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| What a movie! Don't have to say now... hopefully other folks have seen this. |
mild_evenJun 17, 2007 5:23 PM
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| Definitely my favorite of the One Piece movies - it's much more dramatic and serious than the rest of them, but it still captures all the carefree fun of One Piece. |
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| Just finished it. Pretty awesome.. it's my favorite too. Though the art seemed kinda awkward. Not bad, just awkward. |
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| Favorite movie so far. Let's see how Alabasta movie will be like -_> |
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| agreed. saw it today. My favorite One Piece movie so far, but the art was weird. |
| Personally, I hated this movie ... What happened to Luffy? The determined happy guy that would never give up on his crew? I can't imagine Luffy ever acting like that, I pictured him stubbornly refusing to believe his crew to be that weak. The real Luffy would have said 'I'm going to save my nakama! I believe in them! They're strong!'. Instead, he totally got his ass handed to him and pulled a silent emo act on us. Even if his crew seemed hopelessly lost (wait, how would they happen in the first place? the way they lost was completely unrealistic and it made his crew look like idiot weaklings), he wouldn't have given up so easily. I don't know, I kind of liked the serious factor but IMO it wasn't done well at all ... the characters did not seem like themselves... I understand the direction this movie was trying to take, but it wasn't One Piece for me. One Piece is about the strong bonds between his crew... what happened to that? The art was very strange too, I'd even say poorly drawn most of the time. A lot of the silent scenes (no bgm music) didn't work for me either. And I guess it didn't help to watch it with shitty subs at 3 in the morning. |
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| I hated this movie, too and the art was strange, indeed. Personally, I think that there are more interesting One Piece movies than this.. |
| Watched this a while ago but this is one of the best one piece movies there is, now that i have seen all 8 that are out at present. The art is phenomenal really enjoyed it for a little change. Story was good and angry Luffy is always great to watch. |
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| Yeah, the art was pretty...different. =/ The movie wasn't bad, though. The ending felt rushed to me, though, and I wish Robin had more than 10 lines throughout the entire movie. -_- |
| After seeing it now for what I believe is the fourth time, I don't know if I'll ever tire of watching Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island. It it just an exquisite piece of animation and is sorely overlooked. Mamoru Hosoda deserves more credit, for this is one masterfully directed movie. He effortlessly breaks down the notion that most if not all shonen side-story movies are never more than ho-hum, forgettable jaunts. |
BenMay 1, 2009 2:57 AM
| I loved this movie. I bought it. The animation is great |
| hmm thought it was worst movie yet.. |
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| It was a good and well-made movie. But it IS an alternative story, especially with Luffy acting so much out of character. So enjoy it as such and pretend that this Luffy is someone else. |
| My favourite one piece movie yet! Everything was amazing (the art was a bit weird tho than usual). |
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| Out of the first six movies, this was probably my favorite. Simply because I liked the darker feel towards the end. I was thinking: Wth, is this really One Piece? :P |
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| This really really is the best one piece movie, the animation is new and unique (more like most of the digimon movies), and the movie itself give us some unexplainable feeling. The fight scenes are cool and etc etc. |
| Well I thought the movie was pretty good. The animation though wasn't really a hit for me. Kind of did remind me of the Digimon movies and how I didn't like the animation in those either :D. Was something to see the crew just fall apart like that. A pretty poorly timed line from Usopp about backstabbing being Nami's speciality. I mean Zoro and Sanji fighting is a pretty normal thing so that didn't phase me much. One complaint was not dealing with the issues between the crew at the end. They all just woke up and assumingly forgot what happened. Luffy was pretty beat up so you'd think there would be a little confusion on what happened to him. Did like that pirate family a little bit. Some interesting dynamics and centered around that father getting some nerve and doing something. Besides trying to make his family run and hide and slapping hte older daughter. Not a bad movie though. |
| I actually liked this movie a lot. I think I am going to give it a 10, never thought I ever would give any shonen side story movie that. |
