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Been curious to see this but sadly disappointed. The visuals are similar to what Madhouse studios in Japan has been doing for many years, but no where near as good as their remake of Vampire Hunter D. Not fast paced at all as some claim, unless they mean that a lot of the novel this based on is crammed into a short time. You're probably better off watching the Box of Goblins anime or better yet, Mononoke (Medicine Man). Beware a lot of Chinese nationalistic reviewers on here. The music makes it feel grander that what's presented. It's unfortunate that the plot lacks the impact the music is pushing to imply.

The trailer looked interesting, but it unfortunately wasn't. Things drag and the pacing is so bad. You get little tidbits of the real story in each episode, which are almost an hour long, and fluff the rest of the time. You don't get invested in the characters who are also boring to see interact. Some things also don't make a lot of sense. This is probably a better read or better as an anime cause it'd have a better director and scripts done for 22 minute episodes. I quit after ep 4 cause was becoming a chore to watch. I recommend the live action Parasyte instead or Sweet Home. Don't waste your time.

Don't believe a lot of the reviews of MANY Chinese movies on here which are over inflated as great. I loved Infernal Affairs and some other Chinese films but see all too often Chinese reviewers boasting about every film released from China. I can only recommend this if you have nothing else to watch and want to see a disaster movie like was, but if you want to see a good disaster movie I recommend The Tower and The Tunnel from Korea or The Quake and Wave from Norway. The Korean series Bargain is also good but it's more than just about the disaster which these other films have in common. I gave this three stars for FX that are hit or miss at times and the way it was shot. I didn't care for any of the characters cause we had little or no background on them unlike these other films. Some things were over the top as some have said, but to be fair, what disaster film isn't. Very formulaic and cliche ridden.