the movie was probably the slickest anime i've seen. such fine artistry ! it's crazy! Such work is not that present nowadays! The series is also interesting, in its own way. Still prefer the movie :)
Those that have watched the TV Series already and are looking forward to check out the movie version of Escaflowne. You'll either love it or you hate it. But overall, the Movie was great. The plot may not be new or somewhat disappointing to the TV Series which has nothing to do with. But the soundtracks and Animation Arts with some CGI effects were phenomenal it blew my mind away. I give it at least a 7.5 out of 10.
@pratt123 finally, art direction, animation direction, action direction, etc. are a huge part of how enjoyable any visual piece of storytelling is. The fact that Escaflowne the movie understandably outclasses the tv series in every one of these aspects is hardly inconsequential.
@someguyoutthere110 YES!! Definitely give the show a try. Now, I must warn you that if you simply hated the movie, the TV series will only hold your attention for a few episodes. But if you don't like the movie due to a lack of understanding, the TV series will explain everything to you in a logical, clear manner with plot revelations. There are multiple storylines that move fast but they all have good detail, good dialogue, and good presentation which lends a epic tone to a epic journey.
@artifical Me. This was my first anime, though I just thought it was a weird fun cartoon at the time. Though, Fox Kids heavily edited and cut large parts of the anime out. They did do a good job on the English intro.
@jcudal32 Yes. Though I don't actually know wether the series or the movie is more true to the original story, but they are a bit different, and the movie is the series made short basicly.
@kingjamie2 The fate machine was used to do that because Dornkirk (remember spoilers, dude) could not see his future when Hitomi and Van were close. (emotionally, physically, etc.) Did you even watch the show? As for the shoujo romance, that is a critical quality of Escaflowne. To say you don't want that is like saying you want war without death. The Hitomi in the show is much more realistic and likeable than the movie, where she is a emo, whiny, clingy girl with no good reason either.
Does this movie make sense if you watch the show? I tried watching this recently and had to turn it off halfway because I had no freaking idea wtf was going on.
Why is the movies escaflowne(talking about the guymelef) like all oraganic? Its not like all machine like the series but theres like wierd drills to get ur blood and wierd things that strap to ur arms n legs like somethin alienish thats not machine at all?
this was a good movie, the series just has a better development in the characters, and the movie has WAY, WAY better character designs. NOBUTERU YUKI!!
@pratt123 thank you for clearing this up for me. I have been really confused about this after watching both the show and the movie. I agree I do like the series better then the movie.
@Jormungandor Yes, because a director's atomatically gonna bring elements from some completely unrelated work and shoehorn them into another project. Going by that logic, can we expect Peter Jackson to add some fast food alien tycoons and puppets?
this looks like a good movie and i could understand if it is different fans wont like it....but i havnt seen or ever herd of the show. would it be even more enjoyable as a fresh minded viewer??
Hey guys,just checkt this movie, its AWESOME, any recomendations on similar anime movies? in the fantasy genre similar to this movie? verry much looking for some,thanx in advance! anime movies I recomend and enjoyed so far include-Vampire hunter D,Vexille,Tekkon Kinkreet,Ninja Scroll,Afro Samurai,Kamui no ken,everything Studio Ghibli,FFVII - Advent Children,Cowboy Bebop,A Tree Of Palme,Sword Of the Stranger,Brave Story,Origin,Spriggan,Paprika,Akira,Fist Of The North Star
woah I just finished watching the anime and crave more escaflowne goodness, but it's trippy seeing the same dub voices with these different character designs, lol.
I actually prefer the movie to the series. For one Hitomi isn't so irritating. I watched the series before the movie, had to go to New York to get the movie -_-
Fans of the serial hates the movie. It's a great movie but very disturbing when you know the original show because everything changes in it : story, characters... All seem the same that in the original show, but all is deeply different. Darker, heavier, colder. But it's great, anyway.
the movie was ok but i can't get it in my head as much as the series....i've watched the series once and i remember most of the things that happened but it's not the same with the movie, which i've watched 4X
@pratt123 Oh, I forgot to say the film isn't great. It has a non-ending but I'd till rate it higher than the tv series. movie: 7 out of 10. tv series:3 or 4 out of ten.
