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Ah! My Goddess - The Movie Director: Hiroaki Gôda Number of Items: 1 Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen Format: Color, Widescreen, Animated, Dolby Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Running Time: 115 minutes Studio: Pioneer Video Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Region Code: 1 Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2001-11-27 Buy from Amazon |
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From Amazon.com Based on a manga by Kosuke Fujishima, Oh My Goddess! was made into a popular five-part OAV in 1993-94. Keiichi Morisato acquired the goddess Belldandy as a girlfriend in a charming, small-scale domestic comedy. The feature (2000) is set three years later: Keiichi has grown more attractive and less maladroit. Belldandy remains essentially unchanged--until she encounters Celestin, her former "mentor." Celestin rebelled against the powers of Heaven and was imprisoned. Having escaped, he wants to resume his rebellion and reformulate the universe according to his designs. The filmmakers attempt to link computer viruses with apocalyptic mythology and the relationship between Belldandy and Keiichi. Although they made an agreeably mismatched couple in the OAVs, Keiichi and Belldandy simply don't have enough depth as characters to challenge what amounts to a Lucifer figure or support such a baroque story line. Rated 13 Up: brief nudity, risqué humor, violence. --Charles Solomon From Description Trouble in Paradise! Belldandy's mentor mentor, Celestin, was imprisoned for attempting to overthrow the Goddess system, but now he's back! Using a system virus, Celestin, corrupts the Goddess system and removes all of Belldandy's memories of Keiich! Will Belldandy's love for Keiichi prove to be the key to ruining Celestin's plans, or will it be the final ingredient necessary to destroy our reality?! BONUS: Don't miss the first episode of the Adventures of the Mini-Goddess after the end of the movie! |
 "Excellence of Anime"I own this DVD and I dont intend to depart from it. This is one of the most valuable anime collection I have. The story plot is great. It's like a sequel to the OVA series and a great production too. The graphics and the soundtracks add essence and atmospheric emotions to the whole story. I ended up buying the soundtrack too. The graphics were excellent, especially the scenery/background. It caught my attention, especially the moments that Belldandy have with Keichi. The sakura garden moment, with the soundtrack, stunned me. The soundtracks were excellent. Not only I critic it from movie point of view and also from the soundtrack that I bought. You 'll reminisce the nostalgic events when you listen to the music. A plus would be Nobuo Uematsu from Final Fantasy is involved in the soundtrack production. A collaboration from Shirou Hamaguchi and Nobuo Uematsu, come on, you dont get that in every anime. Though, out of 27 soundtracks, I do dislike 2 songs. But the rest are good... real good. The story was excellent. It has several twists, emotional scenes, flashbacks/history and of course a good ending. Wouldnt own a bad ending anime. I do recommend this DVD, though some people may prefer other anime. But from the point of production, storyline,soundtracks and graphics, you wont regret it. Cheers. "Beautiful"This was a very good movie. I liked it especially because I haven't seen the OVA series and was still able to understand what was going on. The Animation is wonderful, the Music is very moving, and you will fall in love with the characters. The climax of the movie was my favorite part(it was the song that got me) and I highly suggest if not buying this DVD, then seeing it in some way.  "Lovely"Ah! My Goddess the Movie will excite fans of the too-short TV series about a beautiful goddess named Belldandy who lives with an Earthling college student named Keichi. The movie takes place about two years after the TV anime series ended. The Amazon editorial review for this movie said Keichi looks more attractive and poised. But nah - he's still the same old Keichi. Skuld looks a little more grown-up, though. The gorgeous Celestin comes to Earth to get Belldandy to help him implement his grand plan. Like Buddha, Celestin has lofty, noble goals of ending suffering on Earth. Unlike Buddha, his methods involve evolving Earth's life forms thousands of years into the future. Belldandy does not remember the terrible truths of her and Celestin's past. Celestin has an ally, the butterfly-like fairy, Morgan, who has been greatly wronged by the Celestial Goddess System. Morgan poses as a college student in order to get close to Keichi and Belldandy. The animation in this movie is incredible. The backgrounds are perfect. It is just like reality. One shot of Morgan hovering over a bay I had to pause and just gaze, amazed. I felt I was there with her. The whole movie is so realistic I cannot emphasize it enough. The ending is touching and may make you tear up. It is highly Disneyfied, however. Any anime fans who prefer darker or Goth-type fare would not be impressed. But if you are a believer in positive thinking and true love, this is your cup of anime. I was very disappointed that we did not even get to see Belldandy and Keichi kiss!!!! It has been TWO YEARS since she has been living with him, and it is implied that their relationship has not been consummated. What is up with that? It is like watching a priest and a nun. Extras include an art gallery with some stunning art, some of which I would love to have as posters on my wall. There are Japanese TV commercials and movie trailers. There is a short cartoon about the "Mini Goddesses." Although I love the idea of chibi goddesses, this short stinks. It involves Urd torturing this poor rat named Gan-Chan. The animation is poor. "Perfection"I would just like to say that this is one of the best anime movies I've ever seen. The word masterpiece comes to mind when I think about it. I recently got the chance to get Hidenori Matsubara's autograph (He did the character design for the movie) and along with his signature he did a small sketch of Belldandy. I have got to say that still makes me smile everytime I see it. "An excellent anime movie"This movie is easily one of the best anime movies ever. It has a very good plot, fluid-like animation, and an excellent orchestral score. Although it is very entertaining and pretty much stand-alone, viewers can benefit more if they get some background information on Kosuke Fujishima's work of the 3 goddesses and their earthly friends, since the movie doesn't spend much time introducing the characters and their relationship. Anyway, I enjoyed the movie so much that I went out and bought the soundtrack CD :) |
