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Suchîmubôi (2004)
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18 March 2005 (USA)
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In 1860s Britain, a boy inventor finds himself caught in the middle of a deadly conflict over a revolutionary advance in steam power. full summary | add synopsis
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1 win
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Excellent adventure, flawed structure
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Anne Suzuki | ... | James Ray Steam (voice) |
| Masane Tsukayama | ... | Dr. Eddie Steam (voice) |
| Katsuo Nakamura | ... | Dr. Lloyd Steam (voice) |
| Manami Konishi | ... | Scarlett O'Hara (voice) |
| Kiyoshi Kodama | ... | Robert Stephenson (voice) |
| Ikki Sawamura | ... | David (voice) |
| Susumu Terajima | ... | Freddie (voice) |
 | Anna Paquin | ... | James Ray Steam (voice: English version) |
 | Alfred Molina | ... | Dr. Eddie Steam (voice: English version) |
 | Patrick Stewart | ... | Dr. Lloyd Steam (voice: English version) |
| Kari Wahlgren | ... | Scarlett O'Hara (voice: English version) |
 | Robin Atkin Downes | ... | David (voice: English version) |
 | David S. Lee | ... | Jason (voice: English version) |
 | Paula J. Newman | ... | Emma (voice: English version) |
| Moira Quirk | ... | Cliff, Tommy, Additional Voices (voice: English version) |
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Steamboy (International: English title)
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Rated PG-13 for action violence. (also edited version)
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126 min | Italy:103 min (theatrical version) | Argentina:127 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Philippines:G |
Taiwan:GP |
Canada:G |
Germany:12 |
South Korea:All |
Brazil:14 |
Australia:PG |
USA:PG-13 |
USA:PG-13 (edited version) |
Singapore:PG |
UK:PG |
Hong Kong:IIA |
Argentina:13 |
Finland:K-11 (DVD rating) |
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A new record for the most expensive Japanese animated film. It cost about ¥2.1 billion (US$20 million) to make.
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Referenced in Stay Alive (2006)
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Steamboy has such a rare quality of production values that it almost merits a viewing for the aesthetics alone. But there is a story to the film; and although the hardcore fans of Otomo may have been expecting something a little deeper, and although the pacing and characterization is notably flawed, it still stands as an extremely fun yarn with no shortage of what you'd expect from a classic action/adventure flick. The film, in many respects, is comparable to works like Sky Captain and the Indiana Jones films; a classic storytelling style somewhat augmented for a modern audience.
Numerous characters such as Scarlett and the henchmen are essentially devoid of anything resembling development. Scarlett in particular seems to have had her personal developments skipped or accelerated just to give a comic or emotional foil to Ray and the others, and it sticks out noticeably. She's given the typical "redeeming moment" at the end of the film that has no real grounding or weight considering her screen presence; it comes and goes without making a single ripple in an audience.
Essentially, Steamboy crams too many action set pieces and grand ideas into a story too lightweight to fully support them, and the plot suffers because of it. But it's far from lacking meaning or emotion, so as long as you can detach yourself from expectations you're assured quite a ride.
As a final note, if anyone finds the explicit diatribes concerning science a little distracting, try to keep in mind that they all come from your stereotypical mad scientists types. It becomes somewhat more plausible!