Alita: Battle Angel

Name: Alita: Battle Angel
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Romance
Released: February 14, 2019
Duration: 122 min
Rating: 53
Cast: Casper Van Dien, Christoph Waltz, Derek Mears, Ed Skrein, Eiza González

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Twentieth Century Fox | Release Date: February 14, 2019 | PG-13

Starring: Casper Van Dien, Christoph Waltz, Derek Mears, Ed Skrein, Eiza González, Elle LaMont, Idara Victor, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeff Fahey, Jennifer Connelly, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Keean Johnson, Lana Condor, Mahershala Ali, Michelle Rodriguez, Rosa Salazar

Summary: Set several centuries in the future, the abandoned Alita (Rosa Salazar) is found in the scrapyard of Iron City by Ido (Christoph Waltz), a compassionate cyber-doctor who takes the unconscious cyborg Alita to his clinic. When Alita awakens she has no memory of who she is, nor does she have any recognition of the world she finds herself in.Set several centuries in the future, the abandoned Alita (Rosa Salazar) is found in the scrapyard of Iron City by Ido (Christoph Waltz), a compassionate cyber-doctor who takes the unconscious cyborg Alita to his clinic. When Alita awakens she has no memory of who she is, nor does she have any recognition of the world she finds herself in. Everything is new to Alita, every experience a first. As she learns to navigate her new life and the treacherous streets of Iron City, Ido tries to shield Alita from her mysterious past while her street-smart new friend, Hugo (Keean Johnson), offers instead to help trigger her memories. A growing affection develops between the two until deadly forces come after Alita and threaten her newfound relationships. It is then that Alita discovers she has extraordinary fighting abilities that could be used to save the friends and family she’s grown to love. Determined to uncover the truth behind her origin, Alita sets out on a journey that will lead her to take on the injustices of this dark, corrupt world, and discover that one young woman can change the world in which she lives.… Expand

Director: Robert Rodriguez

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Romance

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 122 min

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The Playlist Cory Woodroof

Feb 13, 2019

Alita lays out her empathetic groundwork early and rarely diverges from it. How wonderful to have a hero that always follows through with what she fights for. How wonderful to have a blockbuster that aspires for so much and mostly delivers on those ambitions. Read full review

Mark Kennedy

Feb 12, 2019

The film crams in so many plot lines that it risks being overstuffed but somehow stays true to its mesmerizing vision and emerges as a sci-fi success, if not a triumph. Read full review

Jesse Hassenger

Feb 1, 2019

Like so many expensive fantasies, Alita: Battle Angel feels burdened by dreams of a franchise that may never materialize. But if a series does come to pass, Rodriguez should stick around. However briefly, big-budget filmmaking has synced up with his playground aesthetic. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Jan 31, 2019

Alita: Battle Angel is a film with Imax spectacle and big effects. But for all its scale, it might end up being put on for 13-year-olds as a sleepover entertainment. It doesn’t have the grownup, challenging, complicated ideas of Ghost in the Shell. A vanilla dystopian romance. Read full review

Katie Walsh

Feb 13, 2019

With tonal inconsistencies and poorly written characters, any awe inspired by Alita: Battle Angel is replaced with a profound sense of confusion. Read full review

Darren Franich

Jan 31, 2019

This manga adaptation is a tired science-fiction odyssey, with bland digital effects piled onto a sappy non-story that feels like a two-hour elevator pitch for a 70-film franchise. Read full review

Johnny Oleksinski

Feb 13, 2019

By the end of this derivative, heartless mess, you’ll conclude that a garbage dump is exactly where writer-producer James Cameron’s new project belongs. Read full review

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Alung

Feb 14, 2019

This is just amazing movie! I am really love every damn second of this. Great story, great action, great score. You definetely need to see this, waiting for part two...

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Machine00

Mar 6, 2019

Fantastic adaptation of the source material. Great use of CGI, pacing and characters are done amazingly well. Looking forward to a potential sequel.

