X - The Movie
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Movie Reviews of X - The Movie
Movie Review: excellent
Summary: 5 Stars
I don't understand why people would say this isn't an amazing anime, i think it is one of the best out there, i saw it on Cable and I am going to buy it this weekend...the art in it is phenomenal and it doesn't get boring at allMovie Review: Great anime movie
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie was great it had lots of fight scenes which i like and i think other people might like to the best partbof itwas each character had their own special elemental attacks.Movie Review: Awesome!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this movie for my fiance. He absolutely loves this film. A must see.Movie Review: Can a man change his destiny?
Summary: 4 Stars
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!
Movie Review: its a basic loose adaptation/summary of the manga/tv series
Summary: 4 Stars
basically this movie is a way to sum up all of the goings on in the manga and tv series in a 90 minute period of time, as opposed to watching the 10+ hours of the x tv series, (the tv series is far batter). some things were slightly changed to work with the time frame, and even the ending is different. think of it as a comparison of the kubrik version of "the shining" vs the newer made for tv version. many things werent true to the book in the kubrick version but it is an excellent movie none the less. i would reccomend you watch "X" only if you have already, or plan to view the series. the movies rushes in many parts, not taking much time to introduce alot of the charicters (there are 14 main charicters)so you dont really understand why some died the way they did or really much care when they do. (some that died in the movie ended up not dying in the series and vica versa) the tv series basically gives each charicter an in depth story so you better relate to them and explains things like "barrier fields" in a understandable fashion. if i had not seen the tv series in its entirety before watching the movie, i wouldnt understand much of what went on. but as i said, some things were changed. for instance 2 charicters that end up falling in love and living in the seires... .actually hate and fight each other in the movie and end up dying. i prefer the story the way the tv series did it, but the movie for what it is is its own masterpiece. i see it as a loose adaptation of the manga/tv series with alot of creative changes implied. but this doesnt make it a bad movie, this is definately one of the better animes