Visuals- A grade, Storyline- B minus
591442
It has many many loose ends which is just infuriating even though I know there is a Prometheus-2 coming up. The visuals are very good though. That's what earned it the 3 stars. Acting was mediocre and lots of cheesy moments which add nothing to the story line. It is almost as if the movie was just done for the sake of having the prequel to the Alien(1979) movie. Nobody leaves an impression other than Michael Fassbender. But again, no explanation what-so-ever for his actions in the movie. Sigh...
3995857
The artwork in this graphic novel seems truer to how the characters really look, not nearly as dark as the artwork of Origins.

*********Definite SPOILERS****read at own risk*********

Chapter One: Takes place in 1991. John has noticed that Mary's relatives and friends are all dying. He heads out to find Eddie, Mary's cousin, a trucker who has gone missing.

Bad girl starts bad guy monologuing about how Sam needs her as a demon mother to prepare him, blah, blah, blah, and flings a whole bunch of railroad crap lying around at John.

The flying crap pulls together and turns into a--what the . . .?--transformer robot or something. Comic book, guess I should have expected some weird thing . . . like . . . no, shaking my head, these drawings and concept are so not working in the way I see  the Supernatural world. John looks like a tiny Superman fighting a gigantic robot. Give the man a cape and throw him into the bizarro universe because for the Winchester world this is just stupid.

My Overall Thoughts: Hmmm. Well. Didn't hate it, but it didn't seem to have a lot of substance for a plot either. Highlights were mainly John's internal thoughts about whether his boy was evil and destined to lead a dark army, yet he was relentless in how far he'd go to protect him also--so I really loved that because it fits with how I view John. There was also a really nice moment when he shows Sam the sunrise and how it banishes any darkness.

The robot scene, however, was entirely too ridiculous and as much as I like the character of Lilith . . . on the show she was scary, but in this that scariness didn't translate. She seemed more demented, wanting to raise Sam as her own. It's possibly because she didn't have that eerie scary childlike innocence all the actresses, young and old, brought to her character on the show. This one was just a hard-core shank.

And Sam's character just didn't jive with his true character. I know he is only eight in this and  in following canon had to remain ignorant of the whole Supernatural world. Yes, I'm glad they didn't make him aware yet, because then I would complain about that (these poor writers can't win), but, it also seemed unlikely after going through all this that with his perpetually curious mind he wasn't questioning anything or putting two and two together. He just kinda went along with every lame explanation John and Dean told him about really bad "people". That just didn't feel like true Sam to me. Perhaps I'd buy it if the excuses weren't so awful. Though in fairness, I'm not sure what the writers could have done better with only little dialogue bubbles to work with.

So would I recommend this? Half-heartedly, I guess, esp. if you love the show. It's worth a quick thumb-through at any rate.

There is a three page Bonus story by Eric Kripke at the end, which is funny. He really has a beautiful whacked out mind and totally makes fun of himself in this Ghost facers Winchester haters parody of Sam and Dean as the monster of the week (yes, singular cuz they are a conjoined monster with fabulous high cheekbones) that the Facers have to heroically gank.
2525282
The story itself was pretty good, but the animation quality was pretty bad. I was expecting some more attention to detail, but it never really happened.
2201900
Story: generic good-vs-evil, feeling love but can't love, macho and cool warrier must move on after saving a girl he already had feeling to.......I don't mind this kind of old story, but the scenes are not really grapping or touching, and the drawing is retro, similar to animation style 20 years ago, colors are not well defined, layers not detailed, but in the end it's the common storyline not well directed that leaves one hoping for more actions, more emotion, and more ways this kind of story can be told and filmed
878095
It is difficult to follow the line of the story....movie is only based on visual effects. Not relevant to my taste.
796830
Visually the copy is crisp and clear. As someone else reviewed the movie starts out on one story line then goes more onto another. Initially it is about two families being separated and two boys being trained by different people then goes to a romantic story. Strange thing about this one you only see him draw a bow in the intro and that was it. For more Fu, look elsewhere.
4079084
It is all in the presentation.  It is Disney entertainment instead of more indepth science.  This would be alright for introducing a term to an elementary school class.  It has no depth of topic.  For the prices these videos sell for, there should be more science involved, more explanation...
607042
- special effects: 2 stars .... no 5 because were not use that well during the story
- acting: 0 stars
- story plot : 0 stars
- TOTAL stars average for the film: 1 star
4915335
The art is fine and the story is fine. However they are on separate pages. Read the words, then turn page for the art, then turn page for the words, then turn page for the art. All of our other ebooks have the art and words together on the same page. Lots even have animated art. Like I said, fine story - bad execution.
327363
I picked up an advanced review copy of this, because I enjoyed&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/The-Little-Red-Wolf/dp/B077H1P6MQ/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">The Little Red Wolf</a>&nbsp;(with some reservations for some kiddos), and liked the art.

