n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

I honestly love fairy tail, it was the first anime I had ever watched and over the years I spent watching it I could never see the fact that the ended to it legacy would be....this. I finished the anime last year, then I read half the manga, but as soon as I watched this movie, it left such a sour taste in my mouth I just couldn't keep going. So much hype for so little love. This really shows how much time I've spent only to be dissapointed.

This was the biggest disappointment in film industry whether it's anime or other types of films. And this is coming from a fan who liked the other Fairy Tail films. I just don't understand how this was allowed to be made. I'm not trying to be rude but why would you so obviously cut scenes out and expect the viewer to just figure out how the character suddenly changed location or fill in the gaps? And how can you make basically the boss battle 1 min 30 secs?? This is beyond anti climatic. It just makes their motivation to win rushed and cringy. I have such a long list of amateurish flaws that I don't even know what to say next so I'm just going to stop here and warn anyone that is looking forward to watch this film: Don't. Stick to the manga.

A confession from me, I only got attached to Fairy Tail for less than a year, but it is undoubtedly one of my favorite anime of all time. That being said, I returned watching the English dub of Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry, and it was entertaining enough that reminded me how much Fairy Tail means to us, despite having a rather formulaic plot, excessive use of sex appeal and under-developed characters.For anyone who has yet to see the film, this will be a heads-up, not a spoiler: while it is never explained, the film is technically canon, taking place right after the Avatar arc and before the Alvarez Empire arc. Keeping that in mind, there will be moments that leave you confused had you not read the manga. I advise you to look into the Avatar arc prior to watching the film.Personally, the film was a nice way to fill in the gap between Fairy Tail's end in 2016 to get fans hyped up for the final season set to arrive 2018. So I will admit this, I did enjoy Dragon Cry more than Phoenix Priestess, but only by a little. There seemed to be more 3D implemented in some shots, but the animation feels more realistic and cinematic, versus Phoenix Priestess' where the animation is cheesy and ridiculous. I also think Dragon Cry had a nice flow of consistency within the story line, even if it felt like an extended episode, whereas Phoenix Priestess was treated more as a spin-off, and it's not even canon, although people have said it fits best after the Key of the Starry Sky arc.Of course, there are still cons to this film, as it is the case for everything. A lot of the Fairy Tail characters were thrown into the film for no exact reason, much to my dismay. I'm still wondering why Gajeel, Pantherlily and Levy were there in the first place. There also seems to be quite more sex appeal compared to the episodes, or barely enough development in the characters. Lucy dancing or Carla in her human form or Erza hardly showing her true strength as an S-Class wizard, or a lack of traditional trademarks of certain characters (I won't say who). At least there weren't as many unnecessary characters as Phoenix Priestess.What's more is that the film felt rather choppy, but whether it's from poor editing or poor directing is hard to say. Even so, it definitely felt rushed, almost as if the creative team was falling behind on schedule in making the film. What I also miss from the series that the film lacked is because of a lack of development, there isn't enough emotion or heart in the characters to actually give them any push or strength. The fact that this is cut down into around 90 minutes, versus having 20 23-minute episodes to make a complete arc.Additionally, I was hoping that Dragon Cry's story would offer more piqued interest for fans, only to learn that it felt too familiar, though I will not reveal what made it so cliché. Even the promotional trailers suggested we might learn of Natsu's dragon instincts coming to life, but that's only marketing tactics, and you have to be careful about what you reveal. I actually thought we might learn a little more about Natsu's backstory, but I think we know enough already about our Fire Dragon Slayer. It does set up nicely for the Fairy Tail finale, but we still have a while to wait before hitting the screens.Overall, Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry felt more like a Hollywood film with a lack in strong characters, overuse of unnecessary things and low use of development. It felt like watching "Spectre" of the James Bond films, how it shows us what we already know about the series. I think I could have given a lower rating according to my review, having a bit more cons than pros. However, I found it to be enough entertainment to emphasize how much I enjoy Fairy Tail not just as a fan, but especially as someone who can relate to the characters.So is it worth watching? I can't be the judge and speak for the majority, but what I can say is that I think my seven bucks were well spent. Besides, who doesn't get goosebumps listening to Yasuharu Takanashi's theme song during the climax?

Im truly and utterly disappointed not only with this movie, but with Hiro Mashima himself. I have put so much time, money, and energy into my love for Fairy Tail. I have merchandise, and I am currently slaving away making a Minecraft Server based off of it. My family knows how much I love Fairy Tail. So my dad came to me today, all excited telling me he has found out about the new movie and he wanted to take me to see it. I, being a huge fan was squealing with excitement. To my horror, this is what I found out.Erza Scarlet. She is in my top 3 favorite characters. She is kind but fierce, strong but merciful, wise and intelligent, badass, and still funny and entertaining. She is one of the strongest mages in the anime in my opinion, her power is almost limitless. I started watching this anime when I was pretty young (which probably wasn't a very good idea because I was still innocent) but she helped me grow confident in myself because as silly as it sounds she taught me when to show mercy, when to fight for what you believe in. But when she was displayed in this movie, it was like she was slightly strong but mostly there for the sex appeal. Her true strength wasn't shown at all.Wendy Marvell. She was another one of my heroes. Being young like me I kind of looked up to her. In the Tartaros Arc, Wendy finally got her Dragon Force. This. Makes. Her. So. Very. Badass. She is now supposed to be very strong. However, she did go into her Dragon Force, but it was a horrible representation. She got little to no screen time, and she did not show her real strength! Charla, her white exceed. Turned into some sexy cat girl. Charla was supposed to "help Wendy fight" but we saw nothing of what Charla can do in that form. It was purely for sex appeal.Gajeel Redfox. All I have to say is, he is a very powerful Dragon Slayer as well, but he literally didn't do any magic. Not even turn his arms into Iron.Dragon Slayers. None. Of. Them. Even. Roared. That is like a trademark of the Dragon slayers, their roars. None of them even did it.Don't get me wrong, seeing Natsu go into Dragon Form was cool, but honestly it could have been infinitely better. Natsu didn't do any magic in that form, he just threw punches. He got little to no screen time in that form either.The Fights, were executed horribly, I am disgusted. And what made me fall in love with Fairy Tail is the whole, "fight for your comrades" "teamwork" "sacrifice" aspect. When they were "shown" it was a weak display. What I saw as the core values of Fairy Tail, were shown horribly.Save your time and money from this movie. It isn't worth it. You are better off just sticking to the manga and the anime. I was so ashamed that I showed this to my father and he believed that I loved this anime, I apologized to him profusely and to redeem myself I am showing him the GmG arc. It is a good display of the anime and they fights. This anime started with little to no fan service, and it was all about teamwork and getting strong as a team. To see this movie to be 90% fan service disgusts me. The movie, 10% fights, 5% Core Values, 85% Fanservice.