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| Got back from the screening in DC a couple of hours ago; fun times. Our theatre also did not get to see the third movie trailer; most of the audience remained seated expecting it and a big "AWWWW" was let out when the screen went black. While I felt like some things were improved upon from the TV series, I also felt like certain bits took a step backwards. The complex and detailed backgrounds were amazing, oh my goodness, but with a movie budget, obviously, Madoka was only going to become even more eye candy than it already contained. Maybe because I've watched the TV series so many times that I feel like I have it memorized, but some of the music was switched up and I felt like at some points it was less effective. I'd have to rewatch them again to confirm my initial reactions, though. Also, I was surprised that the first movie was able to squeeze in, essentially, episodes 1-8 (with the second movie containing just 9-12 by comparison); I just thought it would have been split up a just little more evenly, but where they cut it off makes sense and the length isn't too large of a difference (first movie clocking in at 2hr 10min and second movie clocking in at 1hr 50min). Regardless, I still think it is a successful set of recaps and still great for introducing newcomers. Madoka Magica is amazing and I still try to spread the word to get people interested/watching the series to those that have not seen it/heard of it yet. |
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Dusk252 said: Could anyone please confirm whether the scene were Kyouko saves Sayaka from Homura (when Sayaka refuses the Grief Seed Homura offers and Homura says she'll kill her then) is missing from the first movie? I saw a youtube comment saying so but I wanted to confirm. That scene was indeed removed. |
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soge_king999 said: Dusk252 said: Could anyone please confirm whether the scene were Kyouko saves Sayaka from Homura (when Sayaka refuses the Grief Seed Homura offers and Homura says she'll kill her then) is missing from the first movie? I saw a youtube comment saying so but I wanted to confirm. That scene was indeed removed. I am unhappy, that they removed that scene, because it fit into the rest of the show. |
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Kyube said: soge_king999 said: Dusk252 said: Could anyone please confirm whether the scene were Kyouko saves Sayaka from Homura (when Sayaka refuses the Grief Seed Homura offers and Homura says she'll kill her then) is missing from the first movie? I saw a youtube comment saying so but I wanted to confirm. That scene was indeed removed. I am unhappy, that they removed that scene, because it fit into the rest of the show. A shame that they decided to put 8 episodes in the 1st movie and 4 episodes in the 2nd, as that is some rather strange pacing, me thinks... |
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soge_king999 said: Kyube said: soge_king999 said: Dusk252 said: Could anyone please confirm whether the scene were Kyouko saves Sayaka from Homura (when Sayaka refuses the Grief Seed Homura offers and Homura says she'll kill her then) is missing from the first movie? I saw a youtube comment saying so but I wanted to confirm. That scene was indeed removed. I am unhappy, that they removed that scene, because it fit into the rest of the show. A shame that they decided to put 8 episodes in the 1st movie and 4 episodes in the 2nd, as that is some rather strange pacing, me thinks... I haven't seen the movie, so I didn't dare to touch that topic... |
ChepriFeb 15, 2013 2:50 PM
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Dusk252 said: Kyube said: Same here. I can't comment on the pacing when I haven't watched the movies but... either way, I'm quite unhappy with that removal as well. I really loved that scene for telling us the lengths Homura would go for Madoka, showcasing Sayaka's idelas of justice and loss of her sense of purpose so well and just being generally awesome. It really is a shame they removed it.soge_king999 said: Kyube said: soge_king999 said: Dusk252 said: Could anyone please confirm whether the scene were Kyouko saves Sayaka from Homura (when Sayaka refuses the Grief Seed Homura offers and Homura says she'll kill her then) is missing from the first movie? I saw a youtube comment saying so but I wanted to confirm. That scene was indeed removed. I am unhappy, that they removed that scene, because it fit into the rest of the show. A shame that they decided to put 8 episodes in the 1st movie and 4 episodes in the 2nd, as that is some rather strange pacing, me thinks... I haven't seen the movie, so I didn't dare to touch that topic... Anyway, thanks a lot for the info^^ The first movie only being about 20 minutes longer than the 2nd, despite using what would have been twice the content, meant that some cuts from the first 8 episodes were necessary, while leaving the last 4 nearly uncut, but all remastered. They certainly chose some strange scenes of varying importance to cut though, IMO... But, as you haven't seen them yet, I suppose I should just leave it at that... |
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Dusk252 said: soge_king999 said: Yes, I knew that was bound to require cuts but I still think that's one of the worst possible choices. As for leaving it at that... well, I know the story already, so I don't really mind knowing what was cut. As long as it's inside spoiler tags, for other users might not be of the same opinion.Dusk252 said: Anyway, thanks a lot for the info^^ The first movie only being about 20 minutes longer than the 2nd, despite using what would have been twice the content, meant that some cuts from the first 8 episodes were necessary, while leaving the last 4 nearly uncut, but all remastered. They certainly chose some strange scenes of varying importance to cut though, IMO... But, as you haven't seen them yet, I suppose I should just leave it at that... I was just saying that because it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to discuss the movie with people who haven't seen it, lullz... Anyways, here is a detailed comparison between the movies and the series: 1st movie and 2nd movie |
