I have the live action movie and yeah,acting could have been better.I really don't know why it was necessary to have such gay costumes especially the Nightkids and Emperors.But I did like the race sequences.I also rented the American version that has the special features.And I gotta tell you guys,the English dubbing was horrible!!!But Anne Suzuki[Natsuki Mogi] looked better in the special features than in the movie itself(lol2)