Freedom Fighter
08-01-2004, 08:36 PM
Since no one saw it at Comic-con last week and no one has come forth about seeing it at Otakon... let me say I was one of probably 100 lucky people (guessing here, didn't exactly count the number of people there) who actually got to see the screening.
So, I asked one of the guys at the Viz booth why the movie, "Affections Touching Across Time," wasn't showing at Otakon, and he told me that the screening was actually at a theater about a half-hour's drive north away. He gave me two passes (but only used one for me, since my two companions at the con were seeing something else). I had to sacrifice a few things (like seeing the cosplay masquerade), but I headed out for the screening, which was at 10 p.m. So with a theatre room half-full of Inuyasha fans (and getting a free poster), we sat down and enjoyed the show.
Onto the movie... which I won't say much about to keep you in suspense...
It didn't seem to be in continuity, but as not to spoil certain things... if you've seen up to the first four episodes this season, you'll be alright. Though it does give a little intro for new fans, too... not that there were any newbies to the show though.
Appearances by Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, Sango, Kirara, Shippo, Kikyo, Sesshomaru, Rin, Jaken, Myouga, and Kagome's family. The main characters all had enough action... well enough proportionately to their roles.
Finally, basic premise of the movie... a demon named Nomomaru (sp?) is searching for the Fang of Destruction, a fang that bit into and killed his father 200 years ago. His two henchwomen first attack Sesshomaru, thinking he had... but he didn't. So then, he turns his attention towards Inuyasha and the Tetsusaiga. But it's more than a simple revenge plot, and it all ties into Inu's sword.
First half plays out like a double-length extended episode of the series, but when the action and emotion kicks in during the second half, it's a whole different animal. Definite must-see for any Inuyasha fan. If you've got a chance to see it at a screening before it comes out on DVD next month, then go! It's well worth it!
Except for the Otakon fans. For us coming from the con, it wasn't a 'free screening,' as entering or leaving Baltimore's north side via I-95 requires a $2 toll each way. No wonder the theater was only half full.
So, I asked one of the guys at the Viz booth why the movie, "Affections Touching Across Time," wasn't showing at Otakon, and he told me that the screening was actually at a theater about a half-hour's drive north away. He gave me two passes (but only used one for me, since my two companions at the con were seeing something else). I had to sacrifice a few things (like seeing the cosplay masquerade), but I headed out for the screening, which was at 10 p.m. So with a theatre room half-full of Inuyasha fans (and getting a free poster), we sat down and enjoyed the show.
Onto the movie... which I won't say much about to keep you in suspense...
It didn't seem to be in continuity, but as not to spoil certain things... if you've seen up to the first four episodes this season, you'll be alright. Though it does give a little intro for new fans, too... not that there were any newbies to the show though.
Appearances by Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, Sango, Kirara, Shippo, Kikyo, Sesshomaru, Rin, Jaken, Myouga, and Kagome's family. The main characters all had enough action... well enough proportionately to their roles.
Finally, basic premise of the movie... a demon named Nomomaru (sp?) is searching for the Fang of Destruction, a fang that bit into and killed his father 200 years ago. His two henchwomen first attack Sesshomaru, thinking he had... but he didn't. So then, he turns his attention towards Inuyasha and the Tetsusaiga. But it's more than a simple revenge plot, and it all ties into Inu's sword.
First half plays out like a double-length extended episode of the series, but when the action and emotion kicks in during the second half, it's a whole different animal. Definite must-see for any Inuyasha fan. If you've got a chance to see it at a screening before it comes out on DVD next month, then go! It's well worth it!
Except for the Otakon fans. For us coming from the con, it wasn't a 'free screening,' as entering or leaving Baltimore's north side via I-95 requires a $2 toll each way. No wonder the theater was only half full.