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Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Nico on May 21, 2003, 02:33:49 am
this time it's not a stupid joke :p
oh, and those who don't like eva or animes, just don't post, thank you.
anyway:
ADV ( anime editor in the USA ) has anounced at Cannes that they bought the eva license and will make a live movie out of it.
the said the project is already started, and is a common endeavour between them, GAINAX ( the guys behind the anime series ) and WETA ( the people responsible of the special effects in... well, last exemple is the Lord of the Rings :P ).
John Ledford ( head of ADV ) said there would be more news soon.
I dunno. the fact that Gainax works on it is a good thing, and WETA have proved already how good they are ( lotR, the frighteners, etc ). wonder who's the director, the cast, etc, tho.
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Turnsky on May 21, 2003, 04:02:10 am
the results should be interesting to see:nod:
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Gloriano on May 21, 2003, 06:18:27 am
EVA IS ALIVE GOD THANKS I WAITING :hopping: :hopping: :nervous: :hopping:

i am big fan of EVA series:)
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Unknown Target on May 21, 2003, 06:20:11 am
I love anime, but, srry, I think this is going to stink.
Title: Re: Evangelion live
Post by: J.F.K. on May 21, 2003, 06:36:17 am
I don't know, it just sounds kinda strange to me. If it comes out in Australia I'll definitely watch it, but... EVA pilots in real life? I'm frightened. Who are they gonna cast for Asuka? Tiara?
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Turnsky on May 21, 2003, 06:45:41 am
lordy, an eva with an axe.... now that's scary:shaking: :nervous: :shaking:
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Nico on May 21, 2003, 06:48:39 am
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Originally posted by Unknown Target
I love anime, but, srry, I think this is going to stink.


well, I'm not very optimistic either.
it's gonna look great, that's for sure ( WETA ), but... dunno.
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Turnsky on May 21, 2003, 06:49:44 am
well, all mechs look cool when done in CG...
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Admiral LSD on May 21, 2003, 08:28:42 am
It'll suck. Remember people that we're talking about the company that casts Spike Spencer in every angsty teen role that comes there way...
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Gortef on May 21, 2003, 09:36:26 am
This will be a really interesting thing to see. I have my doubts too but I have my hopes high :nod:
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Styxx on May 21, 2003, 12:35:31 pm
It'll be fun to watch even if only for the special effects. Let's hope they keep the size of the EVAs consistent on the movies, though. :p
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Flaser on May 21, 2003, 04:53:52 pm
I hope they'll keep the main characters Jappanese - otherwise it would be another americanized pieco of...whaterver.
Imagine the American Shinji going into Misato's house and say - sorry for intrusion?????
If they keep Tokyo-3, Jap surroundings - including that wonderful scenery, the angst - I mean the ANGST, the devious (and yes admit it - ugly looking) - organic Evas they already get 3 out of 5 on my rating.
Keep the phlosophy, the slow "melting" scenes with the infamous but very powerful mute sceens and I give 4 - personal taste.

Yeah by the way I'm a big EVA *and fanfic - chek Eva-R* fan.
It was a pain to get it in Hungary. I only have it on CD. It was aired on VOX that's how I first saw it...Jesus I don't speak German - or read it! - , understund little Jappanese, but it still got me hooked.
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Kamikaze on May 21, 2003, 06:16:56 pm
I saw this on slashdot this morning, was very disturbed. How are they going to make a legitimate evangelion movie with two hours and a finished anime series? There's little space for a movie to get in.
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Nico on May 21, 2003, 07:01:21 pm
well, that'll be w/o a doubt a stand alone story. no cntinuity with the series.
other than that, I doubt the gainax will let the americans do weird stuff with the story. they're very ( and I mean VERY ) conservative about their licenses.
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Nico on June 18, 2003, 07:35:03 am
bump, just for that link:
http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=15399

doesn't show much alright :p
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Turnsky on June 18, 2003, 07:56:57 am
now with live action characters... i dunno..
now if square(final fantasy, final flight of the osiris) got in on the act... the prospects may be slightly better...:nod:
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Tiara on June 18, 2003, 08:02:03 am
Eva with Final Fantasy (TSW) graphics? Now that'd be awesome :D
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Turnsky on June 18, 2003, 08:03:14 am
precisely, even anime fanatics would be willing to let them get away with that (i think)
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: J.F.K. on June 18, 2003, 08:47:58 am
(http://www.aintitcool.com/image/evangelion3.jpg)

Ahhh, soothing to my eyes. :)

Really hope they come through with this, and don't let the project die.
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Nico on June 18, 2003, 09:51:07 am
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Originally posted by Turnsky
now with live action characters... i dunno..
now if square(final fantasy, final flight of the osiris) got in on the act... the prospects may be slightly better...:nod:


well, with Gainax and WETA on it, I'm not complaining.
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Tiara on June 18, 2003, 09:55:26 am
Well, I don't know if this is gonna work. I hope it is gonna though I seriously doubt it.

