Alita: Battle Angel - Nostalgia Critic

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Though it got mixed reviews and wasn't the hit some hoped for, there's still a ton of awesomeness that isn't appreciated enough in this anime adaptation! Nostalgia Critic takes a look at Alita: Battle Angel.
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Alita: Battle Angel is a 2019 American cyberpunk action film based on Japanese manga artist Yukito Kishiro's 1990s series Gunnm and its 1993 original video animation adaptation Battle Angel. It was directed by Robert Rodriguez and produced by James Cameron, who co-wrote the script with Laeta Kalogridis. Rosa Salazar stars through performance-capture animation as Alita, a cyborg who awakens in a new body with no memory of her past and sets out to uncover her destiny. Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali, Ed Skrein, Jackie Earle Haley, and Keean Johnson star in supporting roles.
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[@deshawnedwards6412]

Review Steven Universe: The Movie and invite AwestruckVox from The Roundtable.

[@deshawnedwards6412]

Review Barnyard (2007).

[@stalinchu8024]

REVIEW THE 1954 JAPANESE MOVIE GOJIRA!!! DO IT DO IT DO IT!!!!!!!

[@luorsimiliar]

pls do a review of dylan dog, that movie is possibly the worst comic book adaptation ever created

[@tophatnottoefat]

Scooby Doo Curse Of The Lake Monster Nostalgia Critic

[@synaesthesia2010]

it's so refreshing to see the Critic standing up for a movie for once, and actually pushing for the sequel to happen

[@giuliacf4180]

Yeah honestly never thought I'd live to see this happening, good for him

[@princessthyemis]

yeah!

[@Dargonhuman]

It's happened before in the editorials but yea, I think this is the first full review where it's happened.

[@nikkicastle3423]

As funny as it is seeing him tear apart awful movies, he should make more positive reviews every once and a while.

[@giuliacf4180]

Nikki Castro yeah we need more positivity!

[@TeamSoraPresents]

Having not read the original manga, I still have to agree: this movie really DOES deserve a sequel.

[@titang6173]

You gotta check it out

[@julcaos]

it's because of comments like these that Hollywood makes terrible sequels... can't a movie just be a one-shot done deal?

[@littymj7599]

@@julcaos did you see the ending though? This movie does need a sequel

[@PrometheanFlame]

They probably squeezed in motorball out of fear of not getting a sequel. It should have been introduced later to flesh out characters more.

[@piercelindenberg6842]

Agreed. We need a sequel!!!

[@heyitsjustaz]

Alita liking chocolate is, I think, actually a reference to the manga, where it's shown that she can basically subsist entirely on chocolate. It provides the sugars her brain needs, while her artificial body otherwise requires little to no nutrients. I thought it was a good touch!

[@josephperez2004]

True, though the sugars in fruits like the oranges would work just as well. But I am guessing the chocolate thing is a bit more endearing, since it's a type of candy and thus helps make her seem mroe childlike and innocent for how much she loves it.

[@princessthyemis]

Yeah I liked that part, too!

[@rinyahto3852]

It could also be a Venom situation where she requires a chemical found in chocolate. Read the comics.

[@LegitMan335]

Chocolate is comfort food

[@leob4403]

@@LegitMan335 well yeah but thats because its also very fatty. A robot that only needed sugar would run better on pure sugar no doubt

[@trucetruce335]

Having the blood be from an innocent creature she’s avenging rather than from some enemy is really metal and meaningful to me.

[@justafan9399]

I know what you mean; it carries the same energy as Bardock wearing a bandana soaked with the blood of his fallen comrades.

[@sonikku956]

@watashi Closet case.

[@sonikku956]

@@justafan9399 Or Doomguy, from the end of Doom. Poor guy lost his bunny...

[@theninjamaster67]

@@justafan9399 or like big boss wiping the ashes of the diamond dogs on his face in metal gear solid 5

[@crazyaxeman1751]

Are you saying john wick is intolerant

[@darkalicornkingdoom3572]

"disney..... you owned us a sequel we actually want" Nostalgia Critic damm right

[@JackMensahBonsu]

Yeah, Toy Story 5 The Return of Woody

[@balrighty3523]

There is hope. Fan backlash changed "Meow" to a Sonic the Hedgehog we actually wanted. The studios listening to the fans might be rare, but it has happened and it can happen again.

[@amberace]

Hell yeah! I want to see more of this series.

[@YoUtUbEhAnDlEsArEgReAt]

Owed*

[@Coolcoolcooldude]

Incredibles 2 was a sequel that people asked Brad Bird for several years.

[@robricloc5663]

Alita may be flawed but it showed one important thing: A Hollywood adaptation of an anime can actually be solid

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

Yeah not perfect like everything is but damn good

[@ColeslawVariant]

The level of near-gore throughout was pretty awesome.

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

@@ColeslawVariant PG-13 ah fuk it where NC-17

[@jarrodedson5441]

@@senritsujumpsuit6021 the better question is how is this movie's PG-13 is so violent it feels like they are cutting corners

[@Tomha]

Didn't Ghost in the Shell do that too though? (I thought it was good)

[@ajtheva6694]

"By the way you have a giant gaping wound on your shoulder- It's anime rules I'll just walk it off with my angst" So hilarious and true at the same time

[@i077]

Spoiler alert He's a computer control meat sack.

[@sorrenblitz805]

"Oh....that looks fatal...no matter I'll be fine."

[@joshuaholland5279]

That applies with getting shot in the shoulder in action movies not a big deal

[@demonbushido]

The eyes only distracted me for like 10 minutes. Then they were just part of the character. Kinda like how the animation in Spiderverse distracted me until my eyes got used to it.

[@duckway4733]

It was the dramatic people that complained. I got used to the eyes withing the first 5 minutes of watching.

[@TheOneLichemperor]

Ten whole minutes? We were in lov ewith her in the first 5 and barely noticed the eyes!

[@gaminggoof1542]

How do Peni's eyes distract when it's an animated film?

[@ihavenofreetime6248]

Honestly, I didn’t really notice until my friend kept repeatedly pointing it out

[@Jebu911]

To be fair i looked at those eyes on the trailer and was like that looks like shit but then i watched the movie later and it was good alltho ending was a letdown but still enjoyable movie.

[@GTdba]

This movie is the living proof that when a director knows the source material, The potential is sooo high!

[@Graeystone]

Read the complete manga some time then retype that line with a straight face.

[@mesalgearsolid]

@@Graeystone Ah yes, because it wasn't 100% accurate to the original source, making the adaptation pointless, that statement is now invalidated. Lol Shut up.

[@kurgo_]

When a director loves* I think is more accurate.

[@MrManowar6]

Both Cameron and Rodrigeuz have this pro; It's easy to make fun of them, but when they get it right, they REALLY get it right

[@Krendall2]

Then again, Shyamalan supposedly knew and loved The Last Airbender...

[@noahzinar1178]

You have NO IDEA how refreshing it is to see one of my favorite KZbin critics review a movie he actually LOVED and mostly pointed out the best elements of it, almost like a CinemaWins video! PLEASE make more videos like this in the future! Also You’re the funniest critic EVER!!!

[@shinysoda6]

Noah Zinar I agree,I always like seeing cinema wins videos more,cinema sins is *great* but I like the positivity that is cinema wins :)

[@artsman412]

@@shinysoda6 I agree for the most part, but some times it gets annoying, like when he reviews a movie that is obviously bad like Last Airbender.

[@ellnats]

i agree, even if he blunders, he can comeback from it

[@IchibanOfIjincho]

I’m glad he liked the movie like I did. Too bad angry joe didn’t

[@ellnats]

@@IchibanOfIjincho never really cared for him, i like saints row 3, he dosnt, screw him its fun

[@andrewponder3855]

"Women and chocolate has been done so much cant we get something a little different?" In the Teen Titans, Starfire likes mustard.

[@AndreNitroX]

I forgot about that

[@straywolf184]

Oh Starfire. You were a light in our chocolate addicted darkness.

[@andrewponder3855]

@@AndreNitroX I like mustard too, so I will never forget.

[@marquis911]

@@andrewponder3855 But do you drink it straight out of the bottle?

