Baker-63
Joined Mar 2007
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Baker-63's rating
Let me just start by saying I'm a Futurama Geek, meaning I've bought all 4 boxed sets and both movies, and I've seen all the original episodes with the audio commentary (which in some cases is just as funny as the episode, I might add).
Onto the movie though: The Beast with a Billion backs was just as good as Bender's Big Score at first. The first half of the movie was filled with classic Futurama style gags, such as random, made up funny words and inventions as well as games, and Fry's good ol' idiocy. However, I did feel that the movie began to trail off around halfway through. There were still some good jokes and wit, but it felt like it was becoming a bad drama near the second half.
The ending was another think I didn't like so much. It felt like it was...rushed. I guess to me it felt like the ending was just done at the last minute by the writers in a desperate attempt to patch everything up, while still leaving the plot open to another movie. That's what I liked best about Bender's Big Score: It looked like the writers put a lot of effort to clean up all plot holes, which was probably difficult with the time paradoxes.
Overall though, I'd have to say the movie was on par with Bender's Big Score. Not quite as good as the original series, but still funny and pretty well written. The first half was funny, the second was dramatic, which to me would cancel out and put them on par with Bender's Big Score.
Onto the movie though: The Beast with a Billion backs was just as good as Bender's Big Score at first. The first half of the movie was filled with classic Futurama style gags, such as random, made up funny words and inventions as well as games, and Fry's good ol' idiocy. However, I did feel that the movie began to trail off around halfway through. There were still some good jokes and wit, but it felt like it was becoming a bad drama near the second half.
The ending was another think I didn't like so much. It felt like it was...rushed. I guess to me it felt like the ending was just done at the last minute by the writers in a desperate attempt to patch everything up, while still leaving the plot open to another movie. That's what I liked best about Bender's Big Score: It looked like the writers put a lot of effort to clean up all plot holes, which was probably difficult with the time paradoxes.
Overall though, I'd have to say the movie was on par with Bender's Big Score. Not quite as good as the original series, but still funny and pretty well written. The first half was funny, the second was dramatic, which to me would cancel out and put them on par with Bender's Big Score.
Arashi no Yoru Ni is a wonderful tale. It's well written, beautiful animation that I haven't seen since Akira, great voice talents, a nice ending, and it was kid friendly without being cheesy.
Admitedly the odds of a wolf and a goat being friends are practically zero, but after seeing a lioness take care of a gazelle there's really nothing to far-fetched about it. The friendship between Gabu and Mei was a strong bond that was able to get them through even life threatening situations throughout the film. I will grant, many anime tend to show a bond of friendship being close to that of guy love, and Arashi no Yoru Ni isn't an exception, but it's easy to look past that. I actually got a tear in my eye when I though Gabu had died.
What stunned me most was the animation. The colors in the film were vibrant, the shadows and highlights were smooth and easy moving without seeming like paint, and the backgrounds looked as if they had been drawn by Da Vinci himself.
If you want a good story that is fairly kid friendly without being cheesy, wonderful animation and some lovable characters, Arashi no Yoru Ni is right for you.
Admitedly the odds of a wolf and a goat being friends are practically zero, but after seeing a lioness take care of a gazelle there's really nothing to far-fetched about it. The friendship between Gabu and Mei was a strong bond that was able to get them through even life threatening situations throughout the film. I will grant, many anime tend to show a bond of friendship being close to that of guy love, and Arashi no Yoru Ni isn't an exception, but it's easy to look past that. I actually got a tear in my eye when I though Gabu had died.
What stunned me most was the animation. The colors in the film were vibrant, the shadows and highlights were smooth and easy moving without seeming like paint, and the backgrounds looked as if they had been drawn by Da Vinci himself.
If you want a good story that is fairly kid friendly without being cheesy, wonderful animation and some lovable characters, Arashi no Yoru Ni is right for you.