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Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(8)

 

 

Well since the only review on here is a huffy rage one-starring a really decent movie they didn't even finish I'll try to provide another perspective. I fived it just to balance the score a bit, but it's not really a perfect movie, 4 out of 5 is probably closer if you put any stock in review ratings to begin with.

Just to quickly address a point that was brought up there is indeed reused animation from the original series, but you're bound not to notice most of it anyway, as it never breaks the flow of the new narrative, and is often even reworked a bit or put into clever or amusing new contexts. Overall the art and animation is exactly what you'd expect of this studio: gorgeous, top-notch stuff, and I'm really pumped that they are actually releasing this on Blu-ray.

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One of the most common complaints about this movie and the one that sent the other reviewer packing is that they've completely changed some of the characters. The thing is that this is done very purposefully as part of the central theme of the new story. This movie actually takes place in a parallel universe to the original series. Because of a brief glimpse into that world which occurred before the events of the movie, many of the main characters in the movie universe, who are in a bit of a dire predicament, end up following a legend based on that interaction in hopes that recreating the events that took place in the world of the original series will help solve their own problems. What they come to find out is that they have to stay true to their own unique lives and experiences and create their own legend, solve their own problems. Part of the reason the movie is so in your face about the changes to key characters is to drive this point home. It's really one of the most clever twists I've ever seen in terms of remaking a series into a movie. Unfortunately such an elaborate plot device relies a lot of talking head scenes which sort of hamper the pacing of the show, which is really probably my one and only complaint about the movie.

As a kind of aside I'm going to just say I thought the pedophilia jab at Dewey that was mentioned was actually a pretty dark and hilarious slight on his persona from the original series, where he had an army of utterly loyal children. Also Nirvash and the END in "pokemon" form are hilarious and adorable, so I really fail to see how that's a downside.

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Overall it's a really enjoyable movie. It's a very well animated, fun and interesting new adventure with familiar faces and interesting new personalities. Easily the best series->movie adaptation/remake I've seen. Just go into it with an open mind and you'll probably enjoy it.

I'll admit, when I first started watching this movie I was a little put aback. I knew it was a "re-imagining" of the entire series, but it still threw me for a loop. Even with that said, I still enjoyed the movie. I didn't compare it to the series in artwork or storyline, I didn't expect them to re-imagine the wheel or anything. Some of the characters became unrecognizable, but I think that was also some of the fun. They took time to mention ALMOST everyone from the series(I missed you Lady Sakuya). All in all, yes I'd much rather watch the series, but the movie tried to manage to re engineer the whole series in the span of hours where the anime had fifty episodes to do as it pleased.

I saw this film when it premiered, and I thought it was really good. I saw episodes of Eureka Seven, and I knew it was going to be different, since it was stated before the film premiered. The characters are changed somewhat and the story is very different. However, I was really touched how much the two main characters cared for eachother. I enjoyed it and I would defintely see this movie again.

First, as most reviews have stated, this movie is a complete deviation from the original series. However, even with that pre-text in mind, this 117min showing cannot be seen as anything more than a corprate attempt to withdraw more money from consumer pockets. The movie combines an extensive amount of clips from the series to fill all sorts difficult battle sequences. That alone is a complete insult to anyone whose bothered to watch the actual series. Now as to anyone who would ignore this blatent laziness, or to those who have never bothered to watch the anime, I will explain why this is not a movie for you. As you may have read other posts, I must strongly agree to the fact that this movie does a horrible job of giving the viewer time to grasp the situation. While it is a new story, it seems as though they expect you to know several key elements that weren't explained. For instance, what IS an LFO? What exactly is the crazy-green air/water that is being "surfed" on? And what is this Pokemon doing in Eureka 7? Even the relationship between Eureka and Renton was extremely rushed and unbelievable. So two children well under teen years experienced something similar to love and automatically fall into said obvious relationship once reunited? The entire movie doesn't go down easy, and leaves you dreaming of a simple extension of the series. ( i.e. Conqueror of Shambala). All reviews of 5 stars are definitely gracious people. For I am a 110% fan of the series, and even shed some tears with the characters. And even so, I strongly suggest that even a 2 star rating is too much for this movie.

I have not bought this movie yet, but I did watch it online. It was great! I loved the fact that they changed the story, but it would have been nice to have seen how Renton and Eureka had gotten back after the end of the anime series. Regardless, it was a well executed and well thought out movie. 5 stars all the way

Eureka seven good night sleep tight young lovers is one of the best anime movies to date. one of the best things about it is that people who are not fans of the show will still be able to enjoy the movie for the mere fact that it is a completly new story. it is a must see for any Eureka Seven fans or anime fans in general.

