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NEWS: CG Astro Boy Film Teaser to Be Made Public This Month


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GATSU



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 5:42 pm Reply with quote
Don't really like the poster. It needs to scream "cool" or "exciting", and it just comes off boring.
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Hurrijak



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 5:56 pm Reply with quote
I REALLY want this film to be good. It has the potential to be something really special. I'm a life long Astro Boy fan and eagerly await the teaser...fingers crossed.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 6:27 pm Reply with quote
I don't like Astro's new look. There's too much relief around his facial features and his eyes are a little small. I've no idea why Matt 'no longer funny' Lucas is in this either.
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Hi no Neko



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 6:30 pm Reply with quote
Kid movie, this month . . . maybe part of the previews before Bolt?

The board-thing looks okay to me, though I wonder why he's wearing a jacket.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 7:30 pm Reply with quote
Hi no Neko wrote:
though I wonder why he's wearing a jacket.

Must be censorship. You don't want kids being able to see his bare metallic chest.
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Teriyaki Terrier



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 8:01 pm Reply with quote
If this is anything like Speed Racer, I feel bad for Osamu Tezuka. Though I was really interested in Astro Boy, I sure hope the people in charge don't screw this up.

But exactly why is he wearing a jacket? Censorship is one thing, but this is a little extreame. There are commericals worse than a bare metalic chest.
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GATSU



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 8:25 pm Reply with quote
Now that I think about it, the poster reminds me of Jimmy Neutron.
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kevin_video



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 8:42 pm Reply with quote
GATSU wrote:
Now that I think about it, the poster reminds me of Jimmy Neutron.

lol I was just about to point that out myself. It really does though.
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abynormal



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 12:20 am Reply with quote
Hi no Neko wrote:

The board-thing looks okay to me, though I wonder why he's wearing a jacket.


Probably just updating his look. He often wears school clothes and a jacket in the 2003 animated series, though he usually goes by his classic appearance for action scenes. He also is fully clothed in Urasawa's Pluto manga.

I agree that the poster could have looked more visually appealing, but the way he looks screams "Pixar" to me. Which is never a bad thing, mind you.
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Mr Adventure



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 1:49 am Reply with quote
Is a US company or a Japanese company heading this project? Because... I'd imagine it to be a little more faithful looking to the source if the latter.

As it is, it looks like your usual US bastardization, based on just that promo pic anyway.
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Nobuyuki



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 2:42 am Reply with quote
Mr Adventure wrote:
Is a US company or a Japanese company heading this project?

Imagi is based in Hong Kong, though a lot of the management staff cut their teeth in US animation houses.
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nobinobita



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 4:08 am Reply with quote
Mr Adventure wrote:
Is a US company or a Japanese company heading this project? Because... I'd imagine it to be a little more faithful looking to the source if the latter.

As it is, it looks like your usual US bastardization, based on just that promo pic anyway.


Haha that promo pic looks like Astro boy is trying to fight back the requisite crook'd smile and eye brow smirk that every modern cartoon character has to have.
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penguintruth



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 5:08 am Reply with quote
Teriyaki Terrier wrote:
If this is anything like Speed Racer, I feel bad for Osamu Tezuka.


If it's anything like Speed Racer, we'll be lucky. If it's anything like Dragon Ball will probably be, not so much.

Anyway, he looks like Big Boy:

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Highway Star



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 8:13 am Reply with quote
I guess it was inevitable they'd change him in some manner...
I'd like to see this just to find out how faithful they are to Tezuka's original story. But I'll have to bring my younger brother along, I think I'd look a bit strange going into it myself. :B
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Teriyaki Terrier



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 11:16 am Reply with quote
penguintruth wrote:
Teriyaki Terrier wrote:
If this is anything like Speed Racer, I feel bad for Osamu Tezuka.


If it's anything like Speed Racer, we'll be lucky. If it's anything like Dragon Ball will probably be, not so much.

Anyway, he looks like Big Boy:



I have to agree with that, though Speed Racer was still embarrsing to the orginal series. I cringe when I think of the Dragon Ball movie though.
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