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I'm sure most of us who inhabit the halls of NSG have watched anime; be it good anime, or bad anime, or simply weird anime. And I'm sure most of us have surely seen the live action adaptations of some of these anime... My question to NSG is this: Which anime do you NOT want to see be made into a live action film?

I dread the day they try to make a live action Ghost in the Shell or Witchblade film because I am almost 100% sure the directors will screw them up like they almost always do. I mean the only recently made anime/manga to live action film I've seen that has been even relatively good was Transformers.

I'm going to watch the live-action Higurashi no Naku koro ni whenever I can get a hold of it. I know it's either going to suck or end up like a Tarantino film, but I'm going to watch it anyways.

And did I hear something about a live Haruhi or am I just imagining things and spreading false rumors that will get people's hopes up?


Also, if they ever made a live-action Gurren Lagann, I would be disappointed because it could not possibly be epic enough to give the anime any kind of justice.

Any kind of tentacle-hentai...
That's weird enough as it is.

Any kind of tentacle-hentai...
That's weird enough as it is.

That's a good answer.

Although I imagine that somewhere in the darkest corners of Japan, someone already has.

I'm going to watch the live-action Higurashi no Naku koro ni whenever I can get a hold of it. I know it's either going to suck or end up like a Tarantino film, but I'm going to watch it anyways.

And did I hear something about a live Haruhi or am I just imagining things and spreading false rumors that will get people's hopes up?


Also, if they ever made a live-action Gurren Lagann, I would be disappointed because it could not possibly be epic enough to give the anime any kind of justice.

I've never had the chance to watch Higurashi no Naku koro ni, and I don't know about a live action Haruhi movie, but I'll look.

EDIT: Never mind.

That's a good answer.

Although I imagine that somewhere in the darkest corners of Japan, someone already has.

No. I refuse to believe it.

I wouldn't actually mind seeing a Gurran Lagann live action movie, but I think it might need one hell of a budget!

Never a live-action Akira, no.
That film has a permanent place in my memory of amazing animation and story, a live version will ruin that for me.

I've never had the chance to watch Higurashi no Naku koro ni, and I don't know about a live action Haruhi movie, but I'll look.

EDIT: heres a link regarding Haruhi: [bad link, apparently]

I highly recommend Higurashi. I would also suggest not ever looking up what's going on as that will ruin the suspense, but that you do watch season 2 (Higurashi no Naku koro ni kai) which explains everything and is awesome.

As to Haruhi...I might have to find that and watch it.

I'm sure most of us who inhabit the halls of NSG have watched anime; be it good anime, or bad anime, or simply weird anime. And I'm sure most of us have surely seen the live action adaptations of some of these anime... My question to NSG is this: Which anime do you NOT want to see be made into a live action film?Can't stand Anime, so I want to have all of them not made into live action variants.
I dread the day they try to make a live action Ghost in the Shell or Witchblade film because I am almost 100% sure the directors will screw them up like they almost always do. I mean the only recently made anime/manga to live action film I've seen that has been even relatively good was Transformers.Yeah, about Witchblade... (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0274298/)

Can't stand Anime, so I want to have all of them not made into live action variants.
Yeah, about Witchblade... (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0274298/)

Whoa! I have seriously been off my game....

Can't stand Anime, so I want to have all of them not made into live action variants.

Yeah, about Witchblade...

First off: Hatred of anime is blasphemy. I'll stop there.

Whoa! I have seriously been off my game.... I never seen or heard of that movie.

like it or not live action akira is coming. Orlando Bloom and Leonardo DiCaprio are set for the leading roles. something about tells me this move is going to suck.

Hmmm... Witchblade (http://chud.com/articles/articles/14906/1/YOU-WILL-BELIEVE-A-BLUE-GEM-CAN-GLOW-FROM-THE-CENTER-OF-AN-INTRICATE-ALIEN-POWER-GLOVE/Page1.html)

I can be easily pleased sometimes :D

4-4;13735374']I wouldn't actually mind seeing a Gurran Lagann live action movie, but I think it might need one hell of a budget!

I'm not sure enough money exists to finance Gurren Lagann as a live-action.

I'm also not sure a woman exists that is hot enough to play Yoko, or a girl adorable enough to play Nia.

For that matter, I wonder how they're going to find a girl adorable enough to play Rika in Higurashi. It'd be hard enough to find someone adorable enough to play any of the other Higurashi characters.

First off: ... anime is blasphemy. I'll stop there.Fixed =P
Whoa! I have seriously been off my game.... I never seen or heard of that movie.TV series, actually.

like it or not live action akira is coming. Orlando Bloom and Leonardo DiCaprio are set for the leading roles. something about tells me this move is going to suck.

...

No...its some hideous joke!
Link?

like it or not live action akira is coming. Orlando Bloom and Leonardo DiCaprio are set for the leading roles. something about tells me this move is going to suck.

Leonardo DiCaprio? WTF! He is the last person I would expect to be in an anime adaptation. Hell might as well cast Robert De Niro as Colonel Shikishima (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonel_Shikishima).

I'll ignore the further blasphemy
TV series, actually.

Excuse me. I apparently have lost my ability to read as well.

Leonardo DiCaprio? WTF! He is the last person I would expect to be in an anime adaptation. Hell might as well cast Robert De Niro as Colonel Shikishima (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonel_Shikishima).

I know, right? That's almost as ridiculous as casting Tom Cruise as the last samurai!

Oh noes! Japanese thetans!

Leonardo DiCaprio? WTF! He is the last person I would expect to be in an anime adaptation. Hell might as well cast Robert De Niro as Colonel Shikishima (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonel_Shikishima).

something about they are focusing more on the love story aspect.

4-4;13735397']...

No...its some hideous joke!
Link?

There is a live action Akira on the way, but most of the cast are just rumours at present.

The IMDb page is here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1134795/

something about they are focusing more on the love story aspect.

Hmm. Well I guess Mr. DiCaprio does ooze sensual lover-boyness. Remember Titanic? *shivers* Yep, the movie's ruined.

That's a good answer.

Although I imagine that somewhere in the darkest corners of Japan, someone already has.

It's happened.

Look up "Lady Ninja".

I know, right? That's almost as ridiculous as casting Tom Cruise as the last samurai!

Oh noes! Japanese thetans!

:p

It's happened.

Look up "Lady Ninja".

I'm not surprised in the least.


Japan is fucking weird.

It's happened.

Look up "Lady Ninja".

No f***ing way.

No f***ing way.

I think they're up to movie 6 in the series now...

I'm not surprised in the least.


Japan is fucking weird.

They probably say the same about us.

"Ooh look at the American, he cook his fish. How gross is that!"

I think they're up to movie 6 in the series now...

Really. Maybe they're actually good. Or maybe they're so cheaply made they can make one film for like 50 yen. Either way...I'll not be watching them.

The only way this can possibly suck more is if they have Uwe Boll direct.

Seriously, though, who alive is adorable enough to play Rika?

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn289/RhynoD2/Rikanipah.gif

Or Hanyuu (http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn289/RhynoD2/1189986658045xb3-1.gif), from Higurashi... kai?

