gutsthealchemist I liked the climax. Everything else was so-so.Still not as bad as DBE

phoenix 2 Hmm...this one was better than the first one. It had more action scenes, with the guys flying among the titans beautifully, a better explanation over the whole titan thing and a nice setting. The love story was not good, the special effects were okay this time around, but I wish I could get a better understanding of what and why the guy was becoming a titan. Having not watched the anime nor read the manga, I am rating this solely on my experience as film lover, so 5 out of 10.

Coolworld Johnny Disappointing for me as a fan of the original anime, either it's how the anime story is intended to be developed and then this movie is not only a gigantic spoiler but it also totally kills it or it is quite a clever end-it-all/explain-it-all twist that I could buy into but then I'd have needed at least another movie, with visuals instead of long winding speeches & flashbacks, it's supposed to be a movie after all and not a radio-show. All the awesomeness that was barely grazed on in the first movie is gone from the second one...there should've been the gas-canister flying feelings much like the Raimi-Spiderman + the combat training AND fight- scenes both on ground and aerial and finally the Titans themselves rendering everything useless but for the efforts of the truly gifted warriors like Mikasa and squad leader Levi, where was all that ? Naaah, very sad, don't bother with any of them or finish it if you must since you've seen the first movie already.

helmutty The direct sequel will not win any new fan of the live-action adaptations. Those who hate the first part, this is not any better. This has the same flaws. I enjoyed the first part and I enjoyed the second part. But the novelty feeling of watching the big CGI set pieces somewhat diminishes. The story: The film starts with a long flashback of what happened previously which is unnecessary as the first part was released just about one and a half months ago. Eren is captured and there is a debate on who he is actually. I won't spoil the story but there is a new titan and a few twists up its sleeve. The short runtime, 1 hour and 27 minutes, does not do justice to the ambitious scale of what the live-action adaptations should have. Thankfully it is not boring and contains enough action set pieces including a heavy CGI climax. However its character's development is underwhelming that I felt almost nothing for them. At the end of it, it does not feel like a journey of the characters, it feels more episodic than a rousing finale. Acting wise is alright; there is no improvement. Music is somewhat jarring in this one. I know the music for the first part is a weird mix but this one is more noticeable. Overall: It is worth the watch just for a sense of closure but it could be much better given the scale. I enjoyed it but not as much as part 1 due to the rushed pace. I feel that the live-action adaptations should have been at least a trilogy. As a stand alone film, it is pretty enjoyable but as a closure, it does not deliver what it is expected of. *Minor spoiler* It is inevitable that they do not want to end the story of the adaptations just here. Perhaps due to the success of the films, they may move forward for a third part.