And when it is going to work you'll have 99125248 other anime series being converted to live series...

DBZ live :shaking:
Medabots live :shaking:
Pokémon live :shaking: :shaking: :shaking: :shaking: :shaking: :shaking:
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Nico on June 18, 2003, 09:59:25 am
:p DBZ live already exists ( chinese movie ), and there's another one in preparation. there's already a lot of anime turned to live movies, and quite a few being done/planed. you just don't know about it ;)
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Tiara on June 18, 2003, 10:46:55 am
I think I will visit some of the producers... with my axe...
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Nico on June 18, 2003, 10:55:37 am
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Originally posted by Tiara
I think I will visit some of the producers... with my axe...

heh, some are nice, the live series of you're under arrest is so kitsh it's hilarious :D
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Zeronet on June 18, 2003, 11:19:19 am
<-=really big NGE fan :D.

I hope its good. Though one wonders how they are gonna fit all the episodes etc into a probably 2 hour movie. They just better make sure they don't ruin it or anything.

Gundam had a live-action movie as well.
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Flaser on June 18, 2003, 11:48:54 am
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Originally posted by Zeronet
<-=really big NGE fan :D.

I hope its good. Though one wonders how they are gonna fit all the episodes etc into a probably 2 hour movie. They just better make sure they don't ruin it or anything.

Gundam had a live-action movie as well.


-Though by gundam standards it was their worst production ever.
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Kamikaze on June 18, 2003, 02:12:08 pm
There was a Koutetsu Tenshi Kurumi live action series done too, really scary from what I know of it. Real actors in tight maid-suits fighting giant robots!? :blah:
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Nico on June 18, 2003, 02:18:11 pm
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Originally posted by Kamikaze
There was a Koutetsu Tenshi Kurumi live action series done too, really scary from what I know of it. Real actors in tight maid-suits fighting giant robots!? :blah:


I still have to see Kurumi, I have friends who are fan of that series...
sounds like Mahoromatic to me tho.
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: mikhael on June 18, 2003, 02:49:34 pm
This, I predict will suck beyond all belief, but it will be absolutely gorgeous while doing it. You can't go wrong with WETA, but you can certainly go wrong with the source material.
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Nico on June 18, 2003, 03:38:28 pm
why did you even bother posting about that? the result was so easy easy to predict, when I saw your name as last poster, I knew what I'd read :p
Anyway, I thought what you didn't like was the technic? ther will be no 1 minute still plan in the movie, you can be sure of that :p
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: mikhael on June 18, 2003, 04:01:42 pm
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Originally posted by Venom
why did you even bother posting about that? the result was so easy easy to predict, when I saw your name as last poster, I knew what I'd read :p
Anyway, I thought what you didn't like was the technic? ther will be no 1 minute still plan in the movie, you can be sure of that :p


Well, I was agreeing with other that the movie will suck. Live action remakes of anime almost always do. I don't like the direction or the post production on Evangelion at all. I DO, however, like the design sense put into the EVAs. Gainax did a good job on that stuff (even if they screwed up on the angels). I DO look forward to seeing WETAs work on the film, even if I am not looking forward to having to put up with what will likely be crap.

So, why did I reply? Maybe to back you up on what you said about WETA up there? Or maybe to express that WETA will do a good job?

Dude, I don't have to like the source material to appreciate good work on the part of WETA. I though that Frighteners was one of the worst movies ever, but the VFX work was awesome. Quit being so defensive. :p
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: aldo_14 on June 18, 2003, 04:02:37 pm
y'know, when i saw the title, I wondered how you could make a live cartoon... i mean, it would hurt the animators wrists quite a bit, wouldn't it?
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: 01010 on June 18, 2003, 04:17:05 pm
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Originally posted by aldo_14
y'know, when i saw the title, I wondered how you could make a live cartoon... i mean, it would hurt the animators wrists quite a bit, wouldn't it?


