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Oct. 26, 2009
GMan just posted some news Astro Boy Movie Review 4:09PM
Most of you might be know me from ComicVine.  I decided to share my review of Astro Boy with you guys here as well.  This past weekend was a daddy/daughter one for me.  I asked my daughter if she wanted to see "Where The Wild Things Are" or " Astro Boy."  She chose Astro Boy.  When I first heard Astro Boy was being made into a CG movie, I was ...

Oct. 21, 2009
GMan replied to the topic Favorite current gen console? 6:05PM
It reminded me of the game Rayman.
GMan replied to the topic Favorite current gen console? 1:18PM
@gia: The tennis was just weird since the little dudes didn't have arms. That threw me off a little for some reason.
GMan replied to the topic Favorite current gen console? 9:56AM
I love my PS3. I'm reeeeeeeally tempted to get a Wii after Ethan and I did some boxing.  Guess who won...twice.
Sept. 25, 2009
GMan commented on gia's Podcast Squadcast 25: It's My Party 12:50PM
Wooo! I'm on the podcast!

May 10, 2009
GMan just posted some news Chinese Boycott Ultraman Thanks To PM's Grandkid 11:27AM
It appears that if the Chinese Prime Minister speaks, people listen.  It turns out that Prime Minister Wen Jiabao complained that his grandkid was watching too much Ultraman rather than Chinese cartoons, according to Variety. During a recent visit to Jiangtong Animation, the Prime Minister said the following: I sometimes take care of my grandson.  But he always watches 'Ultraman.' He should watch more Chinese cartoons.Your work is meaningful. You ...

April 25, 2009
GMan just posted some news First 10 Minutes Of Death Note: L, Change The World 10:16AM
MTV, of all people, have an exclusive stream of the first ten minutes of "Death Note: L, Change The World."  This is the third of the live-action Death Note movies to hit theaters.  I'm a big fan of the manga.  I thought the first movie was pretty good.  I missed out on seeing the second.  These two-night limited releases (in the U.S.) don't make it easy to see in theaters.  ...

April 10, 2009
GMan just posted some news Dragonball Evolution PSP Gameplay 11AM
As you know, "Dragonball Evolution" hits theaters today!  You know you're excited.  It's okay.  For those of you lucky enough to own a PSP, you have the opportunity to buy and play the game after watching the movie.  How is the game?  What's it look like?  Thanks to Giant Bomb, they've shared with us a pretty extensive (and entertaining) walkthrough of the game.  Check it out.  It may be more ...

April 7, 2009
GMan just posted some news Just What You Wanted, 8 Clips From Dragonball Evolution 11:29AM
Here are eight clips for "Dragonball Evolution."  As the movie's release date draws nearer, you can almost feel all the anticipation around here....almost.                       

April 4, 2009
GMan just posted some news No Screening For Dragonball Evolution? Really? 2:11PM
What's going on here?  It seems the word is that Fox is not letting critics get an early look at "Dragonball Evolution."  I'm not sure why that could be.  Maybe with the state of the economy, it's just too costly to cover the costs of providing early screenings for critics?  How will we know how this movie is before actually seeing it for ourselves?  I guess the positive is we ...

March 24, 2009
GMan just posted some news Gatchaman Character Poster Revealed! 11:34AM
I have mentioned before that I am a huge Gatchaman/Battle of the Planets fan.  I absolutely cannot wait for the movie by Imagi.  There hasn't been a lot of information.  My fingers have been crossed since I first heard about this.  Over at LatinoReview, a reader sent them some images from the Tokyo Anime Fair including this one sheet featuring Joe Asakura.I'm also hoping the merchandise bonazza will give us ...

March 16, 2009
GMan commented on GMan's Image voltron1.jpg 10:14AM
So is the one on his head alive too?

March 7, 2009
GMan commented on Niko's Topic Who is Watching the Watchmen? I am. 12:19AM
ethan and I saw it Monday.  We both loved it.  My REVIEW.

Feb. 27, 2009
GMan commented on GMan's Topic Even Hitler Is Pissed About Dragonball Evolution 8:37PM
Devilly said: "This is so funny but actually being able to understand German kinda gets in the way XDDamn if Hitler hates it i have to love it xP" Turn the volume down.

GMan created a blog Even Hitler Is Pissed About Dragonball Evolution 8:18PM
Even an evil dude like Hitler isn't happy with what is being done with Dragonball Evolution.     
Added by GMan on Feb. 27, 2009

Even an evil dude like Hitler isn't happy with what is being done with Dragonball Evolution.

