Truly Dreadful Film

ridiculous rating

Absolutely the worst movie.

I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

.Hack//SIGN is an anime series with a very unusual setting and premise. About 99% of the series takes place within an online MMORPG called "The World of Twilight", or simply "The World". The series is set in the very near future and there is little sci-fi elements to the series since almost all of it takes place within the fantasy setting of the game the players interact in. Despite the sophistication of the characters depicted in the game world, they seem to be standard controller or keyboard controlled, with the addition of a VR headset instead of a TV screen. The players do not actually "jack into" the game physically or mentally. But as the series opens we are introduced to Tsukasa, a young boy playing what is the games equivalent of a wizard. After meeting a mysterious and mute cat-like player and opening a chest within a dungeon zone things start to go seriously awry. Tsukasa discovers that he now cannot log out of the game, in fact he is *in* the game now. When accosted by a self-appointed "policeman" and questioned roughly he discovers he also has a guardian that is capable of defeating any opponent. But it is also learned that anyone the guardian defeats is left in a coma in the real world. From here the anime covers the attempts of various players who meet Tsukasa to try and decipher the mystery of what has happened to both he and the victims. All the while though Tsukasa retreats further from contact with people while being constantly hunted by more self-appointed police yet at the same time forming a bond with the organizations leader. Every thing slowly converges towards revelations as to who gave Tsukasa his powers and the reasons for his being trapped in the game..hack//SIGN, despite being set in a fantasy world of swords and sorcery is *VERY* spartan with its few fight scenes. Quite often what in any other anime would be a massive battle will in this one end abruptly or never be shown at all. Characters then usually speak of what happened after, or have brief flashbacks. The characters though do *ALOT* of talking and wandering around. If you approach the series as more a sort of murder mystery rather than an action film then you will likely get more out of it than those looking for flashy brawls. Unravelling the mystery is what drives this anime.The series has three "extra" episodes that were left out of some DVD releases in the US. One is a sort of grand party which has tie-ins with the Playstation RPG which picks up where the anime left off, and one is a very bizarre comedy-parody while the last is a recap of the series.Check it out of you are interested in more cerebral fare and are not looking to see lots of swords and sorcery.

Yes, it's true. This show doesn't have much violence as you expected. Actually when a man is stabbed, you don't see him until he is lying on the ground. But you know what? I don't care. This anime is just wonderful. The excitement, every episode slowly opens up a secret of Tsukasa until the final episode. It's so wonderful, funny, and.. I don't really know what else I can say without making myself attempt to sound smart. It's just a really good anime. Beats Pita Ten and Death Note by 100%.This makes me think. Why didn't the crash really happen in 2005? It would have opened up the virtual gaming world in 2010! That would've be exciting! Yes, so this show is really out date seeing none of this happened in 2005. But it makes you think, don't it? I recommend this show to everyone. I don't see anything wrong with it not to recommend it to children either. Just mild violence.

When I first watched this series on Cartoon Network in 2003, I only got to see the first episode and I have to say this series was amazing. I really want to collect this series, and I did. When I bought the first 2 volumes on DVD in 2004. They were the best, I know it's hard for Tsukasa to logout because there was no player to control him. I believe that Tsukasa is immortal and he cannot be defeated. Another thing I liked about the show is the music and songs. I think the best song in this series is,"The World".And of course,"The key of the Twilight" My favorite characters in this show are:Subaru,BT,and Crim. I did like the other episodes after buying the next 2 volumes on DVD, and of course the final volumes. But before watching them, I watched the other volumes over all the way through. It was really cool watching them all the way through before the new volumes. The series also features the voices of:Amanda Winn Lee,Dave Wittenberg,Donna Rawlins,Kim Mai Guest,Mary Elizabeth McGlynn,Paul Mercier,(famous for Onimusha 3),Valerie Arem,Bob Papenbrook,Brianne Siddall, Crispin Freeman, Debra Rogers,Doug Rye,Kirk Thornton,Lani Minella,Lex Lang ,Mona Marshall,Sandy Fox,and Wendee Lee. So in closing, after the series,play the video game. It's the best.

Just a few months ago I saw this show for the first time.I heard everyone talking about it so I watched it.After watching one episode of this show I fell in love with it.I think it's one of the BEST ANIME shows ever! I got one of my friends to watch it one night and now she watches it all the time.Even though It only 30 minutes long it seems longer and really good.Most of the time Stuff that you wouldn't expect happen!It is very cool!I recommend this show to all Anime lovers!