Gantz: O

Incredible blast and a new favourite! This is more or less a film tailor-made movie. An ideal 90 minutes running time, action from start to finish, gore, monsters and breathtaking visuals, what more could you want. The story follows the main character, he is brutally murdered on the subway and wakes up in a sort of alternate reality/afterlife controlled by the computer Gantz, which outlines the rules of the game that is about to begin. So a group of people are sent out at night into the streets of the Japanese city of Osaka, where all sorts of monsters are running amok and the task is to survive and kill as many as possible. The plot is interesting if simple at the core, but thankfully that's not the point, because everything else is utter mayhem! The whole movie is in amazing CGI 3D Animation (kind of like Alita) and I can't remember a better CGI movie than this. Since it's not real, the imagination of the makers knows no bounds and they can more or less afford anything they want. I mean, all the women run around in latex and have nice firm tits, there are cool and inventive weapons, there’s plenty of gore, blood flowing in a stream through the streets of Osaka, and the monsters... Bugger me! I have no words. When the writer asked the director what kind of monsters he wanted in the film, the answer must have been “all of them!” There are about a hundred kinds of crazy monsters, it boggled my mind. The monster made up of naked female bodies is really freaky, but it looked gorgeous. Fans of games, action, violence and monsters will find their way here and there will be more than one orgasm while watching it, I can guarantee it. Story***, Action*****, Humor>No, Violence*****, Entertainment*****, Music****, Visuals*****, Atmosphere****, Suspense***. 9/10. (28.02.2021)

I was surprised at how good this was. I don't just mean the visual aspect, although that is quite stunning, but I'm more referring to how excellently they managed to adapt the manga into a 3D form while still making the individual characters recognizable. In terms of plot, it closely resembles the manga, so there's a lot of action and the story isn't anything special, but it works, unlike other Gantz films. (28.03.2017)

Gantz:0 is definitely not the big mess I was expecting after my experience with the anime series. Some old familiar characters returned, so I was happy in that respect as well. In particular, Kato's performance is much better than in the anime series, and you could even consider him a truly admirable main male protagonist at times. He may still have that savior complex that puts him and many others in constant danger. However, it does not come across as so stupid anymore. In fact, I would say it is quite the opposite. Otherwise, the show is still the same sick, twisted action-packed kill-fest that does not mess with the formula much, with blood spurting everywhere by the hectoliter, limbs flying through the air, and heads exploding. It is just a nice little distraction. There are a couple of classic Japanese "matters", for example, because fights between giant robots and monsters always look spectacular - well, for some people. Again, there were a couple of moments where the logic was baffling, and I had to stop thinking about it because my brain hurt immediately. However, it is quite a roller coaster ride, although the pacing is quite rushed at times. Despite that, it is still quite interesting and even original. The designs of the aliens are varied, and I quite liked them. The second appearance of the final boss almost knocked me out of my chair. In addition, the animation was passable, and I liked the soundtrack. In my opinion, this is worth 7/10. (27.02.2017)