Softwing Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

GurlyIamBeach Instant Favorite.

ActuallyGlimmer The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Brenda The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

megaoiluj The embodiment of mediocrity, the example of what is wrong with anime. If you're a teenager who wants to turn off his brain, this will surely entertain you. If you're looking for something moderately good, a logical and well-done story, without clichés, without forced moments or some originality, this is definitely not for you. This does not go beyond a nice visual display full of bad and ridiculous moments that takes the viewer for an idiot; It's the equivalent of a junk food with no nutritional value.

vectorequinox SAO is an anime about a teen-aged boy who gets stuck in an MMO. Though this could be a good subject, the lack of character development coupled with the stupidity of the manufactured drama leaves this a dull lifeless husk of a show. If you want to see a really bad teen drama with some decent fight scenes then this still won't do. The fight scenes are dull and the animation looks nice but belongs in a drama not a fighting show. Oh, and the less I mention the alfheim arc the better.

endadoyle WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS I first watched SAO when I was starting Secondary school (Around 6th grade for Americans) The hype for this show was skyrocketing in my school and I was one of those die-hard fans for the show. That was 5 years ago, and my opinion of the show has drastically changed. SAO starts off REALLY strong as it's hard enough to engage an audience with such an over-saturated genre. However SAO had a very unique sense of horror and dread going from a happy, light mood to complete panic and unknowing. Thats what hooked me on the show originally, the characters throughout the WHOLE show either wanna f*** Kirito or are bland filers who are to further the meaningless plot. Although there are two exceptions (Klein and Yuuki) and I'll get to that. Anyway after the first episode, here comes the adventures of edgy Jesus! who is about as deep as a matchbox. Another HUGE flaw of the show is its pacing, you can't write something then ignore everything that happened before it! Let me just give some context.Episode 2: Beat the first bossEpisode 3: Floor 50To me, this is nothing but laziness. But before I move on I'd like to mention even after re-watching I did REALLY enjoy this arc. Believe it or not the show has a great soundtrack and is animated so well I can't help but enjoy the Aincrad arc.Aincrad arc: 7/10 It's entertaining....need I say more?The second half of the first season was a dumpster fire, nothing short of fan-service between furthering a relationship everyone is a little sick of. Oh did I mention Kirito's Sister/Cousin wants to f*** him? To me all their is to say about this arc is Asuna went from cool sword wielding bad-ass to Sloppy damsel in distress who sits in a cage waiting for her narcissistic boyfriend to come save her. Also she gets assaulted sexually...Family friendly content!ALO arc: 2/10 Ruined the whole show and gave it a bad name...Not much to say about Gun Gale it had a really interesting plot and Sinon had a nice developing character from start to end. Then again, she wants to f*** Kirito.....So that kinda kills it. DeathGun is a bad-ass. Even though he doesn't say much in character Ignite was a great opening too. It really brought what the arc was about to life.Gungale: 6/10 Unique and interesting but then again kinda fell flat with the other part of the plot leading to it slowly becoming irrelevant.Mothers Rosario was a beautiful way to sum up season 2 with the main character (Edgelord) being replaced by Yuuki a bright bubbly character with a helluva fighting spirit. The show did everything right it was beautifully written and the ending made me cry my eyes out for a couple day straight. Probably my favorite arc, the development of Asuna and Yuuki's relationship was so special and adorable.Mothers Rosario: 9/10 I love this arc and I just hope they can make season 3 like this.Overall I'd give the show a solid 5/10 as it just lacks consistency but it is a show I will never forget. You should watch this show and forge your own opinion of it though, after all I'm not Jesus, and I'm certainly not edgy Jesus ;)

rogofer This anime has a special place between my favorite animes. That's mainly for the things it made me feel. I agree with most of the other reviews, the first arc is the best by a huge difference but I also enjoyed the rest of the show. I recommend that you try and watch the first 8 episodes. If you don't like it, stop there and try another one.