I would have liked this movie much better if it was actually anime the whole way through

Rating: 9/10 (9 May 2004)

I was really disappointed with this movie!! Let me start off first with "I love anime" and this movie was kinda like watching live action anime. Before I saw this movie I would have thought that idea was sweet. Now I realize, that it just doesn't work and came out really egotistical and cheesy!! I did love however the old school kung-fu movie style that he went after. Maybe the movie was just too hyped up for it to live up to my expectations, maybe it just wasn't as good as people hyped it up to be. The catch is, now I have to see the second one just to see what happens....a fact that I'm not really happy about. At least I know that I don't have to spend $10.00 to see it in theaters. ***UPDATE!!!***
I take it all back!! After I saw the second one it tied everything together for me! If it was all one long a$$ movie I would have loved it!!