SmugKitZine Tied for the best movie I have ever seen

Teringer An Exercise In Nonsense

ShangLuda Admirable film.

Ezmae Chang This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Magsi Rover (magsirover) I'm not all too familiar with the steins;gate universe just yet, however there are a few things that I can definitely point out. The story line, artwork and music all blended well and I think the production of this franchise was a job well done. Admittedly, I'm the type of person who has one too many interest but, Time travel related stories has never been far away from my top list. It's a pretty complex genre to write and let alone execute due to the constant movements of time. If I could think about explanations that would be near to the concept, I must say that I've fallen in-love with steins;gate's logical views regarding time travel more than I have from the girl who leaped through time. I think the cellphone and microwave won me over than running fast enough to fall into ditches or through a wall. I love how the characters were build up and the focus on each of their choices that triggers the effects and movements of the story. I think that because these were carefully executed it had made steins;gate in all aspects from one of the reviews from kotaku.com.

devylove56 After watching the series I fell in love with Steins Gate altogether! I think It is a fantastic work of art that everyone in the world should watch! But I hate to say that the movie was quite lacking. I didn't go where I was hoping and It still left you with a cliffhanger and I hate that. I needed more than to just end with a silly joke and a passing glance smile between Okabe and Christina. And to top it all off it leaves you still wondering what happens to Miyouri and Daoru. It never picks back up on their side whether they remember Okabe or not. I wish it had stopped with more insight on the love affair and I wish it had told more about what was going to happen between Daoru and his lover.

Robert Thompson (justbob1982) Version I saw: UK DVD release (projected)Actors: 6/10Plot/script: 4/10Photography/visual style: 7/10Music/score: 6/10Overall: 5/10In many ways, the Steins;Gate movie bears a lot of comparison to the Haruhi movie, The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya. Both have the feel of a TV episode extended, or possibly several episodes tacked together. Both revolve around the disappearance of the charismatic, fun-filled main character early in the story, leaving the long-suffering, sardonic love interest as the main character. In both cases, nobody else realizes anything has changed, so the proxy main character is forced to follow the clues - a succession of plot tokens - that integrate each of the supporting cast into events, one by one. In both cases, the plot is complicated by twisty, confusing developments involving time travel and parallel universes.It's a bold move, taking out the heart of the series like that, but I don't think they really carry it off. The remaining story must be carried by Makise Kurisu, driven by her love for the missing Hououin Kyouma, but... I just wasn't feeling that connection between them. Maybe it has been too long since I saw the series, and the particular dynamic between them had slipped from my memory, but it no longer caught me and carried me through the way it needed to. My affection for the other supporting characters, whom I continue to genuinely like, wasn't enough either, as it turned out.The panoply of odd camera angles is still there, and added to the title - I mean, "Steins;Gate the Movie: Loading Area of deja vu"? Come on! - successfully evokes Steins;Gate's distinctive brand of studied eccentricity, but one of the things I really liked about the original series was how neatly the time travel plot line was looped into a satisfying conclusion. Not any more. This time, I was simply confused, and although I may be wrong on this, I don't think it was my fault.

Charles Herold (cherold) After watching the fantastic series, I immediately wanted to see this movie. And if you're familiar with the story and the concepts and the characters, you are likely to enjoy this. But I'm not convinced this can stand on its own; I think it would not be as much fun as someone's first introduction to the world of Steins Gate.In the context of the series it's quite good, although it does wander even further away from sci-fi than the series. The series was a sci-fi movie that had elements that weren't very scientific, such as it's approach to fate and the main character's odd time-related perception. The movie focuses entirely on these elements, so that ultimately it's closer to fantasy than sci-fi.But as with the series, it's entertaining and amusing, with some very moving scenes. If you're a fan of the series you don't want to miss it. If you haven't seen the series, go watch it.