[@PopeFireTheStarfireGod]

It’s so cute too

[@IsleofJaya]

Don't worry..."Boomer will live." We can rebuild him. Make him better, stronger, doggier.

[@mityakiselev]

ok boomer

[@LadyOnikara]

If not, John Wick will help avenge him and fight for dog kind.

[@elisacabrales9334]

@@LadyOnikara we have to petition for a Cyberpunk John Wick with some cool ass gadgets. Like a Matrix film but actually good .

[@alibrennan5977]

@@elisacabrales9334 it’s called cyberpunk 2077 and it didn’t turn out so well

[@FutureDeep]

Tamara: I can't wait to see all the make-up and digital effects we'll use to make me look like Alita. Doug: Umm...

[@platinumraven118]

I have a lot of respect for the NC saying "...Yeah, that's called an anime." Feels like the most loving call-out I've ever received.

[@BrianCarreraShaw]

AbyssalCorvidian its like Urutsukidoji all over again . ..

[@misterwishart]

Except it isn't an anime being reviewed, it's a movie.

[@leggotheeggodemon1323]

@@misterwishart Except Its a movie that is supposed to be using the source material of anime and manga?

[@misterwishart]

​@@leggotheeggodemon1323 - So? You use the source material, but you're still ultimately making a film. That's why it's called an adaptation and not a copy

[@HylianSith920]

@@misterwishart Adaptations fail because they don't keep the style or spirit of their source material, i.e every Hollywood attempt at an anime adaptation before this. This one does keep the style and spirit, including the density of the manga and anime's lineup.

[@JonnyVravo]

Rosa did a phenomenal job bringing Alita to life. Personally, I found her smile contagious and it was truly a joy watching it in theaters multiple times. I just hope we get a sequel lol

[@sonflowersandswords]

I actually liked her using the dog’s blood for the marks under her eyes. I thought it showed not only her innocence but the distortion of it - it was unsettling to see the wide-eyed, kind character do such a thing and it kinda tipped me off that there was a darker side to her nature. It also showed her desire for justice for those who deserved it, but never got it. Just my thoughts.

[@ElvenPenalBattalion]

Critic must have forgotten, that that scene came from the anime adaptation.

[@modisp]

For me Christoph Waltz was just amazing. He made other half of movie.

[@pwnorbepwned]

And he didn’t have a preexisting nonsensical hate train like Scarlet Johansson does, so nobody pretended to be angry about him playing a Japanese character for this movie.

[@wyattcole5452]

He’s one of the better actors in Film lately

[@sireggnog890]

The wall review

[@WillOfMyD]

He's literally the reason why I saw the movie.

[@Shadowdragon1976]

Alita was very underrated. She had character unlike some other anime adaptation as of recent.

[@JoeFromCincinnati]

My wife and I, just on a whim, rented this movie having never heard of it (she likes Mahershala Ali, I like Christoph Waltz so we gave it a shot.) We loved every second of it. We were so excited at the idea of a sequel but it's not certain...If it doesn't, then I hope it's one of those movies that gets a cult fandom and sequel 5 or 10 years from now, but I just know it probably wouldn't have the same cast and magic as the first did. I really hope they follow through with the sequel sooner rather than later.

[@OliverQueenMC]

If you want a sequel buy the movie on Blu-Ray or DVD. It's the only way we'll get one. The movie did just okay in theaters so the home video sales need to be really good.

[@Mike-xh2vm]

You can also read the manga if you want to know the rest of the story.

[@tomnorton4277]

Rodriguez built the Alita sets to last for 15 years and only 1 of those years has passed since the movie came out. He and Cameron fully intend to make a sequel, it's just a matter of when.

[@johnnysasaki]

@@tomnorton4277 except Disney owns the movie now and they will probably make things difficult...

[@tomnorton4277]

@@johnnysasaki Actually James Cameron still owns the rights to everything except the distribution of the movies. If Disney pisses him off, they could lose a potential cash cow. As long as he doesn't concede ground, they can only grind their teeth in frustration because the only power they have is to release the movies, not get involved in making them.

[@overlord3051]

I'm rather sad this movie didn't do too well. It was legitimately one of the best movies of last year IMO, and by far the best live-action anime adaptation thus far.

[@connorwood9211]

To be fair, is calling it the best live action anime adaptation really much ? Not trying to sound too negative but a vast majority of them a garbage so not much competition.

[@Schwartzbruder1]

It was a good film but 2019 was extremely strong year for film. It didnt have much going for it in terms of advertisement. Coming out in theaters during the dead period of the year was the smartest move they could've done with it.

[@leob4403]

@@connorwood9211 a vast of majority of DC and Marvel movies are also garbage

[@tylertilwick6852]

Agreed!! This film actually sparked my interest in Anime and got me to read the original manga.

[@theshakter]

Hollywood needs to make a sequel. It's a sequel we all want

[@petercastillo2752]

I don't want it. Please dont speak for me.

[@jessicaevans7847]

You know the rules! We only get sequels to NOT good movies.

[@jarrodedson5441]

@@windedwriterfilms8321 wait a minute Disney owns this are you shiting me

[@jarrodedson5441]

@@jessicaevans7847 cough cough empire strikes back

[@jarrodedson5441]

@@jessicaevans7847 that was a great film and so was a new

[@SuperMandibleclaw]

"This episode brought to you by-" STAMPS . COM! "hello fresh" Oh...

[@noodilith]

For me, it would be: "This episode is brought to you by-" *_"COMMERCIALS!!!"_*

[@CLDJ227]

Don't forget Express VPN or SkillShare lol.

[@silverstarlightproductions1292]

This has gotta be the most positive Nostalgia Critic review I have ever seen.

[@mythman3247]

I know right?

[@pamelatorres156]

Miracle of miracles. i'm surprised he held his ego in check long enough to actually say ANYTHING positive given his propensity for doing a whole production number about how something sucks and if you disagree with him you're wrong.

[@TrivatorGaming]

You mean other Ethan his Ponyo review?

[@NefariousDreary]

He's got a few like A Goofy Movie, but that just goes to show how good this movie is.

[@filmfangirls9163]

A film worth talking about in a positive way!

[@magistermagus1211]

14:11 i actually think why they made that change: they showed Alita as an idealist that wanted to fight evil and save the world, thinking she was the hero the world needed. nobody takes her seriously and then she gets torn to pieces, showing that a pure heart and good intentions are not enough to survive in a world of cyborg bounty hunters.

[@Graeystone]

That's another movie change I didn't like. Alita never set out to 'be the heroine the world needed' in the manga. She fought because the situation demanded it. Whatever naive thinking she had early on the manga was soon dashed to pieces like her original cyborg body.

[@MforMovesets]

This movie did the impossible: It made me ignore the huge eyes at some point, which are the equivalent of the stupid "Truth or Dare" smile.

[@SwiftNimblefoot]

I couldn't get over them. Besides the trailer pretty much spoils the story. And from what I read on the wiki the real story isn't much, either.

[@scottchaison1001]

@@SwiftNimblefoot No.

[@animeproblem1070]

Swift Nimblefoot the actual story made me question things that most people have never even considered like what’s the real you if your brain was replaced at childhood with a chip or the consequences of good intentions and bad ones both that end in good

[@MforMovesets]

@Black Ninja With those huge eyes, experiencing all those new things while being absolutely hyped about them, it makes her seem like a kid. I think that ended up having a "bonding" effect. The movie had a bit too much filler, but the characters were always charming. And I just can't stop liking Christoph Waltz even if he basically plays the same role in each movie.

[@DJVaughan]

I stand by my claim that the film was failed by its advertising, not that it was difficult. That heart scene was perfect to build two separate trailers with it as the end points, one for sci-fi fans and one for romance fans, then use targeted advertising on social media and sites like KZbin to make sure people saw the right ad for them. TLDR: old media failed to engage with modern audiences by not capitalizing on both audiences it could appeal to via Social media and sites like KZbin.

[@uanime1]

"That heart scene was perfect to build two separate trailers with it as the end points, one for sci-fi fans and one for romance fans" This might surprise you but people who like romance don't like hearts literally being pulled out of the love interest. Also the lack of focus on the romance and relationships would lead to this movie failing with romance fans. You'd do better advertising to the sci-fi and action crowds.

