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"Negotiator" Roger Smith uses his giant robot, the Megadeus, to fight crime in the amnesiac world of Paradigm City. A mad scientist tries to re-create a kitten from human tissue in "Missing Cat." A screechy kidnapper bedevils Roger in "Beck Comes Back," and Smith's former boss, Major Datsun, is haunted by a spectral image that may be a lost memory or an illusion in "Winter Night Phantom." In the latter episode, the filmmakers appropriate images of Jacqueline Kennedy and John-John at JFK's funeral--an egregious lapse of taste. This popular mecha detective series suffers from a visual discontinuity: the designs of Roger and the other regular characters display an art deco elegance, but the villains and minor characters are drawn in a more cartoony style. The results are as incongruous as pitting the Archies against Spike Spiegel in Cowboy Bebop. Rated 13 Up: Violence, minor profanity, alcohol and tobacco use. --Charles Solomon
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Life gets more and more interesting everyday for Paradigm City's top negotiator. But when Dorothy finds a stray cat and brings it home - it makes everyone happy, until an older couple shows up claiming to be the parents of the cat - the cat isn't really a cat at all... but a boy! When the cat/boy is kidnapped, Roger and Dorothy come to the rescue and discover that someone has been genetically engineering these creatures. How does Roger go from rescuing kidnapees to becoming a kidnapper himself?!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
"The Big O" volume 3 contains acts 8-10 of this (far too short) 13-episode series. In my opinion, these three episodes are some of the best in the series, including "Missing Cat" which gives some of the best insight into the Roger-Dorothy relationship. It's annoying that Bandai couldn't put more than 3 episodes on this disc considering that there's not much in the way of extras, but the series is worth it anyway.
The overall plot concerns Roger Smith, a freelance negotiator who settles disputes for a fee. His ace in the hole is Big O, a giant "megadeus" robot he pilots when his wits alone aren't enough. The setting is Paradigm City, the last civilized place left in the world after a planetwide catastrophe 40 years in the past that left the earth in ruin and caused all the citizens of Paradigm to lose their memory. Since no one really knows what happened, the city lacks any history, and people get by merely by trying not to think about it. It's a fascinating plot device that Roger ponders many times throughout the series.
If you haven't picked up the first two volumes of this series, I definitely recommend giving them a try.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
The third dvd in the Big O's first season is quite possibly the best of the four, and it's easy to see why. While the first two discs have us action, style, and mystery, the character development didn't really kick in fully. Now we finally get some REAL insight into the characters of Roger and Dorothy... and a certain Military Policeman who's caught in the stuggle to keep order in a city constantly under attack.
The first episode starts with Dorothy finding a stray cat (a rare and valuable creature in Paradigm City), and it seemingly unlocks memories from inside of her. She starts showing affectionate behavior toward the cat, and starts whistling a tune and speculating about what her life means. The great thing is that both her and Roger start thinking about whether the memories that seem to be surfacing are hers... or come from the dead girl she was modeled after. All that is just preparation for another mystery to be solved and another maniac to stop however, as it is revealed that the cat was created by a gene-manipulating madman psychopath (who proceeds to kidnap Dorothy). A great episode overall, if only because of the increased character development, interaction (chemistry) between Roger and Dorothy, and some exquisite dialog.
The second episode is all about everyone's favorite greedy kidnapper, Beck. This time he's after the millions of a rich old man who loves his son dearly (and has a few secrets to hide). The cat and mouse game between Beck and Roger is great stuff, but the story really moves up a notch when we discover the reason why the rich old man wanted to keep everything so hush-hush. There's also a great scene where Beck tries to use Dorothy to kill Roger, and it both had my eyes watering up and my brain trying frantically to figure out what just happened (did Dorothy say that she loved Roger because she was under mind control, or because she was trying to escape it?). There's great action in this one (I love Dorothy and Roger jumping out the window into the moving car together), great storyline (would you fall in love with someone if you just happened to be in the same room with them when you lost your memory?), and some truly inspired dialog (Dorothy's questions to Roger are fantastic).