  



  

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Added by GMan on Oct. 2, 2008

If I'm gonna pick my favorite, it has to go back to my childhood.  The first anime I watched religiously was Speed Racer.  I don't know what it was about it but my brother and I were so into it.  We were lucky to have a channel that showed old syndicated programs.  My second favorite would be Battle of the Planets or better known as Gatchaman (or Science Ninja Team Gatchaman).  Then my third is one I didn't get to see too often but liked it anyways, Mazinger Z.


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Reviewed by GMan
Oct. 30, 2008
When I first saw this back in May, people would say, "You actually saw this movie?"  For some reason, it seemed the "cool" thing to do was to say how bad this movie was going to be.  I'm not really sure why that was.  When I first heard about a live action movie being made, of course I was skeptical.  Hollywood is really big on the nostalgia wagon lately.  People have a love for Speed Racer so it made sense.  I wasn't sure how a live action would be.  I was concerned over it turning out to be a mess.  I wasn't too crazy when I saw the first images and trailers.  But I thought regardless, I was going to see it.

The cartoon first came out in Japan as Mahha GoGoGo in 1967.  That was before my time.  Growing up, my older brother and I had this really cool UHF channel in our area that showed the cartoon.  We loved it.  We didn't get many Japanese cartoons but could see that this was different than the usual Flinstones or Scooby-Doo.  The Mach V was what it was all about.  It was the ultimate car that every kid wanted to have when they grew up.  We could only dream about seeing a real-life version.  Even from the opening credits we knew it was different.  I mean a car gets knocked off the track and explodes.  Sure we had Looney Tunes explosions but this was something else entirely.

A live action movie directed by the Wachowski Brothers.  I loved the first Matrix but wasn't overly thrilled with 2 or 3.  Then the reports of a rated G movie made my stomach sink further.  Turns out it made it to PG so I felt a little better.

First of all, you have to go into the movie with the proper mindset.  Forget everyone that's trying to "act cool" and say how bad it is when they haven't even seen it.  This is a movie base on a cartoon.  You've seen the crazy stuff that the cars do in the trailer.  Just accept that.  It's not supposed to be real.  It also has that Dick Tracy (the movie) feel with all the bright colors.  Don't hold that against Speed Racer.  Bottom line.  I liked it.  A lot.

You can take the fact that I loved the cartoon either way.  It doesn't mean I'm going to automatically love a movie version.  If anything, I'm going to be more critical.  The Wachowski Brothers did a great job of capturing the feel of Speed's entire world.  Is there a lot of CG?  Are there so many colors that your eyes sometimes feel like a kid in a candy store?  Yes to both.  Do the all car scenes look real?  Not always.  That's besides the point.  It's a movie. 

It was very faithful to the original characters.  Speed is a kid that simply wants to drive.  Fast.  He has his family and there's the mysterious (and ultra cool) Racer X in the wings.  You even have other characters like Snake Oiler and Inspector Detector.  The cars are accurate along with all the crazy and cool gadgets (with a couple tweaks).   The movie got pretty intense at times.  My little girl was on the edge of her seat (she was almost five at the time).  I could see that maybe all the craziness of the CG and multitude of colors might be a bit much (like for my wife).  I enjoyed it all.  Also true to the cartoon, we got some pretty cool fight scenes, both in cars and out!  Fighting with cars, what a concept. 

Is it a family film?  Sort of.  The sense of family is a strong theme in the movie.  It's shown that Speed has a great caring family that supports him and he will do anything for them also.  Some of the movie might not have been completely appropriate for my little girl but there were so many other parts that made up for it.  She was cracking up non-stop during the credits with all the scenes of Chim-Chim.  She was even singing along with the theme song at the end even though she hadn't heard it before (I've been holding back showing her my Speed Racer DVDs).  On our way home she asked me if there was going to be another Speed Racer movie.  I have to say that I do hope so.  If nothing else, I'll even take a Racer X movie.  That'd be pretty bad-ass.  I'm afraid it wasn't successful enough in the box office to justify one.

So is this movie for you?  It just depends.  It's not a masterpiece type of film.  It's not meant to be.  It's pure entertainment.  The acting and story were great.  I was not disappointed with the movie.  This is a movie I will watch numerous times.  I already bought it on Blu-ray when it came out.  The kid and I just watched it again a couple weeks ago.  That's another thing.  If you have the chance, see the movie at a theatre that has digital projectors.  My neighborhood theatre has the DLP projectors.  It's the only way I can watch movies now.  I can't stand the splice marks or break in audio you get from the old-fashioned film projectors.  A movie with these visuals should be seen through a digital projector.

It may not be an award-winning film but who cares.  It was 135 minutes of pure adrenaline filled action.





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