[@micheal5973]

Not even the advertising itself but because all the main stream sources reviewing it and advertising it were calling it “problamatic” and trying to drive the movie into the ground so they could promote the garbage captain marvel as a true “feminist hero” movie instead.

[@Bred2fight4]

To be honest I agree with you on the advertisement, but I think the biggest reason is that not enough people knew what this movie was. This was an older anime, that came out in the 90s, so unless you are a hardcore anime fan, or grew up in those times, you probably missed it. Marketing anime is very tricky, and while it has a huge following now, I don't think it's quite large enough to be considered untapped market potential (might be by next generation). It has to speak with and resonate with a wide enough audience while giving the fans to make it worth while and I just think that won't be possible for a while. On top this, this was released during the time where marvel was wrapping up their cinematic universe, not to mention Sonic the Hedgehog movie being announced, and those projects were soaking up most of the attention.... Alita was kind of a small project among juggernauts, and probably would have done better in 2017 or 2018.

[@TheGoldenDunsparce]

@@uanime1 Deadpool advertised as a romance too though...

[@jacobneasbitt5927]

Okay where's the petition for the sequel. I'm ready to sign

[@98953812]

I'll sign it and get my brothers and sisters to sign it.

[@lapsijahti]

As if any petition has changed something.

[@Jeremy-ql1or]

There is only one petition for movie sequels and once it is done running, it is done for good. The last time any signature petition made any difference was after the third season of Family Guy.

[@sjh3217]

I was just pissed that the movie ended on a cliffhanger for a sequel that clearly won't happen now. Also - her eyes make some sense in-universe. Since she's actually Martian, larger eyes would be more ideal for the lower light conditions of that planet (and she may have done some fighting in the outer planets also). If you look closely in the flashback sequences all her companions have them too.

[@markbeaver4806]

It will be a crime, if they don't create a superior sequel for this gem

[@therealdude707]

To be fair the were able get so much in only 2 hours. We are talking about a 5 year long story. But it does suck that a sequel might never happen

[@FruitBasketyay]

To be fair making a completed movie out of the first 20th part of the story or encapsulating the whole story in under 3hrs is just not realistic

[@hailmammonmoments7568]

True the manga is huge, but still smaller than most of the naruto-esq series 🤷‍♂️

[@knightghost1782]

It was also explained in the manga about her big eyes.

[@Dr.Sho_Minamimoto]

Honestly surprised he did not use the spongebob “chocolate” guy. Was waiting for it.

[@ACEnBEAKY]

Yeah, me too. That meme was waiting for it's moment of greatness :P

[@bagabundo17]

has to be a women in that joke

[@SunBunz]

I was, too. lol

[@erics.czernecki7333]

Honestly, I'm surprised he used the Fairly OddParents clip on it.

[@lilgrimyking8659]

Peach, man, preach.

[@Nempopo029]

NC: I've seen Elfin Lied, I know where this is going Me: What's he talking about I don't remember a dog in-- oh.

[@mph8er]

The OVA special featured a pretty grizzly scene involving a dog. It was Lucy's origin story.

[@broEye1]

And this's a guy who not too long ago claimed that he hasn't seen "that many" anime. Seriously, how does a guy whose repertoire consists mostly of mainstream junk like FMA wind up watching straight through a show that's full of gruesome mutilations, sexual abuse, tons of nudity, several involving girls who might not be ready for kindergarten but still rip people apart with a smile on their faces, and just about any kind of depravity or cruelty you would want to think of and then some?

[@retrocysper3709]

Ah yes I've seen that scene on the anime. Those kids are scum motherf*****s.... I would like to see Victor Sayenko and Igor Suprunyuk then find these kids and make a sequel of 3 guys 1 hammer and the victims are kids who murdered a defenseless puppy.

[@Shinbu1128]

@@broEye1 Sage probably showed it to him.

[@JachAnen]

@@broEye1 I think he explained it when he said it was one of the few you could rent on VHS back then and it had a nice sticker that's supposed to help parents keep their children away but attracts the children to it

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

This is how you properly adapt an anime into a live action movie

[@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881]

This and bleach

[@Mecha82]

And Japanese live action Death Note movies as well as Japanese live action Attack on Titan movies and Japanese live action Rurouni Kenshin movies. Basically best ones are from Japan.

[@enriqueu1319]

And The Rurouni Kenshin Live Action too

[@oraclescrolls]

Some one needs to tell this to Netflix.

[@randallflagg3700]

@@Mecha82 - The 2017 live action adaptation of "Blade of the Immortal" by Miike Takashi was great IMHO, very good cast. I hope that with the sequel going on right now, it might make Miike want to do either a sequel taking part in the OG manga, or an adaptation of the new one.

[@welcometothemetaverse2523]

My favorite part about the "I give you my heart" scene is how the two of them acknowledge afterward how awkward the moment it was.

[@geardog24]

Alita Battle Angel Everything Ghost in the Shell could've been.

[@ShadowSonic2]

You mean if they'd chosen to adapt an anime where the lead wasn't Asian to begin with?

[@ATSaale]

@@ShadowSonic2 I really don't think that was the biggest issue with that movie

[@Vadjansama]

The sad thing is that GITS is even better than GUNNM, yea both are really good ones but GITS takes everything more deeper.. and they have the work already done an damn movie.. a movie already done, a damn movie that is loved by almost everyone... forget the manga for 1 second; I will say it one more so we can understand the most basic error... a damn movie was already made only 1 job.. take it to live action, made everything that was made in that movie to live action... you take the movie, watch it with your team then do alll in live action... 1 simple job, and they failed.

[@ShadowSonic2]

@@ATSaale It was a major controversial point.

[@MforMovesets]

If people would stop overrating the Ghost in the Shell anime, they COULD enjoy the live action movie. I found it friggin boring and watched the live action one for the scene recreations and designs, and wasn't disappointed. Thankfully they didn't remake the pseudo-deep philosophical babble you weebs love so much.

[@jorgmintel3060]

Fun fact: the chocolate was made by Robert Rodriguez himself!

[@98953812]

Seriously???

[@NojEsco]

@@98953812 Indeed, it actually was. I think it was his Alita edition of 10 Minute Cooking School, something he did on a lot of his DVD's since....Spy Kids 1? At least since Once Upon A Time In Mexico. Y'know, back when his movies regularly had tons of DVD extras.

[@libbywilliams9969]

That is such a tiny little detail to know. I LOVE IT!!

[@vintageproductions3197]

It probably tasted like badass and pg-13 that should be r rated

[@LegitMan335]

Well then Rodriguez is quite the Willy Wonka is he now? That’s the ticket, the golden ticket ! Oompa Loompa doompaty Doo

[@SaitohYatate]

I was surprised how well handled the movie was, considering that they only covered a very early portion of the HUGE lore GUNNM (the manga) has. This movie is proof that anime can have good western adaptations when left in good hands.

[@princessthyemis]

yeah, it is!

[@pwnorbepwned]

I want them to get enough sequels to the point we can have the Caerula Sanguis vampire movie

[@zinc2zinc2]

NostalgiaCritic: "because its always chicks and chocolates" me (chick): *stopped chewing on my chocolate and looked embarrassed at my choco brownie*

[@alexandererhard2516]

If you are Wonder Woman though, it's Ice Cream.

[@nystagmushorizontalis]

Chocolate is the best and don't you ever let anyone tell you otherwise

[@PerovNigma]

@@alexandererhard2516 Or it's Hand Cake.

[@LegitMan335]

BattleAngelFan like an alien girl, a foreign girl who comes from country where chocolate doesn’t exist, or....your newborn daughter

[@duckway4733]

Me (not a chick): *tries to throw up the chocolate from last night*

[@benjaminmarson4622]

"Sit down" "I can't I'm a blu-ray" "Then you have nothing to worry about" "Hooray"

[@AndreNitroX]

28:00 her death hit me really hard

[@ImmaLittlePip]

I love this movie and hated how critics and Twitter tried to tear this film down unfairly just to prop up the mediocre movie Captain Marvel So glad that now It's getting the recognition it deserves

[@christiansanchez2088]

It was actually the other way around. People (idiots) tried to use this movie to make Captain Marvel fail

[@sinko3811]

@@christiansanchez2088 Really? I remember more people on Twitter being like "Don't watch the sexist and misoginystic and racist Alita movie!! If you like women, you need to watch Captain Marvel!"

