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I wish someone had told me not to watch episode 0 when I saw this a few years ago. That said it didn't take away from my enjoyment of the series. I still thought it was awesome. I loved the story and the art looked insane. The music as well is still to this day some of the best I have ever head in anime.
I also disagree that the dub is just serviceable. I think it was a excellent dub. Everyone is cast VERY well and the performances are top notch. The only one I can think of that was somewhat weak was the girl(her name escapes me at the moment) That has the dog Inuki. She was annoying but I thought she was annoying in the Japanese as well so that isn't really a hit against the dub.
Also you mention the transfer. Did Funi do something new since the Geneon release? If so I may pick it up again if the video is better. I was kinda hoping they would release this on Blu-ray. They are releasing Chobit's on Blu-ray but I think X is a much better fit for Blu-ray.
I also disagree that the dub is just serviceable. I think it was a excellent dub. Everyone is cast VERY well and the performances are top notch. The only one I can think of that was somewhat weak was the girl(her name escapes me at the moment) That has the dog Inuki. She was annoying but I thought she was annoying in the Japanese as well so that isn't really a hit against the dub.
Also you mention the transfer. Did Funi do something new since the Geneon release? If so I may pick it up again if the video is better. I was kinda hoping they would release this on Blu-ray. They are releasing Chobit's on Blu-ray but I think X is a much better fit for Blu-ray.
It does look nicer compared to the original release, but not so much to pick it up again. As for Chobits, which I'm also looking forward to, I'm pretty sure it's going to be an upscale just because there isn't a Blu version in Japan and I don't see Funi going through the expense of remastering it for HD.
Maybe I'll take a look. I've avoided X/1999 simply because of Anime News Network rating it the 8th most over rated anime of all time. Of course their most popular is FullMetalAlchemist, so yeah they can be wrong.
Oh, X. :3 Isn't this the 4th set that's come out? I know 3 people who own the series and none of us have the same box set.
photogchris, the overrated X is the movie. The TV series is so much better.
photogchris, the overrated X is the movie. The TV series is so much better.
I've been told to avoid the X movie, so I haven't seen it yet. I know it was made before the series was green lit, so they probably learned from their mistakes. That or realized it was a mess and commissioned a fix.
The problem the X movie had was it was released just a couple years after the manga started, so they literally had to pull half the movie out of their ass while managing to include a large array of characters and concepts integral to the plot. That said, there is one thing that I like about the movie in comparison to the TV series: the movie actually feels like an apocalypse. The X TV series towards the end becomes fairly obvious who's going to come out on top (it's simple numbers) whereas things are much more violent and destructive in the movie. Another aspect is that when two powerful people go all out against one another, they'll frequently just kill one another instead of having Kamehameha duels with power, which I thought was a fairly refreshing take on super-powered individuals in anime.
That said, the movie is a bit of a jumbled mess, but the visuals still hold up. If you're familiar with the general plot of X-1999, it's not so bad, but don't go in without any foreknowledge. This is a movie that gets a worse rap than I think it deserves, but it remains a flawed experience.
PS. Kamui's final scream in the movie is alone worth the price of admission. So girlish but so ridiculously painful to hear, like his heart is being torn from his chest.
That said, the movie is a bit of a jumbled mess, but the visuals still hold up. If you're familiar with the general plot of X-1999, it's not so bad, but don't go in without any foreknowledge. This is a movie that gets a worse rap than I think it deserves, but it remains a flawed experience.
PS. Kamui's final scream in the movie is alone worth the price of admission. So girlish but so ridiculously painful to hear, like his heart is being torn from his chest.
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I always thought the reason the vast majority of people hated the X movie was because of the involvement of Rintaro. He tends to always cover the projects he works on with his stink should it fit or not and some of that stink is being really pretty and being a jumbled mess. Now sure X not being that far underway at the time didn't help things but I bet the movie would have been just as much a mess had the manga already had a complete ending(even though it still doesn't have one I'm just saying).
Another good example of this in a Rintaro movie is Metropolis. It was a movie that in the first place should have never been made as Tezuka never wanted it to be made. The result was a pretty movie that the majority of people didn't like because it had Rintaro stink on it. He didn't do as good as he should have with the story and characters and considering how incredible the manga he was adapting was there wasn't really a excuse for that.
That's just my opinion. I know alot of people who refuse to watch a movie Rintaro made and I was under the impression that people didn't like the X movie because of the flaws he has as a director.
I always thought the reason the vast majority of people hated the X movie was because of the involvement of Rintaro. He tends to always cover the projects he works on with his stink should it fit or not and some of that stink is being really pretty and being a jumbled mess. Now sure X not being that far underway at the time didn't help things but I bet the movie would have been just as much a mess had the manga already had a complete ending(even though it still doesn't have one I'm just saying).
Another good example of this in a Rintaro movie is Metropolis. It was a movie that in the first place should have never been made as Tezuka never wanted it to be made. The result was a pretty movie that the majority of people didn't like because it had Rintaro stink on it. He didn't do as good as he should have with the story and characters and considering how incredible the manga he was adapting was there wasn't really a excuse for that.
That's just my opinion. I know alot of people who refuse to watch a movie Rintaro made and I was under the impression that people didn't like the X movie because of the flaws he has as a director.
"He goes from a devil-may-care jerkass to a whiny bitch paralyzed by his indecision. He's under a lot of strain and is put in a bad situation, but you will get tired of it real quick."
THIS.
The second half of the series really took a hit because of Kamui's sudden whimpy turn.
THIS.
The second half of the series really took a hit because of Kamui's sudden whimpy turn.
Hahaha, ooooh man. I used to have a crush on Kamui when I was in the 5th grade. Silly 12 year old me!
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