NoaIzumiAnime Review: Dirty Pair, Project Eden
March 6th 2009 13:25
Vizorium: the metal used in warp engines that makes space travel possible. Rich deposits have been discovered on the planet Agerna, but someone (or something) keeps attacking vizorium refineries, and it’s up to the Dirty Pair to find out who. But can they do it without destroying the planet in the process?
The Dirty Pair goes Hollywood in their first full-length movie! Project Eden came in about the middle of the Dirty Pair franchise, released after the TV series and Affair at Nolandia, but before The Flight 005 Conspiracy and the Original Dirty Pair OVA series.
The movie is fairly typical Dirty Pair, heavy on the action and fan service, with scenes of wanton destruction. It opens with an unrelated case, that introduces the precious metal vizorium and the charming criminal Carson D. Carson. That case ends in the usual Dirty Pair way, with the main criminal being caught, but with a lot of collateral damage (and contrary to the Central Computer’s justification for always clearing them in these types of cases, this time it really was their fault). Then the action moves to the main story, involving vizorium, genetically engineered monsters, a mad scientist, and a very rare bottle of wine which Carson D. Carson is after.
All She Wants to Do is Dance!
The main plot is honestly a little flat, basically the Dirty Pair vs. monsters. Wattsmen has potential as a villain at first, but he becomes boring when you realize he’s just nuts. Carson D. Carson becomes the most interesting character in the movie as you get to know him and what drives him, and by the end, you’ve got a really good handle on his character, which is worth the wait.
Freeze! You're under a sexy arrest.
If no one minds my backseat writing, the movie might have been better if they’d gotten rid of Wattsmen, or reduced his role drastically, and made Carson the main bad guy. But Project Eden still works, and the movie still beats Affair at Nolandia.
The songs are the other saving grace of Project Eden. There are three or four (depending on how you count them) great songs that will stay with you, including “Safari Eyes” for the opening credits and “Pas de Deux” for the closing.
Extras: Original trailer, other ADV trailers, including one for The Flight 005 Conspiracy. All of the Dirty Pair DVDs tend to be light on the special features.
Great moments: It’s only shown a for a split second, but when the monsters are pursuing the Lovely Angels, Kei stops at a hatch and turns, sticks out her tongue, and gives the monsters the ole’ raspberry before running away again.
Geeking out: Carson running around in nothing but his boxers is an homage to Lupin III.
Summary: Good dirty (pair) fun, although a slightly more meaty plot would have been nice. Grade: B plus
Age rating: 15 and up. Fan service, bloody (and gutty) violence (almost all of it on monsters, however), one brief sex scene.
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