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Crysis3000 said: Come on, the DVD is not yet out, and even the release date is not yet announced...someone can confirm, when it will be available on torrents ? |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| Finally getting around to watching this.... ...I forgot how epic Madoka was on various levels. Those feels I felt years ago hit me HARD. It also reminded me why I was such a big Madoka fan (and Mami-sama lover). If this is how the movies are going to look, then I sincerely hope that my expectations of the Walpurgisnacht scenes being epically orgasmic will be met. #hypehype |
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| Mami's house seems so...lively. Kyouko seems to have gotten herself a lot of new snacks as well. Also, Sayaka and dat fortissimo. Anyways, movie did not disappoint. Especially DAT OPENING. Homuhomuhomuhomu- In addition, I just have to add that everyone in the theatre was laughing when Hitomi went postal.  Can't wait for next Wednesday. I'll be getting myself a poster, hopefully. |
Poorfag-chanMar 15, 2013 1:14 AM
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| The movie was ok. They deleted some parts and added other. In enjoyment a 9. |
| OP is nice. Mirai is too short. I was kind of surprised at the place where they ended. |
tsubasaloverJul 20, 2013 7:10 PM
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| I'm watching this right now, ten more minutes left. The pacing felt kind of odd for me, but that's possibly just because I'm comparing it to the pacing of the series. I wish they didn't leave out stuff like Mami's backstory, but in the end, they really did a pretty decent job of putting all the content and emotional stuff packed into this. Animation upgrade was great too. First movie will get an 8/10 from me, because I can't bear to give something with Madoka Magica in the title anything lower And well, it was genuinely good too. I'd still recommend the series over it though, probably. Depends after I see movie 2. |
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| I'm kinda surprised by how well they were able to condense 8 episodes into a single 2 hour movie. I mean, it's not perfect, as there are quite a lot of scenes cut out, some I feel were crucial, too, like Mami's Backstory. I really wish they somehow integrated it somewhere like they did with the scene where Sayaka became a magical girl, which I thought was very well integrated. Not to mention scenes like when they first figure out that only they can see Kyubey and the telepathy power, and the whole dream sequence. Because of that, I can't possibly recommend the movie over the series. But they did keep in a lot of the more crucial scenes, and I thought the pacing was well-done, as none of it felt rushed. I did like all the new touches, though, like the new animation for the transformation sequence were awesome, the beautiful scenery of the city, the fact that Madoka actually wears casual clothing instead of her school uniform all the freaking time (although they didn't do the same with Sayaka which is a shame), and the new opening is somehow even more cutesy and adorable than the original series opening. Even tiny things like Kyouko eating different shaped food I thought were nice. I do like the music cues in this better than the series, though, and the new music is awesome as I expected. So overall I really liked the first film. Not as good as the series, though, and to people who haven't seen the series I wouldn't recommend just watching this on its own, but a nice film for the fans, more like. |
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 The visuals in this were gorgeous, there were some other nice shots but I only saved 3. |
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| It's here! Now to wait for the actual thing to arrive in the mail. We can clearly see where they put some of those millions of dollars this anime has generated back into! |
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RLinksoul said: If there's one praise I can give the movies over the TV show, it's the voice acting. The voice acting feels more convincing and emotional. For example, the scene where Kyubey is calling out to Madoka at what would be the tail end of the first episode. His voice sounds much more like someone who's injured and desperate. For a show where crying happens at least twice an episode, it was pretty off putting how cutesy and phony the crying sounded in the TV series, so I was pleasantly surprised with this movie putting more feeling into it, instead of just sounding like a generic moe anime. I don't know whether to praise or criticise the music in this one. While mundane scenes that could do without the repetitions of Sis Puella Magia were given new life, scenes that already had good music, particularly action scenes, were made less enjoyable by the decision to change them. Particularly Kyouko and Sayaka's fight. And what was with that childish chanting during the Charlotte scene? And the calming classical music as Madoka is ripped apart and pulled into the witch barrier. Interesting post, I somewhat agree with you about what you said about the improved voice acting. On the other hand, I must say I actually am quite impressed with the classical music used in some particular scenes. Then again, that's just me since i'm a huge sucker for classical music. But, Pherhaps what I like most in this film are the improved visuals. I like how they gave the buildings and various other backgrounds alot more detail unlike in the TV series. Not that I detest it, but the improvements to them work well. Also, I know i'm very late for responding in the discussion thread, but whatevs. In the end, I cannot say too much other than the fact that I enjoyed this film. |
SilkDegreesJul 22, 2013 4:25 PM
