… Today I went to watch the new FMA movie in the cinema. I should say I am not a great fan of FMA. I have only watched the anime and read a few volumes of the manga, and I went to watch this movie because my ticket is free (XD) and it says it is in HD.
Nothing wrong with the storyline or the characters. The typical FMA story with the involvement of the philosopher’s stone… I am surprised the theatre is not even 1/3 full given there are only two shows for this in Canada. So the first thing that ticked me off is… the language <_<… When you give Japanese cast in the movie information, DO NOT SHOW DUBS!!! Not a fan of dubs myself because the characters sound funny… unless you dub it in an Asian language without all those 8-pitch-higher voices for children. Even if it is dubbed, it should be acceptable. The real thing that makes my experience so bad is the quality of the audio. Basically NO ONE could understand what they are talking about, because the dialogues are like mumbling. I am not sure if this is a problem of the disc itself or the equipment of the theatre. I doubt it is the problem of the voice actors. I bet I could understand more if it is in raw Japanese <_<… The BG music is totally fine though…
Someone actually suggested to the staff to show subtitles… and the staff said there was no such option, and there was nothing they could do… so in the end the whole movie was mumbling ;D And… the end. I stayed with some true FMA fans until the end… because there wasn't any indication that people could refund their tickets (LOL).
And last thing is… I don't really know what is HD about the movie… I think it is about the same quality as normal anime on the big screen…
Okay, end of rant. Not a big FMA fan, but I would have enjoyed the movie more, if not for the audio problem. I think I need to stream the Japanese version online or buy the DVD when it is out.
-Ki Hiwatari
Ki Hiwatari