I mean the only recently made anime/manga to live action film I've seen that has been even relatively good was Transformers.

This puts your judgment into serious question.

Generally speaking, live action adaptations are an attempt to take a product (and at that point a title popular enough to get a live action treatment is a product) to a wider audience. In the adaptation there are a few considerations. First, and most obvious, live action is not subject to the 'anything goes' nature of animation. Want a space shuttle to crash into the ocean and slide up the beach coming to a stop in inches from the face of an unflinching character? Costs about as much as animating My Dinner with Andre. This isn't the case with live action, there are limits to what they can do.

Then there is what I mentioned at the offset, the wider audience. They have to make decisions on what translates and what doesn't. These decisions are the ones that send the fanboys reeling and furiously hammering away at their keyboards to bitch on the internet. When you translate a story to a new medium you have to evaluate that story in the light of the new medium and the audience you're trying to reach. It's a tightrope that will always have casualties. Let me say this: Trying to please fanboys is a complete waste of time. They live to be disgusted.

Having said all of that, I have given up on anime/manga. It's one of those things that it seemed like I was supposed to like, but try as I may when I like an anime it's the exception far far more often than it's the rule. So in that case, many of the translations to live action might work well for me because it means no more of the things that make anime a chore for me, like no wild takes or giant sweat drops or still cuts drifting against still 'action line' backgrounds while a character delivers a pseudo-philosophical monologue, etc.

The only way this can possibly suck more is if they have Uwe Boll direct.

http://www.omghorror.com/global/radar/blog_images/72833-1.jpg What he'll do to every anime fan if he directs.

http://www.omghorror.com/global/radar/blog_images/72833-1.jpg What he'll do to every anime fan if he directs.

Don't make him challenge you to a boxing match...

No response. I've been pwned by an NSG elder and I will admit that.

Yoko's boobs for consolation:

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn289/RhynoD2/tissi.gif

This puts your judgment into serious question.

Generally speaking, live action adaptations are an attempt to take a product (and at that point a title popular enough to get a live action treatment is a product) to a wider audience. In the adaptation there are a few considerations. First, and most obvious, live action is not subject to the 'anything goes' nature of animation. Want a space shuttle to crash into the ocean and slide up the beach coming to a stop in inches from the face of an unflinching character? Costs about as much as animating My Dinner with Andre. This isn't the case with live action, there are limits to what they can do.

Then there is what I mentioned at the offset, the wider audience. They have to make decisions on what translates and what doesn't. These decisions are the ones that send the fanboys reeling and furiously hammering away at their keyboards to bitch on the internet. When you translate a story to a new medium you have to evaluate that story in the light of the new medium and the audience you're trying to reach. It's a tightrope that will always have casualties. Let me say this: Trying to please fanboys is a complete waste of time. They live to be disgusted.

Having said all of that, I have given up on anime/manga. It's one of those things that it seemed like I was supposed to like, but try as I may when I like an anime it's the exception far far more often than it's the rule. So in that case, many of the translations to live action might work well for me because it means no more of the things that make anime a chore for me, like no wild takes or giant sweat drops or still cuts drifting against still 'action line' backgrounds while a character delivers a pseudo-philosophical monologue, etc.

No response. I've been pwned by an NSG elder and I will admit that.

Don't make him challenge you to a boxing match...

I could take him..... probably......I think.

No response. I've been pwned by an NSG elder and I will admit that.

You know, "NSG elder" only really means "Someone who couldn't find something else to do for 5 long unproductive years..." Don't let anyone's post count intimidate you.

Yoko's boobs for consolation:

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn289/RhynoD2/tissi.gif

:D Thanks. I feel better now. lol

:D Thanks. I feel better now. lol

I have a lot of these. Haruhi, too. (http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn289/RhynoD2/gurren_lagann_1.gif)

You know, "NSG elder" only really means "Someone who couldn't find something else to do for 5 long unproductive years..." Don't let anyone's post count intimidate you.

Don't worry you didn't intimidate me, I just don't have a response to rebuke what you said because you are right.

This reminds me of Peter's Side Boob Hour.

Boota for the win. (http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn289/RhynoD2/ug0edb87-cbf.gif)

I have a lot of these. Haruhi, too. (http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn289/RhynoD2/gurren_lagann_1.gif)

This reminds me of Peter's Side Boob Hour.

Boota for the win. (http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn289/RhynoD2/ug0edb87-cbf.gif)

For about half a second there I thought.... never mind.

For about half a second there I thought.... never mind.

Don't have any of that particular instance, though I did manage to find that episode uncut, which is actually pretty difficult. And before you get any ideas, it's just PG-13 instead of PG.

Also, creepy Rena (http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn289/RhynoD2/Renalaugh.gif).

There making a dragonball film ... Oh the horror.

Don't have any of that particular instance, though I did manage to find that episode uncut, which is actually pretty difficult. And before you get any ideas, it's just PG-13 instead of PG.

Also, creepy Rena (http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn289/RhynoD2/Renalaugh.gif).

I just looked at the picture wrong and I thought something else was there because my mind habitually inhabits the gutter.

Rena looks like my sister. Weird.

I'm sure most of us who inhabit the halls of NSG have watched anime; be it good anime, or bad anime, or simply weird anime. And I'm sure most of us have surely seen the live action adaptations of some of these anime... My question to NSG is this: Which anime do you NOT want to see be made into a live action film?

I dread the day they try to make a live action Ghost in the Shell or Witchblade film because I am almost 100% sure the directors will screw them up like they almost always do. I mean the only recently made anime/manga to live action film I've seen that has been even relatively good was Transformers.

Hmm...

Ranma 1/2. It's possible to do it well, and if done well it would be remarkably fun, but the odds against it being done well are so long that I'd rather they just not try at all.

Rena looks like my sister. Weird.

Does your sister like to carry around a hatchet that look a lot like a meat cleaver?

There making a dragonball film ... Oh the horror.

Why won't dragonball just die already?

She's thrown a butcher's knife at me before. Nearly removed my ear.

Does she have a friend that looks like this (http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn289/RhynoD2/ug0e6194-87c.gif)?

Does your sister like to carry around a hatchet that look a lot like a meat cleaver?

She's thrown a butcher's knife at me before. Nearly removed my ear.

Does she have a friend that looks like this (http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn289/RhynoD2/ug0e6194-87c.gif)?

:confused: My sister has friends? *goes to inspect*

I figure a live action Code Geass film would be pretty lousy. I watched the infamous Episode 6 last night on Adult Swim. It was pretty embarassing.

I figure a live action Code Geass film would be pretty lousy. I watched the infamous Episode 6 last night on Adult Swim. It was pretty embarassing.

Episode 6...what happens in episode 6? I watched to the end of the first season intermittently so I can't remember if I saw that ep or not.

I was watching Gurren Lagann at the same time so I couldn't really respect an anime with puny, building-sized mechs.

Episode 6...what happens in episode 6? I watched to the end of the first season intermittently so I can't remember if I saw that ep or not.

