Woolly Reviews: Death Note (Movie Review)
Woolly Reviews: Death Note (Movie Review)
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March 31, 2019 @ 6:48 pm
*Personal Re: Post*
*My Honest Review for honest movie watchers. Spoilers included, and CinemaSins Worthy*
The movie was pretty bland and bad. A lot of the serious scenes pretty much was terribly acted out.
1) From Light’s first encounter with Ryuk and his over exaggerated screams, to the way he looked when pounding on the door, up till the point of him over exaggeratedly cowering under the desk.
2) The gore of the deaths made people explode like watermelons; which was highly over the top.
3) The way Misa/Mia was literally able to go into a government building, and literally sneak behind a well trained FBI Agent and Taser him in the back of his neck.
4) To L revealing himself to the world to test Kira’s ability. Knowing he put several people around the world in jail. Thus publicly showing his face to the world was imbecilic.
5) The scene where Ryuk said no one got past writing two letters of his name in the book before he got to them. Yet you clearly see someone literally wrote his full name in the book saying, "Do not trust Ryuk".
6) The additional rules added to the Death Note that only complicated it.
7) When Ryuk said no one else could see Ryuk, because the book only worked for the person who literally owned it. Yet somehow Mia was able to write Light’s name as well as the FBI agents name in the book. Giving her the ability to kill them. That which totally made no sense. Being how could you kill someone if the book doesn’t recognize you as it’s owner; which would allow you to see Ryuk?. Thus why complain about Light handing you over the ownership of the book in the first place, but to only then snatch it at the end activating Light’s plan???<<Wtf?! Someone explain that part. Being logic was completely lost when they thought those parts up.
8) How did Light not die from that crazy long Drop from the Ferris Wheel when hitting the water the way he did. It would be like hitting a pavement.
9) How does it make sense that burning a page with someone’s name written in the Death Note prevent their Death?
10) How was Light able to kill Watari or possess him when he only knew Watari’s 1st name, and not his entire name as also stated earlier in the film and series.
I kid you not I literally have like 30 things I can write down that made no sense at all. If you want me to continue I can. Yet this movie was full of holes and made no sense at all. It was bad acting and only L and Ryuk carried out their characters a bit decent. Up till the end portion of the film where L ends up becoming an uncontrollable nutcase chasing down Light in a stolen cop car.
Screw it I’ll add a few more.
11) How did light shooting the control for the Ferris Wheel before getting on it allowed the Ferris Wheel to still operate to take him to the top of it?
12) What made Light believe it was smart to tell a female he barely knew that he had the ability to kill people with a notebook. Then decides to brag about how he can show her what he can do on a live feed? After telling her he killed a fellow classmate/bully.
13) Light thought killing the guy who killed his mother 1st was a smart idea. To which somehow took his father that long to figure out it was Light up till the end of the movie. When all signs pointed to him. After L discovered the leaked intel could only be sourced by their department. Anyone could of put 1 & 2 together. Shyt I’m surprised he made it that far as a cop. Not like Light not killing him on the stand wasn’t a big enough hint lol. Let alone killing the bully who gave him a black eye at school. If that doesn’t narrow it down then I don’t know what does.
14) Ryuk pretty much said the book couldn’t do things without logical reasoning behind it. Yet pretty much the majority of glorified Deaths or structural incidents happened without any logical reasoning behind it.
Like seriously I have over 30 point outs that shows you how incredibly terrible this movie was. If you really want me to go in on each I really can. This movie was so garbage, and this is me not even comparing it to the original.
This movie felt like Final Destination + Demon Looking Mother F^cker + Emo Kid = American version of Death Note. Being there is no way you can’t tell me after watching this and say Final Destination was not written all over this. Being how the deaths were happening was way too supernatural like Final Destination. It was nothing like the original Death Note. He literally controlled objects like in Final Destination. When the book in the source material could only control people. This movie even if not referencing the source was unbelievably bad.
I’m not going to even get into how Light suddenly became super smart at the end in under 5 mins when creating his plan when in front of the schools computer lol. When the only scene they reflected on his intelligence was when he was handing out math homework lol. Yet everything else contradicted his thinking capabilities. Given Mia showed she was clearly more cunning then him. On top of the fact he pretty much told L he was Kira in the Diner. To which made no sense at all. Especially since he still never knew L’s name yet to kill him after revealing himself. On top of the fact he openly walked around carrying the book like some dimwit.
How was Watari’s orphanage that L was raised that old and beat down when L is in his early 20’s and it was pretty much a government facility?
Also, how was a secret passage way Watari entered was so easily discovered by agents when looking for L’s identity. If this place was so easy to find how come no one before hand went there to find out L’s identity till just then.
Even if those agents were controlled to kill Watari. Who was the one to set up the hit?. Being Mia never really knew Watari’s location. Given that even L didn’t know where he went, because he usually contacts L before doing anything like stated in the movie.
Let’s not get into the cliche getting shot and dying before revealing the name scene with watari. I’m more shocked a beam of Light didn’t go into the air and parted the clouds lol
If you’re an active thinker or movie watcher. If not just a person who likes to understand and enjoy what you are watching. Then this movie is not for you. You literally have to shut your brain off for this movie and stupify yourself to only focus on people dying and running around. As you watch random love scenes and relationship dramas take place.
