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Monday 24 March 2014

Heavy Metal (1981)

An anthology of animated shorts tied loosely together by a ridiculous frame narrative that rarely justifies its reasoning. Like the comic parts of the magazine that inspired it, the tales are a blend of fantasy and sci-fi featuring women who have problems keeping clothed. The style and quality of the art varies considerably, as does the competency of the storytelling. Everyone will have their favourite and may even defend it vehemently, but in my opinion there’s only two that manage to add any depth to the teen-fantasy titillation. I also acknowledge that depth may not have been a requirement in the selective process.

2 soft landings out of 5

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