Audience reviews
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ThePie4dawin
"HOW CAN THIS BE? WHERE ARE YOU DRAWING ALL THIS POWER FROM?"
"WE EVOLVE, BEYOND THE PERSON WE WERE A MINUTE BEFORE. LITTLE BY LITTLE, WE ADVANCE A BIT FURTHER WITH EACH TURN. THAT'S HOW A DRILL WORKS."
"THAT IS THE PATH THAT LEADS TO EXTINCTION. WHY CAN'T YOU SEE THE PATHETIC LIMITATION OF THE SPIRAL RACE?"
"NO, THAT'S YOUR LIMITATION! YOU SIT HERE CLOSED OFF, LOCKING AWAY OTHER LIFEFORMS LIKE SOME KIND OF KING. THAT'S NOBODY'S LIMITATION BUT YOUR OWN!"
"HE'S RIGHT, WE HUMANS USED TO HAVE SOMEBODY MUCH GREATER THAN US! FOR HIS SAKE ALONE, WE'LL KEEP ON MOVING FORWARD!"
"I'VE STAKED EVERYTHING! I MAKE GOOD USE OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT TOO!"
"MARK MY WORDS, THIS DRILL WILL OPEN A HOLE IN THE UNIVERSE. AND THAT HOLE WILL BE A PATH FOR THOSE BEHIND US. THE DREAMS OF THOSE WHO'VE FALLEN, THE…
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At first, I didn't realize the movie was basically the same as the anime, but after like 30 minutes I did. So, then I skipped to the final fight seen which they reanimated, and it was really good. Would watch again.
Now it's not letting me submit my review. Lowkey pissing me off, so I'm just gonna write some crap down here to fulfil whatever requirement it's measuring. The story was so unique and predictable, and I enjoyed it anyway because of the genre and setup. The art style was fitting. The characters were well-rounded they had flaws and strengths, and they were unusually smart/strong/stupid. The characters reacted to situations and events in a very realistic way. I think others will enjoy/dislike the series even though I enjoyed it. This is because everyone is different and has their…
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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. The colors is…
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The Lights in the Sky are Stars was an unforgettable theater experience that will stay with me forever. Unlike the first movie, this almost has its very own story in comparison to the show. Much is changed due to time constraints and narrative focus. In some regards, it does things worse than the show in terms of side characters like Rossiu. The other thing I didn't like as much was the decision to not kill off almost any character in this portion of the show. Without diving into spoilers, the absolute despair felt in the show is hindered a bit due to the less life lost and tensions not being as high as a consequence. However, with its downsides compared to the show, this movie does something astronomically better than the show. The ending. The final conflict somehow is raised even more th…
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I didn't like the Gurren Lagann final arc. I could elaborate on why I didn't like it, but that's not the purpose of this review. Overall, I was disappointed with the pacing and how the characters were treated.However, this movie is a complete rebuild of the final arc, addressing every single problem I had with it. For me, this is the true Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann ending, as it treats the characters I slowly fell in love with with love, and provides a satisfying conclusion for all of them.This movie fills the void of disappointment that the anime left me with, showcasing Gurren Lagann at its full potential. Lagann-hen is the finale that will remain in my heart forever.
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(This review does not have spoilers for the movie, but it will have spoilers for the original anime to make comparisons, so read at your own risk.)
Bigger mech, bigger impact, bigger boobs, better fights, and better closure
Positives:
-Fixes closure for Simon (The best change in my opinion)
-Improved fights
-New fights
-Faster more engaging pace
-Tits Negatives:
-Rossiu being saved by alterations - Not as powerful as the original series. No longer uses the parallel with Simon and Kamina. However, the change is a more realistic approach to the situation, so it is not inherently bad.
-Nia being saved isn't quite as fleshed out and satisfying as in the original series. Although that's natural as it is a movie.
Conclusion:
This movie makes a lot of minor but significant changes to the plot…
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I remember me and my classmates singing the intro in class with pride and we don't care if we get fun of because we enjoy it, I laugh, I cried, I got hyped with this movie.
Spoilers
Though it is a summary but it is a good summary because it has endings better than the anime like you didn't see Super TTGL in the anime but just TTGL and I love the change because it became the most largest hunk in the whole observable universe with the GIGA drill break. It gives a lot of Kill la Kill vibe, knowing kill la kill its a good anime as well and making it more action while lore is being in the middle which you can pick it up, its just hype hype hype and fighting with big giant robots that can destroy the universe effortlessly. Since they get their power by fighting spirit and friendship (duh) it…
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"Listen, Simon. Don't Believe in yourself, Believe in ME! Believe in the Kamina who believes in you!"
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, in 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 second movie, NOT on the excel…
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I didn't think it could get better than episode 25 and 26 of Gurren Lagann. My God, was I wrong. Not only is TTGL a worthy conclusion to the series, it completely blows the anime away. The redone animation, updated visuals, fightscenes and new scenes are just perfect. In the anime, I didn't really feel any connection to NIa nor sad when she died. This time around, I was legit crying. I'm glad they changed a few other character deaths around too. My one complaint is the Kamina scene from episode 26 is not quite as sad here. The music was perfect and I am glad that I watched this. I really hate how I missed Gurren Lagann when it first aired, but the past week or so I have definitely made up for that.
If you are a fan of the series, unlike the first film, it is completely worth watching the…
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"Get going, Simon. Don't let the what-ifs, maybes, and if-onlys distract you. The one thing that you choose yourself, that is the truth of your universe."
