It looks better than the first as expected. The voice overs for Shinji, Misato and his father are close to the original. Rei doesnt sound as lifeless as she did in the series, Ritsuko sounds a bit more mature and Shinjis friends ...sounds too american and wimpy. The voice subbing compared to the first gives a filled feeling to scenes but you cant help but get a feeling that its been child proofed even if the scenes in this is more bloody and gory than the first. Kinda like having sound censored when showing a porn movie. Whats the point? Your not really changing the rating of the movie that way.
The plot will leave fans with a look of WTF on their faces as some changes take place. Not trying to spoil but...
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For all its effort I give it 4/5. Its good, it can be better, it can be truer to the original but we are in for something different that will keep fans hooked.
*moved to official eva thread. please delete. *