B level movies are fine when you're in the mood for that kind of camp. However, this was not a "good" B movie.
The special effects were fine for "B" tier movies. At times eye-rolling, but conveyed the message.
The choreography was overdone, which to be honest is on brand for "B" movies.
The reason for my 3/10 rating was the multiple instances of inconsistency through scenes in which injuries would disappear from one cut to the next. There was a point where Reo slashed a bad guy across the chest, and after a cut there was no injury or blood.
The most egregious, though, was the backpack carried by the Luna. That bag, with the sword, was stolen by Hana after killing Dash. And yet, a scene later Luna is at the train station with the bag without the sword.
This movie had numerous instances like this, as well as a few moments where it seemed like you could see crew (or someone just watching) on the periphery just outside of the scene.
Just bad. I didn't have a lot of expectations going into this, however I had to fast forward to the final battle involving the 3 main young characters remaining alive and the villian, Yurei, who fought with about as much energy and enthusiasm as Steven 'me want the punani' Seagal. Which ended with, possibly, the most boring flying decapitation strike to ever fall off of the storyboard and miss the cutting room floor.
The special effects were fine for "B" tier movies. At times eye-rolling, but conveyed the message.
The choreography was overdone, which to be honest is on brand for "B" movies.
The reason for my 3/10 rating was the multiple instances of inconsistency through scenes in which injuries would disappear from one cut to the next. There was a point where Reo slashed a bad guy across the chest, and after a cut there was no injury or blood.
The most egregious, though, was the backpack carried by the Luna. That bag, with the sword, was stolen by Hana after killing Dash. And yet, a scene later Luna is at the train station with the bag without the sword.
This movie had numerous instances like this, as well as a few moments where it seemed like you could see crew (or someone just watching) on the periphery just outside of the scene.
Just bad. I didn't have a lot of expectations going into this, however I had to fast forward to the final battle involving the 3 main young characters remaining alive and the villian, Yurei, who fought with about as much energy and enthusiasm as Steven 'me want the punani' Seagal. Which ended with, possibly, the most boring flying decapitation strike to ever fall off of the storyboard and miss the cutting room floor.