The DMC anime was memorable, quirky and really damn dark and despite it's flaws I certainly enjoyed it. The live action takes the story and compacts it including only the major scenes and that both works in it's favour and detriment.
For a start the lead is really quite bad, I have no idea why they insisted on making the character so excessively camp but I didn't like it. Top that with the whole thing being played down (Especially Krauser) that it could pass for a 12 rating easily.
If you've seen the anime then I'd say don't bother with this, if you don't like anime then this will have to do at getting this great story across.
This live action isn't terrible, it's just inferior to something released the very same year!
The Good:
Great soundtrack
DMC is still a great concept
Unlike the anime we actually have structure in the story
The Bad:
Lead is stupidly camp
Things I learnt from this movie:
Nine times out of ten Anime beats the hell out of it's live action counterpart
For a start the lead is really quite bad, I have no idea why they insisted on making the character so excessively camp but I didn't like it. Top that with the whole thing being played down (Especially Krauser) that it could pass for a 12 rating easily.
If you've seen the anime then I'd say don't bother with this, if you don't like anime then this will have to do at getting this great story across.
This live action isn't terrible, it's just inferior to something released the very same year!
The Good:
Great soundtrack
DMC is still a great concept
Unlike the anime we actually have structure in the story
The Bad:
Lead is stupidly camp
Things I learnt from this movie:
Nine times out of ten Anime beats the hell out of it's live action counterpart