The third episode though, really takes the cake. When good old Dastun finds his reoccuring dream of a foreign film scene in black and white linked to a series of mysterious bombings, it's film noir at its absolute best. Dastun starts questioning his own sanity, and as the series keeps jumping into and out of his dreams, we start to wonder just what is real and what is imagined. What makes this episode a true work of art (aside from perfect direction, artwork, character usage, music and dialog) is the way that reality starts to mimic reality. The progression of events keeps you guessing as to WHY everything is happening the way it is, right until the final shot which reveals everything to the viewer and answers the question. BRILLIANT.
If you're a fan of The Big O, there is absolutely no excuse not to buy this volume. Arguably, if you only buy one volume it should be this one. Great interaction between Dorothy and Roger, great plot, great music, and superb direction and dialog to develop characters and tell tight stories that stand on their own. This show is anime/sci-fi/noir nostalgia at its best. Look forward to the final volume in the first series.
The first episode starts with Dorothy finding a stray cat (a rare and valuable creature in Paradigm City), and it seemingly unlocks memories from inside of her. She starts showing affectionate behavior toward the cat, and starts whistling a tune and speculating about what her life means. The great thing is that both her and Roger start thinking about whether the memories that seem to be surfacing are hers... or come from the dead girl she was modeled after. All that is just preparation for another mystery to be solved and another maniac to stop however, as it is revealed that the cat was created by a gene-manipulating madman psychopath (who proceeds to kidnap Dorothy). A great episode overall, if only because of the increased character development, interaction (chemistry) between Roger and Dorothy, and some exquisite dialog.
The second episode is all about everyone's favorite greedy kidnapper, Beck. This time he's after the millions of a rich old man who loves his son dearly (and has a few secrets to hide). The cat and mouse game between Beck and Roger is great stuff, but the story really moves up a notch when we discover the reason why the rich old man wanted to keep everything so hush-hush. There's also a great scene where Beck tries to use Dorothy to kill Roger, and it both had my eyes watering up and my brain trying frantically to figure out what just happened (did Dorothy say that she loved Roger because she was under mind control, or because she was trying to escape it?). There's great action in this one (I love Dorothy and Roger jumping out the window into the moving car together), great storyline (would you fall in love with someone if you just happened to be in the same room with them when you lost your memory?), and some truly inspired dialog (Dorothy's questions to Roger are fantastic).
The third episode though, really takes the cake. When good old Dastun finds his reoccuring dream of a foreign film scene in black and white linked to a series of mysterious bombings, it's film noir at its absolute best. Dastun starts questioning his own sanity, and as the series keeps jumping into and out of his dreams, we start to wonder just what is real and what is imagined. What makes this episode a true work of art (aside from perfect direction, artwork, character usage, music and dialog) is the way that reality starts to mimic reality. The progression of events keeps you guessing as to WHY everything is happening the way it is, right until the final shot which reveals everything to the viewer and answers the question. BRILLIANT.
If you're a fan of The Big O, there is absolutely no excuse not to buy this volume. Arguably, if you only buy one volume it should be this one. Great interaction between Dorothy and Roger, great plot, great music, and superb direction and dialog to develop characters and tell tight stories that stand on their own. This show is anime/sci-fi/noir nostalgia at its best. Look forward to the final volume in the first series.
This volume is one that I like the most and if the cover art, which is personal think it best out of the series, this volume is full with action. This one has some of the best writting and give you a little insight in one of the characters, but I won't tell you because that is a major spolier.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
funky stuff goin' down in the city
you're already to disc 3, so you know whether you love or hate the show. so i'm jsut gonna give my thoughts on this trio of episodes. Read more
Published on January 9, 2002 by "braintoad"
Take me back to Paradigm City...
It goes without saying that pretty much everyone who sees the Big O series adores it...so on to the content!
This DVD had some of my favorites on it. Read more
Published on December 16, 2001 by Donna Lordi
The Best Big O DVD
Big O vol. 3 is definatly the best of the 4 DVDs simply because it contains three of the best episodes. Read more
Published on November 25, 2001 by "victoryleo"
BIG O IN ACTION!!!!!!!!!
In volume 3 of the big o beck comes back, dorothy finds a catboy, and daustan faces a ghost!!!! This dvd rocks buy it today!!!!!!!!
Published on October 17, 2001
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