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Cutie Honey

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Cutie Honey does not get naked. That might not seem very relevant, but if you are familiar at all with the original Go Nagai "Cutie Honey" series, then you know that Cutie Honey is all about getting naked, and with gravia idol Eriko Sato playing the title role, a woman who has shown time and time again that she has no problem getting naked, it is even more surprising. During her famous "Honey Flash" sequence, it shifts to a CG animated figure, and even that doesn't get naked. Now, with that out of the way, we can talk about the movie.

This is definitely not going to be a film for everyone, but it is a lot of fun. "Cutie Honey" really is just a big cartoon, featuring live people. There is no attempt whatsoever to make it modern or gutsy. Director Hideaki Anno, best know for his phenomenal anime series "Neon Genisis Evangelion", has decided to through all of his angst out the window and go straight for the pinkest vision of cuteness that he can possibly muster.

Eriko Sato works her way through an impossible number of cute costumes, or just runs around in her underwear, all the while being light and naively unaware of her own attributes. Her Cutie Honey suit isn't the famous original, but it is even more pink and works well. The villains are over the top, at about the same level as a Sentai Power Rangers show. The acting is just good enough to make sure everyone is having a good time, and the fight scenes are a blast. Both remind me a lot of Kabuki theater, where everything is completely exaggerated beyond any believability, and that works in the context. Sure, there is some plot stitched here and there, to give the whole thing a a start and a finish, but it isn't really all that important. Superstar Koda Kumi powers her way through the catchy Cutie Honey theme song, and I dare you not to catch yourself humming along even if you can't understand the Japanese.

If all this sounds like a blast to you, then you are going to love "Cutie Honey". Shut off your brain and allow the pink to wash over you. However, if you demand even the slightest bit of sense out of a film, then you are probably going to hate it. Its up to you.

If you're looking for a good time, this is it. Great fun, humor, action, heart, and Cutie Honey style. I felt satisfied with it and had a smile on my face through most of it. Someone on here complained about it being full screen...? I don't know, mine had the black lines at the top and bottom so I assumed it was wide screen. Regardless, I didn't feel like I was missing anything.

Although the director Anno Hideaki is best known for the work he has done for the animated series Neon Genesis Evangelion, and before that Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, he has also directed a few live action films including the Murakami Ryu short story based Love and Pop (1998) and Ritual (2000), which was written by and stars Steven Seagal's daughter Fujitani Ayako. Both of these films, although they both have their rough spots, are well done and they display Anno's keen camerawork and his use of angles that are rarely seen in other directors' films. Therefore, when I heard that Anno was directing a live action film based on Nagai Go's manga/anime series Cutie Honey, I was not so much pleased as disappointed because I thought the director was backtracking instead of moving forward with his fascinating, experimental film style.

Cutie Honey follows the life of Kisaragi Honey, a young woman whose naïve, childlike personality and high energy makes her more annoying than attractive to those around her, albeit her figure, ample chest, and penchant for running around in little more than her bra and panties does draw a bit of attention. Earning a living as an office girl, Honey also is a super heroine able to morph her appearance into whatever she desires with choices such as a nurse or a police woman being her favorites. One day, Cutie Honey encounters a nefarious group of villains called Panther Claw led by a bizarre being called Golden Claw who has kidnapped her beloved uncle, Professor Utsugi, who had aided her father in giving Cutie Honey her powers. After an amazing fight, Cutey Honey defeats Golden Claw, but, unfortunately, her uncle is still kidnapped. However, Honey meets two friends who will aid her in her search for her uncle, the ultra-serious NSA agent Aki Natsuko and the cool reporter Hayami Seiji. Will Cutie Honey be able to save her uncle from the baddies, and will she be able to eat enough rice balls so she does not have to run outside in her undies?

Cutie Honey is nothing more than an animated action film performed by human beings, meaning that its action is ludicrous and that its storyline is puerile and vapid. However, for what it lacks in content, it attempts to make up in fun, and that is what Cutie Honey is, an empty, fun-filled film that can probably be only tolerated once. Also, although the cartoon version of Cutey Honey features quite a bit of nudity and Cutey Honey's actress is a famed bikini model with admirable "assets" there is no nudity in the film, so this filmic version of Cutie Honey can be enjoyed by the entire family.

