×
  • remind me tomorrow
  • remind me next week
  • never remind me
Subscribe to the ANN Newsletter • Wake up every Sunday to a curated list of ANN's most interesting posts of the week. read more

Forum - View topic
PR: MAX 2010 Exclusive World Premiere of Studio Ghibli's Tales from Earthsea Trailer




Note: this is the discussion thread for this article
Anime News Network Forum Index -> Site-related -> Talkback
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
GATSU



Joined: 03 Jan 2002
Posts: 15574
PostPosted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 5:04 pm Reply with quote
Why the hell would I want to go to all the way to Downtown L.A. for a friggin' trailer? Seriously, that shit's just gonna be uploaded a few minutes later on Youtube. Laughing Is Di$ney that cheap that they can't provide you with the actual film? But assuming I did go, it'd be nice if you gave me an address. Rolling Eyes
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message AIM Address
Spaceman-Spiff



Joined: 05 Feb 2004
Posts: 24
PostPosted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 5:52 pm Reply with quote
Yea, this will be on Youtube or trailer websites a few days after that. Why bother.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Mohawk52



Joined: 16 Oct 2003
Posts: 8202
Location: England, UK
PostPosted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 2:52 am Reply with quote
For a minute there I thought this was a necro post. I mean I've seen the whole movie like 2008, and it's even been transmitted on our Channel 4 TV? Was it not released in the US then?
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
GATSU



Joined: 03 Jan 2002
Posts: 15574
PostPosted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 4:12 am Reply with quote
Mohawk: No, because the live-action Syfy movie was the only adaptation legally allowed to be shown here until now.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message AIM Address
egoist



Joined: 20 Jun 2008
Posts: 7762
PostPosted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 4:21 am Reply with quote
Watched it on Film4 a few months ago (and almost fell asleep at work as a result). Why is the trailer still having a World Premiere when the film itself was released many years ago? A mystery. Oh right, assuming it's going to be released in the US soon...
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message My Anime My Manga
SD Maruko-kun



Joined: 05 May 2009
Posts: 26
Location: Netherlands
PostPosted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 3:39 pm Reply with quote
So, it's a case of "world" == USA (just like they have "world champions" for some American sports... Wink )

According to my logs, I've owned the UK DVD of Tales From Earthsea since the end of 2008.
(weird: Amazon UK lists US import versions of Ghibli DVDs, but Amazon USA _doesn't_ list UK imports of Ghibli DVDs,
so Americans need go to the UK site if they want to get the UK version.)

I guess in another 1 or 2 years we'll see a "world premiere" news post about Ocean Waves... Razz
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
Mohawk52



Joined: 16 Oct 2003
Posts: 8202
Location: England, UK
PostPosted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 4:46 pm Reply with quote
Yeah the yanks do have a Terry Pratchett way of thinking about the "world". It's what makes them so endearing to the rest of it. Wink

GATSU wrote:
Mohawk: No, because the live-action Syfy movie was the only adaptation legally allowed to be shown here until now.
Oh yeah, now that you mentioned that, I do remember that. That live action thing was called "Firefly", or summat? Sci-Fi UK are still showing repeats of it. It looks too cheesey for my tastes so never got into it.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Dessa



Joined: 14 Jul 2004
Posts: 4438
PostPosted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 11:59 pm Reply with quote
Mohawk52 wrote:
GATSU wrote:
Mohawk: No, because the live-action Syfy movie was the only adaptation legally allowed to be shown here until now.
Oh yeah, now that you mentioned that, I do remember that. That live action thing was called "Firefly", or summat? Sci-Fi UK are still showing repeats of it. It looks too cheesey for my tastes so never got into it.


No, Firefly is a completely unrelated series, by Joss Whedon.

"Earthsea" is the name of the SyFy movie (which was just on a few weeks ago, IIRC). It's not a bad movie (definitely one of their better ones), but they combined the first two books (which take place 30 or so years apart) to create a love story in it. The adaptation of the story of the first book isn't so bad, but the second one is barely there in recognizable form. Nonetheless, to make this movie, SyFy got the US (and possibly Canadian) movie rights, which prohibited Gedo Senki from being released over here.

Of course, between reading Ursula K. Le Guin's comments and speaking to people who have seen Gedo Senki, the SyFy movie sounds vastly superior.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message My Anime
Mohawk52



Joined: 16 Oct 2003
Posts: 8202
Location: England, UK
PostPosted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 5:50 am Reply with quote
Dessa wrote:
Mohawk52 wrote:
GATSU wrote:
Mohawk: No, because the live-action Syfy movie was the only adaptation legally allowed to be shown here until now.
Oh yeah, now that you mentioned that, I do remember that. That live action thing was called "Firefly", or summat? Sci-Fi UK are still showing repeats of it. It looks too cheesey for my tastes so never got into it.


No, Firefly is a completely unrelated series, by Joss Whedon.

"Earthsea" is the name of the SyFy movie (which was just on a few weeks ago, IIRC). It's not a bad movie (definitely one of their better ones), but they combined the first two books (which take place 30 or so years apart) to create a love story in it. The adaptation of the story of the first book isn't so bad, but the second one is barely there in recognizable form. Nonetheless, to make this movie, SyFy got the US (and possibly Canadian) movie rights, which prohibited Gedo Senki from being released over here.

Of course, between reading Ursula K. Le Guin's comments and speaking to people who have seen Gedo Senki, the SyFy movie sounds vastly superior.
Oh right, "Earthsea". Gendo Senki wasn't that bad if one takes into consideration that a movie never matches the book word for word, scene for scene. Even the Harry Potter movies aren't gospel, and it is Goro Miyazaki's first attempt at direction. I've never read the Earthsea novels yet and not knowing that background the movie still played well enough for me. My only criticism is that it ended too vaguely.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
JLightstar



Joined: 06 Nov 2005
Posts: 140
Location: Venice, Florida
PostPosted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 2:32 pm Reply with quote
I'm curious about this movie because someone told me that Mariska Hargitay was a part of the english dub...
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
GATSU



Joined: 03 Jan 2002
Posts: 15574
PostPosted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 3:44 am Reply with quote
I'm more amused at Cheech Marin doing the dub. Yeah, he's done straight-man roles for a while now, but I'm curious how he'd handle an anime film.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message AIM Address
Display posts from previous:   
Reply to topic    Anime News Network Forum Index -> Site-related -> Talkback All times are GMT - 5 Hours
Page 1 of 1

 


Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group