The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Mazinger Z: Infinity
Action · Science Fiction · Animation · 2017
When the evil Dr. Hell attacks the Earth, the mighty giant mecha Mazinger Z is formed to stop him.
Movie details
Mazinger Z: Infinity
2017 Action · Science Fiction · Animation 1h 35m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
5.9 / 10
2.2K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
80 %
Tomatometer
TMDB
7.0 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
When the evil Dr. Hell attacks the Earth, the mighty giant mecha Mazinger Z is formed to stop him.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Mazinger Z: Infinity?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Junji Shimizu
Written by
Takahiro Ozawa
Showtaro Morikubo
Koji Kabuto (voice)
Ai Kayano
Sayaka Yumi (voice)
Sumire Uesaka
Lisa (voice)
Toshihiko Seki
Tetsuya Tsurugi (voice)
Ami Koshimizu
Jun Hono (voice)
Junpei Morita
Prime Minister Yumi (voice)
Unsho Ishizuka
Dr. Hell (voice)
Court is in session
Put Mazinger Z: Infinity on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.