Marishka Grayson

If you like science fiction, you'll enjoy this little foray back in time. It's got a few elements of particle physics (cute references to black holes, worm holes and quantum entanglement). But it doesn't get bogged down by complicated or make-believe physics - instead a bunch of highschoolers play out the age old struggle of growing up and finding out what really matters to them. Love interests are twisted in triangles and other geometric shapes and a tough and smart protagonist (who is quite believable) fights for things that matter no matter her age or time frame. I enjoyed this fun teen slasher movie. It has references and homages to other great time travel classics and cuts out its own small piece of B-film entertainment which I predict will have a cult following some time in the future.

"I'm delivering a blessing on a pedestrian gate." "Only in Hawaii, huh?" WTF. Who wrote those lines? I stopped watching right there. But I should have known, seeing the opening footage, that there was something very sick and twisted about this movie. I don't normally defend anyone in some ill-conceived (woke) "savior" mentality. But I gotta say - this movie was a bigoted, hate-filled, culture-denigrating piece of garbage.

I've been avoiding this movie, because I feared it would be a snooze fest. Ahhh, it's a snooze fest!! I can't even watch 5 minutes before I feel like falling asleep. There's zero tension, not even sexual tension. Just a bunch of silly acting in equally silly settings. Maybe the actors had fun, maybe the filmmaker thought this was a masterpiece of action. It's exactly the opposite, dull and uninspired. It fizzled out before getting started. Yawn!

Science Fiction Horror at its best! If you like Sci-fi horror, you'll probably enjoy this near masterpiece. It's not everyone's favorite gauging the low ratings, but it evoked enough of a response in me that I had to watch S.W.A.T (where good and bad are clear) to cleanse my palate of the psychological horror. Having just lived through the global epidemic where I stood on a mountain top worrying about the unknown danger that humanity faced, this film resonated strongly with me. The "not knowing" is almost worse than the "knowing". The helplessness, frustration, suspicion, hysteria, panic and fear are all captured perfectly by this film. The music score is excellent, the characters are well fleshed out and the camera angles were superlative reminding me of well crafted art-films and psychological dramas from the 60's and 70's film noir classics. If you enjoy a thoughtful, taut and well-paced drama unfolding slowly to reveal the worst of humanity, you'll enjoy this film.

I have watched countless original samurai movies, and real Japanese anime for over 40 years. This animation, however, does not match my expectations in its appeal or execution. I enjoyed this up until episode six, where the hero apparently receives aid from the supernatural (note: there is no magic in this world”, because no man could ever achieve what the protagonist can- defeating whole armies even while severely injured with just a few moments of catching their breath. The story devolves into the typical hero trope on a path of revenge, aided by a smattering of helpers. The antagonist also apparently is gifted with supernatural and inhuman powers and his characterization is neither nuanced nor novel. He is simply evil incarnate. The characters become two dimensional and uninteresting. Except for the amazing fight scenes, which were beautifully choreographed, and some of the intimate mature scenes, this cartoon does not rise to any great heights and the poor music score, while imaginative, adds nothing to the visual symphony:

Possibly one of the worst movies I have ever seen. Beautifully shot, is the only praise I can give it. Other than that, it suffers from “the emperor wears no clothes” syndrome; didn’t anyone tell Cameron this movie needs serious editing? There is no score to speak, nothing to match the majestic cinematic experience. There is no real plot, stoney acting, no climax, no entertainment, I had to keep checking the time to see how much time had elapsed only to realize there was another 2.5 hours to go! I was bored beyond belief. It was a painful experience, literally, my ears are still ringing. But people are starved for entertainment and willing to forgive a lot, going by the high rating, admittedly the frame rate is novel, great if you feel like watching cut scenes from a video game, but the actual content is so awful that I feel cheated. .