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Title: like action remake of "akira"
Post by: mm on October 11, 2002, 09:50:08 AM

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=600&e=5&cid=848&u=/variety/20021010/film_variety/film_akira_dc


nothing is sacred anymore
its digusting

Title: like action remake of "akira"
Post by: nO-One on October 11, 2002, 10:05:10 AM

bah you beat me to it.

Well chances of this actually being good are slim to none.

Title: like action remake of "akira"
Post by: Unicron! on October 11, 2002, 10:06:53 AM

A live action remake of Akira?

Title: like action remake of "akira"
Post by: CHIZZY on October 11, 2002, 10:07:25 AM

I saw somebody posting some cg shots for this over at cgtalk...

their stuff looked cool, but I think akira is a classic and should not be f*cked with...

Title: like action remake of "akira"
Post by: nataku on October 11, 2002, 10:22:02 AM

Lol, that\'s nothing.

Fox is making a live action movie based on Dragonball Z.


But yes, it\'s sad they\'re doing this to Akira. :(

Title: like action remake of "akira"
Post by: Coredweller on October 11, 2002, 10:46:27 AM

If they\'re going to spend that much money on a feature film, they should at least select source material with a better story.  As fascinating as Akira was, it didn\'t make any friggin\' sense.  Just like so many of the huge anime films of the past, it was more style than substance.

Title: like action remake of "akira"
Post by: ROL Jamas on October 11, 2002, 12:24:52 PM

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Originally posted by nataku
Lol, that\'s nothing.

Fox is making a live action movie based on Dragonball Z.


But yes, it\'s sad they\'re doing this to Akira. :(

Nah, Akira remake - worse :-P

With Dragonball Z, it\'s already commercialized to hell, anyway.

Oh, and Nataku, where in Nebraska do you live?

See Yuz.

Title: like action remake of "akira"
Post by: Kurt Angle on October 11, 2002, 01:38:14 PM

What a disaster, live action remakes = teh suck!

Scooby doo/Inspector Gadget anyone?

Title: like action remake of "akira"
Post by: §ôµÏG®ïñD on October 11, 2002, 03:04:24 PM

Akira sucked imo. It just got stupid towards the end. Really fu@ked up movie. but if you\'re smoking heaps of weed, i\'m sure you\'ll like it. :)

Title: like action remake of "akira"
Post by: square_marker on October 11, 2002, 03:08:12 PM

no matter how stupid both movies sound....ill probably end up going to see them both lol.

Title: like action remake of "akira"
Post by: SER on October 11, 2002, 03:56:05 PM

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Originally posted by nataku

Fox is making a live action movie based on Dragonball Z.
 

This is new to me! I would see it.. Don\'t care how crap it is though. :p

Title: like action remake of "akira"
Post by: Samwise on October 12, 2002, 02:00:33 AM

Jeez, I hate Hollywood sometimes. There are lots of talented directors/writers out there who can\'t get funding... yet a stupid f*cking idea is no problem to get funded. :sad:

Title: like action remake of "akira"
Post by: videoholic on October 12, 2002, 04:51:56 AM

All cool people who have no freaking clue what Akira is please raise your hand!!

(https://psx5central.com/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lcsc.edu%2Famericorps%2Fimages%2Fraised%2520hand.gif&hash=8e5a580121c8ac9719e137210741b5dac7b43bfa)

Title: like action remake of "akira"
Post by: videoholic on October 12, 2002, 04:55:26 AM

Nevermind, I figured it out..  It\'s all about a golf club.

(https://psx5central.com/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.golfpara.co.jp%2Ftest_web%2Fgear%2Fimage%2FAKIRA.jpg&hash=a0801a0975a8cc669e6b7feb8e2eb2deb1c39f72)


I hope it\'s as good as Happy Gilmore.  That movie rocked!!

Title: like action remake of "akira"
Post by: Unicron! on October 12, 2002, 12:04:20 PM

You dont know what Akira is???Shame....SHAAAME on u

Title: like action remake of "akira"
Post by: nO-One on October 12, 2002, 12:08:08 PM

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Originally posted by Kurt Angle
Scooby doo/Inspector Gadget anyone?