[@bodacious117]

Sin Kö he prolly one of those woke fans who loves captain marvel and just talking shit when he has nothing to back up his nonsense

[@robpagenkopf5829]

Sin Kö Man, I saw nothing but the opposite. There was literally the ‘Alita Challenge’ to try and get people to watch it instead of Captain Marvel. knowyourmeme.com/memes/alita-challenge

[@macpb2892]

@@robpagenkopf5829 the Alita / Marvel war is a mess... it's verry hard to know how it started and who started it... the Alita chalange is a good exemple, the goal was to challenge people to try Alita, but it was started by a guy with more conservative ideas who disliked Cap Marvel and after that internet did the rest. The problem is that many youtubers have directly compared Alita to Cap Marvel because of the story similarities between the two films, it did not help, especialy when they made video called "Alita vs Cap feminist". The irony is that Alita contains more feminist stuff than Cap Marvel when you look deep in it haha :P . And yes it is possible that a small group of people voluntarily wanted to use alita against Marvel and Disney; whenever they criticized Marvel they tag the AlitaArmy. This ended up causing a clash, many fans demanded that everyone who spoke of Cap Marvel stop using the hastag because the reputation of the group was really degraded. I must also admit that some reviews did not help either... yes a beautiful mess.

[@Genethagenius]

This was everything Hollywood claims they want: a strong female character whose not sexualized, awesome action and special effects, and great acting. And yet, it was slept on while the boring crap-fest that was “Captain Marvel” was instead given all the attention. It’s a crime that this film wasn’t more successful than it was. (It was also released in a horrible, the month of January)

[@Dargonhuman]

The problem isn't with the movie, it's with the audience. The braindead blue checkmarks on Twitter immediately assumed that, since it was both based on an anime and being hyped by straight white males, it was going to be "offensively problematic, filled with male toxicity and patriarchal messages" (I actually read that in one of the many hit pieces that came out to try and kill the movie before it was released) despite ticking almost every one of their diversity checkboxes.

[@geensloth911]

It also accomplished something else that Captain Marvel failed at. Doing an overpowered hero with amnesia without making her void of personality or likability.

[@The_mechanick]

genius2012 Pretty sure it was a February release.

[@izumolee6714]

@@Dargonhuman It was also the mainstream media that kept constantly putting the film down questioning the 'boob' size of Alita's new body, or anything they could find to downplay it compared to Captain Marvel. There were many hit pieces before the movie came out trying to put a bad light on it while they at the same time was praising & anointing Captain Marvel as the second coming of cinema.

[@alexandererhard2516]

@@geensloth911 Captain Marvel also failed hard at being as good as the movie from which they stole a lot of the plot and the Samuel Jackson: The Long Kiss Goodnight (awkward title, I know) starring Geena Davis

[@Dunl-08]

Ok There's Something About Alita Turning Into Ponyo Screaming Ham That Made Me Laugh

[@thechampion2430]

YES! XD

[@samuelikechukwu3891]

😂😂😂It was the sudden change of character

[@catandotter1237]

It was just out of nowhere bad s*** and sanity

[@danielroden9424]

the cgi isnt given enough credit. rosa's face is 100% on screen and without her emoting the character wouldnt work. her micro expressions and skin imperfections / tiny scars were preserved in the rendering so it really IS rosa. the heart scene is in the manga except she is betting her life against boomerang mans character.

[@brycevo]

I really liked the movie. They did a good job. But I kinda wish there was more of an ending

[@KabooomandStuff]

It's because it was supposed to be the first movie in a trilogy, idk if they are making more but I hope they do it was great!

[@MrGoobus]

@@KabooomandStuff they better make more lol

[@marianfranklin8959]

@@MrGoobus I afraid they said there won't be any sequels. Disney said wasn't profitable enough.

[@LuisSierra42]

I was afraid NC was going to shit on this movie

[@Zentron]

It ended the way it did so if it got a sequel, it could lead off from here, or if it didn't it could just be seen as its own one off thing, so it serves as a dual purpose.

[@TheRawyan]

Alita battle angel: I’m the only live action anime movie in America Dragon ball evolution: what about m- Alita battle angel: You don’t exist

[@BobbyDrake2000]

What about Speed Racer?

[@Missmay123p]

Avatar (the last airbender): Don't forget about me!

[@FilmRon]

What doesn't exist?

[@DemonMage]

@@Missmay123p - big blue Smurfs or the one that DOESN'T EXIST.

[@hyena234thekids7]

You don't exist(the dbz and avatar live actions movies Don't and never will exist)

[@lareolanKFP]

This move is the most under-appreciated gem of the past decade. Between the technology, the writing, the acting, this is an amazing experience and Hollywood really should have showered THIS movie in Oscars and not the FernGully remake. God the OSCARs disgust me, they represent nothing anymore, winning an OSCAR means you ticked off all the boxes, not made an amazing film.

[@leob4403]

Oh please you mean Black Panther was a pandering piece of shit? Oh wait, it was..

[@DoodleThis]

I’m so happy this movie is getting the love it deserves. That stupid online war between Cap marvel and Alita didn’t help

[@geoffreysorkin5774]

Ya, especially when Alita fans think their movie was more popular when Captain Marvel tripled it at the box office. But hey, at least Alita beat DC's Captain Marvel movie. Remember Alita fans, you can say your movie is better (art is subjective, so you aren't objectively wrong), but you sure as hell can't say either more people saw or it, or it was more popular than the movie that got second at the box office six weeks after its release (and was only second to the highest grossing film of all time)

[@PopeFireTheStarfireGod]

Geoffrey Sorkin sigh captain marvel was boring as hell alita was charming and enjoyable

[@ThZuao]

Captain Marvel was a big brand name coming off a huge multifilm megaproject series thing. People felt like they had to watch it. I believe it might have felt like missing an episode of GoT (think season 1). And BOY I remember the shitstorm it kicked off. I didn't watch it. Never was into the superhero thing. But, well, you can't deny Cap. Marvel rode off the success of the other movies. Alita (which I didn't watch either, but wanted to. Until I forgot about it) was it's own thing. No brand recognition, not coming off a big franchise. It was that small poster you saw in the corner and went "huh?". Alita's flop was kind of a tactical mistake by the movie release people. You simply do not release an expensive to make movie next to a marvel movie. It might be "Marvel's Captain Ass" and you literally stare at an ass for 2h, yet people will flock to the marvel thing just because marvel. And I heard and saw archival proof of rotten tomatoes deleting 50k Cap. Marvel reviews, so no matter how bad it might be, and how willing review aggregates are to bend to corporate will and let the consumer be ripped off to not hurt the profits of giant media corporations, there's proof people will watch it.

[@ThZuao]

Also, this the season of the Superhero Movie. It's what's "in" right now. Both seem to have similar elements and certainly the superhero thing helped promote Alita to some degree. But if it was the season of "anime cinematic adaptation", which Alita could have helped kick off by Doug's praise of the film, the figures would have been different. And it would not cut into Disney's profit margins. And you can like both. You can still think one is better. People turn weirdly tribal into seeminghly competing cultural products that are not mutually exclusive. I'm more familiar with the Megadeth vs Metallica thing in Thrash Metal. But that at least had the reason of Dave Mustaine being rightfully kicked from Metallica in the early days for being a dick and forming Megadeth while holding a grudge for a decade, then Metallica becoming mainstream. I don't know. I'm kinda bummed out there won't be a sequel to Alita. Doug made me feel like watching the movie but I now know it will feel incomplete as there's no proper end to the story.

[@Volnas97]

Yeah, Caplain Marvel damaged Alita by that online war and ruined X-Men: Dark Phoenix by stealing its ending and forcing them to reshoot the movie.

