by Tyler E. Martin » Mon May 11, 2009 6:54 pm
I honestly don't care too much for this one. It's near the bottom end of the spectrum of Honda's work, in my opinion. I find the story to be too long, plodding, and in general not engaging at all. There are some cool effects and the music is terrific, to be sure, but as a whole it just doesn't stand up well to most of the other classics from the same period. And while I love the "brotherhood of man" theme, an idea that really resonates with me, it just seems to be handled very poorly here, almost as though it were an afterthought. That's my two cents, anyway.