Nice story, but very violent, gory...

Rating: 2/10 (13 October 2002)

The story was compelling and well-written, but given all the rabidly favorable reviews, I was expecting something stellar. Furthermore, I was surprised and pretty disgusted by the level of violence and gore in the movie. Arms being torn of, men cut in half, that sort of thing. Perhaps that is commonplace in anime, but it was more than a bit disturbing to a guy who watches Blade or any Arnie flick with no problems...