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REVIEW: Alita: Battle Angel

i'm content enough knowing i didn't waste money encouraging it.

ninjamitsuki wrote:

So, we finally have our first good Hollywood anime adaptation?

I would unironically award that to Speed Racer.

But good adaptation doesn't necessarily equal good reviews or box office.

The consensus of early reviews seems to be that the film is good - problematic, but overall a great time if you're looking for some action.

It seems however that early box office tracking for the domestic market might indicate that the film could bomb, though good word of mouth could save it, and naturally there are the overseas markets to help it break even. But if the returns are low, then Cameron can kiss goodbye any potential franchise from this.

Well I'll be going as soon as I can and for the 3-D. I could use another good 3-D film to add to the collection at home.

But what about Edge of Tomorrow? Was that not Also a Good Adaptation of a Manga, Or is it the fact that it's based off a Light Novel doesn't make it count?

MeisterMitch wrote:

But what about Edge of Tomorrow? Was that not Also a Good Adaptation of a Manga, Or is it the fact that it's based off a Light Novel doesn't make it count?

I'm guessing because the original source was a light novel that the manga itself was an adaption of, most people don't count it. That said I'm not familiar with either the novel or the manga so I can't say which source the movie was closer to, if either.

Mad_Scientist wrote:

MeisterMitch wrote: But what about Edge of Tomorrow? Was that not Also a Good Adaptation of a Manga, Or is it the fact that it's based off a Light Novel doesn't make it count? I'm guessing because the original source was a light novel that the manga itself was an adaption of, most people don't count it. That said I'm not familiar with either the novel or the manga so I can't say which source the movie was closer to, if either.

"All You Need Is Kill" was a regular novel, with no interior illustrations.

Even if Alita gets mostly good or mixed reviews, I doubt it will get a sequel because even good original sci-fi movies that aren't Star Wars or Marvel comic book movies struggle to be a finacial success. A case in point is Blade Runner 2049 which got near universal positive reviews yet still failed to be a finacial success. I will still try and see this to support quality live action anime remakes and I hope it's at least successful enough to set the gold standard for future anime remakes, especially with that live action Gundam movie that Sunrise has planned.

"Martian Arts"? Via Edgar Rice Burroughs? Ray Bradbury? Or Martian Successor Nadesico?

gridsleep wrote:

"Martian Arts"? Via Edgar Rice Burroughs? Ray Bradbury? Or Martian Successor Nadesico?

lol

Well guess it's easier to miss-spell "Martian Arts" than type out-Panzer Kunst the powerful cyborg martial art developed on Mars.

Nordhmmer wrote:

gridsleep wrote: "Martian Arts"? Via Edgar Rice Burroughs? Ray Bradbury? Or Martian Successor Nadesico? lol Well guess it's easier to miss-spell "Martian Arts" than type out-Panzer Kunst the powerful cyborg martial art developed on Mars.

It’s a pun.

But what about Edge of Tomorrow? Was that not Also a Good Adaptation of a Manga, Or is it the fact that it's based off a Light Novel doesn't make it count?

...this is a very low bar to clear..