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    The Next Best Thing To Tezuka's Verdict On The Astro Boy Movie?

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    Image of Forsakenchild Forsakenchild
    10/26/09

    In reply to The Next Best Thing To Tezuka's Verdict On The Astro Boy Movie?
    I loved the movie. And that's all that matters to me. #astroboy
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    Charlie Jane Anders promoted this comment Forsakenchild was starred Forsakenchild was unstarred
    Image of erzwatts erzwatts
    10/26/09

    In reply to The Next Best Thing To Tezuka's Verdict On The Astro Boy Movie?
    Ok, the buzz Im getting is that this movie has exceeded expectations. I think I may have to go big screen as opposed to waiting for DVD.

    Sometimes not sucking is enough. #astroboy
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    Charlie Jane Anders promoted this comment erzwatts was starred erzwatts was unstarred
    Image of CodenameV CodenameV
    10/26/09

    In reply to The Next Best Thing To Tezuka's Verdict On The Astro Boy Movie?
    They also gave a dismissive review of "Rebuild of Evangelion 1.0 : You (Are) Note Alone" [www.nytimes.com]

    (check out my response to it...though it turns out it actually was the English dub they played)

    my point is that these guys are just bored and cynical

    but there is a growing disparity between their opinions and popular opinion, or even, opinions of other critics; they're up in their ivory towers, bored with everything, and declaring that there is nothing new under the sun...so lets all just sit around being bored

    *Their song is ending* #astroboy
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    Pessimippopotamus promoted this comment CodenameV was starred CodenameV was unstarred
    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    10/26/09

    @CodenameV: But I agree with that review? The movie actually wasn't that great as a standalone.
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    Image of CodenameV CodenameV
    10/28/09

    @Pessimippopotamus: admittedly, but it wasn't meant so much as a movie....I mean the same criticism could be make of the Lord of the Rings films, but that didn't stop them from being the OT Star Wars of our generation #astroboy
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    10/28/09

    @CodenameV: Because it actually worked. Not all adaptations work. I mean they're going to places with Evangelion, but it just doesn't have the same characterization as the original. #astroboy
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    10/29/09

    @Pessimippopotamus: admittedly they had to cut much for time in the second film, because it has to cover 12 episodes instead of the roughly 6 each other one will cover #astroboy
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    Image of AngriestGeek AngriestGeek
    10/26/09

    In reply to The Next Best Thing To Tezuka's Verdict On The Astro Boy Movie?
    I didn't care for it and I've never seen an Astro Boy cartoon, so it's not like I'm biased. Was it always part of the story to show the death of Tenma's son because it's a massive fail here. It forever shadows the film in darkness because we get to see the bright, wonderful, fully living boy first and sympathize more then Tenma's pain that Astro isn't him more than anything. #astroboy
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    Image of Dis[Con]cordian Dis[Con]cordian
    10/26/09

    @AngriestGeek: Yes, I just watched the first episode from the 80s series on Hulu and it was in there. I'm a little disappointed to hear that it's in the movie --not super kid-friendly... #astroboy
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    Image of AngriestGeek AngriestGeek
    10/26/09

    @Dis[Con]cordian: It's not quite the same (thanks for the heads up). You see Astro first, not the living boy. It's quite different when you meet the kid first, watch him die, then meet Astro. Very odd storytelling choice because your main character, who should be the focus of your sympathy, now lives forever in the shadow of something else. #astroboy
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    Image of AngriestGeek AngriestGeek
    10/26/09

    @Dis[Con]cordian: Whoops. I saw the "reborn" episode, not the origin story...and it's still an odd thing to do. They should have played up the fact that in this version he uses his son's DNA to give Astro his son's memories, so it can be argued it really is him. #astroboy
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    Image of Polymath Polymath
    10/26/09

