ScoobyMint Disappointment for a huge fan!

Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Blake Rivera If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Goregazer I have been a fan of Discovery and Daft Punk for years now. I finally took the time to take a look at this awesome little piece of animation and was extremely pleased with it.The animation is great and you can still make out each character's personality even without dialogue. Speaking of which, I'd like to address the folks that say that the plot and story are paper thin. It's not Why? Simply because this is an hour long movie with no dialogue and a lot happens in this hour...a lot. In a hour you see the world that they come from, the capture, the hero chasing them, the transformation, the new life as brainwashed musicians, the rescue partially foiled by the bad guy, the bad guy showing off the women and winning the award, the 2nd rescues, the chase, the love scene,the road trip, the burial, the discovery of the mansion,the back story of the bad guy and his ultimate goal, his final solution in progress, the foiling of his plans, the infiltration to get the data back, the realization of what the band really is,the world becoming aware of the bad guys plan, the help they get to get launched back into space, the final scare from the bad guy, the search for home, home finding them and finally..the conclusion.All of this, without dialogue within an hour. One could agree that they had to simplify at some points but i feel it's never rushed and everything is clear. many movie have less content and story even with dialogue and exposition This movie is pretty much a long music video so the music itself does a lot of "talking", setting the right mood in general. The colours, the characters; the story, the music and the fact that its set in a sci-fi world make this experience very rich and entertaining. I even admit to having teary eye at the "Something Between Us" part. When a picture can make me emote in such way, it did something (many things in fact) right. If your open enough and you let it, it has the potential to make you laugh and cry. Also, as many reviewers mentions on this site, the throw back to the 70's 80's, Captain Harlock style of esthetic is a great choice and fits well with Daft Punk's multi-generation sounds. Worth the watch, highly recommended for any fans of Daft Punk and Japanese-animation.

jackstarr777 I guess there's no point watching this if you don't like Daft Punk, as the whole film is just their critically-acclaimed (for good reason) album 'Discovery', bought to life in animation. But, there is certainly much for non-fans and newcomers to enjoy in this truly magical film.Well, for a start, the music is great. 'Discovery' is considered one of the definitive dance music albums; there's not a bad song on the whole thing, and any fan of electronic will certainly love hearing it. But the animated story adds a whole new emotional layer to the music. Of course, the animation is highly stylised and anyone not tolerant of stylised anime (people who think it looks 'weird') will not enjoy, but as for me? It's beautiful, I loved every second of it.And the emotional quality of the film struck me hard. I was touched in a way few films touch me. At times I shivered and by the end I was in tears. The final shot of the film is probably the most magical and beautiful shots I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot of films. And Daft Punk's cameo was so unexpectedly hilarious, that's a key point too.This film touched me, it meant a lot to me, and though it may not be for everyone, fans of Daft Punk and anime will love it to bits, as I did.

sandover Being a later bloomer to Daft Punk, I am quite glad I have bloomed -this anime is really animated - it is simple, it is brainstorming, it is fearless in shifting gears, being tongue-in-cheek, blatantly and deliciously critical of the pop industry, it is absurd if you are absurd, it is not sad, for the loss that is crucial although one could say schematic or unnecessary for our interstellar band to get saved is presented in an almost adult manner, it has a message, it is a romp - I think the delight of all people involved is palpable, one feels them giving full rein to fun and imagination pop art popping us at its best!one of a rare bunch of films, or experiences, that you are in for a new ride right after the previous one has barely ended.Stunning visuals, unapologetic when romantic, sometimes laced with delicious cheesiness, and seamlessly integrated music,thank you.

nycritic Daft Punk, the duo comprised of the great Thomas Bangalter and Guy Manuel de-Honem Cristo, are the best thing to happen to house music since their introduction into American soundwaves with their now world-known "Around the World" which despite barely making it to a dismal # 61 on the pop charts in late 1997, has since gone into the strata of the "ultimate dance song". This, their breakthrough hit, consisted of a repetitive construction similar to the robotic synth sound of the early-to-mid Eighties (it's strikingly similar to an Italo tune by Magazine 60 called "Don Quichotte) which led to a stomping conclusion. "Around the World" basically changed dance music overnight, and soon enough the term "French techno," or "filtered disco" was overheard as the next biggest thing this side of trance and breakbeats. Anyway, Daft Punk had a smash hit with their first CD "Homework" from which "Around the World" was taken as its prime international hit, and by 2000 they had another, even more massive success on their hands with "Discovery" which spawned not one, but five hits. The video for their first hit "One More Time" which featured vocals by Romanthony, was a space-age anime featurette which depicted what seemed to be a disco group of a future planet who winds up captured by alien forces. The video never solved the story, but apparently Daft Punk had the entire story laid out, and in a collaboration with Leiji Matsumoto, they released an entire feature length film -- the entire length of their "Discovery" CD -- that told this fantastic story of a successful disco group from a distant world who fall prey into the hands of a corrupt man who wants to create his own "new sensation" and transforms them into zombified yet appealing humans, labels them the "Crescendolls", and reaps the benefits from their immediate success, until a renegade member of the band takes matters into his own hands. INTERSTELLA moves quickly and smoothly, reaching a beautiful moment with softer songs "Nightvision" and "Something About You" before exploding into the climactic "Too Long". For lovers of anime, and of this style of music.