I was watching Gurren Lagann at the same time so I couldn't really respect an anime with puny, building-sized mechs.

Lelouch's Zero mask gets stolen...by a cat! The cat runs around the school with the mask on its head, and most of the episode involves everyone chasing after it. Typical groan-inducing filler stuff with minimal plot.

Pokemon or Naruto.

Pokemon or Naruto.

Or InuYasha.

like it or not live action akira is coming. Orlando Bloom and Leonardo DiCaprio are set for the leading roles. something about tells me this move is going to suck.

How will they explain the membership of two caucasians in a Neotokyo youth gang? That alone would ruin what could otherwise be a good movie. It couldn't be much worse than the anime, anyway. That's right, I said it: Akira (the anime) sucks. The animation was remarkable for its day, but the plot was completely disjointed. I didn't have a clue what it was about until I read the manga, which was a masterpiece. I guess that's what happens when you try to condense a two-thousand page epic into a two hour movie, and of course that's probably what will happen again.

As for what live-action anime I'd like to see, I'll say... Vampire Hunter D, mostly because it hasn't been mentioned yet. Also, it could be cool in the right hands, although it's more likely to look like a cheap ripoff of Blade.

i dont know but if someone made a half decent live action version of hellsing id go see it.

Lelouch's Zero mask gets stolen...by a cat! The cat runs around the school with the mask on its head, and most of the episode involves everyone chasing after it. Typical groan-inducing filler stuff with minimal plot.

Oh yeah, I saw that one. And yeah, it was filler. Eh, I was unimpressed by GC in general. It struck me as a mediocre, stereotypical giant-mech anime. But like I said I was watching Gurren Lagann, too, so my impression is likely to be somewhat biased. Gainax is always...unique.


There's an interesting thought. Eva live-action. I don't think it would particularly work or not work. Just an interesting idea.

I was watching Gurren Lagann,

Where can I watch this? Everyone says it's pretty much the greatest thing ever.

Where can I watch this? Everyone says it's pretty much the greatest thing ever.

http://animeseed.com/index.php/site-content/anime-pages/gurren-lagann/?p=50
(I just googled it, but it should work).

Also, I believe it's still unlicensed outside of Japan, so torrent it (if you torrent things) while you still can.


And yes, it's just about the greatest thing ever. If I had to name my favorite anime it would be a tough decision between it, Eyeshield 21, and Higurashi.

Also, a suggestion: do not ever think Gurren Lagann cannot get more epic. It can get more epic. And it does.

Steenhuffel;13735404']There is a live action Akira on the way, but most of the cast are just rumours at present.

The IMDb page is here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1134795/
Nooooo!

Not Joseph Gordon-Levitt! He was fantastic in Brick, and I'll be forced to hate him if he's involved in a live-action Akira.

Steenhuffel;13735404']There is a live action Akira on the way, but most of the cast are just rumours at present.

The IMDb page is here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1134795/

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/21/live-action-akira-movie-coming-dicaprio-and-otomo-signed-on-to/


this one makes Leonardo more solid. he is very likely since that pig headed prick doesn't have qualms about acting in something he is producing.

No f***ing way.
*heh* Try live action La Blue Girl. Yes, it was as bad, and as campy, as you'd think it would be. Tentacles and everything.

There's an interesting thought. Eva live-action. I don't think it would particularly work or not work. Just an interesting idea.
Already being worked on, we'll have to see how it goes though.

I'm not sure there's a particular one that I would fear as live action, though I think that Urusei Yatsura would just not work given the extreme physical comedy that it part of it.

*heh* Try live action La Blue Girl. Yes, it was as bad, and as campy, as you'd think it would be. Tentacles and everything.

They did a live action La Blue Girl? I mean, that hentai is weird for a hentai.

Hmm...live action Bible Black...


Already being worked on, we'll have to see how it goes though.

Huh, didn't know that. Indeed, we'll see. It'll only be believable if the evas menstruate all over the cameras constantly.

They did a live action La Blue Girl?
Yes, yes they did. I'm still mentally scarred after having seen it.

I mean, that hentai is weird for a hentai.
The live action was worse, though the disappearing naked girl in the bathtub was interesting.

Hmm...live action Bible Black...
To quote Takahashi-sama, I don't want to think about it, and nether should you!

I admit that the live action Kekko Kamen was just fun though.

Huh, didn't know that.
本当に! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neon_Genesis_Evangelion_%28live-action_movie%29

Indeed, we'll see. It'll only be believable if the evas menstruate all over the cameras constantly.
Well, Weta Workshop (LotR) is the one on board for the effects. They have a concept page up that LOOKS good: http://www.wetaworkshop.co.nz/projects/filmography/film/neon_genesis

I've been friends with the director of this live action version of Akira for years. He's ridiculously talented - he was Oscar nominated before he was out of nappies - and he's turned down loads of big name projects because he didn't think he could make them work. He's a huge nerd and has a huger nerd (and former comic book writer) as screenwriter.

Don't write him off before you even know anything about the film. It will rock.

This hasn't been said, so it needs to be said.


Giiiiiiiiiiiigggggaaaaaaa! DRRRIIIILLLLLLL!!! BREAAAKKKEEEERRRR!!!!

Giiiiiiiiiiiigggggaaaaaaa! DRRRIIIILLLLLLL!!! BREAAAKKKEEEERRRR!!!!
Darkness beyond blackest pitch, deeper than the deepest night. King of darkness who shines like gold upon the sea of chaos. I call upon thee and swear myself to thee. Let the fools who stand before me be destroyed by the power you and I possess.
Giga SLAVE!!!


*looks at smoking crater* I win. :D

oh Noes!!!!


itz Teh Otakus!!!!!!

oh Noes!!!!


itz Teh Otakus!!!!!!
Pot, meet kettle. :p :D

Pot, meet kettle. :p :D

Sadly, I am an otakuin so...:p

Indeed, pot, meet kettle.:D

oh Noes!!!!


itz Teh Otakus!!!!!!

I am not otaku.

Otaku carries a connotation of mental illness, and I am very mentally stable, thank you. Also, I'm not Japanese, nor a weeabo.

Darkness beyond blackest pitch, deeper than the deepest night. King of darkness who shines like gold upon the sea of chaos. I call upon thee and swear myself to thee. Let the fools who stand before me be destroyed by the power you and I possess.
Giga SLAVE!!!


*looks at smoking crater* I win. :D

I have no idea what that's from.

In response:
MIKURU BEAM!

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn289/RhynoD2/mikurubeam.gif


Alternatively:
SHINING...FINGERRRR!

I have no idea what that's from.
The Slayers. Excellent series.

The Slayers. Excellent series.

Lina Inverse!! And Naga. Naga was hawt!!

That's a good answer.

Although I imagine that somewhere in the darkest corners of Japan, someone already has.
Aye, they have. Eugh. Can't give you a link, for obvious reasons :p



Eh, Trigun would be hard to do properly. So I'll say that.

