Review of Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie (1999) by Philip C — 07 Jun 2007

So good...so weird...so very weird...but worth several watchings (just not consecutively!).

This review of Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie (1999) was written by Philip C on 07 Jun 2007.

Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Archalon21 _ (1) on 07 Dec 2007

It was very good art work and story telling, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL WAS GOING ON…

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By Mikage S (1) on 18 May 2010

While not as engaging as the series, this film is still excellent! Utena works in symbols so a lot of the weird things (i.e…

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By Andres U (26) on 21 Jul 2012

It was...okay..... kind of wtf and anime was infintely better…

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By Eryn D (10) on 25 Aug 2007

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By Kenneth D (170) on 17 Jul 2007

This movie is the personification of 'Mindfuck'. I love it, to death. If I could turn into an Utenamobile, my life would be complete…

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By Oryanna C (5) on 11 Mar 2008

Utena was my second anime love, this movie pulls away from the original manga and moves over to the Adolescence of Utena manga…

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By Brian D (806) on 18 Dec 2007

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By Pearl W (11) on 29 Aug 2007

Good summation for the full series, which remains my all-time favorite. This one doesn't provide enough context…

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