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Saiba Shiti Oedo 808

Saiba Shiti Oedo 808 (1990) Movie Poster
Japan  •    •  120m  •  .  •  Starring: Hiroya Ishimaru, Stuart Milligan, Tesshô Genda, Sean Barrett, Kaneto Shiozawa, Daniel Flynn, Norio Wakamoto, Bob Sherman, Kyôsei Tsukui, Nigel Greaves, Takeshi Aono, Marc Smith, Rin Mizuhara..
In the city of Oedo 2808 A.D., three Cyber criminals are given two choices, to either rot in jail or to join a special force of the Cyber Police to get possibly one more chance at freedom ever again. For each criminal apprehended, and for each successful mission done, the state will agree to reduce their sentences. Lead by Hasegawa, the new recruits: Sengoku, Gogul, and Benton will bring some hard justice to Oedo and possibly taste freedom again.

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Image from: Saiba Shiti Oedo 808 (1990)
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Image from: Saiba Shiti Oedo 808 (1990)
Image from: Saiba Shiti Oedo 808 (1990)
Image from: Saiba Shiti Oedo 808 (1990)
Image from: Saiba Shiti Oedo 808 (1990)
Image from: Saiba Shiti Oedo 808 (1990)
Image from: Saiba Shiti Oedo 808 (1990)
Image from: Saiba Shiti Oedo 808 (1990)
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Cyber City Oedo 808 (what a mouthful!) is low-brow alright. But its quite close to being so campy its legitimately good. Its got some cool sci-fi elements, with one of the trashiest dubs I've seen. The dialog wasn't just translated, but saturated with swears and even rewritten to suit a raunchier script. Thank God that happened, because they made some of the most awful, awesome lines in history, period! Its perfect for a show focused on guts and scrap metal over plot.

Heck, the stories aren't that bad. In fact, they may even be too serious for this kind of show. Each episode focuses on a different member of the force, and display a unique aspect of this cyberpunk world. There are attempts to add more sympathetic characters than our trash-talking, violent ex-criminals, but they have too little time to make an impact.

The worst part about the series? Honestly, its that there's only three episodes. You only scratch the surface of these characters and their explosive adventures. There's no over-arching plot in the OVAs, and no conclusion. I feel like I've watched three episodes from a TV series instead of a direct-to-video one. Where can I see the further adventurers of Sengoku, Gogol, and Benten? :c

Ah well. Overall, its the exact junk food you want to watch occasionally. Its a 5 out of 10, but it doesn't get that rating for being boring, typical, or unwatchable. Definitely watch the English dub, preferably the U.K. edition if you want some kickin' synth rock.


Review by Donald F from the Internet Movie Database.

 
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