Audience reviews
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Bob_Clampett
After watching the movies, as usual leaving out a lot of context of the story is the most painful in these two movies, makes it unenjoyable and awful to follow along, I thoroughly enjoyed watching the series as it laid out the context of everything much better, along with using debunked evolution theory makes it laughable, but that is the lame secular society we live in today, and the moral of the story in believing in yourself, i also find that funny but that is an expression that very rare seen today, the art style is good, all distinct characters for the most part, the dark and grey tones for sad and the happy being super vibrant is cool, the fan service is cringe but i get it, sex sells, the music is awfully repetitive and done to death. The sound effects are good though.
Really enjoye…
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Childhood's End is extremely similar to the first half of Gurren Lagann, it cuts a bit short before the end of the first half but that is by all means fine when planning on watching the other soon after. The really big change is the movie's climax which hurries along the plot of the show exponentially. Do I prefer the show? Yes, but the movie does a good job of still delivering hype and surprises for people who've seen the show already. Important moments are still given their respected time and unnecessary parts are left out altogether which was honestly a positive. Some plot points are most certainly glossed over in this installment and that's why I HIGHLY recommend to watch the show before watching the movie. Due to some plot points not having their time, some impacts are intensely less…
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I went to the theatre to watch this without ever watching Gurren Lagann, and I am a fan. I have never watched the show before, but I felt like everything in the movie made sense, and it never really felt like anything was missing which is pretty impressive considering how many episodes of the show were covered. The soundtrack was really good, and the animation quality felt like it was really ahead of its time. I recommend this for people who don't have enough time to watch the entire series. I did not really care for all of the characters, but Simon and Kamina were good.
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First 15 episodes but on cocaine.
Really solid recap movie that did a lot more than I expected. I watched up to the 15th episode, so going in I was well aware of the plot beats. The additional scenes that were added though really bring a lot of flare to the OG series. I will say that it’s highly recommended to watch the whole series before seeing this, at-least up to episode 15 so you get the plot.
Also wanna mention that watching this in a theater is an amazing experience and was surprisingly packed. Seeing this in 4DX is an absolute treat. Can’t wait for part 2!
Read at the sourceMyrmiderp
[Spoiler-free should-you-watch review for both movies]
I’ll be brief, because I absolutely love the Gurren Lagann series, and my review (which I haven’t written yet to date) would probably read something like “I don’t care who you are, stop what you’re doing and just watch it.”
These movies are are fundamentally a retelling of the same story. They are very good, but 90% or more of them are just reused parts of the show. There are some new sequences they added, and some changes in the plot, both of which I thoroughly enjoyed and would recommend. However, I do *not* recommend the movies as an introduction to the story.
In short, these movies don’t have enough time to do many of the characters and plotlines justice. Instead, they work best as a second viewing, allowing you to fully appreci…
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Gurren Lagann: Childhood's End, is the first Gurren Lagann movie and more or less acts as a recap and retelling of the first half of the plot from the anime combined into one. The movie, as mentioned, mainly serves as a retelling, putting all the major episode plots into a single story which amounts to just under two hours, while the minor elements are either not present or combined into a montage, with one exception by the end. However, depending on how one felt about the main series and their patience level, this can either come off as a blessing or a curse. Themes and other elements I mentioned in the main series won't be discussed here to avoid repetition.
Let's start with the good. As mentioned, the movie essentially compacts all of the major scenes of the anime's plot-relevant episo…
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Gurren Lagann: So good I watched it twice.
When I booted up this movie I wasn't sure if it was going to be a shot for shot retelling or some kind of re-imagining. The opening sequence is all brand new, and foreshadows the story of the spiral king in a way the original series never did. But then what follows is basically a trimmed down version of the regular series without even any new animation, up until the ending which was a little different.
I was almost going to stop watching it when I realized how little new content there was. I had just finished watching the TV series so it's not like I needed a refresher on how the plot goes. I sat and watched the whole thing anyway. I realized, "hey I've seen this before," but also, "yeah this is still really good." It was like a recap episode th…
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Don't get me wrong here.
I fucking LOOOOVE Gurren Lagann! For the past 8 months, it's been my all-time favorite anime. Everything about TTGL is brilliant including the plot, characters, music, and art, which Gainax had done an excellent job of making sure all of these factors were amazing. However, beyond that, I love the themes about evolution and ambition, two values which hold up very high to me. This show inspired and uplifted me, made me think about my life in a different way and made me realize the goals and dreams I had deep within me, that's how powerful this show was to me! But, let's not beat around the bush, this is going to be a review on the first movie, NOT on the excellent anime.
This movie is much like a recap movie of the first 15 episodes of the main series. But, it's n…
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This review is intended for those who've seen the show, as is the movie itself.
All of the positives of Gurren-Hen are also positives of the 2007 show. Unfortunately, the reverse is not true.
A lot of stuff from the original that was important to character development and narrative structure was cut out from this version somewhat haphazardly. It was certainly not an exercise in good adaptation, unlike its 10/10 counterpart, Lagann-Hen.