Not as much as wa...... mast..... writing a very long novel.
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Nico on June 18, 2003, 04:34:59 pm
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Originally posted by aldo_14
y'know, when i saw the title, I wondered how you could make a live cartoon... i mean, it would hurt the animators wrists quite a bit, wouldn't it?


heh...
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Unknown Target on June 18, 2003, 06:50:51 pm
ooooooooooooooooooooooollllllllllllllllldddddddddddddd
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Turnsky on June 18, 2003, 06:52:29 pm
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Originally posted by Venom


well, with Gainax and WETA on it, I'm not complaining.


well with gainax along for the ride, some originality might be there too.. or, they might just contain the entire series into a movie length timeslot(see LOTR times)
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: JC Denton on June 18, 2003, 07:00:38 pm
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Originally posted by Turnsky:

lordy, an eva with an axe.... now that's scary :shaking: :nervous: :shaking:

Be afraid... (http://quantium40.port5.com/images/eva02_axe.jpg):D:p

Well, well, well.  I was wondering how long it'd take before they worked up the nerve to try this.  And hopefully it won't be another Godzilla...

Also odd, you'd think they'd have director, cast, etc. listed before they started preproduction sketches.

I'll give them the benefit of the doubt (for the time being), and say that the movie has potential, but knowing how things have to be so dumbed-down for the average jack off the street, it's prolly not going to live up to the anime's reputation.  However, if they took the TV series, and adapted it into a string of movies, then they've got the potential to ease the weak-minded masses into this epic, and then take off running with them...

Hell, if they're gonna try this, maybe they should try making a few live-action Robotech movies.  At least there's enough space in its plotline (I think, anyways) to have a few little side-stories that wouldn't affect the rest of the series.
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Nico on June 19, 2003, 02:04:13 am
the japanese would never work on a robotech movie :p
Macross, on the other hand, that's another story :)
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: J.F.K. on June 19, 2003, 04:20:52 am
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Originally posted by JC Denton

Be afraid... (http://quantium40.port5.com/images/eva02_axe.jpg):D:p


Hey, I remember that mission... is that the Spider angel? I only remember one of them being set in a proper non-levelled city.
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Nico on June 19, 2003, 05:02:03 am
I think that's the sphere/shadow deal angel, no?
the spider one, they're stuck in an airvent, they don't go out to kill it.
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: neo_hermes on June 19, 2003, 05:06:08 am
The movie will suck beyond comprehension!!
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Zeronet on June 19, 2003, 05:54:25 am
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Originally posted by Venom
I think that's the sphere/shadow deal angel, no?
the spider one, they're stuck in an airvent, they don't go out to kill it.


Actually that was one of the launch lifts, not a airvent. The angel in that picture is the sphere angel or Leliel, the 12th angel.
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Gortef on June 19, 2003, 06:21:28 am
well at least those pics look nice... ... let's just hope it will not be a Power Rangers clone in the end :D
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Turnsky on June 19, 2003, 06:34:10 am
*shudders*:shaking: :shaking: :ick
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Nico on June 19, 2003, 06:55:45 am
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Originally posted by neo_hermes
The movie will suck beyond comprehension!!


w00t!
you can see the future!
tell me when I'll meet my future wife, man, I wanna know :rolleyes:
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: mikhael on June 19, 2003, 01:18:55 pm
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Originally posted by Venom


w00t!
you can see the future!
tell me when I'll meet my future wife, man, I wanna know :rolleyes:


Never happen. You'll be a lonely game geek for the rest of your life. Just like the rest of us. ;) (well except me, cuz I'm already married)
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Tiara on June 19, 2003, 01:28:59 pm
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Originally posted by mikhael
Never happen. You'll be a lonely game geek for the rest of your life. Just like the rest of us. ;) (well except me, cuz I'm already married)

*cough*

ahem...

*holds axe*

You were saying....?
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Nico on June 19, 2003, 01:43:58 pm
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Originally posted by mikhael


Never happen. You'll be a lonely game geek for the rest of your life. Just like the rest of us. ;) (well except me, cuz I'm already married)


heh, I'm not a geek!
ok, let me rephrase, I'm not a complete geek :p
I happen to go out quite often, and even flee from my PC ( but usually it's for her own good, that's when I want to give it a round shape in order to calm my mood. restructuration by the foot, that's a great, but expensive sport :p).

anyway, girls usually like me, so I'm not worried :p
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Styxx on June 19, 2003, 02:05:47 pm
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Originally posted by Venom
heh, I'm not a geek!


