Escaflowne: The Movie

Name: Escaflowne: The Movie
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller
Released: January 25, 2002
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 55
Cast: Shinichirô Miki

2002

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Bandai Entertainment | Release Date: January 25, 2002 | PG-13

Starring: Shinichirô Miki

Summary: Escaflowne follows Hitomi, a Japanese high school girl, who escapes her reverie of depression on Earth by traveling to the alternate world of Gaia. There, she meets Van, an enigmatic young King, who will determine the fate of countries with a mystical dragon armor named Escaflowne. [Bandai Entertainment]

Director: Kazuki Akane and Yoshiyuki Takei

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, Romance, Animation

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 98 min

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Loren King

Plenty of dramatic action, stunning imagery and an operatic score add weight to Escaflowne. It may not appeal to fans of traditional animation. Read full review

New Times (L.A.) Luke Y. Thompson

The big-screen surround-sound effects are nice; too bad they're the only aspect of the film that's ready to rumble. And parents, be warned: There's an astonishing amount of bloodletting for a PG-13 film. Read full review

F. X. Feeney

A smoothly structured, earth-toned and well-drawn Japanese anime. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

Beautifully animated epic is never dull. Read full review

Tasha Robinson

The film's life-affirming fable offers a richer metaphorical subtext than Vision's intricate coming-of-age soap opera. Unfortunately, clumsy dialogue, characterization, and exposition interfere with that subtext. Read full review

William Arnold

It's endlessly confusing. Read full review

Lisa Alspector

Becomes blandly idealistic. Read full review

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iliescu

May 10, 2018

Escaflowne is surprisingly more itself as a movie film feature. It is not what might expect especially if time is given to it. Does not disappoint and might even catch back to it again. From start to finish there is no problems with it whatsoever. Astounded, incredible art in animationEscaflowne is surprisingly more itself as a movie film feature. It is not what might expect especially if time is given to it. Does not disappoint and might even catch back to it again. From start to finish there is no problems with it whatsoever. Astounded, incredible art in animation format and does not drag for long times fair and to the point most of the time which is why it is possible more than the television series this movie format of Escaflowne.… Expand

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Dominik

Apr 26, 2006

It's an awesome movie but the anime series on which the film is based is much better, simply because you lern so much more about the characters and their background.

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Caestus

Mar 5, 2013

A good movie, I really liked the re-design of most characters. It has good battle sequences but never gets the quality, that the series has.

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movingpictures

Apr 6, 2020

A jumbled mess but the scenes that work work well

They tried to fit too much into a relatively short film. It would have benefited from adding a half-hour of character development. That being said there were a handful of scenes that worked really well. The action scenes were fantastic. AA jumbled mess but the scenes that work work well

They tried to fit too much into a relatively short film. It would have benefited from adding a half-hour of character development. That being said there were a handful of scenes that worked really well. The action scenes were fantastic. A few of the more emotional scenes were good as well. Just very little coherence through it all. This film is a missed opportunity of untapped potential. You'll enjoy some of it.… Expand

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AnjleG

Jun 15, 2007

The action scenes and the romance were pretty good. But you can't take any thing very seriously. In the end there is something missing. There is too much of nothing, just small bits of everything.

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Broyax

Dec 29, 2019

Qu'est-ce que c'est que ce... machin ? je veux bien me montrer conciliant mais cette sorte d'heroic-fantasy semble tout droit sortie de quelques scénaristes en position latérale de sécurité sur le quai et en train (!) de gerber leur trop-plein de saké...

C'est en effet n'importe quoi de A àQu'est-ce que c'est que ce... machin ? je veux bien me montrer conciliant mais cette sorte d'heroic-fantasy semble tout droit sortie de quelques scénaristes en position latérale de sécurité sur le quai et en train (!) de gerber leur trop-plein de saké...

C'est en effet n'importe quoi de A à Z avec des dirigeables bardés de canons, un dragon robot géant et deux bandes de glandeurs dont les chefs ont des tignasses jusqu'à par terre ; une lycéenne sérieusement bécasse sur les bords se voit promue à l'insu de son plein gré "déesse ailée" alors qu'elle n'a aucune idée de ce qui arrive dans ce "monde" à la mords-moi-le-noeud... et nous non plus d'ailleurs.

C'est certes assez sanglant (attention, y a du sang parce que les sabres, ça coupe) lors des rares combats mais le côté grotesque de ce merdier est hallucinant : on n'arrive effectivement pas à y croire... une seule seconde. Tellement grotesque que ça touche le fond, le fond de l'ennui, car on ne trouve ici aucune matière à en rire ni au 12ème degré ni au-delà...

L'animation est très médiocre et la direction artistique est à l'abandon, sans direction et conséquemment d'un mauvais goût effroyable. Une grosse connerie à fuir absolument !… Expand

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