{"id":2102,"date":"2002-03-09T15:55:41","date_gmt":"2002-03-09T20:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/?p=2102"},"modified":"2002-03-09T15:55:41","modified_gmt":"2002-03-09T20:55:41","slug":"ah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2002\/03\/09\/ah.html","title":{"rendered":"Ah!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ah!Watched Ah! My Goddess: The Movie<\/a> a week or two back. The original 5-part video series is one of Margie’s and my favorite bits of anime. We’re incurable romantics, and the story is all about romance, well-leavened by humor and magic, all gorgeously animated.<\/p>\n

The movie, a new production, was a little bit of a disappointment. Part of what makes the AMG <\/i>videos so appealing is the domestic <\/i>nature of their situations and comedy. The Movie, on the other hand, tries to be Big and Cosmic, and ends up losing sight of that down-to-earth aspect that defines AMG<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Or, put another way, AMG<\/i>‘s core character is not Belldandy. It’s Keichi. Lose Keichi (as happens for most of this film), and you’ve lost the heart of AMG.<\/p>\n

Not that it’s a bad flick. AMG: The Movie <\/i>is much better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. Seeing the Goddesses in action in their own idiosyncratic ways was loads of fun. And it was even kind of interesting seeing a bit more “behind the scenes” of Heaven. But ultimately it’s missing some of the heart of the original. And I just don’t see it as a centerpiece of Valentines Day or Wedding Anniversary the way the original animated series has been for us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Watched Ah! My Goddess: The Movie a week or two back. The original 5-part video series is one of Margie’s and my favorite bits of anime. 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