Comments on: First Squad Review - 82,5/100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/10/05/first-squad-review-825100/ An anime blog covering a large variety of series, both popular and underrated. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:45:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Hime http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/10/05/first-squad-review-825100/#comment-28627 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 14:39:14 +0000 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/10/05/first-squad-review-825100/#comment-28627 When we watched this anime here in Russia we couldn`t stop laughing at the numerous and grave mistakes... It was ridiculously funny D: When we watched this anime here in Russia we couldn`t stop laughing at the numerous and grave mistakes… It was ridiculously funny D:

]]> by: Troyen http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/10/05/first-squad-review-825100/#comment-17526 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:41:57 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/10/05/first-squad-review-825100/#comment-17526 At the end on the cast list they had a bunch of people under the "live action" section that looked like actors were "playing" the historians and war veterans that were interspersed in the story. That was a neat trick, and certainly something different to help blur the line between reality and fantasy. At times I felt the live action interrupted the story, but usually when some action was going on. Most of the time they simply fit in as a way to transition between very different scenes. They also listed a huge number of animation companies under (I think) the between-key animation section. Is that normal? At the end on the cast list they had a bunch of people under the “live action” section that looked like actors were “playing” the historians and war veterans that were interspersed in the story. That was a neat trick, and certainly something different to help blur the line between reality and fantasy.

At times I felt the live action interrupted the story, but usually when some action was going on. Most of the time they simply fit in as a way to transition between very different scenes.

They also listed a huge number of animation companies under (I think) the between-key animation section. Is that normal?

]]> by: Sandor Arbitrary Intelligence http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/10/05/first-squad-review-825100/#comment-17455 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:54:05 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/10/05/first-squad-review-825100/#comment-17455 We have awaited this film for a long time, since the appearance of the trailer. After massive PR that followed we couldn't help but expect something epic, so, I guess, our expectations were a bit too high. But at least it caters to our nostalgic memory of the old times of the Empire by providing some detailed setting - <i>quite</i> precise, too if you don't take occultists and zombies into account, and abundant nostalgic imagery. While there's certainly a question of russian youths acting like your stock japanese schoolkids all the time, and the anti-climactig ending has disappointed many, this film still stands on its own as a very interesting project. Maybe even more so for non-russian audience, who get a simplistic, but not entirely incorrect picture from our side at the time. We have awaited this film for a long time, since the appearance of the trailer. After massive PR that followed we couldn’t help but expect something epic, so, I guess, our expectations were a bit too high. But at least it caters to our nostalgic memory of the old times of the Empire by providing some detailed setting - quite precise, too if you don’t take occultists and zombies into account, and abundant nostalgic imagery.
While there’s certainly a question of russian youths acting like your stock japanese schoolkids all the time, and the anti-climactig ending has disappointed many, this film still stands on its own as a very interesting project. Maybe even more so for non-russian audience, who get a simplistic, but not entirely incorrect picture from our side at the time.

]]> by: windy http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/10/05/first-squad-review-825100/#comment-17452 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:32:59 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/10/05/first-squad-review-825100/#comment-17452 By the way, karry what are the "numerous Japanese-Russian collaboration animation projects" you speak about? I also didn't hear about them at all. By the way, karry what are the “numerous Japanese-Russian collaboration animation projects” you speak about? I also didn’t hear about them at all.

]]> by: windy http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/10/05/first-squad-review-825100/#comment-17451 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:30:08 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/10/05/first-squad-review-825100/#comment-17451 Yeah, I was also annoyed by the live-action parts, and the ending was quite unaccomplished, like they got " back to the first square"but well, if there's going to be a sequel , then that would be more like it, but if so, when? The rest of the movie was quite good! Yeah, I was also annoyed by the live-action parts, and the ending was quite unaccomplished, like they got ” back to the first square”but well, if there’s going to be a sequel , then that would be more like it, but if so, when? The rest of the movie was quite good!

]]> by: Reltair http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/10/05/first-squad-review-825100/#comment-17440 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:26:23 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/10/05/first-squad-review-825100/#comment-17440 I just saw this today. Personally, I think it would better for a first watch-through to not have included the live action bits. It felt like it was interrupting the flow of the movie. I know it added the factual aspect to it, but what I wanted was the movie's story. I just saw this today. Personally, I think it would better for a first watch-through to not have included the live action bits. It felt like it was interrupting the flow of the movie. I know it added the factual aspect to it, but what I wanted was the movie’s story.

]]> by: some russian guy http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/10/05/first-squad-review-825100/#comment-17418 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:38:05 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/10/05/first-squad-review-825100/#comment-17418 &gt;Crap, there were? Which ones? This one, for example. http://myanimelist.net/anime/4138/Chiisana_Pengin:_Lolo_no_Boken >Crap, there were? Which ones?

This one, for example.
http://myanimelist.net/anime/4138/Chiisana_Pengin:_Lolo_no_Boken

]]> by: Mukizu http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/10/05/first-squad-review-825100/#comment-17417 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:25:56 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/10/05/first-squad-review-825100/#comment-17417 "the story ended with a rather pointless cliff-hanger" They're working on the second part - that's why ;) “the story ended with a rather pointless cliff-hanger”

They’re working on the second part - that’s why ;)

]]> by: psgels http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/10/05/first-squad-review-825100/#comment-17413 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:23:30 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/10/05/first-squad-review-825100/#comment-17413 Crap, there were? Which ones? Crap, there were? Which ones?

]]> by: karry http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/10/05/first-squad-review-825100/#comment-17412 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:09:18 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/10/05/first-squad-review-825100/#comment-17412 "First Squad is probably the first Japanese-Russian co-production" Duuh, there were numerous Japanese-Russian collaboration animation projects starting from the 80s. “First Squad is probably the first Japanese-Russian co-production”

Duuh, there were numerous Japanese-Russian collaboration animation projects starting from the 80s.

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