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Paravail
Pretty darn good. Lots of great, well-choreographed action and the CGI is some of the best I've ever seen. The characters are pretty likable too, especially Alita. It does feel like there was too much plot and not enough time to tell it. This is based on an anime, so of course the plot will be convoluted. Lots of plot threads are introduced, and while not too many are dropped, a lot are dealt with in a sudden and perfunctory way. In one or two lines a character will resolve what seemed like a major element of the story. The movie doesn't really have an ending either-it just sort of ends. Nevertheless, I really liked this movie and I recommend it for anyone who wants a top-notch CGI action fest with a higher-than-usual does of heart.Siskoid
You can tell the same effects house that gave us the Planet of the Apes movies worked on Alita: Battle Angel. Though I was not convinced by the trailers, Alita does turn out to be the best CG actress I've ever since, and extremely well integrated into the live action. If you told me they just embiggened Rosa Salazar's eyes and that's it, I'd almost believe it. It's the main draw because everything else is good, but hardly original. It's Rollerball with cyborgs, a "chosen one" narrative, and lots of CG fights. Not to say there aren't any surprises or quirky bits, and it is unashamedly a manga brought to life, and that's a compliment. Due warning: While it tells a fairly complete story, I realized near the end that it was meant as a first chapter. That's worrisome if it's not going to do gangbusters. The good news is, with penny-pinching Robert Rodriguez at the helm, he'll probably find a way to finish the story regardless.DisneyStitch
This might be #1 on my list of movies where I knew absolutely nothing about the source material going in but still really liked it. It's very slick and the action sequences flow very well with the CGI.Arjofocolovi
A successful adaptation, although the desire to avoid being rated R was definitely a problem, as the manga is darker than this, in particular the bad guy called "Grieshka" in the movie, which is supposed to be far more terrifying than this random dude which just looks like your standard back-alley scoundrel.Even on its own the movie holds, although I suspect that for people who don't already love the manga it might not really make that strong of an impression, aside from the visuals which are objectively incredible. But the "americanized teen-aged" side of it might make it a bit too generic in the minds of people.
We'll see, I hope it finds success so that we can have the sequels.
cicciocc
This film fails to draw me to see a possible sequel, if this is its commercial intent, as well as in its unresolved plot project. I do not know the original manga, if this mess is based to it I am sorry for be too harsh, intents on a comicbook probably are more carefree than a million$ theatrical production.This film has lost me right away with the teen races sports theme that grabs the naive teenager that behave adulty-deeply in love with a perfect unknown just seen cool guy, with the illusion
Classy acting talents, avant-garde technologists for a modern cinematic vision and an enveloping and convincing cyberpunk setting, but at the same time all wasted for a series of stumbles in the illusory and pretentious plot, crippled here and there by silly holes.
Is filled with some techly gore, which I might also appreciate, but its fundamentals are not either a good kids movie. 4.5 / 10
royalspikey77
StunningEmiam
8/10This is really neat.
Haven't seen the original manga on which it is based.
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I find this movie pretty successful as an adaptation. Not a remarkable artwork nor a masterpiece though.danisanna
Cgi is good. The story is cringe.Toastinator
People consider this to be a good adaptation of a manga. So It's safe to say that I won't be getting into manga or anime any time soon.ikkegoemikke
While I’m learning name, do you have one for me?Alita.
It’s a nice name.
I love it!
I was really looking forward to this movie “Alita: Battle Angel“. A cyber-punk setting and unparalleled computerized images that are perfectly injected into a real-life environment. Of course, you know Alita (Rosa Salazar) is the result of a hard-working graphic designer who has been sweating for hours behind his computer screen to project a graphic shell onto a real-life person. However, it didn’t bother me. Alita seemed like a lifelike person. Even though she had those unnatural large Bambi eyes. I admit that at the beginning, my eyes always wandered down to her derriere to see if there was such a sweet little wagging tail. But eventually, how strange it might sound, I thought the end result was quite meager. Poor in terms of atmosphere and narrative.
Maybe my expectations were a little too high. Or was it the cheesiness of the father-daughter story? There’s the all-consuming grief after the loss of a daughter. A search for a surrogate daughter to appease this sorrow. And that causes Dr. Dyson Ido (Christoph Waltz) scouring the dump of Zalem (the last air city that immediately reminded me of the movie “Elysium“) for discarded cyborg parts, so he could construct Alita. He’s a kind of Frankenstein. But this time using non-human parts.
Or maybe it was the romantic part. The last thing I needed. Really. The moment Hugo (Keean Johnson) came into the picture, I already knew that this rebel-looking hunk would make a romantic connection with this artificial being. And I really didn’t feel like witnessing romantic frivolities that make young teenage girls float. The only thing you aren’t sure about is the outcome. A happy ending? Or a catastrophic one?
The only thing I regretted afterward, was that I hadn’t seen it on the silver screen. Probably it will all have been bigger and more impressive. Because frankly, the visuals are really amazing so to call (Not so hard when you see the budget they had). Great eye for details. A city that looks like a run-down anthill where metallic constructions stand next to remnants of the past. And a whole bunch of futuristic technologies and vehicles.
And also, the action-rich combat scenes look great actually. Swirling images in slow motion and impressive choreography you might say. Especially the fight in the bar with Zapan (Ed “The transporter refueled” Skrein), the skirmish in an alley after she followed Ido and the underground fight with Grewishka (Jackie Earle Haley) appealed to my imagination. And finally, there are also the Motorball competitions. Action-packed, fast-paced and mouth-wateringly brought into the picture. It immediately reminded me of the old film “Rollerball” from 1975.
But despite all the graphic power and hard action, I found it overall disappointing and moderate. Even though the fighting was extremely solid in terms of views, it was too safe and colored inside the lines. Perhaps because they were aiming at a young audience. But most of all I missed a solid and clear story. The so-called Great War was mentioned, but they didn’t do much more with it. The flying cities were also a complete mystery to me. There was no explanation. Beware, I had the same thing with “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets“. Also, a visually overwhelming film where the story is difficult to understand. This last film is also based on a comic, just like “Alita“. I can imagine that fans of these comics can empathize better with the story. But my biggest annoyance was that at the end I realized that I had watched a lengthy intro to the sequel that is probably already on the table at Twentieth Century Fox. And I hate sequels. Good advice Fox. Provide the continuation with a touch of humor, because that was missing too here.
Conclusion: a film that looks magnificent with a not so impressive story.
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CodeV
Future is now. Alita is a very successful animated character, more human than humans.Movie for fans of action, sci-fi and roller skates. Has elements of original japan cyberpunk manga GUNNM but this is not for anime fans only.
Interesting story and perfect environment but love moments were a bit too cheesy, just watch for story development.
PassedAway061022
Loved it, certainly could and maybe should have been longer, but after waiting for it for 20 years I can't say I was disappointed.BadFluffy
Boring, predictable and too full of Hunger Games YA rebellion BS to even be entertaining. The acting, for the most part is atrocious. The fights are overlong and bring nothing new to the genre whatsoever.It could have been a great movie on identity and reclaiming oneself. Instead we get some cyberpunk quidditch game with a side of teenage romance. Bleh.
Blade22
Wow, this movie is just awesome.Excellent CGI, sound, action and love story ;)
Watching it in IMAX 3D was a wonderful experience.
Highly recommended...
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