Anime Movies Playing in US Theaters

[zenpai]

Originally Posted by vivablu

Just watched The Modest Heroes today. Nice little pieces. I'll grab the bluray release for sure.

I also saw Studio Ponoc Short Films Theatre Vol. 1: Modest Heroes today dubbed.

It was alright but in my opinion not worth the $14+ ticket to see it. The animation of all three stories was great, but that is about all that I will give it. The stories themselves were pretty bland, and the main advertised story did not even have any dialogue besides the characters saying each other’s names. After how awesome Mary and the Witch’s Flower was, I expected so much better from Studio Ponoc, even for short films. Overall, I was incredibly underwhelmed and disappointed by these short films, and I almost never feel that way about anything I watch, whether anime or Hollywood. I would say the interview at the end with the head director was the most interesting and insightful part of this particular theater experience since he mentioned that all three stories are tied to the theme of “Life” and what it means in different scenarios. It also made me appreciate the meaning behind each story more, but did not make me like them any better. I will say that each individual story could have been better if it was longer. Not necessarily a feature-length film or series, but maybe 45-60 minutes each. These stories needed more depth and explanation to reach their full potential. If it comes with a UV copy in English I may buy the physical release and re-sell it, but it is not one that I would want to take up physical space on my shelves or in my storage unit.

Animation: 5/5
Plots: 2/5
Overall: 3/5

[pikagreg]

Originally Posted by zenpai

I also saw Studio Ponoc Short Films Theatre Vol. 1: Modest Heroes today dubbed.

It was alright but in my opinion not worth the $14+ ticket to see it.

I passed on that one myself figuring I would rather just pick it up whenever it was on BD. Anthology films are nice and all but none of the ones I saw really wowed me.

Going to see Gundam NT for sure and I want to see Pancreas but none of my friends want to see it lol

Holding out for the dub of Heaven's Feel II