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| *facedesk* 1. Multiple Personality Disorder does not work that way. 2. Even if it did, psychologists are considering removing it from the next edition of the DSM because of lack of evidence for its existence. 3. It's a terrible, overused, horribly cliche'd plot device. Especially for a serial killer type character. This was (amazingly) even worse than the last movie. Predictable does not even begin to describe it. It was obvious that Shiki (or "SHIKI") was the killer when that random student approached her in the hallway. (And speaking of that random student, what the hell happened to him?) Her motive was also clear by the time she revealed that she had two personalities. And finally, the little bit of suspense - Is she going to kill Kokuto? - was a completely moot point because we saw both of them in an older form - alive and well - last movie. By that same logic, Shiki will not be caught, or else she will get off easy if she is caught. Even the music took a dip this episode. 3/10, because I'm generous. |
| It thought it wasnt such a mysterie who the killer was ... :D |
| an exciting addition to the first one, cant wait for the 3rd one... iam starting to love this movie series. |
| Shiki... Shiki is cute but.. Next episode... |
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| That was one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen in my entire life.;_; |
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ukonkivi said: That was one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen in my entire life.;_; True... It really does have a twisted plotline, but with the animation and storytelling so intense and great. It would really feel good when you're watching it at night, just staring at your monitor. LOL!!! That relaxed me a bit and it's really good. They don't wanna waste animating a single frame... 9/10 |
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| This is the best of all 5 movies i've seen. At least in my opinion. Did watch at night and the result was epic. |
| I didnt really like this one. Too much chatting, and Shiki seems very confused. Another movie with questions unanswered. |
| This movie didn't need as much focus as the last one. I loved it, but the first one felt more like poetry to me. I like the first and second equally though, just in different ways. |
| it was alright for me. liked the logic shiki used for emotions: "people can only express the emotions they have" ;) |
| Yep! It's another KnK movie guys! You know what that means? 10% - Story Progression 1% - Cool fights 19% - Credits + Next movie preview 70% - Boring silence during which absolutely nothing happens and makes me fall asleep. That's all folks! |
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5layer said: Yep! It's another KnK movie guys! You know what that means? 10% - Story Progression 1% - Cool fights 19% - Credits + Next movie preview 70% - Boring silence during which absolutely nothing happens and makes me fall asleep. That's all folks! As expected from someone who has higurashit in their favourites. Considering you also gave 5cm 4 and Grave of Fireflies 6, its clear that you are not thinking material. So let me ask you one thing? Why did you try to watch the obvious thinking-material movie classics like KnK? EDIT: OH lol, Shakugan no Shana S2 and ZnT as 10??? That explains it all lol... |
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Fai said: Grave of the Fireflies was very very good from an artistic perspective. It's just that it made me feel so crap after watching it...5layer said: Yep! It's another KnK movie guys! You know what that means? 10% - Story Progression 1% - Cool fights 19% - Credits + Next movie preview 70% - Boring silence during which absolutely nothing happens and makes me fall asleep. That's all folks! As expected from someone who has higurashit in their favourites. Considering you also gave 5cm 4 and Grave of Fireflies 6, its clear that you are not thinking material. So let me ask you one thing? Why did you try to watch the obvious thinking-material movie classics like KnK? EDIT: OH lol, Shakugan no Shana S2 and ZnT as 10??? That explains it all lol... You think insulting my favourite shows somehow makes KnK good? Sorry but no. I agree KnK requires thinking. That's all very nice and all, but the pace is incredibly slow. They stretch it way too much. Maybe you are a slow thinker so this pace seems fine to you? Because it's far too slow for my thinking. Oh yeah, you don't need to reply to this. As I am unlikely to bother checking this thread again. |
5layerAug 13, 2009 4:44 AM
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| I thought it was better than the first. 8/10 |
Ston3_FreeN7Aug 29, 2009 12:11 PM
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| mmm, liked the first one better for some reason. This one was good in its own way, though. Lots of unexplained stuff though =O. 8/10 |
| great movie! I give 9/10! The animations, light effects, fights, etc. were really really great like in the first part. But this one was really thrilling, it focussed just on two characters and was psycho in a nice way, because you couldn't clearly say if shiki was good or bad till the end^^ My recommendation would be to watch this part BEFORE the first part, because else you know that everything is going to be good^^ Really great one, can't wait watching the next one :-) |
| Great animation and art like the last one. Next one looks like it has a lot more action and awesomeness. |
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5layer said: Yep! It's another KnK movie guys! You know what that means? 10% - Story Progression 1% - Cool fights 19% - Credits + Next movie preview 70% - Boring silence during which absolutely nothing happens and makes me fall asleep. That's all folks! I agree. But I will give the 3rd movie a try, if it's the same, i drop it. |
| I've been very curious - and this is not explained in the novel either - who is the boy who approached Shiki at the school hallway (before the singing in the rain humming scene) and said "isn't four times a bit too much though?"? Shiki was irritated by this remark, and the boy, as far I've watched, doesn't appear anywhere else. So why would he know what Shiki has done? Is the boy actually Any answers or theories? |
| None needs a smile so much as he who has none left to give. |
| It was a little slow, but this time we are shown how Kokuto and Shiki met and some revelations about Shiki. A lot of great character debvelopment as well, still, the movie felt a little boring. Things look like are starting to get interesting though. |
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5layer said: Yep! It's another KnK movie guys! You know what that means? 10% - Story Progression 1% - Cool fights 19% - Credits + Next movie preview 70% - Boring silence during which absolutely nothing happens and makes me fall asleep. That's all folks! It was about time someone said it. |
