The series that this movie belongs to is actuially one of my favorite shows ever. This movie is a re-telling of the series, not a continuation. They took the themes and arcatypical characters, and threw them into a more primal world. Sadly this lacks the depth of the series, which kinda ruins it for me, but the movie does have some good points. The soundtrack is absolutely stunning. I bought the version with the sound track included because it was cheaper than paying the $40-50 for the music alone. In fact, the soundtrack is really the only reason I got the movie. The video itself is beautiful, and will be perfect for the blue ray release coming out in spite of it not being a newer movie. The English cast is much better than the series, but still rather rough (more on the side of the scripting than the actors themselves; perfect example is that of the "are you the wing goddess?" followed by someone saying "YOU ARE THE WING GODDESS" and poor hitomi crying "I dont know!").
Sadly I will probably only watch this show once more when it comes out on blue-ray to see the visuals, because the story (while a good idea) is actually that bad. I mean, you cant watch it before you watch the series as the old/cheap animation of the series will bother you after watching the movie. But at the same time you cannot watch the movie after the series because it ruins the characters, the story, and the general romantic wonder that is Escaflowne. But buy it for the soundtrack, it is worth it.
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More Detail For Escaflowne The Movie Blu ray
- ISBN13: 0669198804687
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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