Review of Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale

I'll try to be direct and straight to the point Story: 7 The story itself was good, it was easy to understand where they came from, what happened, the reason behind the actions and seemed to have a straight forward story line. The problem was that they had all the essential content and characters to make a great story, instead they rushed a few parts that they could've extended (such as the boss fights, interaction with other relevant secondary characters) but instead emphasized in other not so important. Art/Animation: 10 The art and animation compared with the anime was a huge step up! Everything was smooth, vibrantcolors, detail was fantastic, and the fight scenes effects... just WOW...

Sound: 10
The OST (original sound track) fit great with the scenes, more upbeat and intense, sometimes even nostalgic due to the comeback of some SAO themed soundtracks.

Character: 9
I'm giving a 9 not because of the character development of Kirito and Asuna (which we already know, they simply emphasized more the aspects of them) but mainly for the new characters: Eiji, Yuuna and Tetsuhiro.
The significance and synergy that those 3 characters had in the story was powerfull! They had a reason, an objective, and you only learn about it the more you get to the end which leaves you waiting for more. Not to mention the familiar faces (which I wont spoil), specially of a certain character in SAO II which almost drove me to tears.
As for Agil (the merchant in the first SAO, owner of the "Dicey Cafe", the black dude) I still feel he should have more lines in the story, seems just like a extra...

Enjoyment: 10
Watched the movie in the US release with the theater completely full of people who loved the series, and it felt fantastic. Everyone was hyped, laugh together and were pumped with the fights! Like i said there were some parts that felt rushed, others seemed to have too much screen time when it wasn't needed. But overall I enjoyed it so much that I wanted to watch it again, right as the movie ended.

Overal: 9
Although the story wasn't EPIC, the new comers absolutely kept things fresh and interesting, which end up making the main characters progression interesting. The animation was beautifully done and on point, the Sound was incredible (specially in the movie theater) even gave me the chills in some fight scenes, the level of fan service was kept low (which is a good thing) and whenever it was used, it was in either a comedic or dramatic scene which was good.

The best part of the movie is without a doubt the FINAL FIGHT, my emotions were all over the place, it was possibly one of the most beautifully done tribute to the franchise and to the fans. I do recommend anyone to watch it, in case you don't find it interesting, just watch until the end.

Better yet, watch first SAO, and SAO II so you have it fresh in your head, and then watch the Movie.

Cherry on top the cake*