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So... I got to watch the Uchiage Hanabi anime novie and Gintama live action on the flight.

Uchiage Hanabi was good, Id say. Not as melodramatic as the promotional materials made it out to be.
The story itself is mostly a lighthearted feel good teen drama that did well in showing the carefree liveliness (and a bit of selfishness) of youth. The time rewind gimmick also did pretty good in showing the change in characters actions based on what happens or doesnt happen any more, kind of like a route split in visual novels.
The ending is pretty ambiguous though, but I think I have an idea or two about it.

I also bought the LN version of it from Narita Airport, so maybe itll clear some questions up.

As for Gintama live action, its actually good. The acting and costumes are spot on for most characters, and the CG is good enough.
The story is mostly in the Benizakura arc (again) with some new jokes and different references, some good old 4th wall breaking from the anime voice cast, and an awesome theme song courtesy of UVERworld. Pretty hard to mess up, really.