[@lawsonrg01]

This film was "sacrificed" by the critics so that Captain Marvel could be "groundbreaking". Alita was INFINITELY better

[@nathanielclaw2841]

its hilarious that there are people still blaming critics over this. the fact that some butthurt incels made tons of butthurt free advertisement for captain marvel didn't help too huh? lmao

[@Virjunior01]

@@ARCtheCartoonMaster inside out was so good

[@CobaltCruiser]

@Rich B You just sound like a butthurt weeaboo

[@misterwishart]

Nah. Get over yourself.

[@nothde9865]

@@CobaltCruiser You sound like you have said nothing original in your life.

[@jeffsmith4842]

Alita: Battle Angel is one of the best live action anime adaptations to ever exist. Nuff said

[@somerandolad]

In my view, it's the only decent anime adaptation.

[@mrmangoheadjr7790]

You're setting the bar very high

[@shrooms847]

Not really

[@FilmRon]

If it doesn't get that sequel I'm gonna riot.

[@legoking6165]

Though given pretty much every other live action anime adaptation, that's not really a high bar to reach.

[@RavenStarMedia]

I really hope Alita gets a sequel. I thought the movie was fantastic and I'm thrilled to see someone else praise it too.

[@Gardetrace]

I love this movie. While I wish it had more focused plot as well as not relying on sequel baiting, Alita herself is an amazing character who more than makes up for this movie's shortcomings. I've seen this movie 3 times in theaters, so I did my part.

[@firenze6478]

I saw it twice

[@ATRStormUnit]

I went to the cinema 4 times to watch it. Somehow, this movie resonates with my brain.

[@synaesthesia2010]

i only saw it once in theaters, but i did buy the bluray, which cost 3 times more than my ticket did, so basically i paid to see it 4 times

[@-JustHuman-]

Same :)

[@greyg0at]

Errm... I bought the bluray. Do I get points for that?

[@M644theawesome]

"If it ain't red, then nothing bled" That actually is a really good quote, and makes a lot of sense for something mortal kombat, like showing off the fatalities or something, gotta use someone with different color blood or get demonized

[@pkmntrainermark8881]

Hey, don't tie it to just women. *Everyone* loves chocolate.

[@someoneawesome8717]

Chocolate holds a lot of symbolism in so many contexts especially with emotional input

[@lucashammar8180]

Did you know that chocolate is the symbol of love.

[@pca1987]

I don't. And I'm a woman.

[@LegitMan335]

*CHOCOLATE* 🍫 🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫

[@lucashammar8180]

@@toaarky You know what they say. "Love is blind".

[@DarthBiomech]

Or to put it the other way, when was the last time we had a protagonist that's a cyborg and who _doesn't_ angst over his body and\or put in one without a consent? I love how this adaptation carries over the eastern view on cyborgs ("replace part of my body with machine? Okay.") instead of the western luddistic one ("Replace part of my body with machine? OH NO, my *HUMANITY* is being drained away!!!!"). Something that _other_ recent Hollywood adaptation about anime cyborgs didn't had guts to do.

[@gothnerd887]

Meta Runner: *replace one part with a machine* Main Character: how did that happen? Oh well, it's useful in this future.

[@DarthBiomech]

@Warlok Oh yeah, but the GITS turn is more like a quiet introspective "If I'm not human anymore, what am I now?" instead of scared "Oh god, I'm NOT HUMAN! IM A MONSTER!" that would be in a western spin on the same concept.

[@557deadpool]

Adam Jensen: *looks away*

[@DarthBiomech]

@@557deadpool Also Adam Jensen: you know the meme I'm talking about.

[@MrManowar6]

Never realized it, but you're right. The whole theme of one clinging to his/her humanity because of being a cyborg HAS been kinda overused at this point. Who knew that Rhys from Borderlands would be interesting because of being funny and not because of Blade Running?

[@midnightthesmartfox9981]

Alita: Battle Angel - Nostalgia Critic Pitch Meeting

[@huerfanoproducciones]

28:45 ok this part caught me offguard. This show is getting so much better.

[@rocbenaa1963]

OMG ¿Que haces aqui?

[@AndreNitroX]

That was amazing also Tamara brought life to that box

[@gregorymirabella1423]

because it was funny? or...?

[@jdn5801]

Holy shiet, it's the orphan

[@MightyCoffeeMaker]

This movie deserves a sequel, and we do. Dammit, i was so amazed when i saw it. Yeah, it's an adaptation, but it is so well made despite some defaults, you can feel the people who tried their best to do something enjoyable. They deserve that chance to do even better. I was litteraly depressed when i saw the box office score when getting outside of the theater...For once, could people like real good things ? I loved the battle when she gets her body destroyed. For me it was so badass to see a character damaging her body to the point she only got an arm left, and was still so angry. Ha and you dit not mention the "pathetic' line, who ended up as a meme. So cool.

[@daddybgoode]

The nostalgia critic see robots get killed: “How is this rated pg-13!?!” Me seeing the puppy gets killed: “How is that rated pg-13!?!”

[@tristanhartup4936]

Answer: it was off-screen, naturally.

[@darkstorm7780]

You know....Doug is the only critic I’ll listen too. Why? He watched the anime, also he called out the stupid critics that gave this a 61%

[@lilelo208]

Unfortunate.

[@logicaloverdrive8197]

This got a 61?! But I actually enjoyed this! That's a fucking milestone for an anime adaption!

[@misterwishart]

Wait, what does watching the anime have to do with reviewing a film? Shouldn't the adaptation stand on its own merits? (or are you actually saying: I'm only going to listen to someone who's an unabashed fan of the original)

[@sabrevanson4412]

@@logicaloverdrive8197 never listen to critic reviews (not NC). when it comes to movies or tv, i look at audience reviews. If its high audience, i usually end up liking it as well. The Orville is a great example of this. Season 1, Critics gave it a 10%. audience gave it a 95%. I loved it. Alita, i LOVED it. Hoping each day to hear news of a sequal or TV show on netflix or Amazon.

[@logicaloverdrive8197]

@@misterwishart I never watched the anime and I still enjoyed it.

[@TheSwordfish009]

damn... this just makes you wonder. How did Avatar do it??? It's so depressing for Alita not to have even 10% of the recognition that Avatar did.

[@gabrielrognon6238]

Avatar went first and was kid friendly and light hearted. That's pretty much it

[@dantefromdevilmaycry9857]

@@gabrielrognon6238 I think it's got a lot to do with Cameron being the Director, apart from the ground breaking effects it's not even that special

[@redharrison894]

Because many people including you doesn't understand that Alita is the only movie produced by Cameron without directing it!

[@redharrison894]

@@dantefromdevilmaycry9857 I had Avatar on 2 discs, I watched Avatar disk 2 so many times, it's freaking amazing!

[@firenze6478]

You forgot that this was when critics were trying to prove captain marvel was only dislikes by Russian bots and sexists so they have this movie a mediocre score because it’s success proves them wrong

[@HydeKunaga]

She's disgustingly adorable. So damn right. I just loved her, she was so cute and precious! I loved the movie. Ii was truly great. Still hoping for a sequel...

[@mediatour8898]

@Merciless Freak only if he's a guy

[@Shadow62x]

@@mediatour8898 Why? Guy's can't like adorable and cute?

[@jamesduncan6729]

She's ridiculously cute; I just wanna keep her forever and ever and ever Ugh, goddamn anime waifus and their ability to worm their ways into my heart 😩😩

[@theentity5201]

That's very dark how that doctor sharin was dismembered and stuffed into a box with minimal body parts but just enough to see and feel whats going on. That is some human centipede nightmare fuel there

[@Graeystone]

Sharin had about as much relevance to Alita as that female elf in the The Hobbit movies did. . .as in NEITHER EXISTED IN THE ORIGINAL SOURCE!

[@TheOneLichemperor]

Sharin was in the anime, wasn't she?

[@NEETKitten]

@@TheOneLichemperor Yeah but she didn't have much of a prescence.

[@marcoacuna1980]

Diego A. Acuña She basically got the Baxter Stockman 2003 treatment.

