Still one of the best anime movies ever. It has everything from amazing characters to a beautiful score. And well, the plot is (like everything else in Cowboy Bebop) simply outstanding. Love the movie, love the anime. Definitely worth a watch.

P.S. Don't you dare watch the english dub version, the japanese version (with some subtitles) is so so-so-so so much better.

Mostly everything I loved about the show but in the form of a film.

Ein wears a jack-o-lantern on his head! What more could you want? Badass action sequences, a crazy mind-bending story, a villain that may or may not be dead the whole time, some Faye fan service, and the most beautiful animation ever you say? Well you get that too. But I really enjoyed Ein with a jack-o-lantern on his head.

This is probably the defining film that got me into anime when growing up. I remember buying it as a used rental copy for just a pound - purely because the cover looked cool and I still hadn't upgraded myself to DVD's, as VHS's were just so cheap. This is all aside from the fact I remember it being a 12 certificate; despite having swearing, a depiction of rape and being full of violence. What more could I ask for?

It is fantastically written, the storyline constantly ventures into unexpected territory, making it completely unpredictable. The train scene particularly shocks me every time. The soundtrack is wonderful and the animation just as good. It's near perfect in my opinion and it's certainly sentimental to my youth.

Just wonderful.

Action-packed, sinister, and beautifully animated, Cowboy Bebop delivers its usual punch in a movie format that pushes the studio's ambition to new heights while retaining that classic high-tech Bebop style.

It's just one long episode of the show and therefore I couldn't demand more.

If you take that away you're left with a beautifully animated but slowly paced crime story. You know pretty quick what it amounts to. There is no big twist behind the corner and no persistant idea it fokuses on. So why aren't I bored out of my brain? The movie goes on in normal speed but the plot is moving in slow motion. Why am I amazed instead?

It could be my weird taste. But it could also be due to the perfect composition of every scene, the virtuosic use of music and the implied philosophical theme. And Radical Edward wearing a jack-o'-lantern on her head.

Film No.9 in my Anime Marathon

I have never seen the TV series connected to this, but this an enjoyable romp of an action movie. Which anyone used to big American action films should like. The film does outstay it's welcome a little, and the characters are introduced in a way that makes it easier and more important to have seen the TV series, as the movie gives very little insight in the Bebop team.

After revisiting this film, I recall what a stylistic triumph Cowboy Bebop: The Movie truly is. The animation is gorgeous, the characters well-defined, and the music infectious. The narrative is perhaps the most well-constructed in the series, featuring a bio-terrorist plot spearheaded by Vincent Volaju who would even give Vicious a run for his money in the villain department. The voice-acting is spot on as always, setting the bar for English dubs in anime. Shinichirō Watanabe's creative genius is fully on display here, and is able to distill all of the magic of his series in 116 glorious minutes. If you're a fan of the show, this is a must-watch. If you've yet to see the show, well then, I say it's time to blow this scene and get everybody and their stuff together.

Ein wears a jack-o-lantern on his head! What more could you want? Badass action sequences, a crazy mind-bending story, a villain that may or may not be dead the whole time, some Faye fan service, and the most beautiful animation ever you say? Well you get that too. But I really enjoyed Ein with a jack-o-lantern on his head.

Doesn't compare to the series. Too forced, too overproduced.

There's a corgi in this movie. Well, there's a corgi in the series too, but yeah. Corgi. Watch it for the corgi. :)

So aside from the cute corgi... this was a good anime movie. Action, a decent story, interesting characters, etc. The one character I found really bizarre was Edward, who's actually a girl. She seemed very Rain Man-like to me. A weird little kid genius.

I should probably check out the series too. I'll probably like it as well.

Wrangling the Galaxy…

Beautifully shot in animation “Cowboy Bebop: The Movie” is like a two hour episode of “Cowboy Bebop” the series. Which, is a very enjoyable and short lived late ‘90s animated show about a ragtag team of likable bounty hunters in a somewhat believable future of space and travel. It’s near the equivalent of Joss Whedon and Quentin Tarantino making creative babies together. It’s great stuff. The movie is too. That's all you need to know. Get to beboppin'!

-djg

Faye <3