Holy shit, I've been waiting for this film for quite awhile..And damn this was a refreshment. Some thoughts: - Great production visuals - First 7 minutes - Homura spotted. Oh snap, *fan boy time* - Kyuubey spotteeeeeeeeeeed. Oh boy. Fuck, I miss that little face of his and that voice - DAT OST - I loved Mami's battle scenes though as they were a good refreshment. The OST used during her action footages were brilliant but ya...if you remember from the tv series, she meets her fate early on. - Hormura remains badass as ever - The fantasy world brings out that sense of surrealism to me once again - Kyouko Sakura <33333 - Sakaya ;____; - I am quite glad that Kyouko gets more screen time than I had thought. She is my 2nd favorite from the series and nice to see her personality as well her history explained a little. - The "death" scene of Sayaka gave me some emotions... - Fucking Hitomi... Great movie overall, 8/10. ◕ ‿‿ ◕◕ ‿‿ ◕◕ ‿‿ ◕ |
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| O christ... the soundtrack was all over the place. I need time to recover from this tragic blow. |
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| If the subs were recently made then why did this have high ratings ? |
Arararraragi-kun said: If the subs were recently made then why did this have high ratings ? Probably because some people already have seen this in the theaters. Or they watched camrips. |
Arararraragi-kun said: If the subs were recently made then why did this have high ratings ? was released in theaters for a limited time with subs, and alot of people watched it through that , and also cam rips lol. |
| OST -_- was a bit disappointing... but over all good wrap 8/10 |
| The DVD already out? Wasnt it supposed to be released tomorrow? And how come only one sub group for Madoka? |
Crochax said: The DVD already out? Wasnt it supposed to be released tomorrow? And how come only one sub group for Madoka? Hopefully, it was a random group who managed to get it early and inserted their own soundtrack for lolz. It's probably like the 20th time watching the TV anime and it still evokes strong emotions from me. The movie, I just got a lot of, "why are they using this soundtrack?" or "why is there no soundtrack?" or "why is this soundtrack distracting?" The pacing was really off, but I don't think they could have done much to avoid this. I can get over this aspect of it since this anime doesn't really lend well towards a one-sitting viewing. I can't forgive this travesty that has occurred on the soundtrack side... Did Yuki Kajiura actually compose these new pieces? |
OmniknightJul 23, 2013 4:30 AM
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RedInv said: OST -_- was a bit disappointing... but over all good wrap 8/10 Seriously? Die. |
skudoops said: ^Soundtrack is alrite for the second movie, but the in some extended scenes it still isn't as perfect like the series. I hope the last movie makes up for it :). The best thing about the movies are the extended fights + homura's transform. I'm still undergoing therapy following the first movie (actually, I'm just too busy to watch the second). I hope you're right. Makes me nervous about Rebellion now though. Sairyuu69 said: RedInv said: OST -_- was a bit disappointing... but over all good wrap 8/10 Seriously? Die. Quality post, hopefully we'll get more... |
OmniknightJul 23, 2013 5:15 PM
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Omniknight said: skudoops said: ^Soundtrack is alrite for the second movie, but the in some extended scenes it still isn't as perfect like the series. I hope the last movie makes up for it :). The best thing about the movies are the extended fights + homura's transform. I'm still undergoing PTSD therapy following the first movie (actually, I'm just too busy to watch the second). I hope you're right. Makes me nervous about Rebellion now though. Sairyuu69 said: RedInv said: OST -_- was a bit disappointing... but over all good wrap 8/10 Seriously? Die. Quality post, hopefully we'll get more... Telling someone to die is definitely a quality post. And please don't joke about having to go through PTSD therapy like you did earlier because that's not something to fucking joke about. |
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ihateeveryone said: Omniknight said: skudoops said: ^Soundtrack is alrite for the second movie, but the in some extended scenes it still isn't as perfect like the series. I hope the last movie makes up for it :). The best thing about the movies are the extended fights + homura's transform. I'm still undergoing therapy following the first movie (actually, I'm just too busy to watch the second). I hope you're right. Makes me nervous about Rebellion now though. Sairyuu69 said: RedInv said: OST -_- was a bit disappointing... but over all good wrap 8/10 Seriously? Die. Quality post, hopefully we'll get more... Telling someone to die is definitely a quality post. And please don't joke about having to go through PTSD therapy like you did earlier because that's not something to fucking joke about. Take a deep breath and calm down. I'm not intentionally making light of PTSD. And I edited my post. tsudecimo said: Madoka fandom, nice. Would you like to enlighten us like you did in our Watamote talk? |
OmniknightJul 23, 2013 6:35 PM
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Omniknight said: Take a deep breath and calm down. I'm not intentionally making light of PTSD. And I edited my post. Oh I am calm, I just don't appreciate people making jokes out of serious mental issues is all. |
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ihateeveryone said: Omniknight said: Take a deep breath and calm down. I'm not intentionally making light of PTSD. And I edited my post. Oh I am calm, I just don't appreciate people making jokes out of serious mental issues is all. I apologized, wasn't intentional and edited my post. Can we get back to the movie discussion please? Just watched the 2nd movie and that pacing and soundtrack issues mostly disappeared. Expanding on 4 episodes works a lot better than contracting and cutting 8 episodes. |
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