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| I give this a 10/10. I was moved to tears twice. Grandma was awesome. I cried after she died, and then her laughing picture at the very end. Awesome family dynamic, great animation. And hell I'll say again it moved me to tears. Loved this movie!! |
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| I've been planning to give this a try for years and now that I've finally done so, I can say that this was certainly a bizarre yet fun experience that was nothing like I had expected. I've only just found out that the guy who directed this was the same one who directed The Girl Who Leapt in Time and that detail definitely explained why I got the same impression I got watching this. I went in expecting that the movie would be set in OZ for the majority of the film's runtime and even if that was technically the case, I was more surprised and pleased towards the very big focus on the importance of family and connecting with others. As silly as this movie was in a lot of parts, it was both wholesome and amusing throughout. |
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| I spent years spacing this off, literally since it came out, and I could've spaced it off indefinitely. It seems like familial bonds are a recurring theme in Mamoru Hosoda's works, but comparing it to Wolf Children, an organic and wholesome family struggle, this was over the top and goofy and I didn't find it remotely emotionally gripping. For how often I find his takes spot on, the legendary Archaeon swung a miss on this recommendation. |
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| Damn, this was an incredible movie! Both in terms of whack and emotions, lol. I'd been planning to give this a shot for the longest time and I can say for certain that it definitely lives up to its fame. Recurring theme of family but this time with a touch of wildness, I like that. Chaotic but intriguing at the same time. Also, the Grandma is a serious .. respect. Yes, simple as that. That smile in the end. 10/10 Animation standard especially with the insane level of detail that was evident was another fabulous aspect of the movie. I'm still a little taken aback by that, to be honest. Story-wise however, it was probably a little too over the top after all but entertaining throughout nonetheless. I just couldn't take the romance bit seriously though, I was just grinning like an idiot because of how ridiculous (on a positive note more so, I guess) it was. Going to settle with a very well-deserved 8/10 here. Certainly wouldn't mind re-watching this in the near future. |
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| To be honest I didn't like the Voice acting . . . It felt out of place |
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| Just finished the movie two hours or so ago, despite expecting quite a bit more of romance (or just character interactions in general, but I'm not complaining about that) and while watching I did feel like some scenes could have done with a slightly faster pacing, I found it quite great overall! I feel like they alternated well enough between the family setting and OZ's and the whole movie just felt comfy all around. I feel like playing koi-koi hyped me more for the game part, as soon as I saw that Natsuki had an Ame-Shikō and a cherry blossom card on her hand I could barely contain myself, to this day I only managed to pull a Gokō once and watching her do it felt like the real thing for me. I really enjoyed this movie, personally it scored quite close to a 9/10 but I might just settle on a 8/10, I don't know, I'll sleep on it. PS: Don't do cards, kids. EDIT: the following day I just got another Gokō, what a truly blessed movie. |
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| lmao this movie was tripping balls The whole virtual world part was too abstract, however the whole family part was incredibly lovely overall 8/10 animation was great |
Zadion said: same reason i decided to watch this... this movie was mehhFor how often I find his takes spot on, the legendary Archaeon swung a miss on this recommendation. |
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| I put this on hold for the longest minute lmao. Glad I got to this. What a cool movie, I feel that this was a little ambitious, throwing quite a few chances of major developments but actually doing little with them. Anyways I liked this regardless, the concept of OZ is strange tho, that would never be allowed irl. Also, the romance here is hella weak and kinda forced. But that is a side complaint. |
| Watched this today. Not much i can say rather than a very well done art and animation from Mad House, once again, at those years, coming for this Summer Wars. Never expect this simple movie about such a huge family summer gathering became more hype with a lot of good action and nice little drama surrounding their efforts against an evil ai invading the world internet system and its nerworking. Too bad Kenji can't even kiss his beloved senpai, making the whole movie a little bit bummer through the end. Though, overall is okay, nothing outstanding for me. But the hype is real with a nice little animation they've got through all those transitions. Its all were good at those years, honestly. Summer Wars, without a doubt is surprising me. Its not too complex like i thought before. The overall characterization coming from Kenji for example, was a bit shallow for his overall characterization. Even Natsuki loves drama with his uncle actually unnecessary to be explained. Then, the execution through the end of the ai actually a bit rushed and forced to make Kenji back to his status quo as the mc. However, without a doubt, the Summer Wars actually is good enough to keep me entertain. Even until the last grandma photo change to give such a strong happy ending through her big fuckin family. The end, and y'know what. Its actually scares me for a minute before, ngl.... |
