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I was there :D The movie was...kinda slow and the dubs were weak :/ But there was some really good action scenes :) I'll definitely watch the next movie, and definitely in theaters if they do this again.
The theater was pretty packed where I went - with lots of Otaku x3
For me Ninomiya's leather pants and interview after the show was the highlight of the whole event :)
The theater was pretty packed where I went - with lots of Otaku x3
For me Ninomiya's leather pants and interview after the show was the highlight of the whole event :)
I completely agree with about everything you said. The introduction was terribly awkward and the voice acting was even worse.
The movie really lacked the "soul" of the manga.
Manga is basically eroguro, with a cast of despicable characters, and a cool sci fi mystery plot.
The movie kept the sci fi mystery, but the story did not hold up without the deeply flawed characters and visceral titillation of the original. Movie's characters were pale in comparison, and the pacing was epically slow.
I thought the movie was at least 3 hours long, but it was only an hour and a half.
The dub was bad... I had no idea it was dubbed until it was too late.
The Q/A was unintentionally hilarious because Matsuyama apparently has never talked through a translator before and would give REALLY long answers and you could see his translator's head bulging trying to keep it all in there while processing more and more.... LOL
I'll go to the second showing despite all this just to support this type of event, but unfortunately the movie will probably be just as bad.
Manga is basically eroguro, with a cast of despicable characters, and a cool sci fi mystery plot.
The movie kept the sci fi mystery, but the story did not hold up without the deeply flawed characters and visceral titillation of the original. Movie's characters were pale in comparison, and the pacing was epically slow.
I thought the movie was at least 3 hours long, but it was only an hour and a half.
The dub was bad... I had no idea it was dubbed until it was too late.
The Q/A was unintentionally hilarious because Matsuyama apparently has never talked through a translator before and would give REALLY long answers and you could see his translator's head bulging trying to keep it all in there while processing more and more.... LOL
I'll go to the second showing despite all this just to support this type of event, but unfortunately the movie will probably be just as bad.
I don't know if I would blame the bad dub entirely on the English actors though.... it seemed like a lot of the real actors in the film were kinda half-assing a lot too.
I was at the LA one with about maybe half the theater full. the top half was taken maybe a few open seats. I enjoyed the movie and would of liked it sub but hell aside from that I REALLY LIKED THE MOVIE! >.<
Was the experience good at least? A friend of my attended the event at the Regal, and his recount of the movie to me was..... less than encouraging. By what I have garnered amongst the several accounts of the movie I've heard, the film compresses about volume 1-20 of the manga and skips most of the best parts(Reiko, Building jumping, Dinosaur fights, Lara Croft sex, bus flips, proper shooting, yeah a bunch of stuff if you think about it). It also makes up some Maybe I have to see the movie myself, but the outlook is pretty bleak right now.
Viz Media had nothing to do with it. I do not know if New People (Viz Pictures, which is not Viz Media, they just share a founder, who no longer works at Viz Media) did the dub, or if it was done by the japanese production house
PLEASE STOP DUBBING THESE FILMS. Great movie, but we were all laughing at the serious parts because.. Well.. The dubbing was just that terrible. I can't wait for it to come out on DVD so I can enjoy it to the fullest. And hey, even Nino asked them not to dub the second one. America, heed his advice.
@Strey Part 1, shown last night, loosely follows volumes 1-8 of Gantz. None of the things that you mentioned were skipped, but I'm doubting that that Part 2 will get that far into the storyline either.
Spot on about the dubs. They were horrible, almost campy. My theater (Kalamazoo) broke out in laughter several times just at the silly voice acting.
I want to support this movie, but I'm not very hopeful Part 2 will be any better. In fact, it looks like it might stray further from the manga. Oh well, I never thought I'd see this movie made. Kudos to the studio for getting it made at least. Keep trying!
Spot on about the dubs. They were horrible, almost campy. My theater (Kalamazoo) broke out in laughter several times just at the silly voice acting.
I want to support this movie, but I'm not very hopeful Part 2 will be any better. In fact, it looks like it might stray further from the manga. Oh well, I never thought I'd see this movie made. Kudos to the studio for getting it made at least. Keep trying!
@Aferral: Hrmm, well unless I understood something, a certain person's presence(won't say who since it might spoil it for some people) at the end indicates a rather large leap ahead in the manga timeline.
