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20th Century Boys Reviews

2008

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In 1969, Kenji, an elementary school kid and his friends built a secret base during their summer holidays. They fantasized that they had to fight villains who were out to conquer the world and wrote them in the "Book of Prophecies". Years later in 1997, Kenji becomes a convenience store manager and leads a regular life after .. Read more

Starring	Etsushi Toyokawa, Toshiaki Karasawa
Director	Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Genres	Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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- Youâd think that adapting Naoki Urasawaâs 24-volume manga saga into a trilogy of live-action movies would mean... read more on Time Out
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  20th Century Boys
  
  I loved this film. It was beautiful to look at and I was hooked by the whodunnit aspect as well as being entertained by the funny bits. I was completely drawn ... read more »
  
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  It's time to play.
  
  20th Century Boys has been on my 'to read' list for a good while now, but there is just so much Manga out there and I haven't gotten around to it ... read more »
  
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  - 19 Aug 2010 at 15:21
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  Couldn't have been made anywhere else
  
  As only Japanese filmmakers can this takes a rather slight silly story and turns it into a near epic. If you think about it too much then why the people do ... read more »
  
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- - Billy B Badger
  - Edinburgh
  - 08 Dec 2009 at 14:45
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  After just finishing the entire manga of 20th Century Boys I was eagerly awaiting the first film. I must say I was left a little disappointed. In direct ... read more »
  
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- - Detritus
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  - Inverness
  - 20 Oct 2009 at 18:08
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  20th Century Boys
  
  I came to ‘20th Century Boys’ by accident not being a reader of Manga books, which I believe the live action film comes from.
  
  However I ... read more »
  
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- - MichaelJF
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  - Wolverhampton
  - 20 Oct 2009 at 09:03
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  Fantastic!
  
  I came across this film by chance and thought I'd give it a try. I'm so glad I did - I loved it! A rivetting story and very stylishly done. I've ... read more »
  
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- - RupertPupkin
  - 1 review
  - Cardiff
  - 09 Oct 2009 at 13:37
- - 1
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  Ambitious start to the trilogy
  
  In 1969 a group of school friends create their own fantasy adventure story entitled “The Book Of Prophecies” in which an evil organisation threatens ... read more »
  
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  - 05 Jul 2009 at 18:32
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  20th Century Boys
  
  good movie with interesting ideas. decent pic/sound for SD dvd.
  
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- - Saan
  - 103 reviews
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  - 01 Jul 2009 at 11:05
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  Enjoyable
  
  Bit silly Japenese movie that I found oddly enjoyable and now want to see the second part.
  
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- - deko
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  - Newtownabbey
  - 21 Jun 2009 at 15:03
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  20th Century Boys
  
  I loved this film. It was beautiful to look at and I was hooked by the whodunnit aspect as well as being entertained by the funny bits. I was completely drawn ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Leeds
  - 07 Jun 2009 at 07:49
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- - 7
  - 0
  20th Century Boys
  
  I loved this film. It was beautiful to look at and I was hooked by the whodunnit aspect as well as being entertained by the funny bits. I was completely drawn ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 767505
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - Leeds
  - 07 Jun 2009 at 07:49
- - 3
  - 0
  Enjoyable
  
  Bit silly Japenese movie that I found oddly enjoyable and now want to see the second part.
  
  Report this review
- 773873
- - deko
  - 140 reviews
  - Newtownabbey
  - 21 Jun 2009 at 15:03
- - 2
  - 0
  20th Century Boys
  
  good movie with interesting ideas. decent pic/sound for SD dvd.
  
  Report this review
- 778051
- - Saan
  - 103 reviews
  - Birmingham
  - 01 Jul 2009 at 11:05
- - 1
  - 0
  Ambitious start to the trilogy
  
  In 1969 a group of school friends create their own fantasy adventure story entitled “The Book Of Prophecies” in which an evil organisation threatens ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 779952
- - a customer
  - ORPINGTON
  - 05 Jul 2009 at 18:32
- - 1
  - 0
  Couldn't have been made anywhere else
  
  As only Japanese filmmakers can this takes a rather slight silly story and turns it into a near epic. If you think about it too much then why the people do ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 838164
- - Billy B Badger
  - Edinburgh
  - 08 Dec 2009 at 14:45
- - 0
  - 0
  Fantastic!
  
  I came across this film by chance and thought I'd give it a try. I'm so glad I did - I loved it! A rivetting story and very stylishly done. I've ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 819337
- - RupertPupkin
  - 1 review
  - Cardiff
  - 09 Oct 2009 at 13:37
- - 0
  - 0
  20th Century Boys
  
  I came to ‘20th Century Boys’ by accident not being a reader of Manga books, which I believe the live action film comes from.
  
  However I ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 822930
- - MichaelJF
  - 30 reviews
  - Wolverhampton
  - 20 Oct 2009 at 09:03
- - 0
  - 0
  Fans View
  
  After just finishing the entire manga of 20th Century Boys I was eagerly awaiting the first film. I must say I was left a little disappointed. In direct ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 823149
- - Detritus
  - 13 reviews
  - Inverness
  - 20 Oct 2009 at 18:08
- - 0
  - 0
  It's time to play.
  
  20th Century Boys has been on my 'to read' list for a good while now, but there is just so much Manga out there and I haven't gotten around to it ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 916144
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - H0LLIE
  - 198 reviews
  - UK
  - 19 Aug 2010 at 15:21

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  In 1969, Kenji, an elementary school kid and his friends built a secret base during their summer holidays. They fantasized that they had to fight villains who were out to conquer the world and wrote them in the "Book of Prophecies". Years later in 1997, Kenji becomes a convenience store manager and ...