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

And I had to ...

alphacat wrote:

kay wrote: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.)


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

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

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