Live action Basilisk

[ultrataro]

I only watched first couple eps of the anime, but I just watched the movie Shinobi-Heart Under Blade, and it looks to be a live action version of the story. Stars the woman from the L/A Gokusen. I thought it was quite good. CG effects work pretty well, fighting action pretty decently done. Tokugawa Ieyasu brings together representatives of rival ninja clans the Ige & Koga to face each other in deadly combat under the guise that the outcome will determine his successor. A tale about fate, scheming, and ultimately, love.

[Sinestra]

I finished the series i lovd it and the animation was beautiful but however it had a typical japanese ending you tell from ep7 on that its not gong to be a happy ending

Spoiler for Not so happy ending:

Everyone dies and i mean everyone dies not a single main charcter left

A live action movei would be kinda cool but i checked out the shinobi heart and it looks pretty good to if you have a chance you should finsih up Basilisk

[ultrataro]

LOL. The movie you pretty much can tell from the start how it will end. But it's really the most appropriate ending.

Originally Posted by Sinestra

I finished the series i lovd it and the animation was beautiful but however it had a typical japanese ending you tell from ep7 on

[Sakuya]

The live action movie DVD is out already?

[ultrataro]

The Japanese DVD came out a few days ago, actually I think it's like a week now I think.

[NoSanninWa]

Originally Posted by ultrataro

The Japanese DVD came out a few days ago, actually I think it's like a week now I think.

And someone is torrenting a rip of that DVD. I scowl at the naughty pirates of course, but it does means that there is a very good chance we'll be seeing a fansub of this sometime in the next month.

* NoSanninWa is excited by the prospect of more Basilisk.

[Ebichuman]

Originally Posted by ultrataro

CG effects work pretty well, fighting action pretty decently done.

I've seen very few non Hollywood films that use CG, and overall I thought the effects were fairly well done too. Except for the hawk, it was pretty awkward looking at the beginning. My only realy complaint is that it felt too rushed, it could've used another 30-45 minutes to flesh things out a bit more.

They also made Gennosuke ten times more ub3r l337 compared to the anime

[ultrataro]

Yeah, the hawk flight scenes were awkward, I've seen better bird CG. I think the other stuff works pretty well because of it's fantastical nature.
BTW, I believe the official DVD has english subtitles.

[Leo_Otaku]

I liked the anime ending it wasn't that bad. My major complaint of the live acion is why does Gennosuke look like an utter BUM (haven't seen it but he looks like one)!!!

I really actually liked seeing flashbacks of the Iga clan group (they needed more) ^-^ They are so hilarious!! Yashamaru *heart*

[NoSanninWa]

Originally Posted by NoSanninWa

And someone is torrenting a rip of that DVD. I scowl at the naughty pirates of course, but it does means that there is a very good chance we'll be seeing a fansub of this sometime in the next month.

* NoSanninWa is excited by the prospect of more Basilisk.

I retract these words! Having looked closer I see that there is no need to fansub this show. The original disks have english subtitles. Everyone can purchase it themselves at CD Japan: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=DA-891

That's what I'll probably be doing.

[Sakuya]

I just watched it. It was... The feeling I got at the end was "Wow, what just happened?" I didn't watch the anime. It feels this movie was condensed a bit. I've got some questions though.

Spoiler:

1. Gennosuke and his warriors started for the Sumpu Castle to try and stop this big fight. And Oboro, who didn't want to fight Gennosuke, had the option to not follow them. So why did she follow them and start the fight in the first place?

2. In the end, was Oboro blind or did she heal? I don't understand the significance of that scene; drinking water and then looking at the bird.

The action and CG were spectacular though!

[ultrataro]

Originally Posted by Sakuya

I just watched it. It was... The feeling I got at the end was "Wow, what just happened?" I didn't watch the anime. It feels this movie was condensed a bit. I've got some questions though.

Spoiler:

1. Gennosuke and his warriors started for the Sumpu Castle to try and stop this big fight. And Oboro, who didn't want to fight Gennosuke, had the option to not follow them. So why did she follow them and start the fight in the first place?

2. In the end, was Oboro blind or did she heal? I don't understand the significance of that scene; drinking water and then looking at the bird.

The action and CG were spectacular though!

Yeah, understandably it is condensed. Would have been nice to have a little more developed on the individual characters, but it was still good.

Spoiler:

1. I think it's part of the fate and their society thing. I think she realized they had no choice but to face each other. Also i think to avoid involving the whole village. And of course if she didn't, it would have been a pretty boring movie.

2. That one has me wondering too. I rewatched it & can't figure it out. It would make more sense that she be blind, I think it'd be almost a cop out if she healed. I think the whole point of what she did was to sacrifice a big part of herself to show that they could give up their lives as shinobi and live in peace. The way she was acting and moving it was unclear if she could see or not. It was pretty ambiguous, in some ways it seem like she is blind. She does open her eyes & they look normal, & there's the one shot of the rock across the water which makes it seem like that is what she saw. To me, she should be blind. As for the water & bird, I think it symbolizes her continuing love for Gennosuke & rememberance as it goes back to the opening scenes.