Saiki Kusuo no sai-nan

It's over the top and extremely fun from beginning to end. I laughed so much that my stomach hurts. Haven't seen a movie that much fun in a long time.

Honestly this was so refreshing! The cast is so colorful, and they play up their anime counterparts so well. As someone who's enjoyed the anime, I think they did a fantastic job translating everything into live action. The low-budget effects of the floating cars and fake backgrounds really lended themselves well to the gags.

I especially loved how well the main character kept a straight face. It almost felt sometimes that he was almost about to burst laughing, but he always kept it together. I also thought the wigs and costumes were done especially well. It's obviously fake hair, but with how colorful the uniforms and setting is, everything blends quite well. The fact that every character is ridiculous, and strange occurrences are dismissed really helps with immersion. Instead of focusing on how bizarre their world is, the characters allow the story to move along.

The short of it is this: this is a live action adaptation that stays true to the anime (it doesn't try to re-write any characters or anything frustrating like that!). It is colorful, most of the acting is quite good, the gags are funny, and it's light-hearted. This isn't some deep drama, I'm surprised the other reviews are so low. If you enjoy the silliness of the anime, it's reflected quite well in the live action, especially considering the budget and that it is real live people.

I have not watched the anime yet, nor had any other background information on the story. Therefore, I can't say if this movie follows the anime perfectly or it was a disastrous live action. For what is worth, it was kind of enjoyable, though it was so fast paced and idiotic at some points that lost the good qualities that this movie actually had. Yamazaki is back again with another student character, this time though, with super powers and bright pink hair. I do like him as an actor, to be honest, and it was the only reason why I picked up this movie. But, in here, he's just okay. Not bad, but not outstandingly good. Maybe the script didn't help him, however. The other actors were okay as well, even though that girl did overreact at some points. The plot, on the other hand, tried too hard to make the movie anime like and some of the jokes ended up to be just silly comical scenes. Unfortunately, I doupt that I'll remember even watching this movie.

Teruhashi : too many hand movements, lacks the usual confidence anime Teruhashi has, but narcissism is still intact - just plain irritating.. seems r----ded.. will make you say "stfu fake Teruhashi" Aren : moves like a worm who've just been sprinkled with salt Nendo: good resemblance, just wish he's way taller Kaido: his weird movements would have worked if the camera was closer and was following him along, but it's awkwardly far and he's just moving around inside the shot

Went over the top on things that could've been subtle, did not go crazy enough with this that should have been over the top. Would have worked with better direction.

Kasuo's dad is on point though.

This would top them. This movie is absolutely beautiful. It fully encaptures the awkwardness of the anime, and shows each characters personality incredibly well. It would get ten stars, if they didnt miss out on an absolute fantastic opportunity for an ending line. The last scene should have been kusuo saying yare yare.