
Thanks to exhilarating action, spectacular effects (for once, I recommend 3D) and great performances, this kicked the broadest of asses.
Running time stems from books 1-2 (story) and 3-4 (Motorball).
Key scenes from OVA's Rusty Angel and Tears Sign (obviously adapted from comics), are expertly recreated.
But unlike the incredibly boring Ghost in the Shell, nobody can scream overkill.
After an upgraded Grewishka kills dog off-screen, Alita smears its blood underneath eyes, which forms meat of principal poster.
Some names differ from Japanese counterparts, and Dyson (rather than Daisuke), may be reffing Miles Dyson from T2.
If there are negatives, 12A cert suffocates gore, screenplay can spread cheese and villains feel underdeveloped.
Ending sets up sequel, as Nova (Edward Norton) observes Alita standing supreme as Motorball champion, surely on her way to Zalem.
Make it happen.
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