Garou Kuroryuu

You could use the control chatter from the beggining of the Macross: Ai Oboeteimasuka? PSX game.

You take a look at it here and see what you think about it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPF50nemYKM

Yeah!

Mine is flying right now to Spain with Camus Appendix

Some pics from asian collectors:

Is it just me or does Athena Saori look sort of fatter, particularly her face, than I remember her from the anime?

Currently downloading the demo for PS3. Will give it a try during the weekend.

Not too excited from the latest comments, I must say.

I'll surely follow this.

I've always been a big Mazinger fan since I watched first as a kid.

Hell with the outdated series, I enjoyed the Mazinkaizer OVAs a lot... bring it on!

I approve this plan.

I dissaprove the use of drugs and posting on MW in almost the same period of time.

Co-directed if I recall correctly. He directed the dogfight sequences in the series as well as DYRL.

Still feeling old after the explanation

Surely a very interesting read for any hardcore Macross fan.

thanks, Zinjo!

DAMN!!!

I'm in SF right now, but I fly back to Mexico tonight.... would have been sweet to get to know some Bay Area MWers.

Actually, it's been a while I hadn't logged into MW. So sad

Hope you guys find a cool spot for the launching party. Take pics and post them!

At least its not a remake

QFT.

However, the basic premise has been done over and over. Place your bets as to how original this treatment could be.

The trailer looks good in the FX departments. My personal bet on it is actually really low as for originality. However, I agree with Big f. Should be a good no-brainer weekend movie.

If the Russian took the YF-19 to build the Su-47 Berkut, the Japanese are now taking from the YF-21 for their new fighter design.

Ok, just kidding... sort of.

The Japanese Defense Ministry has committed itself to the development of an indigenous 5th-gen stealth fighter. Take a look at these two pages for some info and share your opinions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_ATD-X

http://www.defenceaviation.com/2008/01/mit...n-japanese.html

PD: Hope this hasn't been posted before.

So, what's the url for this Over-Drive store everyone keeps talking about?

Thanks in advance

You guys may wanna take a look at this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EADS_Barracuda

A lot closer to Macross' ghosts, in shape at least.

PD:

I love thread necromancy!

Sorry, just posting the correction here for all to see who might be interested. Sadly tangental conversation is a part of life, wether the internet gods like it or not.

But yes back to the Bubblegum Crisis, anime haircolors or natural for the actresses which would you prefer?

We can have a midpoint.

Char Anime Real

Silya Blue Grayish blue / Platinum blue / Black with blue reflections

Priss Brown Brown (no big deal)

Lina Black Black (no big deal)

Nene Pink Pink / Red

I guess it's not that bad with the main characters.

I find all of their "designs" (I don't think THAT even qualifies) are seriously butt ugly.

I'd say kill the thread and let's forget we ever saw this at all.

Only for thinking that there's something wrong with you for liking something...

I was kidding, u know?

If they can do it... why cant the westerners?

Director: Takashi Miike <-------

Very few directors are as creative in Hollywood as to do a Ninja Scroll remake and make it look half that good.

Plus, the studios executives are a bunch of dickheads.

SIDE COVERS!!!!

WE NEED SIDE COVERS!!!

What are these "side covers" several are demanding for?

YUP how'd you guess

If you're serious.... I did as well

I get the same error too and I am also in the US.

Dude if you can post a new link we'd appreciate it! I am sure others are interested in the vid b/c the peter pan flying BS just falls flat and gets really old, fast.

Thanks Garou Kuroryuu!

That's weird. Guess it must because of the licensing Manga Entertainment has in the US on the movie.

Lemme look around for an alternative source.

I used to work for a company like that.....

OOT: You worked at IBM?

OT:

What's with the endless remakes tsunami??????? And remakes of BAD movies!!!!

I liked both Ninja Scroll (and still do) and Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend back in high school...

Is there something wrong with me?

No disk brakes?

No speed gears?

Where did all OT go?!?!?!

Fancy yer Yamato DYRL helmet and yer set to go rescue Minmei.

By the way, the "Ejection seat" sticker is 'bout to fall off. Hope a wheel isn't next

Yes. I for one would like to see fights that actually look like fights and not some Peter Pan BS. Lets be honest, not all video games translate well into movies, especially if the action is the primary emphasis in the film and the storyline/character development is a distant secondary. However, with some creative martial arts choreography, the fight sequences at least do not have to be colossal disappointments!

For Chun's gravity defying move, one idea is to creatively use capoeira as a good starting point. Most of her other moves can be “enhanced” with skillful use of wirework but not overly exaggerated, which has become the Hollywood norm. An excellent example of how wirework can enhance a well choreographed fight sequence is the film Sha Po Lang. Watch it and see how the wirework was seamlessly incorporated and tell me that the finished fight choreography does not look and feel better than most Hollywood attempts at a martial arts type film (i.e. Kill Bill or DOA). Feel free to disagree with my stance that fight and martial arts films should actually look somewhat realistic. But there is definitely something commendable and worth reexaming when a film like SPL wins the “Best Action Choreography” at the Hong Kong Film Awards.

I think everyone here agrees that Hollywood's wire-fu is ages behind HK's.

15 or 20 years ago, Jackie Chan's gang did some stuff (WITHOUT COMPUTERS) that are barely matched by most of today's hollywood's standards.

Also, one must notice that A LOT of HK's stars are actually outstanding martial artists or at least acrobats by their own merits.

yeah and to add those 4 kicks (not counting the first) were just motions after the first kick lands... in the game those kicks only land/connect if the opponet high blocks, and if one lands and does damage only the single hit is counted. SO maybe they can just get him to score the first hit at height, and slowly finish the pretty spins on the way down.

Ken however scores the whole shabam. Guess they would leave Ken's out of a real movie.

Wouldn't it be cool to incorporate the Ken version SUPER, (whats that.. 20 hitter special including the upwards spiral? can't remember) f'n awesome. WIRES could do it!

Yup. Also, in the game, all kicks in the technique are done with the same foot. In the anime, he keeps alternating each kicking foot, thus not looking as stupid.

Go with 1/1000 Quarter Pounder!

Gotta love yer 40cm long Macross! Tiny valks included!

Yeah, that's not Eddie (the AI fighter plane) but a Talon 2 (or 3, who cares) from the aforementioned craptastic movie.

Is it wrong if I confess that I got the Blu-Ray of that movie?

*hides in the depths of Earth next to Osama*

I can only think of they way it was done by Ryu in the first animated movie. A single hit (i.e. he doesn't spin multiple times) jumping spin kick.

You beat me to it.

That was the exact same reference I was gonna use. That's the best non-BS rendition of the Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku I've seen.

He does 5 kicks in total there (if you count the one while crouching as the starting kick of the technique). As long as they don't put in more than 4 in the live action, it should look decent.

A visual reference is always best.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf_qhxd9kRU