@jcudal32 This is a retelling (alternate universe) but it is missing most of the storylines (except for saving Gaea / mastering Escaflowne, blah, blah, blah) and the scale of the series. The true story was the series which really is a labor of love by the creators if you watch it. The show is less violent and gratuitous than the movie but does a much better job of sucking you into the world each episode creates. Movie Rating = 7 / 10 Series Rating = 9.6 / 10
I was gonna give a thumbs up but then I saw that you didn't like the ending... for the the ending was perfect. Giving them a happy ever after together does not suit the theme and moral of the story... and overall feel.
@kingjamie2 The fights in the movie are nice (especially the opening scene with Van falling out of the sky) but they are just eye candy. There is no emotional moments, conflicts/struggle, or gravitas with those fights. (The exception might be near the end when Van meets the Big Bad of the movie). Having just eye candy in a movie that is mostly fluff for a plot, has painful characterization that copies every stereotype in the book, and plain disjointed pacing makes this movie worse by a lot.
@ImmortalDragon Peter Jackson would be better. I'm not a fan of Lord of the Rings outside of RotK, but the middle-ground aesthetics definitely feel just like Escaflowne... and with Jackson producing Blomkamp's District 9 recently, he obviously has a familiarity with mech battles now. That's just me, though. I like Cameron's older work, but his storytelling has been awful with Titanic and Avatar.
@ImmortalDragon Idc Who frickinn' directs a so called 'live action Escaflowne Movie' ....The TV show was the BEST idc who you are or what opinion you have, it's true. And to screw it up a second time by makeing it live action?! That's an anime sin! Escaflowne was meant to be a-one time deal.... look this up folks, Escaflowne the Movie wasn't made by the same people as the TV show... so there.
Me han comentado quienes han visto este lagrometraje que es bastante decepcionante, respecto a la serie original de Bandai, principalmente debido a que Hitomi no se muestra como una chica valiente y gallarda, sino que por el contrario, cae en el típico cliché de la damisela en peligro, tímida y muy cobarde. En tu opinión, ¿es cierto eso?
@yarow122 the anime is great and much better than the movie, the movie has awsome animation and soundtrack is great but the story is it's only flaw, it's not that deep. You ought to watch them both since the universes in both movies ar different from each other.
@kingjamie2 I won't be able to get this all in one comment so please read them all like I did. I was not intending to respond at all, but the claims you made are too silly to do that. I don't fault your love of the movie but rather your hatred of the TV series. First of all, good thing that most Escaflowne fans think the TV show is better than the movie. Ditto for professional reviewers. Of course there are always a few loonies in the fandom. More to come.
Sorry, the movie was WAY BETTER than the show which was for little girls. The movie was far more mature. The only ones that don't like it are the ones who liked the show and don't like the changes. Not a good argument.
You know i saw this movie when it first came out and watched it again. So to tell you the truth i am confuse about the film it really sucked. It made no sense I like the TV show better then the movie.
@kingjamie2 Ha, better how? Besides animation, budget, and action, the movie is inferior. The story is in shambles, confused, disjointed, and the pacing is not good. The heroine is not a level-headed, confident girl like in the TV series but rather is suicidal, wimpy, and just emo on too many levels. Not to mention she has wings (???). Don't get me wrong, the movie is alright and I was not expecting a replacement for the TV series. But it only gets 7/10 instead of 9/10 for the show.
@pratt123 The story in the tv series is a meandering, melodramatic mess. Isaac newton has a machine capable of manipulating fate itself, and to what end does he use this device? To make Hiomi kiss Allen so Van will be upset. Escaflowne the tv series is filled with laughable, soppy, melodramatic, shoujo romance rubbish like this. Also Hitomi is clearly far more whiny, soppy and annoying in the tv series than the movie, where she's like cool as a cucumber by comparison.
series was good, but not enough eps and shit ending!! no kiss and they dont even stay together..in my opinion pointless! as for the move.........it should have a different name as its about something completly different and the characters are completely different except having the same name! only good thing about the movie was that allen looked soooooooooooo much hotter! lol poor vaulcan though! completely ruined his character!
i just always love escaflowne even before when i was young...love it more and more...sugoi....
the movie was probably the slickest anime i've seen. such fine artistry ! it's crazy! Such work is not that present nowadays!
