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Renaisance Otaku
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Great to hear. It's an awesome film.
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Pepperidge
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I really don't like it. It's entire execution is more toned down and "Hollywood-ized" than I think even Hollywood is capable of. Not to mention that trying to turn a comic that is so inherently serialized into a story spanning 90 minutes is just a bad idea. The entire thing is a novelty at best.
Since it takes the best chapters and arranges them in an order that flows well, I would say that the anime is still the best version of the series in any medium. Why has nobody licensed it yet? |
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GloriousMaximus
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I haven't seen the movie but I love the manga. I'm glad there is more live-action stuff being licensed
 Can't wait to see it!
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xScar
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Finally! When they licensed 20CB back a year or so ago, I was sure they'd pick up DMC at the same time... but they didn't.
I really laughed my way through this whole movie. DMC is a comedy. You aren't supposed to take it seriously. You laugh at the jokes, you laugh at the awkward/bad acting... it all adds to the comedy. Can't wait to pick this up and add beside my manga volumes 
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Kyaa the Catlord
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Such a fashionable license.
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skafreak51
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I kind of really enjoyed the movie. It's only good if you've read the series, so, I'll prolly be buying this
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GATSU
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I just hope they didn't lose an arm and a leg over the music rights.
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slickwataris
 Posts: 1334 Location: Carol Stream, Illinois |
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Day one purchase!
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BeanBandit
Posts: 303 Location: Canada |
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I wish they would just release the anime of DMC instead. Not interested in the live action film in the slightest.
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Dop.L
Posts: 725 Location: London |
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Brilliant. I'm surprised it took them so long to get it. Personally I find the film is better than the anime, they cut out some of the tiresome material and boil it down to the nitty-gritty, Negishi/Krauser's personality conflict, and leads up to the duel with Jack Ill Dark.
Ken'ichi Matsuyama plays the roles of Negishi and Krauser perfectly. It's one of the best live-action versions of manga/anime that I've ever seen. |
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GATSU
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Dop: I'm guessing it took so long because Gene and Marty are probably not cheap, even for cameos.
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Otaku Teahouse
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Now if only Viz would release it on bluray, or at least give it a decent dvd release, since all their other asian films have gotten half-assed releases you can only buy online.
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xScar
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It was only released on DVD in Japan, so I doubt we'll get a BD. (Plus, even if it did, 20CB didn't get a US BD release, so I doubt anything else from their Pictures line will either -- though Death Note is (but that is in a category of its own)) The 20CB DVDs weren't bad :S Now let's see them pick up BECK in the coming months and I'll be a happy lad. |
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hikaru004
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I'm still hoping for a BD release.
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omnistry
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Yes! Truly one of the funniest films from Japan in a long time. I'm so glad it's getting released in America.
Now let's hope the OVA gets a release ASAP. |
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