Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

Billie Morin This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Taha Avalos The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Cassandra Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

aci_J Director Mamoru Oshii is best known for his 1995 sci-fi landmark piece Ghost in the Shell, and less so for his meditative 1985 arthouse piece Angel's Egg, but Mobile Police Patlabor: The Movie remains as an interesting touchstone for the development of the genius director. Based on the manga and OVA series of the same name, the film takes place in Japan in the near future, where giant robots or 'Patlabors' have revolutionised industry. In the wake of global warming and overpopulation, the Japanese government begins the 'Babylon Project,' which will reclaim thousands of acres of land from the Tokyo seafront by utilising the power of the Patlabors, which are hundreds of times more efficient than human workers. Yet, a series of worrying incidents where Patlabors go berserk and cause great destruction sets Asuma of the 'Mobile Police' - a section of the metropolitan police that utilises the Patlabors to fight crime - on the case, and the mystery he plunges into has far more dangerous consequences than he ever imagined.The rich world building and level of detail in the film that would later play a major part in the appeal of Ghost in the Shell is evident here, even in this early part of Oshii's career. Each line of dialogue is utilised efficiently to discuss geo-politics, bureaucracy and engineering in this fictional future. The level of detail put into the design of the Patlabor's themselves by Yutaka Izubuchi also helps further reinforce this realistic yet relatable tone.Although the film doesn't do a great job getting new viewers of the series up to speed, leaving several blind spots such as the sudden appearance of Kanuka Clancy in the third act, it does a good job of introducing us to the characters of Asuma and Nao, who's chemistry in turns drives the soul of the film, alongside the richly detailed fictional landscape. Asuma's work on solving the mystery is also far from perfect, sometimes overloading viewers with exposition instead of explanation, but for the most part he's an engaging point of focus for the viewer, mainly thanks to Toshio Furukawa's excellent voice work.In terms of Oshii's later career, a lot of his tendencies can be traced back to this formative work. Namely, his eye for detail and preference for dialogue instead of action. Plus, his visual direction is as excellent as you'd expect, giving us striking compositions and engaging framing. Yet, this is at the same time the least Oshii-esque film in his career, since it comes across as less of an Oshii film, like with Ghost in the Shell and Angel's Egg, and more of a Oshii-directed Patlabor film. Even so, whether you're an Oshii newbie or an Oshii expert, a Patlabor newbie or a Patlabor expert, there's definitely something for you here. And who doesn't want to see giant robots duking it out, anyway?

jacobdiamse The movie Patlabor: The Mobile Police is an animated film about a world where robotic machines have been invented to help ease the work load in the labor department and as well used for policing. Soon into the movie you'll learn that the robots start to act on their own and cause destruction in their paths. This brings in the case of "who" is responsible for this and "why" this is happening in the first place, which helps bring in the backbone and understanding of the main problem in and of itself.Now you're probably wondering why I gave this movie such a low rating right? Compared to great anime series such as Death Note and Code Geass (although these are TV series) which also has the same investigation-type story to it, Patlabor comes nowhere close. What these other two anime's do so well and what Patlabor lacks is the bringing in of the "why" and "how", leaving necessary hints throughout the films, which gives a mind-blown/adrenaline rush when everything that's happened and happening finally clicks. Death Note does a fantastic job at explaining on the go of the intentions and plans being put forward, and if information is left out, it will explain it soon after on why things happened the way they did. Code Geass does very well with explaining the mysterious power behind it and how it works exactly. Sadly these key elements are nowhere to be found in Patlabor.A typical "robot malfunction" story just done in a different way, which in some aspects actually reminded me of the I Robot film starring Will Smith. However the issue in which I soon came to realize is the drastic lack in given information and explanation for situations that arose. One simple example of this is the dry story of the villain (Hosha)--and I say dry because they really don't give you any information on him--in which you find out he's the one who started the malfunctions. But if you think they'll give a background story you'll be disappointed, neither are his motives explained when it comes to "why" he planted viruses in the machines. You'll understand quite vaguely that (spoiler alert) the reason behind the robots defections are due to a program the creator (Hosha) pre-installed. Kind of like a virus that goes off when activated by a specific situation, with this a certain wind velocity did the trick (which also wasn't explained).Looking from this perspective you might be disappointed, or it might just be me. But going from this angle while watching this film you might now notice the overall lacking of information given, and this is just one scenario. This movie however just doesn't do a good job in bringing explanations into play, which help push the story along.Besides the fact that there are sequels to this, there still needs to be an understandable plot and story without the help of its sequels. But alas there isn't, and because of this Patlabor: The Mobile Police shouldn't be on one of your top lists of anime films to see, there's so many animated series/movies out there that has a lot more in store for you than this.

Sonahf I was fortunate enough to come across this video early in my exploration of Japanese animation. It was also the first video where I began to take notice of the greatly different pacing that the Japanese have in terms of plot & character developement. This is a story about a scientist that commits suicide after creating a virus that will eventually cause giant robots known as Labors to malfunction and lay waste about them. (Labors are manned, humanoid machines used in heavy lifting, construction and peacekeeping (domestic & military) tasks.) The action is split between the policemen who struggle to contain the destruction as the first infected Labors begin to malfunction and a pair of detectives who painstakingly retrace the dead doctors last steps before his suicide. If you're looking for something to cut your anime teeth on that's not too outlandish.. I highly recommend this video!

bt26tvr9 These giant robots in Tokyo known as Patlabor all go crazy and knock down stuff. I did'nt understand the plot becuase it was all in subtitles and would prefer a dubbed version.