The series is also interesting, in its own way. Still prefer the movie :)
Those that have watched the TV Series already and are looking forward to check out the movie version of Escaflowne. You'll either love it or you hate it. But overall, the Movie was great. The plot may not be new or somewhat disappointing to the TV Series which has nothing to do with. But the soundtracks and Animation Arts with some CGI effects were phenomenal it blew my mind away.
I give it at least a 7.5 out of 10.
@pratt123
finally, art direction, animation direction, action direction, etc. are a huge part of how enjoyable any visual piece of storytelling is. The fact that Escaflowne the movie understandably outclasses the tv series in every one of these aspects is hardly inconsequential.
lol, "a story you'll never forget".. i totally did.. but i remember liking the feel of this movie. gotta rewatch it one of these days
Just finished the anime and it is AWESOME. It's only 26 episode, not enough in my opinion but definitely worth it.
I WANTED MORE OF THIS ANIME 26 EPISODES IS NOT ENOUGH...
The animation of 90's and early 2000's animes were the best
I love this so much. The dragon armor is great too.
@someguyoutthere110 YES!! Definitely give the show a try. Now, I must warn you that if you simply hated the movie, the TV series will only hold your attention for a few episodes.
But if you don't like the movie due to a lack of understanding, the TV series will explain everything to you in a logical, clear manner with plot revelations. There are multiple storylines that move fast but they all have good detail, good dialogue, and good presentation which lends a epic tone to a epic journey.
I love the series..I want to see the movie but where can I find it online?
Can you anyone please tell me the link..
thanks..
@EzioAditory I think it's the remake, based on the series itself.
This was an awesome trailer!❤❤❤
Best freaking anime-to-movie movies EVER.
EScaflowne is the best anime ever
The whole Movie is also on youtube.
what was made first the tv episodes or the movie because in the beginning they don't know each other or at least hitomi doesn't know van??!!
@artifical Me. This was my first anime, though I just thought it was a weird fun cartoon at the time. Though, Fox Kids heavily edited and cut large parts of the anime out. They did do a good job on the English intro.
i watched both the series and the movie (in that order) i found both to be respectively dope.
They Have it On Amazon
what is better movie or a sires ???
*goes to download immediately*
@jcudal32
Yes. Though I don't actually know wether the series or the movie is more true to the original story, but they are a bit different, and the movie is the series made short basicly.
from 0:19 to 0:28 what song is that?
its bothering the crap out of me i need to know the song, i thing its in other things too.
@kingjamie2 The fate machine was used to do that because Dornkirk (remember spoilers, dude) could not see his future when Hitomi and Van were close. (emotionally, physically, etc.)
Did you even watch the show?
As for the shoujo romance, that is a critical quality of Escaflowne. To say you don't want that is like saying you want war without death.
The Hitomi in the show is much more realistic and likeable than the movie, where she is a emo, whiny, clingy girl with no good reason either.
@MuKo18 their noses are unusually long in the series too
Wish James Cameron would direct an escaflowne live action film, he'd be the perfect director for it.
Who agrees? Avatar was freaking sweet btw.
Does this movie make sense if you watch the show?
I tried watching this recently and had to turn it off halfway because I had no freaking idea wtf was going on.
Why is the movies escaflowne(talking about the guymelef) like all oraganic? Its not like all machine like the series but theres like wierd drills to get ur blood and wierd things that strap to ur arms n legs like somethin alienish thats not machine at all?
WOW....I've literally been looking for this anime for like 3-years. I kept spelling the damn name wrong..
@kingjamie2 Continuing from my previous post, the best way to summarize this movie is that it is like a decent fanfiction. With all the pros and cons.
ummm... does anyone think that van is a little too much like sasuke? i mean with the kill older brother and get revenge, restore clan/county thing?
@someguyoutthere110
It's different in some fundamental ways. I'd recommend watching the series first.
this was a good movie, the series just has a better development in the characters, and the movie has WAY, WAY better character designs.
