Sailor Moon R: The Movie (1993)

A Major Disappointment

A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

This film is the best anime film I have ever seen in my life!! People who say Sailor Moon is for babies are so wrong and haven't even seen it! The action scenes are immense but the language is in Japanese with no subtitles because it was never released in England (not that i know of) But this film is exceptional. My favourite character had to be sailor mars even though I don't know why. I would have to say sailor moon is the most original anime movie and series. Who would ever think of a cry baby teenager would turn in to some super but pretty soldier sailor moon with the rest of the group. You could classify sailor moon as educational with some parts which can teach people valuable lessons which they announce with sailor says at the end of the series. I wish I still had the movie which I borrowed because it is the best film ever.

I was lucky enough to be given a fansub of this movie many years ago, before I really knew anything about the original version of BSSM. It might sound corny, but this movie changed my life. I knew the dub playing on television wasn't the real version, but I didn't know how much had been changed, or how much better the original was, until this! The "R" in the title stands for "romance, but the theme of this movie is definitely loneliness. Mamoru was lonely when he lost his parents as a child, Fiore was lonely when he had to leave his only friend, the Senshi were lonely before they met Usagi. . . the only thing I would have to disagree with is that Usagi is the answer to all loneliness. But then, Usagi is the answer to just about every problem in BSSM, so I shouldn't be surprised :-P . What surprised me about this movie when I first saw it was that this wasn't some dumbed-down little girls' show like the television dub made it out to be. The characters were much less one-dimensional, the plot darker, the voices infinitely less annoying, and it was my first exposure to the recurring theme of homosexuality in BSSM. Fiore is like an obsessed ex-lover of Mamoru's rather than an estranged friend. This is good not only for the comic relief of the girls' speculations on Mamoru's sexuality, but also that Fiore is a very sympathetic character-- even those uncomfortable with homosexuality (as I was when I first saw this) can't help feeling sorry for him, knowing Mamoru will never return his affections the way he wants. The crew interview compares the movie to _Romeo and Juliet_, which may be a bit much, but their Shakespearean influence definitely shows, as this is by far the most beautiful and dramatic of the BSSM movies.

Sailormoon was created for kids, but adults can enjoy it too. The plot is unique, and all over the characters interesting and complex for a cartoon. The movie is definitely worth watching if your in the mood for a very good amine. Sure there are some lines that are a bit cheesy, but things are lost in translations. 4 1/2 out of 5 stars if you rate it by itself, and 4 out of 5 if you compare it to some of the other stuff that's out there.

This is the best EVER Sailor Moon material I have ever seen and I have watched everything there is to watch about sailor moon and I think this takes the cake and in case your wondering, I am talking about the japanese version because I havent seen english version but I am told that alot of awesome and great scenes are cut out so I do not want to see it, Bye :)