Alicja Sapryk, Bartek Swiderski, Dariusz Biskupski
Occupying a hazardous fantasy war zone located somewhere between David Cronenberg's eXistenZ and the Matrix trilogy, Mamoru Oshii's Avalon is a must-see entry in the subgenre of v...( read more
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DVD Release Date: December 16, 2003
Stats: 374 reviews
Was not at all disappointed. The key here is that in scenes set in the game, it feels set in a game and scenes set in "real realities" look real (though both the game and real worlds utilize the same effects palette, just producing starkly different results).
The story is also ...( read more)
Mr Oshii, the next time write a book about the subject, or let someone else direct.
cool Polish movie. kinda the oppisite of the Matrix. I enjoyed looking at this movie, and I like listening to polish spoken.
Interesting movie from the director of Ghost in the Shell. About people who play in an online computer game to make a living. Very similiar to the Matrix.
Pretty, but also pretty stupid. No one in this movie can act worth a damn, especially Ash, who displays a range of emotions from A to A. She has the same blank stare on her face throughout the entire movie, no matter what happens; it might be to show that she's distanced from rea...( read more)
amazing visual effects. The actress is simply amazing. Matrix is a pale piaggia of this incredible movie.
extraña combinacion, director japones filmando en ingles en polonia. El resultado es bueno pero no espectacular
Really not a bad movie. The biggest problem is that at times its downright boring. I realize this is to emphasize the barrenness of the world but it could have been done better. But for those few of you who like Matrix AND foreign films this is definitely worth seeing.
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