Gantz

I must admit that for the longest time I avoided the whole Gantz thing, but then I got curious about what was so good about a series that was reportedly excessively violent that it spawned not one, but two live action movies. I got the anime series and watched it last week and today I watched the blu-ray version of the the first movie. This is a review of the first movie.The thrust of the anime series was mainly on the characterization of all the people drawn into Gantz battles. As such there was a LOT of back story, but was a good run-down on how life or death situations would affect non-military type people. This movie cuts out a lot of that and so the focus shifts to the Gantz situation and the battles themselves. It also cuts out the soft-core hentai sex scenes. Since the film is only two hours long, the battles are really truncated. This shortening results in a tighter emphasis on the battles, for those who are action, and not talk oriented. This movie covers the first three of the four trips through Gantz battles in the anime.I watched the show with subtitles, which I prefer. The blu-ray disk didn't give me any problems, and the detail was terrific. This also meant that all the blood-spattering was in a lot more detail, so be forewarned. This isn't any Robo-geisha with bleeding buildings, but very realistic and easily comparable to any Hollywood production.In the Gantz I movie, it still tries to follow how Kei's feelings about killing things changes over time, from abhorring it, to thinking he is a hero, to trying to protect his friends. If you want to see a lot more in-depth of things like this for All the characters watch the anime. In fact, watch the anime director's comments on the anime disk before you watch the show, since it will help you catch the detail in the Gantz storyline.

I got interested in Gantz after watching the Gantz: O movie. After watching the anime series and then reading the entire manga and now this movie I have to say the movies are better.If you want a faithful live action adaptation of the manga then move along. For me it's a plus because the story is tighter and it addresses one of the glaring problems with this series and that's primarily how long it takes all the characters to stop standing there in disbelief, despite the other worldly technology and creatures right before their eyes, while they get themselves killed in the most stupid and contrived ways. It took "horror movie stupidity" to the next level. You won't find that in this movie.You also won't find the gratuitous amount of nudity and gore this series is known for either, but it's still sort of there off screen or toned down.Lastly, I'm surprised this movie had a dub, but for anyone wondering I did watch it dubbed and it's actually really good. And the Japanese actors do a great job. Acting in Asian movies can be pretty bad, but I enjoyed the performances.If you are looking for a quick introduction to Gantz then this movie does a great job. It's rare for anime/manga live adaptations to be good, but this movie is better.

I love the gantz Manga and Anime. So when I heard they were making a live action movie I was a little more than excited. I do have to say I really did enjoy this great movie but it did fall short in some cases. Mainly being in the second mission where it was more for laughs if anything. There was only one alien and they didn't even show the birds inside sadly. However the last round was really well done and the first wasn't half bad either. Overall its great for gantz fans alike. Just a tip for the fans... I would skip the second film.

My husband loves this show. I must say I also enjoy it. Good quality and a good buy.

Not as interesting as the anime; but still worth a watch, if you are a fan of the manga, or anime. The films, actually solved a couple of problems that I had with the anime (...such as, why doesn't someone shoot...?}

I must first say that this movie is an Salute, Tribute or Homage to the Anime Series so, with that being said its not for everybody. That's not a bad thing though, Because as a fan of the Series and as a person who was mad they cut the series after only 2 seasons I can gladly say I enjoyed watching the Live Action Version and comparing it to the Anime. Not everyone can handle seeing an animated show filled with Sex, Gore, Violence & a Sci-Fi story line all at once but, I sure can. If you do decide to get this Live Action version rest assured the US Blu-ray version is the best quality you can find. You get a 3 disc set at a good price and it has the DVD copy with it as well. IT has the Original Japanese Language as well as a English overdub. I personally could not stand the the English Dub and I just went for original language with really great subtitles. I know I'm not telling specific details about the film itself but, that's because I really want you to buy this Blu-ray or at least go grab the Anime. I Give this movie 5 Stars and an A++! So Go Buy it, Rent it, or borrow from a friend Its worth your time.

I bought this DVD set a year and a half ago and finally got around to watching it today. This movie is pretty much a replica of the first half-dozen or so books of the original manga series.At two and a half hours long, there's just way too much ground to cover so naturally some characters are cut and some plot elements are either revised or removed completely. The first three missions are there, so the film concludes after the Buddah temple mission.There's a second film, "Gantz II: Perfect Answer", which takes the storyline on its own original thread. I haven't bought it yet but when I do I'll review it in 2019.Best part of the entire film was when the Tanaka alien loses his cool when his boombox gets busted. That face. LOL.If you're a fan of the Gantz manga or animated series, you should pick up this movie. And then watch it. Immediately.

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Great film!

安く購入出来て良かったです。

Leí la reputación del vendedor en amazon me pareció aceptable sin embargo el pedido nunca llego a destino. Lo ordene el 20 de enero de 2016 y hasta la fecha nunca me llego. Me comunique con el vendedor y este me respondió diciendo que en 10 a 15 días me llegaría mi paquete con las 2 películas que ordene (How I live now y Gantz) sin embargo jamás llego así que me dí a la tarea de buscar en la web más información del vendedor y me enteré de que tiene pésima reputación aquí y en Estados Unidos, también se que es muy común con RAREWAVES que no proporcionan info de rastreo ni del transportista y estos problemas son en ambos países pues RAREWAVES al parecer importa desde Europa. Nada recomendable, recaben más información en la web antes de hacer pedido. Al final tube que solicitar reembolso a Amazon.mx y lo hicieron, aunque aun no se ve reflejado en la tdc.Package never arrived, they didn't provide tracking number nor the carrier's name even when I asked em more than once, don't buy from this seller!

La película ha llegado muy bien