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THE PROFESSOR S FIRST MOVIE AND HIS TOUGHEST PUZZLE YET. The Professor receives a letter from his old student, the famous opera diva Janice Quatlane who will soon perform at the legendary Crown Petone Opera House. She sends Layton two tickets and invites him to attend as her special guest. Meanwhile, a rash of disappearances hits London. Two young school girls are the latest victims and the Professor suspects it's related to the strange things that are happening at the theatre. As Layton's assistant Remi stays behind to investigate the case of the missing girls, Layton and Luke travel to the Opera House to solve their toughest puzzle yet, the mystery of Eternal Life! Based on the UK s favourite Nintendo DS game, Professor Layton And The Eternal Diva is a brand new adventure starring the Professor, his loyal assistant Luke and introducing a whole new cast of colourful characters. Produced by Level 5, the creator s of the multi-million selling Professor Layton puzzle games, The Eternal Diva is The Professor s Toughest puzzle yet.
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Voiced by: Yo Oizumi, Maki Horikita, Mamiko Noto, Shiro Saito & Nana MizukiDirector: Masakazu Hashimoto
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43 of 45 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I was lucky enough to be able to view Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva at an anime festival. The film was dubbed, though the titles and credits were in Japanese. Obviously this won't be the case for the British DVD release version, but the titles and credits were beautiful and reminiscent of the game's titles and credits. The animation was exactly as it is in the games, and despite its cartoonish simplicity, it looked spectacular on the big screen. Elaborate CGI for more tricky sequences did not look out of place next to the flat characters and scenery, which is a relief more than anything.
If you've ever played a Professor Layton game, you might be wondering how they manage to incorporate the puzzles and gameplay elements into the film. Not wanting to spoil it too much, let me assure you that the way the first obvious puzzle is introduced will bring a smile to your face. Don't worry too much about solving the puzzles; the trivial ones you'll get within seconds. The important plot points you might guess, but the story manages to stay exciting and entertaining all the way through.
As with the games themselves, the movie's story is captivating and beautifully animated, with plenty of laughs and gasps to be had. The audience enjoyed the screening so much that there was loud applause once the credits had ended. Since the film deals with dark topics - death is a big factor and plays a big part in a very symbolic fashion - very young children may not understand or enjoy the film. There were very small children at the screening, and every so often you could hear them asking in confusion what was happening. They did not seem to understand the symbolism and were often puzzled by certain characters. However, though the action sequences are relatively intense, the children did not appear frightened by them. It's very much a case of "your mileage may vary" as far as showing the film to children is concerned.
The voice acting is a little tricky to describe. Luckily for us, it was Maria Darling as Luke, as it's supposed to be for British audiences. Just as well, really, as Lani Minella's Luke is simply atrocious. Christopher Robin Miller is wonderful as always as Professor Layton. The rest of the cast is somewhat hit-and-miss, many of the supporting characters sounding very American-pretending-to-be-British. This doesn't actually make the film any less enjoyable though.
All in all, it's a beautifully animated film with some superb voice acting and a captivating story. Whether you're a fan of the game or not, this is perfectly viewable and enjoyable. Do give it a watch - preferably while drinking tea.
If you've ever played a Professor Layton game, you might be wondering how they manage to incorporate the puzzles and gameplay elements into the film. Not wanting to spoil it too much, let me assure you that the way the first obvious puzzle is introduced will bring a smile to your face. Don't worry too much about solving the puzzles; the trivial ones you'll get within seconds. The important plot points you might guess, but the story manages to stay exciting and entertaining all the way through.
As with the games themselves, the movie's story is captivating and beautifully animated, with plenty of laughs and gasps to be had. The audience enjoyed the screening so much that there was loud applause once the credits had ended. Since the film deals with dark topics - death is a big factor and plays a big part in a very symbolic fashion - very young children may not understand or enjoy the film. There were very small children at the screening, and every so often you could hear them asking in confusion what was happening. They did not seem to understand the symbolism and were often puzzled by certain characters. However, though the action sequences are relatively intense, the children did not appear frightened by them. It's very much a case of "your mileage may vary" as far as showing the film to children is concerned.
The voice acting is a little tricky to describe. Luckily for us, it was Maria Darling as Luke, as it's supposed to be for British audiences. Just as well, really, as Lani Minella's Luke is simply atrocious. Christopher Robin Miller is wonderful as always as Professor Layton. The rest of the cast is somewhat hit-and-miss, many of the supporting characters sounding very American-pretending-to-be-British. This doesn't actually make the film any less enjoyable though.
All in all, it's a beautifully animated film with some superb voice acting and a captivating story. Whether you're a fan of the game or not, this is perfectly viewable and enjoyable. Do give it a watch - preferably while drinking tea.
