Ark (2003)

The planet Alcyone faces certain doom. The remnants of its two civilizations have crowded together in a great place of refuge, a domed metropolis carried upon the back of an enormous robotic city-god….the Ark. The inhabitants of Alcyone must leave the planet or perish. Designed by the Cevean people with the help of a mysterious priestess, the Ark was captured by the warlike Storrions, who forced the Ceveans out into the wastelands and now reside in it. Without the priestess' guidance and knowledge, though, the Storrions have no way to pilot or control the Ark. The daught of the priestess, Amarinth is the only one who can control and pilot the Ark. The epic story of two peoples separated by ignorance and hatred, and the doom that faces them both. It's the story of a young girl struggling to realize her independence - and finding much more in her future than she ever expected. And it's the story of a massive city, silent for almost a century, and now brought to life in great uprising and deliverance. Full of incredible sci-fi action, intense drama and brilliant, eye-popping visuals.

COMPLEX, INTRICATE AND WELL-DONE . . .

Perhaps a bit too complex/intricate for younger viewers, but still fascinating images, ideas and actions. More than typical anime, the characters and dialogue prevail over action and effects. Good family
viewing if the idea to trigger discussions. Execution/design 'way above average. June 10, 2007

Ark

Very good, saw it on tv and wanted to see the full movie. I Love anime. May 14, 2007

ark another one!

the film starts off okay but even that has the 'voice' exposition for a couple of mins.
seems a typical 'saturday morning film', nothing deep here and you have your ususal black hat bad guy's.the animation is okay not pixar quality but good enough to tell the story, there's quite a few of these story types closest ones would be 'final fantasy the spirits within' and 'kaena the prophecy' both of which are better films in my opinion...still this one's okay the ending is a letdown really..they just went for the 'transformers ending' which was cheap and tacky...another film in a similar vein and budget was the of Dragons - Fire And Ice which had better storyline and animation.

overall it's an okay film, nothing amazing children may like it though i personally think they could have done much more with the story and not opt for the typical/easy story mechanics they used.

3 out of 5 April 10, 2007

ark

First of all, I think this movie is good for the baby and children. This movie showed what is the father, mother , family and a friend. How can do my duty and how can they support and cooperation for their special duty. this animation coioring is very fine and detail and natural. This animation actor and actress's voice is good as well as This movie's emotional aspect is good for the baby and children. thank you. August 19, 2006

Great Freakin Movie!! A MUST SEE For Anime Fans!!!

Just Picked this Up from my Local Blockbuster as Rental, and I Cannot Understand Why They Only Had 2 Copies of this Title for Rent, When you take they have like 10-15 Copies of any other New Release titles! When ARK Deserves to have at Least 15 Spots available for rent!! I had Never even Heard of this movie Before I saw it for rent, But I Read the box Front and Back and the Story and CGI Animation Looked Good, So I figued I'd give it a try. The Action and CGI Animation are truly Breathtaking! I was Completely blown away, It totally Superseded ALL My expections! My wife Who Doesnt Really Care for Anime, Couldn't Pull herself off the Couch while it was on!! So much So thAt I am going to buy me a copy for my Collection, that's what i'm doing on amazon now! If you Love any Anime or Animation Films, Buy this, You wont Regret it!! A Rare True Gem!! May 15, 2006

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