Tokyo Ghoul (2017)

I am one of the biggest fans of Tokyo Ghoul as both manga and an anime. The truth is I was expecting that this film would be horrible and worst similar to Attack on Titan but I am totally wrong. This film still not perfect but the story pace and the acting absolutely great. This film is adapted the first three volumes of the manga and writer pick the important part without changing the plot of the manga.

For the acting, I seriously want to give a standing ovation to the main cast (Masataka Kubota) for his excellent acting and perfectly portrayed as Kaneki Ken. Why I said that he is perfect as Kaneki because every scene that has Kaneki in it, I can feel the main character's pain, sad, happy, nervous.  For those who still not read the manga yet, Kaneki Ken is such a complicated and tragic character yet he brilliantly conveys his emotion as Kaneki Ken who got confused with his own body and the struggles to keep his humanity as a half-ghoul, half human. The other casts also played their character really well.
What makes this film not perfect is the CG. The CG of Kakugan seriously looks great but the CG of Kagune, for some reason there's a time that the Kagune effects look a bit awkward but don't worry, it's not a big deal.

Overall, I enjoyed every part in this movie. Since the first movie already good, I have a high expectation for the sequel and hope they will have more budget for the next film so the CGI will look more awesome and the viewers will more enjoy watching the film.

For all fans of Tokyo Ghoul, it is official that Tokyo Ghoul is getting the third anime series in 2018 for the adaptation of TOKYO GHOUL:RE.

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At first i was not big fan of Tokyo Ghoul. But i started watch anime because of my friend. I really loved first season of Tokyo Ghoul. When i read that here will be live action i was a little scared. When i saw who will play at this live action i didnt know what think about it. But i still waiting for it.
Today when i watch that movie i was so surprised. It was amazing. It had everything what i need.
Good story, chill scenes, action.. really everything.
I was so happy when i watched that scary scenes. That music and effects, sometimes i was really scared.
I really enjoy this movie. This movie is not only for fan Tokyo Ghoul but for people who like watch amazing movie with goods effects and story.

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I know that there are a lot of Live Action Dramas or Movies that are really bad and most of the time your expectations get crushed by these. But not with this one. I have to say that this is an excellent Manga adaptation. The movie doesn't add anything to the story of the manga nor does it take out a whole lot of things that are important (As another reviewer already pointed out the movie covers the story of the first three manga volumes). It may have its faults in other areas like some CG scenes aren't as good as they could be and one or two action scenes seem a little awkward. But overall that're the only faults i can find in this movie.
The acting of the cast is quite good. Everyone was really good casted. But the one who shines here is Kubota Masataka as Kaneki Ken. Well I know that he is a great actor. I haven't watched a drama or movie yet where he disappointed me greatly. It's alway the other way around. His display of Kanekis emotions when he's struggling in a world where he doesn't really belong to nor wants to belong to is magnificent. He nailed this character. His acting sucks you right into the movie and holds onto you till the last minute. It's just great watching that.

I can only say to try it out. I had a lot of fun watching this.

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8/10

...Because kohais that don't knock are the worst...

+Positives
-Negatives
=Summary
~Recommend to

(I will be comparing to the anime since I didn't read the manga)

+++++POSITIVES+++++
+ The actors did an amazing job! I'm not a big fan of Kubota Masataka but he is one of the best actors to play mentally disturbed. The way he goes all out in acting completely insane, amazes me. Good work! All the other actors were very believable as well. They found the perfect cast for this LAA

+ The way they portrayed the whole setting gave a very uncomfortable and creepy atmosphere which I think is something the anime did well but the LAA did better. Although the anime has some light moments, this goes all out in making the viewer feel the darkness which automatically brands this into pure horror. Don't get me wrong, the constant horror atmosphere is not a bad thing because they did it well.

+ Making an anime arc into a movie is not easy but they did a good job. I feel like they captured all the necessary milestones while keeping everything relevant and then wrapping it up nicely, leaving room for a sequel but not necessarily needing one.

+ The props were great. The contacts and the gore looked very realistic and it didn't look proppy at all.

+ There's a car crash scene that looks super lit!

-----NEGATIVES-----
- Kubota Masataka delivered a great performance but over did it slightly. I miss the warmer part of Kaneki Ken which they didn't include in this movie. Even when he wasn't going completely mental, Masataka displayed Ken as a very disturbed person even before he turned into a ghoul which isn't how I remember him.

- The CG is not the best but it's not the worst. They really did their best on the special effects but I would lie if I said that they didn't bother me. It kind of brought down the quality a bit

- Another thing I felt brought down the quality was the fighting scenes. The sound effects were off and the actors didn't stage the hits properly so it all kind of looked a bit ridiculous. Stage fighting is not an easy task but with some proper editing, mistakes can be hidden. Instead, the producers tried to highlight the punches leading into an exposure of all the mistakes.

===== SUMMARY =====
Here we go...

A great live action adaption that captured all the necessities from the first season of the anime and kept it all unraveling smoothly. I didn't feel like they missed anything from the anime and the red thread was there throughout the entire film. The actors did a great job and the props and the gore were perfect. It made everything look realistic and definitely sent me into a horror frenesi. Although the writers only managed to capture the dark side of the story, they did an amazing job with the atmosphere making it into a great horror film. The CG and the fighting scenes needed some work but we can't have everything in this world, now can we?

~~~~~ RECOMMEND TO ~~~~~
I recommend this to people with strong stomachs who like dark, bloody horror with a plot. You will see some gory and disgusting visuals along with some really disturbing people eating people footage. Not to mention the creepy red eyed creatures lurking in the darkness and vomiting ghouls.

ENJOY!!

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I really love tokyo ghoul! reallyyy...
So I was super excited to see this live-action, but with some obvious fear, due to the Attack of Titan movies that have scared me.
However I have to say that I loved the movie itself. From how they built the story, the actors and even the special effects, it was very good.
Masataka, surprised me too, I even felt that it was Kaneki with that innocent and aggressive side when he is taken to be, I could feel that it was really him and I just want to go in and hug him and say that everything is okay, we was such a character so I was impress for the act. The others were good to, I wanted to see Uta so bad *lol*

Overall I liked it a lot and I think you should give it a try, both the story and the filmmaking went very well. I can only hope for another great movie.

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