SHAOLIN FUCKFIEND posted:Zapan doesnt have the blue oyster cult logo on his forehead so gently caress this movie his leitmotif is a cowbell
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Neo Rasa posted:She's Asian American. Actually, she's Martian-American. 
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Dec 11, 2017 20:18
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I always figured Mars was culturally German what with them using so many German words. Asides from her eyes, which I find really disappointing, I think her early decorated arms look gorgeous in the trailer. I really do hope it ends up being violent and the scrapyard is suitably messy and dangerous.
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Dec 11, 2017 22:41
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DrSunshine posted:Actually, she's Martian-American. And that the mixed language from people coming from there, is a fusion of German and English which implies a huge number of colonists coming from German speaking cultures! This is set around 320 years in the future after a post-apocalyptic event happens in 2011 so nation-states and ethnicity have been pretty much washed away.
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Dec 11, 2017 22:54
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Farm Frenzy posted:Lets not get ahead of ourselves here. It'll be unsuccessful because it's directed by Robert Rodriguez. I'm pretty sure Desperado and Sin City made money.
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Dec 12, 2017 02:44
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It's cool that Trump fulfilled his campaign promise to make anime real
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Dec 12, 2017 02:47
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Machete was at least popular enough to get a completely trash sequel v v
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Dec 12, 2017 02:54
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Battle Angel Alita is one of the first manga series I ever read and I'm tentatively hopeful for this movie since it's been a passion project for Cameron for so long. My only worry is that they're seemingly going with a mixture of the OVA and the first couple of books of the manga over sticking to the manga itself. I just hope it's good so it can get a sequel. My dream casting choice for Desty Nova is still Matt Frewer but I'd be happy just to see him in cinematic form.
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Dec 12, 2017 03:12
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Whoa, well weirdness of big eyes or no, the biggest take-away that I have from watching the trailer is finding out that a person I went to school with is now starring in a movie by Robert Rodriguez and playing a robotlady that punches other robots in the face I like cyberpunk anyway, so I guess I'll see this movie
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Dec 12, 2017 15:53
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Seems like everyone who though the eyes were the result of any kind of thought progress besides 'let's make a photo realistic anime' gave Rodriguez too much credit. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hWgy6gAK9OA
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Dec 12, 2017 16:24
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Renoistic posted:Seems like everyone who though the eyes were the result of any kind of thought progress besides 'let's make a photo realistic anime' gave Rodriguez too much credit. Did you watch the interview?
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Dec 12, 2017 16:27
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Vanderdeath posted:Battle Angel Alita is one of the first manga series I ever read and I'm tentatively hopeful for this movie since it's been a passion project for Cameron for so long. My only worry is that they're seemingly going with a mixture of the OVA and the first couple of books of the manga over sticking to the manga itself. I'm pretty sure we're getting Jackie Earle Haley as Desty Nova, which is a loving incredible choice. Also, the eyes were Cameron's idea and I wouldn't be shocked to hear that Rodriguez actually pushed back a little. Cameron's been talking about having Alita be an all-CGI character since he first brought up wanting to make this. Also it's totally loving bonkers that we're getting a live-action Battle Angel Alita movie next year and that is pure proof that we live in the weirdest timeline
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Dec 12, 2017 18:52
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Cameron makes an anime. Spielberg makes a meme movie. 2018 gonna be alright. And the people that made the Minions movies are doing a new Super Mario Bros. Attack on Princess fucked around with this message at 22:15 on Dec 12, 2017 |
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Dec 12, 2017 22:08
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Renoistic posted:Seems like everyone who though the eyes were the result of any kind of thought progress besides 'let's make a photo realistic anime' gave Rodriguez too much credit. That’s a very silly post. All those art critics are talking about Monet this and Monet that, but I know his secret: Monet just wanted to paint haystacks in an impressionist style. What an idiot!
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Dec 12, 2017 23:37
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LORD OF BOOTY posted:I'm pretty sure we're getting Jackie Earle Haley as Desty Nova, which is a loving incredible choice. Cameron initially wanted her to be protrayed by a child actor too if i remember correctly. Good luck casting that. Eitherway, I'm glad it's out that Cameron was behind the character design in addition to the screenplay/script. As lame a reason as it may be, it does make people chill a bit with jumping to conclusions about Rodriguez's creative input.
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Dec 12, 2017 23:41
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Renoistic posted:Seems like everyone who though the eyes were the result of any kind of thought progress besides 'let's make a photo realistic anime' gave Rodriguez too much credit. Watch the interview again lol. This actually gave me a bit of optimism, surprisingly.