I've been friends with the director of this live action version of Akira for years. He's ridiculously talented - he was Oscar nominated before he was out of nappies - and he's turned down loads of big name projects because he didn't think he could make them work. He's a huge nerd and has a huger nerd (and former comic book writer) as screenwriter.

Don't write him off before you even know anything about the film. It will rock.

unfortunately DiCaprio is producing it and has declared it be a cross between the animated movie and titanic.

Lina Inverse!! And Naga. Naga was hawt!!
Naga was insane! And I STILL have nightmares about the 12 laughing Nagas!

So the version of Suzumiya "Hahiru" doesn't have subs and it's censored. But from what I can tell without knowing Japanese and skipping around, besides the sex, it follows Suzumiya Haruhi pretty closely.

Anything by Hayao Miyazaki. Though I have a feeling that if someone tried, Miyazaki might go after them with a katana...

Naga was insane! And I STILL have nightmares about the 12 laughing Nagas!

I loved Naga. Specially her... other... attributes. I still aspire to have them.

Now, if Nagas get you scared, you have a phobia to snakes. Hsssssssssss....

Transformers was anime? News to me. I thought it was a crappy, toy-driven 80s anime knockoff.

lots of Live Action stuff is... well...

check out the musicals and live action for Sailor Moon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailor_Moon)
G-Savior (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0198123/)
Witchblade and La Blue Girl (Lady Ninja) have already been mentioned. but you also have the Campus of Darkness series that is out there,
City Hunter (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103950/)
Initial D (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439630/)


some are pretty good, but they have to be judged by their own merits, Not by their Anime Counterpart.

Transformers was anime? News to me. I thought it was a crappy, toy-driven 80s anime knockoff.

;)

Why would I do that?
It's the only kind of action I get. ;)

Well, there was that one time...:eek:

lots of Live Action stuff is... well...

check out the musicals and live action for Sailor Moon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailor_Moon)
G-Savior (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0198123/)
Witchblade and La Blue Girl (Lady Ninja) have already been mentioned. but you also have the Campus of Darkness series that is out there,
City Hunter (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103950/)
Initial D (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439630/)


some are pretty good, but they have to be judged by their own merits, Not by their Anime Counterpart.

Nightmare Campus was made into a live action?:eek:

FYI: So was Fist of the North Star. (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fist_of_the_north_star_live_action/)

Nightmare Campus was made into a live action?:eek:

FYI: So was Fist of the North Star. (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fist_of_the_north_star_live_action/)

*nods*
and I've seen that too. :p

not "nightmare campus" but the "_____ of darkness" series. the one with the plant...

and let's not forget Speed Racer...

*nods*
and I've seen that too. :p

not "nightmare campus" but the "_____ of darkness" series. the one with the plant...

and let's not forget Speed Racer...

Ah, ok. I was flipping backwards here because Nightmare Campus is... well.. you know...:p

Speed Racer... the daring of Hollywood is big.*nod*

*nods*
and I've seen that too. :p

not "nightmare campus" but the "_____ of darkness" series. the one with the plant...

and let's not forget Speed Racer...

I was actually fairly impressed with Speed Racer. Granted, I never really saw the anime, so I can't really compare. Even so, compared to other animes, and considering how much it could have sucked, I'd say it was pretty good.

Ah, ok. I was flipping backwards here because Nightmare Campus is... well.. you know...:pas if that would stop a live action movie.

Speed Racer... the daring of Hollywood is big.*nod* I remember hearing a rumor for a Yamato movie... *shudder* fortunately, that was years ago...

as if that would stop a live action movie.

Still, JuNii. The trama, if you could call it that, is incredibly strong and... well... too much.

I presume that you´ve seen Nightmare Campus, if you´re so sure as to what you´re posting.

This one (http://www.pandorascube.com/dvdxbncat.html) right?

This one (http://www.pandorascube.com/dvdxbncat.html) right?

Sorry, that wasn´t what I wanted to post to you. LOL! I edited the post.:p

A live action Ghost in the Shell is on it's way. Dream Works is doing a Live action 3D film. I don't know if Spielberg is directing or not, but he did say he's excited about the production as it's one of his personal favorites.

Anyway here is my list:

Air (TV/Movie): the series is beautifully animated and scripted, no live action in the world could do the story justice

Cardcaptor Sakura (or anything by CLAMP) CCS is cute certainly but it's elements work only for animation. LA would ruin it. I doubt much of anything by CLAMP could work as live action.

Pokemon/Digimon/Monster Rancher-nuff said.

Haruhi-Funny yes, but could only work with a 100% Japanese cast and crew

Azumanga Daioh-same as Haruhi

Kannazuki no Miko-maybe but I shutter at the thought

any .hack they work far better in an animated world

I wouldn't really call Transformers and anime. It's just a toy brand that's had a few multimedia projects

I loved Naga. Specially her... other... attributes. I still aspire to have them.

Now, if Nagas get you scared, you have a phobia to snakes. Hsssssssssss....
Snakes don't scare me, it was Naga's LAUGH x11 that scared me!

Haruhi-Funny yes, but could only work with a 100% Japanese cast and crew


There is no man alive today that could produce a straight face and deadpan voice as perfect as Kyon's. It's impossible.

"You can do that? I call foul." - Kyon on being paralyzed with a thought.

lots of Live Action stuff is... well...

check out the musicals and live action for Sailor Moon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailor_Moon)
Hey! I LIKED Guardians!

La Blue Girl (Lady Ninja) have already been mentioned.
I think we're thinking of a different Lady Ninja... Or maybe I'm just thinking of a different Lady Ninja film...

City Hunter (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103950/)

That movie ROCKED! Just seeing Jackie Chan in Chung-Li's outfit was worth it.

There is no man alive today that could produce a straight face and deadpan voice as perfect as Kyon's. It's impossible.

"You can do that? I call foul." - Kyon on being paralyzed with a thought.
Most Japanese actors CAN. You should see some of the samurai dramas over here. A half an hour of stone faces and weird eyes to show off strong emotions.

Eh, Trigun would be hard to do properly. So I'll say that.

Actually, I think it would be one of the easier anime to pull off properly. You could use a standard Western-movie setting and throw in some sci-fi elements, the costumes should be easy enough to replicate (except for Legato but you don't necessarily need him in the movie). There's not too many special effects needed, maybe a few explosions or crumbling buildings unless you pull out the Angel Arm, so you could pull it off with a relatively low budget. The characters and their personalities are relatively simple enough to portray (for an anime), though you'll need some good stuntmen for Vash and Wolfwood. What would be difficult about Trigun would be to develop a plotline that could take place from beginning to end in a 2-3 hour movie.

Anyway, my input for an anime that wouldn't work in live action would probably be Evangelion. I know they're working on doing the story in live action, but the process has been put on hold, and I hope they mean permanent hold. I like the series myself, except for the ending, which is the most FUBAR thing I've ever seen on film. What I liked about it, though, would be incredibly difficult for the child actors needed to pull off in live action: how to capture the complex inner workings of the minds of the pilots. I think any child actor who tried to do an Evangelion movie would be seriously warped themselves by the end of production. The special effects would be cool, to see a CG rendering of the EVAs fighting, though I just don't see the other aspects coming together into a good movie.

