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ChildrenTalking
from United States on 2004-06-04 17:19 [#01223407]
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does anybody else love this movie as much as i do? i had recommended it to both of my friends and they thought it sucked. i can't see how really...
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Zeus
from San Francisco (United States) on 2004-06-04 17:26 [#01223414]
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well, seeing as I dont know you personally, I couldnt say if I liked it as much as you...
but yes, it is a good movie
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happy cycling
from berlin on 2004-06-04 17:26 [#01223415]
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a bit of a teenage 'whoa' movie, but a good one nonetheless. the soundtrack is great!
he's making another movie out now/soon, called 'bubble boy' i think?
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wimp
on 2004-06-04 17:32 [#01223430]
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I used to love this movie. I haven't watch it in a long time, though I bet if I did my love would rekindle. I refuse to watch the new versions with the new dubbing.
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i_x_ten
from arsemuncher on 2004-06-04 17:41 [#01223437]
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tell your friends they are dolts. this film is a masterpiece. but yeah most people watch it and think its rubbish cos they don't get it. yeah its bloody confusing, but it does make sense if you follow carefully. good shit.
ghost in the shell is also cool
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plaster
from splitska 10 on 2004-06-04 17:43 [#01223439]
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nice movie fo sho...the ending was a bit sik imo,when akira starts to become all muscular an horrible.
the script is written very good and i didn't find it boring for some reason.
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forck_02lynix
from brooklyn on 2004-06-04 18:10 [#01223459]
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(*that's tetuso at the end)
i love this movie...i love the manga even more, the ending makes much more sense
funny too cuz today i "obtained" a 3" figure of the colonel from my local overpriced toy store.
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S M Pennyworth
from East Timor on 2004-06-04 18:11 [#01223462]
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YES I LOVE IT
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happy cycling
from berlin on 2004-06-04 18:15 [#01223472]
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i think the end is one of the strongest parts...a vision of both internal collapse (tetsuo's loss of control) and and external cataclysm.
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plaster
from splitska 10 on 2004-06-04 18:20 [#01223482]
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yeah same thought here cycling...they really showed that in tune so to speak.
but it's fuckin' trippy,cos i didn't watch the movie from the start,but half an hour later.
so i didn't catch up what did the 3 lil white childs represented?
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plaster
from splitska 10 on 2004-06-04 18:22 [#01223487]
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failed past projects of colonel and the gang or what?
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Ophecks
from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2004-06-04 18:23 [#01223490]
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The image of the girl being crushed in Tetsuo's giant hideous body will always stick with me. Great movie, a mind bender.
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happy cycling
from berlin on 2004-06-04 18:26 [#01223494]
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---SPOILER---
the children each have the akira power to some degree. they're weaker than tetsuo is and akira was, and were easier to control. the use of the power infantalized them -- they remain children in both mentality and constitution, tho their faces age and wrinkle. they were akira's peer, who was the most powerful wielder of that power, and who (it seems) caused the first tokyo cataclysm that is shown briefly in the very beginning. when tetsuo begins to use the force, the other 'children' keep gasping and mentioning 'akira'.. tetsuo eventually discovers that all that remains of akira is some preserved tissue in a lab. enough, at any rate, for akira's 'ghost'/psychic energy/whatever to appear briefly and smile understandingly after tetsuo collapses, presumably the same way he did.
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happy cycling
from berlin on 2004-06-04 18:27 [#01223495]
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VALERIE....MY BODY...WON'T.....LISTENNNNN
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forck_02lynix
from brooklyn on 2004-06-04 18:29 [#01223501]
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kaori...peoples read the manga is soo good
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plaster
from splitska 10 on 2004-06-04 18:31 [#01223508]
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aye,u really explained everything now mate...
i think i'll get it another go and maybe see Amon again!
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zazen
on 2004-06-04 21:00 [#01223550]
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its a while since I saw it but ...
at the end there is a shot of some stars/a galaxy, and one of the characters is talking
Is this supposed to be Tetsuo (or Akira) using their power to create a whole new universe (with them as the creator)
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zazen
on 2004-06-04 21:00 [#01223551]
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oh yeah: ^^^^ SPOILER ^^^^^
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Gwely Mernans
from 23rd century entertainment (Canada) on 2004-06-04 21:03 [#01223552]
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great anime, just got the orchestrated OST, the last two tracks are very deep.
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mappatazee
from ¨y¨z¨| (Burkina Faso) on 2004-06-04 21:08 [#01223554]
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Uhh. I don't GET this movie. It's like there's this thing and it's really powerful and blah blah blah.
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Lex
from Waterloo (Canada) on 2004-06-04 22:16 [#01223585]
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Yes. I love this movie as much as you do.
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wimp
on 2004-06-04 22:42 [#01223597]
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Man, this thread has made we want to hook up the VCR and pop my Akira tape in, which will make me want to throw my Akira t-shirt in the laundry and wear it all the time ( 8th grade all over again).
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Refund
from Melbourne (Australia) on 2004-06-04 22:46 [#01223599]
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this was the backing theme movie to my high school life, I seriously watched this almost 4 times a week for almost a year, completely fucking awe inspiring, I know EVERYTHING in this movie by heart,
oh, and the new english dub is fucking horrid
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mappatazee
from ¨y¨z¨| (Burkina Faso) on 2004-06-04 22:51 [#01223601]
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Okay, nobody explain.
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wimp
on 2004-06-04 22:52 [#01223602]
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I love the old dubbing.
Nothing can quite match those screams:
"Kaaaneeedaaaa!"
"Tetsuuoooooooo!"