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Dec 12, 2017 23:48
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Postorder Trollet89 posted:Cameron initially wanted her to be protrayed by a child actor too if i remember correctly. Good luck casting that. Judging from what little I've seen I'm guessing RR didn't get to have a lot of creative say in the film. So far it looks more like a James Cameron film and Robert Rodriguez is just the guy who is in the directors chair. I'm thinking the major reason he was selected to direct is because he has plenty of experience directing CGI heavy films. What I want to know is how violent the film will be. I remember the manga being straight up blood and guts violent. Hell, they have a villain who's addicting to literally eating brains. It's kinda hosed up at a number of points. I'm wondering if they're going to tone it down to make it more palatable to a larger audience but I'm hoping they're going the Deadpool route on this one. Toning down the violence isn't a deal breaker, but it doesn't feel like Battle Angel unless someone gets their head ripped off and it's not like Cameron hasn't been able to make a commercially successful R rated film before.
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Dec 12, 2017 23:53
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The eyes are kind of neat, but they remind me of this.
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Postorder Trollet89 posted:Eitherway, I'm glad it's out that Cameron was behind the character design in addition to the screenplay/script. As lame a reason as it may be, it does make people chill a bit with jumping to conclusions about Rodriguez's creative input. This is what I was feeling after watching the trailer a handful of times, and mentioned it earlier. The movie doesn't really give feel or look like an RR film, at least not like one of his more recent ones. Reiterating, but yeah, Landau basically confirmed what I was thinking: RR is essentially trying to make the movie James Cameron would have. Macrame_God posted:I'm thinking the major reason he was selected to direct is because he has plenty of experience directing CGI heavy films. RR and James Cameron were also part of an initiative for pushing new 3D filming techniques for digital cinema back in 2005, along with Zemeckis and Peter Jackson [edit] and George Lucas. So the two have some history together as well. [edit] Internet Archive of Variety's article from 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20140401032807/http://variety.com/2005/film/news/3-d-shows-perspective-1117919744/ teagone fucked around with this message at 00:03 on Dec 13, 2017 |
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Dec 12, 2017 23:59
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Macrame_God posted:Judging from what little I've seen I'm guessing RR didn't get to have a lot of creative say in the film. So far it looks more like a James Cameron film and Robert Rodriguez is just the guy who is in the directors chair. I'm thinking the major reason he was selected to direct is because he has plenty of experience directing CGI heavy films. Yeah, the OVA and the manga were pretty violent and didn't shy away from sex. I think one of the aspects the source material has is some crazy body horror regarding how humans are just meat bags, especially if they do the reveal that Tipharian brains are taken out and replaced with computer chips.
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Dec 13, 2017 00:55
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Cameron has been saying Battle Angel would always be a PG-13 film for a while. There will be lots of blood, but the blood will be blue.
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Dec 13, 2017 01:19
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teagone posted:Watch the interview again lol. This actually gave me a bit of optimism, surprisingly. Confusing 'straightforward' with 'thoughtless' is really interesting. He clearly explains why Cameron made the choice.
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Dec 13, 2017 01:38
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This is worse than I could've ever imagined.
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teagone posted:Cameron has been saying Battle Angel would always be a PG-13 film for a while. There will be lots of blood, but the blood will be blue. Why would your years long ambition be to do something wrong.
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Dec 14, 2017 01:34
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Lurdiak posted:This is worse than I could've ever imagined. look at it this way: even if it's a writeoff, it's partly responsible for the manga coming back in print which is an unambiguous win. i just picked up volume 1 today and it's gorgeous
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Dec 14, 2017 02:24
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Speaking of the manga coming back into print, I just picked up that first volume this week based on the trailer and my SO's suggestion (knowing nothing about the series previously), it hooked me instantly and now I care about this movie. I am neutral on the eyes.
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Dec 14, 2017 03:02
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Android Apocalypse posted:Yeah, the OVA and the manga were pretty violent and didn't shy away from sex. I think one of the aspects the source material has is some crazy body horror regarding how humans are just meat bags, especially if they do the reveal that Tipharian brains are taken out and replaced with computer chips. I can't wait until we get to see Anamoly on the big screen in all his glory and in 3d.