[@thescreenslaver8520]

When I first saw the trailer I thought it was gonna suck and be another addition to the list of bad anime movies. But after awhile I saw more trailers and it started to grow on me. The. I saw it in theaters and I can safely say this was one of the best live action anime movies.

[@skyknight2233]

Well to be more accurate the only good live action anime adaptation

[@thescreenslaver8520]

Yes. Exactly

[@peacekeeper9567]

In America I've seen some pretty good ones come out of Japan but they are the origin of anime so they pretty much know what they're doing

[@tres6198]

Was better than GITS...by a mile

[@strenuousspider9525]

The stigma of anime to live action being horrible is probably why this movie is more popular after its release and why it did not do so good at release.

[@MacNava]

I didn’t even know this was an anime adaption. I should give this a watch.

[@maldranrk]

main problem is they try to cram 3 story arcs of the comic into a single movie... really 4 counting her flashbacks. ...hmmm now that I think about it the rating may have had a lot to do with it. instead of turning her into a hunter warrior cutting off heads to earn the money she needs, they made her a roller ball player. that way she wouldn't look like a merciless killer and be more role modely.

[@njsapphire1485]

they're wasn't much for the anime but I did manage to watch the anime before this movie and now I loved it

[@AJ-nh8ik]

same, im gonna watch tonight

[@uglyndumb7858]

Wasn't that good tbh

[@Cosmoman78]

It is actually a good adaptation. You should watch!!

[@422rds]

Disney: We have an Elsa Marvel: We have a Natasha Star Wars: We have a Leia DC: We have a Diana Fox: We have an Alita

[@422rds]

Rey and Captain Marvel: Oh that's why no one likes us, our names don't end in an A.

[@thereaIitsybitsyspider]

@@422rds That's weirdly true lol

[@darklordofsword]

*had.

[@LordMoonshadowGaGa]

HAD an Alita. But apparently being Trump’s official propaganda machine seemed like the better investment. And it’s totally working like the Jem and the Holograms movie.

[@Spiran_SphereHunter]

Disney: We have all of you fixed it :P

[@halcionkoenig243]

Alita's failure was on the heads of the fools in Hollywood that made Dragon Ball Evolution, and the Marketing Teams behind Ghost in the Shell. I freaking adore this movie, and saw it a few times... but when I first went to see it, I was apprehensive, and almost didn't go, because of my experience with all the other "adaptations."

[@garrtoons4303]

Fun Fact: The composer for this movie also composed for the Sonic Movie.

[@mafeuk]

Two films based on a japanese property that did okay on the box office but nevertheless have huge cult following.

[@williord3050]

Ryan GODsling Okay? The Sonic movie made substantially more than what it costed to make, even with the redesign. But nonetheless, the both films do deserve their praises, even if they have their flaws.

[@ImmaLittlePip]

@@mafeuk And both films pissed woke Twitter off for being good

[@Juice-chan]

Tom Holkenburg is his name. He has his name on a lot of good titles like Mad Max Fury Road, Batman v Superman & 300 to mention a few.

[@JustinWahlne]

And Deadpool

[@Shadow62x]

I just assumed Alita had big eyes in the movie because she's not human and her designer was an anime fan. I also really liked Alita in this because she was genuinely likeable. Unlike Rey from Star Wars where she started off likeable and instantly went Mary Sue "yOu HaVe To LiKe HeR."

[@DarthBiomech]

IIRC she has big eyes in the manga too (not "anime" big, "holy shit why are your eyes so large?!" big), and they're big because she's a martian.

[@Graeystone]

@@DarthBiomech her being from Mars has nothing to do with it. If anything her 'defining feature' is her 'Octolips'(a running gag throughout Last Order) because of how thick they are in the manga.

[@SlayerKid]

I think I recall back on social media how people argued that the actor playing Alita should've been played by an Asian woman because they thought the big cgi eyes was just the director trying to make the character look more anime. But that sounds stupid because regardless they would've done the same thing anyways just because it's supposed to kinda show Alita isn't human. Casting an Asian woman makes no difference.

[@anafu-sankanashi8933]

@KJ Beast if i can say one good thing about Captain Marvel, its that young Nick Fury was very funny.

[@justanotherchannelonyoutub126]

I loved this movie! I sure hope Disney’s acquisition of 20th century Fox didn’t crush the possibility of a sequel, because this film deserves it better than any film does.

[@victorm152]

I pray to god on high and the heavenly choir that they do make a sequel...also continue the Monsterverse

[@matthewflugstad8023]

@@victorm152 I think they may make a sequal if it did well at the boxoffis but I highly dout they have the monsterverse after the mummy

[@Vadjansama]

Didn't at the end Fox only have the rights of distribution, the owner of the movie/animation rights is Cameron.. he can take everything from this movie and do it to any other studio.

[@FilmRon]

Facts

[@gtsgreatteacherscathach5550]

Yes this movie deserves a sequel

[@thefreakmachine]

I'm sorry Alita. But when you came out there were so many bad anime adaptations that, i confess, i didn't even watched you one time. I guess it's our fault too. I talked to a lot of people, anime fans, that were very skeptical, expecting a new Dragon Ball. Sorry Lady/girl/kid/robot.

[@Abshir1it1is]

Yea, we dropped the ball this time. It sucks too, because I can't find it on Netflix and I'm sure as shit not paying for _another_ subscription service just because stupid companies want to compete. But I do want to watch it legally and offer my paltry support.

[@BraveTiger6]

Agent J then buy a physical copy, that’s what I did.

[@thezodiac8764]

Those so called anime fans should have known that this movie couldn't have been done wrong if they actually have read the manga. At least it would have been just "good".

[@Johnpinckney98]

Now everyone gets a second chance! Rerelease in theaters should show everyone we still want a sequel.

[@bigbadbob7070]

To be fair, Chocolate is pretty frickin’ amazing and I can’t imagine a life without it

[@tchitchouan]

this is litrally the best anime adaptation hollywood has ever made

[@jbcatz5]

Not a high bar.

[@mannyheffley4599]

Insert flight laugh here

[@jonahroberts5764]

Wait till Im done

[@roeimakikiderikadragontwin9898]

Guyver: Dark Hero (1994) Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

[@matthewmuir8884]

Considering that the only other one that wasn't bad was the Speed Racer film, that's a bit like saying The Incredible Hulk is the best Hulk movie.

[@Phroday]

"Close your eyes" "Okay, but it'll take 2 minutes" That was subtle gold, sir.

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

Alita is both adorable and terrifying at the same time.

[@moviestar1296]

Alita: has amazing and charming characters, ties in themes within its story, great VFX, awesome female action hero with personality Captain Marvel: what is storytelling? Guess one made a billion dollars?

[@victorm152]

(facepalm)...how is it the dull and boring one was the hit and not the one that's actually fun?

[@ligtningdog6399]

@@victorm152 Because the dull and boring movie had all it's much more successful siblings to carry it.

[@toxic_revenant3]

Captain Marvel isn’t that bad, idk why people have such a hate boner for it.

[@wjzav1971]

@@toxic_revenant3 i can explain A) MCU movies have set a high standart, which means that If one is mediocre, it is considered bad. B) Both Brie Larson and her character of Carol Denvers came of as unlikeable and douchy. C) Marvel kept pushing the whole Feminist angle which comes of bad. Especially in a Post-Wonder Woman world. D) Captain Marvel was seriouly overpowered. So much so, that they had to cut her out of large chunks of Endgame.

[@joseph0098]

@@victorm152 unfortunately people would rather see something from a familiar brand rather than something fresh or well...better

[@PuppiesBiteMyFeet]

Every time I mention this movie to someone, they usually say "that's the one with the girl with big eyes, right?" Sadly, that's all most people remember Alita for.

[@DjJokerr]

Only people that didn't watch the movie.

[@MrDj232]

Which is weird, because when it first came out it was hugely popular for having a good female lead while Captain Marvel was accusing her critics of being misogynists. I'm pretty sure a lot of theaters dropped Alita over that which probably helped lower the box office.

