| View Larger Image | Heavy Metal 2000 | DVDStarring: Michael Ironside, Julie Strain, Billy Idol, Pier Paquette, Sonja Ball
Directed By: Michael Coldewey, Michel Lemire
Also With: Carl Macek (Writer), Eric Talbot (Writer), George Ungar (Writer), John Minnis (Writer), Kevin Eastman (Writer), Lorenzo Orzari (Writer)
| List Price: | $14.94 | | Price: | $10.99 | | You Save: | $3.95 (26%) | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | DVD | | Rating: |  | | Run Time: | 88 minutes | | Format: | Anamorphic, Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC | | Studio: | Sony Pictures | | Number of Discs: | 1 | | Aspect Ratio: | 1.85:1 | | Release Date: | October 17, 2000 | | Sales Rank: | 17,212th |
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Product Description
In the tradition of the ground-breaking 1981 animated cult classic film, heavy metal 2000 is a stylish mix of jaw-dropping visuals and original soundtrack featuring some of the biggest names in rock and mind-bending story. Special features: english, french, spanish, portuguese languages and subtitles and more. |
Amazon.com
Instead of cartoon vignettes that chronicle adolescent fantasies of sex and drugs in the near future, this sequel to 1981's Heavy Metal follows but one story. On a distant planet, a fountain of eternal life has been locked away by a race of supposedly wise people, who have buried the only key deep in space. If found, the key will give directions to the planet, but will also drive the finder crazy--which is exactly what happens. On his way to the planet of youth, Tyler (voice of venerable character actor Michael Ironside) wipes out most of a space colony and kidnaps a sexy woman. His big mistake is that he doesn't kill the woman's sister, Julie (voice of B-movie actress Julie Strain), who then sets out on a mission of rescue and revenge. Created with an uneasy blend of computer and traditional cel animation, Heavy Metal 2000 is utterly predictable. Even the sex scenes are bland and politically correct, eschewing the joy of dirty sex in favor of glimpses of T&A and lots of violence and gore. Of course, one big reason for this movie is to supplement its heavy metal soundtrack, which includes Pantera, Monster Magnet, MDFMK, Insane Clown Posse, Billy Idol, and others. It's probably better to think of it more as a string of music videos than as a story. --Andy Spletzer |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.0 based on 65 reviews)
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Not great, not the original, but fun & not bad. by R. V. Riccio (USA)  3 Stars
July 27, 2009
Okay, so I read many of the reviews and many people were disappointed in HM2000. I suppose that's because HM in 1981 did such an outstanding job. It's always tough for a sequal to live up to the original, and only a few movies have actually done it. All that said, it is a well-produced, cool-looking anime with, yes, a predictable but still interesting and fun story to watch. It's biggest problem is that is needs MORE - more sex, more nudity, more story, more spirit, more everything. The voice characters were pretty decent, but Julie's (main good guy) voice acting doesn't truly match her overwehlming beauty and sexiness, sounding phoney and hollow at times. Michael Ironside (main bad guy) and Billy Idol have wonderful voices and are convincing actors. The music is pretty hot also. So, although it may not be as groundbreakingly good as the original HM, and does borrow heavily from one of it's plots, it's still fun-to-watch entertainment and worth viewing.
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not up to par by Rodney M. Baker  2 Stars
July 14, 2009
If you are looking for a movie as good as the original "Heavy Metal", pass on this one. It is a vehicle for letting Julie Strain waggle her assets in Anime format. The voice acting is incredibly bad. The animation is not nearly as good as the original. I watched it hoping for much much better. See it if you must but you have been warned.
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Nothing like the first but still good in its own way. by Eric D. Schiermeister  4 Stars
June 12, 2009
As a movie, Heavy Metal 2000 doesn't live up to the original 1981 movie. While the animation and voice acting (including Julie Strain, Michael Ironside, and Billy Idol) is superb, the movie feels like it's missing something. Heavy Metal magazine features multiple stories and therefore, the original movie's concept of having multiple interlocking stories feels more at home. However, this movie does adapt The Melting Pot story and I feel they did a decent job. Overall, the movie is fine, just nothing special like the original.
The DVD is a good pack though. There are a couple of features dealing with Julie Strain and the other voice actors. As well as an isolated music score, animation tests, trailers, and photo galleries. The only thing really missing is a commentary track.
Overall, this a pretty decent DVD package.
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Heavy Metal 2000 by JOHNIE R PULLUM (Brooklyn, New york) 4 Stars
April 14, 2009
This is an absolutely great and entertaining anime movie. Excellent plot and characters. An action packed adventure. lots of laughts and excitement. Adult, but not obscene or pornograpic. Check it out!
I love Julie Strain. Her autographed poster hangs proudly; (along with her sword) on my livingroom wall.
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Better than expected by Philip R. Miller (Iraq for now) 4 Stars
April 02, 2009
This animated movie is much better than the original Heavy Metal. Animation is excelent. Music ROCKS. I will probably buy the soundtrack. Has a decent storyline also.
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