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Xyik said: Personally, I hated this movie ... What happened to Luffy? The determined happy guy that would never give up on his crew? I can't imagine Luffy ever acting like that, I pictured him stubbornly refusing to believe his crew to be that weak. The real Luffy would have said 'I'm going to save my nakama! I believe in them! They're strong!'. Instead, he totally got his ass handed to him and pulled a silent emo act on us. Even if his crew seemed hopelessly lost (wait, how would they happen in the first place? the way they lost was completely unrealistic and it made his crew look like idiot weaklings), he wouldn't have given up so easily. I don't know, I kind of liked the serious factor but IMO it wasn't done well at all ... the characters did not seem like themselves... I understand the direction this movie was trying to take, but it wasn't One Piece for me. One Piece is about the strong bonds between his crew... what happened to that? The art was very strange too, I'd even say poorly drawn most of the time. A lot of the silent scenes (no bgm music) didn't work for me either. And I guess it didn't help to watch it with shitty subs at 3 in the morning. I agree with everything, except the art bit, as I enjoy the change in animation every once in a while. To tell the truth, the only reason I gave this movie a 4 was because of the animation and the (once again) great job of voice actors. If I would go by story and characters it would get an 2 at most, considering that I found the plot really uninteresting and the Straw Hat's we're completely butchered. |
| WTH??! Is this really a One Piece movie or Tekkon Kinkreet?! What is this horrible art style O_O?! (no offense to Tekkon Kinkreet lovers) The story wasn't that good either ... 2.5/5 after a lot of consideration. I'm givin' this movie a lot more than what it rly deserves just for the song! The Ending Theme is the only thing that was good about this movie! other than that it was a complete crappy fail! Truly, the worst thing I've seen ever!! |
 When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. |
| ^ This art style somehow similar to Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo, since obviously, its from the same director. If you guys thinks art is weird, you need to taste more animes. Imo, it's the best one piece film ever made so far. Story wasn't good? Hell, I can give plenty of reasoning why this movie is so great. Except some holes due to pretty large amount of cast and limited time of 91 minutes, everything is aligned perfectly. Luffy's crying was pretty expected. Guys, seriously think about it. Comrades, were everything to Luffy. He looked at the momment with his own eyes, that his favoured comrades actually 'dying' which might have been very unexpected situation from Luffy himself. We've never ever seen this kind of thing before, so I can say this is pretty different approach from the any other plots or arcs we confronted in one piece. And right after that, he tries to get his comrades back again and return to his usual self. That's what makes Luffy different than any other characters. When Omatsuri Danshaku whining about his comrades and cannot escape from their ghosts, Luffy found his new comrades, to protect. Usually, we tend to get frustrated if something goes off-stereotypical. We've NEVER seen luffy's crew falling apart. That's again, typical shounen we've seen. HOWEVER, that should not become a factor that makes this anime bad. It was 'AMAZING' film. |
Xyik said: Personally, I hated this movie ... What happened to Luffy? The determined happy guy that would never give up on his crew? I can't imagine Luffy ever acting like that, I pictured him stubbornly refusing to believe his crew to be that weak. The real Luffy would have said 'I'm going to save my nakama! I believe in them! They're strong!'. Instead, he totally got his ass handed to him and pulled a silent emo act on us. Even if his crew seemed hopelessly lost (wait, how would they happen in the first place? the way they lost was completely unrealistic and it made his crew look like idiot weaklings), he wouldn't have given up so easily. I don't know, I kind of liked the serious factor but IMO it wasn't done well at all ... the characters did not seem like themselves... I understand the direction this movie was trying to take, but it wasn't One Piece for me. One Piece is about the strong bonds between his crew... what happened to that? The art was very strange too, I'd even say poorly drawn most of the time. A lot of the silent scenes (no bgm music) didn't work for me either. And I guess it didn't help to watch it with shitty subs at 3 in the morning. Exactly I agree 100% everything was bad about this movie, fortunately for me I didn't watch at 3 in the morning with shitty subs, but this bullshit movie is not One Piece. |
| dont understand why people complain about the art... i wish more anime were drawn like this, but that wont happen because it would be way to time consuming. i really liked this movie although it would probably work better if it was not an one piece move. That is my major complaint... it did not feel plausible that every one in the straw hat crew would lose that easily... but still a great movie if only it was about some random people instead of luffy and the gang. |
| You know, I quite liked the animation. It was choppy and amateurish, but it had its own charm. Aside from that, there's not one thing I liked about the movie itself. It was like watching a caricature of the Strawhat crew, like they were impersonators or body doubles. The spunk of the characters... not there. At all. It just didn't "feel" like it was really them, if that makes sense. The Strawhats' chemistry and interactions with each other are what made me fall in love with One Piece, and it just wasn't here. All in all, it struck me as a half-assed attempt done by people not familiar with the characters whom they were manipulating (speculation, I really don't care to look up the names of the people who worked on this project, so don't nerdrage all over me if I'm wrong here). It was entertaining and all, yes, but it did no justice to the series whatsoever. |