Figured I'd write up a review since it got such initial negative feedback and an undercooked one-star rating. Just to quickly address a point that was brought up there is indeed reused animation from the original series, but you're bound not to notice most of it anyway, as it never breaks the flow of the new narrative, and is often even reworked a bit or put into clever or amusing new contexts. Overall the art and animation is exactly what you'd expect of this studio: gorgeous, top-notch stuff, and I'm really pumped that they are actually releasing this on Blu-ray.

SPOILERS AHEAD SPOILERS AHEAD

One of the most common complaints about this movie and the one that sent the first reviewer packing is that they've completely changed some of the characters. The thing is that this is done very purposefully as part of the central theme of the new story. This movie actually takes place in a parallel universe to the original series. Because of a brief glimpse into that world which occurred before the events of the movie, many of the main characters in the movie universe, who are in a bit of a dire predicament, end up following a legend based on that interaction in hopes that recreating the events that took place in the world of the original series will help solve their own problems. What they come to find out is that they have to stay true to their own unique lives and experiences and create their own legend, solve their own problems. Part of the reason the movie is so in your face about the changes to key characters is to drive this point home. It's really one of the most clever twists I've ever seen in terms of remaking a series into a movie. Unfortunately such an elaborate plot device relies a lot of talking head scenes which sort of hamper the pacing of the show, which is really probably my one and only complaint about the movie.

As a kind of aside I'm going to just say I thought the pedophilia jab at Dewey that was mentioned was actually a pretty dark and hilarious slight on his persona from the original series, where he had an army of utterly loyal children. Also Nirvash and the END in "pokemon" form are hilarious and adorable, so I really fail to see how that's a downside.

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Overall it's a really enjoyable movie. It's a very well animated, fun and interesting new adventure with familiar faces and interesting new personalities. Easily the best series->movie adaptation/remake I've seen. Just go into it with an open mind and you'll probably enjoy it.

As a fan of the series, I wanted to like this movie. Sadly, character development is virtually non-existent, the dialog is clumsy, and the plot seems to have been lazily cobbled together from events and scenes that 'worked' in the series. Unfortunately, a scene or line or plot device relies on its integration into the larger work to be effective, and the movie as a whole simply isn't solid story-telling.

Sometimes it works very well when a new creative team comes up with a different vision of characters (such as the superb dark, violent drama of Samurai X - Trust & Betrayal (Director's Cut), which was produced after the much more mainstream/cartoonish Rurouni Kenshin TV series.) In this case it doesn't work; the movie lacks a lot of the things that made the series strong (such as good pacing and a strong musical score), but doesn't bring anything new of its own to the experience.

I went to the one night showing a few months ago and I can describe the 2.5 hours I spent in that theater as heaven. I will admit that I am biased as I am a huge fan of the anime and have watched it through several times. But I don't hate it that they changed so many things, in fact I think it helped a greater underlining message under the story.
From this point I will talk about the movie so SPOILER WARNING!!
The point I'm talking about is that even if the entire world changed around them Eureka and Renton would still fall in love all over again. I think that's more important than the changes themselves (Love conquers all!). Anyway I would like to counter a few of the things some people pointed out in other reviews I have read. First the issue of Dewey being a pedo... If you've watched the show you would have noticed that they have implied this and that this movie only confirms it! Besides because he doesn't even 'physically' show up in the movie, this just keeps him under his old villain role. Second, Nirvash and The End becoming 'Pokémon' creatures. All anime have a cute character, in the series this was Anemone's pet Gulliver, but he's gone now so now we have a two foot tall Nirvash. I liked how the series had you thinking Nirvash as just a really powerful mech till the end, when it was revealed that 'she' was actually a living being and even sentient. So I think this version actually keeps very true to Nirvash as a character. Speaking of character, yes most if not all the character's had fundamental differences between themselves in the series and the movie. But think... would you be slightly different too if you had a life different like the one you have now? I believe that the characters showed that they were the same people deep down to the soul, but because of their lives they had slightly different views on the world and how to act. Finally people complain that the plot was hard to follow and went at a strange pace. I believe that if you pick up a book at your local library and read instead of twittering all the time you would easily be able to understand the story. As for the pace, the movie has a more lifelike pace I believe; it's full of slow deep personal scenes with quick and dire scenes of violence. I think this is more real in how the characters are experiencing the events they are facing. Now I'll talk about the things that irked me a little. Them reusing scenes from the show was a little disappointing but they weren't exactly the same and looked better than their original versions so I was able to overlook that. Eureka calling herself a "spy robot" (rolls off the tongue quite well :p) was a little weird and didn't fit right with the Eureka Seven mythos.
END OF SPOILERS. So I believe this movie has much more then what meets the eye. I believe I will be watching this for many years into the future and I hope I can share it with my children like how my mother shared her favorite childhood book with me.

Great Movie but it is not a continuation of the original series . It is a new interpretation of the story ,but using the same charters in a whole new way. If your eureka seven fan it's a must have and hopefully they will release the blu-ray TV series box-set that where release in Japan