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Summary: You either love it or hate it...
Review: Well, I think from my rating above, that it's pretty obvious where I stand on this one. I was at [a local music store] a long time ago, and saw this movie. I'd heard a lot about it, so I decided, 'hey, why not?' and ponied up the 20 bucks for the priviledge of taking it home. My first impression? Perhaps this was the weapon the Pied Piper of Hamlin used to chase the children away (or did they go with him?), because after seeing this film, I was certainly left with a few vivid impressions, namely #1: Anime fans who like this [stuff] are into violence, and #2: those same said fans probably smoke...quite often. The entire movie is vulgar and disgusting, going from bloodbath to bloodbath, with forgettable characters like "that chick who gets blown up" and "that chick with weird super powers" and "that evil guy who thinks he's the good guy for reasons that I really don't want to know." Of course, it's not all blood and violence, thankfully, our beloved and benevolent animators decided to put in a bunch of Kamui (main character)'s hallucinations, which probably can be enjoyed best ...while listening to Pink Floyd. These hallucinations make no coherent sense, nor are they explained at all throughout the flick, making me increasingly itchy that I spent [money] on the stupid thing. Thankfully, the movie ends, though to no one's satisfaction, if you're into that silly thing about "happy" or "sensical" endings. Of course, if you liked "Ninja Scroll", you'd probably love this ... thing, so I'll shut up now before I see that "0 of 100,000 people have found this review helpful."
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Summary: Caught as the Crossroads
Review: I have several of the graphic paperbacks from the X/1999 clamp production. I've read and puzzled over those, and now I have spent several hours with this DVD. There comes a point in the quest for value where one has to finally ponder why a work is the way it is. I don't expect every DVD or book to be a work of art, but I do expect that each such effort have some sense of its purpose or potential value.In the case of 'X', I confess I am mystified. On the surface, a young man (Kamui) returns to Tokyo at the behest of his dying mother to defend those he loves. But he fails to defend Kotori, who loves him, and forces his friend Fuuma to make impossible choices. On the layer below this Kamui and Fuuma are doomed to become the primary antagonists in a struggle over whether the human race should be allowed to survive. In the ensuing fight, shared with the other dragons of heaven and earth, the destruction is sufficient to wonder whether the cure is worse than the disease. In truth, the plot is a pre-ordained ballet of opposing forces driven to a tragic conclusion. I am not familiar with Japanese literature, but 'X' reminds me of a Greek tragedy where anyone could stop the inevitable end, but no one does. Kamui's tragic flaw is his inability to act until it is too late. Fuuma, supposedly the villain of the piece, seems to be the nobler of the two, simply because he throws himself into his role. All of the characters are disjointed archetypes, but despite all of the symbols and portents, nothing really gels. So this becomes an apocalypse in search of a cause. Harumitsu Shimuzu as put together an excellent score, which seems to capture Kamui's perpetual agonizing and the film's ambivalent perfectly. The film's theme, 'Forever Love' by Yoshiki, is worth keeping as well. But good music and interesting artwork are not enough to overcome a skeletal plot that never moves in any direction for long. A glance at the final credits reveals that this was a production with a cast of hundreds, and perhaps that is the problem. Tragedy is best when it is not designed by committee.
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Summary: A Great Movie
Review: X was an amazing anime with a bit of gothic-like darkness about it. It has very good fight scenes and an interesting plot. In some places, it's like a huge nightmare, but it has a pretty good storyline and the dark tone to it makes it different than other anime. I loved this movie, I own the dubbed version, but I wouldn't recomend it to younger viewers. A must see for anime fans.
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Summary: Wonderful idea, squished into 90 minutes.
Review: CLAMP, an all-female group of artists and writers, has created another semi-masterpeice. X is the Sci-fi/Horror adventure of Kamui and Fuuma who must decide the fate of the entire world. Kamui must decide between becoming a Dragon of Heaven, or a Dragon of Earth, and his best friend from childhood, Fuuma, is destined to be his enemy. The story is wonderful and the art is gorgeous, however, the movie was actually based on the X/1999 manga that was (I believe) 8 volumes long. The movie was abridged to fit into the space of 90 or so minutes, so you don't get the same feel for the characters. Nonetheless, this is a worthwhile buy. The dub side isn't great (the voices seemed a bit unenthusiastic), but it's worth the money if you like the artwork and don't mind the lack of character development. I give it four stars.
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Summary: Far past 5 Stars!
Review: Okay...I know theres a lot of people out there who don't know what anime is and there are people out there who don't like X, well if you don't like this movie, you don't like Anime. This movie (which I happen to own on DVD) is my favortie next to Akira. Many parents don't like these types of movies because there are so much amouts of blood and gore, but thats ahlf of what anime is, the other half is what the REAL anime fans think of it, I mean sure its still new but hey, alot of people still like Akira, and thats old, about 13 years old, but I think if you watched both of them one right after another, you'll like anime. Okay...I've watched lots of anime on tape and DVD....I have my I don't likes and I LOVES animes and this is one of them, that why I bought it. And sides, X is more understanding then most animes....like .... Vampire Princess Miyu, and its a lot better then Tenchi! Sure the voices are bad in english but you can change that with options. Well...I guess thats enough about my rantings...I just wanted to make sure that X getting the best ratings because its the Best!
