Agree? Well... The opening bared a strong resemblance to the opening in the short Gunnm anime. The post apocalyptic setting with a desert-like city, large factories everywhere etc. was all very much like the anime. Also, the scavengers, searching for parts, all fit in, and a humanoid head of a killer robot was found. However, after the 10-15 first minutes, it turned into a sci-fi horror movie. Still, I have to say that it still reminds me of Gunnm. It has the same feel.
I mostly enjoyed the movie, and wouldn't mind watching it again. It wasn't too original, but the setting saved it. I have also read that is is indeed based on a comic, but not which one. Gunnm seems like a possible source of inspiration, at least. Other members, please share your views on this too.
Edit: After some more research, I found out that Hardware was based on a 7-page story from the early eighties featured in 2000AD. The Gunnm anime is from 1993, so inspiration the other way, perhaps? Still, the manga is older than that.
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s-martin-3
19 years ago
Yes the seven page story originally appeared in the cominc 2000AD as one of "thargs future shock stories" - The film is very very close to the original comic story
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