SnoReptilePlenty Memorable, crazy movie

Twilightfa Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.

FrogGlace In other words,this film is a surreal ride.

ChampDavSlim The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

ebiros2 Very beautiful fantasy animation with outstanding quality from South Korea. Style is original enough not to be derivative of anime from other Asian countries.Character designs are first class, and visuals have original angles to them as well. Korean animation has long history, and it is not well known but many Japanese anime are actually made in Korea (just like many American TV cartoons are made in Japan). Techniques are mature, and there isn't a hint of rough edges with this very fine movie.I wish that Korean anime will gain more mainstream distribution as their action, love, romance, comedy have in the past 10 years.This is one of the finest animation movie to come out of Korea, and is highly recommended for viewing.

siderite If you like Miyazaki's anime work, you will probably enjoy "Yobi, The Five Tailed Fox". The story is the only thing you might have qualms with, as it is clearly not so well worked as the animation, but it is certainly not bad. The Korean legends are interesting. The only things that did not really have a purpose are the aliens. Yes, you read that right: aliens. Just replace those with friendly forest spirits and it's all good.Bottom line: a very well done anime, emotional, but not too much, complete with evil and good characters and, indeed, shady ones (you will understand the pun once you watch it). Again, if you like beautiful animation and childhood stories and legends, you will love this film.

Rectangular_businessman I saw this Korean after seeing the visually impressive Korean anime "Wonderful Days" that despite having an incredible animation was filled with many clichés and stereotypes. Fortunately, "Yobi: The Five Tailed Fox", was much better than "Wonderful Days", having all the feeling from any film from the studio Ghibli. Even when the animation is not at the same level of any production of Hayao Miyazaki, it stylish and well made, with lovely colors, detailed sceneries and the best part of it, original and charming characters. "Yobi; The five tailed Fox" combines legendary characters with some elements of science fiction and familiar drama, and the most incredible thing is that it works very well. Even when this is not a masterpiece as the other film from Seong-kang Lee, "My beautiful girl Mari", is still a pretty charming fantasy for all the family, with very interesting characters and lots of imagination.8/10

dbborroughs Beautifully animated (Actually its one of the most beautiful animated films I've ever seen on DVD) about Yobi, a five tailed fox, some aliens who've crashed in her forest, a school for troubled children, Mr Shadow, a bear, love, the ability to steal souls and a few things I'm missing.Overly busy film is better in parts than as a whole. Its almost as if the filmmakers (including the director who did the stunning-in the truest sense-My Beautiful Girl Mari) had too many things they wanted to do but only had 85 minutes to do it in. The story as a whole (which boils down to Yobi falling in love with a human) just doesn't work. Mostly it's because there are so many side trips that distract from the "main" story and the side trips are more interesting then the main thrust of the story. I kept wanting it to go in directions other then where it was going because the plot line didn't have a natural progression to that point (actually it felt like a dog, or fox, being taken out for a drag instead of a walk).This isn't to say its a bad film its not. Its actually pretty good but there are small moments, The girl looking in the mirror, the bear (in almost every scene he's in- though when he's first seen sitting by the lake is particularly touching), the little girl and her teddy bear (or lack there of) and others, that are of such incredible power and such absolute revealing truth that the central plot line feels so completely artificial compared to them. (I want so much to tell you about all of these little wonders but I can't bring myself to spoil them.) There is real magic in the moments that it makes the rest of the film seem weak.If you are willing to take the good with the bad, if you want to see some stunning animation and experience moments of true magic, and are willing to work with a film to get to them I recommend this film. You'll like the movie and love the moments...(actually the moments and the films beautiful look are what make the movie worth seeing) I am in awe of the moments And gosh darn it that bear is some of the best character animation I've ever seen-and it mostly requires nothing but him sitting there doing nothing.6.5 out of 10 (with parts that are much higher)