I'm glad I didn't go the premiere in L.A. now. I was gonna take off work to go but I changed my mind as soon as I heard the word Dub. I have no idea why they would bother showing the dub instead of sub when they know mostly diehards would be going to these events anyway.
Wow I don't hate on dubs but that one was embarrassing. And was it just me or was that Wendee Lee playing almost every side female? For shame!
And I liked the movie. Honestly I usually have very low expectations for manga adaptations, they seem to usually cut out anything that is really out there/exciting. I thought for sure we wouldn't see the 1000 arm Buddha or the giant Buddha, I was pleasantly surprised.
And the Austin theater was fairly full. Nothing compared to the Evangelion 2.0 premiere though.
And I liked the movie. Honestly I usually have very low expectations for manga adaptations, they seem to usually cut out anything that is really out there/exciting. I thought for sure we wouldn't see the 1000 arm Buddha or the giant Buddha, I was pleasantly surprised.
And the Austin theater was fairly full. Nothing compared to the Evangelion 2.0 premiere though.
My bf went to see it last night with his buddies and he was so mad about the fail dubbing. D: And at $12.50 a ticket...it would have been nice beforehand to know that it was going to be dubbed at least.
I'm just piping in to agree with the consensus. Yay! I'm part of the group!
But srsly... This movie could have been a lot better.
But srsly... This movie could have been a lot better.
I've heard bad dubs in my time, but boy was this bad (I lol'ed every time the voices clearly didn't match the mouths' movements hahahaha!). The good thing is that the fact of watching a manga based Japanese movie in a proper theatre more than made up for the dubs. I hope more and more Japanese movies (based on anime/manga) get an international release. There's truly nothing like watching it on a theatre. Just... please skip the dubs; I doubt the audience who goes watch foreign movies is illiterate.
"Did I mention hot boys in leather suits?"
...Excuse me what? you mean to tell me there was something else? LOL XD
"Did I mention hot boys in leather suits?"
...Excuse me what? you mean to tell me there was something else? LOL XD
@Papasan:
"This movie could have been a lot better."
Given the less than stellar treatment anime/manga live-action adaptations get on average (including Japan), in my opinion Gantz was very well done (The budget really shows). Slow paced at times, but could've been a lot worse.
"This movie could have been a lot better."
Given the less than stellar treatment anime/manga live-action adaptations get on average (including Japan), in my opinion Gantz was very well done (The budget really shows). Slow paced at times, but could've been a lot worse.
@runimina:
They announced that waay ahead of time. It was the main reason I wasn't going to go to begin with.
They announced that waay ahead of time. It was the main reason I wasn't going to go to begin with.
-Begin Rant-
I had to tell a group of people behind me who were obviously going to talk during the entire movie to "Shut the fuck up" and they did. So, note to all you people out there: If you're going to talk, whisper.
And keep your god damn "SUGOOIIIII! KAWAIIIIIIII~DESUUUUUUUU!" random Japanese gibberish in your head. If you want to speak Japanese, you work that into a god damned full sentence properly and then I will accept you aren't just doing it as an obnoxious otaku.
And yes, I classify myself as an Otaku and talked during the movie (by whispering and only to comment with a friend on what was and wasn't from the manga). So, here's hoping the stupid group behind me reads a good news site and not just some crappy fansite. I hope you read this and realize how damn annoying you were to listen to (evidenced by the fact that two of my friends changed seats [Because secondary note: EPIC! and FAIL! have gone out of fashion and if you aren't using them correctly, we hate you. If everything is Epic or a Fail, nothing it]). So, yea.
-End Rant-
I really enjoyed the movie despite the dub, it was only bad sometimes and the actual plot and action far outweighed the bad. Although, I would think that anyone who was going to see Gantz would be okay with subs, so that was a really odd choice. But, yea 8/10 for this movie.
I will watch the second one.
While the dub was bad, somehow I did my best to drown it out by pushing my mind to imagine good voice acting.
Perhaps we need to make our way to the source and punch the lights out of the person who thought it would be a fabulous idea to dub the film so poorly.
On the other note, the fun facts and questions were a neat addition to see in theaters since it was my first special screening event for me. The detail on the suits, the visuals, the gore, and the action were done pretty good. As one who hasn't had any experience with the previous Gantz mediums with the exception of seeing the first half of the anime's first episode, I was able to enjoy the movie. If there was one minor problem, it would that we didn't get to see the rest of Kei's naked body compare to the anime and manga considering that the movie was rated R.