For more series I think would go well, I think Hellsing would be good, but there's too many movies that are essentially live-action Hellsing already (Van Helsing, Underworld, Uwe Boll's sin against God that is Bloodrayne). Chrono Crusade could be done right with the right resources. Some sci-fi anime such as Cowboy Bebop or Outlaw Star would be great special-effects centered shows.

Also, if you haven't seen it, my favorite anime Bleach has been turned... into a musical.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-jhb8oMXXo

WHY?!?!?!?!? I will say that for what it is, it's not badly done, but the concept is strange at the least. But, they were able to turn Monty Python and the Holy Grail into a very entertaining musical...

Still, JuNii. The trama, if you could call it that, is incredibly strong and... well... too much.
you never saw the live action "La Blue Girl" haven't you?

that poor teddy bear... how violated it must've felt before it went boom... well... more of a foof actually...

Hey! I LIKED Guardians!

I think we're thinking of a different Lady Ninja... Or maybe I'm just thinking of a different Lady Ninja film...


That movie ROCKED! Just seeing Jackie Chan in Chung-Li's outfit was worth it.

I did say some were good. the muscials had some great music.

I once saw "La Blue Girl" marketed as the title "Lady Ninja" somewhere out there...

;)

Anime KNOCKOFF. Cheap imitation without eyes quite so large and dialogue not obviously translated. Nobody reads anymore?

Transformers was anime? News to me. I thought it was a crappy, toy-driven 80s anime knockoff.

Anime KNOCKOFF. Cheap imitation without eyes quite so large and dialogue not obviously translated. Nobody reads anymore?

you said " Transformers was anime?" then followed it up by calling it a cheap imitation anime knockoff.

so you either meant that is was a cheap knockoff of an anime or that the show/movie was a cheap, anime knockoff (either of which hints that you know it was anime.) either way, I just found it funny. :cool:

Transformers anime? Ha, then what do you call G.I. Joe or Dinosaucers?

Animes I would Hate to see as live action:
Cowboy Bebop, Bleach, FLCL, Vampire Hunter D, InuYasha, Blood, Ghost in the Shell, Tenchi Muyo,...I'm sure there is more; its just late ... (forgot) Nausicaa

Iffy:
Trigun, Wolf's Rain, Death Note,...

Might Work:
Witch Hunter Robin, Paranoia Agent, Samurai Champloo(with the right cast, soundtrack, costume/set desings, story, and director)

Just Bad:
Trinity Blood, S-Cry-ed

Transformers anime? Ha, then what do you call G.I. Joe or Dinosaucers?Anime = Animation. now if it was said that Transformers was Japanese Anime... then I would say no. but yes, Transformers is Anime (Animation) and so are G.I. Joe and Dinosaucers. ;)

Animes I would Hate to see as live action:
Cowboy Bebop, Bleach, FLCL, Vampire Hunter D, InuYasha, Blood, Ghost in the Shell, Tenchi Muyo,...I'm sure there is more; its just late ... (forgot) Nausicaa
FLCL, Excel Saga, Vandredd...

Iffy:
Trigun, Wolf's Rain, Death Note,...
err (http://www.deathnotefilms.com/)

Any kind of tentacle-hentai...
That's weird enough as it is.

There actually IS a live-action horror flick involving alien monsters with tentacles lusting after our wimminz.

err (http://www.deathnotefilms.com/)

At least it's Japanese actors...

Also you damn kids should do your homework on the word- Anime! *shakes fist invein*

Live action Evangelion is on its way. Not sure how I feel about it.

FLCL would not work as live action, period. Outlaw Star probably would. I know they're doing a live action Akira, but I don't really think it's such a good idea. Live Action Elfen Lied wouldn't work, but that's okay because it would never get made in the US. Tenchi couldn't really be done live action, either. Samurai Champloo probably good. GTO and Golden Boy could both be done, but they wouldn't be as good for lack of the super exaggerated facial expressions.

I'm sure most of us who inhabit the halls of NSG have watched anime; be it good anime, or bad anime, or simply weird anime. And I'm sure most of us have surely seen the live action adaptations of some of these anime... My question to NSG is this: Which anime do you NOT want to see be made into a live action film?
ShinChan.

"The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya"

But, I don't think it has any chance of becoming a live action film:D

Well I will just do what I did with Hollywood remakes of Ringu (if young children are around make sure you don't get this confused with Pingu) - just not go and see them.

a live action "those who hunt elves" would be good.

I wouldn't mind seeing a live action Berserk but i'd want the people who did hellboy to do it.

you said " Transformers was anime?" then followed it up by calling it a cheap imitation anime knockoff.

so you either meant that is was a cheap knockoff of an anime or that the show/movie was a cheap, anime knockoff (either of which hints that you know it was anime.) either way, I just found it funny. :cool:

Uh...no. See below.

Transformers anime? Ha, then what do you call G.I. Joe or Dinosaucers?

Animes I would Hate to see as live action:
Cowboy Bebop, Bleach, FLCL, Vampire Hunter D, InuYasha, Blood, Ghost in the Shell, Tenchi Muyo,...I'm sure there is more; its just late ... (forgot) Nausicaa

Iffy:
Trigun, Wolf's Rain, Death Note,...

Might Work:
Witch Hunter Robin, Paranoia Agent, Samurai Champloo(with the right cast, soundtrack, costume/set desings, story, and director)

Just Bad:
Trinity Blood, S-Cry-ed

Only if you want to bore the living hell out of anyone in the theater.

Anime = Animation. now if it was said that Transformers was Japanese Anime... then I would say no. but yes, Transformers is Anime (Animation) and so are G.I. Joe and Dinosaucers. ;)


No. Anime =/= all animation.

"Anime" is a Japanese loanword. They borrowed it from us and we borrowed it back. "Anime" means SPECIFICALLY Japanese animation. I've never heard "Rugrats" or "Family Guy" or "The Simpsons" called "anime" EVER. As such, "G.I. Joe" and "Transformers" and all that toy-based horseshit from the 80s were rotten knockoffs of anime. Considering them anime is like considering Reba McIntire a jazz artist because one or two of her songs are country shuffles.

Uh...no. See below.
I only ment it sounded funny to me. that's why my original reply was only a ";)" with no other comment. :cool:

Just slipping back into the thread for a second or two.... I am deeply sorry for calling 'Transformers' anime. My mistake....:)

That's a good answer.

Although I imagine that somewhere in the darkest corners of Japan, someone already has.

Too late!

http://blog.wired.com/tableofmalcontents/2007/02/la_blue_girl_li.html

Most people possessing a glancing familiarity with anime have at least heard of the famous straight-to-video series from the early 1990s, La Blue Girl. It's one of the all-time classics of the tentacle porn subgenre in Japanese animation. LBG has it all: sex ninja schoolgirls, many-tentacled monsters, and orgasm duels fought with dramatically enlarged clitorises and ultra-sharp pubic hair weapons. There's a lot of human/monster luv in the series, of course, which works just fine because the whole thing is animated.

