Eh, amusing but not great...

Rating: 4/10 (16 July 2007)

So while it is a continuation of the storyline watching this movie was like opening a book and reading 20 pages somewhere in the middle and then closing it again. While it had a "plot" it doesn't really grip you or make you want to see more. There is no dramatic build up and no "cliff hangers" to keep you wanting for more when it's done.
Off hand I'd suggest keeping your $10 and just buying the DVD and watching it in series with the other movies. Even then, unless you have the next one I don't know if I'd bother. It has it's shiny moments, but in the end felt like a filler episode in an Anime series.
I should mention that I haven't read the books and have only been watching the movies. So it doesn't matter if there are amazing books for me to compare it to or anything. The book series might be good, but I wouldn't know. So consider this a rather unbiased option of the movie as I tend to watch a lot of movies. :)