* looks at postcount *

No, you're a nerd.

:D
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Nico on June 19, 2003, 02:16:42 pm
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Originally posted by Styxx


* looks at postcount *

No, you're a nerd.

:D


"toats Chtikss with Holly FlameThrower"

Sheddap, you! ;)
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: mikhael on June 19, 2003, 03:09:41 pm
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Originally posted by Venom


heh, I'm not a geek!
ok, let me rephrase, I'm not a complete geek :p
...
anyway, girls usually like me, so I'm not worried :p

The ones you pay don't count.

Tiara, am I supposed to be afraid of a chick with an axe? I'm married to a italian woman, who grew up in Australia. My grandmother is puerto rican. My grandmother can throw shoes around corners with pinpoint accuracy. Both of them have tempers dangerous enough to halt men with guns in their tracks. And I'm supposed to be afraid of some chick in Europe with an axe? Please. Stick to trying to intimidate the boys around here.
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Nico on June 19, 2003, 04:44:05 pm
ah, those americans, always feel allmighty :p
That said, yeah, I'm afraid of italian girls, coz when they start talking, you can't stop them :p
Now I understand why you argue so much on HLP, it's to wash your frustration coz you never have the last word at home :lol:
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Turnsky on June 19, 2003, 06:49:50 pm
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Originally posted by mikhael

The ones you pay don't count.

Tiara, am I supposed to be afraid of a chick with an axe? I'm married to a italian woman, who grew up in Australia. My grandmother is puerto rican. My grandmother can throw shoes around corners with pinpoint accuracy. Both of them have tempers dangerous enough to halt men with guns in their tracks. And I'm supposed to be afraid of some chick in Europe with an axe? Please. Stick to trying to intimidate the boys around here.


Who's your grandmother? RandomTask?:p
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: mikhael on June 19, 2003, 07:22:14 pm
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Originally posted by Venom
ah, those americans, always feel allmighty :p
That said, yeah, I'm afraid of italian girls, coz when they start talking, you can't stop them :p
Now I understand why you argue so much on HLP, it's to wash your frustration coz you never have the last word at home :lol:


Damn. I'm afraid I've been caught. ;)

Nah. She actually tends to talk not enough. I'll do something minor, she'll get mad--but she won't say a word. Then she'll pick over it in her head, getting madder and madder until she finally explodes. By that time, so much time has gone by that I don't even remember what she's talking about. :D Its funny and tragic all at once.
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Nico on June 20, 2003, 02:02:57 am
I just have one thing to say to that:

:D
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Shrike on June 20, 2003, 02:24:53 am
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Originally posted by mikhael
Tiara, am I supposed to be afraid of a chick with an axe? I'm married to a italian woman, who grew up in Australia. My grandmother is puerto rican. My grandmother can throw shoes around corners with pinpoint accuracy. Both of them have tempers dangerous enough to halt men with guns in their tracks. And I'm supposed to be afraid of some chick in Europe with an axe? Please. Stick to trying to intimidate the boys around here.
You forgot to stick 'online' in there..... pheer the virtual axe. :p
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: CateranOverlord on June 20, 2003, 11:11:02 pm
Minus italian chicks and shoe slinging grandma's, what else scares you guys?

PS: My mother scares me, she gives you this "evil eye" like she's puttin a hex on ya.
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: mikhael on June 20, 2003, 11:47:00 pm
I'm desperately afraid of heights. And the dark. I'm 30yo and terrified of the dark. My reaction to this, of course, is to go skydiving (in October! :)), climb giant rocks, do line work for the cable company, etc and walk around in pitch black tunnels and old houses.

we gotta get our adrenaline SOMEWHERE right?
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: 01010 on June 21, 2003, 02:28:26 am
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Originally posted by mikhael
I'm desperately afraid of heights. And the dark. I'm 30yo and terrified of the dark. My reaction to this, of course, is to go skydiving (in October! :)), climb giant rocks, do line work for the cable company, etc and walk around in pitch black tunnels and old houses.

we gotta get our adrenaline SOMEWHERE right?