However, there is also a series of live action La Blue Girl DVDs, some from the last few years. I bought one as a pirated VHS tape with a poorly-reproduced cover in a shady part of the DragonCon vendor area back in 2002. They are exactly as silly as you would expect, with the actors hurling themselves around Star Trek style, grabbing at a bunch of painted hoses and acting as if the plastic tubes are menacing and penetrating them. I can't imagine to whom the live action La Blue Girl vids are designed to appeal. People who don't understand animation? People who can't get excited by watching cartoon girls have sex with cartoon monsters, but who can get excited by watching real girls act like idiots while rolling around on the floor with a bunch of crap somebody bought at the Japanese equivalent of Home Depot? It's a mystery.

The point is: if you're looking for something weird and sexy, try the La Blue Girl anime. But if you want to amuse your friends at your next bad movie night, try live action La Blue Girl. It is definitely something you will never forget.

Too late!

http://blog.wired.com/tableofmalcontents/2007/02/la_blue_girl_li.html
I am stunned beyond words and yet morbidly curious. It's like you can feel the trainwreck coming.

I am stunned beyond words and yet morbidly curious. It's like you can feel the trainwreck coming.

it was pretty bad. Japaneses porno laws ruined it one possible saving grace IE seeing big tentacles bang away at teen girls.

I am stunned beyond words and yet morbidly curious. It's like you can feel the trainwreck coming.
I want to watch it, if only for the ability to watch a niche Z-movie porno.

have Uwe Boll direct.

What a fantastic idea!

Hey, I had an idea to get rid of Uwe Boll!

Get him to do a live-action adaptation of Princess Mononoke. Then watch Hayao Miyazaki hack him up with a katana.

Just Bad:
Trinity Blood, S-Cry-ed

Huh, someone else actually watched S-Cry-ed enough to mention it. I'm just about the only person I know who actually likes Scryed.

Hey, I had an idea to get rid of Uwe Boll!

I like Uwe Boll. He may be a crap director, but he's the only genius in Hollywood!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWqCNmfJ1hY

Huh, someone else actually watched S-Cry-ed enough to mention it. I'm just about the only person I know who actually likes Scryed.

The show really picked up once they explained what the devil was going on (unlike Trigun which was pretty much trash the entire show with inexplicable amounts of popularity), but that was pretty late in the game.

Yu Yu Hakusho would probably make a pretty interesting movie. Especially if they do the tournament section, though that would take some heavy CGI.

The show really picked up once they explained what the devil was going on (unlike Trigun which was pretty much trash the entire show with inexplicable amounts of popularity), but that was pretty late in the game.

Yu Yu Hakusho would probably make a pretty interesting movie. Especially if they do the tournament section, though that would take some heavy CGI.

Yeah. Kanami is like, the 4th most adorable anime character ever.

And Yu Yu would be interesting. That would require a shyte-ton of make-up and CGI, though. I'd watch it.

Hmm...Read or Die live-action. That's another one that would need a lot of CGI.

ShinChan.

I think people who went to see the ShinChan live action film would be (falsely)acused of being pedophiles... You know why. I can see the movie title now: ShinChan the Mr. Elephant story movie.

I think we all have looked over a past anime sensation called Sailor Moon; you know there are a lot of pervy guys out there just waiting for a live action Sailor Moon movie.

Huh, someone else actually watched S-Cry-ed enough to mention it. I'm just about the only person I know who actually likes Scryed.

No, no, let me clearify. Trinity Blood and S Cry Ed was just plain bad anime.

No, no, let me clearify. Trinity Blood and S Cry Ed was just plain bad anime.

Ok then. I'm still the only person I know that likes Scryed.

Except for maybe Pantsless...

I am stunned beyond words and yet morbidly curious. It's like you can feel the trainwreck coming.
Train wreck would be a good description of it. It was bad, really, really bad.

I think we all have looked over a past anime sensation called Sailor Moon; you know there are a lot of pervy guys out there just waiting for a live action Sailor Moon movie.
There's already a lot of live action Sailor Moon out there right now. But, I mean, hey, who DOESN'T like over developed 14-year-olds in under developed fukus prodding youma buttocks?

I don't like anime, but I don't mind live action versions.

No. Anime =/= all animation.
Er... actually, yes it does. アニメ means all styles of animation. If I go to Tsuruya (a video chain) and walk over to the anime section, I'll find Popeye, Disney, Tom and Jerry mixed in with Evangelion and Totoro.

"Anime" is a Japanese loanword. They borrowed it from us and we borrowed it back. "Anime" means SPECIFICALLY Japanese animation. I've never heard "Rugrats" or "Family Guy" or "The Simpsons" called "anime" EVER.
I have.

There's already a lot of live action Sailor Moon out there right now. But, I mean, hey, who DOESN'T like over developed 14-year-olds in under developed fukus prodding youma buttocks?

... thank you for that image Johnny... I'll treasure it forevah! :D

I don't like anime, but I don't mind live action versions.

Death to you.

Any kind of tentacle-hentai...
That's weird enough as it is.

*nod*

Death to you.

Death to him? What about the guy in the last page who thought Uwe Boll's a great director?

Hey, I had an idea to get rid of Uwe Boll!

Get him to do a live-action adaptation of Princess Mononoke. Then watch Hayao Miyazaki hack him up with a katana.

Oh noes!!! INFIDEL!!!:mp5:

Er... actually, yes it does. アニメ means all styles of animation. If I go to Tsuruya (a video chain) and walk over to the anime section, I'll find Popeye, Disney, Tom and Jerry mixed in with Evangelion and Totoro.


I have.

That's 'cause you're in JAPAN, hello. Of course it's gonna mean "all animation" in the nation that spawned the term. In the US, the use of "anime" denotes Japanese animation...'cause the word is a Japanese loan word being loaned back to English.

I only ment it sounded funny to me. that's why my original reply was only a ";)" with no other comment. :cool:

Apologies. I'm used to posters like Thumbless Pete Crabbe using that smiley to be smug.

I'd only support a Cowboy Bebop live-action if it had $100M+ budget for effects alone, the fans of the series were consulted on casting, and Yoko Kanno and Seatbelts were paid extravagantly for re-creating and augmenting what is easily the best and most diverse soundtrack in all of anime, in my opinion.

Who could do justice to Faye Valentine or Spike Spiegel in live action? Anyone famous?

I'd only support a Cowboy Bebop live-action if it had $100M+ budget for effects alone, the fans of the series were consulted on casting, and Yoko Kanno and Seatbelts were paid extravagantly for re-creating and augmenting what is easily the best and most diverse soundtrack in all of anime, in my opinion.

Who could do justice to Faye Valentine or Spike Spiegel in live action? Anyone famous?

I can't think of anyone famous that would do justice to the Cowboy Bebop characters. Maybe we need complete -no bodies- (sorta like George Lucas did with Star Wars) for it to work...

I'd only support a Cowboy Bebop live-action if it had $100M+ budget for effects alone, the fans of the series were consulted on casting, and Yoko Kanno and Seatbelts were paid extravagantly for re-creating and augmenting what is easily the best and most diverse soundtrack in all of anime, in my opinion.