You\'re actually comparing Akira to Scooby Doo and Inspector Gadget. Shame on you seriously

Title: like action remake of "akira"
Post by: Soul Reaver on October 12, 2002, 12:13:22 PM

I thought the Rocky and Bullwinkle movie was alright. I seriously do, I just watched it on Starz.

Title: like action remake of "akira"
Post by: Knotter8 on October 12, 2002, 12:21:26 PM

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Originally posted by Coredweller
If they\'re going to spend that much money on a feature film, they should at least select source material with a better story.  As fascinating as Akira was, it didn\'t make any friggin\' sense.  Just like so many of the huge anime films of the past, it was more style than substance.

Tsk tsk.... I guess you guys don\'t quite understand the story, after ... 14 years :rolleyes: It\'s all about the energy form that is
life. In Akira the Akira project portrays mankind trying to manipulate that energy (which is in all living things). However
things get skewed and mankind f*cks up again thus a mere
boy named Tetsuo learns he can\'t handle the energy/power
which does not belong to mankind. The movie teaches that this
energy source is something which is NOT to be toyed/experimented with. At the end of the movie Tetsuo loses control, the "manipulated" children and a returning Akira ( who was also a kid in that scientific project) stop the out of control Tetsuo. In that fight most of Neo Tokyo is destroyed/cleansed and Tetsuo transcends into the cosmos as the original energy life form he is. So according to Otomo, all living creatures, including humans are forms of energy, albeit materialised.... which are given just the right amount of power which should not be skewed.
Yes, this is a deep story, but this one is directed brilliantly, unlike that sh1t from MGS2 SOL. Kojima could learn a LOT from Otomo.
Anyway.... I think Hollywood will only f*ck it up, so I think they shouldn\'t even attempt to live action that anime.

Title: like action remake of "akira"
Post by: Soul Reaver on October 12, 2002, 12:28:07 PM

It\'s gonna bomb like that FF movie. Unless Josh Hartnett(sp?) is in it, it\'s not going to be great. (I hate teen movies)

Title: like action remake of "akira"
Post by: Unicron! on October 12, 2002, 01:31:24 PM

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Originally posted by Knotter8


Tsk tsk.... I guess you guys don\'t quite understand the story, after ... 14 years :rolleyes: It\'s all about the energy form that is
life. In Akira the Akira project portrays mankind trying to manipulate that energy (which is in all living things). However
things get skewed and mankind f*cks up again thus a mere
boy named Tetsuo learns he can\'t handle the energy/power
which does not belong to mankind. The movie teaches that this
energy source is something which is NOT to be toyed/experimented with. At the end of the movie Tetsuo loses control, the "manipulated" children and a returning Akira ( who was also a kid in that scientific project) stop the out of control Tetsuo. In that fight most of Neo Tokyo is destroyed/cleansed and Tetsuo transcends into the cosmos as the original energy life form he is. So according to Otomo, all living creatures, including humans are forms of energy, albeit materialised.... which are given just the right amount of power which should not be skewed.
Yes, this is a deep story, but this one is directed brilliantly, unlike that sh1t from MGS2 SOL. Kojima could learn a LOT from Otomo.
Anyway.... I think Hollywood will only f*ck it up, so I think they shouldn\'t even attempt to live action that anime.

Akira has a great theme.One of the greatest.


But dont u ever say sh1t about Kojima\'s game.

Title: like action remake of "akira"
Post by: Knotter8 on October 12, 2002, 02:55:36 PM

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Originally posted by Unicron!


Akira has a great theme.One of the greatest.


But dont u ever say sh1t about Kojima\'s game.

Sowwy Unicron ... uhh... if I remember correctly we ( all forum members ) discussed MGS2 in the Main Forum a few weeks ago.
There I said MGS2 does indeed have some very good themes, but
imo it isn\'t directed very well. I didn\'t dis the content of the MGS2
story and I\'m not trying to do that now either. But hey, I\'m glad
there\'s still ppl like you and me around here who get Akira\'s theme ;)

Title: like action remake of "akira"
Post by: Unicron! on October 12, 2002, 03:23:51 PM

For a moment I misunderstood u and thought u dissed its theme too.Sorry:)

I am also glad there are still people that see the deeper side of things

Title: like action remake of "akira"
Post by: Living-In-Clip on October 12, 2002, 05:28:44 PM

1: Akira made sense. Watch it about a hundred times. It does, damnit!

