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It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

I haven't really watched Sailor Moon more than a couple of episodes, I checked out this movie to see what it's about because apparently it's one of the best things that came out of the franchise.It's great.It starts in the middle but having seen the first episode of 'Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon' I already knew the gist of the thing so it wasn't hard to follow, and the movie actually introduces us to characters that I surmise are already familiar to those who saw the entire series. Very helpful.Ikuhara likes his homosexual overtones, and here it's guy-on-guy more than girl-on-girl. Mamoru-kun alias Tuxedo Mask meets a mysterious man from the past who claims ownership to his heart, much to the chagrin of Usagi alias Sailor Moon. Turns out the man Fiore is an alien from outer space and plans to destroy the earth with an ocean of pink flowers - or is he being manipulated by the flower itself? There's some surreal, fantastical imagery. The final fight takes place in space. The one flaw of the movie is that it's so short.

Let's review, Sailor Moon is an older anime, it is one of the first to gain worldwide fame along with the likes of "Dragonball" and "Dragonball Z". Unlike those two, it was a show meant for girls but somehow managed to attract a male audience also. I suppose it has nothing to do with the super heroine attire, fact they function as a team, and otherwise are out and about in a typical plot of the day episode. Actually it does; but the series also spawned a few movies.One of them goes by the name of "Sailor Moon R" after the series that was running at the time. This movie features an alien that resembles Ail and Ann of the short mini-arc that ran during the first ten episodes of Sailor Moon R. He somehow drifts in space for eons, before landing on Earth and befriending a boy in the hospital that has lost his parents. Touching to say the least. He leaves for space due to life force differences (he can't live here), and otherwise wants to find the perfect flower for the young boy. He later returns and events as we know them have progressed.The boy is Tuxedo Kamen; he is actually prince of the Earth and he has a love affair with the reincarnated princess of the Moon from nearly a millenia ago. The alien reappears, learns of this and all disaster breaks free. He is seemingly possessed by a plant and is hellbent on sucking all of the planet's life force dry. This is nothing new here as far as Sailor Moon is concerned, but the fact the plot of the movie focuses so heavily on friendship and what it entails, is definitely new to the series. The rest of the movie is spent between characters either fighting, acts of jealousy or testing bonds of their friendship.There is a happy ending, and it plays out similar to the first part of Sailor Moon R. It makes me wonder if they were not just rewriting it for a movie or if the movie itself was rewritten into that series for syndication. Either way, the movie has better writing than the series normally does and is a good view for fans of the series. Casual anime viewers may appreciate the shoujou genre and art that this series is known; all make it into the movie.Originally posted to Orion Age (http://www.orionphysics.com/? p=6218).

Sailormoon was created for kids, but adults can enjoy it too. The plot is unique, and all over the characters interesting and complex for a cartoon. The movie is definitely worth watching if your in the mood for a very good amine. Sure there are some lines that are a bit cheesy, but things are lost in translations. 4 1/2 out of 5 stars if you rate it by itself, and 4 out of 5 if you compare it to some of the other stuff that's out there.

I love this movie. I really do! I's fast-paced, beautifully animated (for that time), and... oh yeesh, I don't know what else to say it's filled with!! Every Sailormoon fan must go out, find the SUBTITLED version (Damn you, American version!! What's this "Power of Love" crap you crammed in there in "Moon Revenge"'s place?!!!)and WATCH IT. Then they can appreciate the beautiful background music, beautiful animation, amusing silliness, and yes, the plot. The relationship among Mamoru-san, Usagi-san, and Fiore (the villain) is deeply and gracefully looked into and linked. Oh!! And the confrontation between Fiore and Sailormoon (just them) is amazingly scary and touching at the same time. This is a well put together movie and should be watched by Sailormoon fans everywhere...in Japanese. You've been warned about the U.S one... after that, anyone who watches the American version is to pay the price.