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NEWS: Sundance to Feature Bugmaster




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Pepperidge



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:02 am Reply with quote
... they're calling it "Bugmaster"? Ugh.
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Ingraman



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 12:05 pm Reply with quote
Pepperidge wrote:
... they're calling it "Bugmaster"? Ugh.


Well, twice it's spelled as "Bugmaster", and once as "Busmaster." ^_- I can't say that I'm thrilled with the title choice, either.
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Sam Murai



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 1:35 pm Reply with quote
In all fairness, it *is* the literal translation of the title. That aside, this poses a few issues, one of which is that the Mushi aren't bugs nor are they on the type of "existance level" like other organisms. Maybe "Mushi Master" or "Master of Mushi" would be more acceptable, but sticking with the original, untranslated title of "Mushishi" gives it more of an definitive identity than that of the simple, yet slightly ambiguous moniker of "Bugmaster." I hope that it retains its name, but I'm not entirely sure of just how likely that will actually be should it be released stateside.
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HellKorn



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 1:54 pm Reply with quote
Eh, I can look beyond the title and enjoy the movie should Otomo do a proper adaption of the source material (still, Bugmaster?). Even though episodes three and seven are far from my favorite ones from the anime, episodes twelve and twenty were one of my favorites from it so should Otomo stay faithful I can't say that I'll find much fault with the live-action movie whenever I see it, through legal means or not. Twisted Evil
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GATSU



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 2:47 pm Reply with quote
Hmm...I'd like to check it out, if I knew Otomo was gonna be there....But it's only got a 6.1 at IMDB, so maybe it's not worth the trouble...
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Ktimene's Lover



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 6:34 pm Reply with quote
Otomo-sensei has quite the variation of animated works. This title, something out of a 50s cheesy sci-fi movie, is quite a distance from his ingenious work of Akira.
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Strephon



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 7:41 pm Reply with quote
Ctimene's Lover wrote:
Otomo-sensei has quite the variation of animated works. This title, something out of a 50s cheesy sci-fi movie, is quite a distance from his ingenious work of Akira.


Heh. "Akira" isn't exactly an ingenious title either; it's just an ordinary Japanese name. If it had been released in the US as "George," what would you think of it then?
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omnistry



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 10:38 pm Reply with quote
I smell a U.S. release Very Happy.
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Vikio



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PostPosted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 2:44 am Reply with quote
Who you gonna call?
BUGMASTER!

Rolling Eyes Yuck. what were they thinking? Still, I wanna see it SO bad, no matter what it's called.
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luffypirate



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 12:51 pm Reply with quote
bugmaster is gonna be cool.
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