2: It is not a golf club. It is a Japanese anime, and is often called held responsible for the anime explosion in America.

3: I can see someone like Josh Harnet voice acting / or playing Kaneda and screaming Tetsuo\'s name out....Ah, yes, this movie will be great..
:rolleyes:

Title: like action remake of "akira"
Post by: Coredweller on October 12, 2002, 07:35:21 PM

Quote

Originally posted by Knotter8


Tsk tsk.... I guess you guys don\'t quite understand the story, after ... 14 years :rolleyes: It\'s all about the energy form that is
life. In Akira the Akira project portrays mankind trying to manipulate that energy (which is in all living things). However
things get skewed and mankind f*cks up again thus a mere
boy named Tetsuo learns he can\'t handle the energy/power
which does not belong to mankind. The movie teaches that this
energy source is something which is NOT to be toyed/experimented with. At the end of the movie Tetsuo loses control, the "manipulated" children and a returning Akira ( who was also a kid in that scientific project) stop the out of control Tetsuo. In that fight most of Neo Tokyo is destroyed/cleansed and Tetsuo transcends into the cosmos as the original energy life form he is. So according to Otomo, all living creatures, including humans are forms of energy, albeit materialised.... which are given just the right amount of power which should not be skewed.
Yes, this is a deep story, but this one is directed brilliantly, unlike that sh1t from MGS2 SOL. Kojima could learn a LOT from Otomo.
Anyway.... I think Hollywood will only f*ck it up, so I think they shouldn\'t even attempt to live action that anime.

OK, How many people understood this?
I rest my case. :rolleyes:

It\'s all about energy beams and big explosions and invisible life forces and "things man shouldn\'t control..."  In short, it looks cool, but it doen\'t make any friggin sense.

Title: like action remake of "akira"
Post by: Living-In-Clip on October 12, 2002, 08:38:15 PM

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So according to Otomo, all living creatures, including humans are forms of energy, albeit materialised.... which are given just the right amount of power which should not be skewed.

How hard is that to understand?
I rest my case
:rolleyes:


:D

Title: like action remake of "akira"
Post by: Jumpman on October 12, 2002, 08:59:51 PM

Seriously...could someone tell me what the hell Akira is?

Title: like action remake of "akira"
Post by: §ôµÏG®ïñD on October 12, 2002, 09:51:04 PM

Akira made sense to me. It’s just a stupid F@#KED up movie. Hell, I’m sure if I smoked enough dope. Sniffed some cocaine I could make a movie like that too.

Now Ninja Scroll, Now that\'s a movie. :)

Title: like action remake of "akira"
Post by: Coredweller on October 12, 2002, 09:54:13 PM

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Originally posted by D-Day
Seriously...could someone tell me what the hell Akira is?

They just explained it to you... didn\'t you understand?  What\'s wrong with you?  :p

Title: like action remake of "akira"
Post by: Unicron! on October 13, 2002, 03:05:36 AM

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Originally posted by §ôµÏG®ïñD
Akira made sense to me. It’s just a stupid F@#KED up movie. Hell, I’m sure if I smoked enough dope. Sniffed some cocaine I could make a movie like that too.

Now Ninja Scroll, Now that\'s a movie. :)

Make one and tell me about it

Title: like action remake of "akira"
Post by: §ôµÏG®ïñD on October 13, 2002, 04:51:14 AM

send me the dope and cocaine and i will :)

Title: like action remake of "akira"
Post by: Unicron! on October 13, 2002, 06:18:50 AM

Cant do that.Dont know where or have the cash to get u some.Ask Otomo.If he knows then you ll have your cocaine and do the next "Akira".But if he doesnt....:)

Title: like action remake of "akira"
Post by: kopking on October 13, 2002, 07:03:00 AM

man this is gonna suck...... peep will never see the real film, there just think of the crap film....... grrrrrrrrrrrrr



i hope it is good, but i dont expect it to be good at all