I saw this movie last night, on opening night.
Spoilers ahead
It was incredible in the goodness catagory
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I really liked it. It doesn't let you figure it out very well until the very end..but the hints are there all along. You don't notice them until after you see the credits and things finish falling into place. There is a musical sequence at the end very like a music video/collage that is just the best climax to the plot ^__^ I really liked it. The gore is minimal and necessary, not overdone I think.
A couple more minor spoilers ahead.
It does have a couple scenes in common with 3 anime. No similar plot lines though. It has a part that is very much like the Pirate ship ep. from Slayers Try, a scene that I mentioned earlier from the Phantom of the Opera-like "Memories" anime DOES have a flavor very much like that scene, complete with ghostly temptress
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and....in a lesser sense the Tenchi Muyo ep. with their ghost ship in space.
The opening scene is ...unforgettable....I don't want to spoil it anymore. I feel the opening scene sets the bar in the movie very high for shock value. The rest of it plays up to that until the musical climax near the end.
The only gripe I have is how you practically have to wear sunglasses for how many times they shine the light into the camera lens 8)