[Guyver Spawn]

Perfect Blue (1998) - Since we are close to Halloween, I re-watch Perfect Blue for the first time since 2008. I had not seen Perfect Blue since I was 17 in High School. I remember when the movie came out on VHS in 1999, but I never saw it as a kid at the time. So nearly a decade later, I still love the movie and I think it's a masterpiece. Probably one of the very few Giallo anime titles out there in my opinion.

The animation holds up really well with the large amount of detail and use of colors in the film. For a title came out in 1998, it still looks really good today. The animation really captures the tone of the movie. The best thing that I love about the animation is that the movement in the characters. The characters movements seem so life-like, it seems like reality. I really miss when we used to have animation like this in anime.

The story is what I love about the movie the most. You really have a great cast of characters and every moment keeps you by surprise. Without spoiling anything, the movie will have you on the edge of your seat by from start to finish.

I do think the dub is pretty good and the Japanese voice acting is solid. I think the movie can go either way with sub or dub, but I do think the sub is a bit better in my opinion. Kevin Seymour did a good job on the director on the voice acting.

I think the biggest thing that will turn off newer viewers of this movie is that the movie is dated on how technology is used in the movie since the main character has no idea on how to use the Internet. The movie came out when the Internet was becoming a more mainstream thing compare to what it was in 1990 or 1992. Other than, I feel like there is nothing else wrong with this movie.

Overall, Perfect Blue is still amazing and is still my #1 favorite anime movie of all time. Everything about this movie is fantastic (I didn't want to create a pun on using the word "Perfect"). If you love horror or psychological movies, give it a watch. I would also recommend this movie to fans of Hitchcock, Argento, Fulci and Lynch.

It does bother me that this movie has no Blu-Ray release in the United States. It's a major classic and I feel like someone like Discotek Media or Sentai Filmworks would have pick it up by now. Heck, I feel like the movie is worth being pick up by Criterion. Sadly the old DVD release from Manga Entertainment is pretty old and it looks bad on newer TV's.

I guess I would recommend importing the UK Blu-Ray release at the moment.