Anime - US movies

Barkless Dog · #1 06-04-2008, 05:42 AM

It did not take long, since comics proved success.

I have not seen Speed Racer, but Dream Works has plans for Ghost In A Shell & Dragon Ball. I also read that Death Note looks like a likely candidate for a US movie version.

http://www.variety.com/VR1117984029.html

DreamWorks has acquired rights to the Japanese manga "Ghost in the Shell" with plans to adapt the futuristic police thriller as a 3-D live-action feature.

I really have doubts how they can live up to the anime or manga.

Mon Rominee · #2 06-04-2008, 05:49 AM

Oh please. Ghost is a great anime. HOW you gonna portray that with live action? What's next Akira?

Ugh. Wasn't there supposedly a live "Appleseed" movie being made at one time? I think alot of stuff with mech could be done well (think Patlabor, Voltron) but unless there is actual story and good acting, forget those too.

But leave Ghost alone.

Now a live action Sailor Moon involving busty porn stars...I'm in.

Barkless Dog · #3 06-04-2008, 06:01 AM

I agree, but thought the same of Iron man.

Maybe for Ghost they can film real jumping spiders?

I dont know how they can better the anime of Death Note. It has to be one of the best films ever as far as camera angles, effects etc.

I heard they have a play based on Bleach in Japan?

Anyone see it?

Barkless Dog · #4 06-04-2008, 06:05 AM

Look at this picture of Dragonball

http://thelonegamer.wordpress.com/20...n-movie-image/

Mon Rominee · #5 06-04-2008, 06:35 AM

Ok, I've never liked Dragonball, but that is just a sad, sad picture.

sarcastro83 · #6 06-04-2008, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Mon Rominee

Oh please. Ghost is a great anime. HOW you gonna portray that with live action? What's next Akira?

As a matter of fact

Mon Rominee · #7 06-04-2008, 08:02 AM

Thank you for justifying my nausea, Sarcastro.

DiCaprio? What, as Kaneda? Tetsuo? Shoot me now.

Make him one of the biker clowns that gets offed in the openning chase and I'll be happy.

sarcastro83 · #8 06-04-2008, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Mon Rominee

Thank you for justifying my nausea, Sarcastro.

DiCaprio? What, as Kaneda? Tetsuo? Shoot me now.

Make him one of the biker clowns that gets offed in the openning chase and I'll be happy.

Anytime, Mon! I think DiCaprio is rumoured to play Kaneda, and Joseph Gordon Levitt (Brick) is rumoured to play Tetsuo. Mainly, I'm excited to see Levitt play Cobra Commander.

It's kind of funny how lately instead of adapting movies from around the world (mainly Japan) and doing them fair justice, Hollywood has just decided to do outright remakes. I mean, the good adaptation has been going on for years (most of Akira Kurosawa's material), but this is getting a little out of hand.

Mon Rominee · #9 06-04-2008, 08:43 AM

HOW are they proposing to make DiCapripantz look Kaneda's age? What, was he like 21-23 tops in the movie?

Barkless Dog · #10 06-04-2008, 08:55 AM

I just can't picture any of these movies with anything other than the nationalities portrayed.

Ever see the horror movie "the bunker". It is about German WWII soldiers left in a bunker that all speak really heavy British accents, but portraying Germans.

It's just wrong in my opinion.

sarcastro83 · #11 06-04-2008, 08:56 AM

There are two possible answers:

A: Movie magic.

B: Quite simply, they couldn't really give one tenth of a turd as to whether they're going to make a mockery out of the source material because they know that nerds like us are going to show up regardless.

Mon Rominee · #12 06-04-2008, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by sarcastro83

There are two possible answers:

A: Movie magic.

Riiiight. I suppose that's how they'll try and pull off Tetsuo's "transformation" at the end of the movie, and *not* have it all CGI-like?

Sorry to derail, but Hollywood just can't stop trashing revered works, and Akira has been a fave of mine for many many years... geez, leave it be. The original cannot be topped.