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When to Expect Miyazaki's Ponyo in Theatres and Afro Samurai: Resurrection on TV (Newly UPDATED 1-6-09)

the second trailer by Lain Of The Net	Jan 5th, 2009 07:59:58 AM

The second Trailer by Lain Of The Net	Jan 5th, 2009 08:00:36 AM

Error Error Error .... by Lain Of The Net	Jan 5th, 2009 08:02:06 AM
...what now I forget how to post? The second trailer made me feel good. Looking forward to it.
A freakin' Jonas Brother?!? by geekzapoppin	Jan 5th, 2009 08:35:39 AM
God damned Disney and their pre-fab teeny bopper piece of shit tween-panty-moistening product! Sorry. I'm just tired of people being chosen to voice animated characters in the U.S. not because they're talented voice actors, but because they're "famous". Seriously. When was the last time that a major animated film in the U.S. wasn't a product of stunt casting?
Will the bum size control developer get a film credit? by Fred	Jan 5th, 2009 08:50:45 AM

Who are the ad wizards... by wampa 1	Jan 5th, 2009 09:50:12 AM
...that came up with this one?
Well at least Disney gives you both options... by Johnno	Jan 5th, 2009 10:13:56 AM
And I find Disney's dubbing to be quite good. I usually check it out dubbed first then in Japanese with subtitles and after that watch whichever I prefer best... Everyone else I like to show the films too that are not anime fans will always prefer it dubbed or else not at all. Well I enjoyed the first afro and am looking forward to this! And hopefully both Astrpboy and Gatchaman make it out, and the only problem see with Astro is that his eyes aren't big enough... they should be bigger, but whatever, looks good!
Never understood why people like Japanese animation... by Ironhelix	Jan 5th, 2009 10:41:42 AM
can someone explain to me why it looks like utter shit? and after that, can someone explain to me why we all pretend that it DOESN'T look like utter shit? are we supposed to appreciate the fact that it looks like a slide show? is there something i am missing here?
Dubbing isnt always bad by Alientoast	Jan 5th, 2009 11:33:02 AM
Cowboy Bebop stands out as a prime example...I thought the dubbed product was superior to the original language version. Also the Berzerk dubbing outtakes are worth the price of the DVDs alone...holy Gutsu on a cracker those outtakes are hilarious.
Ironhelix - Anime Shitcakes by loserguy3000	Jan 5th, 2009 12:14:29 PM
Ironhelix - while its true that 99.99% of all anime looks like shit, there's a surprising number hidden in that .00001% that isn't that bad. Remember, this is a country that developed techniques and models to bring animation off the assembly line quick and fast, as most studios functioned as outsourcing gigs (for Western companies) and as such, have managed to keep up with the demand. Unfortunately, for every one Miyazaki there are literally millions (!!) of garbage series, franchises, shows, and just plain awful pieces of cellular shit that braindead anime nutz around the world lap up like spilled milk. They've convinced themselves that even the most lurid and fecal program is 'magic', all the while disparaging 'American' and western animation. How ironic. Of course, most Western animation is indeed shit, too, but on the whole infinitely superior to the majority of crappy Japanese imports. Neither country has anyone as visionary as Osamu Tezuka, but then neither has one like Walt Disney, either. Miyazaki and Lasseter are fantastic with what they do and probably the best the world has.
Saw PONYO in Osaka last year by jrb	Jan 5th, 2009 01:09:35 PM
and loved it. I speak a little Japanese but not enough to follow the dialog. It didn't matter though since the visual storytelling was so well done. As for those who bitch about English dubbing... I too prefer to have the original Japanese with English subtitles. That's how I watch the DVD's. Remember that the Japanese version is Miyazaki's directorial vision and anything else is a sad imitation. He will not have directed the English speaking actors and so it won't be 100% his vision. That said, we must remember that alhough his films appeal to adults, PONYO is most definitely a movie appropriate for small kids (no wars or violence like that featured in the great PRINCESS MONONOKE) and small kids can't read subtitles! I hope it's true that they'll release a theatrical version with Miyazaki's original Japanese dialog and English subtitles - perhaps in art house theater chains?
gawd bless miyazaki by 1st and only	Jan 5th, 2009 02:08:38 PM
