Mark Beeman

I don't recognize this as Star Wars. It is like some bad CW show.

I think they did about as good as one can do turning an anime classic into live action. There is new material introduced in this adaptation that is very "Cowboy Bebop". Is it perfect? No, but this is a fun take on the series that is very respectful of the source material. There are die-hard Bebop fans that would hate this even if it were a frame-for-frame duplicate of the original series. Just go in accepting that there will be some minor differences and I think you will enjoy this one.

TERRIBLE. Politics aside, it is sooo not funny. The quality of the sketches reminds me of drama club at the local high school. I used to love the show in the 80s and 90s. Too bad.

One of the top 3 anime series of all time! A film noir, karate action story in a 1980s style that takes place in space. Somehow Watanabe pulls this off in a truly special work of art that will touch your soul. Yoko Kanno contributes an amazing soundtrack that really does become another character - an integral part of the story-telling. This one is too cool for school and a must-see. See you space cowboy....

Really smart storyline, likeable characters, great animation all combine for a series that should be in everyone's top 5 anime series off all time.

As long as there has been science fiction, there have been amateur physicists who trash movies because they "defy the laws of physics". Get over yourselves. This is fiction and it is o.k. to break a few laws so long as the plot doesn't hinge on the theroetical inaccuracies. I liked the first 95% of the movie...I thought the visuals were well done, I liked Pitt's character, and thought it had a Bladerunner/2001 Odyssey vibe going. Then the ending...well....it stunk. **SPOILERS*** O.K., so Pitt's charater has a bad relationship with Liv Tyler and it apperared his father went crazy in Neptune orbit. So when he reaches his father's ship, we find....his dad is crazy and when he gets home, he tries focus more on his relationship with Tyler. What a waste! No suprises, no clever plot twists, no insight into the human condition. They just played out the narrative we already knew. If discovering you have daddy issues and you need to learn to "love the one you're with" is what passes for character development, then we need to go back and learn what makes science fiction good. I'd recommend watching the movie up to the part where he finds his father's ship - then leave the theater, go home, and make up your own ending.