by Tsuji Mania » Fri Oct 11, 2002 8:52 pm
First and foremost, this cannot be old news to anybody because the only thing that was floating around the past years were rumors, this is the first confirmed news and it was just revealed on October 10th.
Second, my stance on why I will perhaps not enjoy this film or as some sophomoric individual decided to label it "bitching"
Not that I don't think Japanese anime can be adapted into live-action in this day and age. For an example of comic book turned kickass live action I contend to you that Blade is a testament to the possibility of such things being made possible.
However what makes me most sick is this aspect. It's being made in America. Now I do not think that WB is going to be as F^CKING stupid as they could be, and cast say....I dunno....WHITE PEOPLE in the flick. (unless they follow the comic in which case we'd end up being the evil good-guys who get our ASSES KICKED GAHAHAHAHA!) So I don't think they're gonna screw that up.
What bothers me is that there's going to be a helluva lot of JAPANESE PEOPLE running around Neo Tokyo talking, screaming, shrieking, moaning, groaning and pleading IN ENGLISH!!! Same idea with The Last Samurai, which I will not go see, even if a death threat is placed on my testicals. A superior Japanese anime dub is one thing. Seeing real people walk around talking English for no apparent reason is another entirely.
What I'm also concerned about is what audience this movie is looking for. If the movie gets smacked with a PG13 from the get-go, f^ck it. That means it is being made with the intent to allow for a teenie-bopper following. If it gets R, then hell, I just might see it! There's no way it could be the same Kaneda if every other word out of his mouth (except around Kei) is a curse. Kaneda is to manga as Beat Takeshi is to yakuza films.
In conclusion, I don't fear the movie if it isn't being made for DBZ fans who won't have pubic hair for another 4 years.