fifbeat Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 (edited) Guess you don't know business ethics in Japan, most companies would rather loose out on a ton of money than lose face or go back on a decision that has been made no matter how long ago it was made. Trust me I know, it bugs the hell out of me when I have to deal with it. Thanks for the correction. =) Maybe I've been dumped by too many asian girls for being too low budget... I'm gonna lose face for them if they don't say yes to 10 million dollars. I know it would never happen. But I still believe that there's a price for everything. Edited June 23, 2008 by fifbeat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Money talks. Especially to Asians. =) BTW, how were they able to use the VF designs in the U.S. Robotech games? (Battlecry, etc.) It's happened before? Please explain. The games counted as merch, not new productions. A new movie counts as a new production, so it ain't gonna happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stray Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 The games counted as merch, not new productions. A new movie counts as a new production, so it ain't gonna happen. Aside from being a piss poor game, Battlecry seemed like it was HG's last hurrah with the Macross license. It was from 2002, so it was after Big West was awarded rights to the SDFM designs, but while litigation was still going on between Big West and Tatsunoko. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big F Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 (edited) They were more concerned with paying Megan Fox millions to bend over (which, was probably the best part of the movie) than to to buy some VW licenses or something. Either that, or the classic VW wasn't cool enough for Micheal Bay and his dumb shaky cameras. (who really knows? Maybe the studios got a better deal with that other car company...) The point is, they can stay true to the original, they just want to do what they want... The VW Audi Group have long publicized that they do not want to be associated with machines of war. The fact that we got a G1 VW Beetle character was down to different copyright laws to the ones we now have internationally. You cant really blame VW as they were born during the unsettled times before WWII and spent most of the war producing war machines. Even after the war they were a political toy of the British war effort. A lot of German businesses don't like to remember or admit their War time activities. But ill bet a lot more motor co's want to be involved this time round. Edited June 23, 2008 by big F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scream Man Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 i always kinda liked Battlecry.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergorn Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 i always kinda liked Battlecry.... I thought it was a decent game, but it just doesn't hold a candle to Sega/AM2 Macross game -Sergorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Money talks. Especially to Asians. =) That isn't true, though for a number of people it is. Nintendo is given respect from people who don't even like them when, offered whatever it took to have them absorbed into Microsoft, they just laughted in their faces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axelay Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 i always kinda liked Battlecry.... Actually, I did too. It's the closest I've ever come to playing an honest-to-God Macross game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry the lone wolf Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 I can understand BW hardballin' on HG but if the WB comes a knockin'; I think they might have to listen. Also, didn't BW try to produce their own live action version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Togo Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 (edited) I can understand BW hardballin' on HG but if the WB comes a knockin'; I think they might have to listen. Also, didn't BW try to produce their own live action version? Started pre-production, then dumped it. Maybe Egan knows the real answer why, but I always assumed they realized what a bad idea it would be. Macross - Final Outpost: Earth Edited June 24, 2008 by Duke Togo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisaForever Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Started pre-production, then dumped it. Maybe Egan knows the real answer why, but I always assumed they realized what a bad idea it would be. Macross - Final Outpost: Earth Yea, but that was 12 years ago, a lot of things can change. HAVE HOPE MAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Togo Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 (edited) Yea, but that was 12 years ago, a lot of things can change. HAVE HOPE MAN Name a single anime to live action film that even approached being decent. Why would anyone want this to be made? Edited June 24, 2008 by Duke Togo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisaForever Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Name a single anime to live action film that even approached being decent. Why would anyone want this to be made? So you didn't like Speed Racer either. Man, do you enjoy anything in life? Movies are meant to be enjoyable, not to be scientifically dissected and SERIOUS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Togo Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 So you didn't like Speed Racer either. Man, do you enjoy anything in life? Movies are meant to be enjoyable, not to be scientifically dissected and SERIOUS. I generally don't enjoy crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisaForever Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 I generally don't enjoy crap. Crap to one is another man's enjoyment YOUR CRAP IS NOT MY CRAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sh002 Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 the story may or may not end up as crap (typical for most remakes these days but we shall see if lawrence kasden ends up writing it) and the designs might end up being questionable (imagine movie starscream as a valkyrie) but i'm sure some of the action scenes might be cool. just saw star wars episode 3 again the other day and some space battle scenes like the opening for episode 3 would be awesome with loads of explosions, shooting, zentraedi ships, battlepods, valkyries, powered armors, and the sdf-1. actually this movie would have potential if done right. there could be a good love story so that the audience can actually care about the characters (a reason to have actors in a movie) and then also be entertained by all the robots, mechs, and action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbeat Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 You see, that's a positive attitude. =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Togo Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Name me a single good anime to live action adaptation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sh002 Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 the guyver starring mark hamil. jk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbeat Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 (edited) Name me a single good anime to live action adaptation. lol! j/k Hey, just because there hasn't been a good live action anime yet, doesn't mean it can't be done. Why give up? Actually, this one is supposed to be really good: and of course... Edited June 24, 2008 by fifbeat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shogun029 Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Name me a single good anime to live action adaptation. What?! You didn't like Speed Racer?