Heavy Metal (Blu-ray)
R
by Various Artists
A Step Beyond Science Fiction
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Blu-ray Details
- Rated: R
- Run Time: 1 hours, 30 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
- Released: June 14, 2011
- Originally Released: 1981
- Label: Sony Pictures
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Featured: | Black Sabbath, Cheap Trick, Devo, Sammy Hagar, Stevie Nicks & Blue Oyster Cult | |
Directed by | Gerald Potterton | |
Screenwriting by | Len Blum | |
Composition by | Elmer Bernstein | |
Story by | Dan O'Bannon | |
Produced by | Ivan Reitman | |
Director of Photography: | Brian Tufano | |
Voice: | John Candy, Eugene Levy, Richard Romanus, Harold Ramis, John Vernon, Rodger Bumpass & Thor Bishopric |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 3.5/5 --
Heavy Metal has been animated with great verve, and scored very well, with music much less ear-splitting than the title would suggest.
New York Times
Initial segments have a boisterous blend of dynamic graphics, intriguing plot premises and sly wit that unfortunately slide gradually downhill.
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Variety
Archly stunted and incalculably influential
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CinePassion
...Highly enjoyable...
Total Film
The film is a laudable attempt to present the world of cartoon movies to another type of audience. [Full Review in Spanish]
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Espinof
Some of the animation is first-rate, particularly in the more modest comedy segments, and even the heavy set pieces have greater flash and dazzle than anything Ralph Bakshi mustered around the same period.
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Chicago Reader
Rating: 2/5 --
In 1981, this may have been state-of-the-art animation, but now it looks rudimentary, clunky, and flat. The writing, likewise, is flat.
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Common Sense Media
Product Description:
Based on the eponymous underground magazine and original art and stories by Richard Corben, Angus McKie, Dan O'Bannon, Thomas Warkentin and Berni Wrightson, this groundbreaking cult classic served as a crossover introduction for many Americans to the aesthetic conventions associated with Japanese anime. This unique collection of six animated stories are all linked by sequences featuring a fiendish green meteorite that claims to be the cause of evil throughout the world. A combination of science-fiction, fantasy, horror, comedy, and sex against a pulse pounding heavy metal soundtrack with songs by Black Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult, Cheap Trick, Stevie Nicks, Nazareth and other 80's rock giants. The video contains a three-minute segment that wasn't included in the theatrical version of the film.
Keywords:
Adventure
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Animation
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Cult Film
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Fantasy
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Futuristic
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Heavy Metal
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Science-Fiction
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Racy
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Good Vs. Evil
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Recommended
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Theatrical Release
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Anime
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Rock Music
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Product Info
- Sales Rank: 33,779
- UPC: 043396369290
- Shipping Weight: 0.14/lbs (approx)
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