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WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3

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A veteran detective (Katsuhiko Watabiki) and his young partner link the destruction of robots to a sea monster.

Critics Reviews

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Carla Meyer San Francisco Chronicle 01/24/2003
2/4
A cheesy monster movie. Go to Full Review
Daniel Fienberg L.A. Weekly 01/15/2003
[T]wo encounters with the beast WXIII - first in a darkened factory, and later in an empty stadium, to the strains of Beethoven's Piano Sonata in G Minor (Pathtique) - elevate the disappointingly flat animation into a vivid fable of monster and morality Go to Full Review
Richard James Havis The Hollywood Reporter 01/11/2003
This above-average anime puts character development before action, although there are still enough fisticuffs, robots and monsters to hold the interest of the genre's core otaku (fan boy) audience. Go to Full Review
Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid 01/27/2003
3/4
Just take a moment to listen to this film's beautiful, intricate sound design. Go to Full Review
Wade Major Boxoffice Magazine 01/21/2003
2/5
As animation, Patlabor WXIII The Movie is above-average anime -- there are undeniably impressive and imaginative flourishes to the artwork. Unfortunately, it's in the service of a story that simply doesn't amount to much. Go to Full Review
Maitland McDonagh TV Guide 01/10/2003
3/5
The backgrounds are handsome and moody, and the character animation is less distractingly cartoonish than that of films like the otherwise breathtaking Metropolis. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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01/06/2012 A side sequel to a great series , with new spin , the main cast takes a back seat , as two detectives uncover the secrets of code "wasted 13 " the design and anmation are top notch , beautiful score to top that . the story and the characters are just shy of the punch that Mamoru oshii -Director of the first two patlabor films had delivered . Still a great bruting film . See more 12/20/2009 This is an interesting anime movie set in the Patlabor universe but it just didn't do that much for me. It kept me entertained but I don't think I'd want to watch it again. The animation is really good and so is the soundtrack. The storyline is intriguing. I think most Patlabor fans will be disappointed more than anything after seeing this. See more 10/11/2009 Not really a sequel to the previous two movies. This movie should not have been associated with the Patlabor franchise as they only appeared a few times during the movie. With that knowledge, I think that’s why this movie suffered. I was expecting more of the same but got something totally different. See more 03/30/2009 This is an interesting anime movie set in the Patlabor universe but it just didn't do that much for me. It kept me entertained but I don't think I'd want to watch it again. The animation is really good and so is the soundtrack. The storyline is intriguing. I think most Patlabor fans will be disappointed more than anything after seeing this. See more 01/10/2009 Melanger le polar noir, le film de monstre et l'anime de mechas et obtenir quelques d'aussi bien ficelé m'epate. Brillantissime et c'est meme pas Oshii aux manettes ...... See more 08/31/2008 What? An anime about big giant robots, how rare... oh wait. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A veteran detective (Katsuhiko Watabiki) and his young partner link the destruction of robots to a sea monster.
Director
Fumihiko Takayama
Screenwriter
Tori-Miki
Rating
R
Genre
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Anime
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (DVD)
Oct 6, 2015
Runtime
1h 42m
Sound Mix
Stereo