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Prostitute robot dolls roam empty streets for men, but humanity
has wiped itself out. Malice@doll is one such prostitute.
After suffering ravishment by a grotesque tentacled creature,
she is mysteriously transformed into a human being. Overcome
with joy, she seeks to transfer this gift through a loving
kiss. But with every gift there comes a curse...
Malice@Doll is a very strange tale which is best described
as Blade Runner meets Pinocchio. This is a story
of what the world of the future might be like when all humans
are gone and only robots remain. It mostly deals one prostitute
robot (or doll) called Malice. After a rather viscous intrusion
by a tentacled creature, she wakes up the next morning, human.
After some confrontations, Malice realises that she can turn
other dolls and robots into humans, but there is a cost.
The dolls that Malice changes start to transform other robots
into flesh form. Soon other creatures are running amok. Realising
the pain and suffering she has caused, Malice tries to put
everything right.
This is one of only a few full length computer animated films
to come out of Japan. The animation is cold and very dark,
setting the mood perfectly for the story that unfolds. You
cannot help but feel sympathy for Malice as she tries to do
the right thing, and the films climax is rather emotional.
The
transfer itself is more than adequate and on occasions it
is difficult to tell whether or not it is the animation that
is grainy or the transfer itself. Extras on the disc include
a documentary about the history of computer graphics in anime,
still galleries and interviews with the writer and director.
All in all this is a very solid piece. Dark and disturbing
with just the right amount of humanity to pull it up from
being too dark. Whilst this may not be to everybody's taste,
if you are feeling adventurous and fancy something with more
soul than your usual CG anime (you know the one I mean) then
this is for you.
Solid.
Simon
Lee
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