My daughter steadfastly refuses to watch this live-action version of one of her favourite animes on account of all the unnecessary alterations that have apparently been made to the characters; having neither watched the series, nor read the manga, I cannot comment on the overall impact these changes have had on matters, but I can say that, if you're a fellow newcomer to Attack On Titan, this movie is passable entertainment, largely thanks to the titular Titans, who are freaky sumbitches to be sure!

Massive, monstrous bipeds, Titans love nothing more than to stomp and chomp on humans, which is why, for the past 100 years, mankind has lived behind the safety of a huge protective wall. But now the Titans have found a way inside and are back to filling their bellies with screaming peeps, causing the survivors to retreat behind yet another wall, where they slowly formulate a plan to defeat their enemy. After two years, a special regiment heads into Titan territory, armed with gas-powered jet backpacks and blades with which to sever the napes of the greedy giants.

The CGI used to bring the Titans to life isn't the greatest, but with such a ghoulish concept, and lots of splattery munching of unfortunate victims, I thoroughly enjoyed any scene featuring the ugly, over-sized ogres. What let the film down for me was all the dreary talking that went on in between the action, and the overall gloomy look—far too much grey and blue for my liking. I was also a little confused by the whole 'Eren turning into a Titan' thing at the end, but he sure was a bad-ass, smushing all the other Titans' heads with his bare hands; hopefully all will become clear in Part 2…

5.5/10, rounded up to 6 for all the feasting on humans, the gory Titan slaying, and Eren's gloopy descent into a Titan's stomach.

Granted, I am not familiar with the Manga, in either comic or animated series form, so I have no idea what the movie is up against. But still, I sat down to watch this, knowing basically what the outline of the movie's storyline was about. Sure, it wasn't a movie that have been high on my to-watch-list, and it has taken me 4 years to getting around to watching it.

So I sat down with little expectations, and turned out that when the movie ended, I was actually genuinely entertained. Sure, this wasn't an award-winning movie in any way, but it proved to be entertaining and enjoyable for what it turned out to be.

The storyline is straight forward and easily followed. But this is hardly a storyline that warrants multiple viewings. The plot just simply doesn't have enough contents to support more than a single viewing.

The special effects were quite good though. Although getting used to the appearance of the titans is an acquired taste. When I saw them at first, I was actually starting to doubt that I would finish the movie. But I stuck with it, and I am glad that I did, because it sort of grew on me.

As for the acting in the movie, well it was adequate for what the movie was. Good enough performances from the people on the cast list. But this is hardly a movie that is driven by an immense character driven motivation. But hey, it is what it is.

"Attack on Titan Part I" is enjoyable and I am rating it six out of ten stars, and I am actually looking forward to sitting down and watching the sequel part "Attack on Titan II: End of the World". However, this movie wasn't good enough to spur me to go out and start having an interest in catching up on the Manga, hardly so.

This movie doesn't require much from the audience. You just unhook your brain, sit down, unwind and enjoy the ride.

I have no idea how the original manga goes, so I can't compare, but as stand alone, I have to say it was pretty weird and original. I loved the monsters, the design, the story and the ideas. I hated the ridiculously over the top Japanese acting. Overall, though, I think it was quite cool.

The main characters in this film are three youngsters, two male and one female, who witness the destruction of their district by titans, huge humanoid mindless beasts who are immortal and eat people alive. I liked that even if one of the males, Eren, is favored as the lead character, it still leaves a lot for the other characters.

I would say that, besides the acting and horrendous editing, this film is pretty damn amazing. It certainly makes me want to see the anime and/or read the manga now, so that has to be good. One word of warning, though, this is just the first part of the story. The rest of it is Attack on Titan - End of the World, or part 2.