Amelie Flechais is obviously a very talented artist. The cover for this one is gorgeous.  The story, while not particularly original for a Children's story, sounds full of promise and potential for both interesting and imaginative story-telling and artwork.  Kids lost in spooky woods also happens to be one of my favorite Children's story tropes.

Unfortunately this one just didn't work for me.  The story, three boys taking a short-cut through the woods and getting lost, running into strange creatures and a few perils, lacked cohesiveness and coherent flow.  I found it confusing, muddled and disjointed.

Things happen, and but aren't really fleshed out, then the story moves on.  Leaving the reader to try to guess what's going on and try to fill in narrative gaps to try to make some logical sense of this story.

It also has a mix of both colored pictures and black and white pictures, which was disappointing.  I found the complexity of the artwork (which is amazing) made it difficult to make out what was going on in the black and white pictures.  I had hoped this was simply due to the advanced review copy not being completely finished in this regard, but another reader I know has purchased the published version and confirms this is the case as published.

Some of the art I really liked, some of it I really didn't.  There is definitely some gorgeous and imaginative artwork in these pages, and what there is of it is the strength of this book.

Overall I found this a disappointment, but I will certainly give this author and talented artist another look if another book is forthcoming.

I received a free, expiring, copy from Netgalley.
2436393
Average. Not a great quality video, kinda like VHS. The storyline is a bit muddled due to the fact that they tried to use special effects that were very poorly done. For a "free" Prime video, it's watchable, but barely.
2780516
Visually, it was stunning but almost no story or character development to speak of. Sadly, this is exactly what is wrong with most films today. It is all about how visually captivating they can be and not on the story.
3837707
Pass on this one. Best scenes are in the previews
4934035
My daughter is a Final Fantasy fan so I got this for her birthday.  She finds the storyline very disappointing.  She feels that while the game is visually excellent, the premise behind the story is lacking.  Since she does have a BA in Integrated Arts, I think her opinion holds a bit of weight.  If you're a fan and you want to complete a collection, then it's not a deal breaker.  I would not suggest this for a first taste of Final Fantasy as the other titles of the series are much better.
1489015
Visually arresting if somewhat flat on story -- still it's worth a see. Get it when it's on sale -- worth it if purchased for $14 or less
1907883
After seeing the animatrix at the cinema I was impressed by the overall visual quality and integration of CG. WHy are the other reviews in here filled with innacurate descriptions of what it some of them are about or who the directors are?
They were very good overall with standouts for me being those directed by SHinichiro Watanabe- Beyond and detective story.
I found the 2 parts of renaissance to be weak and didn't like having the borrowed imagery from WWII and ideas from Asimov all congealed in an un-appealing mess and shoved down my throat. I expected better considering it was written by the wachowskis. It really but me in mind of metropolis but done in a half arse kind of way. WHile visually to metropolis it is still very pretty
3490518
I remember these comics/graphic novels, from when I was a kid.  But the ones I had were in color.  So, when I saw that Amazon had some for sale, I rushed to get them.  I didn't realize that the newer versions would be in B/W.  I know that it's cheaper to produce graphic novels in B/W, but it's disappointing to me.  Just like most people don't like B/W movies, I feel that the whole point of a graphic novel is to see the story in color.  Reading a B/W graphic novel is like watching Ben Hur or 10 Commandments in B/W.  Great stories, but not very visually pleasing.