Angel Egg and Epsilon, Review

No pictures today, blogger is not sucking them up. Wonder if I hit my quota?

Angel Egg is a Masaru Oshii early work. Some of his works include the classic Ghost in the Shell and JinRoh. Angel Egg is very beautiful, cryptic anime. A nomad comes a cross a young girl with a mysterious egg who's secret she guards. They travel together through strange and ethereal landscapes. The plot escapes me. The visual journey is captivating. I will rate this one 4/5 acorns and no clives. It is a must for anime lovers.

Epsilon is an Australian ecology fairy tale. Ulli Birve plays "She", and alien visitor who shows up nude in the outback and hooks up with a surveyor. She is disgusted by the pollution and destruction of natural habitats. She is able to travel through time and space on earth with "The Man" and they work on a relationship, although she is really hoping her people will come for her. It would have helped this movie a lot if she turned out to be a cyborg and went on a killing spree, or really looked like a giant octapus. The scenery is gorgeous. It certainly is worth saving. I will rate this one 2/5 acorns because of that.

I went to the company dinner the other night, the night before the Earthquake , and spoke to a couple of guys that retired already. They were unanimous in opinion that I should keep working and that things are actually rougher out in the private sector, so I should stay put. They also found they wanted to keep working a few days a week.

On the work scene the rearranging of people and changes in work flows are frustrating for everyone. Sigh.