Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted February 5, 2013 Moderators Share Posted February 5, 2013 the last film that suckered me in left me to deal with the idea of extra terrestrial noncing, Â Â I'm no psychologist but I think I might be able to hazard a guess as to why sci fi tested so poorly with you in that quiz your brother made you do.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members John Matrix Posted February 5, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted February 5, 2013 (edited) Thus reinforcing my point. I'm not a beast. My irrational statements are based on the most rational of motivations. Â That said, i'm vocally championing a Sci Fi film called 'Predator', so... That'll be the Arnie caveat again. If in Predator 3, a Predator is shown molesting a baby Alien while Dutch Schaefer watches, i'll be forced to reconsider my stance on such matters. Edited February 5, 2013 by John Matrix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pitcos Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 (edited) things like Urotsukidoji are mainly fun if you're an over-hormonal adolescent. It's not great cinema. Â It's a good cartoon though, and over-hormonal adolescence is really the last life stage where any of us should be into japanese cartoons. We all already meet our "should've grown out of it" quota with wrestling. With that said, Richie should also check out Adventure Kid. And Night Shift Nurses. And Cool Devices Episode Seven: Yellow Star. And maybe Shin Chan: The Movie but I've never seen it. Â Edit: That John Matrix post about Source Code has made me want to watch it. Edited February 5, 2013 by King Pitcos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted February 5, 2013 Moderators Share Posted February 5, 2013 I was always quite partial to Ninja Scroll. Also, Street Fighter II movie goes without saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted February 5, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted February 5, 2013 over-hormonal adolescence is really the last life stage where any of us should be into japanese cartoons. Â Not at all. There are plenty of non-porn anime films which aren't for kids or teenagers. Studio Ghibli led the way in helping studios realise that anime was a way for them to make spectacular, complex films which would otherwise be impossible either through budget or insufficient/over-expensive SFX technology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members John Matrix Posted February 5, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted February 5, 2013 [Edit: That John Matrix post about Source Code has made me want to watch it. Â I hope you enjoy it pal. Loki makes a valid point, but i'd rather an ending you can poke holes in, than a clusterfuck that makes your head hurt for 2 hours. Â Let me know what you think of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 It's nowhere near as good as 12 Monkeys though, which I was constantly reminded of as I watched it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingOfMetal Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Some of the Studio Ghibli stuff is good too... Â Good? My Neighbour Totoro and Ponyo are two of the finest films I've ever seen. My kids watched the subtitled version of Ponyo and sat through it entirely, that's how astonishing Ponyo is. Â indeed, great movies. Spirited Away is probably the most recognoised of the Studio Ghibli films, certainly of the past decade, but I would say my personal favourite is Grave of the Fireflies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted February 5, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted February 5, 2013 Spirited Away is my favourite Studio Ghibli movie. I'd say that and Princess Mononoke are probably the most recognisable SG movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 (edited) I'd say that Totoro is way more recognisable than Princess Mononoke, i see Totoro merch all over the place and it seems to have a much bigger presence on the internet as a whole. Both are absolutely gorgeous films though and it's hard to pick my fav between them. Â Also, Richie, if you're looking for an anime series then i cannot recommend Neon Genesis Evangelion enough. Eva sits just behind the first season of Twin Peaks as my favourite TV show of all time, it's certainly not something for just children and teenagers. (They've recently condensed the show into movies which have been slightly re written and with new art, the 3rd just came out in Japan last year) Edited February 5, 2013 by Merzbow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted February 5, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted February 5, 2013 No, you're both right. Don't know why Totoro slipped my mind like that, especially when johnnyboy mentioned it earlier. Duh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 That's one anim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted February 5, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted February 5, 2013 It is a common barrier, unfortunately. Not entirely sure why, when you consider it's no more ridiculous than a Disney movie, and Studio Ghibli movies tend to be several levels deeper for the most part. Â Her loss, I'd say. I don't know anyone who's watched Totoro and wasn't delighted with it, whatever his/her opinion of it was before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanoTheGame Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 I'm afraid to say I found Totoro to be rather boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Of Swing Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 On the subject of Anime I imported Hellsing Ultimate 1-8 on blu-ray recently (which wasn't cheap) and it's bloody brilliant and it's a crying shame that we will probably never see a UK release of it on blu-ray heck only the first four volumes even made it to DVD over here. Â Now if only volumes 9 and 10 were localized but 10 (the final volume) was only released at the end of last year so it's probably going to be a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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