Audience reviews
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MedPoc
You have to remember...
Story: 7
Three girls stepped into a mysterious building and experienced weird things there. The basic concept is not new, but the atmosphere makes it oppressive.
Characters: 7
Well, there is no character development here, but this is not that kind of anime, so it's not a crime if you understand what is happening.
Art: 8
The most debatable aspect of this movie are it's artistic choices. The background made with CGI, while the characters were made with rhotoscopic technique. It's really unique but not for everyone. Animation: 8
The rating of the animation, along with the art itself, absolutely depends on the person. Some will find it interesting, others will say it's horrible.
Music: 7
There aren't many of them, but they're not really needed here.
Read at the sourceDeicideV
I'll keep this brief as other reviewers have already made some key observations that do not need to be repeated, regarding story/characters or animation quality.
While it may be a bad anime, I think it is unique in some ways. It takes a Lovecraftian approach to horror and the atmosphere is somewhat reminiscent of the Silent Hill games. Creature/monster design is less yokai inspired and more like what you'd expect from Clive Barker (Hellraiser) or H.R. Giger, and Magic the Gathering's Phyrexia. Personally I would like to see more original anime adopt similar themes and visual approaches versus the same formula every time. This had potential, but could have used far better execution.
TLDR: I don't think this is a good anime, nor do I think it has zero redeeming qualities. Read the actual…
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I highly recommend at least 1.25x speed, otherwise the low frame rate makes it almost unwatchable.
Cost-saving frame rate aside it is surprisingly well done art/animation if one forgives a bit of slippiness on the 2D overlaying of the 3D environment. They actually went to the effort to have (a lot of) non-static camera cinematography, which is far too rare in animation due to 2D costs. Though the mock handheld camera shakiness effect (covering up imperfections/slippiness and adding immersion) in combination with a low frame rate is nauseatingly bad.
At 1.25x this movie is only a little below average. It's very underrated relative to others here.
The visuals themselves are a bit boring, but at least qualify as horror unlike most horror anime. I wouldn't really call it 'horrifying' though,…
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Amrita no Kyouen, also known as The Feast of Amrita, is terrible and you shouldn't watch it. The only good thing about this anime is the duration: instead of a full length movie you'll get "only" 47 minutes of bad animation and poorly written nonsense which of course is still a painfully long time anyway.
If you like character development you'd better forget about it because there is none, and this is probably the most forgivable aspect since the anime is quite short, but it's also due to the nature of this movie which is basically a plotless sequence of surreal and gory deaths. To be clear, horror is a respectable genre and there is nothing wrong in making it a little bit more sophisticated, but this is not the case. This is technically a prequel to another movie but nothing in this mak…
Read at the sourceGsarthotegga
Feast of Amrita is a prequel to the surreal horror film Aragne: Sign of Vermillion, seeing a return of the oppressive apartment complex as the primary set piece and neatly tying the two together with an ending sequence that readapts the opening of Aragne, where the protagonist finds her "dream apartment." While this prequel fails to rehabilitate Aragne or ameliorate its flaws and deficiencies, Amrita might make that frustrating experience more understandable. True to most memorable horror, the sound design and atmosphere are the dominant aspects of the film.
Aragne, like Amrita, had compelling imagery, but the CGI was frequently rough, and some parts suffered from drunken camera work. The camera in Amrita is more restrained and cinematic in its exploration of the setting, and the animatio…
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First of all, I don't speak English.
To begin with, I will say that compared to its predecessor, I did have perhaps a little higher expectations, but even so it did not disappoint, it has its touch, and for the duration, it is a pretty good short film.
I would recommend it if you know in advance what type of footage it is, since perhaps it is not to the general liking, due to the fact that it is not very literal in its narration, it is more figurative.
In any case, it has an animation that can be annoying, at least I am used to this type of style, with a certain anime of a flower, and the way the story unfolds or is narrated is intertwined in various ways, although always making it clear what is happening. , does not leave you much interpretation and is abusive, taking advantage of the s…
Read at the sourceGrumbleDango
Nauseating. Hurts to look at. Gave me motion sickness. Sounds good.
Okay, the most glaring issue Amrita no Kyouen has is the animation style. It has this low framerate look reminiscent of a flipbook. It's a very particular style and I can almost imagine how it was made. It looks like a live action performance filmed in front of a green screen and awkwardly keyed in front of the background. Characters sometimes slide around on the ground as they stand still. Then they got some rotoscoping artists to draw over the actors but only on every 10 frames to save time. Finally, any time the camera needs to move, add a ton of motion blur. Yeah, it's really hard to look at and unfortunately this might be a hurdle that a lot of viewers are not willing to move past.
It's not all bad though. This anim…
Read at the sourceKlabautermann
Saw this at a recent animation festival. Was not disappointed.
I will mention right of the bat that this movie isn't perfect. The occasional use of 3D character models compared to the traditional medium that is mostly used makes some scenes stick out like a sore thumb. For what it was, it perhaps could have been briefer too, and voice acting, though not a lot of it, is sometimes over the top in the wrong places. As a prime example of this, all the character breathe and gasp really loudly and much too often. It's more of a personal gripe, but I do think it detracted from scenes of horror that would have benefited from shocked silence.
All that being said, this is some good shit.
I should also point out that if you're here for a very straightforward narration technique, you might not - i…
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