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Akira Live Action (Leonardo?)
Alright, so I've recently heard of yet another anime to American live-action movie adaptation again today on G4. Never bothered with any news of these sort of things because I automatically assume they'll bomb like the DBZ and Chun-Li movie projects I've recently heard of. Now Akira movie is a special something to me because the movie had a lasting impression on me and was one of the very first anime movies I've gotten into as a youngster. Right now, I'm confused and a bit speechless at the moment yet I definitely have this passion to hate the very idea right now. Any Akira fans?
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2008-02-21, 20:29 | Link #2 |
Bittersweet Distractor
Join Date: Nov 2007
Age: 32
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Akira is a very funny movie to me. The first half was bordering epicness, the 3rd fourth started becoming mediocre, and the last quarter then was good.
Making this film into live action though seems really weird, it would kind of feel like a blade runnerish matrix deal, and I don't think I would like it. I personally feel it should just be kept as an anime movie. I love DiCaprio as an actor and stuff, but I just don't see it.
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2008-02-21, 23:32 | Link #6 |
Aria Company
Join Date: Nov 2003
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They can't butcher it any more than the anime already has, at least not unless they deliberatly try to butcher it. The manga was great, the anime was nonsensical eye-candy. Hopefully the live action will be able to at least avoid the nonsensical bit.
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2008-02-22, 07:42 | Link #9 |
Destroyer of the Good
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: U.K
Age: 36
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*Yawn*. The anime was over rated and mediocre.Can't see the movie being a big hit to be honest but it'll be interesting to see future developments of this. Anyhoos it can't be any worse than the anime at least.
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2008-02-22, 17:16 | Link #12 |
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: New Hampshire
Age: 30
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So the manga is better? I saw the movie last week and thought it was pretty good, and I've seen the manga at the library, I'll go check it out next time I'm there.
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2008-02-25, 20:32 | Link #17 |
Gregory House
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I think the question would better be "How do you have that in a live-action movie?". Akira's gratuitous violence did good in the animated genre, but I doubt it's compatible with the live action setting. Unless Tarantino is directing it, of course.
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2008-02-26, 21:32 | Link #19 |
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Age: 33
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i understand that this is an American adaptation to a japanese manga that will be released primarily to an American audience, but why not use Asian actors? i understand that doing that would probably hurt the ratings and the success of the film ( who wouldnt want to go see a film with Leo starring?). its their right to do so, but its really getting annoying for me. American adaptations to asian films and other types of media generally sucks and they act as if the original idea was their idea. some examples include The Departed, a bunch of horror movies, and more recently Vantage Point, which is obviously from Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon.
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2008-02-28, 01:01 | Link #20 |
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: California
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@ CJL13,
The climactic Ark opening scene of Raiders of the Lost Ark had one of the villains get his head blown up. It is partially censored, but it's still pretty graphic. Actually that entire movie is surprisingly violent. I'm amazed it didn't get an R rating. And yes I know Raiders is PG but that was before PG 13 was created as a rating and I'd pretty sure it'd get a PG 13 today. back on topic, I think it'd be possible to make this movie though I'd imagine it'd have to use a huge amount of CG. Hopefully the script will be good. |
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