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Summary: X is a good movie, but it leaves you amazed and confused
Review: I have not yet had the pleasure to read CLAMP's graphic novels of X, but I have heard good things. I believe they will help the stuff that doesn't seem to get explained well in the movie. Even with some holes in the plot and character development it is still a great movie. Really gripping animation and a very interesting storyline seems to draw the audience in quickly. If you love crazy anime, you will like this one, but you will be rather confused at the end. To really get your questions answered you should pick up the X TV Series DVDs that are now becoming available. Together you should not be disappointed. Keep the faith, dEx
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Summary: Huge disapointment.....
Review: Wow this one was really boring. It sort of picked up in the end but just didnt have enough to make this one a fun film to watch. The art work was amazingly gorgeous but that was about it. That is why I gave it a 2 star. This just did not have enough action or plot to make it even close to being a 5 star. I was excited about watching this one in the movies but it didnt get into theaters where I live and I was looking at what it made in the U.S. and it didnt make really anything and so I started to wonder what in the world was wrong and now I know. This film is just plain boring.
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Summary: Better than the Mangas
Review: This is based off the X/1999 manga series. I tried reading those and they not only made little sense, but ultimatly left me in state of bordem. However this anime compiles the mangas into one feature length movie that is very good, and well worth the price. The story revolves around a boy who returns to tokyo to protect his two friends from childhood. His mother is dead (in a very gruesome manner) and he si destined to become one of two dragons, the dragons of heaven (white) or the dragon of Earth (red). the dragons of heaven want to save mankind while the dragons of earht want to destroy them. Neither one is really a villian because both have their good and bad qualites. Each also has a good argument for their cause. However there is piece of the puzzle left out, and that would be that the boy has a double that would counter his every move, and take up the other form. As you probably have seen by other reviews this recieved average at best. Chances are is that those critics have read the mangas or are die hard fans of the Mangas. However lsten to me when I say that it doesn't matter if read the mangas or not, this is an excellent tale that should be seen by anime fans world wide.
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Summary: Sweet on the oustide; Rotten on the inside
Review: I rented this movie last week, just to see how it looked and sounded on DVD. I picked up the cover and thought "Whoah cool! A movie made out of one of my favorite mangas!". X (X/1999) is one of Clamp's best mangas to date and I was hoping that the movie version would do the manga enough justice. Unfortuantely, it didn't. And now that I've seen the film in it's entirety, I kinda wish I didn't waste the $[money] I payed to rent this garbage. I didn't know an anime movie could really [be] this bad ~_~. *Never judge a film by it's poster* will have to be my slogan for now on. I was really disappointed by the time I got finished with about half of the movie. It was moving at the pace of a snail. I groaned at the fact that I had about another 30 minutes to go. As the movie went on though, it did get better. But overall the movie [stinks]. However, the film does have it's good points. The video quality on the DVD is just superb though. Every visual aspect of this film is excellent. The animation , fight scenes, and backrounds are all lush, complex, and filled with color. The score for the film is effectic but forgetable. The dub is absolutely horrible, but the sub is decent and actually has some occasional good diolauge. The main thing that really made me cringe though, was the movie's plot. The plot itself is okay, but the way it's executed just totally blows. As mentioned in previous reviews on this site, you have this epic battle for the destiny of the Earth between the Dragons of the Heavens and the Dragons of the Earth. Our hero, Kamui, barely does anything in the movie besides dose off and have trippy (but nicely animated) dream sequences about Kotori dieing in some gruesome manner or just the future in general. Kamui doesn't actually *do* anything until the last 30 minutes of the movie, right after Fuuma pulls that sword out of Kotori. He doesn't seem to care about the fate of the city either, even though he was warned in a dream sequence of how it would end up if the Dragons of the Heavens failed. He looked concerned then. I suppose protecting Kotori and Fuuma is more important? He can't even do that, the dumb[bell]! Kamui's allies also have the most horrible tactics and battle strategies ever. It just doesn't even seem as if they know that a battle for the fate of the world is brewing up. Everytime one of their numbers dies, the remaing guy just weeps uncontrollably (leaving him/herself totally open) or just tries to assist. About half of the movie's heroes die in the first 30 minutes of the movie also. I could barely remember any of the guys' names before they died! I mean, aren't these "Dragons" supposed to be highly skilled? I could do better than these idiots. There are also the horrible plot devices. Like in cheesy horror movies, people just stand around instead of running away. Also, what was the point of Satsuki and her mega-computer? Was there really a point to that? I also didn't like how they introduced the characters. They did all in just one big clump where everyone was introduced at the same time. One of my favorite characters in the manga, Subaru, was killed within the first five minutes of the movie as well! Hopefully the new TV series won't be as wretched as this film. I'd rather go straight to hell than watch 26 episodes of this!
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Summary: Absolutely satisfying...love all the powers and charms in th
Review: X the Movie is a very nice and great movie eventhough a bit violent.The first time I looked at the VHS cover and read the synopsis I knew that it's one good anime movie.The story is a bit like Wedding Peach and Sailormoon but more serious and more violence....well at least to my point of view.
I just love watching Earth and Heaven Dragons fighting with all their strange powers...such as the swords came out from body, ribbon flying...the best one coz it reminds me to chinese movie and etc.And the special part is that they don;t even have to transform like Sailormoon to fight.24 hours prepared for a fight.
To anime fans who can accept complex and a little bit confusing movie, this one is a must for you guys!!!!
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