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| OMFG..watching this movie was like torturing my eyes.. very weird and awkward movie -_- 4/10 ... movie 4 is so far the best... movie 8 and 9 and retells so i rated em automaticly 7/10.. now il watch movie 7 i hope it will be good |
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| there was no actual resolution. i have no freaking idea what ahppened in the ned did nami n ussopp made up? i kinda disliked the nami on this movie she just left luffy hanging and acted like a b**ch most of the time the sh didn't just feel like them |
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| Well dunno why you guys are bitching about the art style.I was pretty amazed at the beginning of the movie.Felt differend from the usual OP stuff.I'll give it 7/10 because the last 20-30 minutes were very boring.Everything else was pretty much fine. |
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| at the end, it doesnt seem like the crew remember what the hell happened. still a good movie for sure, though there are a bunch of flaws. |
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| The first thing which came up to mind when i started watching the movie was.. the artwork is different.. It felt weird watching but otherwise the story is pretty good.. a little slow in the beginning but finished brilliantly in the end. It's scary really thinking of losing your nakama.. and being lonely forever.. gave me chill Another masterpiece from One piece nonetheless |
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| Wow, just wow. I loved the animation. o_o It was different. |
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.~ |
| I liked it. It was definitely different from the parent series, but it was very good in it's own way. For one, I like the fact that Baron actually had depth compared to most OP villains and it was interesting to watch Luffy struggle through the possibility of losing his crew. I don't know, though, I could totally see Luffy walking while being impaled by arrows that just seems like something he would imo. But, it's also important to know that this movie is merely the interpretation of One Piece from the point of view of a different writer. Basically, all it is that person telling a story using the OP characters and, honestly, I thought he did a pretty good job. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| What the fck did I just watch? The art style was just horrible, the characters looked just bád (and really strange most of the time) and Luffy was more grey than human skin color o.o" I hated the story, it's was freaky and not in a good way. The nakama's were suddenly beaten without an explonation hów (you ain't telling me they just beat Zoro/Sanji/Robin like that) and those fcking bastards made Luffy look WEAK, well they did a terrible good job on getting his character 100% out of character.I mean all he did was gtting pinned by 4 arrows, getting beaten by like 10.000 arrows and then he punched the bad guy 1 (really only 1) time -_-" That was all the action in 1.5 hour? Don't scrw with me! And why could that little girl hear the voices and Luffy not? The art was terrible, the animation was also kinda bad, the characters were ALL out of character, Luffy wasn't his usual self (expect the grin at the end and while they tried to catch the goldfish) and there are so many holes in the story... Hell this was one of the worst movies I've ever seen, shame on the animators! How dáre they make Luffy look WEAK ánd let those stupid PLANTS beat Zoro, Sanji, Robin and Chopper júst like that -_-" It's a shame that this is an One Piece movie |
| I'm working through all the movies and this so far was my favourite. It was dark, twisted and downright awkward at times but it made a change to see a much darker One Piece. Art style looked amateur but gave the movie its own unique edge and definitely suited the tone of the movie. My only complaint was the horrible portrayal of some of the Strawhats...namely Nami because I know that the bickering between her and Usopp would have never happened in the main series and was just so out of character. Luffy seemed out of character sometimes too. An odd movie and definitely did not feel like One Piece at all in the second half of the film but an enjoyable one and a lot more thought provoking compared to the other movies. I can definitely see though why it seems to have a love/hate reaction. |
| Animation was fucking great, in my opinion. I really liked this movie even though some of the characters weren't portrayed well like some of the above posts mention. |
