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Robert RodriguezCinematography:
Bill PopeComposer:
Tom HolkenborgCast:
Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Keean Johnson, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali, Jeff Fahey, Jackie Earle Haley, Eiza González, Ed Skrein, Casper Van Dien (more)VOD (4)
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When Alita (Rosa Salazar) awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido (Christoph Waltz), a compassionate doctor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul of a young woman with an extraordinary past. As Alita learns to navigate her new life and the treacherous streets of Iron City, Ido tries to shield her from her mysterious history while her street-smart new friend Hugo (Keean Johnson) offers instead to help trigger her memories. But it is only when the deadly and corrupt forces that run the city come after Alita that she discovers a clue to her past – she has unique fighting abilities that those in power will stop at nothing to control. If she can stay out of their grasp, she could be the key to saving her friends, her family and the world she’s grown to love. (20th Century Fox)
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Sci-fi for girls, in a good way. At least for girls who want to be like Ripley. Rodriguez populates Cameron’s fantasy world with living, breathing characters with the soul of a cyborg. The action is coherent and easy to follow; the fight in the bar is just genius. The romantic storyline is pretty weird, but it works well. Rosa Salazar grabs you with her big eyes and doesn’t let go. This is evidently just the first episode, as it is obviously a prelude, and I want to see more, so I hope Alita is a hit.
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Robert Rodriguez is back after a long hiatus and unexpectedly at full strength, aided by James Cameron as writer. Alita is a visual juggernaut much like last year's Ready Player One and I have to say that even though I initially approached the film as an outsider, I was very pleased with the end result and left the cinema satisfied as I haven't been in a long time. The film is set in the 26th century, so it's Cyberpunk, with a very likeable lead, a solid as usual Christoph Waltz, with good pace, uncompromising action , and I roared through the cinema with happiness and emotion at the grand finale. The diverse villains, the music and most importantly the rollercoaster pace made you wish it had an extra half hour. I didn't mind at all that Rodriguez stayed away from violence, and story-wise it could have also been stronger, but I was so blown away by everything that I didn’t feel like thinking about it like, when Megan Fox strips in front of you, so staring open-mouthed is richly enough. This is one of the best adaptations of Japanese Manga I've ever seen, and it will shake Japan to its foundations. Seen at IMAX with massage seats and eight scoops of ice cream and bliss. Serve the trilogy immediately without hesitation. 85%
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Alita is a pretty good movie. Nice effects, nicely shot, great action. Alita isn't a whiny girl and to some extent the heroes are appealing. The Dolby Atmos worked well for it. It was just a little too shallow for my taste; it basically didn't give you the space to like anyone. Those who know the source material might like it. If they can get over the inevitable loss of information. A better 3 stars.
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I think that on paper, it must have seemed as a huge risk to put Robert Rodriguez in charge of such a gigantic project with a gigantic budget. But taking risks sometimes pays off, and I must say that Rodriguez has done a really good job with Alita. A beautiful cyberpunk movie from the distant future, which is imaginative, beautifully animated and, above all, full of bizarre (almost b-rated) ideas, which no one else but Rodriguez would have come up with. I had a great time and I think this movie turned out really well. An exemplary blockbuster with all the goodies that a blockbuster can offer. This includes actors, where I was the most pleased with, albeit animated, the leading actress Rosa Salazar, as well as her dad played by Christoph Waltz. Rodriguez put a bit of everything he’s made so far into this film. Absurdity, emotions, animated beauty, but also some Spy Kids vibe which I can forgive him for. Alitais simply a success and I enjoyed it to the fullest.
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A surprisingly dynamic and compact film peppered with sci-fi flourishes and clear action from a trash director who took a break from his typically familiar garage movies. You can see the typical B-movie feeling of a dirty city and all those strange robo-human creatures, but at the same time there is Cameron's supervision, especially during the key parts of the main story, or when the camera pans over the city in the sky, or the wild car track. I wish all those wannabe sci-fi/cyberpunk creations of recent years, led by Ghost in the Shell, looked this lush and fresh.
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