I’m sorry but I’ve seen better writing on Teen Wolf if not Shadowhunters then this. This movie was horrible. It felt rushed and all over the place. You felt nothing for the characters during and after it ended. If you could even call the ending an actual ending. No real intelligence was displayed through out the movie. Being once it was established by L it was completely lost towards the second half of the movie. It was a typical battle of cops and robbers. With no message to be found from it.
The real Question is. Did you care about Light or Misa/Mia towards the end of it? Did any of the characters make you feel anything for them or where you only taken in by the cinematography and VFX effects? Can you see yourself watching this on multiple separate occasions after first initially watching it? Being the overall production value for this movie was terrible I would say.
March 31, 2019 @ 6:52 pm
I just finished watching this, oh boy, oh boy, where can we even start lol.
March 31, 2019 @ 6:54 pm
Im not gonna bother watching it because this is not the Death Note we remember in the anime and manga. But thanks for the review Granddad
March 31, 2019 @ 7:08 pm
the shit with ryuk basically forcing light to use the death note is so stupid, it’s literally a cop out cause the pussy ass film makers didn’t wanna make light as much of a villain as he’s supposed to be in the original, so it’s like "nah he was kinda forced to use it, he’s not a total sociopath". annoyed the shit outta me, fuck this movie, deadass misunderstood everything that made the original so dope
March 31, 2019 @ 7:08 pm
You nailed this shit. They made Light such a weak ass, dumb ass, sucka ass buster in this movie and that was one of the main things that ruined it for me!
March 31, 2019 @ 7:10 pm
This is why you don’t make anime nor cartoons into live action films don’t get me started on dbz Flintstones Garfield but willem Dafoe (I felt sorry for him)
March 31, 2019 @ 7:11 pm
As soon as I saw the thumbnail, I fucking knew you’d be going off on this piece of shit adaptation. This film is Dragon Ball Evolution levels of GARBAGE!!! Death Note is in my top ten as well, very curious about your top 10 Anime. Yeah this film is booty juice, just stick to the anime and manga
March 31, 2019 @ 7:11 pm
Yeah I feel you 100% Netflix Hold this L for ruining every character plot or any anime TV show for ever getting redone. Death note might be on worst movies of 2017 that’s how pathetic it is we’re not at end of the year Yet!!! I just got done watching hitman’s bodyguard wasn’t any better buddy cop crime stopping film went south!! So you know how my movie plan came out.
March 31, 2019 @ 7:14 pm
On the Ryuk point, he didn’t accidently drop it. Ryuk dropped it on purpose for fun.
March 31, 2019 @ 7:16 pm
I thought it was really good.
March 31, 2019 @ 7:23 pm
Totally agree dude. This movie was such a disappointment on every level. Light’s character was awful. Such a missed opportunity. Great review
March 31, 2019 @ 7:27 pm
I have the same feeling.
March 31, 2019 @ 7:28 pm
Great review. Just subscribed. Check out the review on my channel
March 31, 2019 @ 7:29 pm
Actually the character’s name is 夜神月 Yagami Raito. Raito sound similar to how Japanese pronounce "Light". So please don’t assume people named their kids "Light".
In the anime opening, they reference Light as Lucifer (meaning bringer of light), the fallen angel.
March 31, 2019 @ 7:31 pm
This movie reached all levels of suck. It felt rushed, and the writing was all over the place. This is just one of those examples of how masterpieces like Death Note are best left untouched.
March 31, 2019 @ 7:31 pm
Just saw the movie, not as disgraceful as DB Evolution but it was waaay off. The plot was rushed af(understandable). The casting wasn’t bad but the characters they portrayed were all over the place. L and Light were extremely offensive. Light was dumb. I know they try to show him as smart for doing others homework but he was extremely dumb even for a regular person let alone when compared to Yagami. L is an emotional bitch, and I hated Ryuk characters personality. I enjoyed the direction of the movie but the plot was awfully presented to say the least. Oh and they had some pretty questionable soundtrack at some scenes( the part when the bitch was falling ?).
I think that for somebody with no knowledge of the source material it could be kind of watchable even if confusing as hell because they rushed through some pretty key parts.
Well it’s still better than DBE imo and if they changed the characters names it would be less painful. Plus how the fuck you gonna make L a real nigga but turns out he’s an emotional bitch nigga? And Light dumb and a simp? At least the actors did a good job although it was overshadowed by how they were portrayed in the movie. I’m rambling a little because I’m salty.
Guess I’ll have to fulfill my dream of becoming a movie director and make a true anime adaptation. Don’t worry guys I promise I’ll do it right once I have the chance
March 31, 2019 @ 7:33 pm
Rich note? Lmao this was a weird as movie
March 31, 2019 @ 7:36 pm
Same feeling. Movie is trash, story is trash, every character is trash. Netflix definitely took an L on that one.
March 31, 2019 @ 7:43 pm
lmfao i’m crying. I agree with everything. shit was grade a BASURA!