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Summary: The Best Of Utena!!!!!!!!!!
Review: Well I Love The Utena Series Its Great. Well The Movie Is A Bit More Mature But It s The Best Anime Movie In the World You Really Dont Have To See The Rest Of The Series Beacuse The Movie Sort Of Takes On A Whole New Story Line Apart From The Dueling But It Would Help If You Saw The Student Council Part Of The Series Means Thats The Only Part Brought Here At The Time
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Summary: One of the Best Anime Movies!
Review: I watched the Utena movie before I watched the tv series and I have to admit I do like the movie better (but then again I loved the series too). Also I am not much of a shoujo fan so I was really surprised when I watched the movie and loved it!
It's extremely symbolic and almost dream like,it's like all the characters are stuck in a dream world that they can't get out of.
The only one who holds the key to the outside world is Anthy the Rose Bride. That's all I'm going to say about it, I don't want to give everything away.
It's not a children's movie though. It does contain mostly adult themes of sexuality, abuse, death, etc. You get the picture. It's also a movie that you have to think about after watching it. The movie does make sense once you thnk about it.
Buy it!!!
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Summary: Best anime movie in 30 years !!!
Review: First off, I must say this:: THIS MOVIE ONLY MAKES SENSE TO YOU IF YOU'VE WATCHED ALL 39 TV EPISODES BEFORE YOU WATCH THE MOVIE!!! Like any David Lynch or Stanley Kubrick movie, it's a "new wave" way of storytelling. A lot of parables, allegories, references, and visual imagery to help you understand what they are trying to say. I can't stress that enough. This movie is an OAV, which explains answers to questions that were left unexplained to the viewer in the TV series. So by not finishing the TV series, you are short changing yourself. It's like never finishing Charles Dickens "A tale of two cities" and be expected to understand a movie on it that only shows the highpoints of the storyline. Unlike most Japanese anime where things are not explained, this is explained, only if you watch the entire 39 episodes and the movie. This is NOT an anime movie to watch without thinking. Utena is a series where one must spend time to dissect the story, the motives and actions of each character, and how they interact with each other. The relationships are of utmost importance. Therefore, this is NOT MINDLESS ENTERTAINMENT. But a show that is full of imagery, nouvelle vague film techniques, and philosophy about how to live. The TV series is about how one grows out of childhood fantasies into adulthood, and the movie expands on that by concentrating on the "growing into adulthood" transformation part. And as such, one must always watch it with an understanding of your own childhood, all the joys and pains of growing up, sufferings and triumphs, attitudes and changes, all that is incorporated into this TV series and movie. If you truly want to understand this movie, take the time to review the TV episodes that you didn't understand, and rewatch them and redissect until you have your answer. Switch viewing between the TV series and the movie is recommended until you have the storyline down. The more you watch, the more understanding you will get. The more you see the various nuances that makes this anime, not just a simple straightforward story, but one that's also poetic and illustrous. Like all great classics, as your life experiences increase, you will discover even more truths in this movie/series. For those who don't know, there are fansubs (fans who subtitled the TV series) available out there that you can get. I highly recommend this movie. In conjunction with the TV series. May you have revelation and inspiration -- then the duel called "revolution" has begun in your life.
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Summary: The English version falls up short
Review: This was an excellent movie, but I'm not going to try to convince you of that, because whether or not you like it is essentially a matter of personal preference. However, the dub stank. I would not buy the video if I were you! Thankfully, the DVD includes a Japanese-language track, and the Japanese voice actors were first-rate. Some of the extras were less exciting than I had hoped they would be (for example, the "Behind the Scenes Commentary with Kunihiko Ikuhara" has about 3 statements from said director, and then a bunch of interviews with the American voice cast), but the trivia game was fun and the Japanese trailers are really cool. The Anime Zone DVD is a waste of time. It's essentially just extra space for Software Sculptors to advertise in. (and their trailers are not known to be the most entertaining in the industry...)
I would certainly recommend this DVD to any anime fan that isn't easily offended (for reasons I won't reiterate), and most especially to Utena fans. However, don't expect the extra commentary to explain the movie to you (and it is hard to understand at times).
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Summary: MORE MORE MORE!! WE NEED MORE!
Review: UTENA IS THE BEST SURREAL, ACTION PACKED (REALLY), BEAUTIFUL, GIRL-LOVE-GIRL SHOUJO ANIME I'VE EVER SEEN!!!!! CENTRAL PARK NEEDS TO MAKE MORE TV EPISODES!!