[@geoffreysorkin5774]

@@MrDj232 Are you blaming a movie that had triple Alita's box office for Alita barely breaking even (studio only gets half box office, so 400 on a 170 budget is only a 30 million profit, and budget doesn't count marketing costs)? More people saw Captain Marvel. Captain Marvel crushed Alita and DCs Captain Marvel COMBINED at the box office. Accept it.

[@geoffreysorkin5774]

@@BWMagus He told a lie about Captain Marvel. He followed that up with a statement that "I'm pretty sure a lot of theaters dropped Alita over that which probably helped lower the box office" Explain what else beyond blaming the bullshit neckbeards pretend Brie Larson said instead of what she actually on Alita's box office failure what he said could possibly mean. He made a statement (a false one) about Captain Marvel. He followed that up with a claim about it being responsible for Alita failing at the box office. He was unambiguous.

[@mentaya11]

@@geoffreysorkin5774 Actually no, he didn't. I'm sure you'll snap back with some witty but prove it, which I'm not interested in, but you can go look up the interviews as I did. She was a real jerk and blatantly accused anyone who criticized her movie as being sexist and hating women. Both outright and not at different times. She made a huge deal about refusing interviews to all men, (at least initially, I stopped paying attention to her pretty quick) specifically tapping a black woman to be her sole representative. She made the whole thing about sex and race and so forth, when many critics brought up legitimate complaints. I'm not saying Captain Marvel was bad, personally I don't think the Marvels go below forgettable, and hers wasn't even that, but it was more of a filler movie than one of their best. That doesn't make me or anyone else sexist just because we say we think that. She seemed to think it did, and that her movie was some sort of icon for feminism or something. Personally, I preferred Alita, subjectively, but objectively, yes, she accused her critics of being anti women and anti women empowering movies. I have no knowledge or opinion about whether the mudslinging hurt Alita. I hope not, but who knows, really. All I can say to anyone still reading this is, look it up. If you care about what she said, it's public.

[@drakeware655]

"You have a gaping wound in your shoulder." "It's fine. By anime laws, I walk it off with my angst." Why is this so true sometimes?

[@chasehedges6775]

Because sometimes, angst can help you overcome any pain you recieve.

[@SmashLiXs]

"are you ok? "yep i'm good" "but you have a giant kunai in your back" "just a flesh wound"

[@juliahornback2843]

@@chasehedges6775 but wouldn't that just bring you more pain?

[@drakeware655]

@@juliahornback2843 Emotional? Yes. Physical? Nah!

[@TeryJones]

SENZU BEAN!

[@SegunOlusanya]

Did Nostalgia Critic just say, Robert Rodrguez is one of his favorite film directors? We have one thing in common then.

[@bbolin5626]

I think most of it has to be because of Sin City which apparently is one of his favorite movies. I admit, I also do like a lot of his work even if some his movies aren’t that great.

[@SegunOlusanya]

@@bbolin5626 Robert Rodriguez is one of my favorite directors his style on guerrilla filmmaking inspired me years ago.

[@Danominator]

Its like they saw anime and said "you want big anime eyes? Oh we'll GIVE you big anime eyes!"

[@galaxyskeleton]

😂😂😂 yes!

[@cyruskuria5165]

To quote Fender from Robots "Give me big Anime Eyes!"

[@Eluvyel]

She also has abnormally big eyes in the manga. It is commented on several times and has very little to do with anime. That is just how her model is designed.

[@alpharabbit2353]

Funny thing is they even gave an explanation why they're big. Big eyes means a wider field of vision, perfect for a warrior

[@MarkFilipAnthony]

The problem is that in anime all eyes are big, but when only her eyes are big it looks really weird

[@jamjam445]

This movie is so underrated and under appreciated. I want a sequel so badly and we'll never get one :I

[@OliverQueenMC]

If you want a sequel buy the movie on Blu-Ray or DVD. It's the only way we'll get one. The movie did just okay in theaters so the home video sales need to be really good.

[@jamjam445]

@@OliverQueenMC i bought the 4k 3D combo the day it came out. They're both viable viewing options

[@AlextheKaijuFan]

This Nostalgia Critic episode had some of the best acting from Tamara Chambers.

[@mikecabral2420]

Don't know if this is meant to be sarcastic, but voice acting is usually considered more difficult.

[@SeanWheeler100]

So Tamara only got a voice role and not go on screen? Doug voiced those movies on Blockbuster City while showing up as the Nostalgia Critic, the main character of his show.

[@andrewwashington8576]

Alex the Kaiju Fan ayyy I like your ultraman icon though I’m more into Kamen rider I still think ultraman is neat

[@gianinabadami5341]

I especially loved Tamara and The Critic acting at the end

[@darkridr25]

So, about those eyes: I don't know if anyone else out there remembers, but in the original trailer her eyes were WAY bigger than they ended up being, to the point that, when I saw said trailer, I cringed at just how big they were. It's why I never saw it when it first came out. I did find out later that they made her eyes a bit smaller than in the initial trailer, and I went ahead and got a copy to see for myself just what they did with what is one of my favorite anime and manga series. Most of what you mentioned, both good and bad, I more or less agree with you about. There is, however, one exception to that: Motorball. This is one of those few portions that was missing from the anime that I had wished they included more of it in it, and was happy to see it spotlighted in this movie. It added the perfect bit of action that focused on it being a game rather than just mortal combat, which is what most of this movie, as well as its source material, had focused on. Personally I absolutely loved its addition. At first I was a bit miffed when you said that they dropped the ball on him climbing the tube, but after hearing your reasoning on it, I can kinda see where you're coming from. I still feel they stayed true to the original immensely well, but...yeah, I suppose he wasn't as crazed as he was in the anime, I'll give you that one. Finally, I absolutely loved the end of this review! When that black dude started explaining the shortcomings of Alita I had half-expected Stan from South Park to pop up out of nowhere and ask him, "Morgan Freeman, why is it when everything gets so convoluted you always come out of nowhere to explain everything?" Only to have him respond something to the respect of "I'm not Morgan Freeman. I think you might need some glasses kid." The part with the video climbing the tube was kinda corny, but...meh.

[@squeaktheswan2007]

The stereotype with girls and chocolate is more oriented around science, actually. Girls are more likely to develop a sweet tooth and chocolate can ease the pains of...that time of the holiday, if you catch my drift. Also, there's a holiday in Japan where girls make homemade chocolate for the guys who treated them on valentine's day. It tastes terrible but its the thought that counts.

[@Bluebedo]

Are you talking about White Day, by chance? Because that's for the guys to give back to everyone who treated them on Valentines rather than the other way around.

[@TheGoldenDunsparce]

Damn, I wish chocolate eased the pains of Aunt Flo's visits.. Also, as Bluebedo said, the holiday, White Day, which is on March 14th, is for guys to repay girls who gave them chocolates on Valentine's Day the month before. Girls don't HAVE to make the chocolates, but if they do, they'll be incentivizing the guy to cook for her because the guy has to 1-up the girl; if you buy expensive chocolates, the guy has to buy even higher priced ones, if you hand-make chocolates, so does he. It also tests whether he noticed, which can help gauge whether he acknowledges the things you do for him or not...

[@squeaktheswan2007]

@@BluebedoYeah. I'm not from the part of the world that does it, so my details are a bit fuzzy.

[@marekwygnany924]

Holy shit, that's evopsych bullshit if i've ever seen one. EVERYONE LOVES SWEETS. All people. Construction workers, firefighters. Cops. Sewer engineers. Wardens. EVERYONE!

[@MaverickChristian]

Honestly I never understood the stereotype; doesn't _everyone_ love chocolate? I'm a man and I've loved chocolate ever since I was a kid. It's way better than boring vanilla.

[@666Vampirefromhell]

Anyone else see this becoming a cult classic? Also this makes me wanna see a Hard R/ R18 live action Hellsing Ultimate movie. Let the Americans make it, sure, but for god sake use British actors. It's set in England for crying out loud. Henry Cavill as Alucard Tilda Swinton as Integra Tom Hiddleston as Walter Karen Gillan as Seras

[@paintingkitsune]

That casting sounds great, except that I don't really know Cavill's acting outside of Superman. A travesty, I know. Personally, I would like to see what David Tennant could do with Alucard.

