ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Adeel Hail Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

Brennan Camacho Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

Jemima It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

SwartOlifant I haven't read the manga, just the first one and it's basically the first 15 min of the movie so I really don't know if there is a reason for the "NOT SHOOTING" thing. Over all is an OKAY movie, but if you want to watch it you better go for GANTZ: O (2016) so much better and they actually shoot there.

joeywyss This is a lot better than I expected, although I wish I'd known Gantz 2 was actually a sequel that was better than the original, or at least a vital part of what should have been a multi-episode mini-series. If I had watched both together I would have enjoyed much much more. I assumed it would be a light fun sci-fi popcorn movie, but it has much more depth than that in the end which makes it truly satisfying. It suffers from a dialogue issue I find with a lot of Asian import films, whereas the humor or exposition doesn't quite translate to English, but that's not really a fault so much as to be expected. It was a wise decision to use Asian actors to do the English overdubs , and the cast do an excellent job of mimicking to the tracks although clearly not speaking the vocal. The director has a clear and concise vision here, and is completely successful in finessing the photography although he really shines in Gantz 2. The action and fight scenes are a joy, with the wire-acrobatics and choreography you'd expect. Against the alien mutants in Gantz-1 they are great to watch, but against the more human aliens in Gantz-2 they're much more appreciated. Gantz-1 has more of a humorous undertone to it than Gantz-2 (although that turns out to be a mistake when dealing with the robot mutant, he's a badass), where Gantz-2 is much more sinister and dark. There are no glaring plot holes (save one in G-2 that I assume just got left on the editing room floor) in either piece. Plot is fluid and not plodding. The production budget is greatly increased in G-2 and it shows. The ending of Gantz/Gantz-2 as a set piece is perfect, with very little room for any attempt of a "Gantz-3 : Resurrection!!", and that makes it even more satisfying. Cast is capable and believable, even past the leads. Don't watch one without the other, you'll benefit.

enilenis The first thing I said having watched the anime was that it should've been a feature length show instead of the sluggishly paced 26 episodes.The movie has greatly improved the story's presentation, eliminating empty filler material.Production values were good as well as the casting choice and visuals. Instead of a niche product appealing to a very limited audience, the film was made into a decent sci-fi flick, preserving everything that made the story unique.The characters had to be flattened to fit the format, but didn't suffer much due to having little depth to begin with. Each one of them simply represented "an approach" with some background revealed to explain motivation.The core is still the same - random candidates find themselves in strange circumstances. They're given tools with no instructions and are expected to figure out quickly what to do. There's no room for error and the reward for passing a test is always a new test.

luvstospooge1 I am a big fan of the mange so i was very excited to hear that this movie was being made in japan, by Japanese. That said, this film was somewhat a disappointment IMO. anyone who has read the mange knows how graphic it is in nudity and gore which is exactly what this film is missing, particularly the nudity, which is nonexistent. things are taken out of context as well, tea Kolyma doesn't appear in the mange this early and Keir doesn't fall in love with her until much later. there were characters missing (reika, and that cute tomb raider looking girl who bones Keir for the first time) and this movie was basically softened up for audiences overseas i guess. thats why i gave it a 5/10. other than those things the effects were good. but i just cant overlook the missing characters and story. i wont buy this movie unfortunately. i also didn't pay to watch it either, i watched it on a free streaming website so i didn't waste my money.