20th Century Boys (2 Disc)

Having read the entire manga, I felt it necessary to see this film and I was not disappointed (like I was with death note, for example). The movie follows the manga almost exactly, and its a very intelligently written story.

I can't say much more without ruining parts of it but the movie, like the manga, had me not wanting to stop, even for a second.

Saw this film at the Leeds international Film Festival and loved every minute of it (Apart from the last 15 minutes where it was too dark to make things out, fault of the cinema I think, not the film).

The film has some great action, great story and some nicely timed comedic moments (Particularly at the beginning of the film, the whole cinema was erupting in laughter). These points makes this film a winner in my eyes.

I won't go into the plot details as I don't want to spoil it for the rest of you but be warned that this film is the first part in a trilogy of films so the ending might dissapoint people who aren't aware of this fact.

Overall this is a great adaptation and is definitly worth a purchase.

5/5

Definitly reccomended as after I left the cinema I kept going over some moments of this film in my head for at least a good few weeks, which to me is a sign of a great film.