I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of limbs that get cut off in this movie.

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

one thing I learned from ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL is that human skin faces stretched over giant robot bodies are literally my least favorite thing in the world.

Cameron's tin-eared writing plus Rodriguez's juvenilia is as dire as you'd expect, but Cameron's design and FX perfectionism plus Rodriguez's simple (and finally well-employed) economy is as tantalizing as it sounds. This is all over the place, an often eye-popping (sometimes literally) YA dystopia with some of the clumsiest writing and performances of either filmmakers' careers and a halting narrative that promises alien wars and global socioeconomic upheaval but delivers robot swordfights and Rollerball tournaments. A mess I will probably sit through a few more times.

I was higher than I intended to be when I watched this and I feel like I've met face-to-face with God.

i’m sorry but hell yeah

that moon war tho

Very fun when she’s slicing tears in half. But an absolutely cold snooze whenever she’s flirting with Disney channel star Chench Benchley. Unfortunately the Chench scenes make up 30 hours of this movie’s 40 hour runtime. 

That being said, I would’ve really liked to be a target polo wearing extra in the Alita Battle Village.

the Big Eyes (2015) reboot we didn’t know we needed

digital and corporeal self-actualization—our relationship to our shells and the complex power structures that wield control over them. color me surprised to find a YA dystopia interested in narrative economy, visual detail and character. the production design that evokes japanese transhuman cyberpunk and repurposes it in a post-war, american refugee context is unbelievably gorgeous, as is the kinetic fluidity of the action. first time in awhile i've been sequel-baited and actually cared enough to want to see more. bring on Alita 2.

"Whose body is this?"

A film about bodies, identity, digital performance and engineered selfhood. A film about dysphoria and the joy of altering yourself to match how you feel. (Cis ppl do not interact!!) Rosa Salazar gives one of the best performances I've ever seen in a film. I do not trust anyone who doesn't at the very least find something of interest here. I found much more than that.

Edit: I wrote a piece about some of my feelings on this wonderful film

I really like this one as far as manga adaptations go

Alita is a great action hero and thia movie has a lot of things that make watching it worthwhile, the score, the effects, the fights, the design, attention to detail and more

I was entertained enough. The cgi is amazing and the action parts were well done. Just kind of an average story. Neat world building. They left it open for sequels, but I’m not sure that’s necessary.

Less romance more cyborg dog guy

If you don't feel like reading the manga, perhaps this film will help get an idea of what the story is about.

This movie was held together by the duct tape that was the performances (except the boy toy) and production design. Everything else was the stuff being held together.

Why was I choked up for like the entire second half of the movie? Can someone explain this to me please??

So very strange, in a good way!! And sometimes a bad one? Its pacing feels very cobbled together and builds its wonderfully curious world with ample lore and steampunk streets and impossible cityscapes to keep me engaged and eager to learn more, but still feels too shallow. Its very comfortable with the the spots around town and an elect of thoughtful characters, but meanders with set pieces and supporting roles that end up as progression engines rather than more shades of the world to explore. Fun!! but empty. I really hope there's a follow up with more love for its source material's world.

only watched this for rosa salazar

One of the most creative Sci-Fi movies I have ever seen

Katastrophe

The mixing-pot-style world is one of the best things about this film alongside the CGI.
The world feels kinda "Zero Theorum" and a bit like "Mortal Engines" CGI wise.
Ye, the rest of it isn't remarkable.

Loved this and I'm looking forward to a sequel. Come on Disney and get with the program.

"This is just a body. It's not bad or good. That part's up to you."