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2084. After decades of intense fighting an alien invasion force is close to destroying what s left of the world. In a last-ditch effort to save the human race a guerilla fighter named Milly leaps into a waiting Time Shifter. With the Alien Wars set to begin in 72 hours she tricks Miyamoto a skilled martial-arts expert and gunman into joining her cause. Together the two launch an all-out assault on the local crime lord who s captured a spaceship and imprisoned its extraterrestrial pilot. Now the Returner and her partner must free the captive alien before warships begin to attack the planet in this sci-fi thriller packed with da
2084. After decades of intense fighting an alien invasion force is close to destroying what s left of the world. In a last-ditch effort to save the human race a guerilla fighter named Milly leaps into a waiting Time Shifter. With the Alien Wars set to begin in 72 hours she tricks Miyamoto a skilled martial-arts expert and gunman into joining her cause. Together the two launch an all-out assault on the local crime lord who s captured a spaceship and imprisoned its extraterrestrial pilot. Now the Returner and her partner must free the captive alien before warships begin to attack the planet in this sci-fi thriller packed with dazzling special effects and blazing martial arts action.System Requirements:Running Time: 116 Min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: FOREIGN/LATIN Rating: R UPC: 043396008175 Manufacturer No: 00817
There's not a single original idea in Returner, but that doesn't stop this Japanese sci-fi action thriller from being a whole lotta fun. Combining elements of (what else?) The Matrix, E.T., The Terminator, and Independence Day, plus a dash of Back to the Future (among others), the mayhem begins when scruffy survivor Milly (Anne Suzuki) uses a time portal to leap from 2084--when humans are being systematically wiped out by invading aliens--to 2002, where she hooks up with a gunslinging maverick (Takeshi Kaneshiro) whose swirling overcoat and hair-trigger attitude make him the live-action equivalent of the quintessential anime hero. Together, they thwart a Yakuza psychopath (played with hilariously laconic nihilism by Goro Kishitani) who's attempting to steal a recovered alien spaceship to exploit its highly advanced weaponry. In its race to avoid an end-of-the-world scenario, Returner throws in just about everything from the sci-fi anime repertoire, and director Takashi Yamazaki blithely and blatantly shifts from juvenile sentiment to violent brutality, resulting in a clash of tones that makes Returner wildly entertaining but decidedly not for children. Utterly derivative but worthwhile for sci-fi and anime fans, it's a noteworthy case of clever recycling, with energy and ammunition to spare. --Jeff Shannon
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Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Release date: 10 February 2004
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0043396008175 UPC: 043396008175
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