[@ImmaLittlePip]

I can see Rodriguez directing a hellsing movie tbh He would do it justice like the sin city movie

[@thedarkweeb1253]

Hollywood fucked up almost all anime adaptions except that one and you want them to make another one live action anime is someting that in my opinon just doesn't work and it doesn't need to work. Even the japanese live action anime that I know of sucks. Honestly I'd rather just watch animated anime rather than people who are only interested in profit make shitty versions of the stories I love.

[@BahamutXER]

I'd pay an arm a leg and my immortal soul for a Hellsing Ultimate abridged live action film...

[@shawncleary3450]

whitekitsune I don’t know who would be a perfect alucard but Henry Cavill is not the person for it. He’s great in the Witcher and maybe he could do a character similar but I don’t see him as a Dracula. With that said David tennant wouldn’t be a bad choice but I think I see him more as an Alexander Anderson

[@tremorsfan]

I got the feeling that this was meant to be Rosa Salazar’s star making turn. Oh well maybe there’s still a chance.

[@HylianSith920]

Robert Rodriguez has a habit of recalling a lot of his stars for his films. I'm sure he'll keep her on the grid.

[@Abshir1it1is]

@watashi That makes perfect sense. Thank you for your revolutionary insight and contribution to this discussion.

[@scantopup2226]

as an anime fan it is actually true that anime characters can get hurt badly yet still walk it off

[@julesrules7297]

I saw this in theaters and was mad that the auditorium was nearly empty.

[@lego4virgo]

Probably all watching Captain Marvel.

[@Kataxu]

@@lego4virgo Now I am even angrier.

[@DjJokerr]

@@lego4virgo You mean Captain SJW.

[@DjJokerr]

@Kamil Szczęsny Just because movie made more money its better? You're an idiot!

[@jarrodedson5441]

@@Kataxu I agree that's a shitty film

[@tophatnottoefat]

Scooby Doo Curse Of The Lake Monster Nostalgia Critic

[@BeauMan2]

I wanna see him review that movie

[@m.and.m7155]

Lmao he would have a field day with that movie!!

[@Tman-zp3mt]

Me too

[@LordMoonshadowGaGa]

We would need Rodger for that and we’re still on lockdown.

[@legoking6165]

Yes!

[@davidsomoza]

I freaking loved this movie as i loved the original story in manga. It is flawed, for sure. But you can tell the people who did this movie had passion for the original material.

[@catholiccontriversy]

Regarding the bar scene and it "not feeling right," I chalk that up to "this is actually a coming of age story." In the beginning Alita has the body of a child/teen, and that matches her maturity level, and it's only after she gets her new body does she mature. Since this scene is with the child/teen body, I see this as her being an idealistic teenager that constantly makes communist facebook posts and doesn't understand why people are citing the track record of communist regimes. It actually makes perfect sense when you apply that filter.

[@GM_Lemmy]

One thing that also hurt this movie's performance were "professional" critics attacking it in an attempt to prop up Captai Marvel in order to please their corporate overlords.

[@KotorFan-zb1bo]

Yeah believe that idiotic crap.

[@WorldWalker128]

Professional movie critics aren't someone I go to to see if a movie might be worth a watch specifically for that reason. Same thing for reviews on video games. I go here on youtube for the reviews on things I have any interest in, to dudes like Angry Joe and others that point out ALL the flaws a game has. Graphics I don't really care that much about and Voice-acting can still be laughed at if it's bad. But if the controls suck, if the story sucks, if the characters themselves suck, if it's a Micro-transaction factory that cuts out chunks that SHOULD have been in it to begin with that force you to pay MORE money than the initial price to get the actual game (cough cough Destiny cough)? That's the things I care about, and an ACTUAL gamer or movie-goer is going to care about those things and sharing this info with their viewers, not just telling the viewers what they SHOULD want. We know what we want most of the time, and what we want the entertainment we pay for to have.

[@benm5970]

Because those critics didn’t go into Captain Marvel WANTING to hate it just so they could “Stick it to Brie Larson”

[@NexAngelus405]

I remembered reading about James Cameron's announcement of the Battle Angel movie in a now out-of-print magazine called Anime Insider in the mid-2000s. I recall it had a picture of Cameron with a speech bubble saying, "I'm king of the world!" followed by a cutout of Alita from the manga adding, "... and death to all who say otherwise!" The article mentioned that the movie would be based around the motorball arc and I remember that after reading said article I had vivid fantasies about how the movie would look with Alita tearing up the motorball track while the stadium audience made up of a mix of normal humans and cyborgs cheered her on accompanied by gritty-sounding techno music like the music featured on the soundtracks for the Matrix films. The motorball scenes in this movie brought me back to those memories all those years ago hitting me with a wave of nostalgia more intense than anything I ever felt before. In my eyes the movie turned out to be everything I ever wanted the Alita film to be back then and more (minus the gritty-sounding techno music but looking back I should have realized only hacks would use such an obvious musical style for the soundtrack).

[@InsidiousOne]

Well, I think something bluesy would work as a soundtrack, something Cowboy Bebop-esque. Alita even does something that looks like a blues performance blues at one point in the manga.

[@kingsleycy3450]

I'd like to add that Alita is a proper STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER. She kicks ass, but that's not the only thing that defines her. She is full of charm and life and love. She isn't just there to show up men. She has a life outside of the violence.

[@ThomasTee]

true dat

[@diesirae1128]

"She has a life outside of the violence.", yeah, a life that revolves completely around two men. Does this stupid movie even pass the Bechdel test?..

[@starbound100]

@@diesirae1128 you're just mad because this movie didn't bend the knee to the narrative. Yes, women can have men in their life AND be happy. At least Alita has a life, as opposed to captain marvelous how boring she is.

[@princessthyemis]

Exactly!

[@kingsleycy3450]

@@diesirae1128 We live in an integrated world and we need each other. Let's not pretend the world will get better if we keep to the people of our sex.

[@slumpgodgaming2847]

10:08 Oh no ponyo has returned for ham. Ponyo: By the demons of the seas, I will have ham!!!

[@sebastianemond5313]

Ponyo: "You will not stop my pursuit of Oscar Myer!"

[@mikebirks2336]

They need to make a Battle angel Alita: Last order series on Netflix like Castlevania.

[@ThatGrumpyOldBastard]

If they go the Last Order route and bring Sechs to the big screen I may die on the spot

[@BloodyAngel88]

Maybe give it to AMAZON instead...since most Netflix originals are little more than trash.

[@oliviawilliams6204]

Please no, Last Order is god awful!!

[@pyramidblaster9239]

No

[@jessehcreative]

I was thinking they should move a sequel series to Disney Plus

[@noirangel6416]

Alita: You made the biggest mistake of your life. Other critics: And whats that? Alita: Underestimating who I am.

[@sidearmsalpha]

Great review, Critic. You gave it a fair one. That's more than I can say for your boy Angry Joe.

[@ImmaLittlePip]

Angry Joe is a political puppet He sees everything as left vs right and it bleeds into his reviews

[@leob4403]

@@ImmaLittlePip Angry Joe is also a sheeple by nature, and falls into the Marvel/DC fanboy trap easily

[@ella-strator2107]

NC: “She’s the most promising anime adaptation I’ve seen in years.” Lupin III The First: 👁👄👁

[@Trainfan1055Janathan]

That Ponyo joke was hilarious! 😆😆😆

[@ThreadBomb]

C'mon, ham is awesome.

[@emberneko8640]

i died laughing at that joke 😂😂😂 it actually caught me off guard.

[@amanofnoreputation2164]

Honestly, it didn't take me very long to adjust to the eyes. I'm only ten minutes into this review as I'm typing this, have never even heard of the actual movie before today, and I'm already too invested to notice that it makes her look anything but adorable.

[@trentonhamilton645]

I remember catching this film in theaters, they showed the "first trailer" of Sonic The Hedgehog, and some of the audience cried like infants, including me.😥

[@libertinarey]

Wtf is it with people nowadays that so many say they were crying when consuming media? When did this become the norm?

[@gracekim25]

libertinarey it’s called emotion

[@dandelion40k87]

@@libertinarey sometimes, the media can control emotions.