NundercoverBrother 174 Posted April 1, 2017 I know this just came out today/last night. Its pretty rough. Even if youve not familiar with the source material: thermo camouflage used more because it looks cool than for actually hiding. Angry police chief who speaks only japanese while his subordinates only speak english. Consent. "This isnt white washing.... except when we white wash these people!" #AirHornAirHornAirHorn Stylized pg13 violence on robots. Armor piercing rounds that dont penetrate plastic and still kill humans with no blood. Trash collectors carrying heavy automatic weapons. 1 Share this post Link to post
IMAHUGEHDTGMFAN 1837 Posted April 2, 2017 I know this just came out today/last night. Its pretty rough. Even if youve not familiar with the source material: thermo camouflage used more because it looks cool than for actually hiding. Angry police chief who speaks only japanese while his subordinates only speak english. Consent. "This isnt white washing.... except when we white wash these people!" #AirHornAirHornAirHorn Stylized pg13 violence on robots. Armor piercing rounds that dont penetrate plastic and still kill humans with no blood. Trash collectors carrying heavy automatic weapons. I saw it too, IMHO it was more "boring bad" than "funny bad" and they erased the dilemas of the source material... I did love Scarlett in the role though and the practical special effects (suits and props and animatronics) that WETA WORKSHOP made where phenomenal I'm curious... Have you read the comic/manga and/or seen the 1995 animated movie NundercoverBrother? 1 Share this post Link to post
NundercoverBrother 174 Posted April 2, 2017 I saw the original movie only in 1995. Several times over my life including the day of the live action because I wanted to see what they would redo or adapt. I even own the soundtrack. However I have not seen the sequels or multiple animated series. So Im sure there are elements from those in this movie as well. The live action tries to redo entire shots from the movie. Lots of beautiful visuals. Psychedelic level visuals too. I think the story was a mess. I think after the big "twist" that wasnt a twist, that anyone could have played The Major. I think the only thing they got the closest to being like the movie was Batau. I think they toned down what little gore was in the animated movie for a pointless pg13 rating that didnt help their BO Draw as this weekend rounds to a close. Youre right, its also pretty boring. 3 Share this post Link to post
IMAHUGEHDTGMFAN 1837 Posted April 2, 2017 I saw the original movie only in 1995. Several times over my life including the day of the live action because I wanted to see what they would redo or adapt. I even own the soundtrack. The live action tries to redo entire shots from the movie. Lots of beautiful visuals. Psychedelic level visuals too. Youre right, its also pretty boring. Yes I liked the recreations as well, I wanted that attention to detail to also be in the script, that way the end result would have been a much better film overall and not a demo Bluray for selling Ultra HD 3D TVs 1 Share this post Link to post