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mappatazee
from ¨y¨z¨| (Burkina Faso) on 2004-06-04 22:54 [#01223603]
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Haha, that's one of the things I remember vividly. Tetsuooo KanadaaaAAAAAAA
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Refund
from Melbourne (Australia) on 2004-06-04 23:03 [#01223608]
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or the commander in the freeze chamber thingy yelling
"DO IT NOOOOWWWWWWWWW!"
and the ghey ghey ghey "it's akira" by the retard green kids at the stadium :D
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Gwely Mernans
from 23rd century entertainment (Canada) on 2004-06-04 23:07 [#01223611]
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i was really unhappy with the new dub on the akira dvd i got, whenever i watch it i put in my old vhs copy, the dub is way better.
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Glitch
from New Zealand on 2004-06-04 23:55 [#01223620]
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yep.. . I agree with you and Refund.. . there was allmost no reason whatsoever for that new overdub.. . the first was cool.. . I quite liked watching it in japanese with subtitles for the first time.. . a few other things made a bit more sense that way. ..
yes its a work of art.. . a master piece and appart from Mamoru Oshii's Ghost in the Shell movie/s nothing else has come close as far as Im concerned. ..
Steam Boy will be cool though.. . Katsuhiro has a way of making things extremmely epic.. . even his Manga were extremmely cinematic. ..
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far-east monkey
from psychiatry hospital in osaka on 2004-06-05 05:14 [#01223732]
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Katsuhiro Otomo's next film ..
steamboy
it will be on screen in july.17 ..
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zazen
on 2004-06-05 05:17 [#01223734]
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someone explain the ending of Akira for me
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Glitch
from New Zealand on 2004-06-05 10:04 [#01223887]
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well if you understand all the middle the ending should make sense. ..
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Oddioblender
from Fort Worth, TX (United States) on 2004-06-05 18:17 [#01224568]
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yes, this film is in my top ten. some people may have to watch it two or three times to understand it, but that's mainly because the film condensed a long thick series of manga into a three-hour film, which is a trying task any way you slice it.
lots of great imagery, a great storyline, and lots of conflicts and sub-conflicts. you actually see a political, scientific, everyday-man and religious view of the events taking place, making the perspective and atmosphere much broader than most anime.
"TETSUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!"
"KANEDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!"
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zazen
on 2004-06-05 19:51 [#01224657]
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cmon guys, stop being so coy
i THINK i understand it (see my earlier posts), but I want other people to talk about what they think happened at the end, so I can cross-check.
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i_x_ten
from arsemuncher on 2004-06-05 19:55 [#01224659]
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Akira FAQ
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bogala
from NYC (United States) on 2004-06-05 20:54 [#01224687]
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Ninja Scroll!!Ninja Scroll!!Ninja Scroll!!Ninja Scroll!!Ninja Scroll!!Ninja Scroll!!Ninja Scroll!!Ninja Scroll!!Ninja Scroll!!Ninja Scroll!!Ninja Scroll!!Ninja Scroll!!Ninja Scroll!!Ninja Scroll!!Ninja Scroll!!Ninja Scroll!!Ninja Scroll!!Ninja Scroll!!Ninja Scroll!!Ninja Scroll!!Ninja Scroll!!Ninja Scroll!!Ninja Scroll!!
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Lex
from Waterloo (Canada) on 2004-06-05 21:08 [#01224688]
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Has anyone here seen FLCL? I'm sure you'd love it. I'm making Giginger download it from me on SoulSeek because it's awesome.
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Clic
on 2004-06-06 15:22 [#01225656]
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I just bought the first volume the other day. I like it. Gainax does good stuff. Ever seen The Wings of Honneamise?
Akira is good. I have the old version and the new one. I cannot stand the new dubbing, so I usually watch it in japanese. The restoration is nice. The soundtrack is also very good.
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scup_bucket
from bloated exploding piss pockets on 2004-06-06 15:27 [#01225660]
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I liked the gruesomeness of it, like Ophecks said, the image of the girl popping will stick with me. I also really liked the part in the hospital when tetsuo sees that giant bear bleeding milk...the musics great too.
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forck_02lynix
from brooklyn on 2004-06-06 15:32 [#01225665]
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i've read flcl, haven't seen it yet....
i'm all about books, people.
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pantalaimon
from Winterfell (United Kingdom) on 2004-06-06 16:02 [#01225689]
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FLCL has to be seen, the books are no-where near as good.
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forck_02lynix
from brooklyn on 2004-06-06 16:11 [#01225695]
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im trying to download them now. got the first 5 episodes, but reallllly low quality wmv, so i'm going for teh mov's. looks very good...
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ChildrenTalking
from United States on 2004-06-08 05:34 [#01228806]
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am i the only one who doesnt know what flcl is?
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forck_02lynix
from brooklyn on 2004-06-08 06:21 [#01228835]
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seek enlightenment.
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mappatazee
from ¨y¨z¨| (Burkina Faso) on 2004-06-08 06:22 [#01228836]
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Am I the only one who thought this movie made no sense?
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2004-06-08 07:17 [#01228899]
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well.. there is... eh.. was one other man, but he just died.
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Patrick Bateman
from American Gardens Buildings - W (United States) on 2004-06-08 07:27 [#01228913]
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Akira = The Suck
Excel Saga is better
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2004-06-08 07:28 [#01228914]
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Excel Saga is nothing compared to FLCL (Furi Kuri)!!!
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2004-06-08 07:29 [#01228916]
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..and.. Akira ROCKS!
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Patrick Bateman
from American Gardens Buildings - W (United States) on 2004-06-08 07:29 [#01228917]
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I had FLCL - It's NOWT THAT SPECIAL.
Miyazaki pWNz)orzOwnZ0rz the lot of them.... mmmm... Spirited Away, Y'All
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