Infamousta
brilliant actors, brilliant editing
Seraherrera
The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity
Sammy-Jo Cervantes
There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.
Arianna Moses
Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
Phoenix
I never expected Disney to make such a great show. When I first heard about it, I thought it was a girlie, Sailor Moon wannabe. Then I watched it and realized how stupid I'd been.Well, I read the comics first, so obviously I had a bad opinion. The comics are crap. They're exaggerated and girlie and the romances are overdone (especially Caleb/Cornelia and Will/Matt).But the show is another thing altogether. It has dark undertones, without becoming too tense. It has its light and funny moments too. Its storyline is original. The characters and couples are well-done and believable. Some great characters that were not there in comics are present here (Blunk, the Mage) and the villains are more realistic. In the comics, Phobos and Nerissa are pure evil, but here, you can see that they aren't that bad - note how Nerissa regrets killing Cassidy and how she let Caleb and Julian go.But best of all are the surprises and twists (that the comics lacked). Over the episodes, the characters are developed and more is revealed about them (Cornelia and her sister, Matt and Shagon, Caleb and his parentage, Elyon, etc).All in all, this is a funny, thrilling, magical and wonderful show. Two thumbs up!
notpreppyinpink
Not to bash the comics or any other shows, but this is one of my fave action cartoons, THIS IS NOT A SAILOR MOON SHOW, i hate sailor moon, and love this show. I started reading the comics after i had seen the whole first season, and the second seasons first few episodes. This made the comics less easy to understand, but i liked the show a lot more. Really, i don't know why, so many people like the comics more. This show is about 5 girls that learn they are the guardians of the veil, later to become infinite dimensions, they have defeated the evil Prince Phobos prince of meridian, and his guard, including head guard, a snake/lizard like beast, Cedric. Caleb, the rebel leader, and the rest of the rebellion help them to defeat Phobos, and his servants. The rebel leader is dating one of the 5 guardians, Cornelia, earth guardian, and is often hanging around a horrible smelling, trading creature, a passling named Blunk. The other Guardians are... Will - Who holds the heart of Kandrakar Irma - The guardian of water Taranee - Fire and hay Lin - Air After overthrowing Phobos, his sister Elyon took reign, she had once been Cornelias best friend, but then turned against them when she found out she was princess of Meridian. Elyon is again friends with the guardians. Meridian is a fictional place, which is in another dimension, originally known as metaworld in the comics. Now they face a new threat, the sorceress and one time Holder of the heart, Nerrisa. The show also portrays the girls personal life in their town Heatherfield, friends, family, and boyfriends. So far in the show, the only people on from earth besides the guardians that know about Meridian is Will's boyfriend Matt. While dealing with school, family issues, and normal teenage problems, these girls also have to save the world on a daily basis.
Glen B.Wang
And it is! Anime is everywhere these days, even some of our most beloved American cartoon/comic characters have been revamped into something that are no longer recognizable and are adopting strange features that they are not supposed to have! In this case, Disney too now focuses on that genre, disregarding their natural talents and hire an animation company called Jetix (the same company that creates the truly awful Super-Monkey-Robot-Yada-Yada-Wha? show) to produce another abomination that is sure to attract fans of the kids magazine called W.I.T.C.H (obviously initials for the characters' names, which you can see on its opening title. How lame and cumbersome).Basically, I have no idea what the main story is about, but it's a bit like Harry Potter (since the first movie, everyone begins to imitate J.K. Rowling's success, but nevertheless fails to generate everlasting appeal) and a dot of Winxclub (which seems of plagiarize the former, plus lots more from other original anime preferences), which results in a badly mixed barf bag which older audiences have to consume to imagine its horrible taste (think of one event in Fear Factor where contestants are required to pick up garbage from the road and eat it!). First of all, animation is, well, what do you expect from conventional studios these days, Americanized Anime. Only more yucky. The character designs are equally generic and stiff as well (probably the most uninspiring is that little goblin who is obviously derived from Gollum/Dobbie). The costumes for the so-called Guardians are the worst I've seen in recent memories; with dull colors, poor choice of design and dreadful little wings, my interest begins to wane too quickly. I mean, c'mon, even little 'trick-or-treat' Halloween kids have better appearances than these 'pixies'! Plotwise, it's just like any other teen shows you have seen ranging from Sabrina to Ginger, so there's nothing to explain here. Basic magical elements such as water, fire, water... erg ... I just wonder if the writers of the show are capable of extracting their own bits of creativity instead of referring to the text books...No matter what the 'fans' say about the show in this section, true lovers of animation like me may agree with some of my statements, so please I beg you all to STEER AWAY FROM THEIR MAGICAL INFLUENCES!
Cringer
This is the first truly magical show that I've seen in years from Disney and now it appears to be canceled. I am sick and tired of Disney canceling good shows and renewing shows that aren't even remotely close to being as good as W.I.T.C.H. I am very selective about the shows that I watch and W.I.T.C.H. is on the top of my list as my favorite. This series is full of action, adventure, a superb storyline, well developed characters, and excellent humor that keeps you coming back for more and more. The animation is very vibrant, detailed, and colorful.If Disney wants to do justice to this series, then they should make season 3 and season 4 of W.I.T.C.H. and release it in the US. Then, I will have something to praise Disney for, rather than my disgust with them throwing away my favorite series.