Gantz Season 1 Box Set
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Movie Reviews of Gantz Season 1 Box Set
Movie Review: Awesome Anime
Summary: 5 Stars
I ordered this expecting something along the lines of another sci-fi alien fight story. Instead, I got a hilarious mix of action and foul-mouthed attitude. Some sex and lots of language, but you can find that in a lot of modern anime. Both this and the sequel volume 2 are highly recommended.Movie Review: Seeing over 200 animes i can still say this is one of the best
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm the kind of guy who loves to see action animes. But some action animes don't cut it for me *Trigun, hellsing, and so on* But then you have a action + story + characters. You don't get all three usually, most times two and since 2004 it seeems even more so your lucky to get even one of those traits. BUT this anime, gantz, In my honest opinion is one of the best action animes with a great story and very interesting characters.
First let's start off with the story. It's like a game but a bigger penalty then a "Game over... Continue?" screen. Best part is to actually begin playing this "Game" you'll have to die first. Yes you read right "DIE FIRST" and only THEN you'll be able to enter the game runned by a black ball. It's very interesting and sadly while the anime does get the first three arcs it only gets better so you'll have to begin to read the manga after.
Next is the characters. The main character, Kei, is the biggest P***y ever. Seriously he'll let you die as long as he'll be ok even though he could of saved you. He's also a loser and even gets caught in class with a boner. Yes this is the definition of a true loser. But as you watch this anime you'll see him change and not to mention the side characters are all good and very convincing.
Action is ace. blood? Check. Guns? Check. Swords? Check. Head explodes/chopped off? Check. A realistic take if you were put into the situation and it's done very well.
After watching over 200 animes i can still say I love this one and it's on my top 10.
Movie Review: Interesting, but can be offensive to some.
Summary: 4 Stars
So the first season of Gantz holds the first 13 episodes, and while very captivating, brutal, and exciting, it can be offensive to some. Besides that fact many people have complained about the pacing of the show, stating that it is very slow. I do agree that it takes multiple episodes to get one thing accomplished, but I don't think it hurts the series severely. I think the best aspect of the show is its premise, the overall idea is pretty cool, but not executed totally efficiently. Instead of sexually driven cursing maniacs, the show could have implemented more emotionally driven characters we actaully would care about. While the main character's sexual fantasies can get annoying, there are more how should I say "noble" characters in the show. While not one of the best shows I've ever seen it is worth a watch, but not if your one to take offense to nudity, violence, and profanity. I'd say this show is for hardcore anime fans only or if your into series of the violent type.Movie Review: WOW! This sucks!!
Summary: 1 Stars
Let me start by saying I have not even finished this anime, nor will I. I stopped around episode 16, with the giant statues. I also won't go into further detail on plot because I do not want to give anything away to those poor souls who are actually looking forward to this garbage.
I heard great things about this series in my scouting of new shows to watch so I decided to give this one a shot. Boy was I wrong to even consider this. It's not the asinine plot that goes nowhere episode after episode that disappoints me. Or the "state of the art" animation which blends CG and hand drawn about as well as scat and ice cream. Its the ridiculously slow pacing.
In some cases, the character spend half the episode (no joke) debating whether or not to shoot an alien that is threating their lives. In the show, the characters are granted these amazing weapons that appear to have unlimited ammo, no recoil, really no faults. So what do our awesome heroes do? Nothing. Thats right, nothing! The creators are obviously trying to build suspense, but ultimately fail and, instead, create a very boring and uninteresting cartoon.
Despite what most say, the animation is horrible. The CG is primarily used for scrolling backgrounds when the characters run. Its more of a lazy trick than an actual attempt to do something worthwhile.
If you have morals or a weak stomach (both of which I lack) than steer clear of this train wreck regardless. It has everything from rape, to gory deaths, to very questionable ethics. If these things disturb you, don't say I did not warn you. It doesn't bother more so than infuriate me with the way they use these shock tools. An example is the main character. All he thinks about is getting laid. Its entertaining once or twice to throw that in there. Its funny! But the protagonist literally eats sleeps and breaths this obsession. Its sad to watch. No one, I mean no one acts like that. Nice try to spice it up team Gantz. I'm not buying it.
Speaking of which, neither should you. I give this the lowest rating I have ever given anything. At least the opening song is catchy...
Movie Review: Long Winded Eye Candy
Summary: 2 Stars
When I first found this boxed set at the store I was intrigued. I went out and did a lot of research, including using this site, to decide whether it was worth my time and money. Sadly, it was not worth either.
As stories go, Gantz has a good one. People being 'saved' from death by a mysterious orb and then being forced to fight to live one more day is a compelling plot. The initial characters even have great backgrounds that run from self-absorbed loner to do-gooder.
The problems with Gantz start to come out once the characters have all been killed. The main character becomes a horny, whiner who's only motivation is to sleep with the girl with a larger then life chest. The girl spends all her time worrying about the do-gooder and the do-gooder is too obsessed with keeping everyone alive, and he gets people killed by doing nothing.
You've now been told bascially all of the character development you will find in this series. What you're really after is the fight sequences. Unfortunately, these boil down to the characters spending half their time arguing and the other half whining about not wanting to die. In the end you have a gun fight lasting multiple episodes, helped by the fact that the first 2 minutes of every episode is a rehash of the end of the previous one. Characters die in mere seconds and then the survivors spend up to 5 minutes staring in shock and saying 'this can't be happening!'
The English voices of the characters are passable, except the main one. His whiny attitude is enhanced by a squeaky, childish voice. The art is very well done, the computer generated sequences aren't overbearing, and the music is unobtrusive.
Overall, the show is quite beautiful to watch except that the story falls very short. This entire series(season 1 and 2) could've easily been compressed into a 2 hour film, and it would've been much easier to stomach.
Lastly, there are some major warnings here to anyone considering letting kids watch this with them. There are multiple sex scenes, all involving the underage(he is 16) main character and other underage characters. There is also quite a bit of very graphic violence, including decapitations, dismemberment and the like. If you're into this type of thing and don't mind blowing money on a weak storyline that drags on and on, then by all means, please buy this today.