Really enjoyed this one. The visuals look great, music was perfect including the sound effects. The story is good, and you will root for the characters (that even change and progress as the story goes). Godzilla is scary and menacing. I can't think of anything I did not like. Can't wait for a streaming release to see it again.
I have seen every episode at least 10 times, and I will see them again. The best detective TV show ever.
This movie is just clever. The whole time travel aspect is just perfect, and consistent all the time. I'm not even surprised that Summer time machine blues is from the same writer. Both are great. And it both you have to really focus, so you don't miss anything. the only thing id did not like was some of the actors. Especially the main character felt really wooden in the beginning but got better with the rest of the cast. But this may be due to how this had to be recorded.
Don't watch this if you have not seen the first one recently. You will miss too much. I just watched back to back both, and loved it. Great story, characters, action, martial arts, everything. This is easily better than all recent Marvel and DC movies combined.
If you like Japanese mystery shows or shows like Columbo or Poirot, this is an easy recommendation. If you need action, chasing, shooting, and similar, just skip this one. This is mostly just people standing around and talking.
The mysteries here are clever and captivating. It will just hook you in, and you will need to see the resolution. The main character is quirky but fun, in a line with many detectives. The supporting cast is good even though some are a bit cartoony. But that's probably as this is based on a manga. Nothing too bad. I like how everything is interconnected in the end, and you can see that there is a thought behind it, it does not feel random. Everything is explained, except the little tease for the next season
In the end, I did not like only one thing. The Samsung fold product placement. The phones looked too much out of place. Did not really fit the personalities of the characters in the show.
I can't believe I was able to see this in the cinema. First time I've seen a Japanese and even anime movie shown here. Easy 10 for me. Great story, beautiful animation, and music. Likable characters. The story is quite different from what I expected after the trailers and is like many other Japanese movies rooted in tragedies. There is a lot of sadness, but also a lot of beauty.
Quite a strange movie. A bit all over the place, but with good acting, some nice action, and quite the unique cinematography. Still, I enjoyed it from start to finish. But on the other hand, I understand that this is not for everyone. If you liked Shin Godzilla or Evangelion, you would love this. If you did not, then just skip it. This movie is probably not for you.
I just finished my 3rd or maybe even 4th time watching all the episodes. Still, I really enjoyed it. The mysteries are clever and enjoyable even if you know who did it, but the highlight here are the interactions between Kageyama and Reiko. Just perfect.
I think I have seen this already more than 5 times, and each time it is so much fun. Too bad there is not a second season. If you like shows like Red Dwarf, It crowd, or Black books, you will love this.
Maybe not as good as the book, but a really good adaptation. Too bad that once you know how it ends it's a bit harder to enjoy the mystery.
One of the shows I love going back to. I think I have seen it at least 5-6 times already. The main character is funny, likable, perfectly played. The supporting cast is great, the stories are entertaining, the time travel is used in an intelligent way. And not to forget all the inside jokes, like the effects the driver starts adding to the time travel, the criminal detective show you see snippets across various episodes and much more
Wonderful movie, even though quite sad. Once the mystery hooks you in it will not let you go until the movie ends. Keigo HIgashino writes great books and the adaptations are not far behind.
I love time travel movies, and this is probably my favorite (together with Time Crimes and Primer). It's fun, with likable characters and it adheres to the proposed time travel logic. I saw it many times, and I enjoyed it every time. You have to pay close attention to what is going on.
Still as fun as the original TV show. And such a big tease for a second season. I hope it comes soon.
So good to see more Japanese movies in cinemas in Europe. Finally a reason to go again. By coincidence I went to a 4DX screening and boy, it was a lot of fun. Maybe too stretched in the beginning, as I think they tried to make it also for those who don't know the anime, but once it gets going, it is a rollercoaster ride (and in a 4DX theater, it was one, literally :) ). Anya just steals the show in every scene she is in. There are a few things that could have been developed more, but this is not James Bond, so I did not expect that anyway.
