2006-02-09, 15:53 | Link #1 |
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Grave of the Fireflies - Live Action (Movie)
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Well, this show is technically Live Action, but it is basicly the movie version of one of the greatest anime movies all the time, Grave of the Fireflies. It has just been released with english sub. I've heard too much bad things about LA shows however I'm surely gonna watch this since the anime version rules so much and the pictures of the movie are promising too. |
2006-02-09, 20:00 | Link #3 |
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Well, the anime was based on a novel so this live action wasn't necessarily based on the anime, so I think doesn't suffer so much from some L/A adaptations of anime. & the subject &story also helps keep it from falling into what a lot of L/A adaptations do. It's a pretty good made for TV movie. It doesn't quite have the same power as the anime did, but it's still pretty good, and it's interesting to see the story told from a slightly different viewpoint.
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2006-02-10, 20:48 | Link #8 |
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I cried quite a bit when I watched the anime version as well, but I am definitely giving the Live Action a try since it's a different take on the story. Granted it is probably going to be equally sad, i really want to see Matsushima Nanako playing the aunt.
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2006-02-11, 09:19 | Link #10 | |
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When I first watched it I was in a room with a bunch of lads and it was like "lets switch the lights off", "the rooms too smokey lets open a window" and in the end it was just "god damn it whyyyyyyyyy!!!!" |
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2006-02-11, 16:54 | Link #12 |
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Geez, after 17 minutes I've just turned it off. It's just too plastic. The backgrounds and the atmosphere gives me a "plastic" feeling as well, I just can not belive that it is happening at 1945. And the whole thing just feels cheesy. It reminds me about those crappy south-american soap-operas somehow. It is a huge disappointment so far. I might give it a try tomorrow...or not. Nevertheless, the anime version is great.
(Disclaimer: This is my first LA show. I might had too much expectations...) |
2006-02-11, 17:26 | Link #13 |
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Well, I can't find the anime version anywhere, so I can't compare, but I've enjoyed the live action version, it was touching, I was really moved at times, which is good. I don't know about other people's expectations, but for me, it was 2 and a half hours well spent. I was a bit spoiled from the AS forum, but it did make an impression so I guess it was well done.
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2006-02-13, 18:40 | Link #15 | |
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Oh my, then you better wait a long while before watching the anime version. If you thought the LA was making you sad & upset, the anime is by far much more powerful.
Oh, & if this was your first foray into Japanese LA, you may have been expecting too much. Japanese LA usually does not have the big budget polish of US fare (which kind of goes back into the origin of anime being as big as it is, anime was cheaper to make than LA) & often the drama sensibility is different. Often times it seems a bit cheesy to many, although this one didn't really have too much over the top melodrama. This was a made for TV movie, so the observation that it seemed more like a TV dorama would be pretty spot on. I have to admit the CG and effects didn't work too well, didn't give a very good feel of what chaos was really going on, but the story & characters is good. I didn't care for the postscript as i felt they were ramming the message down your throat. Quote:
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2006-04-27, 10:10 | Link #16 |
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I really enjoyed this Live action remake. Word of warning DONT WATCH IT if you thought the anime was too sad because the the live action is just as sad if not more because its real people. Also they did a great job with following the story and even made it a tad bit better I'd say.
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2007-04-21, 18:11 | Link #20 |
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SPOILERS!!!!
Alright, having seen the anime and the live action, I can honestly say that the anime was infinitely better of the two...but I really liked LA Seita's performance more than the anime one...And I may be losing my memory but did the aunt have THAT many people living in her house? The anime showed only a daughter and the dad, but never any other kids that I knew of... The aunt's performance I think needed some work...I didn't believe she was cruel at times and that it just seemed forced... I really hate the say it but Setsuko's actress was really...blah...and she wasn't as cute as the anime version...I especially hated the part where she was 'asleep' and then when they were taking the necklace she just all of a sudden wakes up and makes a fuss...it's like she was trying to catch them in the act but then realized she couldn't do anything but bawl... The biggest problem with the movie was that it didn't even affect me the way the anime did...the anime actually made me well up with tears, and I really wanted this movie to do the same...but nothing...maybe it was because I hated Setsuko's actress and didn't care... Lotta cuties in there, though...especially the granddaughter in the beginning...she has a sort of Kaley Cuoco look to her... |
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