Space Pirate Captain Harlock
1978
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Determined to keep the malevolent Gaia Coalition from ruling the universe, one man boldly attacks enemy spaceships. Watch Space Pirate Captain Harlock with a subscription on Prime Video, rent on...
- (1.1K)
- Shinji Aramaki
- Adventure, Sci-Fi, Animation
- Anchor Bay Films
It's a modern movie-ization of a classic manga and anime from one of the legends of the craft, Leiji Matsumoto, and I've heard very mixed reviews. Crunchyroll has the anime show (and a bunch of other stuff in the same universe like Galaxy Express 999) if you want to give that a look, too.
Harlock: Space Pirate: Directed by Shinji Aramaki. With Shun Oguri, Haruma Miura, Yû Aoi, Arata Furuta. Mankind is dying. Only one man can do anything about it, Space Captain Harlock, but the Gaia Coalition will stop at nothing to end him.
- (13K)
- Animation, Action, Adventure
- Shinji Aramaki
- 2014-08-01
- Good – Great Cg Animation
- Mixed – Art Design
- Mixed – The Big Twist
- Bad – No One to Root For
- Bad – from Contrived to Idiotic
- Final Thoughts
First, let me say that I chose to see the 2D version of Harlock: Space Pirate instead of the 3D version and it looked great. Everything—from ships to characters to landscapes—is meticulously detailed; and the action scenes are so well choreographed that it is easy to tell what is going on even in the most chaotic battles. All in all, when it comes ...
While far from the signature Leiji Matsumoto art style, the characters in Harlockare nonetheless instantly recognizable. The costumes are excellently designed as well. Instead of being simply uniforms or jumpsuits, they are far more utilitarian-looking—covered with zippers and other attachment points for space suit armor or oxygen re-breathers. Mor...
About halfway through the film, you discover the plot twist—and to the film's credit, it is a genuinely shocking one. Even longtime fans won't see it coming and it is something not seen in any other version of the Harlockstory. The problem is, this twist is so drastic and so character-destroying, that it leaves you with...
After the twist, there are no longer any "good guys" in this story and the plot becomes somewhat aimless. So by the time the movie enters its final climax, it's hard to cheer for either side. The movie tries to rile you up with soppy, vague ideas of "freedom" and "hope;" but without a clear goal and likeable lead characters, there is little to keep...
Much of Harlockis painfully contrived. [To avoid spoilers, skip to the next section.] When they need to land and dismantle a bomb, do they land on a flat plain? Of course not, they land on the gorge-spanning arch next to the flat plain. Why? So we can have an action scene where the arch breaks, of course! Then there is the fact that Harlock and Yam...
When it comes down to it, Harlock: Space Pirate is a great-looking movie filled with action that is a pleasure to watch. However, the plot vacillates from exciting and enjoyable to contrived and just plain stupid over the course of its two-hour run. Moreover, while not much of a Harlock fan myself (I prefer the 999side of the Leiji-verse), I felt t...
Harlock: Space Pirate (Japanese: 宇宙海賊キャプテンハーロック, Hepburn: Uchū Kaizoku Kyaputen Hārokku, released as Space Pirate Captain Harlock in Japan) is a 2013 Japanese 3D CG anime science fiction film directed by Shinji Aramaki.
With a very famous protagonist in the anime, and great animation work behind, they have made a great movie. Thousands of hours it takes to make these works of art to bring it to life, but the final results are really very good, thanks to all a great team and a lot of work. 2/10.
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