GazerRise Fantastic!

WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Roy Hart If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

nintendoguy-08230 Truth be told, there's little about this film that isn't impressive. I'm not specifically talking about the fact about how this film is the 2nd longest animated film of all time, the flawless animation (especially for how long it is), or how excellent it is overall as a film and finale to a superb television series. As giving as little information as possible, the premise revolves around the protagonist from "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya", Kyon, and involves him getting in a situation where he realizes Haruhi Suzumiya, whom his life practically revolves around, suddenly disappears, and in a place where everyone knows Haruhi for her eccentricity, has never heard of her. This leaves Kyon not only puzzled, but also looking for answers to hopefully get to the bottom of the situation and have everything return to normal. This isn't really a spoiler as this synopsis is also on the back cover of the DVD and Blu-Ray cases. Anyway, the story itself is fairly straightforward for viewers and fans of "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya" anime though if you haven't seen said anime, I would not recommend you watch this film as it's almost like "Serenity" to "Firefly" as you would need to see the series first to understand context, characters, and various choices made throughout the film. Despite clocking in at 2 hours and 43 minutes in length (which shocked me when I first found that out) there was never a dull moment, in fact I believe the length is definitely a strong point of the film. I say this because a lot of animated films won't always take time to stop and smell the roses, or something similar, where this film has the excellent pacing of a well-known live action film such as "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly", "Apocalypse Now", or "Blade Runner". There was one particular element of the film towards the end where I was a bit puzzled for a particular someone and how the logic behind them being there and how they were supposed to know about the events taking place (RA). I saw the series and the film both in the Funimation English dub, and has quite superb voice acting where I cannot imagine better English voice actors from the list of actors that are involved in Funimation's dubbing productions; and I do plan on re-watching the series and film in the Japanese audio at some point down the line. At this point in mid-2018, roughly 8 and 1/2 years after this film was released, (even though we had "The Disappearance of Yuki Nagato") the chances of another season to adapt the rest of the light novels made after "The Disappearance" seems rather slim, though perhaps this fate is better than everything being produced in the "Death Note" franchise.In the end, this is a film truly like no other, not just because of the length, the animation quality, the excellent and intriguing premise/conflict, but it's because of all these things that this film is as excellent as it is, and hopefully will sometime soon be considered a modern day animated classic.

Eric Stevenson I have been reading "The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya" manga for quite some time now. I have seen too many remixes and fan tributes to count, so you simply have to call me a fan. I was sooo glad to finally be able to see the animated version for the first time in my life. I have to admit. It wasn't as good as I thought it would be. It was a million times better! This is truly one of the most wonderful and endearing films I have ever seen in my entire life. I have seen tons of movies, so that's really saying something. This also happens to be the longest animated movie I have ever seen in my entire life.I wouldn't have had it be any shorter. If nothing else, this has shown us that animated films of any kind can be epic. Honestly, I thought this was on the same level as Miyazaki films. This is probably one of the Top 5 movies I've seen in the entire past year! I have seen so many awful movies it was such a relief to see a true masterpiece like this. The first 17 minutes are basically nothing but setting up what has already been occurring in the series. In fact, I believe Kyon himself apologizes to the audience for such a long prologue! I finally found out that the character's name is pronounced "Key-On" and not literally Kyon as I always thought.That's what I get for not watching the stuff first! Now, I really do like to think that Haruhi is in fact God. Koizumi himself says she is kind of a God but it's just a theory of his. This movie seemed to disprove the idea that she was. I mean, Kyon himself is talking about the man upstairs and people praying to him and obviously doesn't mention Haruhi. Well, it's more or less stated that Haruhi created the universe (or possibly recreated it) so that's enough of a God for me! She's a being of immense power, okay? It's also great when the characters talk about Jesus, Muhammad and Buddha and Kyon doesn't know which to pray to! I am glad to be familiar with the source material because I understood all the references that were made to the show. You have to be a fan! The gorgeous animation is what makes this so wonderful, among many other things. These characters just come across as so real to me. I love how the setting is so mundane when it's really a series about magical beings changing the Universe. I am a fan now and forever. The pacing in this film is absolutely perfect. I feel not like a second of this was wasted. It's a pity this isn't mainstream enough to appear in movie guides. It should be on the IMDb top 250! It's also the longest movie I've seen based on a TV show. It's a truly epic journey in every sense of the word.The scenes in this film are amazingly intense. Kyon could just come off a stalker in this. I love how Haruhi slowly gets her old personality back. I love the idea of another character explicitly in love with her. Well, Kyon did make out with her to save the Universe. Come on, there must be something developing from that, right? It's so intense when Kyon goes nuts over hearing where Haruhi might be. I so feel for him as he argues with himself about wanting to live in a normal world. Of course he doesn't! He even admits anyone would be crazy to admit that!It's the true devotion he shows towards Haruhi and the other characters that make this so wonderful. Asakura works great as a villain too, as the series was lacking a villain for the most part. Everything is just so beautiful with wonderful details. Kyon is perfect as a narrator. As the only non superpowered being, he is the most relatable. He even says that after all that Nagato has done (won't spoil the ending) he'll confront the alien entities to stop her from being punished. This is a wonderful and unique film in every sense of the word. ****

Tweekums As Christmas approaches life for Kyon is going on as usual… in other words Haruhi has decided what they are all doing and telling the others what their roles will be. Then one day as he walks to school he starts to notice something strange is going on; half the school seems to have a cold and he is told it has been like that for a week. Then he learns something even stranger; Haruhi isn't there, what's more nobody seems to know her; there is no SOS club and its other members have no memory of it or of any of their antics in the club. Kyon starts to think he is going crazy but then he finds a clue that will lead him to this world's Haruhi and to a point where he will have to decide whether he wants to remain in a normal world or go back to how it was with aliens, time travellers, ESPes and most importantly Haruhi.Having enjoyed 'The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumya', even the infamous 'endless eight' I looked forward to seeing this but was unsure about whether a two and a half hour movie would work… it did. It felt much shorter as the story is constantly interesting and I really wanted to know why the world changed and just as importantly how. There may be less laughs than the series but there is a greater sense of drama. This drama also includes a greater sense of danger which culminates in a surprisingly bloody scene; it isn't strong compared to many series but was much stronger than I expected in 'Haruhi Suzumiya'. I'm sure fans of the series will love this.These comments are based on watching the film in Japanese with English subtitles.

Kevin Almroth The movie "The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya" was...perfect. It was the greatest movie of all time. Sure, you may not agreed, but that's what i think. But I totally recommend you seeing this.First I need to point out that this is literally my first review ever written, so sorry if I really suck at this.Anyway, this movie is very different from the anime. It's much more serious and it actually made me cry. If you haven't seen the anime, you will get a little confused. Since the plot is heavily based on it. So please watch the anime first. It will be much easier to understand. But if you already are a fan, you should see this movie right away.Like I said before, i would say that this is the best movie of all time. And that's saying a lot coming from a guy who has seen "The Godfather", "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" and "Titanic". But this movie seems to have everything! Great music, lovable characters, smooth animation, good voice-acting and the list goes on! Another thing i should mention is it's length. This movie is 2 hours and 40 minutes long. Which makes it the second longest movie in Japan. (Right next to "Final Yamato") You may think that this is way too long, but i would say that the longer, the better.So overall, if you're a fan of the series or just want to see a good movie, check this one out. However, it's not for all ages. It's really sad and at times even scary. It should be rated PG-13. But still, check it out. It's a fun ride that you will never forget.Score: 10/10