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| GATSU Posts: 6154 |
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| Is it as risque as the manga, though? Or is it more PG-13? | ||||
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Murasakisuishou Subscriber Posts: 1011 Location: Funbari Hill |
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| Entertainment value? Dear Lord, this was one of the worst films I've ever sat through. The sets were cheap and drab looking, the music was standard pop dirge (not at all what you'd expect from a punk band), and the acting was so bad I started feeling sorry for everyone involved. Mika Nakashima's performance was just embarrassing, really. Also, even though they gut the plot of the manga (and remove most of Hachi's backstory - we don't hear a thing about spoiler[Asano-san] or spoiler[Yoshida the lively pizza delivery boy], and she gets over spoiler[the breakup with Shouji] in like five seconds), the darn thing still drags on forever. The only good part in this movie was the actress playing Sakagami-san, the nasty lady at Hachi's publishing house job - she was awesome! | ||||
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| who_is_friend Posts: 238 |
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| The person above me is crazy. This movie is great, and so is the music. For what it covers (5.5 volumes of manga), it does briskly without leaving out main plot points.
Plus, the scene when spoiler[Nobu comes to Tokyo and Nana sings the prototype for Glamorous Sky] was done better than the manga or the anime. Fantastic movie, and I can't wait to buy it. |
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| Key ANN Reviewer  Posts: 2594 Location: Indianapolis (formerly Mimiho Valley) |
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It's PG-13. The most risque it gets is showing NANA in a tub with her boyfriend on a couple of occasions, albeit only from the shoulders up. |
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Sir Hamilton Posts: 61 Location: Massachusetts |
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| I don't feel the movie does justice to the manga. | ||||
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| Michi Encyclopedia Editor  Posts: 603 Location: Novato, California, USA |
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| As someone that watched the movie before reading the manga, I absolutely love it. I've seen it three times so far, and can't wait to pick up the domestic DVD when I get back home. It perked my interest in the series, and I read volume 1 of the manga and watched episode 1 of the anime soon after first seeing the movie! I think in that respect, it worked quite well.
I think it's a great introduction to the NANA universe and was very well done. My non-anime friends I showed it to liked it quite a lot as well! |
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marie-antoinette Posts: 1932 Location: Toronto |
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| I liked the movie a fair amount, though I agree that it really didn't do justice to Hachi's storyline, which I think hurt Shouji the most spoiler[because it downplays the good parts of their relationship and makes him out to be more of a jerk than he is in the manga...not that he isn't a jerk there too].
One note though. You said that NANA 2 is unlicensed but I don't think that's the case. Viz's website has 2 volumes listed for the NANA live action, so I assume that this is NANA 2. Oh, and while I do like the music from the live-action, I still prefer what the anime did with it, especially for Trapnest (I love OLIVIA and her style really fits Reira well). |
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| GATSU Posts: 6154 |
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| marie: That could be the anime, actually. | ||||
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sabriyahmSubscriber Posts: 245 Location: Georgia |
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Since they took out Hachi's backstory there really isn't anything risque to show. This movie was my introduction to the NANA universe and I liked it a lot. I think the review was spot on in listing it's strenghts and faults. I guess you could say the movie is more then the sum of it's parts. I also saw the anime and read the manga. They did a pretty good adaptation considering the time constraints of a movie. |
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| marie-antoinette Posts: 1932 Location: Toronto |
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Maybe, but I doubt it. I would expect that the anime would be out under the Shojo Beat video line and that's not the part of the site that this is listed in (it's listed in the Viz Pictures section which is, from what I can tell, made up exclusively of live action titles). Also, the anime is going to be a lot more than one volume. |
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Senna Posts: 25 Location: Somewhere, USA |
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Wow, I didn't realize this had even been licensed  *obviously has been neglectful*
Either way, I really enjoyed this movie, and I'll be sure to pick up the DVD when I get back in the States. I had pretty low expectations going in (even though I adore the manga, as the reviewer says, live action adaptations aren't always stellar), and I was very pleasantly surprised. I'd recommend it to Nana fans and non-fans alike -- I think it stands alone pretty well. I hope we get the second film over as well -- I have yet to see it. |
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| marie-antoinette Posts: 1932 Location: Toronto |
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The second is okay, but I think the first is better. They just have to rush so much into the second that it really gets a bit overwhelming: spoiler[it covers Hachi's pregnancy and the aftermath breakdown of the friendship between the Nanas.] |
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| Tofusensei Posts: 105 |
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| "It does have a yet-to-be-licensed follow-up movie called NANA 2"
I'm pretty certain NANA 2 is licensed. I had a translation done but never released the fansub because VIZ announced both were licensed. -Tofu |
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aluria Posts: 273 Location: Surrey, BC, Canada |
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| I adored this movie. Read the manga first and was part way through the anime when I saw this if memory serves me. The music was wonderful and the acting was pretty good.
It's the second one I never want to see again. I didn't like the new Hachiko actress and the pacing was terrible. I think if they had split the second movie into two, it would've worked much better. The second movie is licensed: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ |
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| Key ANN Reviewer Posts: 2594 Location: Indianapolis (formerly Mimiho Valley) |
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Hmm, apparently I missed this when I was checking into the second movie. Perhaps I should change the relevant comment to: "there is no information yet available on when the second movie will be released." Incidentally, the first movie is officially due out on DVD on April 8th. According to a Viz Media rep, there are still going to be a few more public and press screenings around the country between now and then. For those who are interested and live in the appropriate areas:
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