Comments on: GANTZ World Premiere http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/roninonempty/?p=553 Musings from the Edge of Forever Sat, 11 Jul 2026 08:36:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: John Beaz http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/roninonempty/?p=553#comment-29079 John Beaz Sat, 22 Jan 2011 11:48:55 +0000 http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/roninonempty/?p=553#comment-29079 I agree with Desmo,I prefer the original actors voices and interpretations.I love the CGI, I love the actors they picked for the movie and can not wait for part 2 of GANTZ. The up side - The CGI was great ( I think it is the fist CGI in Japan that was GREAT, so I am actually surprise) , the right pick of actors, sound effects are good, story line is great, great setting and awesome sarcastic bloody action horror film. I can not wait for part two and see how well it will continue . Now the down side - the story is cheesy. The movie has that feel of Dragon ball Z , it takes five episodes to kill a enemy but that is how dramatic the Japanese film industry. No, they did not follow the manga series but that is how all other live manga action films are. Finally , the english killed it so i wish for subtitle . I guest that is why I also had so many Japanese old people behind me. Over roll I give it 7 out of 10 or 3 stars. I agree with Desmo,I prefer the original actors voices and interpretations.I love the CGI, I love the actors they picked for the movie and can not wait for part 2 of GANTZ.

The up side - The CGI was great ( I think it is the fist CGI in Japan that was GREAT, so I am actually surprise) , the right pick of actors, sound effects are good, story line is great, great setting and awesome sarcastic bloody action horror film. I can not wait for part two and see how well it will continue .

Now the down side - the story is cheesy. The movie has that feel of Dragon ball Z , it takes five episodes to kill a enemy but that is how dramatic the Japanese film industry. No, they did not follow the manga series but that is how all other live manga action films are. Finally , the english killed it so i wish for subtitle . I guest that is why I also had so many Japanese old people behind me.

Over roll I give it 7 out of 10 or 3 stars.

]]> By: Desmo http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/roninonempty/?p=553#comment-28674 Desmo Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:38:40 +0000 http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/roninonempty/?p=553#comment-28674 I watched the premier last night in Emeryville, Ca. (Berkeley). I thought there were many things wrong with the movie adaptation of the Anime adaptation of the original Manga, but, all in all, I liked it. I feel the actors got the characterizations all wrong except for Natsuna Watanabe as Kei Kishimoto. There was the expected and usual Japanese sense of the melodramatic and that's OK. But the dubbed dialog really missed the mark (unless it was that poorly written to begin with). I would have much preferred the original actors'voices and interpretations. 3 stars I watched the premier last night in Emeryville, Ca. (Berkeley). I thought there were many things wrong with the movie adaptation of the Anime adaptation of the original Manga, but, all in all, I liked it.
I feel the actors got the characterizations all wrong except for Natsuna Watanabe as Kei Kishimoto.
There was the expected and usual Japanese sense of the melodramatic and that’s OK. But the dubbed dialog really missed the mark (unless it was that poorly written to begin with).
I would have much preferred the original actors’voices and interpretations.

3 stars

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