That was great! I have to admit that seeing both of these movies coming out is making me tear up a little. :) But they are tears of joy!
Did anyone watch the fan film? http://www.metacafe.com/watch/yt-PyUvwcXywtQ/captain_harlock_fan_film_english_subtitles/ On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 7:25 PM, B Smith <daikaij...@yahoo.com> wrote: > There's a big budget cgi Captain Harlock coming out. It looks great. > > http://bit.ly/cjDwdP > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@...> wrote: > > > > You brought up an excellent point. One of the most intense cartoon > moments > > that I remember was watching Speed Racer and watching the brother of the > > woman that owned the Melange car die. (A robot driven car that had a > metal > > face and 19th century clothes) Topped by one of the main characters (Roy > > Fokker) in Robotech dieing and going through the grieving process by his > > fiance. A totally realistic relationship and response. > > > > Captain Harlock also had many characters die in it as well. I plan on > > re-watching all of these soon. > > > > Did you know that there were plans for a live action Robotech movie? The > > last I read was that there were writing direction issues. > > > > I would love to see live action versions of all of these. (as long as it > > doesn't turn into the last few episodes of BSG) > > > > On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 5:46 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@...>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Yep, I never have understood it. Could never determine if they do that > in > > > order to appeal to worldwide (read: "white" ) audiences, or based on > some > > > internal self-hatred. > > > > > > As for the Starblazers thing, thanks to you I blew an hour on You Tube > > > watching eps of the Comet Empire and Iscandar series. I really, really > loved > > > that show. Decades later, though the animation's not as clean as > nowadays, > > > the show holds up perfectly. Amazing time spent on the jets, things you > > > never saw in American 'toons like the sunlight sliding down the Argo as > it > > > emerges from the ocean, or the ship dippling slightly as it transitions > from > > > water to air. Amazing! > > > > > > One thing about anime that captivated me from the start was the more > mature > > > stories that had real world results to the action. Even as a younger > kid, I > > > never got why no one in US-based cartoons ever died. Remember how in GI > Joe, > > > whole jets would explode, then they'd take pains to show the pilots > jump to > > > safety? Whether it was C.O.P.S, Thundercats, Bravestar, Batman, > > > Superfriends, whatever, in American toons no one died. Not that I'm > > > ghoulish, it just seemed unrealistic. So when I saw the likes of Speed > > > Racer, where dudes died all the time in car crashes, it caught my > interest. > > > The same with Starblazers, where ships exploded all the time in combat, > and > > > no pilots were jettisoned to safety. And that's speaking of the > > > Americanized, sanitized versions of both of those series. American > toons > > > were always too busy with one-note villains around which the entire > series > > > were built, or dealing with that horrid 70s-era mandate that all > cartoons > > > had to be non-violent and have a moral. Remember the "And knowing is > half > > > the battle BS of 'GI Joe'" or all the message-heavy shows like > "Shazaam" and > > > others back in the day? Even in recent years, toons like "The Batman" > have > > > all the cops shooting laser weapons instead of projectile ones. Why? > Because > > > the censors feel guns are too intense for youngsters. Ugh! > > > > > > The first American-based 'toon I can recall that had mature, complex > plots, > > > attention to the real physics of how ships would move, and realistic > battles > > > in which people paid the ultimate price, was Exo-Squad. It's one of my > favs > > > of all time. > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@...> > > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > > Sent: Monday, July 5, 2010 6:08:38 PM > > > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Space Battleship Yamato aka Starblazers > > > > > > > > > > > > That's one of the things about anime that I find disturbing. The style > in > > > most anime movies is that the characters take on caucasian appearances. > > > Although the character's name may be Japanese and their mannerisms, > customs > > > etc are Japanese. Unfortunately, that is how it has been since the > > > beginning. > > > > > > The live action movies have been different though, sometimes having a > mixed > > > cast. For example, the later Godzilla movies. > > > > > > On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 2:48 PM, Keith Johnson <KeithBJohnson@ > ...>wrote: > > > > > >> > > >> > > >> What a trip. I am a *huge* fan of the Americanized version that I saw > back > > >> in junior high, and have several eps on tape. I loved the Comet Empire > arc > > >> as well, especially the finale when the Starforce attacked the base. > > >> > > >> Interesting. While the two Starblazers cartoons shown on TV here had > > >> decidedly European looking characters, everyone in this movie is > clearly > > >> Japanese. Maybe they should have shipped some of them over for M. > Knight to > > >> cast in his flick! :) > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > > >> From: "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@...> > > >> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > >> Sent: Monday, July 5, 2010 4:48:04 AM > > >> Subject: [scifinoir2] Space Battleship Yamato aka Starblazers > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> My innerchild is dancing right now. It is taking a lot of > concentration to > > >> type this out, but the movie is due this December!!!!! > > >> > > >> Here is some info on it: > > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Battleship_Yamato > > >> > > >> Here's the advanced trailer: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoHXxWg7pw4 > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > > >> Mahogany at: > > >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > > > Mahogany at: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > > Mahogany at: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Post your SciFiNoir Profile at > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! > Groups Links > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! 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