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Summary: I'll X this off my list of good anime...........
Review: Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, to quote a character from a popular animated show, "Worst movie ever." Before I talk about how awful this movie was I tell you what's good, beautiful artwork and design, in-fact if your an art student your the only person I might reccomend getting this because of the great artwork. Now onto the bad, where to start......ahh yes, a plot, which X tries to have but ends up failing. There are two groups, the Dragons of Earth and The Dragons of Heaven, The Earth dragons want to destroy Earth to restore it back to how it was before we "evil" humans ravaged it and the Heaven Dragons want to protect us for Earth Dragons. Inbetween it all is a boy named Kamui who doesn't know what the hell is going on. He came back to town to protect his friends but, ends up joining the Heaven Dragons, too bad one of friends, Fuma, is swayed by the Earth Dragons and becomes the all powerful ulta-enemy, Kamui has to face at the end of the movie. As the movie drags on you feel like the writer was checking off a shopping list, "Alright he killed him, now he dies, then him, then her...." And that how it goes until we get to great big battle, that they been vamping the entire time, and IT ONLY LAST ABOUT 30 seconds! That's right it's an anti-climatic ending that makes you wanna put your foot through your television. Don't even get this movie to see how bad it is, just run! Run fast and far away from X.
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Summary: X
Review: A wonderful movie if you're a fan of anime. But be forewarned, if you don't know X (either the manga by CLAMP or the TV series) then you're going to be a bit lost. They only had a certain amount of time to fit in the characters and, unfortunately, that doesn't leave much room for you to grow to care for them (unless you already know them). However, the artwork is visually stunning and if you know the whole story from other sources it makes the movie much more enjoyable. I'd do a small bit of research on the manga and the characters before watching the movie. And a word of advice -- if at all possible, do not watch the dubbed. Whoever it was they chose to do Kamui's voice would be better suited to play in an episode of Speed Racer. None of the voices matched the characters, in my opinion.
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Summary: UG
Review: Lets see they repeate the plot 300 times. As if you dident get
it the first time. Film ends after plot that isent there repeated 300 times
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Summary: Beautiful animation, but....
Review: I bought this DVD with high expectations. I had read many online reviews praising the animation, and being a fan of high-quality animation,I decided to take a look. The reviwers were obviously true to their words- the animation of this movie is excellent... the characters move fluidly, the backgrounds are detailed and realistic, and the color is stunning. The movie is most certainly eye candy for those who enjoy top-notch animation. Sadly, as beautiful as the animation is, it cannot atone for the loss of plot and characterization in the movie. The manga's story is compressed into a 100 minute film. Details are lost. I was left in a daze when the movie ended... I didn't quite grasp what I had just seen. I recommend reading the manga before perchasing the DVD (or video), as it explains everything with more clarity. If you don't mind the fast-moving, almost-not-even-there plot of the movie, then go for it. I don't recommend this animation for children 13 or under-- there is a lot of bloodshed, violence, and death in this movie (if you've read the manga, then you've already witnessed the gore, but I thought that I'd mention it anyway to warn those who haven't read the manga). Also, fans of X keep your eyes open for the episodes (on TV). I'm pretty sure that X episodes are being released in Japan this year.
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Summary: lacked authenticity
Review: This dvd definitely lacked something... it's always dancing around the subject. And when it came time to finally deliver the goods, the great fight scenes, or the true insights, there was none. The hereos and villans were killed off as soon as you just began to know them. Overall, I'd say more time is needed for character development, also putting more explosive, and stunning fight scenes, which extends one's imagination, couldn't hurt.
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Summary: Make it stop, make it stop!