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| this is my favorite one piece movie so far, so i was dumbfounded to read some of these comments full of vitriol. however the poll and rating speaks for itself; this is one of the more highly regarded movies and for good reason. first of all, i didn't mind the different art style. the amazing and fluid animation more than made up for it. everybody was so expressive. the setting had some amazing 3d and detail that made it feel more authentic than any place in the anime. there were a lot of interesting and dynamic scenes, such as the crew's conversation during a first-person exploration of a 3d forest. regardless of whether you liked the story or think the characters look weird, you should be able to appreciate the amazing animation a movie budget brings. now for the actual story. the first half of the movie was funny and fun. the comedy was accentuated by quick, sassy shots between characters and pointed silences - i don't know, there's a flair and maturity to the camerawork not present in the anime. luffy is hilarious and adorable as usual, like when he tries to volunteer for everything. my LOL moment was when he get on getting hit by progressively larger rocks. he looked great imo, something about his hair, and zoro looking hot in a suit! A SUIT. then the second half caught me off guard with how thrilling and serious it became. this is a direction the anime has never gone for before. there's the thriller bark arc with ghosts and stuff, but never the level of creepiness exhibited here. i was really impressed by it, to be frank - they took the opportunity of a movie and didn't deliver the same thing, but rather, gave us a different spin on one piece. this one piece is creepy, with drying plant faces and barely concealed psychological disturbance. the story telling is subtle - you aren't told fucked up zombie is happening, you slowly realize. also introduced to one piece is something to seen before: dread, as the giant root turns into a million arrows, or as the flower mutates into bodies of nakama. the villain is almost sympathetic because the movie shows you how loneliness can wreck someone. the movie did have its faults, of course. the crew members were slightly out of character in that i don't think they would have genuinely argued with each other like that. there was some sort of tension between them that felt genuinely hateful, something i have NEVER seen in the anime because their bond is so strong that everything is forgiven in half a second, and it made the crew feel wrong. here, nami was being a bitch, and sanji felt like he genuinely hated zoro (in the anime we all know it's rival bromance). but we all know the straw hats never actually fight with each other, except for that one issue over merry. this weird tension wasn't explained away by the end, either - just forgotten. but the merits garnered by the movie overall override the one major fault. between its fluid and expressive animation, stunning and realistic scenery, and the different atmosphere it brings (creepiness), this movie earns a resounding 5 with me. different and mature! |
| I rather liked the art style. It certainly lacked detail, but it was more expressive than anything I've ever seen from One Piece. There were a couple of scenes that I'd even describe as amazing, such as that final scene where the flower turned into arrows, and all of a sudden thousands of arrows were flying at him. You can't tell me that scenes like that were "horrible". You just can't. Seriously. I did feel like the characters were stretched to fit the drama a little bit though. I mean, Nami wouldn't have acted quite like that, and I doubt Sanji would have blamed Luffy either. |
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| And there I was, thinking that Shonen Jump movies cannot possibly be good. Fucking amazing. Easily the best One Piece movie. 10/10 |
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| I've always thought that Movie 6 of the One Piece film canon was clearly one of the best, up alongside Movie 4 (Dead End Race or...whatever it was called) and the much less well-received Movie 9 (the retelling of Chopper's first encounter with the Straw Hats), although the latter film is probably more of a hit-and-miss in regard to pacing and purpose and is probably just one of my favorites because of my self-absorbed opinion, lol. Whatever the case, though, it's sorta reassuring to see that other people have been able to acknowledge the painstakingly captivating atmosphere a movie of this caliber was able to formulate, 'ey, despite being based on a shonen series that I'm sure many others may have some qualms about. But in the long run, whether you're an avid One Piece fan or simply a lover of subtle, effective storytelling (with beautiful animation to boot), it would be typical for this movie to definitely impress. [NOTE: Speakin' of the One Piece fandom, however, as numerous others have pro'lly already pointed out by now, it is true that this movie in and of itself almost completely dissolves major OP motifs, instead favoring more dark, restrained tones that, while constructing an engrossing storyline, also puts most of the characters we know and love considerably out-of-character, lol. In the same time, though, it's majorly due to this alteration in style that sets this movie apart from the others and is capable of unveiling a genuinely dark and tragic side to the One Piece cast that we would never see in the likes of Oda's flagship canon -- in a sense, this movie sort of brings them down to size and treats them not as unstoppable comrades of unbreakable friendship, but as flawed heroes that really can lose control of the situation, at times. Which is, of course, not very One Piece-like, lol; and yet, that's also why it's as good as it is. If that even makes sense. So yeah, man. This movie is fairly highly recommended, if you were to ask me (even though no one did). Besides, this is Mamoru Hosada we're talkin' about here. And if that alone hasn't convinced you, then let's just say that you're missing out on one hell of a storyteller, and end it on that. :P] |
