Black Butler

When Shioris parents get killed in front of her eyes, she is saved by a devil and he starts to stay by her side as her butler. To take revenge, she goes back to her house as a boy, to inherit the Funtom corporation and searches for the killer. The devil beside her is always there to take her orders and does, whatever she tells him to. Until they can finally find the organization who killed her parents.

If you want to watch this movie, I suggest you bring two things with you. First of all, you should NOT think about the manga while doing so. And secondly, you should like Hiro Mizushima. I did both things and to be honest, I was able to enjoy the movie pretty well! What people will be most interested in is probably, how much the movie differs from the manga... Well, it starts with the originally tiny boy being a girl. And then there are many characters missing. Of course they couldn't fit in a long storyline, so for the most part there are no other devils (Grell) and some other side characters are missing (the cook).

If you look at it as just a movie, that by chance has similar characters like the manga, the result is actually decent! Most of the time, it's there to show how awesome Sebastian is and to be honest, I love that because Sebastian is the reason I watched it. The rest of the movie is a tiny, obvious detective story. There are only two or three things I couldn't see directly, but most of the time I got the hint immediately and with that, I wondered what the movie wants to show us, beside Sebastian.

So, in the end, I can say I enjoyed the movie. Though there were some scenes that I thought were ridiculous, I still can give this movie 4* because it showed me exactly what I wanted. A warning to those who watch it for the sake of the manga: don't. And a clear recommendation to watch it, if you love Mizushima Hiro.

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Honestly I'm very disappointed

First of all I really loved and a big fan of the manga and then anime.

When I heard one of my favorite anime and manga will be made into live-action. I am so thrilled. I can not wait to see it. Even I know mostly whatever it is being adapted not as good as the original one. But I'm still so thrilled by that announcement.

Then another announcement came out Ciel Phantomhive is played by a girl. and I'm like "wait...what???" "what the...??" "NO F WAY!!" (Yeah I know in the anime Ciel is voiced by a woman).

When the movie came out, me and my friends, my fellow Kuroshitsuji fans, were so excited. We watched it together. Then TADA!! We were so disappointed.

Turn out the announcement is true. Film changes the setting and the character. The setting of the original manga which was set in 19th-century London to an unnamed Eastern nation in the year 2020. The character Ciel Phantomhive is replaced by Ayame Goriki play as Shiori Genpo, a descendant of the prestigious aristocratic family Phantomhive. She'll be playing a girl who assumes a male disguise named Kiyoharu.

AND that is my biggest disappointment. Earl Kiyohara Genpu replacing Earl Ciel Phantomhive. I mean, WHY???? I know it's kind of silly but COME ON I just want to see Ciel in a live-action version because he's my second favorite (manga and/or anime) character after Sebby of course.

There is something that feels off too. I can't explain what it is, maybe the story or maybe the character or something else I don't know. Well at least my friends is agreed with me.

Rating: 6/10 (Well, because Kuroshitsuji still my favorite anime and manga and Mizushima Hiro is one of my favorite actor).

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First of all, when my sister and I heard that Kuroshitsuji (Black butler) was going to have a live action, we were really very excited and waited for it to be subbed and finally it did...it was even aired in all SM Cinema's which got us hyped up and quickly searched for the scheduled release (which was last wednesday, dated July 23rd) & then booked tickets (@SM MOA) to watch this movie ^_^. In the end, we weren't disappointed. It was really well done and praiseworthy and so far one of the best japanese drama I have ever watched. I really recommend it & hope you will also see it on big screen while it is still airing. Ganbatte~ne <3 (*Sugoiii @v@*) :)))

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Honestly the movie was great. I admire the sets and story. Even though it is too far from the manga and anime, I still enjoyed it. The actor that portrayed Sebastian was good... no let me rephrase that.. He's great. Though is appearance is nothing like Sebastian (except for the suits), I can clearly see Sebastian in him.

My only complain would be the "young master". Not even considering that 'he's' a girl, The young master I know is not a wimp, not a cry baby and DEFINITELY NOT SOMEONE WHO WILL CHOOSE TO END HIS OWN LIFE.

I WOULD BE THANKFUL IF THE MOVIE DIDN'T UNDERESTIMATE NOR RUIN THE REPUTATION OF THE YOUNG MASTER THAT I LOVE...

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No es Kuroshitsuji, pero no está taaaaaan mal...

La trama, que transcurre en una metrópolis oriental sin nombre cerca de nuestro presente, trata sobre una chica huérfana llamada Shiori Genpu que viste de hombre para poder ser la cabeza de su familia. Esta chica decide hacer un contrato con un demonio, Sebastian Michaelis, con el objetivo de vengar la muerte de sus padres.

Bueno, si leyeron el manga o vieron el anime, ya con la sinopsis podrán ver que se alejaron un poco de la historia original. A ver, por lógica entiendo que hayan cambiado la ambientación (si hubieran sido fieles al manga, tendrían que haber usado solo actores extranjeros, por ejemplo), pero lo que no entiendo es por qué decidieron mantener la estética de Ciel/Shiori cuando la historia transcurre en el presente y NADIE MÁS se viste así, todos andan normales por la vida excepto ella y Sebastian (podrían haber hecho un mundo en el que la moda fuera esa y ya, pero no).

Y si tengo que hablar de la historia... meh. El conflicto, hasta donde sé, no está basado en nada, sino que se creó para la película (haciendo guiños a escenas del material original). En sí no es que esté mal, pero tampoco me pareció tan atrapante. Eso sí, agradezco que en general fuera fácil de seguir, o sea, no es que fue un completo desastre, está ok.

Si les soy sincera, lo que hizo que no terminara la película diciendo "¿qué acabo de ver?" fue Hiro Mizushima como Sebastian. El flaco tenía re estudiado al personaje y se notaba: los gestos, el tono de voz, los movimientos... muy, muy bien (sobre todo para el desastre que esperaba jaja). Y Ayame Goriki como Shiori tampoco está mal, tranquilamente podrían haberla contratado para interpretar a Ciel (sí, todavía me choca que en el live action tengamos una protagonista femenina).

En fin, una peli meh con actuaciones más o menos decentes que en general no aburre (a pesar de tener un filtro raro que me desconcentraba mucho). ¿Yana Toboso se desligó de todo? Sí y la amamos, porque si algo es seguro, es que esta no es la historia que ella creó.

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