Title: Battle Angel Alita

Format Reviewed: LaserDisc (CAV)
Viewer Ratings:

Violence: 4
Nudity: 2
Maturity: 3
Sexuality: 2

Movie Type Ratings:

Comedy: 1
Action: 3
Drama: 3
Romance: 2
Adventure: 2

Quality Ratings:

Animation - Character: 3.5
Animation - Background: 3.5
Plot: 4
Sound: 4.5
Recording: 4.5
Extras: 3

Plot Quickie:

Rescued by a cybernetics doctor, Alita takes on crime in the undercity. Plot Keywords:

Future, Cyberpunk, Political Comments:

Battle Angel Alita is adapted from the manga of the same name (originally titled Gunm in Japan). A dark look into a dystopic future. The city is reminiscent of Quarro in Joan Vinge's "Cat's Paw". A violent but engaging cyber-thriller. My gripes:

I want more episodes... And the voice-acting could be better. My likes:

Well-presented society, and cool things you can do with a cyborg body.