NOBUTERU YUKI!!
@pratt123 thank you for clearing this up for me. I have been really confused about this after watching both the show and the movie. I agree I do like the series better then the movie.
@Jormungandor Yes, because a director's atomatically gonna bring elements from some completely unrelated work and shoehorn them into another project. Going by that logic, can we expect Peter Jackson to add some fast food alien tycoons and puppets?
this is so cool!!!
this looks like a good movie and i could understand if it is different fans wont like it....but i havnt seen or ever herd of the show. would it be even more enjoyable as a fresh minded viewer??
Hey guys,just checkt this movie, its AWESOME,
any recomendations on similar anime movies?
in the fantasy genre similar to this movie? verry much looking for some,thanx in advance!
anime movies I recomend and enjoyed so far include-Vampire hunter D,Vexille,Tekkon Kinkreet,Ninja Scroll,Afro Samurai,Kamui no ken,everything Studio Ghibli,FFVII - Advent Children,Cowboy Bebop,A Tree Of Palme,Sword Of the Stranger,Brave Story,Origin,Spriggan,Paprika,Akira,Fist Of The North Star
they said i wont forget but im starting too oh no
Why are people bringing Avatar into a discussion about Escaflowne, there nothing alike, about as similar as Duke Nuken and My little Pony.
They about as similar as Disney and Final Fantasy
@@rcarfang2 lol uve never played kingdom hearts
From what I can see by this trailer, the T.V. show was WAY BETTER. The only thing I didn't like about the TV show was the ending
woah I just finished watching the anime and crave more escaflowne goodness, but it's trippy seeing the same dub voices with these different character designs, lol.
Wow!
I actually prefer the movie to the series. For one Hitomi isn't so irritating. I watched the series before the movie, had to go to New York to get the movie -_-
Fans of the serial hates the movie. It's a great movie but very disturbing when you know the original show because everything changes in it : story, characters... All seem the same that in the original show, but all is deeply different. Darker, heavier, colder. But it's great, anyway.
Great choice ! But be prepared to see something else than you can espect... The body of Escaflowne, the soul of something else...
pues yo pienso que la pelicula es muy buena
the movie was ok but i can't get it in my head as much as the series....i've watched the series once and i remember most of the things that happened but it's not the same with the movie, which i've watched 4X
watch the show, it is way more epic.
The movie was much darker than the serie, quite interesting but it destroyed all the moral ambiguity of Folken portrayed just as THE bad villain
And his reasons for being a villain in the movie were pretty lame too.
@Jormungandor No, I'm sarcastic.
@pratt123
Oh, I forgot to say the film isn't great. It has a non-ending but I'd till rate it higher than the tv series.
movie: 7 out of 10. tv series:3 or 4 out of ten.
wuaa es raro escucharlo en ingles pero se entiendi perfectamente parace que mi ingles auditivo mejora ...^^
@jcudal32 This is a retelling (alternate universe) but it is missing most of the storylines (except for saving Gaea / mastering Escaflowne, blah, blah, blah) and the scale of the series. The true story was the series which really is a labor of love by the creators if you watch it. The show is less violent and gratuitous than the movie but does a much better job of sucking you into the world each episode creates.
Movie Rating = 7 / 10
Series Rating = 9.6 / 10
I was gonna give a thumbs up but then I saw that you didn't like the ending... for the the ending was perfect. Giving them a happy ever after together does not suit the theme and moral of the story... and overall feel.
@kingjamie2 The fights in the movie are nice (especially the opening scene with Van falling out of the sky) but they are just eye candy. There is no emotional moments, conflicts/struggle, or gravitas with those fights. (The exception might be near the end when Van meets the Big Bad of the movie).
Having just eye candy in a movie that is mostly fluff for a plot, has painful characterization that copies every stereotype in the book, and plain disjointed pacing makes this movie worse by a lot.
Yeah, the new dub doesn't even touch this version at all. Redubbing Escaflowne felt like a crime against nature.
Is it just me or did they have long noses in the anime series?
