Knights of the Zodiac | Rotten Tomatoes (2024)

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Based on the international anime sensation, Knights of the Zodiac brings the Saint Seiya saga to the big screen in live-action for the first time. Seiya (Mackenyu), a headstrong street teen, spends his time fighting for cash while he searches for his abducted sister. When one of his fights unwittingly taps into mystical powers he never knew he had, Seiya finds himself thrust into a world of warring saints, ancient magical training and a reincarnated goddess who needs his protection. If he’s to survive, he will need to embrace his destiny and sacrifice everything to take his rightful place among the Knights of the Zodiac.

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The animation's well done, but impressive visuals aren't enough to cover for Knights of the Zodiac's threadbare plot.

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Even if it isn't as entertaining as the anime, Knights of the Zodiac has enough fun fight scenes to make it worth a watch.

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Knights of the Zodiac | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Carlos Aguilar Los Angeles Times It will neither satisfy the fandom’s demands for a true-to-the-bone homage to their childhood favorite, nor will it transmit to outsiders why this tale of blind courage in the face of insurmountable odds has inspired such decades-long devotion. May 15, 2023 Full Review Knights of the Zodiac | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Jayne Nelson Radio Times Seiya's attempts at wisecracking fall flat and, as for the plot holes, supplemental manga-reading may be required to fill in the gaps. This wasn't worth the wait. Rated: 2/5 Oct 5, 2023 Full Review Knights of the Zodiac | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Ed Fortune Starburst No amount of martial arts choreography or special effects can compensate for a weak script. Rated: 2/5 Jul 25, 2023 Full Review Knights of the Zodiac | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Alex Maidy JoBlo's Movie Network Otherwise, it should have gone as gritty as Robert Rodriguez did with Alita Battle Angel. As it stands, Knights of the Zodiac looks and feels like a compromise designed to kickstart a franchise that seems unlikely to happen. Rated: 5/10 Jun 2, 2023 Full Review Knights of the Zodiac | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Randy Meeks Espinof Three screenwriters were necessary to write a tremendously simple plot told in the most complex way possible. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 2/5 May 30, 2023 Full Review Knights of the Zodiac | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Yago García Cinemanía (Spain) Knights of the Zodiac remains as one more title in the list of failed live action anime adaptations. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 2/5 May 26, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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TokixDoki I really wished they advertised this movie better, there was only 5 others with me seeing the movie. Only playing the video game that covers alot of arcs, I was hoping the movie would follow the simple plot and even designs. Unfortunately, KotZ didn't really delve into the knights much besides Seiya and Ikki (which they barely got into besides the fact he's a knight as well). They did well bringing in characters from the anime, but really wished they kept the original designs of the cloth/armor. That was the major factor annoying me besides the very frequent use of CGI/slow mo. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/30/23 Full Review Jasmine like- actors dislike- made up new storyline and no shun or shiryu or hyoga Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 05/25/23 Full Review Peter W Well it killed a few hours that i didn't have anything planned for! Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 05/25/23 Full Review Dc3 Horrible. Main actors were trash lol story was dumb. Bean and famky phoned it in. Action scenes tried their best to look realistic, a lot of cgi lol. So boring Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 05/24/23 Full Review Victor D Cool storyline. Hard to make into a movie and hope they pursuit it more Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/24/23 Full Review Penny I treated myself to a Mother's Day movie. This movie was AWESOM! I recommend everyone see it! The action and the special effects were all on point! Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Tomek Baginski Director Mackenyu Seiya Famke Janssen Vander Guraad Madison Iseman Sienna Diego Tinoco Nero Mark Dacascos Mylock
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Synopsis Based on the international anime sensation, Knights of the Zodiac brings the Saint Seiya saga to the big screen in live-action for the first time. Seiya (Mackenyu), a headstrong street teen, spends his time fighting for cash while he searches for his abducted sister. When one of his fights unwittingly taps into mystical powers he never knew he had, Seiya finds himself thrust into a world of warring saints, ancient magical training and a reincarnated goddess who needs his protection. If he’s to survive, he will need to embrace his destiny and sacrifice everything to take his rightful place among the Knights of the Zodiac.

Director
Tomek Baginski

Producer
Yoshi Ikezawa, Joseph Chou, Tim Kwok

Screenwriter
Matthew Stuecken, Kiel Murray, Josh Campbell

Distributor
Stage 6 Films

Production Co
Sony Pictures Entertainment, Convergence Entertainment, Takz Film, Toei Animation, Toei Company, Stage 6 Films, Hero Squared, Sola Entertainment

Rating
PG-13 (Action/Violence)

Genre
Fantasy, Adventure, Action

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
May 12, 2023, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 27, 2023

Box Office (Gross USA)
$925.0K

Runtime
1h 52m

Sound Mix
Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos
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