Zac Efron 'to play lead in Akira remake'

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You said it about 'Priest' Pkay, "actually looks fairly decent"

And I had to ...

I think I'll spend my money on that instead

[hubb]

Miikes DOA trilogy is unbelievably good!
Fudoh is great aswell, his version of robocop is decent, full metal gokudo...

[collige]

I can't watch Akira anymore without being reminded of the hours I spent working on this video:

[kay]

Not that I particularly cared much about Akira one way or other anyway. Overhyped.

I would politely disagree, actually. When I first saw it in 1989 it was starkly different from even the 'dark' Anime out there in both its scope & style, both of which have more to do with reality than most of the genre. My point is that the 'overhype' is due to idiot J-fetishist dorks who used to hold it over other peoples' heads that they'd even seen it before it was widely known.

First off - the English language dub takes a lot away from the original, which is (like most foreign language films) best watched in the native dialect it was filmed in. The English voice characterizations are cookie-cutter Anime "cute teen" voices, but in Japanese the thugs actually sound like thugs.

Secondly, it's talking about some really profound/heavy philosophical shit (much like some of my other favorite movies, 2001, Blade Runner, etc.) that you have to work a little to uncover. It's a mindblower when you really get dialed in...

Thirdly, it's a masterpiece of cinematography/photography by any standard - but for an animated movie - and a traditional cel animation movie, at that - it's an unbelievable achievement.

Finally, it's part of 20th century Japanese cinema's grand obsession with apocalyptic/cataclysmic themes... and much more current than, say, Godzilla (which also came out of that tradition.)


AND-

Let's not forget the soundtrack... this shit came out in the EIGHTIES and doesn't sound dated in the least.

Well, I'm entitled to my opinion, and it's one I've held since the 80s. I also think a lot of other stuff is crap that other people think is great. The reverse is also true.

With Akira, perhaps it's just that I grew up with Japanese cartoons, before I'd ever heard of them referred to as anime. So I have always been exposed to exceedingly fluid cel animations. I look at frothing J-fetishists with disdain because, well, they didn't even grow up in the culture. I suppose my lack of appreciation for Akira could also be because the subject matter simply does not interest me.

Post-apocalyptic biker shit? Pah!

Having said that, it has probably been 20 years since I last watched it so it might be time to give it another go.

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I can't watch Akira anymore without being reminded of the hours I spent working on this video:

That's sick

[christophera]

Miikes DOA trilogy is unbelievably good!
Fudoh is great aswell, his version of robocop is decent, full metal gokudo...

those movies truly suck. it's not worth sitting through that much boring crap just for a couple of gruesome/outlandish money shots

[Motorway to Roswell]

[ST100]

^saved