I thought this move was very well done. The Live Action is a perfect transformation from the original anime. The actors are funny and over-act just enough to give it that anime feel. The soundtrack was good, the movie had a great use of color, and overall I thought it was a very successful attempt at trying to bring this older anime into a live action movie.

This movie makes no sense at all but is just pure fun. Lots of action, colorful costumes and effects, outrageously over-the-top performances, and a heroine worthy of the name "Cutie Honey."

It might be a little too intense for younger children, but almost anyone else from ages 10 to 95 will love it.

Greetings;

Seeing Eriko Sato running down a busy street in her underwear with a garbage bag as a dress while everyone turns to face the camera, falling over or running into one another, tripping over themselves to catch an eyefull. Thats just awesome, though why on earth she doesn't have any regular clothes is just beyond me, she has to get full of food for access energy to generate her own wardrobe, I am not asking for realizm, but why have a bra and panties at all then if she lacks clothes at all? Other reviewers have referred to it as going pink, being cute, sexy, but never quite nekkid, I get it, mind you, but still.

Something about the copy I got of it though...No commercials is just fine with me, but the prodiction value of the disk itself is a bit shakey, there are times when the movie starts to fragment out and/or freeze up on me. If I had some better units to play it on, I am sure it would be far less of a problem, but I am saying that the problem does exist.

The only other thing I noticed about my copy is that the cover art is different from what is depicted, I ordered the non-special edition, which shows Cutie Honey standing, full body frame with a heart in the background, however the copy I received is the cover art shown in the special edition-sorry, limited edition. I am guessing then that the only real difference is that the limited edition has a varient box art, key chain and some manner of metal tin case, lunch box looking number.

So, really, if I had my way to do it all over again, I would probably shell out the extra-within reason, to get the limited edition just for the extras, still a good movie though ^_^

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This is a great and fun action packed, one of a kind movie!!! it is from the same director of DEVIL MAN, another title, that you
need to check out if you like this one.. if you are tired of lousy american remakes, and redoings of old tv shows, then if
you feel adventurous, I strongly suggest you try this movie. And if you need a good laugh, this is the movie for you to
watch!!, and please do not be fooled... on the back of the dvd package, it list that this movie, is only in english.. THIS IS NOT
TRUE!! go to the set up menu, and there you will be able to watch the movie, in its original language, along with english
subtitles, why they failed to mention this is unknown to me, but for foreign movie purists such as myself, it's nice to have
the original language with english subs, so you do not have to listen to bad english dubbing!!!over all a very fun and imaginative, great movie!!!

I got this after getting it on a sale after buying another movie called Death Trance and while not really having any true seriousness or drama it's still unusually entertaining to watch. The main character seems to be a mix of Sailor moon and power rangers storyline intermixed with the usual over the top villains and allies to help or hinder the heroine throughout the movie. The movie can be for most people of all ages and while there is showing of the character in her underwear there isn't any true nudity or offensiveness in the movie for parents to really worry about. The acting is also a mix of over the top to natural with the usual boasting overconfident villains and friends that make the scenes truly enjoying to watch. The video is decent and sharp with no true blurriness or distortions to worry about and the audio is very well down as well. So if you're a fan of the sailor moon anime or the power rangers show here's something to check out and see if it's your cup of tea...

Cutie Honey is what we Aussies would call a total dag! She's a loveable dag, but a dag, nonetheless!
I've watched this movie a couple of times - I own the DVD - and it is a romp. The story is pretty basic and the villains could have been taken from the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series. The special effects are okay and the whole thing doesn't look like it was made with a huge budget, however, it is a very entertaining film and it has its heart in the right place!

How many super heroes do you see who get drunk with their mates and sing karaoke? How many super heroes "pig out" on food to get their powers?

Cutie Honey rocks. Honey flash!

I've watched the anime version of the Cutie Honey series and was curious how it would transfer to live action. I have found it doesn't always translate well. However, it did pretty good for me. I was laughing big time during movie and seeing some of the things I was expecting to find. The exaggerated costumes is what I would expect and was not disappointed. I eagerly await the next movie with Eriko Sato.