Death Note #1/#2 (Live Action Movie)

After having read the first episode of Death Note and my adviser saying she would lend me the DVD for episode 1, I was eager to watch it. It was definitely pretty neat and I'd say a good movie - although not the best.

So in general, I thought the movie was neat and all but something just didn't push me over the edge to give it 5 stars. Maybe it's cause I read the manga before seeing it, I'm not sure exactly - could have been cause I saw it by myself. Now, I'm not saying it wasn't good. I enjoyed watching it and it was well done and neat, just not my favorite movie by any means. I'd say 3 1/2 stars?

So a few weeks later with the opportunity to see the screening for the second episode I decided to do so. This time I was able to see it with one of my fellow class-mates. This time I'd say 4 stars. I hadn't read the manga so I can't complain about it on that front, so I didn't know what to expect (even with the first movie, so much of it is new content when compared to the manga so I don't think that was my issue with it). It was good, humorous at times and well done - my one complaint is that there were too many twists and turns. The last one is really cool and I never saw it coming but still, up to that point it was getting a bit crazy.

Overall, like I said I did enjoy it and think it was well done but it does have its flaws.

OH and let me say that while watching the DVD I had to turn off the English dubbing and turn on the subtitles - it just looks and sounds so awkward! So when we watched episode #2 in the theater with English voices I was disappointed. In many points its just laughable and can change the scene drastically.