Alita: Battle Angel - Robert Rodriguez, James Cameron, anime eyes

Watched it today.

I liked it. The story is not fantastic, but it tries to hit the story beats from the comic IMO, and much of what I felt became clunky comes from that attempt of trying to stay true to the source, while not fully embracing it’s themes. It’s not a great adaption, but all in all, I think it’s competently done.

The action and special effects though… wow. Saw it in IMAX, and this is 100% a movie you should see in the best 3D that you can. This is one of the rare movies made for that medium. There was a Captain Marvel trailer in the theater prior to this viewing and it looked terrible in comparison. The sfx here just sing, IMO, and are Oscar-worthy.

Thumbs up from me. Hope they have enough success to develop the sequel that they build up to.