when flipping though the channels i stopped on mtv2 and heard heavy metal song playing and i thought the animation was part of a music video, but then as i watched further, it kept going on into more storyline and i realized i was watching something that made me think i was watching the cut scenes of a video game (shocker there, huh?) that's exactly what this movie is. they made a playstation 2 game, galerians: ash, which i haven't had the opportunity to play yet. then they took the concept and made a movie out of it.
the movie pretty much plays out like a fast paced bloody version of dragon ball z battles. you have genetically engineered people battling one another in search for a girl who has the key to destroying a psycho computer who's AI has made it think it was a god. it had some interesting villians who all had different mind powers such as telekinesis and teleportation.
the soundtrack is a great compilation of today's heavy metal. the original japanese version doesn't include this. the english version makes it somewhat obvious the voices of the characters were dubbed, but it is worth watching this way just for the music. i was completely surprised that the soundtrack wasn't advertized more. before i stumbled on the movie, i wouldn't have ever heard the songs like 'hate in me' from godhead.
if you are a fan of either heavy metal or anime or both, this is a worthy pick to watch.
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