A very faithful adaptation of what already was a great book. Too bad I read the book, and in the middle of the first episode I remembered the whole solution. Still, I really enjoyed seeing how they tried to obscure it, keeping the surprise.. If you like An then there were none by Agatha Christie, you will love this, as it is heavily inspired by that book.
Such a fun movie. I stopped counting how many times I already saw it.
When I saw that the writer (and almost everybody else) of Beyond the infinite two minutes wrote a new movie, I just had to see it. And it again play with the idea of time travel, but again in a very unique way. This time it’s a Groundhoog Day style movie, but it repeats after two minutes and everyone is in on it. Surprising how much can be done in two minutes. While I liked Beyond Infinite 2 minutes more, as it tried to show a simpler story with more intricate time travel aspects, this was also good. The time loop hooks you in quite quickly and the resolution while not that original, was not bad. I did not really get the snow. They did not try to explain the weather changes much, so at times it felt distracting
Update: on the second watch, they do try to explain the snow, as shifting realities.
I almost turned this movie off after 15 minutes. I could not understand all the positive stuff I heard about it. I'm so happy that I stuck with it. This movie is pure genius. I can't even imagine all the planing that had to go into making this masterpiece. Go into it blind and enyoi the ride.
Another great adaptation of a Higashino mystery. Great to see that they got all the main actors reprising their roles. Yes, the book is better, but mostly because it has more space to develop the characters. You can see that this is a continuation of all the other stories with Galileo, and probably not a good spot for newcomers. Also, as in all the other Higashino stories, it is quite sad, almost depressing. Still, I really liked the book, and I also did the movie.
So this movie has martial arts, gun fights, lasers, aliens, robots, time travel, mages, comedy, and much more, and still is entertaining and makes sense in the world they created? Hard to believe it. Can't wait for part 2.
Entertaining mystery show. I quite liked this "inverted" style of mysteries more. Just think of Columbo, as it's exactly that style, where you know who did it from the start. Still, there are quite a few surprises in the end. Compared to the first part "Medium" the episodes are better, with an overall better flow, but the surprise in the last episode is not as impactful.
I do hope there will be more, and they focus more also on the history of the main characters. Should be interesting.
Quite entertaining mystery shows, the quirky detective was replaced with a quirky medium and a bit babbling writer. They work quite well together, and the mysteries are good enough. Where it all goes crazy is the last episode, and it just makes the show perfect . I just wished there were a few more episodes before the end here.
Btw. This story continues in the show Invert: Jozuka Hisui Toujoshu . Do not look it up before finishing this one. Any info on it will spoil the ending here.
I so wish for a second season here. Such a fun show and Yui Aragaki in the role of Kyoko is just perfect. It's one of those clever detective shows that are quite common in Japanese dramas. But I love those. No running, no shooting, just logic, and intellect.
This show together with Time Taxi convinced me to give a try to Japanese dramas, and I never regretted it :)
This movie is pure entertainment. It's fun, the action is good, the pacing is good, the actors are good, and all is as it should be.
I love this movie. I saw it at least 20 times. Murray is great as Phil. Funny, relatable a bit tragic. There are so many great quotes in this movie.
After so many views of this movie, I just don't get one thing. What is so great about Rita? You don't see that much of her character in this movie, but what you see, she is not really that likable. The scene where she asks about what they should drink to always gets me. Why does she ask, when she always drinks to world peace?
I just watched this for the 4th or 5th time and enjoyed it again. Such a great movie.
Best show ever. What else to say.
I rewatched this after Black Window to forget the horrible fight choreography (or whatever that was) in that movie.
I hated the beginning of the first episode and almost stopped watching. Don't know who thinks that a cut every second is a good idea. It made me dizzy. But once that's over, this is a really enjoyable mystery series with great likable and funny characters and good overarching story.
Edit: After watching it again I just have to up the score to 10. Yes, the editing is bad here and there, but it's such a great detective show.