uh, love miyazaki's more adult output of recent years and Princess Mononoke is one of the best films made but this looks closer to his simpler, cleaner 80's output like Kiki's delivery service and Totoro. the waves in this movie look like they were animated straight from those old Japanese prints in the 1800's, so although a simplified cuter style is being used it could still be a spectaculary animated movie. so while disney scrabbles about looking for their own lost identity and (disney) pixar continue to take 3D animation closer and closer to realism i think i'll continue to trust miyazaki for my big budget animated thrils.
1st and only by maelstrom_ZERO	Jan 5th, 2009 02:44:10 PM
I totally have to agree with you: I got hooked on Miyazaki films because I watched Princess Mononoke first. That one movie was both epic and deeply emotional and I loved it. I've also seen Totoro, Spirited Away, and Castle in the Sky, and all of those pale in comparison to the greatness that is Princess Mononoke.
Hey Mr Green, re: Baccano! by Amy Chasing	Jan 5th, 2009 06:42:41 PM
A little while back you did a piece on Baccano! saying, if I remember correctly, that it's anime for people who don't normally watch anime. I'm just wondering what you meant by that. Having just watched it myself I thought it was a really well done story as seen from multiple angles, but if I didn't like anime I don't think I would have bothered. It holds to all the tennents that make anime what it is, and goes to the extreme in some ways too (again making anime what it is). The convoluted story, the extreme violence, the music, the characters, the stylistic choices - all what we've come to expect from anime. I did find it more fun than most though, is that what you mean perhaps?
More white people being cast as Asians. by CZ	Jan 5th, 2009 07:56:45 PM
There they go again. Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy casting more white people in Asian roles and keep the yellow man down. (I kid of course, but those two better fix the damn "Airbender" cast.)
Astro Bum...heh heh by MR. MURDOCH	Jan 5th, 2009 08:18:10 PM
Only the Japanese would have a problem with ATOM's bum. Oh, and Miyazaki is still God. Well, OK, A god... Well, to me, at least... I'm not too fond of the Christian one, so I picked my own... :-)
re: Last Airbender casting by Amy Chasing	Jan 5th, 2009 09:55:53 PM
Still no one has explained why having American voice actors was ok but American live-action actors is not...
Mayazaki film voice dubs by imageburn13	Jan 6th, 2009 12:06:22 AM
are usually really enjoyable. Just recently saw Porco Rosso for the 1st time, and Michael Keaton as the voice of Porco did a GREAT job. The girl in it was really good too! Phenomenal film, but my all time fav remains Nausicaa. Miyazaki is truly a god.
Amy by Johnno	Jan 6th, 2009 12:46:43 AM
All most care is that the actors look the part. What they sound like comes to a matter of practicality before authenticity so as to understand what they are saying. So given that the film is aimed at a North American audience, which I bet will also be targeted at a younger teen crowd, it makes practical sense. So the cartoon can get away easily with American voice actors, because you can draw them to look non American or the cartoon is so stylized that it doesn't matter. In a live action version depending on the setting we'd prefer ethnic looking cast members who hopefully can speak the target audience's language well. So that's usually some reasoning, voice is as much a part of the character when you're looking at them even if inauthentic, and if they can't get that done they settle for western actors. Anyway, in the case of Avatar, since it's a fantasy world I'd personally have no problem with an all western cast.
...why having American voice actors was okay by CZ	Jan 6th, 2009 08:37:02 PM
American voice actors? That's the problem right there. Iroh and Zuko and a couple of others were played by Asian actors. Asian people can be American, y'know. And since it's a fantasy world, that automatically makes everybody white by default? Geeeez. Katara and Sokko should at least by black or Latino or something with pigment.
Last word to CZ. by Amy Chasing	Jan 7th, 2009 08:19:26 PM
As I don't live in the U.S. hearing American accents for most of the characters in the Avatar cartoon is just as offensive as seeing white (probably Americans) playing the characters in the live-action version. If you're offended by one it's hypocritical not to be offended by the other. I'm not offended by either so I guess I have a less stressful life.

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