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Kagemusha
Joined: 20 Feb 2004
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Location: Boston
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 Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 4:57 pm |
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*Vomits at the thought of the Duke as a bishonen*
I can understand something like Wuthering Heights, but Stagecoach?  |
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GATSU
Joined: 03 Jan 2002
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| Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 6:42 pm |
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naruto fan: | Quote: | | No offense but who would actually want to read these titles in manga form. |
People too lazy to sit through "old people" movies? 
Peter: You can play it, if it's used for educational purposes. |
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Moomintroll
Joined: 08 Oct 2007
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Location: Nottingham (UK)
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| Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 6:49 pm |
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| GATSU wrote: | | Moomintroll: Um, CMX is Warner Bros. Well, Time Warner to be exact. |
Ah. Evidently I'm not too well informed about who owns whom in corporate America.
Mind you...didn't one arm of Fox sue another arm of Fox for copyright infringement a few years ago? |
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GATSU
Joined: 03 Jan 2002
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| Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 7:11 pm |
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Moomintroll: I think they sued The Simpsons, because they made fun of Faux News.  |
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R.G.
Joined: 16 Nov 2003
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| Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 12:58 am |
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| How about a manga version of "Citizen Kane"? |
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Randall Miyashiro
Joined: 12 Jun 2003
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Location: A block away from Golden Gate Park
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| Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 1:18 am |
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| I actually own Shinohara Udoh's adaptation of Interview with the Vampire. It was published in 1995 by Animage comics and is fairly abridged compared to even the Neal Jordan film which was released around the same time. |
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khryoleoz
Joined: 21 Apr 2005
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| Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 1:56 am |
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| I loved Charade. While it fell short of being a Hitchcock style thriller, it was still loads of fun, especially with an ensemble of A-list actors and the charming yet only pairing of screen favorites Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. The remake with Mark Whalberg and Thandie Newton was good for a modern take, but I treasure Charade along with another Cary Grant flim, To Catch A Thief. Now let's see some anime adaptations, including a real Bourne trilogy that is a precise telling of Ludlum's masterpieces! |
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Shigi
Joined: 01 Nov 2007
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Location: CA, USA
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| luisedgarf wrote: | IMO, I prefer a manga version of "Gone with the Wind" than a manga version of Casablanca. I always liked that movie  |
Um, FYI, there IS an 8 volume manga version of Gone With the Wind already (based on the book, but there are definitely influences from the movie). It was re-released a few years back in 4 volumes.
I own it and it's terrific; though if you don't like old shoujo-style art it might not be your thing. |
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penguintruth
Joined: 08 Dec 2004
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Location: Penguinopolis
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| Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 5:53 pm |
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Casablanca manga? Finally, late character actor Peter Lorre makes his comeback!
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mjgeo
Joined: 08 Aug 2006
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Location: Australia
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| Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 10:09 pm |
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| naruto fan 09812 wrote: | | This seems like another case of Japanizing a American concept. Which always ends horribly. |
Why does Japan have to ruin all the good foreign movies. This just goes to show there is no originality left in Japan. |
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Moomintroll
Joined: 08 Oct 2007
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Location: Nottingham (UK)
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| mjgeo wrote: | | Why does Japan have to ruin all the good foreign movies. |
I'd agree that a manga version of, say, Casablanca would almost certainly be pretty crappy relative to the original. But I'm not sure how that "ruins" the movie. Especially if you don't bother to read it.
And it's hardly an exclusively Japanese problem - Hollywood has been making mostly awful remakes of British, Japanese and French films (amongst others) for a long, long time.
| mjgeo wrote: | | This just goes to show there is no originality left in Japan. |
If the only manga being produced were Hollywood spin-offs you'd have a point. But since this sort of things represents a tiny fraction of what's being released...I'm not sure how it goes to show much of anything? |
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Otakuboy T
Joined: 12 Mar 2004
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Location: Morris, IL
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| Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 4:29 pm |
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| ...this can't end well. |
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mjgeo
Joined: 08 Aug 2006
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Location: Australia
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| Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 5:00 am |
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| Moomintroll wrote: | | mjgeo wrote: | | Why does Japan have to ruin all the good foreign movies. |
And it's hardly an exclusively Japanese problem - Hollywood has been making mostly awful remakes of British, Japanese and French films (amongst others) for a long, long time. |
I'm having a joke at all the people who always cry that Hollywood is stealing the ideas of other countries.
What I said was pretty much exactly what the hordes of people say any time a Hollywood studio announces an adaptation.
I wonder why the hordes don't cry when it's another country doing it. Must be because anything Japanese is instantly better (also a joke, btw). |
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GATSU
Joined: 03 Jan 2002
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| Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 10:58 am |
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| No, the Japanese are horrible at hiding their homages. But at least when they remake something, it still tends to come off as respect for the material, not a soulless cash-in. |
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