Noir - Terminal Velocity (Vol. 5)
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Artist: Artist Not ProvidedBrand: ADV Films
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); English (Original Language); Japanese (Original Language)
Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 75 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-08-05
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Section 23
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DVD Review: DONT LOOK AT THE PAST
Summary: 3 Stars
The fifth volume of Noir opens as Mireille returns to her homeland of Corsica. Once her parents were the heads of the most powerful crime family on the island and ruled it at their pleasure. That is, until they had a falling out with an organization far more powerful than the Mafia, The Soldats. Mireille had to flee the country with her uncle as a child and became an assassin. While trying to find out who killed her parents from old contacts, she might just learn a secret about her parents she doesn't want to know.
In Episode 18, Mireille is still emotional after learning that her parents were in the Soldats, and were also killed by others in that organization. She takes it out on Kirika, pulling out a gun and telling her to get out of her sight. Kirika wanders aimlessly around Paris and links up with a Soldat operative from whom she learns that there are many factions within the Soldat organization at opposites about the future. Altena, Chloe's mistress is currently trying to bring about the Great Return, whatever that is.
The last episode is about Mireille's and and Kirika's efforts to track down the source of an ancient manuscipt having to do with the Soldats. Meanwhile, the Soldats themselves decide to put their best knights to the task of not only killing our two heroines but Chloe as well. Kirika will learn that perhaps Chloe is not lying when she says Kirika is one half of the true Noir.
The series is still interesting but at points devolves into camp. For example, in one gun battle, Kirika shoots a little pinprick hole in a wall, about the size of a pencil lead and is able to see and shoot two gunmen on the other side of it. The animation is also getting a little too sentimental. Mireille looks at Kirika. Close-up of Kirika. Close-up of Mireille. Repeat 4 times for dramatic tension. Another thing that makes it sorta ludicrous is that after all these episodes, Mireille still intends to keep her promise from the first dvd, namely that after all the mysteries are solved about who and why they have been targeted for death, Mireille will kill Kirika. I mean, let it go already, she's your friend! It just seems so stupid because you can tell they care about each other. Hopefully, Noir will not disentegrate into sentimentality and "I love you, but I have to kill you" cliches by the last volume.
Still worth seeing, but the format is getting a little tired. The adventure for 15 minutes then kill someone the last 5 minutes is getting slightly old.
Skimpy extras include an interview with the Altena Japanese voice actress, production sketches, and clean open/closes.
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