Who could do justice to Faye Valentine or Spike Spiegel in live action? Anyone famous?

Even then, please no. You are right about the soundtrack though.

Ten years ago Lyle Lovett could have played Spike...no its a bad, bad idea.

I'd only support a Cowboy Bebop live-action if it had $100M+ budget for effects alone, the fans of the series were consulted on casting, and Yoko Kanno and Seatbelts were paid extravagantly for re-creating and augmenting what is easily the best and most diverse soundtrack in all of anime, in my opinion.

Who could do justice to Faye Valentine or Spike Spiegel in live action? Anyone famous?
I'm convinced Depp could do Spike.

I'm convinced Depp could do Spike.

Depp totally disappointed me after watching "Sweeny Todd".:(

I'm convinced Depp could do Spike.

Oh hell no. I'm not seeing that at all.

I think Christian Bale might be able to do Spike some justice.

I dont know if it has been said or not because im new and couldnt be bothered to go through 10 pages anyway bleach would be awsome in live action with all the sword fights and everything. on the other hand Naruto wouldnt be good becouse it would be to fake.

I dont know if it has been said or not because im new and couldnt be bothered to go through 10 pages anyway bleach would be awsome in live action with all the sword fights and everything. on the other hand Naruto wouldnt be good becouse it would be to fake.

Well, I did mention before that Bleach has already been turned into a rock musical. I shudder to think of watching the entire thing. I think it would be better as a live action movie where they could actually incorporate special effects for all of the reiatsu, kidou and zanpakutou abilities, as well as actually get some blood into it.

I think Christian Bale might be able to do Spike some justice.


All right some of you just made it on to my enemies list.

... I like Christian Bale as an actor, but he is just the wrong body type for Spike: the tall lanky pickpocket martial artist. I saw a French action movie once, and one of the characters in it had the right body type and face.

Forgot- Spike: chain smoker

And Faye would have to be insanely thin while still possessing the bootay and those gravity-defying ta-tas. Scarlett Johansson? Nah, not sassy enough and too "nice"-pretty. If we could get Linda Fiorentino's personality from now coupled with her body from 20 years ago (circa Vision Quest), that's the right mix of sexy, snarky and competent with the ability to play Faye's improbably bad luck that we'd need. Still lost on a name for Spike. I think the board is right -- you'd have to go with an unknown.

Ron (Hellboy) Perlman as Jet?

And Faye would have to be insanely thin while still possessing the bootay and those gravity-defying ta-tas. Scarlett Johansson? Nah, not sassy enough and too "nice"-pretty. If we could get Linda Fiorentino's personality from now coupled with her body from 20 years ago (circa Vision Quest), that's the right mix of sexy, snarky and competent with the ability to play Faye's improbably bad luck that we'd need. Still lost on a name for Spike. I think the board is right -- you'd have to go with an unknown.

Ron (Hellboy) Perlman as Jet?

I wouldn't exactly call Faye's breasts "gravity defying." They're falling out of her shirt at points, but they do seem to sag a bit. Not unattractively so, but still.

I wouldn't exactly call Faye's breasts "gravity defying." They're falling out of her shirt at points, but they do seem to sag a bit. Not unattractively so, but still.

Very well then -- would you settle for "preternaturally bouncy"?

most anime girls are like that

Depp totally disappointed me after watching "Sweeny Todd".:(
I thought he did a fine job in Sweeney Todd.

Aren't they working on a live-action Evangelion?

I thought he did a fine job in Sweeney Todd.

Depp, in a musical, a fine job?

I don't think so...

Depp, in a musical, a fine job?

I don't think so...
Did you even see the movie.

Did you even see the movie.

Yes, and that's the reason why I felt so disappointed, not only in him but also with Helena Bonham Carter.

The ambience of the movie was cool, but the trama of the film, in my opinion, could've benefitted better with more action and dialogue and less song. I mean, it's one thing to see Depp as Victor Van Dort on "The Corpse Bride" and another seeing him actually singing, something in which he lacks a bit, on the screen. Frankly, I expected more from "Sweeny Todd" and even more from Depp.

The ambience of the movie was cool, but the trama of the film, in my opinion, could've benefitted better with more action and dialogue and less song.
I think you went expecting the wrong type of movie.

Frankly, I expected more from "Sweeny Todd" and even more from Depp.
From your previous statement, you expected Sweeney Todd to not be Sweeney Todd and thus your entire assertion about anything related to the film are too biased to count.
And if him disappoint you in a movie where you expected more action is the reason you would disapprove of him for an all action role, with occasional drama, then you arn't even trying to make sense.

I think you went expecting the wrong type of movie.

Not really. I knew there were going to be songs, but not an all out musical.


From your previous statement, you expected Sweeney Todd to not be Sweeney Todd and thus your entire assertion about anything related to the film are too biased to count.
And if him disappoint you in a movie where you expected more action is the reason you would disapprove of him for an all action role, with occasional drama, then you arn't even trying to make sense.

It's very interesting to note that with you, TPH, if someone doesn't like what you like, you attack and disregard their opinions as biased. "Sweeny Todd" was a shitty musical, and that's my views on it. Depp is a good actor, but not a good singer.

Aren't they working on a live-action Evangelion?

Ugh. If they do it will be several hours of frustration that I can't actually punch Asuka in the face.

Unless they do a live-action Eva: Redeath. That would fucking awesome.


It's Gendo! *music*

Depp, in a musical, a fine job?

I don't think so...

Okay, that's your opinion. Having seen Sweeney Todd (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYGHHxJnDIw) on Broadway, with Angela Lansbury and Geogre Hearn, I think that Depp did a remarkable job. He's not the singer Hearn is, but he's got the darkness and anguish and disconnection down very well.

It's one thing to dislike someone's performance because you dislike his celebrity, but you must give a performer his due regardless of that, if they earn it. I feel that Depp did exactly that. I also thought that Helena Bonham-Carter was only slightly inferior to Lansbury and far better looking.

Yes, and that's the reason why I felt so disappointed, not only in him but also with Helena Bonham Carter.

The ambience of the movie was cool, but the trama of the film, in my opinion, could've benefitted better with more action and dialogue and less song. I mean, it's one thing to see Depp as Victor Van Dort on "The Corpse Bride" and another seeing him actually singing, something in which he lacks a bit, on the screen. Frankly, I expected more from "Sweeny Todd" and even more from Depp.

Uh...it's a musical by Stephen Sondheim. Were you expecting something other than singing? If so, why?

Okay, that's your opinion. Having seen Sweeney Todd (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYGHHxJnDIw) on Broadway, with Angela Lansbury and Geogre Hearn, I think that Depp did a remarkable job. He's not the singer Hearn is, but he's got the darkness and anguish and disconnection down very well.

It's one thing to dislike someone's performance because you dislike his celebrity, but you must give a performer his due regardless of that, if they earn it. I feel that Depp did exactly that. I also thought that Helena Bonham-Carter was only slightly inferior to Lansbury and far better looking.