Nevertheless, the movie has value, and I think it's a worthwhile watch for anyone who's seen the show. Despite my frustration for the way it was adapted, it still remains true that from spectacular animation to cathartic fights to timeless themes, many of the strengths of the show are still present. I can't give it anything less than a very positive score…
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This movie recaps the first half of the TV series, with 90% r use materials and 10% new. It is still very much enjoyable and epic as it is TTGL. However, since most of it was reused materials, the story has serious pacing issues and the storytelling is very choppy. I'd argue even the new materials at the end the movie is worse than the tv series. Due to the shorter runtime, all of the side character plus Nia were not well developed, if at all. They did a good job developing Simon, Kamina and Yoko's characters though.
Overall good movie. Not as great as the TV series for sure.
Art 9
Sound 10
Story 6
Character 7
Enjoyment 8
Overall 7
Read at the sourceMajobi
8 - Very Good all around.
Hard to compact a season of 27 episodes down into a 6 episode run-time, but for what it's worth, it pulled it off well. I gave it an 8 as I feel that is realistically what it was worth, I wouldn't have given it anything lower than a 7.
But when compared to the anime series, it is (while there is a decent amount of new content), just simply falls miles short. Miles short and yet I'd still give it an 8.
I'm trying to give a score that is not relative. If this was relative to the anime series, it would have scored in the 5 - 7 region, probably more around 5. I guess that just demonstrates how good I thought the anime was. This was good, the series was better.
If you're looking into getting into Gurren Lagann, the anime series is the way to go.
Read at the sourceReignSixx
If you're expecting an original, stand alone movie, don't. That isn't what this is. Instead, this is a retelling of the first half of the series I came to love known as Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.
Story: 7
What I liked about this movie was that it told the essentials about the story to progress the plot a lot faster. So for me, at least, it was a great way to rewatch the first half of the series condensed in 2 hours. However, since it was condensed so much, it assumes you've already watched the series first and that's why a first time viewer might feel the story is pacing too fast. My suggestion is to watch the series first and then watch this movie after a few months if you feel like watching the show all over again abridged into two 2 hour length movies.
Art: 8
The art and animation is…
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I must say I didn't enjoy the movie as much as the anime. They took out too many episodes where you didn't even get to know some characters. It seemed to rush too fast and a battle that never happened in the anime. Overall, even though I've seen the anime, I was quite confused on what was going on. The movie was all over the place.
Read at the sourceMarquis_D_Luffy
There's one thing I have to say before you start reading this. This is a "made-for-fans" movie. If you haven't seen the series before, you'll probably find it to be pretty hard to follow. And frankly, it loses out on a lot of the epicness you'd have gotten from the show. So before watching this movie, go watch the TV series. Trust me, no matter who you are or what anime you're into, you'll enjoy it.
Done?
K, let's move on.
And this isn't gonna be your standard review, cause this isn't a standard anime.
As I said, Gurren-Hen doesn't work if you haven't seen the show. Because for the most part, it's just a massive recap of the show. I honestly wasn't sure for the first half, if ANY new animation was going to appear. I'm pretty sure they just cut the tv series up into the important bits a…
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yeah I know the score doesn't add up. How can one like so much yet give it such a low score? Well Gainax gave me a huge punch to the face when they decided to rehash almost every scene in the movie with scenes from the anime. The only part that was new was the last 20 minutes. Other than that it was all just a shortened version of the anime. Basically if you have already seen TTGL don't watch the whole movie. You're just wasting 2 hours. Only go for the last 20 minutes since that's all that's new. Hopefully the second movie deilvers on the new content.
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Gainax is one shrewd animation studio.
With the reuse of 95% of the footage including the "infamous due to crap animation" episode 4 Gainax truly maximized their earnings. In addition to this, there are moments in the movie that felt diluted in contrast to the TV series. Maybe it's due to Gainax compressing half of the series to an almost 2 hour mark. Maybe it's poor directorship. I don't know. To be honest. The recap episode (ep. 16) owns the movie format. Then again. That was a recap.
On the bright side. There is the Spiral King intro and the climactic battle between Gurren Lagann and Dai-Gurren against the 3 generals and virals's new flagship which is essentially a slightly modified version of Dai-Gurren. There are also some very minor new scenes snuck somewhere in the middle portion…
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Gainax have turned their series into movies before with Gunbuster vs. Diebuster and more recently the Rebuild of Evangelion tetralogy, now they've decided to give Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann the same treatment. Unfortunately, the runtime doesn't allow for a sufficient amount of development and many elements have been lost along the way, though there are saving graces in the new material.
The original series is twenty-seven episodes long, or - minus the openings and endings - around about nine hours. Gurren-hen follows the events of the first thirteen episodes and so is just over two hours shorter than its source material. As you would expect, much of the development is glossed over and the story proceeds at a lightning pace. The story itself is more or less the same as in the series - much…
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*A failed attempt to surpass the “unsurpassable”.*
“Men put their souls into their drills when breaking through!”
Some obvious advices/facts before we dive into the review.
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This is NOT a standalone movie thus having knowledge from the TV series is highly recommended and also beneficial to your mind.
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Do NOT compare the pacing of the TV series with the movie. One is called a TV series and the other is called a movie for a reason, k? Both the TV series and the movie are by the original director and script editor so they know what they are messing with. 3.
Do NOT expect to see a lot of new footages. Does this mean this is a “recap” of the TV series? Not exactly. There are enough plot differences in the battles for this movie to be considered an adaptation instead of a complete “reca…
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