Goregazer I have been a fan of Discovery and Daft Punk for years now. I finally took the time to take a look at this awesome little piece of animation and was extremely pleased with it.The animation is great and you can still make out each character's personality even without dialogue. Speaking of which, I'd like to address the folks that say that the plot and story are paper thin. It's not Why? Simply because this is an hour long movie with no dialogue and a lot happens in this hour...a lot. In a hour you see the world that they come from, the capture, the hero chasing them, the transformation, the new life as brainwashed musicians, the rescue partially foiled by the bad guy, the bad guy showing off the women and winning the award, the 2nd rescues, the chase, the love scene,the road trip, the burial, the discovery of the mansion,the back story of the bad guy and his ultimate goal, his final solution in progress, the foiling of his plans, the infiltration to get the data back, the realization of what the band really is,the world becoming aware of the bad guys plan, the help they get to get launched back into space, the final scare from the bad guy, the search for home, home finding them and finally..the conclusion.All of this, without dialogue within an hour. One could agree that they had to simplify at some points but i feel it's never rushed and everything is clear. many movie have less content and story even with dialogue and exposition This movie is pretty much a long music video so the music itself does a lot of "talking", setting the right mood in general. The colours, the characters; the story, the music and the fact that its set in a sci-fi world make this experience very rich and entertaining. I even admit to having teary eye at the "Something Between Us" part. When a picture can make me emote in such way, it did something (many things in fact) right. If your open enough and you let it, it has the potential to make you laugh and cry. Also, as many reviewers mentions on this site, the throw back to the 70's 80's, Captain Harlock style of esthetic is a great choice and fits well with Daft Punk's multi-generation sounds. Worth the watch, highly recommended for any fans of Daft Punk and Japanese-animation.

somethingawesome The best House/Dance music album ever, played with some of the best Japanese animation ever. Daft Punk seamlessly work the stories told by their Discovery album in to this movie, and give the music a whole new meaning. One half of Daft Punk, Thomas Bangalter, said in an interview that the reason Interstella 5555 was released 2 or so years post release of the Discovery album is because they intended the audience to listen first, gain their own meaning, and then water later. This means the audience hears the album, and find their own meanings through it,etc, then they see the movie, and discover a whole new amazing universe they never expected could come from any kind of music.

smooth_op_85 This movie bears some similarity to Tommy 1975 where music is the main ingredient, it did have dialog though revealed through the music.Interstella 5555 is the story of an abduction of a blue skinned alien band that is kidnapped, memories and self identity stripped and made over as human. As one of their own named Shep does everything he can to rescue them the rabbit hole is revealed to go a lot deeper than even the band, branded the Crescendolls had ever thought. As they come to a realization of who they really are--thanks in part to Shep, they have to find out what happened to them and see if a way home is possible.If you are into sci-fi, you're a treat, if you like Daft Punk, you're in for a treat, if you like good solid entertainment, you are in for a great treat as well. All in all, it's like The Bourne Identity with an alien race and the soundtrack is killer! Hope you enjoy it!

sfnprincess81 Interstella 5555 is an experimental film by the House duo Daft Punk, about the abduction of an alien music group by an evil music executive bent on exploiting them. The story unfolds with the band's kidnapping, their transformation into "normal" human beings, and their eventual rescue by a fellow alien of their planet, who happens to be in love with Stella, the lone female of the group. There is no spoken dialog in the film. Instead, the entire score is set to Daft Punk's album "Discovery". Directed by Leiji Matsumoto, "Interstella 5555" is a fun and surprisingly involving story, with music to match. Each song blends seamlessly into the next segment, with the moods shifting from outrageously loud (Crescendolls), to depressingly somber (Nightvisions). Daft Punk fans will love Interstella, but I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for some high spirited fun, particularly anime fans, as the animation is excellent. In a generation where nudity and expletives rule the music scene, Interstella 5555 is a refreshing, and ultimately successful foray into Daft Punk's music. I really loved it and it's a shame that this little gem wasn't released in theaters, because the animation and sound would have been brilliant on the big screen.Look for an appearance of Daft Punk themselves during the awards ceremony.