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Conorvansmack



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 11:11 am Reply with quote
GATSU wrote:
The best part was with the Haters. They need to do a spin-off with them.


FO SHIZZLE!
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 11:53 am Reply with quote
dreamless wrote:
dreamweaver wrote:
The goofy chinese theme for the marketing campaign seems... lame. Then again maybe lame isn't the right word. Heck i can't seem to pin it down but there's something that just sorta turns me off.
Maybe that's cos I'm chinese and I understand what the voiceover is actually saying :p

And oh hey by the way the subtitles are waaaaaaay off and not a literal translation of what the narrator is babbling about.


yup the chinese voice-over instantly puts me off, the lines sound so lame, and the voice acting is just so bad and pretentious... but it does make a good laugh for me Laughing


OK then, since i don't know chinese, what are they saying?
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Twage



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 1:42 pm Reply with quote
Oh, come on now. Don't you all think you're being a little demanding of a commercial from a small restaurant chain? They obviously can't afford Madhouse here.

I thought it was weirdly funny, particularly the tollbooth part and random declaration of love.
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biliano*



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 2:43 pm Reply with quote
Tony K. wrote:
That LeBron James commercial is awesome.

It's so stylish, yet holds so true to what he must be facing this early in his NBA career.

Good luck to ya' Bron! Wink


Right on! And screw everyone that thinks the commercial was bad, it shows the excellence of King James, the savior that wll break the dreaded Cleveland Curse that has plague my great city for over 40 years.
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Goshin



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 3:51 pm Reply with quote
biliano wrote:
Right on! And screw everyone that thinks the commercial was bad, it shows the excellence of King James, the savior that wll break the dreaded Cleveland Curse that has plague my great city for over 40 years.


Ah, yes. I remember now. Michael Jordan had a great part in that. How I miss those days... Wink

The commercial was pretty much average. I didn't like the animation or the character designs. But for a small restaurant chain it was, ok.
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Haiseikoh 1973



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 3:58 pm Reply with quote
They should've used Tarzan Yamada and his Drifting Viper.

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Haiseikoh 1973



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 07, 2004 1:42 am Reply with quote


A better pic of the Benihana Viper.
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Ranmah



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 07, 2004 2:08 am Reply with quote
*shivers*
I hope the animators are going to do Hirikiri. That animation doesn't fit anime. I haven't eaten at a Benihaha before and I probably won't.

Though I saw it on the web so I can't vouch for the the commercial on TV.

*shivers again*

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Ranmah



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 07, 2004 2:19 am Reply with quote
I liked the chamber of fear better. I saw some segments of the commercial in Taiwan. Very cool. Shoes are too expensive.

I think the Kung-Fu guy looks like the guy from Enter the Dragon. I could be wrong.

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GATSU



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 07, 2004 5:11 am Reply with quote
Is Benihana actually affordable? I'd like to eat there, but the one in L.A. makes me think you have to be loaded to dine there.
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Kazuki-san



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 07, 2004 5:20 am Reply with quote
GATSU wrote:
Is Benihana actually affordable? I'd like to eat there, but the one in L.A. makes me think you have to be loaded to dine there.


It depends on what your definition of affordable is. The menu offers main dishes from about $15 all the way up to $35. I usually get Hibachi Steak, which is like $20 or so. For that you get soup, salad, shrimp appetizer (like 3 little pieces but still good) veggies, and i think fried rice is actually extra, because it comes with steamed rice, it's like $2.

It's not the kind of thing you could afford all the time, but for special occasions or every once in awhile it's fine.
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 07, 2004 11:07 am Reply with quote
Tarzan Yamada's Website wrote:

What's New in Tarzan's World

Tarzan Yamada broke the fastest lap at Tsukaba yet again in the Sun Auto Cyber Evo on DATE. With a lap time of TIME, it's going to take a fierce competitor to break Tarzan's record. Even if comebody breaks the record, Tarxan has vowed to shatter the competition and regain his title.


I think someone forgot to finish their article....
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Twage



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 9:44 am Reply with quote
tempest wrote:
Tarzan Yamada's Website wrote:

What's New in Tarzan's World

Tarzan Yamada broke the fastest lap at Tsukaba yet again in the Sun Auto Cyber Evo on DATE. With a lap time of TIME, it's going to take a fierce competitor to break Tarzan's record. Even if comebody breaks the record, Tarxan has vowed to shatter the competition and regain his title.


I think someone forgot to finish their article....


LOL. Yikes. I've been there. Very Happy
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