Kite Liberator

Awesome

I knew when I saw this that a lot of complaining would come, but plot isn't something Yasuomi Umetsu likes to do, I liked his other work and the first kite, if you did not like the first film, why watch this one? The man likes to transition, so this isn't hard core porn, he is moving away from it, so far, the ending is one of those any audience will hate, the cut off, when its left up to you, did she run off with her monster daddy, or because of her earlier mistakes, did he attack her? Again its up to you. I am glad to see another Yasuomi Umetsu film, odd, as always

I saw this movie in a screening room at Anime Boston 2008, and after the convention I ordered the DVD.Well, this movie is an odd one. The plot is very...disjointed? There's a science fiction story about a craaaazy monster, a gritty crime story about a child assassin, and a drama about a girl who lost his father. Sure, they're all tied together, but the movie has a weird, patched together feel.It almost feels post-modern in a way. It's like, instead of a story, it's a random collaboration of "stuff people like"...cute girl, audience likes that, scene of cute girl getting molested, audience likes that, Hollywood style action, audience likes that, tragic scene with pretty music, audience likes that. There's a lot of stuff put in for lolicon appeal, like a somewhat perverted scene of a (12 or so) girl's kidnapping. It's a non-traditional consumer-oriented "Experience Conglomeration," not a story. It's exploitative in a good way, the way that a delicious Dim Sum is exploitative of your taste buds.Some people might like this, but I found it pretty interesting. It's engaging. The part where a man turned into a "spaaaace monster" because he ate untested "spaaaace food" felt like it was almost parodying cheesy B-movie plots. The scenes of random explosions and people grabbing guns, conveniently stashed in MICROWAVES, seemed like a tribute and send-up of Hollywood action. And the ending had a lot of people saying..."Wait...that's the ending?" It was such an odd place to end the movie, but it just felt right.So I guess what I mean to say is...this movie's plot is totally random and disjointed, but I think that works. It's fun and interesting to watch.Also, the animation is seriously beautiful. It has really high production values.If I were to mention something bad, it's that it's kind of short...like, 50-60 minutes or so. You could get a mainstream Hollywood movie for about twice the length for the same price of this DVD. And, the random plot will turn some people off. I haven't seen the dub, so I can't speak for that at all.Final words...I guess I can sum up the movie by saying, "I like the scene where the guy touched the girl's butt, and also the one where she kicked another guy in the face and his saliva and blood sprayed everywhere, and also the one that made me cry." That's what sort of movie it is.

This anime will keep you on the edge of your seat as we follow our angel of death Sawa, Although the story is short the action keeps you wanting more. I do find that the sudden ending makes you think (or it can make you think) what's next?This version is not for children as the language at points is strong. I must recommend that you watch Kite first to get the full story. If you have Kite then you will want this to complete your collection. I would call this an anime classic..

story is interesting, but it is hugely violent.

If you're expecting more of this title after watching this, I haven't found anything. While clearly, it isn't long enough, it's still a great dvd! True, this could have become a great series. If you don't mind the "short version," this is still expertly done, with awesome characters and monsters and sci-fi/action. There is another version, but this is the best one.

I literally go this DVD and the day after I ordered it I was delivered i was so surprised but it love it I brought it cause I watched it before and loved it but I have never watched the first one

I was a big Fan of the original "Kite" anime, I got so excited when I realized there was a sequel called "Kite Liberator".But as it turns out, it was worse than anything I could ever of imagined, as far as how bad a sequel to "Kite" could of been. I wondered if the version I bought had been heavily edited, because I remember thinking about how disjointed the edited BUT STILL HIGHLY PRAISED version of "KITE" seemed to be. THIS WAS OF COURSE after I had already seen the full length version of "KITE".BUT this was not the case, this was in fact the uncut version of the "LITE LIBERATOR" movie, man what a let down. This is the most blatant case of "BATE and Switch" I've ever seen as far as I'm concerned. The Bate is advertising it as a sequel to "KITE" and the switch was the movie itself....When it came to the end, I thought "What the, belp, da de belp was that?? Is that it? that's how they're ending it!!! I was so pissed.Look if you are a purist, and you've just got to have this to go along with your copy of "KITE" than pick it up used at a cheat price, AND THAN DON`T WATCH IT !!Just put it on the shelf next to your copy of "KITE" You'll enjoy it better that way I assure you.With the exception of the last 2 sentences of this review, DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS DVD.