The Good:
Part two of the Gurren Lagann movie adaptations, this film covers the final act of the first and all of the second cour of the TV production, in a similar fashion to the previous part, although it includes more film unique scenes, with a revamped final showdown (if it's even possible to ramp the ending up even further). Lagann-hen succeeds in reminding us of all the successes of its predecessor, with the unique ability to always being able to raise the stakes higher then they ever were. The story is mostly intact with slight alterations that result in no major deviations. We see the end result of Simon's coming of age, and wat…
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The 2nd TTGL movie is a big improvement over the first one. More than half of the movie is based on new materials, making the story flows much better than the first movie.
With the new materials, they did a great job condensing most of the less important stories. There were a few exceptions, like Rossiu's story. But overall, they were able to preserve all of the epic scenes while maintaining a good story flow. However, there is one problem of non-stop actions. I felt the emotional impact is not nearly as much as the TV series. After all, there is only so much you can do in 2 hours. I felt the movie would be more successful if they pick/choose further.
I like some of the new scenes, like the extra ones about Nia. But there were some bad ones, such as the final fight where each character…
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When you thought you couldn't see anything not even close as epic as TTGL series, when you wonder how the hell could enough Spiral energy could be reunited in order to create such a brilliant masterpiece of a series, is when you notice that only one thing can beat TTGL: TTGL itself.
Honestly, I was well deceived by the first film (Gurren-hen), as it was not more than a rushed overview of the series until Tepperin's battle. Furthermore, even while being willing to see more of the TTGL world, I was fondly worried about the fact that maybe the second film would be more of the same stuff. I'm glad I was wrong in every way I could have been wrong.
Opposite as his predecesor, Lagann-hen achieves to re-tell the whole TTGL story in 2 hours from the battle of Tepperin without feeling rushed in an…
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A great movie, for those that saw Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann anime, I have to reccomend it, most of the scenes of the are re-used were, it a couple of new ones for the final battle and others... I gave this a 9,because most of the stuff I have already experienced on the anime, even though, this movie made me relive everything I liked about the anime, which I finished a couple of weeks ago so I M was already aware of what I was going to get, it had impact, but not as much as the 27 episodes, what is perfectly fine. It consists of summarization of 15-27 episodes of the anime, and still managed to kick the curb up to strastosphere and making the impossible possible again... they done a really good job at it, from sound to animation everything is like the anime, OVERKILL!!
Read at the sourceHydrazine
*I'm writing this review for people mainly who have already seen Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, and will hopefully be worded in such a way that there aren't spoilers for the show for those who haven't seen TTGL. I HIGHLY encourage those who haven't seen TTGL, to see it FIRST.*
This is a companion movie, a sequel to the previous Gurren-hen. Both are movie adaptations to the TV series, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. This movie picks up at the end of the first, (wow, really?) somewhere between episode 13 and 15 of the TV show. Since this is an adaptation, some of the story elements have been tweaked, leading to some difficulty matching them up. The beginning finishes out the Battle of Teppelin, and then we move on to the second half of the series, where the movie continues and concludes.
Story…
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In order to watch this film one must first complete the series. As the movie would become very confusing.
For those of you who have already seen the series, then you know how many people were extremely disappointed with the 2nd season. Throw common sense out the window. The movie, much like the 2nd season in the series, is over the top with its action.
The movie stays true to the series with a few changes and added bonuses. Overall, the movie kept me entertained and was a fun watch. Nothing special.
My rating: 7/10
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I'm not the type of person to watch anime films that re-cap an already completed series. However, being the huge Gurren Lagann fan that I am, I had to make an exception for this. By the time I finished these two films, I thought it was well worth it.
Both films are very well done. They hold true to the traditional storyline and yet change a fair amount of material as well as add some to give it a slightly different taste while still holding the same energized Gurren Lagann atmosphere. There were a few sequences that were greatly condensed or even removed from the original series to fit the four hour, two-part film. Thus I would strongly suggest watching the show before seeing this movie if you've never seen the show and are interested in seeing this film. Its good stuff.
Overall, I wou…
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This movie wasn't that great at some parts but I must say the ending was more epic then it needed to be then in the anime. They went over epically insane that I thought it would never end. The story wasn't that bad unlike the 1st movie and the music was still great and I wasn't as disappointed as I was the first.
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Lagann-hen is an exhilarating production with a setting of monumental proportions, though not without its flaws, which - in some cases - are unfortunately more apparent than in the first installment.
The movie picks up right where Gurren-hen left off, though the opening sequences have been hugely condensed in order to quickly drive the plot into the second arc of the story. The setting expands in Lagann-hen, we travel from Earths surface into interstellar territory, in line with the TV show, although small sections of the story have diverged from the series, some understandably and others disappointingly. Certain new ideas seem extremely rushed, dragging what was a fairly engrossing - if manic - plot downwards. Nevertheless, the scale of the story is as ever admirable and thrilling, thoug…
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To write a spoiler-free review of lagann-hen is difficult, especially since there is quite some variation from the show. However, I will write this review on the basis that I don't want to spoil TTGL or Lagann-hen.
First things to say would be, Lagann-hen is a must watch.
To review Lagann-hen I think I should sum up some of the premonitions I had before watching it. I had seen Gurren-hen, and although I enjoyed it, I actually didn't like it as much as the series. Gurren-hen seemed a bit rushed to cover the first part of the series, and was chopped and changed here and there.
So coming into Lagann-hen, I was expecting this to be Gurren-hen for the second half of the show... Boy was I wrong.
Like Gurren-hen it does re-use a lot of images from the anime, however at most points they are…
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This movie was INCREDIBLE. It was definitely worth spending 1500 yen at Akihabara's sunshine theatre.
The movie included much more different scenes than the first movie Gurren-hen, and the last battle was so intense, one couldn't blink to miss anything. The background music for this movie was as well different than from the series, and very fitting with each scene of the movie.
Very enjoyable and brilliant.
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