You do know they sell it in cans now? Usually in the meat section.
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: mikhael on June 21, 2003, 09:03:46 pm
if you don't risk certain death to get it, its not genuine Adrenaline(tm)(r)(c) (all rights reserved).
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: J.F.K. on June 21, 2003, 09:42:09 pm
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Originally posted by Venom
I just have one thing to say to that:

:D


I agree entirely:

:D

I can't wait for married life. :p
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: ZylonBane on June 24, 2003, 06:36:58 pm
A feature-film version of Neon Genericus? For American audiences? Eesh.

Wouldn't that be like Jerry Bruckheimer's 2001: A Space Odyssey?
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: mikhael on June 24, 2003, 08:50:51 pm
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Originally posted by ZylonBane
A feature-film version of Neon Genericus? For American audiences? Eesh.

Wouldn't that be like Jerry Bruckheimer's 2001: A Space Odyssey?


It could possibly be even worse.

on the other hand, it'll have WETA graphics. Like most Gainax stuff, it might be okay to turn the volume down and put on some good music and leave it in the background as visual white noise.
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Unknown Target on June 24, 2003, 09:05:22 pm
Bizzare. This thread was totally hijacked into "what are you most afraid of".
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Nico on June 25, 2003, 03:45:34 am
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Originally posted by mikhael

 Like most Gainax stuff, it might be okay to turn the volume down and put on some good music and leave it in the background as visual white noise.


you've never seen Nadia or Gunbuster, have you?
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Gortef on June 25, 2003, 07:16:14 am
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Originally posted by Unknown Target
Bizzare. This thread was totally hijacked into "what are you most afraid of".


well.. some people are afraid of the EVA Live so... :p
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: ZylonBane on June 25, 2003, 10:26:28 am
How many Angel battles could you cram into two hours anyway?

Conversely, how many circular ramblings on the Meaning of Life could you cram in two hours?

And how many hours would it take to explain all the stuff that never got explained in the series because the guy producing it was a lunatic who was just making **** up as he went along?
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: mikhael on June 25, 2003, 11:36:15 am
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Originally posted by Venom


you've never seen Nadia or Gunbuster, have you?


Not Nadia, but I've seen Gunbuster. Gunbuster is second only to Evangelion for being utter ****. Pretty ****, but utter **** no less. If you cut out the 10min or so in Gunbuster that are not space combat sequences, then turn off the sounds and crank some good music, it becomes wonderful. :D
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Flaser on June 25, 2003, 12:36:09 pm
....
..
.
I thouth I was not gona comment.
mikhael some of what you say is...no comment.
As for good music...I enjoyed both Gunbuster and Eva...though...
Did anyone saw the "Bohemian Raphsody" music video with Evangelion?
That thing Rocks!!!
That time the song fits so darn good!:
"I'm just a poor boy nobody loves me..."
:cool:
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Nico on June 25, 2003, 01:24:48 pm
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Originally posted by mikhael


Not Nadia, but I've seen Gunbuster. Gunbuster is second only to Evangelion for being utter ****. Pretty ****, but utter **** no less. If you cut out the 10min or so in Gunbuster that are not space combat sequences, then turn off the sounds and crank some good music, it becomes wonderful. :D


heh? as you're being so cathegorical, I'll answer the same way: your tastes are ****.
Gunbuster is cool ( well, save for the gunbuster itself ). only scifi show I know where they actually paid some attention to physics in space, with the whole time distortion whebn you travel at light speed, and stuff like that. Plus the aliens are cool.

plus out of 6 episodes, there's not even a space scene in the first episode, and little combat scenes in episode 2 and 3. Have you really seen it? don't think so :p

But I don't need to prove anything to such a pityful critic :rolleyes:.
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: mikhael on June 25, 2003, 03:31:27 pm
Good ****ing God. And you say I like to argue?

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Originally posted by Venom
heh? as you're being so cathegorical, I'll answer the same way: your tastes are ****.
Gunbuster is cool ( well, save for the gunbuster itself ). only scifi show I know where they actually paid some attention to physics in space, with the whole time distortion whebn you travel at light speed, and stuff like that. Plus the aliens are cool.

Yes, because one robot against what looks like... what? an entire galaxy? yeah, that's attention to physics and reality and stuff. Real good attention

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plus out of 6 episodes, there's not even a space scene in the first episode, and little combat scenes in episode 2 and 3. Have you really seen it? don't think so :p

But I don't need to prove anything to such a pityful critic :rolleyes:.