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| This was one of my favorite movies, not #1 but definetly top 3 material. First off, whoever said anything about the animation not being good: fuck you. the animation was nice, more specificly the 2D strawhats. Yes as still images its not the most desirable thing to look at, but animation is MOVEMENT and these characters moved GREAT. I did like the darker story and applaud it for that since I think One Piece has a particular grit to it anyway (though this wasn't grit, this was plain Nightmare fuel XD) However I am a tad iffy on the ending. Really its been a good while so I can't say for sure but thats the one thing I remember not feeling so highly on. I also laughed when I saw the promo pics listed here, they really went out of their way to make this movie misleading didn't they? XD |
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| Several things I could say: 1) What the poop did I just watch? I thought this was a OP movie... o_O 2) Was freaky serious tone and strange visual style popular the year they made this, or perhaps the year before? 3) I have no clue how to rate it, since it's completely different from normal OP but I like it in a strange kind of way. 4) Can Zoro look that ravishing at all times please? ^.^ popped collar ftw |
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Xyik said: Personally, I hated this movie ... What happened to Luffy? The determined happy guy that would never give up on his crew? I can't imagine Luffy ever acting like that, I pictured him stubbornly refusing to believe his crew to be that weak. The real Luffy would have said 'I'm going to save my nakama! I believe in them! They're strong!'. Instead, he totally got his ass handed to him and pulled a silent emo act on us. Even if his crew seemed hopelessly lost (wait, how would they happen in the first place? the way they lost was completely unrealistic and it made his crew look like idiot weaklings), he wouldn't have given up so easily. I don't know, I kind of liked the serious factor but IMO it wasn't done well at all ... the characters did not seem like themselves... I understand the direction this movie was trying to take, but it wasn't One Piece for me. One Piece is about the strong bonds between his crew... what happened to that? The art was very strange too, I'd even say poorly drawn most of the time. A lot of the silent scenes (no bgm music) didn't work for me either. And I guess it didn't help to watch it with shitty subs at 3 in the morning. This.^ Everyone in the crew, especially Luffy acted so out of character. The animation was weird too, I think it didn't fit One Piece's style. Though this movie itself doesn't fit One Piece's style, so the animation doesn't seem that weird. If they're gonna change One piece's atmosphere, visual style AND characters' personalities, they should have just made a movie with new characters, and shouldn't have called it One Piece. That way I would give it a high score. But this.. 4/10 Edit: I loved how Zoro called Sanji though. "You Question!" "Are you trying to ask me something, Question?" :)) |
JinbouNov 11, 2013 4:42 PM
| For those who say that Luffy and the rest are out of character. Do you know which arc was airing at the moment this movie was made? Right, Water 7. That arc about Usopp and Luffy fighting, Robin disappearing and a huge empty space in the same place where the friendship of the crew formed an apparently unbreakable bond. Do you think this movie is that different? Come on. Come. On. The characters are not out of character. If they were, the quarrel between Zoro and Sanji would not have started as their usual silly argument about who's the best. Nami wouldn't have become so angry at Usopp when he called her "traitor". Yes, they are specially sensitive, but this is part of the mood of the movie, isn't it? I assumed that the villain was doing something to make this happen, forcing them to collaborate in a ridiculously competitive game and separating them, both physically and mentally. I can see perfectly the characters acting this way at some point, and this is the truly terrible point about this movie. I think the series makes us assume so clearly that they have an unbreakable bond that we forget how fragile some of the ties of this bond really are. This movie takes a less idealized view of their friendship, it assumes that there is accumulated tension among them, but this is completely legit and has been done in the series too. Water 7 did this, suddenly the characters took seriously things that the whole series had shown as points of comedy; Luffy being a bad captain or lacking true authority, Usopp being useless in the crew. Is it really any different? On the other hand, the animation is gorgeous, the drawing style is kind of weird (but I love it), and I honestly don't care if it does or doesn't fit One Piece's style. I still recognize the characters and the concepts as part of the series, so that's enough for me. The darker style and the tragic depiction of the villain are part of a personal reinterpretation, I'll admit this, but as this reinterpretation is deeply grounded in the nature of the series (it has to, as it is purposely different in tone) I can't help but accept it as one of the most impressive acts of love I have ever seen to One Piece. I still have a few to watch but I can almost safely say that there won't be any other movie like this in One Piece. 10/10 |
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