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Summary: Brilliant Art in Spectacular Animation
Review: If shojo isn't really your cup of tea, I would suggest giving this movie a try. You might have to have some knowledge of the TV series or you won't know what the heck is going on. Content: A
Animation: A+
Music: A-
English Version: B+
Japanese Version: A
Fight Scenes: B+ First off, lets clear the air. Even though Utena looks like a great film with animation that can one-up Disney, it is not for kids. It contains violence, nudity and lesbian themes. And when I say nudity and lesbian themes, I don't mean little. I mean there is a lot of it. Just a little warning for all you cautious parents out there. Utena is in a new student at a high school in a very imaginative structural city. There, she meets her ex-boyfriend. Utena soon notices the Rose Ring. After aquiring one, Utena ends up in a duel with somebody at a rose garden. She soon learns that the Rose Ring gives the chance for a prince to duel. If the prince wins, he recieves the Rose Bride, Anthy. Utena wins and now she is still wondering what the point of the Rose Bride is. Utena plans to se Anthy free, but Shiori will not stand for this. Shiori, Anthy's new lovers, wants to humiliate the Rose Bride for her own ideals. Soon, it turns into a desperate escape from the city for Utena and Anthy. All the characters look great in this film as they did in the TV series. Chu Chu makes a small appearence in a mini-movie right in the middle of the film. One thing you should bear in mind is that most of the plot is symbolic. If you dont keep this is mind, you won't understand any of the story. Now for the extras. US Manga has spoiled us this time. First we get Audio Commentary by the director. If you didn't understand any of the story, the audio commentary will help you a lot. Next up is a Behind the Scenes feature with the dub cast. It was cool to see the ADR director from the Harlock Saga again. Theres some nice sketch and art video galleries on here as well. Even better, theres a Fan Tribute featuring 10 pictures of art and costumes presented by the fans. Continuing on is the Trivia. These questions are basically Did-You-Notice-That questions that are pretty easy. Then there are some great Trailers and TV Spots from Japan and the US. A pretty large number of extras that was worth putting on the disc. Overall, Utena is one fun ride that should please any mature audiance who can appreciate good art and good story. Highly recommended.
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Summary: HOLA PORFIN UN BUEN ANIME
Review: BUENO ESTE ES UN GRAN DVD QUE NO DEBE FALTAR EL LA COLECION DE CUALQUIER FANATICO DE ANIME YA QUE COMBINA LO MEJOR DE LA SERIE CON ELEMENTOS TOTALMENTE NUEVOS LA VERDAD VALE LA PENA YO LES RECOMIENDO ESTE GRAN DVD
LOS EXTRAS QUE TRAE ESTA EDICION SERAN LA DELICIA PARA AQUELLOS FANATICOS EXIGENTES YA QUE CONTIENE MATERIAL IMPOSIBLE CONSEGUIR
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Summary: Soooo Disappointed!!!!!!!
Review: Ok let me start by saying I have RGU Rose Collection 1 & 2,and I loved them so much.When I saw that RGU the movie was coming out I thought great now we get to see who gets to revolutionizes the world and truly wins the rose bride and gets their wishes,and if Utena gets to meet her prince,the one who gave her the rose ring years ago when her parents died.If you pay attention in RGU Rose Collection 2 you will see her prince trapped in a sphere of some sort by another guy.So I receive the movie I rip it open pop it in my dvd and sit back with excitement.Well my excitement was dashed within the first 5 mins of the movie.You can tell everyone seems older,enter Utena who does not even have her rose ring and does not even know of this ring whatsoever and knows of nothing of the rose bride and does not know who Jury,Miki or Anathy etc are.I will give it this visually its Stunning breathtaking even,but I think it should have picked up where Rose collection 2 stopped at,I think they could have done so much better.I think that the relationship they did between Anathy and Utena ruined the wonderful Friendship they shared together in the first two Rose collections.I truly hope they do another RGU dvd or another movie but I hope they stick closer to the the Original 2 rose collections.I ONLY GIVE IT 2 STARS BECAUSE OF ITS VISUALLY STUNNING SCENCES.OTHER THEN THAT AS FAR AS THE WHOLE STORY GOES I GIVE THAT 1 STAR.
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Summary: La Fillette Revolutionaire! Adolescence of Utena!
Review: There are alot of changes in the characters like Utena dressed as a boy ^_^ and Abthy. At first they don't recognize each other but at the end they know each other. They are little bit of Utena's relationship with Anthy who has a glitch of becoming her rose bride. The other characters also have a different setting more of an adult setting than in the series. Like I said they became adults. Akio is real pimp because he was a player back than but he is flamboyant and he has a new hair cut. I think this video rocks!!! There were trailers about this movie which is so goth and I am a huge fan of it!!! Well I think evryone should see this and bring revolution to the world. Also the animation of it is wonderful and very beautiful with romansque designs.
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Summary: Utena - The Movie - commentary answers some questions
Review: Perhaps the most interesting special feature it has is a extra audio and subtitle track of "Director's Commentary" by Kunihiko Ikuhara. It doesn't explain everything but it does answer a lot of those "what were they thinking when they made scene 'X'" questions that tend to come to mind when watching the Utena movie. It won't answer "everything you ever wanted to know
about Utena". The commentary audio track has the some of the same background audio as the regular movie, but without the character voices. The commentary is in Japanese, the corresponding subtitles are in English. Instead of watching the two together, I watched the regular Japanese audio with the commentary subtitles, so I didn't feel entirely cut off from what the characters were saying. Unfortunatly, a large part of the Utena movie will be lost on people who have not seen the entire TV series. The last 2/3rds are presently available only on fansubs; making this not the best time to market a "limited edition". The Black Rose arc and the final TV story arc are progressively darker and more sexually explicit than what's out in the USA now.
The movie is full of sexual references (and more nudity) but too busy to follow up on them all; it spends its effort on beauty and surrealism. There are fewer chapter marks than on the Japanese DVD, making
it a little more work to jump to specific scenes.
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