Granted, I do like how they handled some of the characters (live action Zoicite for the win!!) and they had some nice potential for a damn cool story. However, that's all you pretty much end up with: potential for awesomeness. Without any actual awesomeness. Which is extremely annoying. >.<
Well, okay; the show does have its moments. (Be prepared for spoilers, those of you who might actually care.) My favorite being the section of the plot where Kunzite first shows up and Sailor Mercury gets turned evil. (Hee hee hee...)
"Hello, girls." *Grin*
"Eeek!" says Sailor Jupiter.
"Oh no!!" cry Sailor Moon and Sailor Mars.
"Hell yes!!" says Mr. Villain. "Now go get 'em, Evil Mercury, and make me proud."
"As if I need you to tell me to do that. Bwa ha ha ha ha!!"
Ahh, good times. Unfortunately she has to get turned back to normal (phooey) and it's all downhill from there: Sailor Luna appears (why, oh why, oh why did they have to have her as a character? Either bring in Chibiusa or make Luna able to transform into a full-blown human woman. Not this half-assed compromise which doesn't even make any sense) who adds absolutely nothing to the plot except she's, um, supposed to comic relief (O_O). Zoicite then dies (waaahhh!!) and the other badguys (who actually wound up being my favorite characters, mainly because I got so sick and tired of all the superficial drama going on) keep acting like total nincompoops...
Kunzite: I think I shall stand around and smirk, because that makes me bad, and I seem to be working for the badguys yet not working for them, sort of, or something. I honestly don't know because my motivations/actions never quite add up. Like how I'm flat-out to kill Tuxedo Mask yet I never actually make any serious attempt at taking his life. And how I hate who I'm working for, Queen Beryl, yet still keep being her underling in spite of it all. But, whatever. Ha ha ha ha! *Flips back his cape and struts around like he owns the place*
Nephrite: Raaarrr!! *Throws random temper tantrum and proceeds to clench his fist, making an angry looking face-- and this is pretty much all he does after a certain point* Damn it! Queen Evilness hates me! I'm worthless! Oh boo hoo hoo!
Jadeite: *Looks on during all this and acts, well, like Jadeite. Which wouldn't be bad except, as is the case with Kunzite, his motivations are ludicrous and/or implausible and any so-called "explanation" is paper-thin at best* I wanna stay with Queen Beryl because, er, she would kill us all at the drop of a hat and I'm obviously an idiot. So there! *Also flips back his cape but looks a little more silly doing it*
Meanwhile, the stars of the show are even more absurd in their behavior, if you can believe that...
Sailor Moon: I can't use the power of the Silver Crystal because I apparently got upset and destroyed the whole world and the moon once upon a time (what the hell???) but I can't help myself! *Gets all misty-eyed over Tuxedo Dope and experiences one of her seemingly never ending flashbacks of the brief time they were able to spend together. Bleh. And then transforms, for who knows whatever reason, into Princess Badass Awesome Destruct-o-ness. Which is actually kinda cool but, like so many other things, never gets adequately explained and makes absolutely no logical sense.*
Sailor Mercury: Stop!! You have to control yourself, Sailor Moon. Don't go all random pyrotechnic-y on us! You know, I was doing all sorts of cool things earlier on, but I've pretty much now been reduced to standing by and watching the rest of the cast make complete asses of themselves. Oh well.
Sailor Mars: *Arguing yet again with Sailor Venus about the same old stuff* Venus, you're an idiot!! You must undergo the surgery for your unspecified (but terminal) illness even though the chances of success are pretty much nill!
Sailor Venus: Why?
Sailor Mars: Because, well, I say so! Grrr. >.<
Sailor Venus: No. You just don't get it, Mars, as I go off on yet another one of my inane "it's the destiny of our past lives coming to pass" speeches and so forth. Blah blah blah, mumbo-jumbo-gumbo, you're too immature to be a Sailor Soldier.
Sailor Mars: Am not!!
Sailor Venus: Are too.
Sailor Mars: Bah, I'll show you! Nyah nyah nyah!!
Sailor Venus: *Smiles* Perhaps you are worthy of Sailor-dom after all. Never mind then.
Sailor Jupiter: *Runs in* Hey, guys! I think I'll try and blow myself all of a sudden. Whee!
Sailor Venus: Hmm. Watching someone not care whether they live or die is rather frustrating, isn't it? Okay, Mars, you win; I'll have the surgery. *Dies anyway*
Sailor Mars: NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Then Tuxedo Mask becomes evil, the whole world goes ka-boom, and it stays that way for a while until everybody magically revives and everything's all hunky-dory again. Until the special acts get released. And make r_s_boston want to smash in her computer screen even worse than before. THE END. O_o;
Yes, I'm leaving out a lot of stuff but whatever. You get the general idea.
I think I might try to watch the series though again, just to see if it's as annoying the second time around-- who knows if I'll make it past the first episode though. Cheers! biggrin
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Maybe this is one of the times where one has to be truely drunk to appreciate any of it?