An excuse to watch pretty girls in fighting game outfits?

Rating: 8/10 (27 September 2012)

I'll refrain from making use of the word "sucker" in this review. It's difficult, of course, given that I felt like one after watching the first 10 minutes of the film - however, at some point things seemed to get better. Or possibly it didn't really get better, I just shut down part of my brain and the film actually became rather entertaining at that point. The film is all about visuals, robotic German warriors, far eastern samurai monsters, dragons, big guns, bigger guns, swords, knives, explosions, and so on and so forth. Plus of course an excuse to see pretty girls dressed in manga inspired Japanese console fighting game outfits, which leave both too little and too much for the imagination. And it's clear that the film makers have had bucketfuls of imagination - all of this running rampant throughout the flick. I honestly wish they had had just a little bit more control over that, but as a film it truly is one of a kind. Hot girl factor 10 points, story 1 point, explosions and special effects 8 points. Probably does its best at the big screen, but also worth time spent on a slow night with a DVD player for a company. (all right, not worth the 8 points I gave, but you know - an excuse to see the pretty girls going all kung-fu on stuff... :) )