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisaForever Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 (edited) What?! You didn't like Speed Racer?! It's ok, there's no pleasing some people. I could make a film about MacrossWorld and he'd hate it. Edited June 24, 2008 by MisaForever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamweaver13 Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 (edited) The Matrix!!! (huh? what... animatrix came after the matrix? .... oh...) speed racer was ok for me, i enjoyed it. but not having watched the original series in full, i can't argue whether it's a good or a bad adaptation. death note live action is, of course, a good interpretation. but that's not a hollywood production, so that doesn't really help in this discussion. and in fact, i loved the live action version of Initial D (chinese production) and i thought it was even better than the anime. but, again, it isn't holllywood so i can't consider it for this discussion. hmmm.... i can't think of any. star wars 3?? god forbid. in the event a movie does get made about SW1, i surely wouldn't like it to be george lucas-type eye-candy space warfare. it's good for star wars (which is more fantasy than sci fi, anyway), but those laser sound effects, laser fire smorgasboard and space flight movements would be super cheesy on a macross movie. i was thinking more along the line of battlestar galactica, or even starship troopers, style space warfare. gritty, slow and more use of heavy artillery than lasers. now that i've though about it... what if the movie was done with the quality (writing/production/effects/acting) of BSG? if it can be done this way, i'd be all for it. Edited June 24, 2008 by dreamweaver13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry the lone wolf Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 Warner Bros. senior v.p. of global toys and themed entertainment Kelly Gilmore mentioned Robotech as part of their long term licensee agenda at the New York Licensing Expo. http://www.thebadandugly.com/2008/06/16/is...justice-league/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danth Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 I think a Robotech movie could work if they got Shinji Aramaki to design the mecha (because Nue prolly wouldn't do it) and Itano to direct the fight choreography and direction. Of course that will never happen, because it would rock too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergorn Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 Name a single anime to live action film that even approached being decent. Crying Freeman was awesome. Eck - I'd even argue it's better than the original manga. -Sergorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daeudi Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 (edited) I don't know... The live action version of Macross Plus wasn't too bad. The visuals were great. I could have done without them making Myung a pilot, and they shouldn't have turned away from the love triangle bit. All in all... If you had never seen the original anime, it was pretty good. === And now I will "Abort to Dodge!" Edited June 25, 2008 by daeudi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gubaba Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 I don't know... The live action version of Macross Plus wasn't too bad. The visuals were great. I could have done without them making Myung a pilot, and they shouldn't have turned away from the love triangle bit. All in all... If you had never seen the original anime, it was pretty good. === And now I will "Abort to Dodge!" Ouch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Togo Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 It's ok, there's no pleasing some people. I could make a film about MacrossWorld and he'd hate it. I like good cinema. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akt_m Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 I don't know... The live action version of Macross Plus wasn't too bad. The visuals were great. I could have done without them making Myung a pilot, and they shouldn't have turned away from the love triangle bit. All in all... If you had never seen the original anime, it was pretty good. === And now I will "Abort to Dodge!" Why don't you just say the movie name??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azrael Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 Warner Bros. senior v.p. of global toys and themed entertainment Kelly Gilmore mentioned Robotech as part of their long term licensee agenda at the New York Licensing Expo. And Justice Leage is still in production hell. Studios can pick up rights to a production and just sit on it for years until the license expires and is put back on the market. Things can sit in production hell for quite some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonely Soldier Boy Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 (edited) Why don't you just say the movie name??? It's forbidden around here... for some reason. Edited June 25, 2008 by Lonely Soldier Boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisaForever Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 I like good cinema. You know I'm just messin' with you, right? We can agree to disagree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamweaver13 Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 I don't know... The live action version of Macross Plus wasn't too bad. The visuals were great. I could have done without them making Myung a pilot, and they shouldn't have turned away from the love triangle bit. All in all... If you had never seen the original anime, it was pretty good. === And now I will "Abort to Dodge!" dang, bullseye. and the radar didn't even see that coming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbeat Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 So did STEALTH really rip off Macross Plus?? Never seen it (Stealth, that is) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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