You know, I had sworn I had outgrown japanimation years ago after watching my fill of Ranma 1/2 and the like, but I'd heard so much positive praise for CB, and since I have enjoyed recent films like Spirited Away I decided to give it a try.
I'll be damned if it isn't a better action movie than the vast majority of filth Hollywood's cranked out in the past couple years. Yeah, the plot is the cookie-cutter "OMGBADGUY tries to destroy entire world" despite the twists they try to put on it, but the characters are good without being absurdly off the wall like most of the ones in anime. Fight scenes were astounding to boot. Recommended if you want something with action and don't want to put up with whatever crap just made it to video.
I'll be damned if it isn't a better action movie than the vast majority of filth Hollywood's cranked out in the past couple years. Yeah, the plot is the cookie-cutter "OMGBADGUY tries to destroy entire world" despite the twists they try to put on it, but the characters are good without being absurdly off the wall like most of the ones in anime. Fight scenes were astounding to boot. Recommended if you want something with action and don't want to put up with whatever crap just made it to video.
