Off the bat, it's almost a shot for shot remake of the original, with some slight aesthetic design changes and padding of scenes to make sequences longer. Nothing new or improved here story or writing wise. But the visual quality, and what follows, are a step backward.
The 2D character designs and animations just don't translate to 3D as they've seemed to try here. The world looks pretty good (it'd make a nice wallpaper or something), but the characters just don't interact with it naturally. Their movements and expressions are so stiff and stale. It looks very cheaply put together, and without much thought at all.
The poor character visuals then translate to poor character personalities and emotions. With less of a range than the original. That makes it hard to feel for anyone as they all look so unnatural, and you're unable to immerse yourself in the film. I mean it really looks like this was a test render, rather than a final product.
Simply put, the art style, animations, and emotions of the world and its characters just don't hold a candle to the original.
You'd think that after all this time, they'd build upon the original. Fix its flaws. But they only made it worse.
The fact that there's something here, and that the world's design looks good is why it gets a 3/10. Otherwise, it's basically a waste of time.
Watch the original instead.
The 2D character designs and animations just don't translate to 3D as they've seemed to try here. The world looks pretty good (it'd make a nice wallpaper or something), but the characters just don't interact with it naturally. Their movements and expressions are so stiff and stale. It looks very cheaply put together, and without much thought at all.
The poor character visuals then translate to poor character personalities and emotions. With less of a range than the original. That makes it hard to feel for anyone as they all look so unnatural, and you're unable to immerse yourself in the film. I mean it really looks like this was a test render, rather than a final product.
Simply put, the art style, animations, and emotions of the world and its characters just don't hold a candle to the original.
You'd think that after all this time, they'd build upon the original. Fix its flaws. But they only made it worse.
The fact that there's something here, and that the world's design looks good is why it gets a 3/10. Otherwise, it's basically a waste of time.
Watch the original instead.