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AICN Anime - Previews Edition

why bother? by v1cious	Nov 8th, 2006 10:03:52 PM
cars will win anyway
I believe a word of warning was in order... by Harry Weinstein	Nov 8th, 2006 10:32:34 PM
Don't even fuck around with this THIEF AND THE COBBLER release, AICN shouldn't have given it so much as a mention. It's the near-unwatchable Miramax ARABIAN KNIGHT cut of the film (yet again), with the re-dubbed voices (some for characters not intended to speak), horrible songs (this film wasn't supposed to be a musical at all), and lots of substandard additional animation not done by Richard Williams or his team. As if that didn't suck enough, this DVD recycles the old pan & scan transfer originally done for the Miramax VHS. Avoid. Avoid. Avoid. THIEF AND THE COBBLER is definitely a must-see, and the way you must see it is the fan-created edition known as THIEF AND THE COBBLER: THE RECOBBLED CUT. While not 100% Williams footage, it's the closest version to the original intent of the filmmakers, and scarcely resembles the far-inferior Miramax version pitched above. It's on BitTorrent, I won't link to it, but it's not hard to find if you know how to find anything on BitTorrent in the first place. Unlike the release pictured above, it's an actual special edition with lots of interesting and informative bonus features, including a commentary by the man behind the restoration. Tell the Weinstein Company to stick their laughable re-release back up the ass it fell out of.
And I'm not fucking done yet! BATTLE OF WITS! by Harry Weinstein	Nov 8th, 2006 10:52:25 PM
I understand its Manga origins and all, but BATTLE OF WITS looks too promising to merely get ignored near the bottom of the Anime section. Especially since it's not even animated. BATTLE OF WITS looks positively MASSIVE in the footage I've seen.
They're animating Persepolis?? by CZ	Nov 8th, 2006 11:21:50 PM
This could be very good, or so very, very bad.
Robotech:Shadow Chronicles Delayed AGAIN by slder78	Nov 8th, 2006 11:33:42 PM
till 2007. At this point, I think the movie is an urban legend. http://tinyurl.com/ybuzkx
Les Miserables anime? by Johnno	Nov 8th, 2006 11:50:57 PM
That's a surprise! Doubt it's musical... :D
No Hentai News?? by godoffireinhell	Nov 9th, 2006 12:51:14 AM
Lame.
Damn you Michael Bay by MCMLXXVI	Nov 9th, 2006 02:34:50 AM
Damn you Michael Bay
Les Mis looks cool by DigitalDong	Nov 9th, 2006 11:26:29 AM
Really a great novel, be interesting to see that animated.
How awesome would it be.. by nemesisdarkside	Nov 10th, 2006 07:42:52 AM
for Satoshi Kon to win the Oscar?! However, would that then lead to loads of sub-par Western, Kon-wannabe films?
Shinobi by veritasses	Nov 10th, 2006 11:10:09 AM
Shinobi wasn't all that bad for that type of Japanese film and considering Japanese films have a budget that's typically only a tiny fraction of what even a minor Hollywood film would cost. They managed to get some "popular" but good actors and the cinematography is pretty nice. Considering how big the scope of that movie should be, the story's pretty thin though. It might've been better if they focused more on story and characters and made it a 3 hour film or even a trilogy. Les Miz. I don't like the character designs very much but I'm all in favor of making animated versions of classic literature. Dickens and Jane Austin might be better source material. Paprika: Haven't seen it but I would be surprised if it gets nominated. Keroro: In the Densha Otoko live action TV series, the title character otaku has a pillow from some anime series which I had never seen before. Now I know it's from Keroro. Anyone know if that series is any good?
Kon's last two films by Johnno	Nov 11th, 2006 01:01:07 AM
Millenium Actress and Tokyo Godfathers were supposed to be up for awards... but they didn't make it... surprising, as Millenium Actress was pretty critically acclaimed...

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