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coffeeminstrel
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I thought Kyoto Inferno was the best of the three. Every change was made sensibly, omitting characters and subplots that ultimately had no real impact on the overall story of Kenshin himself and were appropriate for the two hour format. There was no realistic way the Juppongatana could have been detailed anymore in a feature length film format without seeming overly contrived or indigestible to an objective audience. With that in consideration, the characters were fairly balanced. Despite being the first of a two part sequel, it managed to be a self-sufficient, coherent story. I commend Ohtomo's consolidation of the arc and deliberate pacing (to me, it never felt meandering), giving the film an episodic feel while simultaneously allowing the film to breath with a methodological build up, adding weight to the action heavy final film.
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Joe Mello
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I'm flabbergasted that Kamen Rider Den-O's protagonist thinks that every scene is a climax.
I think Eguchi stole the movie here. Any time he stepped into frame he oozed the exact kind of charisma in overwhelming amounts. |
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zztop
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I liked how the movie changed Shishio's Kyoto fire plot spoiler[to be a mere diversion whilst he escaped with his super-warship to hold Tokyo and the Meiji government hostage to it. I feel it helped raise the stakes for the movie's plot progression, compared to the fire + hideout deathmatch plot in the manga.]
Given the live action's success, I'm surprised the director hasn't decided to adapt the final Jinchuu arc from the manga. |
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russ869
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Yeah, in all honesty I think from a fan's perspective Kyoto Inferno is a perfect movie. The first film was certainly better than anticipated but it didn't succeed as a fan-pleaser to the extreme extent as the sequels. spoiler[The plot of the early manga kind of gets muddled as they basically combine Gohei Hiruma, Jin'e, plus Kanryu and his crew (minus Aoshi) into one big mess of villains. Jin'e also wound up being kind of boring and not much like the gleefully maniacal character from the manga. The highlight of this movie was mainly Sanosuke and Kenshin's excellent fight scenes against the 2 mini-boss characters.] The last film also has some flaws. spoiler[Instead of expanding more of the Juppongatana, it basically wastes a lot of time in the middle with a bunch of original plot points that don't follow the manga. I guess it makes things seem higher stakes by having Shishio basically succeed in temporarily conquering Tokyo. The highlight is obviously the "everyone vs. Shishio" finale that everyone was always wanting.] But Kyoto Inferno is fantastic. I must've rewatched it almost 10 times already. spoiler[The pacing is great. They include the very important buildup going through Shingetsu Village, which helps cement how evil Shishio is and introduces Sojiro as an incredibly powerful rival to Kenshin. The Aoshi vs. Okita fight is probably my favorite sword fight scene in any movie ever.]
That was Shishio's plan in the manga too, it's just Kenshin, Sonosuke, and Saito quickly thwarted it by blowing up Shishio's battleship. Then they decided to settle things once and for all at Shishio's lair before he could rebuild his resources enough to mount a second attack on the capital. |
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Woomy
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I really enjoy this whole trilogy. They're all fun movies that take all the right liberties when adapting the series. And holy crap those action scenes.
I don't see how any self-proclaimed Kenshin fan, or hell, just fan of action movies, would be disappointed in these films. The Kenshin films are some of the very few, great anime adaptions. |
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