Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Beautiful, moving film.

I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

I can see no middle ground on this film, either you're going to love it or you're going to despise it. Angel's Egg is a very polarizing sort of movie in that it is one of the best examples of an "experimental film" I have ever seen. Angel's Egg is centered around a young girl who carries a large egg through a Gothic/post- apocalyptic land as she collects water. On one of her quests, she meets a man carrying an ornate crucifix, his intentions unknown. This is about as may details about the plot I can give away without introducing my theories on the film. What makes this movie so different from others of it's caliber is that the entire plot and meaning behind the central conflict is left to your interpretation. As such, the conventional movie fan will want to avoid this movie like the plague, in that most modern cinematic conventions of dialog and characterization are turned upside down or entirely disregarded. What is present, however, is a tour de force of dramatic yet obscure conflicts accentuated with melancholy visuals and beautiful music. If you aren't prepared to watch this film multiple times then you probably won't like it. In short, this film was breathtakingly beautiful in a conventional sense while being the best of its kind in a more abstract way. Never have I seen a film that leaves so little for the audience that has been so meaningful. Love it or hate it, you cannot deny that Angel's Egg is a journey that everyone should go on.

This is an amazing movie.. it's surreal, ambiguous, atmospheric and haunting. Many (including myself) consider it to be Mamoru Oshii's best film (despite it being his least successful), and it certainly presents some of the images and ideas that would be echoed in many of his later works.That some people suggest to watch it with your own choice in music may seem to suggest that the film's own soundtrack is lacking, but this is not the case. The haunting soundtrack is perfect for the film, and one of the many things I love about it. The highly visual nature of the film does lend itself to trying out different music combinations, though (I watched it along side Radiohead's "Kid A", with fascinating results). Just don't count out the film's own score, as it definitely contributes to the film's brilliance.The dialogue, though there's not much of it, is also worth paying attention to (if you can understand Japanese or have access to subtitles - try searching for them on the net if you have the official DVD, I've heard you can add subtitles that will play as if they were on the disc). While the characters and plot are certainly ambiguous, you will probably (if you're interested in the film) find yourself theorising about what the film is getting at, particularly after multiple viewings. The fact that Oshii lost his faith in Christianity before making the film certainly offers an interesting perspective from which it can be viewed.How much you enjoy the film will be determined by your personal taste (it's probably a "love it or hate it" film in a similar way to '2001: A Space Odyssey') but few can watch it without at least conceding that it is a unique work of art. Track this down if think a surreal, moody, atmospheric, thought provoking film will be to your taste (and look for an official widescreen DVD, not a bootleg 4x3 copy, the visuals are worth the extra cost).

So..The animation's not that bad.Now that's out of the way.. I consider this film the "Manos, The Hands of Fate" of Anime. What's the point behind this movie? None.. I couldn't bring myself to care about the characters, the scenery.. the non-existant plot. Nothing in this anime made sense to me. I saw this at an anime club showing, and after trying to get an explanation out of other anime fans seeing this movie, I gave up and walked out. Turns out I wasn't alone. This is a very punishing anime. I didn't do anything wrong!! AAAHH!! THE FLYING FISH!! MAKE IT STOP!!*whew*This is the type of anime that you'll either love.. or absolutely hate. I don't see much of a middle ground at all. If you're a first time anime watcher.. you'll get a very bad taste in your mouth after watching this drivel. I just can't see anything redeeming in this film.

This film is not live-action, nor is it a short. What it is is the quintessential Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell) film, a haunting, ethereal drama more concerned with imagery and mood than with plot or characterization. A young girl (lavishly designed by animator-turned-fine artist Yoshitaka Amano) wanders the desolate streets of a dark, nightmarish world; her fragile faith rests in the form of a gigantic egg, which she hopes to protect. Eventually, she meets an enigmatic stranger bearing a crucifix and a decidedly pragmatic worldview ("You have to break an egg if you are to know what's inside," he tells her). This is Oshii at his most obtuse, and even he claims to not know the true meaning of this film. The film is a pure work of art, however, free from all commercial baggage. For this reason, it should be viewed by everyone with a genuine interest in the art of animation. Note: Beware the Roger Corman film "In the Aftermath," which takes some footage from this film and places it in a different context.