I was fooled by the 100 minute "movie". The first 70 minutes is recapping what happened in the first season from different perspectives, but still using all the same footage. Like those flashback episodes in 90's sitcoms.
Here is what the extra edition did right:
Built a LOT of hype for the second season
Taking the time to recap what happened was a good concept so people who watched Sword Art Online a while ago can remember what happened
What they did wrong:
They took WAY too long recapping what happened.
The reason Suguha is learning to swim and why they are doing the quest was honestly really anti-climatic
If you are a huge fan of the series, you will enjoy this movie, if not, you might not enjoy this as much. For me, this was a little bit of a let down because I thought something was going to be shown in SAO or ALO they didn't show in the first season. Either way, I feel like the biggest SAO fans will feel a little let down from this movie.
