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Podcast: The ZONE Podcast: Nerdy News and Reviews
Episode: Full Metal Alchemist (Live-Action Trilogy): When Alchemy Goes Wrong
Description: Netflix's Full Metal Alchemist live-action trilogy offers an uneven adaptation that ranges from frustratingly bad to surprisingly good. The second film stands as the trilogy's highlight while the first and third installments struggle with poor CGI, missing plot points, and bizarre creative decisions.• First movie starts well but devolves into a Resident Evil-like mess with strange plot changes• Second movie (Revenge of Scar) dramatically improves with better action, faithful storytelling, and character portrayals• CGI quality inexplicably drops in the third film despite being filmed alongside the second• Many iconic moments from the anime are either o...