Review: Let me make something perfectly clear: I love "X" the manga. It's a bit long, true, but compelling and beautifully drawn, and you can't help loving the characters. It's a real pity those same characters don't make much of an appearance in the movie. Oh, sure, they have the same faces and names, but sometimes that seems to be about it. But that's not the worst. The worst is that the movie makes *no sense at all,* and like I said, I've read the manga. From the inexplicable battle between Subaru and Seishirou in the very beginning to the big "showdown" between Kamui and Fuuma at the end (which is set off by, of all things, saxophone music), this movie is one long exercise in "What on EARTH?" I pity the fool who tries to learn about "X" from the movie! I pity the fool! Having said that, it is good for a few laughs, although I'm sure that's not what the writers intended. It's so horrible you won't be able to keep from making fun of it. Thank God CLAMP has said this isn't canon for the manga...
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Summary: What happens when you go too quickly
Review: I was interested by the premise and the packaging and everything. But I must say this movie was really disappointing. It's not that the plot is not understandable; it's that everything happens so quickly that you don't even really meet the characters. For example, take all those human-dragons. Just by the way they are presented, you can guess that there's a lot of backstory behind them. But in the film, they just get killed very quickly. Also, for two groups that are supposed to be somewhat equal, everytime a good guy faces a bad guy, he gets his but kicked. Finally, my biggest grip is the more-or-less friend of the hero who, for no sufficient reason I can remember, decides to join the 'evil' side, and in a matter of days, becomes as powerful as the hero who seems to have been training since childhood. Hellooooo!? I'm all for suspension of disbelieve, especially in anime, but this is ridiculous ! I guess this is better if you have read the manga before. Since this is not my case, it left me completely unsatisfied.
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Summary: luved it
Review: i really loved this movie!...the drawing was so beautiful..i dont know why most of viewers didnt like it..its the best one ive seen till now..but i didnt like the ending that much..i wanted it to last for more and with less charectors dying in it..but still..it was so brilliant
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Summary: Can a man change his destiny?
Review: An interesting question X tries to answer. Before I start my review here's a little warning: DO NOT WATCH THIS WITH THE ENGLISH DUB!!! I saw it twice in japanese and understood everything. Then I saw it once in english and I was totally lost. Everything is different in English! The brief moments of humor - gone. The tragic element of impending doom - completely missing. Any sense of compassion or sympathy for Kamui, Fuma or Kotori - simply not there. But rest assured that in their places we find a) bad acting b) a lot of words and pointless explanations that were NOT in the original version c) Some of the most incredibly stupid translations and pronounciations of names.
People said "Kotori" and I thougt they were talking about "cutlery". And somehow they made "Kamui" sound exactly like "Kanoe"
My favorite moment in the english version is when Kotori cuts her hand on the magic rain and as she starts bleeding Fuma brilliantly points out "You're hurt!". In the Japanese version he says nothing.
So, anyhoodelidoodely: my review I like it. The anmation is great. The interaction between the good guys (however brief) lets us know exactly what they're like and what the chemistry between them is like. The two bad guys (the one who control water and the one who has that long scarf thingy -I forget their names) are sooooo cool. I only subtracted a star because I would have prefered to see less people die from suicide/selfdestruct/two for one kind of thing where both fighters perish together. The best deaths are the individual ones. And while the end is no surprise I love it. It's short, sweet, to the point and completely inevitable. The whole movie plays out like a greek tragedy. Their destinies foretold the brave warriors try to alter fate but find in doing so they actually end up making it happen. Great stuff. Yes, Tragic but great. Everything can't be a Disney cartoon! And don't worry about not understanding the plot. Anyone who knows anything about anime should catch on to the storyline pretty quickly. It's quite straight forward and should certainly not stop anyone from enjoying this fine piece of work and its gorgeus art and stunning animation. But in JAPANESE for God's sake!
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Summary: X _ X
Review: When I first saw X in a store I thought "Cool, a new anime", but I was smart enough to rent it first... to say the least I've seen a less jumpy & more enticing plot in the writtings of a kindergardener. The movie was so shallow that I watched it with no sound, and fast foward and I could swear I didn't miss a beat of the damn plot. "oh no, they're gonna get the dragons. ha I have found them... no let me use my psychic powers to make a big stupid polygon over 5 blocks of a city... yea..." That is in fact the entire movie. IT'S MORE REPETATIVE THAN DRAGON BALL Z!
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