Anime culture and D&D

[Darth Shoju]

And?

I never said you have to agree with me. I just think Duel to the Death is awful. I also have a very low opinion of Hero. I blame Hero's lack of resonance with me is my distaste for nigh-unbeatable heroes. The writing was interesting, but the fights were too...well..perfect for me. I really disliked the fight choreography in the Matrix because of the. I like the idea that tough Heroes are still human and can be hurt, which was well communicated in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, as well as House of Flying Daggers (another fantastic movie, though very little wuxia actually occured.)

I loved Fearless, though. I tend to lump Kung Fu flicks together with wuxia flicks at times (which isn't very fair of me). I could compile a list of D&D-esque movies/shows I like, and a good chunk of old school kung fu and wuxia flicks would be on there, as well as some of the better samurai epics.

I own Duel to the Death as well but I agree it is crap. I compared it to Crouching Tiger for the contrast as I consider CTHD to be excellent. I agree on Hero; I found that the cinematography was amazing and the story pretty cool, but overall it was a bit lacking IMO. The fight on the lake looked amazing but some of the maneuvers they were pulling off violated some sort of personal wuxia-physics standards for me (running on water I'm fine with but using your sword blade to push off of in water is stupid to me-go figure :\ )

 

[I'm A Banana]

I don't care what anyone says, FLCL will always be a work of manic genius in my eyes.

It was one of the first instances of experiencing that "Aha!" Moment in art for me. Combine that with a pretty talented Japanese rock band and some scrumptious stylistic choices and a brakeneck sense of humor, and you've got one of the things that cemented my ability to give anime a fair try in my life.

 

[BroccoliRage]

I own Duel to the Death as well but I agree it is crap. I compared it to Crouching Tiger for the contrast as I consider CTHD to be excellent. I agree on Hero; I found that the cinematography was amazing and the story pretty cool, but overall it was a bit lacking IMO. The fight on the lake looked amazing but some of the maneuvers they were pulling off violated some sort of personal wuxia-physics standards for me (running on water I'm fine with but using your sword blade to push off of in water is stupid to me-go figure :\ )

Yeah, same with me. Iron Monkey bothered me with all that as well. I'm interested in this new wuxia film coming out, the name escapes me but it's starring Chow Yun Fat (YEAH!) I think, I briefly saw a trailer on television last night.

I really dig martial arts movies ing general, espceially when in the hands of a capable director.

 

[BroccoliRage]

I don't care what anyone says, FLCL will always be a work of manic genius in my eyes.

It was one of the first instances of experiencing that "Aha!" Moment in art for me. Combine that with a pretty talented Japanese rock band and some scrumptious stylistic choices and a brakeneck sense of humor, and you've got one of the things that cemented my ability to give anime a fair try in my life.

To each his own. I found the humor warranting a smile at times, but mostly pretty lame and devoid of any sense of comic timing. The artwork was nice, but the plot was horrendous. Overall, the thing was a piece of crap. The innuendo's weren't particularly clever, besides being just a tad too wierd at times.

 

[hexgrid]

Some might find it odd, but I often like to watch it with both the English dub AND the subtitles going on at the same time. It's interesting to see what gets changed in the process of localization.

I do this sometimes too, usually after I've already watch the whole thing in in Japanese with subtitles. It's always surprising how many differences there are, and some of the changes seem so arbitrary I can't figure out why they do it.

Of course, I'm assuming that the subtitles are the "real" dialogue, and the dub is an altered version. In reality, I don't have anyway of knowing how close the subtitles actually are to the original Japanese.

 

[Darth Shoju]

Yeah, same with me. Iron Monkey bothered me with all that as well. I'm interested in this new wuxia film coming out, the name escapes me but it's starring Chow Yun Fat (YEAH!) I think, I briefly saw a trailer on television last night.

I really dig martial arts movies ing general, espceially when in the hands of a capable director.

Curse of the Golden Flower. Looks cooooool.

 

[BroccoliRage]

I do this sometimes too, usually after I've already watch the whole thing in in Japanese with subtitles. It's always surprising how many differences there are, and some of the changes seem so arbitrary I can't figure out why they do it.

Of course, I'm assuming that the subtitles are the "real" dialogue, and the dub is an altered version. In reality, I don't have anyway of knowing how close the subtitles actually are to the original Japanese.

I do this with alot of what I watch because my hearing isn't very good since being in the military. You'd be surprised what changes in AMERICAN production lol.

 

[BroccoliRage]

Curse of the Golden Flower. Looks cooooool.

That's it!

The thing I'm wondering is if it is a prequel to Crouchimng Tiger. Ang Lee had suggested that he may do that.

 

[Philotomy Jurament]

Iron Monkey bothered me with all that as well.

Iron Monkey still rocks, though. Great flick.

 

[Darth Shoju]

That's it!

The thing I'm wondering is if it is a prequel to Crouchimng Tiger. Ang Lee had suggested that he may do that.

I dunno if it is. It would be cool to see a prequel though!