When i saw these pair of videos, (which were apparently paired together for the official US release), they were special order from Japan, and weren't dubbed or even subtitled. You had to guess what was going on. It was interesting. It took years for the Sonic anime to make it over here. Sega wanted five arms and three legs for it, so it was tied up legally. When anime gets dubbed, sometimes alot of stuff is cut out for US audiences. Censorship is poison. And it's out of control. Aside from that, the videos were fairly decent. I am sure the characters would be far more interesting with English subtitles than totally dubbed. I believe the DVD version allows you to watch it in Japanese with subtitles, but I could be wrong. Knuckles is an interesting character. He was never featured in the US tv series for fear of stealing the spotlight off the main character; Sonic. I can only hope that more anime videos will be made in the future.
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The Man Who Fell to Earth
(1976)
David Bowie plays a sad, quiet alien who comes to earth to find water for his drought-stricken home planet.
24 March 2000
I thought this was a very creative film, with a good story line. Bowie is absolutely perfect for the role. However, the last third of the film is kind of confusing and shows alot of weird scenes that don't seem to fit with the story. My take on it is that earth corrupted Bowie's character. He forgets why he came to earth, or he doesn't care anymore. I've heard that there's a director's cut version of the film, and that it explains -alot- of the plot holes. I'm in the midst of searching for that version of the film. Though the film may be a little confusing towards the end, I'd still recommend it. I'd also urge people to read the book, because books that were made into movies often times explain alot of stuff that the movie leaves out. For instance -- In the Wizard of Oz, the reason the feet of the Wicked Witch of the East pull out of site under Dorothy's house is to show that she's drying up and turning to dust. The film shows this by the feet curling up and retreating... *shrug*
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