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| A very well done movie! 1. Artwork - well done, I felt the kitchen heat as well as the ice cooling the server/grandma 2. Story - the absurdity of OZ was matched by the craziness of the family dynamics and it all worked well for me, lots of emotions and they were done nicely 3. Voices - I really loved the women's voices while they were bantering, it sounded like a lot of holidays that I have attended in my family. All in all.....10/10 for this movie. I cared for the family and the outcome. Grandma was outstanding and the smile at the end just capped it. |
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| Unexpectedly, I enjoyed this movie! It has a family drama in it but not too melodramatic that would make you cringe, unlike some anime out there. The OZ system didn't look realistic at some points, but I tend to ignore it because it had captured my attention for how entertaining it was. There is also a moral lesson to this story which I always appreciate in movies. Family is where your home is, and there's no obstacle that you couldn't overcome as long as your family had your back. |
 She got him back. If you understand the characters well enough, you'd know she did! |
| It's like free guy |
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| Bizarre but nice movie. Interesting as this movies themes are even more relevant today than they were when it released in 2009. |
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| Didn't expect myself to tear up...how the grandma died and trying to revive is exactly what happened to my grandma as well...same month too.. The flashbacks with the uncle when he was young tho holding grandma's hand got me bawling This hits to the heart... |
"Everyone fails sometimes But dreams won't fade, dreams won't fade Let's chase them as many times as it takes and don't lose Because today after all is today and once you wake up, it'll be a new morning" ~Aqours~ |
| I suppose my decision to watch this movie before the end of summer had kinda worked in the end, The film itself is kinda interesting, whole diginal universe stuff is kinda crazy and sometimes questions raising but overall I liked how some things weren't fully predictable. It feels more than just focus on OZ thing, the family interactions and all the different characters we see there kinda doesn't let this anime become a full boredom fest and helps it go towards the finish like. The animation is very nice and well polished , as expected from great Madhouse studios. I think its a pretty good film, not fully perfect in terms of plot and fully developing some character aspects but a very great and unique full of fun ideas and moments expierence that reminds of disney and pixar style during those times of its release. 7.9//10 |
| A fine movie about family love. I liked it. |
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Reply to aero
Pretty poor really. No real main character and with so many things going on all at once, it just felt like a mess. Art and sound design were poor also, especially the choice of VAs.
Story was barely passable but stupid really. Who in the right mind would entrust a social networking tool important country infrastructures anyway? It's like using Facebook to control the world.
All in all, a poor movie and rubbish when compared to his previous work.
/What's the deal with Kenji looking the same as Makoto?
Story was barely passable but stupid really. Who in the right mind would entrust a social networking tool important country infrastructures anyway? It's like using Facebook to control the world.
All in all, a poor movie and rubbish when compared to his previous work.
/What's the deal with Kenji looking the same as Makoto?
| @aero The part about OZ sounds quite stupid, but I actually enjoyed the rest. The part about the family and their hospitality towards mc was quite nice to watch. |
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| Though i wanted to like this movie more, it just wasnt for me. The characters werent really likable to me. My favourite character in this movie was Mansuke the man in the red shirt. Between the main cast i didnt really like any of them except Kazuma. Wabisuke almost ruined the movie for me. He came along and it made me mad that Natsuki dropped everything that had to do with Kenji to go gush over him and basing Kenji's cover story on him was what really made me mad. The animation was alright. Everywhere i looked felt like it was in a lower quality, but it was still good i quess. The best part of this movie was the ending song it was pretty good. Overall 6/10. |
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| i made it 10 minutes to the reveal of the "fake boyfriend" plot element and i'm out the door |
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