King Psyz wrote:As when I stated it was ripped off, I know there's a difference between cars and bikes and night versus day. I was speaking more in terms of the kinetic angles and cuts.
Chairman Kaga wrote:DinoDeLaurentiis wrote:godzillasushi wrote:Even if they were inspired by the things everyone brought up, that chase was far from copied. Akira could be linked to it but the images are some of the greatest car chase moments ever.
Meh... I'm onna board with a the "pedestrian" ranking, eh? Especially when a the Morpheus, he jumps up inna the air from a the roof of a the big rig anna does a the flip inna the air... anna the jump, she is a straight up inna the air as iffa the car chase, she's a happening onna the stage with a the stationary truck, green screen, anna the wind machine, eh? Anna they do it inna the goddamn slo-mo to boot, no?
Goddamn putzes.
Ditto Dino. Someone needs to get godzillasushi a helping of Bullitt/French Connection/Seven Ups stat for some real car chase scenes.
Chairman Kaga wrote:DinoDeLaurentiis wrote:godzillasushi wrote:Even if they were inspired by the things everyone brought up, that chase was far from copied. Akira could be linked to it but the images are some of the greatest car chase moments ever.
Meh... I'm onna board with a the "pedestrian" ranking, eh? Especially when a the Morpheus, he jumps up inna the air from a the roof of a the big rig anna does a the flip inna the air... anna the jump, she is a straight up inna the air as iffa the car chase, she's a happening onna the stage with a the stationary truck, green screen, anna the wind machine, eh? Anna they do it inna the goddamn slo-mo to boot, no?
Goddamn putzes.
Ditto Dino. Someone needs to get godzillasushi a helping of Bullitt/French Connection/Seven Ups stat for some real car chase scenes.
Fawst wrote:Blah. Show me something truly original, and I'll show you the groundwork for everything to come after it.
Seriously, nothing is original anymore. I'll have to check that clip when I get home, but I'm assuming it's a comparison between GITS and Matrix?
Chairman Kaga wrote:DinoDeLaurentiis wrote:godzillasushi wrote:Even if they were inspired by the things everyone brought up, that chase was far from copied. Akira could be linked to it but the images are some of the greatest car chase moments ever.
Meh... I'm onna board with a the "pedestrian" ranking, eh? Especially when a the Morpheus, he jumps up inna the air from a the roof of a the big rig anna does a the flip inna the air... anna the jump, she is a straight up inna the air as iffa the car chase, she's a happening onna the stage with a the stationary truck, green screen, anna the wind machine, eh? Anna they do it inna the goddamn slo-mo to boot, no?
Goddamn putzes.
Ditto Dino. Someone needs to get godzillasushi a helping of Bullitt/French Connection/Seven Ups stat for some real car chase scenes.
tapehead wrote:Fawst wrote:Blah. Show me something truly original, and I'll show you the groundwork for everything to come after it.
Seriously, nothing is original anymore. I'll have to check that clip when I get home, but I'm assuming it's a comparison between GITS and Matrix?
A phrase like that will come back to haunt you.
I suppose the clip essentially only puts Al's contention into words, but it's particularly worth watching as it demonstrates the level to which the Wachowski siblings have really tried to make a live action anime, often by recreating shots from GITS, (and AKIRA and the like). Not just major sequences are closely emulated, but style of action, framing, scene elements, minor shots of short duration, and so on.
I think the first Matrix movie is really good, precisely because of the way it borrows and combines the elements I mentioned in my previous post, in very new and exciting ways. After this initial success the Bros found themselves subject to the law of diminishing returns when it came to the sequels.
WB takes franchise turn with 'Akira'
Studio to adapt classic anime story
By MICHAEL FLEMING
Warner Bros. will turn anime artist Katsuhiro Otomo's six-volume graphic novel "Akira" into two live-action feature films, the first of which is being fast tracked for release in summer 2009.
WB, which had the "Akira" rights several years ago only to let them lapse and then recapture them in a spirited bidding battle, is planning a twin bill that the filmmakers have described as "Blade Runner" meets "City of God."
Studio has closed a seven-figure rights acquisition deal with manga publisher Kodansha and has set Ruairi Robinson to direct a script by Gary Whitta ("Book of Eli"). Andrew Lazar's Mad Chance will produce with Appian Way's Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson.
Each feature will be based on three of the books in Otomo's series. The drama takes place in New Manhattan, a metropolis that was rebuilt after being destroyed 31 years earlier.
Robinson, an Irish helmer who has been Oscar nominated for his short film and commercials work, is making his feature debut.
The project was brought in by exec veep Greg Silverman, who has supervised "300" and "Batman Begins."
Lazar is producer on the WB comedy "Get Smart," and he's about to start production on the Jim Carrey starrer "I Love You Phillip Morris" for EuropaCorp and Fox Searchlight.
Appian Way is producing the John Cusack starrer "The Factory" for WB and Dark Castle.
King Psyz wrote:from the Main Site too
I don't know how to feel about this yet... Yes I have been waiting for an Akira movie... but changing the dynamic...
Remember the last Japanese classic they localized to Manhattan... Godzilla with the damned Ferris Bueller and Diddy and Zepllin killing classic rock.
papalazeru wrote:...or we could that whole thing filmed with animals and give them voices like Micheal J Fox and Lou Diamond Phillips and play it out in the animal world where noone dies and the extent of Tetsuo's power is to cover everyone with 'Bad Candy' that doesn't taste very nice.
I'm a hater. Oh yes! I just don't see how a hollywood version could contribute anything.
papalazeru wrote:...or we could that whole thing filmed with animals and give them voices like Micheal J Fox and Lou Diamond Phillips and play it out in the animal world where noone dies and the extent of Tetsuo's power is to cover everyone with 'Bad Candy' that doesn't taste very nice.
I'm a hater. Oh yes! I just don't see how a hollywood version could contribute anything.
Retardo_Montalban wrote:The Care Bears already defeated a crazy kid with evil magical powers in the first Care Bears movie. Grumpy's going to have to be voiced by Robin Williams in order to make it work.
Retardo_Montalban wrote:You're right, Pacino. I'm going to take off from this thread and wait for the inevitable crap to be released. Then I'm going to come back in here smoking a cigar and laughing like Robert De Niro watching the "Problem Child" movie.
Retardo_Montalban wrote:papalazeru wrote:...or we could that whole thing filmed with animals and give them voices like Micheal J Fox and Lou Diamond Phillips and play it out in the animal world where noone dies and the extent of Tetsuo's power is to cover everyone with 'Bad Candy' that doesn't taste very nice.
I'm a hater. Oh yes! I just don't see how a hollywood version could contribute anything.
Don't drag Lou Diamond Phillips into this. He was Richie Valens.
papalazeru wrote:Retardo_Montalban wrote:You're right, Pacino. I'm going to take off from this thread and wait for the inevitable crap to be released. Then I'm going to come back in here smoking a cigar and laughing like Robert De Niro watching the "Problem Child" movie.
May I join you with an equally freakish watching pose?
By attatching stars to this movie, I just think they are trying to bolster the kitty for this film.
Even at the most optimistic, I can't see this being anything more than a 'Fist of the North Star' or a 'Crying Freeman'.
And I know there are people who know what I'm talking about.
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