Customer Ratings & Reviews

On first glance, this seems like shallow fan service about sexy women kicking monster butt video game style. Closer examination reveals a more interesting twisty narrative under the shiny genre gloss, especially in this extended edition.

I had bought the extended cut Blu-ray when it first came out, but it got lost lending it out. When I saw a section of steelbooks at Best Buy this one was on sale and I was concerned that the packaging didn't say which version was in the box and showed the shorter running time. But, when I got it home it did have the same extended version and features I remember. About the actual movie, there's are about four fantasy sequences that are really must see action music videos. Very visually interesting and worth seeing on their own. The overall plot concerns a young girl who comes from a tragic abusive event to be placed in a mental ward. She then envisions a world in which she is held prisoner and trained to dance like other girls at a seedy club. To escape from the events there she envisions that she and her fellow inmates are part of an elite fighting unit in fantastical settings with zombie soldiers, orcs & dragons, giant samauri, and robots mixing genres and war machines. The points that were problematic for people I know were the varying levels of reality and some subject matter. If you followed Inception and didn't get bogged down with questions, you'll handle the transitions here fine. The second issue is the dark tone of the "reality" bookends, and the dancing club plot which is the majority of the screentime. Neither an old style mental hospital or the club is a pleasant place for the girls. While most of that plays out like prison break movie with them planning and gathering materials to effect their escape, there's certainly many references to forced activity and some violent events shown. Keep in mind, it did get a PG-13 as most of the battles involve non-human enemies. It's very much in line with Zack Snyder's other movies 300 and Watchmen as far as content and shares some of the aspects of Shutter island. My girlfriend really liked it, possibly more than I did. If you're not easily offended I'd recommend seeing it at least once. If you are easily offended, I still recommend skipping to the fantasy action sequences.

Saw this movie at BestBuy, didn’t get it initially. Found out the steel case is rare. Went back to Bestbuy, bought it. Winning

One of those films that if it connects with you, then you'll enjoy it for the rest of your life. It's not for everyone, and which movie is for everyone? Can go wrong with a tale about claiming victory in the jaws of defeat. Never compromise.

Special effects are great. The extended version fills in holes and questions that I had when I saw the movie in the theater. Interesting story and seams like a parallel earth. It has action, suspense, and imagination. A good watch

I love this movie but had a hard time finding it. Beautiful solid case and picture is great

One of my wife's and my all-time favorite movies. Little money for HD quality.

Very entertaining movie..... ......... ....

Cool special effects for its time but not much in story.

It was a good movie if you like this kind of movie

A film that can be considered a live action, original anime. Definitely a style over substance film, but still a feast for the eyes.

entertaining sci fi thirller, Unfortunately it does not come with a digital download.

Great movie awesome special effects and amazing fight sequences

nice movie..........................................

This steelbook is great. The picture is crisp and amazing

I'm glad they reprinted the steelbook case for this movie

Movie was pretty good. Interesting twist of an ending.

Great Movie! Lots of action and visually captivating

Such a great movie one of the best movies ever made

Saw this movie awhile ago and I won't go into what it's about in detail. You're better off checking out a movie review site for the full blown breakdown. For me, the movie was a good price and had some cool extras. Not much of a 'hard media' purchaser these days but this is one of the few I haven't found available on streaming services (Hulu, Netflix, Sony Crackle), hence, why I bought it. It also includes an Ultraviolet digital copy where you can stream to your devices or download it for use later on. Looking for something with some drama, martial artsy, super hero-ish, dark humor and ultimately ending with sacrifice and inspiration. Pop this Blu-ray in for an alternate movie watching experience.