Product Details

• Actors: Elizabeth Berkley, Kiefer Sutherland, Dan Woren, Wanda Nowicki, Mike Reynolds
• Directors: Takuya Sato
• Writers: Chiaki Konaka
• Producers: Toru Miura
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: Unrated
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Geneon [Pioneer]
• VHS Release Date: September 30, 1997
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (96 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304586450
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #452,048 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

2179: Mars has been colonized by Earth, populated by humans and "Second Type" robots, robots designed to perform the menial tasks human's won't do. Then there are the "Third Types," illegal humanoid robots designed by nationalist force to look and behave exactly like humans, living undetected among the Martian population as citizens, until one man, Rene D'anclaude, declares war on the "Thirds," starting a massacre in a vow to destroy them all. That's where she comes in. She's Naomi Armitage, a cyber-punk Martian cop in hot pants with an attitude as deadly as her gun. She's also a "Third," and her fight against D'anclaude is a fight for her own survival. Her partner, Ross Sylibus, lost his partner at the hands of a cybernetic killer and hates robots. Ross must face this prejudice when he is injured and receives cybernetic limb replacements, bringing him closer to becoming one of the monsters he abhors. He begins to realize that being human is more that just flesh and blood, and joins Armitage in her fight against D'anclaude and her quest to discover the mystery of why the "Third Type" was created. Armitage and Ross are brought together in a bond of love and hope as their journey uncovers a secret that could destroy two worlds. This is a story about technology and emotion, about hatred and love, about a human on the verge of becoming a machine and a machine on the verge of becoming human.

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30 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Overall: Great, December 30, 1999

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Plecky (US of A) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Armitage III - Poly-Matrix (DVD)

I have seen many anime's (and own a lot as well) and I must say that this one definately suprised me. I thought it had great animation (definately theater quality) As for the dubbing, you got some big names doing the voices. I feel that kiefer sutherland did great at doing his part. As for elizabeth berkley, it took me a while to get use to it, but while the story unfold's, you realize how great her voice fits the role as well. Not to mention, this movie has great re-viewing properties, I was more than happy to watch this movie twice in a row (which I did!) Not to mention, it can get a little confusing, but the plot by the end is easy to understand, and the movie stays in your mind. It's hard to compare, but it's easy to prove that's it's good. You should for sure buy this if you are a anime fan. If your trying out the genre, this is a great start to your collection along with akira and ghost in the shell. Also, there definately is violence, but when the rating says "brief nudity" they mean it, there really wasn't much nudity at all, maybe 1 or 2 scenes that I can remember, which lasted for a few seconds. Not to many extra feature's, but the menu screen is put together very well. This movie is all around good, I don't know if the best, but definately on the top row of my collection!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All around excellent anime!, February 7, 2000

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This review is from: Armitage III - Poly-Matrix (DVD)

The first time I had seen this movie I enjoyed it. But it wasn't until I'd seen it for the second time that it struck me what a wonderful movie Armitage 3 is. The animation is superb. Berkley and Sutherland were absolutely perfect for the voices. the plost comes across confusing at first, but it all comes together quite nicely by the end.The characters are well written and you find yourself empathising with the heroes, so that by the end you are right in the movie. Great for a first time anime expierience. (The soundtrack to this film is something I'd love to get my hands on. It pumps the movie along quite nicely. You'll sit down and watch the credits just to listen to the ending theme!)

43 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A Short and Hacked-up version of the OAV's, October 17, 2000

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Matt Johns (Atlanta, Georgia - USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Armitage III - Poly-Matrix (DVD)

I rented this DVD expecting a typical anime movie. What I got was a wonderfully animated film -with no plot whatsoever! The reason that I even sat through the entire thing was because the Japanese AND English voice acting was good, a rarity for anime. Don't get me wrong, the animation is top-notch, and the DVD has crystal clarity. However, there is one thing that absolutely shoots this movie into the toilet. Armitage III was originally a series of 4 original animation videos (OAVs), all of which added up to about 2 hours 20 minutes of animation. Well, on the DVD there is only 1 hour 30 minutes worth of animation. That's nearly an hour that was hacked off! This does not do wonders for the storyline, which resembles a movie that has been spliced and re-spliced about 20 different times with incongruous scenes. In fact, the movie's only saving grace is the fact that some of the good elements from the OAVs, such as the voice acting and animation, are still present.

Do yourself a favor. Do not, under any circumstances, buy this DVD! It does the OAV series, which is absolutely wonderful, no justice at all. Get the original series as it was meant to be seen, and I guarantee you will be much happier. I am, because I now own all 4 OAVs and have never again set my eyes on the Poly-Matrix "movie". I suggest that you do the same.