- Etrnlknightmare
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Proud Spartan II, COG soldier, Hero of time, and crowbar wielding scientist.
I'd just like to say I saw the first 2 Berserk movies just now, and they were amazing. I saw them subbed, because I can't -blam!- find the dub version of the first, and I found the second full movie in some remote corner of YouTube.
The first movie started great, but the -blam!-y pace ruined the rest of the movie. It was also awkwardly short, as well as dull at some points because the music failed. The anime did everything this movie did better, but the sound effects, animation, and general production values of the film are nothing to sneeze at, impressing me a great deal. Still, the pacing botched it.
7/10
The second movie fixed absolutely everything the first one did. The pacing was superb, the action was aplenty, and it ran for a very satisfying length. The music works at every part, and the cgi doesn't distract, and does a really good job of what it does. I could hardly tell if it was being used at times. The movie also held plenty of Easter eggs for those who'd read the manga. It was great.
11/10
As Berserk being my absolute favorite anime/manga of the handful I've seen, I was let down by the first movie, only to be blown away by the second. By all means watch the first, if only to see the second. I would not recommend these movies if you haven't read the manga, as you'll miss a bit of the intended references, but that's more of a recommendation to read the manga than a discouragement to watch the movies. I'll definitely pick these up for myself when all 3 are dubbed, and you should too.
Also, I say watched the dubbed version because the voice actors from the anime are returning, and those guys were phenomenal, and generally admired by even some if the most picky anime connoisseurs.
[Edited on 01.04.2013 10:09 PM PST]