| Went back in time for this one. Better than the first one in my opinion. Had more of a plot. 8/10 |
Fai said: 5layer said: Yep! It's another KnK movie guys! You know what that means? 10% - Story Progression 1% - Cool fights 19% - Credits + Next movie preview 70% - Boring silence during which absolutely nothing happens and makes me fall asleep. That's all folks! As expected from someone who has higurashit in their favourites. Considering you also gave 5cm 4 and Grave of Fireflies 6, its clear that you are not thinking material. So let me ask you one thing? Why did you try to watch the obvious thinking-material movie classics like KnK? EDIT: OH lol, Shakugan no Shana S2 and ZnT as 10??? That explains it all lol... Come on man... Higurashi is a good anime no matter how you look at it. The story is nice, and the atmosphere is creepy. I love this series as well, the artstyle, music, story, etc is all absolutely fantastic, and the atmosphere is reminiscent of some of the old Silent Hill games in my opinion. But seriously, why the hate for Higurashi? |
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| I really enjoyed this movie, better than the first one. I sorta like not knowing exactly what is going on. Can't wait to watch the 3rd one. Hopefully more questions will be answered. Overall, I gave this a 8/10. |
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FlamingDogs said: I like the first and second equally though, just in different ways. Was just going to say the same thing. edahs said: I've been very curious - and this is not explained in the novel either - who is the boy who approached Shiki at the school hallway (before the singing in the rain humming scene) and said "isn't four times a bit too much though?"? Shiki was irritated by this remark, and the boy, as far I've watched, doesn't appear anywhere else. So why would he know what Shiki has done? Is the boy actually Any answers or theories? I don't know for sure but I'll put my theory in a spoiler in case I'm right. |
Unknown-NumberJun 19, 2010 8:01 PM
| I have no idea why , but i lovet this movie XD 9/10 ! |
| Soundtrack and the animations were wonderful. :D |
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.~ |
| man,the artwork's completely gorgeous again! and that soundtrack :) this one was gorier,and maybe not as good,but still it was awesome :) 8/10 |
Sayonara,papa! "Just how a mirror reflects you,people will also reflect your heart." ~Athena Glory,Aria "Whatever happens,happens" ~Spike Spiegel's thoughts on dying(Cowboy Bebop) |
| If Shiki was fat, Koukuto would have totally reported her to the police. I'll continue to withhold my judgment on this series until I've seen everything. |
| The voice acting for both shiki was excellent. |
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| I like this one. SHIKI and Shiki, the animation is great too. 9/10 |
| Better than the 1st, when it comes to information feeds So I score this 8/10 *Movie 1: 6/10 |
Live well - Laugh often - and Love much |
| Once againg grt episode shiki is insane but i love her anyway |
| 4/10 ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZzzz, it's worse than the first one. So what was the point of this movie? It a waste of 50 min on a very predictable episode. |
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| Glad to see I'm not alone in disliking this series so far. Kokutou reminds me of Emiya Shirou, and that's a very, very bad thing. Why can't these guys be somewhat normal and actually care about staying alive? If there's a reason, I won't find out since I'll probably drop this series. Even the heroine turned into a bad character in this one. 6/10 |
| While the art and animation was great, the characters themselves are still very bland. The story of this episode seems stretched out to fit a one hour episode. If i have to rate the movies separately i'll rate this one 6/10. |
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| Took a stab at this one, but again, dragged out to a movie that doesn't surreal any sort of difference. It gets a 7/10 however. |
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| music is great but for me story is just strange. I didn't read anything about it so meaby it is more intresting when you do but for someone who just start it after seeing first part... well. |
| I think it's important, especially since all films are now out, to view this as one big body of work. That said, I decided to re-watch this series and I have to say I liked this alot better this time around. It wasn't dragged out, it just took it's time to set certain scenes and, though some of Mikiya's actions were sort of strange, I thought it was a very well done and understated story that is meant to establish the relationship between the two leads. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| The soundtrack, amazing 10/10 the movie itself was intressting, now I am watching them in chronological order so we will see where this takes us :D |
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| Once again, superb art and animation with a great soundtrack; yet still lack of any story that drew me in or captivated my interest beyond the scenery porn. The characters still don't make much sense to me and I sincerely hope the rest of the movies will clear things up. |
| wow another great movie, It seemed a tad slower paced than the first, but that wasn't necisarily a bad thing at all, there were a few creepy moments. I also thought the scene in the bamboo forest was just top notch tbh! I'd watch this series just for the animation alone..... but luckily for me, it has such a deep an interesting plot line to go with it.... cannot wait to see the next one!! *loads movie 3* |
SeraVerte said: The characters still don't make much sense to me and I sincerely hope the rest of the movies will clear things up. Story denotes to sequence of events under a specific narrative form, which this movie definitely has so I don't get where you're going at. Not to mention this pretty much establishes the background of the main characters. Also the movie is pretty blatant in telling us what these characters are all about. Shiki is an eccentric, anti-social girl who's pretty insane but finds comfort in Mikiya's company despite her murderous impulse. Mikiya recognizes her loneliness and completely falls for her. He's dedicated enough to prove her innocence, but smart enough to watch out for his own neck once Shiki goes stabby-stabby. |
ronriMay 5, 2012 7:42 AM
| That's an interesting relationship they have going on there, My god was the ending theme song during the credits amazing. |
| much easier to understand than the first movie, however it does not answer the questions from the first movie |
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