Comments on: Mushishi (live-action)

By: Martin

Martin — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:53:32 +0000

@2DT: it’s worth the rental. I don’t regret watching it, but I’ll rewatch the TV show…I can’t say the same about the film. Even better still, I might as well add the graphic novels to my wishlist…

@Hige: unnecessary is the best way of summing up the film – yes, it looks great, but it doesn’t add much to the story at all. All I can say is that it’s worth renting but probably not a purchase.

By: Hige

Hige — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:51:52 +0000

The critical panning the live action film received severely deflated my interest in it, I have to say. The anime and the manga offer slightly different approaches to a fantastic story, so this film never felt necessary. In retrospect, though, I could see its worth purely in a visual sense. I’ll add to my LoveFilm queue and give it a crack at some point. Those screens really do make it look quite beautiful…

By: 2DT

2DT — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:48:01 +0000

Hmm… For all the praiseworthy parts you mentioned, it really is quite damning when boredom is the fundamental flaw, isn’t it?

But as a fan biased toward the 2-D side of things, I wasn’t really expecting much from this adaptation, even with the high-profile names. I think I’ll track this down and see if I might not be pleasantly surprised. Thanks for this.