DoubleClutch
Superstar
What I'm seeing is that if you're interested in that genre, but you're not emotionally attached to the anime, its good.
But people who are already fans of the anime HATE it.
The main criticism seems to be that they've ruined some well-loved characters. Since I have no real attachment to the original characters, I actually like the "ruined" versions because I don't know any better.
I feel live action anime will never satisfy its hardcore fans. But this doesn’t seem as bad as others