@ImmortalDragon Peter Jackson would be better. I'm not a fan of Lord of the Rings outside of RotK, but the middle-ground aesthetics definitely feel just like Escaflowne... and with Jackson producing Blomkamp's District 9 recently, he obviously has a familiarity with mech battles now. That's just me, though. I like Cameron's older work, but his storytelling has been awful with Titanic and Avatar.
Yeah, that would great! But if whoever is going to do it should do it right. (not like the new Dragonball film that is coming, out. -.-; )
i like vans character from the series better!!
@ImmortalDragon Idc Who frickinn' directs a so called 'live action Escaflowne Movie' ....The TV show was the BEST idc who you are or what opinion you have, it's true. And to screw it up a second time by makeing it live action?! That's an anime sin! Escaflowne was meant to be a-one time deal.... look this up folks, Escaflowne the Movie wasn't made by the same people as the TV show... so there.
The series is so much better than the movie
Totally agree. Animation was amazing. Plot was a roaring disappointment for me.
Me han comentado quienes han visto este lagrometraje que es bastante decepcionante, respecto a la serie original de Bandai, principalmente debido a que Hitomi no se muestra como una chica valiente y gallarda, sino que por el contrario, cae en el típico cliché de la damisela en peligro, tímida y muy cobarde. En tu opinión, ¿es
cierto eso?
@yarow122 the anime is great and much better than the movie, the movie has awsome animation and soundtrack is great but the story is it's only flaw, it's not that deep.
You ought to watch them both since the universes in both movies ar different from each other.
@ImmortalDragon Or Peter Jackson :)
@ImmortalDragon i hope he wouldnt americanize it though :D but yeah.. it'd be great
@kingjamie2 I won't be able to get this all in one comment so please read them all like I did. I was not intending to respond at all, but the claims you made are too silly to do that. I don't fault your love of the movie but rather your hatred of the TV series.
First of all, good thing that most Escaflowne fans think the TV show is better than the movie. Ditto for professional reviewers. Of course there are always a few loonies in the fandom.
More to come.
para nada
hitomi aqui es muy maruda y un poco suicida
Por lo visto nada tiene que ver con la serie original, mas que algunas similitudes en los personajes, una lastima.
Sasuke from naruto is such a biter.
@doanjoey
Maybe if you like soppy, meandering, melodramatic shoujo romance stories. Otherwise the movie is much better in every way.
Nah, give it to Peter Jackson he would get it right.
freaking sweet my ass
Sorry, the movie was WAY BETTER than the show which was for little girls.
The movie was far more mature.
The only ones that don't like it are the ones who liked the show and don't like the changes. Not a good argument.
i agree, is better in japanese
You know i saw this movie when it first came out and watched it again. So to tell you the truth i am confuse about the film it really sucked. It made no sense I like the TV show better then the movie.
@kingjamie2 Ha, better how? Besides animation, budget, and action, the movie is inferior. The story is in shambles, confused, disjointed, and the pacing is not good.
The heroine is not a level-headed, confident girl like in the TV series but rather is suicidal, wimpy, and just emo on too many levels. Not to mention she has wings (???).
Don't get me wrong, the movie is alright and I was not expecting a replacement for the TV series. But it only gets 7/10 instead of 9/10 for the show.
This movie made no sense at all. They rush everything in the movie too much.
@pratt123
The story in the tv series is a meandering, melodramatic mess. Isaac newton has a machine capable of manipulating fate itself, and to what end does he use this device? To make Hiomi kiss Allen so Van will be upset.
Escaflowne the tv series is filled with laughable, soppy, melodramatic, shoujo romance rubbish like this.
Also Hitomi is clearly far more whiny, soppy and annoying in the tv series than the movie, where she's like cool as a cucumber by comparison.
Like most of the animes xDDD
series was good, but not enough eps and shit ending!! no kiss and they dont even stay together..in my opinion pointless!
as for the move.........it should have a different name as its about something completly different and the characters are completely different except having the same name!
only good thing about the movie was that allen looked soooooooooooo much hotter! lol poor vaulcan though! completely ruined his character!
Japanese voice cast is way better.
Story-wise, this movie is a piece of crap compared to the series.