26 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I watched this film during the summer in Japanese with the english subtitles.
I was wary after loving the games that the film would be dull but I coulden't have been more wrong~!
The animation is completley beautiful and mindblowing~!
Not only that, but during the story you have several puzzles to solve along the way with ample time to think about them like the games~!
I would recommend this film to anyone who has played and enjoyed Pandoras Box and the Curious Village~!
Xx
I was wary after loving the games that the film would be dull but I coulden't have been more wrong~!
The animation is completley beautiful and mindblowing~!
Not only that, but during the story you have several puzzles to solve along the way with ample time to think about them like the games~!
I would recommend this film to anyone who has played and enjoyed Pandoras Box and the Curious Village~!
Xx
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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I have loved the Nintendo DS games, and their beautiful little animation sequences that serve to move the story on (and, I always felt, act as a little 'reward' for successfully solving the puzzles). Of course, the characters are somewhat clichéd, with Layton's perennial pontifications on the nature and role of a "gentleman" and apprentice Luke's unbounded enthusiasm and admiration.
I was not sure how the animation would work on a stand-alone basis, but was pleased to see that the look and charm had been fully retained. And it was nice to see it played out on a bigger screen than the postage-stamp DS one!
The main voice actors are the same as the game (or sound so), which was also a relief. And the lovely trademark music is also present.
The story of the film is a reasonable one. As usual, it follows the detective genre of the whodunit, with Layton taking the place of Sherlock Holmes / Poirot / etc. The test of a whodunit is always whether it can keep you guessing until the final 'reveal', and this one was not bad. I did guess the answer before the end, but not too early to be dissatisfying.
The story does manage to weave in a few puzzles, which resolve themselves after a short period of action/dialogue long enough for you to be able to shout out your guesses to friend/family, if you so wish!
At one point, the tone of the piece takes a turn to the darker, and for a brief (alarming!) moment I thought we were heading into psycho / mass-murder territory. However, this soon passed and I would not hesitate in watching this film with a young child. My 6-year old had no problems with it, and was less scared than the average classic Disney.
So - why only 3 stars?
I knocked one off because this is really only for fans of the Layton games. I cannot imagine anyone else being very interested in it.
And the other is because the film has lacked 'repeat viewing' appeal. It is clearly a 'kids/family' movie, and my children have not requested it once since their first viewing, which counts as a failure compared to most such DVDs we own.
I hope you find this review useful - please let me know if you do.
I was not sure how the animation would work on a stand-alone basis, but was pleased to see that the look and charm had been fully retained. And it was nice to see it played out on a bigger screen than the postage-stamp DS one!
The main voice actors are the same as the game (or sound so), which was also a relief. And the lovely trademark music is also present.
The story of the film is a reasonable one. As usual, it follows the detective genre of the whodunit, with Layton taking the place of Sherlock Holmes / Poirot / etc. The test of a whodunit is always whether it can keep you guessing until the final 'reveal', and this one was not bad. I did guess the answer before the end, but not too early to be dissatisfying.
The story does manage to weave in a few puzzles, which resolve themselves after a short period of action/dialogue long enough for you to be able to shout out your guesses to friend/family, if you so wish!
At one point, the tone of the piece takes a turn to the darker, and for a brief (alarming!) moment I thought we were heading into psycho / mass-murder territory. However, this soon passed and I would not hesitate in watching this film with a young child. My 6-year old had no problems with it, and was less scared than the average classic Disney.
So - why only 3 stars?
I knocked one off because this is really only for fans of the Layton games. I cannot imagine anyone else being very interested in it.
And the other is because the film has lacked 'repeat viewing' appeal. It is clearly a 'kids/family' movie, and my children have not requested it once since their first viewing, which counts as a failure compared to most such DVDs we own.
I hope you find this review useful - please let me know if you do.
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Published 5 months ago by Ollieoniom
Not quite what I was hoping for
As an adult fan of the computer game series I was hoping to find some of the characteristic Layton atmosphere in this movie because I think it's the puzzles and the atmosphere that... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Woetjo
Worth a watch If you liked the games
The animation is as I had expected it to be and the voices used for the 2 main characters are the same as in the games. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Tarkytarks
I love it and I am 9 years old
I really liked it because I am a big fan of the DS games and have played the first trilogy several times(and cried over the first one!!). Read more
Published 10 months ago by yula and tony love lagushi
Big(ger) screen action for the Prof
Producing a feature film of Professor Layton's adventures is a shrewd move to fit in with the extremely popular game series. Read more
Published 10 months ago by CJ
Brilliant peace of art.
Frankly, I received the shipment yesterday, I was a little worried about some other reviews I encountered during searching. Read more
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