Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

Starring: Kichi Yamadera, Unsh Ishizuka Director: Shinichir Watanabe Original UK Premiere: 2001 Dvd Release: 13th October, 2003 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, PAL, Widescreen, Region 2 Encoding Dubbed In: English

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Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, also known as Cowboy Bebop: Knockin on Heavens Door, is an anime movie based on the Cowboy Bebop anime series. The Movie in North America, The movie occurs after the Cowboy Funk episode in plot sequence, but was released after the conclusion of the television series. The movies plot involves the release of a mysterious virus into the center of a large city & the Bebop crews attempts to claim the obligatory huge bounty associated with the capture of the villains behind the viruss release. Critics hailed the films visuals, citing their tremendous atmosphere.

As the eagerly awaited Cowboy Bebop feature film reunites the original director, screenwriter, composer & vocal cast, its not surprising that the film plays like an expanded TV episode. What should be the routine capture of a two-bit hacker by Faye escalates into a deadly game of cat & mouse, as Spike & the gang struggle to prevent the evil Vincent Volaju from murdering every human on Mars. Director Shinichiro Watanabe handles the action sequences with his usual panache: inside the sinister Cherious Medical research facility, Spike fights a beautiful agent, using a push broom in a series of manoeuvres Jackie Chan might envy; the climactic duel between Spike & Vincent plays against innocent yet eerie images of a Halloween carnival. This will delight fans of the series & provide an excellent introduction for the uninitiated.

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