I went to this show with a neutral opinion, having not been influenced by any prior knowledge nor reviews from the press or the Internet.
And boy, was I sorely disappointed.
***SPOILERS AHEAD*** While this movie was made with a narrative style used commonly in Japanese anime/manga, such narrative coupled with real actors in a real life setting on film had the awkward consequence of making it ridiculous and absurd at times.
Several instances of comic relief were inserted into this film in attempts to lighten up the mood. To the average Joe, this will result in laughter and happiness oozing out from your ears. To the movie critic, it is ludicrous and lame, as such instances of comic relief severely affected the continuity of the film at times (Note to self: This film will never win any prestigious awards).
The plot contained nothing to shout about; you could anticipate the action and every single twist which has already been done to death in many other films in the same genre. E.g., good guy turns out to be bad guy, bad guy kills good guy, good guy plays possum and turns the table around onto the bad guy in the end.
This film could have easily obtained a mediocre 6 out of 10 points (or 3 out of 5 stars), which however was unfortunately ruined by the screwed up ending. Two things which I've learned from this film:
1) In this world where science governs reality, a helicopter can fly downwards at 90 degrees straight towards the ground, and still be able to pull up and fly away parallel to the earth.
2) A hero always carries doves/pigeons on him BEFORE a fight, TO the fight, so that he can impress ladies after the fight's finished.
In short, watch this ONLY IF you have spare cash lying around your table.
And boy, was I sorely disappointed.
***SPOILERS AHEAD*** While this movie was made with a narrative style used commonly in Japanese anime/manga, such narrative coupled with real actors in a real life setting on film had the awkward consequence of making it ridiculous and absurd at times.
Several instances of comic relief were inserted into this film in attempts to lighten up the mood. To the average Joe, this will result in laughter and happiness oozing out from your ears. To the movie critic, it is ludicrous and lame, as such instances of comic relief severely affected the continuity of the film at times (Note to self: This film will never win any prestigious awards).
The plot contained nothing to shout about; you could anticipate the action and every single twist which has already been done to death in many other films in the same genre. E.g., good guy turns out to be bad guy, bad guy kills good guy, good guy plays possum and turns the table around onto the bad guy in the end.
This film could have easily obtained a mediocre 6 out of 10 points (or 3 out of 5 stars), which however was unfortunately ruined by the screwed up ending. Two things which I've learned from this film:
1) In this world where science governs reality, a helicopter can fly downwards at 90 degrees straight towards the ground, and still be able to pull up and fly away parallel to the earth.
2) A hero always carries doves/pigeons on him BEFORE a fight, TO the fight, so that he can impress ladies after the fight's finished.
In short, watch this ONLY IF you have spare cash lying around your table.