User blog comment:Ceras SanMarina/The Movie (Possible spoilers! No, probable spoilers?)/@comment-1271618-20100606214627

I've seen people say the actual film was anywhere from 40-60 minutes, and the recap filler bits amount to either 20-30 minutes. All in all, the film is about 80 minutes, 70% original material, 30% recap BS. I haven't seen any other writing credits for Hiramitsu too, other than some minor credits for the anime (he seems to be more experienced in sound production).

And sure! On Yahoo Japan alone, there are 31 reviews last I checked, most negative and very disappointed. 2ch's been rising a bit more in the negative comments (but of course this is the internet and it's an anonymous place), compared to the squealing that went on early on over the better animation XD.

I think if they had put more animation into the actual plotline or figured out more of a story, we wouldn't have the nonsequitur anime recaps. But I guess they wanted to break 80 minutes as cheaply as possible. It seems DEEN is not held in very high regards to the Japanese fandom to begin with, due to their handling of Umineko and other anime.

http://info.movies.yahoo.co.jp/userreview/tymv/id336805/ One five star review, a few 3-stars, the rest 1 and 2.

(Also: lol yet facepalm over people on the Livejournal community being so preoccupied on judging the movie on whether it had US/UK or not, the US/UK ship bashing, the bashing of the bashing, etc. So D: )