Attack on Titan (Live action Movie)

I thought my experience with Lupin III last year will be the last. I mean that not good experience with live action adaptations coming from Japan themselves. Maybe this movie will change that.. Despite the spoilers and a lot of negative reviews! I thought of saving 200 pesos to watch this, instead of eating out with my wave mates. 

Anyway, enough of that intro and lets go straight to the movie.. Sad to say, it has only few good points! First, only one actress stand out and it's Hans by Ishihara Satomi, fully wrapped character, a crazy character. Suprisingly, did not do any of that flying moves but she was energetic and I felt that energy in her character. However, she did not do really much. But great thing, she still looks good despite with that outfit. Second, the last hmmmmm 20 mins of the film, kinda like it because it's almost the copy of the anime I saw last year. Good job on that and actually that's it. Ah yes, I forgot another good one, the blood and gore. hehe

Ok! Bad parts, I know I might sound biased or well, very disappointed because I saw this, ehem in a streaming site. However, with this film, it kinda save me some time and money going to the theater and watch this again. Not a chance!

First bad part, I felt, this film was made in a hurry. When I saw the announcement last year or I guess this year and the set will be used for the film, I knew... Despite they have a big budget (for a japanese film), it will look like not good. Months later, it only not look good but also, doesn't look like they really used the budget right. I thought there will be action from the first scene, as the manga and anime suggest, it was not.. First scene was all about carnage and seeing humanity very helpless. The set was just one town and no other towns or stages shown but it's just one stage. That's really a tight budget. 

Second part, the special effects used, although it's quite promising but not neat, except for the blood and gore parts! And of course, how the titans eat the humans, I thought they will kinda cut that off due to general audiences. But they kept it yet not polished. Sorry for the spoiler, the very big titan only showed up for minutes and the one I like, the armor Titan was not even there. The breaking wall sequences was also not polished. How about the flying sequences? Hmmmm not that great because it's few and yeah, not detailed. Titans look scary but it's just you know its CGI. If they used like the effects in the recent Godzilla, or WETA type of effects, then that will really help the film. Add to that bad shots at night! Oh my... It's so dark (maybe because it's bootleg. hehe) and it's confusing. 

Lastly, the cast! Lupin III suffered greatly because of the story and the pace but not really the actors. This film, the rest of the characters were not fit for the roles. Except for Takeda Rina who I thought she will do most of the action stuff because of her background but suprisingly she done a dramatic role and sorry, died! What! The next characters I liked, Mikasa and the Captain of the Squad, sorry that's the 2 members of the attack squad! hahaha Geez, cost cutting. Can't believe it! 

Oh I forgot, I do understand they made the changes so they can fit the story into film and well.. Budget reasons? The changes they made, did not really help the film. I mean I hope they kept Levi's character instead of Armin who only shows like thrice in this film.. Mikasa's story became also surprising! And of course, from the first scene until how Eren became a soldier, also confused me and thought, they should have really planned for those changes. Eren by the way, I'm disappointed on how they put him in this story. I just liked him at the end. 

By the way, thanks to dramanice.tv for the view! You really saved me 200 plus bucks.. hahaha I thought, great thing, I spent time and a little money to eat with my wave mates and no drinking. Few food but more laughs.. I enjoyed. Also, there was one scene that I could say, not only I laughed but kinda intrigued! Hmmmm that was hot. Almost but not quite to save the film. hehe Never that scene! 

Will I watch the prequel TV series? Maybe... It's because of Ishihara, Takeda, Sakuraba and that another hot character.. hehe I'll just wait for them to load it up!

This film, I can say.. One of the worst adaptations. I hope US version will do justice for this which I think, they'll do right because the setting is more western. I did not know how this film became a japanese setting. I'll just wait for this to be available for keeps, with Lupin III because I kept the bad ones like Black Butler and Gatchaman. It was Gouriki's fault anyway. hahaha

I hope, they'll do good in the last part which is next month! Will I give them a chance? 

Do I have a choice? 

NO. Let the titans come in!