TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film
Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.
Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
Kinley This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows
Sabre_Wolf I watched this and wondered if it was as good as the classic series 'Escaflowne' and to say this was a disappointment for me would be one HELL of an understatement because really they changed the characters too much.Frankly I barely recognised any of the characters in of their personalities I loved Hitomi in the series but I really didn't care much for the Hitomi of this movie.I also despised the Allen Schezar in this movie they turned him into an arrogant, egotistical prick who within minutes of his introduction I really wished he would get killed.All in all the characters were changed and NOT for the best in fact they were changed in a very annoying way and the plot failed to interest me.All in all a dreadful movie version of a classic anime series!
Rectangular_businessman "Escaflowne: The Movie" is an average anime film. The animation was quite good, and the music, made by the great composer Yoko Kanno it's incredible, but the plot is just average. It changes a lot from the excellent TV-series, turning the story into a typical fantasy:Van it's more immature than in the TV series and also has a more aggressive (Without any apparent reason) personality. Hitomi became in this movie a more depressive character and Allen don't have any romantic interested on her, and now Allen looks like Sephirot. This movie don't have so much romance and drama as the TV- series, focusing in the action instead. The result it's not necessarily bad, but the TV series is much better. However, in the good side, you don't need to watch the series first to understand this movie: Both are completely different productions without different values.
Timothy McKann When I first heard about this movie in a magazine, it was the most popular motion picture since the series. I wanted to get this for my collection, and I did. My father bought me the collector's edition for Christmas and I enjoyed it.I know that this movie does not follow the series, and the storyline is different but is not the same as the series. It was cool to see some of the characters from the show, and of course the Guymelef Escaflowne. I know it's a shame we never get to see Allen's Guymelef Sherazade in the movie, and of course the flying ship, the Crusade. Another thing, I liked about this movie is the music. I do like the Escaflowne theme, and some of the new music that was never used in the series. The movie also have the same voice cast that did the series and I do believe they did a good job. So in closing to this review,if you like the series,then you got to see this movie. You'll see what I mean,and it's the best.
rocket26 The show of Escaflowne, the Anime show with 26 episodes, has changed my life in more than one way. For one it changed my opinion on anime, but also introduced me to a message board, where I met an incredible person.However, my comments are about the movie, and not the show, and about the show itself, and not about the good things that happened to me after watching it.The show run was amazing, and the final DVD had a Trailer of the movie. I was amazed by it, however, I was warned it would not be like the series. That didnt matter to me, and I went to see it.The movie was confusing, they did not explain WHY the characters were able to use this power, and even though the graphics were stunning, it was not enough to save this movie from a terrible, unexplained plot.