Well, I was unaware that "Sweeny Todd" was a Broadway musical. Actually, when I saw the movie, and I didn't went to the theatre, I wasn't expecting it to be an adaptation of a musical.

In all honesty, I thought it was going to be a typical Johnny Depp film, and by that I mean with the usual gothic ambience and Depp's characteristic genius. I'm not a musicals' fan, that's why it was so disappointing to see this movie. It wasn't what I was expecting at all.

As for Depp and Bonham-Carter singing, I didn't really like them. Although a change, and a big one, I don't think they did a stelar job. Pure acting, for those 2, is what I always expect. It's what distinguishes them. My dilsike of the performance has nothing to do with their celebrity.

Ugh. If they do it will be several hours of frustration that I can't actually punch Asuka in the face.

Unless they do a live-action Eva: Redeath. That would fucking awesome.


It's Gendo! *music*

YES! Lol, Redeath is awesome. Saw it this year at fanime, and the Gendo music had everyone clapping along. It was hilarious. And of course the Bohemian Rhapsody singalong.

Not really. I knew there were going to be songs, but not an all out musical.


Sweeney Todd is an all out musical. Always has been. The makers of it can't really be blamed for you not liking it if you expected it to be anything but a full-on musical.

Aren't they working on a live-action Evangelion?

Yes, Weta Workshop is involved. I think they got Anno on board to advise the project (read: tell them not to screw it up).

Not really. I knew there were going to be songs, but not an all out musical.
So you went to a musical... not expecting a musical?

It's very interesting to note that with you, TPH, if someone doesn't like what you like, you attack and disregard their opinions as biased. "Sweeny Todd" was a shitty musical, and that's my views on it. Depp is a good actor, but not a good singer.
1) You went to a musical not expecting a musical. I hold your responsible for that and also disregard your opinion of the movie and actors in it as it hinges on that fact.
2) That really has nothing to do with him playing a character in a live-action adaptation of an action/drama based anime.

So you went to a musical... not expecting a musical?


1) You went to a musical not expecting a musical. I hold your responsible for that and also disregard your opinion of the movie and actors in it as it hinges on that fact.
2) That really has nothing to do with him playing a character in a live-action adaptation of an action/drama based anime.

I won't bother explaining myself to you.:rolleyes:
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13742995&postcount=166

YES! Lol, Redeath is awesome. Saw it this year at fanime, and the Gendo music had everyone clapping along. It was hilarious. And of course the Bohemian Rhapsody singalong.

Maybe they can get ACDC to dress up like pokemon and have them to the "Big Balls" intermission...

Well, I was unaware that "Sweeny Todd" was a Broadway musical. Actually, when I saw the movie, and I didn't went to the theatre, I wasn't expecting it to be an adaptation of a musical.

In all honesty, I thought it was going to be a typical Johnny Depp film, and by that I mean with the usual gothic ambience and Depp's characteristic genius. I'm not a musicals' fan, that's why it was so disappointing to see this movie. It wasn't what I was expecting at all.

As for Depp and Bonham-Carter singing, I didn't really like them. Although a change, and a big one, I don't think they did a stelar job. Pure acting, for those 2, is what I always expect. It's what distinguishes them. My dilsike of the performance has nothing to do with their celebrity.

You know, I thought Depp was decent singing, but I agree with you that I didn't really like Bonham-Carter.

I'm sure most of us who inhabit the halls of NSG have watched anime; be it good anime, or bad anime, or simply weird anime. And I'm sure most of us have surely seen the live action adaptations of some of these anime... My question to NSG is this: Which anime do you NOT want to see be made into a live action film?

I dread the day they try to make a live action Ghost in the Shell or Witchblade film because I am almost 100% sure the directors will screw them up like they almost always do. I mean the only recently made anime/manga to live action film I've seen that has been even relatively good was Transformers.

I say no to anime in the first place.

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I mean the only recently made anime/manga to live action film I've seen that has been even relatively good was Transformers.

I hope that someone has said this already, but the status of the original series of the Transformers cartoon as an anime or a manga is extremely dubious indeed...

I hope that someone has said this already, but the status of the original series of the Transformers cartoon as an anime or a manga is extremely dubious indeed...

It's been said already. Read the thread.

I say no to anime in the first place.

Why? There are some animes that are pretty awesome, like Elfen Lied or Evangelion or pretty much anything that Miyazaki has done, and also Golden Boy.

Naturally, like every other genre of film or other art form ever, most of it's crap, but there are as many good animes as there are worthy opuses in any other medium.

Well, I was unaware that "Sweeny Todd" was a Broadway musical. Actually, when I saw the movie, and I didn't went to the theatre, I wasn't expecting it to be an adaptation of a musical.

In all honesty, I thought it was going to be a typical Johnny Depp film, and by that I mean with the usual gothic ambience and Depp's characteristic genius. I'm not a musicals' fan, that's why it was so disappointing to see this movie. It wasn't what I was expecting at all.

As for Depp and Bonham-Carter singing, I didn't really like them. Although a change, and a big one, I don't think they did a stelar job. Pure acting, for those 2, is what I always expect. It's what distinguishes them. My dilsike of the performance has nothing to do with their celebrity.

You do realize that musicals have been in the movies almost as long as both art-forms have existed, right? Oklahoma!, The Music Man, A Chorus Line, Chicago, Little Shop of Horrors, Grease and more recently, Hairspray (the move that became a musical that was then made into a movie of the musical).

You didn't look very hard into the move before seeing it, then. One minute's worth of online navigation would have shown you any number of clips or reviews that would have mentioned the musical aspect of the film quickly -- likely in the first paragraph.

I'm sorry, but you're judging a film by unreasonable expectations if you didn't do the less-than-minimal research into it. Even the commercials featured singing.

Why? There are some animes that are pretty awesome, like Elfen Lied or Evangelion or pretty much anything that Miyazaki has done, and also Golden Boy.

Naturally, like every other genre of film or other art form ever, most of it's crap, but there are as many good animes as there are worthy opuses in any other medium.

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LOVE that miniseries. Some of the wittiest writing AND animation I've ever seen, and one of the few works of anime I went out of my way to own.

Study study study study study study study study study study....


LOVE that miniseries. Some of the wittiest writing AND animation I've ever seen, and one of the few works of anime I went out of my way to own.

Yes, I watched it recently. It was hilarious, and also... SOOOOOOO EDUCATIONAL!!!!!

Such excellence.

Why? There are some animes that are pretty awesome, like Elfen Lied or Evangelion

The end of both of these titles were a letdown though. At least the anime of it.

The end of both of these titles were a letdown though. At least the anime of it.

I rather liked the end of EL. What was wrong with the End of Evangelion? Or do you mean the last two episodes of the original series?

I rather liked the end of EL.


Compared to the manga, the end of anime EL was a huuuuuge letdown. It was also at least a dozen shades darker.


What was wrong with the End of Evangelion? Or do you mean the last two episodes of the original series?

The latter. Those were just huge WTFs. The former was part action movie, part acid trip.

Hmm...live action Eyeshield 21...