BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

Greenes Please don't spend money on this.

Protraph Lack of good storyline.

Bessie Smyth Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Tweekums It is the 2142 AD and a hundred years have passed since an environmental disaster. In that time it has rained constantly and most of humanity is gone. The only survivors appear to be the inhabitants of the new city of Ecoban and the diggers, people forced to mine the fuel needed to keep Ecoban running. Now time may be running out for Ecoban; the man who helped create the system that keeps Ecoban running is now determined to stop it with the help of Shua, a man who was forced out of the city some time before. Shua infiltrates the city to steal vital data and while there he runs into his old friend Jay who is now a member of the security forces. He escapes with the data and a plan is hatched; it will mean returning to Ecoban along with members of the diggers.I must admit I was a little surprised when I started watching this... the DVD box stated that it was in Japanese with English subtitles when it is in fact a Korean film that had been dubbed into English! That wasn't too much of a problem; the dub is decent enough and the visuals are great so it was nice to be able to fully appreciate them. The story might not be the most original but it was well handled and there are a few good surprises. The characters are impressive with likeable heroes, suitably unpleasant villains and some slightly ambiguous characters... most notably Jay. It was hard to know for certain which side she would ultimately side with although most people will probably guess correctly. The animation is really great, nicely combining 3D backgrounds with standard 2D characters. Overall I'd certainly recommend this to fans of animated dystopias.

kylehaynes31 I'll admit that I was a little wary of this anime at first due to its Korean origins. It's nothing against the Koreans, but I was used to Japanese anime, and not keen to change things up at all. The first time I tried to watch this anime, I even stopped watching because the art style was so different than that to which I was accustomed. Both of these impressions were very much in error. Having watched the movie in its entirety several times now, I can definitely say that this movie is not inferior in any way to its Japanese counterparts. The art style is wonderful, the voices are good, in all technical aspects, this movie is notably above the average anime movie. Story-wise the movie is certainly solid, with a post-apocalyptic society struggling with a significantly polluted world and dissension between its social classes. It also deals with love that transcends these class boundaries and the complications there-in. A definite good time, not suggested for younger children, though, as there is a good deal of violence that may not agree with younger viewers. A shining example of how truly good anime doesn't have to be produced in Japan.

TheSuccessorOfTheReaper I am a little bit prejudiced about the animations except Japanese's. I have seen bunch of Japanese animation and they were great. I gave it a shot and I saw that these guys really know how to make an animation. Animation quality was amazing. The story should be expanded but it wasn't bad. They just missed the opportunity of making a great movie. You can feel the energy and you can't get a chance to be bored. Because everything is developing fast. Also they didn't forget the most important thing. Creating characters! Yes! It's just an animation and it will be like that unless you are careful about characters' psychological factors. They made a good work about characters' designations. I wish the story was more deep. What about cons? Cons are superficial/short story and bad dubbing(both English and Korean). I recommend everybody to watch this great animation. You won't regret!

Daniel H I saw Appleseed not long before this, a film with a lot of similarities to Sky Blue, both story- and production wise. Both films are packed with clichés, stereotypical characters and illogical story twists on top of the 2D and 3D animation blend, but where Appleseed at least had some extraordinary animated action sequences and a high artistic level overall, Sky Blue fails on all points. True, some of the 3D sets are at least OK, but the 2D animation is absolute crap for a film trying to compete at this level. You notice this from the very start of the film and my heart just sank when I realised that it was going to be "that" kind of animated film, i.e. just another B-manga. I can put up with a stupid story if it's well animated, also a good story that's badly animated (although right now I can't think of a single film like that) but not this...