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A_Yuki

Oct 6, 2019

Overall, one of the best movie I've seen in a long time. Really love the adaptation as well. Now, there's need for a sequel to it! Buy these Blueray Baby!!

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beakerboy666

Feb 19, 2019

One Hell of a Ride. Really sexy movie. Believe me when I say I am hard to impress when I watch a film. This one is an absolute masterpiece. If you're still having doubts, I'll help you out. If you like the genre of science fiction, or if you like anime, or if you like action, then, you HAVEOne Hell of a Ride. Really sexy movie. Believe me when I say I am hard to impress when I watch a film. This one is an absolute masterpiece. If you're still having doubts, I'll help you out. If you like the genre of science fiction, or if you like anime, or if you like action, then, you HAVE to see this in the theatre. Even if you are new to these genres, this is still an objectively excellent film by the highest of standards. Instant classic, 10/10.

My final thoughts go to the filmmakers:

Make. A. Sequel. And if you DO make a sequel, let me just say, it had BETTER be just as DARK, VIOLENT, and MATURE as the first. Hell, you can make it DARKER and MORE VIOLENT, give it an R rating even. I loved the violence.

If you come out with a sequel that is less dark/violent/mature than the first, I'll be the first person to tear it apart. Don't pull a Pacific Rim Transformers Edition on me, and THANK YOU for making this beautiful, sexy, excellent movie.… Expand

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richardj

Mar 9, 2019

I just loved it. Original, fun, visually stunning, and moving. Sometimes the plot maneuvers in odd directions but all-in-all, a must see! Critics are so out of touch with audiences it is insane.

5 of 6 users found this helpful51

KunkMast3rFl3x

Mar 14, 2019

Alot of work went into this movie between the teaser trailer and the final release of the film and it shows. For everyone who complains about Grand Moff Tarkin in Rogue one or the De-aging in Disney/Marvel films, you will forget that you are looking at a CG character here. The action is topAlot of work went into this movie between the teaser trailer and the final release of the film and it shows. For everyone who complains about Grand Moff Tarkin in Rogue one or the De-aging in Disney/Marvel films, you will forget that you are looking at a CG character here. The action is top notch. It's only fall backs are in pacing due to being packed full of world building and a rushed love story. But I feel this is an action film first, so it's a win.… Expand

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rodriguezrtard

Jul 23, 2019

"She now knows who she is, and she’s got a target, and it's still a complete story with a beginning, middle and end," said Rodriguez. Complete story? This is a complete joke. Can i please have a movie that doesn't setup for a sequel then flop. Absolutely ridicolous and a complete waste of my"She now knows who she is, and she’s got a target, and it's still a complete story with a beginning, middle and end," said Rodriguez. Complete story? This is a complete joke. Can i please have a movie that doesn't setup for a sequel then flop. Absolutely ridicolous and a complete waste of my time. I'd like my money and the two hours i spent watching this movie back. It is infuriating to keep watching these movies which by no means have an "end". Rodatrded can get as poetic as he wants with this BS but there is NO end NO sanctification for the watcher. A complete money grab to spend 2 hours admiring CGI. "grossing a respectable $404.9 million worldwide, not enough to guarantee a sequel". Not only did this movie take 20 years to make but the next one isn't even likely to happen. That's all movies are nowadays, lets end with some massive cliff hanger never really getting to the end leaving the audience with complete blue balls hating their damn lifes so they come onto metacritic in the hope these idiots take some advice. Stop wasting out da*n time watching this crap just to be left with NOTHING. Yeah she just watches her boyfriend die then joins the "roller ball" league of whatever. Brilliant absolutely brilliant. I hope you enjoy your money because that's all your getting from this. Nobody is impressed and the people rating this positive are simply here for the pretty colors. Simply a waste of time. DO not watch this movie if you are finally trying to find a show with an acutally ending. AND NO rodtard, theres NO ENDING. nothing not a single bit. This should be the first episode of a series. Ridicolous and neither of you should call yourself directors, because you dont give a flying about the watching experience and just want to see the $$$ signs roll in. Well congrats take your 400million and shove it.… Expand

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