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Ah! My Goddess - The Movie

Ah! My Goddess - The Movie

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great animation!
Review: My friend recommended me this. At first, I thought it would be some boring show. But after seeing it, I love it!! It is a mixture of action, romance and fantasy!! The kind of animation I like. The drawing is very nice!! The packaging of the dvd looks cool. Get it, u will not be disappointed.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Ah! My Goddess
Review: Even if you haven't seen the OAV, this shouln't stop you from falling in love with Kosuke's beloved characters. The movie starts far from the last OAV episode so some information is missed but not to worry. New people to the series can feel right at home. The english voice cast is excellent brining the characters to life. The story is well written and the soundtrack is wonderful. The only problem is that it isn't long enough. If you have read any of the manga, you'll see exactly how much of it is featured in the film. Any way you put it, Ah! My Goddess the movie is a must have for everyone.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: An entertaining movie that could have been more
Review: When I heard of the Oh My Goddess! Movie (Ah! Megamisama as I knew it by) I was crazy. I loved the OAV's and I keep up with the manga. So I got the DVD... only to find a story that tries to combine End of Eva with Oh My Goddess. For those who haven't seen End of Eva, or any Evangelion, it is basically a story of people coping with the end of the world. And the end of the world is being caused by someone who beleives that through destruction things are purified. If only these themes from the Oh My Goddess! movie were not so directly similar to End of Eva.

Also, these themes do not work well with the Goddess characters. Sure it all fits together in a happy, somewhat cliché ending, but they would have been better off making more episodes surrounding issues of the manga. Like when Keiichi turns into a woman. In a way, the movie is more linked to the manga then the OAV anime. For example, in the beggining, Belldandy is singing with her angel counterpart. This is not explained in the OAV but there is a whole series devoted to it, with Urd and Skuld getting them to.

So, for the most part, this is an entertaing movie that does not do a good job of representing the Oh My Goddess! world. But as a fan or the series as a whole, I found it worthwhile to see.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Wow! An absolutely beautiful story!
Review: This is a beautiful love story that is suitable for the whole family. Will Belldandy choose Keinichi, her wish-bound boyfriend, or her powerful teacher and mentor Celestine who taught her everything she knows?

Beautifully animated, orchestrated and dubbed, this movie is a joy to watch again and again and again!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Beautiful Movie, But...
Review: Let me start off by saying that Ah! Megamisama is my all-time favorite anime. The story and characters created by Kosuke Fujishima are amazing, and I love them terribly. Because I so love the original manga and OVAs, I was disappointed by this movie.

The animation was beautiful, and the voice acting was wonderful. I was very pleased to find that all of the original seiyuu (voice actors) were employed to make the film. I also liked the parallels to the manga that were missing in the OVAs, such as the "goddess spirits" within Belldandy, Urd, and Skuld. But beyond these things, I was disappointed.

The movie had little to do with the original series. All of the same characters were used, but it didn't seem like a continuation so much as...something else entirely. The story just kind of comes out of nowhere, and it doesn't have the light romantic-comedy feeling that the OVAs had. The movie was trying to make Ah My Goddess into a serious drama, and I just don't feel that it was ever meant to be one.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Good anime filmmaking
Review: What most of us anime viewers have come to recognize is that the thematic principal of anime has some very different views of life than most of us have. Some drastic portrayals of romance, comedy, drama, and violence have been colorfully represented in the anime world, far more so than live action filming. So it follows that when a romantic story is set to japanese cultural philosophy and artistic presentation, you get a lovely story like this one.
Poor Belldandy loses her loving memory and is forced to re-learn much of her blessed belonning to Keiichi and his world. All the cast returns as well as the lovely Peorth.
What makes this movie worth owning is the subtle "heart-string tugging" that occurs regularly through the movie. The script is beautifully crafted, the struggle is understandable, and the conclusion is...
For you to have left this title out of your collection until now is unthinkable. Please consider the content and delivery of this movie very well worth the money. You'll smile at you investment.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Surpised!
Review: I was surpised at this movie. I thought it would be more of a girl movie but it wasn't. This movie had action and a love story. It had a good message too. That love is the answer. I really enjoyed this. This movie is rated 13 and up.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Great movie, however
Review: This is a great movie, don't let my negative tone tell you otherwise. It features beautiful artwork and a story that can teach us all a few lessons. Why didn't I give it 5 stars then? Because in my personal opinion, it kind of violates the whole feel of Oh! My Goddess. It starts out great, there is still the romantic overtones as well as plenty of humor to be found (the scene where Tamiya is in the muscle suit trying to convince people to join the auto club was hilarious!) but that soon stops as Celestine arrives on the scene. After the first half hour there is scarcely a humorous moment to be found, which is different from the oav's where they mixed humor and romance very nicely. Overall, any OMG fan shouldn't be without this, and if you aren't an OMG fan, then I suggest you become one, but I think that this film could have been better if they hadn't strayed too much from the feel of the show.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: excellent movie that the kids will enjoy
Review: After hearing all the comments from both Amazon and from friends, I finally decided to give this a try, and my only disappointment is not getting this sooner.

The animation is just beautiful. The integration of computer graphics and hand-drawn art is amazing. Everything was very detailed and I'm really glad this is the first movie played on my computer's DVD player.

The storyline is basic cut and dry material; Good vs. Evil, Love and War, etc. I think the 13 and up suggestion on the box is a little steep. There is no real reason for the 13-year-old age limit, because there is no nudity or language that would cause it. And the BASIC story line can be followed easily, and I have not seen the TV series. But as good as this movie was, I probably will be very soon.

If you like anime, your collection isn't complete until you get this movie. The lack of action, violence, and "fan service" (i.e. nudity) is a welcomed change that cannot and should not be missed.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Not as good as they say...
Review: I originally snapped this up the day it came out, being a huge fan of the manga series but never being able to get my hands on the anime. Although the characters retain the same personalities and quirks, the animation is gorgeous and the story is very intriguing there are a few issues that nagged me as I viewed. Firstly, Belldandy is the most flat, one-dimensional character I have ever seen in any story or anime. Even in the manga she isn't perfect, and often makes silly mistakes that show off her naiveity and ignorance of Earthly life. The primary focus of the series, secondly, is the relationship between Keichi and Belldandy, which the movie makes out to be perfect. This is just silly. Many of the confrontations the Goddesses have in the manga are influenced by Keichi's awkwardness and Belldandy's submissive nature. These things are totally overlooked. Third, of course, is the dub. Bleh. Skuld is NOT Sasami, and Peorth is not a drag queen, thank you ...!
If you're interested in a beautiful, tragic fairy-tale style story with influences from several mythologies and cultures, told with gorgeous imagery and flashy animation, this may be your ticket. It is far enough from the original story to not require any previous knowledge of the plot or characters.


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