The greatest movie ever!

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

In the year 1999 protagonist Kamui Shirou is sent back to Tokyo to fulfil his destiny. It is potentially the end of the world as two groups; The Dragons of Heaven and Dragons of Earth do battle; the former fighting to protect humanity, the latter fighting to cleanse the planet of humanity. Kamui must decide which side he is to fight for. It won't be easy and many of those he cares about will be killed along the way… and to make matters even harder whichever side he chooses to fight for his friend Fuma is destined to fight on the other side.This anime film quickly throws us into the action and that action barely stops until the end… and while the action looks great not enough time is given to introducing the characters. We are told that certain structures in Tokyo somehow protect the Earth and that a battle to protect them is destined to take place but we are hardly told why. The 'Dragons' are people with supernatural powers and their battles lead to widespread destruction which is pretty impressive. The character designs are a little dated in style but that doesn't detract from the film; they are distinctive enough and suit the style of the story. I've neither read the manga nor watched the later series so can't say how this compares but overall I'd say it is okay if you want plenty of action… just don't expect 'cartoon violence' this is pretty bloody and certainly not one for younger viewers.These comments are based on watching the film in Japanese with English subtitles.

It's the closest thing I can think of if there ever was a 'slasher' anime. Main villain goes around killing all the main characters then in the end he is finally killed by the hero of the story.That's it and that's all, despite all biblical references and the very good (But not without flaws) animation.You might as well just go watch a slasher flick than watch this. At least you will enjoy yourself watching those. Or you can watch the TV series that actually did justice to the manga and treats it's characters with respect. The only good thing was the animation and the character designs. Otherwise, it's pretty boring and uninteresting.There are much better anime movies, like the works of Hayao Miyazaki and Satoshi Kon.3/10

X/1999 is a great manga, it really is. I bought this movie as my introduction to anime, luckily I didn't let this movie ruin anime for me. X is the story of a boy who has the power to choose the future by choosing a side to fight for: the Dragons of Heaven who want mankind to continue to exist or the Dragons of Earth, who want mankind purged from the planet like a bad disease. Personally I would've chose the Dragons of Earth. But enough about me. The move is a short 90mins. Not NEARLY enough time to squeeze in a huge story like X. The most frustrating thing about X is that once you're introduced to a character they die within 10mins or so. The animation however is beautiful, and the girls who created the characters did an excellent job designing them. The violence is brutal when it needs to be which is often times a must for me. But this movie just doesn't flow well. Maybe if they would've shoved an extra hour in this there would be less confusion. But now that I've seen the series and read the manga I've got this movie down to a science. But that doesn't raise the rating. I still love the ending to this movie, and I love it even more now because the ending to the series sucked. If one watches this movie about 5 or 6 times they may start to get it a little more. If one is looking for a dark depressing movie this should be on the top of their rent list right next to Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (which out shines this movie in every way imaginary). Overall, if you've got the patience to watch it a few times go for it, but the only thing I watch it for is the ending.

The movie was great. I love Manga, and when i saw the movie i was very impressed. Not only was it delightfully gruesome, but it had an intriguing story that wasn't filled with a lot of unnecessary adult themes. The action was great the characters were great and the story left you thinking even after the unexpected end. I've watched it over and over and it still impresses me, a revolutionary vision for its time.Even though it was dragging at points it X still made it abundantly clear that it was a well planed movie. I think even though this movie wasn't quite as good as akira it should still receive kudos for the way it was put together. 10 out of 10.