Here are some other opinions on this movie. ^^ http://forum.minitokyo.net/showthread/31868/
(The thread was closed because this one has seniority)
This is my perspective after having watched about half of the movie so far. Personally, I'm not very thrilled with
how it has turned out. I do appreciate the fact that some aspects of the story are given more attention so that the
elusive aspects of the series are made more comprehensible. At the same time however, I think it almost goes overboard,
making the mysteriousness/fantastical nature of the story a bit too obvious.
And the artwork was not as precise or smoothly executed as the anime series. This was the most frustrating because it
was the artwork that initially got my attention.. The animation almost looks like its old, with tacky and choppy
transitions and oddly colored scenes. Not only are the characters drawn differently, their personalities also seem to
take on a different air. It's possible that this couldn't really be helped since it's a short movie with
lots to cram in.. Yet I don't think the end result is the best they could have done.
Since I still have about half of the movie left to watch, I'm hoping that the rest will be able to get to me. The
talk in MT's group AIR seems to be rather positive, saying that the movie is even more sad compared to the series.
We'll see. ^^ The movie is a decent extension to the series and makes a good attempt at filling in some gaps, but I
think it lacks the exquisiteness and fascinating delicacy/mystery of the series.