It was unfortunate that there were only 14 people in total in the Regal in Fort Lauderdale around Andrews Ave.
Perhaps we need to make our way to the source and punch the lights out of the person who thought it would be a fabulous idea to dub the film so poorly.
On the other note, the fun facts and questions were a neat addition to see in theaters since it was my first special screening event for me. The detail on the suits, the visuals, the gore, and the action were done pretty good. As one who hasn't had any experience with the previous Gantz mediums with the exception of seeing the first half of the anime's first episode, I was able to enjoy the movie. If there was one minor problem, it would that we didn't get to see the rest of Kei's naked body compare to the anime and manga considering that the movie was rated R.
It was unfortunate that there were only 14 people in total in the Regal in Fort Lauderdale around Andrews Ave.
Since some people posted attendance, there was roughly 2/5 full theater in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Roughly 90-100 people in attendance.
WELL JAPANATOR I DIDNT GET THE TICKETS I "WON" BUT THATS OK.
The movie was really good in my opinion.. I actually liked the dub despite it sounding like americans trying to imitate a japanese person imitating an american person. (thats right i said it)
I think the reason for the dub was so that you could concentrate on the action instead of reading...
I thought the movie would slow down in between missions but it was rather smooth.The tanaka alien mission had me on the edge of my chair.
I went with my bestie who had never even heard of gantz and now she wants to read the manga. Can't wait for part 2.
Hopefully this site doesn't fake a contest for part 2 also.
The movie was really good in my opinion.. I actually liked the dub despite it sounding like americans trying to imitate a japanese person imitating an american person. (thats right i said it)
I think the reason for the dub was so that you could concentrate on the action instead of reading...
I thought the movie would slow down in between missions but it was rather smooth.The tanaka alien mission had me on the edge of my chair.
I went with my bestie who had never even heard of gantz and now she wants to read the manga. Can't wait for part 2.
Hopefully this site doesn't fake a contest for part 2 also.
@Shiroke
I agree with your rant. I understand when one gets excited to see an anime related event of this proportion and with loved actors, but it's no excuse to not stay silent in the theatre. I myself got a girl who laughed even when there was nothing to laugh about. Luckily she wised up and only heard her when there actually was something funny going on.
I agree with your rant. I understand when one gets excited to see an anime related event of this proportion and with loved actors, but it's no excuse to not stay silent in the theatre. I myself got a girl who laughed even when there was nothing to laugh about. Luckily she wised up and only heard her when there actually was something funny going on.
I also didn't receive the tickets I "won", but I skipped out on work to go see it.
I think everyone's covered the main points, namely, "OGODDUBSOBAD". I suppose the main problem with it is the same problem that the old Jackie Chan movie dubs created (Where Jackie Chan was basically dubbed by a genteel Englishman), only with those, it only added to the campy humor.
Gantz isn't a Jackie Chan movie. The dub transformed it from action movie to unintentional comedy. I still enjoyed it greatly, but probably not in the same way as if it was presented it its original form.
I think everyone's covered the main points, namely, "OGODDUBSOBAD". I suppose the main problem with it is the same problem that the old Jackie Chan movie dubs created (Where Jackie Chan was basically dubbed by a genteel Englishman), only with those, it only added to the campy humor.
Gantz isn't a Jackie Chan movie. The dub transformed it from action movie to unintentional comedy. I still enjoyed it greatly, but probably not in the same way as if it was presented it its original form.
The dubbing was tolerable. The worst part was the movie. It was just average. lots of left out and changed stuff, weak plot development, and most of the characters point and wait forever to shoot...Even when they have plenty of time to shoot.
Caught it in Portland, OR... theatre was almost full. Think the crowd was the worst part of the experience. Always seemed to be laughing at strange spots, and quite a bit more vocal during the movie than your 'average' movie. Movie wasn't too hot though... is the mange worth catching up on?
I enjoyed it! Yes, the dubbs were weak and it was a little slow. But once they got the ball rolling it turned out great. Dubbing the movie wasn't to bad, atleast I was able to focus more on the movie then the reading. I'm ready for part 2, subbed or dubbed!
When I heard there were dubs, I sorta got excited. I had hoped to hear the ADV cast dub it. Then I remembered there was no chance of that since ADV is DEAD... Suffice it to say, I didn't go. I look forward to the dvd/blu-ray instead. I almost wish I could have donated to the film though. A noble cause, if ever there was one.
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