Review-bombed?

Scodz said:
There seems to be an abnormal amount of 1s for this movie, a whopping 16%. Maybe it's just me being skeptical since I'm a huge fan of One Piece and I'm really excited for this movie to be as good as the last 3 movies or maybe a lot of people just didn't really like the movie. From the stats alone, Imo this film could be review-bombed.

Attlas said:
I saw this movie in Japan with one of my friends a few days after it released, so I'll throw in my 2 cents.

The reason I think it would be review bombed is because if you're not already a die-hard One Piece fan, this movie has next to nothing for you.
Despite my fairly limited Japanese ability, I was able to comprehend the entire plot and the vast majority of the dialogue, (maybe to an extent of about 90% or so). I think the reason for that would most likely be that this movie barely has any substance. When the movie starts we're introduced to the island and then the "event" starts.
Shortly after the battle begins and the movie devolves into "oh hey look it's [insert one piece character here]" that character does an attack or something and then we get another character show up and the same thing happens all the way till the end of the movie.
I kept expecting some hint of story to be mentioned but it never really happened, aside from a few short moments.
The villain is forgettable and leaves no real lasting impression, writing this review I was struggling to even remember his name, despite being able to remember the Z and Gold villains easily, despite having seen them a longer time ago.

This isn't to say that the movie is bad, if you're a die-hard One Piece fan you will find enjoyment in this movie. The battle is enjoyable, the animation is good and the soundtrack just adds to the excitement.
But I think the lack of a decent story (or any at all for that matter), and over-reliance on fan service really brings the movie down.

I think the people giving 9s and 10s are the ones overly bombing the reviews because the movie certainly isn't good enough for those scores when you consider all the pieces of it.
For me I think the movie would sit at a 5 or 6. It's better than average and I enjoyed watching it, but I would be in no great hurry to run out and watch it again. And if you're eagerly awaiting the western release, and expecting anything more than fan service I recommend you lower your expectations to get more out of seeing this movie.

TL;DR The movie is severely held-back by it's lack of narrative, over-reliance on fan service and rushed pacing. Lower your expectations before watching to get the most enjoyment from this film.

SwordRed said:


This movie is like a love letter to hardcore OP fans who have followed OP for years but never got wish fulfillment for certain scenarios in the canon, the fanservice IS the point. The movie doesn't set it up to be more than that, it's like criticizing Redline for its story when the point is to be an animation fest.

I'm not saying you can't have another opinion on the movie, I'm saying the movie is for a certain audience and only that audience will appreciate it as what it is.

Attlas said:
I saw this movie in Japan with one of my friends a few days after it released, so I'll throw in my 2 cents.

The reason I think it would be review bombed is because if you're not already a die-hard One Piece fan, this movie has next to nothing for you.
Despite my fairly limited Japanese ability, I was able to comprehend the entire plot and the vast majority of the dialogue, (maybe to an extent of about 90% or so). I think the reason for that would most likely be that this movie barely has any substance. When the movie starts we're introduced to the island and then the "event" starts.
Shortly after the battle begins and the movie devolves into "oh hey look it's [insert one piece character here]" that character does an attack or something and then we get another character show up and the same thing happens all the way till the end of the movie.
I kept expecting some hint of story to be mentioned but it never really happened, aside from a few short moments.
The villain is forgettable and leaves no real lasting impression, writing this review I was struggling to even remember his name, despite being able to remember the Z and Gold villains easily, despite having seen them a longer time ago.

This isn't to say that the movie is bad, if you're a die-hard One Piece fan you will find enjoyment in this movie. The battle is enjoyable, the animation is good and the soundtrack just adds to the excitement.
But I think the lack of a decent story (or any at all for that matter), and over-reliance on fan service really brings the movie down.

I think the people giving 9s and 10s are the ones overly bombing the reviews because the movie certainly isn't good enough for those scores when you consider all the pieces of it.
For me I think the movie would sit at a 5 or 6. It's better than average and I enjoyed watching it, but I would be in no great hurry to run out and watch it again. And if you're eagerly awaiting the western release, and expecting anything more than fan service I recommend you lower your expectations to get more out of seeing this movie.

TL;DR The movie is severely held-back by it's lack of narrative, over-reliance on fan service and rushed pacing. Lower your expectations before watching to get the most enjoyment from this film.

NitroGTX said:

Imagine going to see the new film for the most popular shounen anime still being aired and expecting deep narrative story telling big oof

RiukixD said:


Previous movies had own stories to them, they not only introduced a new island, they had an enjoyable plot going on which slowly builds up to the final fight.

Stampede had a great premise too, the pirate festival was a really cool idea but after the initial introduction and a cool "behind the scenes undercover plot", everything is thrown aside when the fight starts. It's way too early in the movie, the opponent is literally too strong and they use way too much fanservice (not in the ecchi way but in terms of characters or scenes that were popular in the manga/anime).

NitroGTX said:

So the previous 2 had good stories and now they did something slightly different and leaned more towards action and fan service. Doing the same thing over and over again gets boring. The opponent being too strong is finally something different. So you just wanted another carbon copy of Z or gold?

RiukixD said:


I don't want a carbon copy of Z or gold but something as enjoyable as those two. While the movie as a whole was good, the fight itself was pretty boring. I wouldn't mind a more action focused movie but not in the way of Stampede.

I don't see how an opponent being too strong (the way he is protrayed basically implies he is on Yonkou level or above) can be a good thing since it basically means the way to beat him is bullshit. The opponent basically wiped out the whole cast of the worst generation without even trying and didn't give a shit about the Marines + Luffy fought without any brains at all as he jumped straight at him at least 3 or 4 times with the same move without any sense at all. I know Luffy often doesn't act smart but especially during fights, he does use his brains. The closure to the fight looked more like something from Fairy Tail where the guy who shouts more and louder wins.

The movie lives from the fanservice but for me, a high budget One Piece movie with such a long production phase needs to be better than that.

NitroGTX said:
Agree to disagree at this point. <3

Scodz said:
There seems to be an abnormal amount of 1s for this movie, a whopping 16%. Maybe it's just me being skeptical since I'm a huge fan of One Piece and I'm really excited for this movie to be as good as the last 3 movies or maybe a lot of people just didn't really like the movie. From the stats alone, Imo this film could be review-bombed.