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Dec 14, 2017 03:07
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IShallRiseAgain posted:I can't wait until we get to see Anamoly on the big screen in all his glory and in 3d. omg As much as I don't enjoy that arc, THIS would be amazing. I'm down watching someone get death hosed by a giant dong. Last Order gets to far in to DBZ territory for my tastes (DBZ is cool, relax). Also, if the movies ever get that far, maybe they can get rid of that loving cat tail she gets. The ONLY time I've groaned reading a manga and I've read a lot of (known it too!) ridiculous poo poo. Tommy 2.0 fucked around with this message at 03:58 on Dec 14, 2017 |
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Nuebot posted:Why would your years long ambition be to do something wrong.  It was confirmed the blood would be blue back in 2005 http://moviehole.net/20055923james-cameron-talks-up-battle-angel
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Parasol Prophet posted:Speaking of the manga coming back into print, I just picked up that first volume this week based on the trailer and my SO's suggestion (knowing nothing about the series previously), it hooked me instantly and now I care about this movie. Stick with it, the Hugo arc is probably the original series's low point (relatively speaking) and it just gets better from there. Tommy 2.0 posted:Last Order gets to far in to DBZ territory for my tastes (DBZ is cool, relax). Also, if the movies ever get that far, maybe they can get rid of that loving cat tail she gets. The ONLY time I've groaned reading a manga and I've read a lot of (known it too!) ridiculous poo poo. My problem with Last Order is that I thought the ending to the original manga was pretty much perfect, and the revised Last Order ending wasn't nearly as good. And apparently Last Order is going to be included in the Kodansha reprint, which means they probably won't include the original ending 
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Clipperton posted:My problem with Last Order is that I thought the ending to the original manga was pretty much perfect, and the revised Last Order ending wasn't nearly as good. And apparently Last Order is going to be included in the Kodansha reprint, which means they probably won't include the original ending They're reprinting Last Order as a separate series- the omnibus editions of Last Order are already partially out. I'd be really surprised if the Deluxe Editions didn't cover the whole original run. e: also the DBZ poo poo about Last Order is what makes Last Order totally fuckin' rule, it has cyberpunk vampires who do Vampire Karate for gently caress's sake
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Parasol Prophet posted:Speaking of the manga coming back into print, I just picked up that first volume this week based on the trailer and my SO's suggestion (knowing nothing about the series previously), it hooked me instantly and now I care about this movie. Keep reading, it's very good. Personally I'm hoping for a best case outcome from all this is that it gets a lot of people to check out the manga, and renewed interest gets someone to make a quality anime. If Jojo could finally get a good anime in my life time, Alita can too.
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Clipperton posted:Stick with it, the Hugo arc is probably the original series's low point (relatively speaking) and it just gets better from there. Oh, I'm sticking with it for sure. The only problem is the next volume of this deluxe whatever edition apparently won't come out until February! But there's plenty to absorb in what I've got, I think. The art is so detailed and all the backgrounds...  Hugo is the same as Yugo, right? That seemed to be the case from context clues in this thread and elsewhere, but I wasn't sure. But if that's the low point, I really can't wait to keep reading.
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The ending of last order was kind of bad and the tone was completely different from the original, but space kung fu tournament was awesome. Also, a bunch of cool Desty Nova mad scientist poo poo.
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the culminator posted:The ending of last order was kind of bad and the tone was completely different from the original, but space kung fu tournament was awesome. Also, a bunch of cool Desty Nova mad scientist poo poo. If it weren't for the fact, tonally, I expected more Alita type stuff of the original I would have enjoyed Last Order. But space kung fu was not something I wanted at the time nor was expecting.
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Parasol Prophet posted:Oh, I'm sticking with it for sure. The only problem is the next volume of this deluxe whatever edition apparently won't come out until February! But there's plenty to absorb in what I've got, I think. The art is so detailed and all the backgrounds... Yeah I'd only ever read it in the pocket-sized Viz paperbacks and seeing the art in its proper size is great. And Kishiro hasn't even hit his stride at this point, you're in for a treat  quote:Hugo is the same as Yugo, right? That seemed to be the case from context clues in this thread and elsewhere, but I wasn't sure. But if that's the low point, I really can't wait to keep reading. *checks book* Yes it is! I wonder how many different names they've given things, I'm probably never going to stop thinking of Zalem as "Tiphares"
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Vanderdeath posted:Battle Angel Alita is one of the first manga series I ever read and I'm tentatively hopeful for this movie since it's been a passion project for Cameron for so long.
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I just re-read all of Gunnm (sorry, I'm french canadian and the french canadian translation kept all the names) and finally finished Last Order, as well as starting Mars Chronicles because of the trailer. I think I loved it a lot more than when I first read it ten year ago and gave up midway through Last Order. I'm hype for the movie now. Good adaptation or bad adaptation, it's probably gonna be interesting.
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Dec 14, 2017 07:28
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Tommy 2.0 posted:omg Of course you're excited about the Anomaly 
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I was listening to all kinds of 70s and 80s weird rock and metal bands while reading, including lots of Blue Oyster Cult of course, and I feel like that would make a good soundtrack for the movie. Go for the whole Heavy Metal vibe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Oe8j-ElikI
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