I keep having to defend this flick to people who never saw it... I think that's the film's only problem. It's a film with no audience outside of the ultra-niche: modern anime fans aren't going to see it, the average moviegoer won't see it, just the select crowd willing to give a chance to a remake of a foreign cartoon from their youth.

Me, I loved it, especially John Goodman who stole the film. I even appreciated the kid and chimp, since they always irritated the fuck outta me as a kid too...

Next summer: the live action Spartacus and the Sun Beneath the Sea!