Karry Best movie of this year hands down!

Jeanskynebu the audience applauded

SanEat A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

CBV I have been looking desperately for a good and I mean a genuinely good anime/manga adaptation that has respect for the source material and does it justice, I finally found it in Rurouni Kenshin, this wasn't just a good adaptation, but also a great film overall, the cinematography was just beautiful, some shots in the movies literally made my jaw drop, the action choreography is also amazing, the stunts and fight scenes that they were able to pull of here is nothing short of amazing and the actors did most of their fight scenes, which makes it even more impressive, the production is also near perfect, the outfits and the sets, it almost looks like a Hollywood big budget movie in regards of quality, there is also a clear passion for the source material from almost everyone in this movie, this was clearly a movie this people wanted to make because of their love to the source material, and the actors actually for the most part delivered really good performances, as far as complains go, they are only a few, the musical score was very inconsistent, in some scenes it sounds really good and in other scenes it sounds kinda awful, and maybe they could have removed 1 or 2 of the many antagonists they have in this film, but neither of this things really damage the experience, this is still a very solid movie and a great adaption of a beloved anime and manga. All I can say is, I can't wait to see the other movies in this trilogy.

alfredox91 this movie exceeded my expectations as the live action usually are bad but the director of this work has broken these paradigms. The soundtrack, the direction, the essence of the characters all was well maintained, has its moments of fiction but the battles are quite real. Super recommended a great example of how they should be live action.since it was divided into 3 parts I look forward to its sequels, which also stands out is that a person who has never seen the manga / anime could understand without any problems which I appreciate. Only a few small details to improve with characters like in the case of Sanosuke that for a cosplay, but few things really.

Vitor Franceschini Putting it shortly, this film tells the story of the two first Manga chapters ( I suppose), but condensed to fit in properly lengthwise.I read most of the Manga as a child and loved the anime (which I discovered a bit later), and I can therefore guarantee that if you like Rurouni Kenshin you'll at least find this film not bad, or interesting, etc...The problems in my point of view can be summarised in the awful special effects whenever people are flying and stuff like that and in the excessive avoidance of graphical explicit gore (BLOOOOOOD).Some may claim the plot adjustments are also a down-point, while I think it was obviously necessary and that they've done it in a very clever way; expect to experience nostalgia boners and "dejavus" from the anime or manga

A_Different_Drummer What is the origin of a "hero" in modern film? The character Zorro, penned well over a century ago, is often credited, by film historians, as being the prototype superhero, in that he had a secret identity, great skill. and fought evil while wearing a disguise. Note however that Zorro was a mere mortal with great skill but lacked super powers or mutant blood. An important point. This writer has more than once said the greatest hero in American fiction is a character named Bob Lee Swagger. Swagger appeared in a series of novels by Stephen Hunter, some merely good, some simply staggering in their ability to weave a good tale. (Hunter had a love/hate relationship with his own character and in different novels, tried alternatively to kill him; age him to the point of uselessness; and. finally, replace him with his own son. Hollywood took one shot at bringing Bob Lee to the screen - in a film suitably named Shooter -- and botched it. The actor they cast did not resemble the fictional character at all, and the movie, while well received, had none of the flair of the hardcover novel). Which brings us to Rurouni Kenshin. In Japan, one could argue, this is their prototype hero. An ordinary man with a great skill -- the sword -- who used his skills as a killing machine in battle; and, the moment the war ended, swore he would never kill again. (But he does tend to get into fights. He carries a "reverse blade" sword, great for whacking an opponent, but not for cutting.) This is a VERY popular series in Japan, based on a manga, turned into a TV series, two live action films, and, for all I know, maybe a breakfast cereal. This is the more recent of the two live action films and, while true to the story, lacks even a pretence of charisma which, ironically, is that what one would expect from such a work. My advice to the Japanese -- the next try -- and there will be one -- find an adaptation that makes the character as interesting as he was originally drawn. Sometimes just repeating the original creates an echo -- and nothing more.