Exaggeration for effect, Venom. I didn't like it. I can't help it if you did. I can't prove anything to you because you're as firmly entrenched on your side of the argument as I am on mine. You're entitled to your ****ty opinion, even if it is wrong.
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Nico on June 25, 2003, 03:41:03 pm
You're entitled to hate everything that is good too :p
There's that kind of people who always hate what other people like, and claimes that every obscure thing that hardly anybody knows is a work of genius, and you're one of them ;)

But I'm curious... what are the animes you like ( if any... )?
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Originally posted by mikhael
Good ****ing God. And you say I like to argue?


Gunbuster happens to be one of my favourite animes, coz I looked beyond the " mecha anime with an uberpowerful robot" aspect of it. Be frightened, coz the plot of OTT was based on it. So yeah, I ought to defend it.
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: mikhael on June 25, 2003, 04:18:50 pm
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Originally posted by Venom
You're entitled to hate everything that is good too :p
There's that kind of people who always hate what other people like, and claimes that every obscure thing that hardly anybody knows is a work of genius, and you're one of them ;)

Very few of the things, except Iwar, is obscure, thanks.

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But I'm curious... what are the animes you like ( if any... )?

Most of the anime I like is mecha anime of one sort or another. Detonator Orgunn was excellent, as was the original Macross, and I liked Macross II better, but I hate Macross7 and Macross Plus. I liked Hades: Project Zeroymer. I enjoyed what little I saw of Escaflowne. I like Valley of the Wind, Mononoke Hime, and I love the Final Fantasy anime. I liked the first Guyver (even if it is gratuitous crap) but not the second. I liked Appleseed and am willing to bet I'd like the rest of Shirow's work. Bubblegum Crisis is fun, as long as you don't try to read too much into it, but avoid Crash, and the other spin off series. I especially like Ninja Science Team Gatchaman, including the american butchering of it, and the remake. Oh and there's something I saw that had a planet stuck through with a giant sword and a sword-and-sorcery with mecha theme that wasn't too bad.

I'm sure I missed a few in there.  Like some of the Gundam series, but dear god not all of them.

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edit:

Gunbuster happens to be one of my favourite animes, coz I looked beyond the " mecha anime with an uberpowerful robot" aspect of it. Be frightened, coz the plot of OTT was based on it. So yeah, I ought to defend it.

I don't care about the uberpowerful robot part, or that it was Mecha anime. It was just CRAP. If I never hear that girl scream "CO-CHEEE!!!!!" ever again, it will be too soon.

Are you satisfied?
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Nico on June 25, 2003, 04:28:33 pm
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Originally posted by mikhael
I liked Appleseed and am willing to bet I'd like the rest of Shirow's work.


you mean the manga, I hope...
For the rest, I tend to agree ( save for the macross, I haven't seen macross7, but macross2 wasn't nearly as good as the others ). haven't seen the FF series, and gatchaman was butchered in France too.
Haven't seen Full Metal Panic and Blue Gender? two excellent mecha series, Blue Gender is in my top 10 ( very weird ending tho ).
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: ZylonBane on June 26, 2003, 10:38:59 am
If we're talking about the same Appleseed I saw... ugh. Felt like the last episode of a three-episode series.

Now Roujin-Z (sp?), that was some funny stuff.
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: YodaSean on June 26, 2003, 04:15:27 pm
Is the evangelion show the one with the giant robots that transform into F15s?  Or am I thinking of something else? :confused:
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Zeronet on June 26, 2003, 04:29:12 pm
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Originally posted by YodaSean
Is the evangelion show the one with the giant robots that transform into F15s?  Or am I thinking of something else? :confused:


You are thinking of something else, Evangelion is the really brilliant anime about

http://www.lwhy.clara.net/nge/
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: Nico on June 26, 2003, 04:31:58 pm
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Originally posted by YodaSean
Is the evangelion show the one with the giant robots that transform into F15s?  Or am I thinking of something else? :confused:


That's Macross, and they turn into planes that kindda look like F14.
Mmh, you've most likely seen Robotech, actually.
Title: Evangelion live
Post by: J.F.K. on June 27, 2003, 09:21:04 am
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Originally posted by YodaSean
Is the evangelion show the one with the giant robots that transform into F15s?  Or am I thinking of something else? :confused:


Sounds like Robotech to me.

Ahhh Evangelion, it's been so long since I've seen the series... still gotta catch the movies.