    @AngriestGeek: I agree. After showing this great, genius-level kid, they kill him. At first I was thinking that a movie around this little boy genius will be a fun ride (not knowing anything about the story before hand) but I had NO attachment to the Robot boy afterward. I am in Tenma's camp - Astro was supposed to replace Toby, but he rings hollow. And so does the movie because of it. #astroboy
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    AngriestGeek promoted this comment Polymath was starred Polymath was unstarred
    Image of AngriestGeek AngriestGeek
    10/26/09

    @Polymath: Not knowing anything either I thought the origin was that he somehow put his son into the robot body. And that scene where takes his son's hat off the robot just drove the mistake of killing the boy off home. #astroboy
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    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    10/26/09

    In reply to The Next Best Thing To Tezuka's Verdict On The Astro Boy Movie?
    astro boy is shaping up to be 2009's speed racer which means, if all goes to plan, i'll own it on blu-ray by spring of next year. #astroboy
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    Image of halfdmninuyasha halfdmninuyasha
    10/26/09

    In reply to The Next Best Thing To Tezuka's Verdict On The Astro Boy Movie?
    On the other hand, Yoshiyuki Tomino, the creator of Gundam and Astro Boy vet, denounced it.

    [www.animenewsnetwork.com]
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    Motoki promoted this comment Charlie Jane Anders approved this comment halfdmninuyasha was starred halfdmninuyasha was unstarred
    Image of Motoki Motoki
    10/26/09

    @halfdmninuyasha: Well in reading that interview he specifically denounced the art style of the 3D. It didn't seem like he commented one way or the other on the actual content of the film. #astroboy
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    Image of Shadowdagger Shadowdagger
    10/24/09

    In reply to Astro Boy: Subversive, Awesome Flying-Robot Action
    That's cool :) I'm gonna watch this movie. Always liked Astro Boy :) #astroboy
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    Charlie Jane Anders promoted this comment Shadowdagger was starred Shadowdagger was unstarred
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    10/23/09

    In reply to Astro Boy: Subversive, Awesome Flying-Robot Action
    I was rather disappointed. The voice acting in particular was poor and emotionally flat and the story had a predictability that turned me off. I couldn't help comparing it to Wall-E, and it fared poorly. However, the morosely self-aware combat drone moment was rather good. #astroboy
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    Charlie Jane Anders promoted this comment sensenet was starred sensenet was unstarred
    Image of cletar cletar
    10/23/09

    In reply to Astro Boy: Subversive, Awesome Flying-Robot Action
    If you go see it with a real boy, that boy may be disturbed by the scene where a boy is disintegrated by a war-robot.

    It's the most emotionally intense movie about a robotic boy I've ever seen. Go see it. But see it soon--the theater I was in had exactly 10 people in it. #astroboy
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    Image of Starwatcher Starwatcher
    10/24/09

    @cletar: If you go see it with a real boy . . .

    What about robot boys? #astroboy
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    Image of cletar cletar
    10/24/09

    @Starwatcher: Well, your robot boy will probably be more disturbed by the robot-on-robot violence. #astroboy
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    cletar was starred cletar was unstarred
    Image of disatess disatess
    10/23/09

    In reply to Astro Boy: Subversive, Awesome Flying-Robot Action
    Wow ,best review I `ve read in a long time . #astroboy
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    Ruthless, If you let me promoted this comment disatess was starred disatess was unstarred
    Image of rabiera rabiera
    10/23/09

    In reply to Astro Boy: Subversive, Awesome Flying-Robot Action
    I was looking forward to seeing this, and your review makes it sound much more interesting than I expected. I hope I'm not building myself up for a letdown when I do actually see it. #astroboy
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    Charlie Jane Anders promoted this comment rabiera was starred rabiera was unstarred
    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    10/23/09

    In reply to Astro Boy: Subversive, Awesome Flying-Robot Action
    Has anyone watched the adaptation of Osamu Tezuka's Metropolis? The plot is very much similar, but the tone is much more serious. It's one of my favorite movies ever. #astroboy
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    Image of Forsakenchild Forsakenchild
    10/23/09

    @Pessimippopotamus: Yes, and that is a phenomenal movie. #astroboy
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    Ruthless, If you let me promoted this comment Forsakenchild was starred Forsakenchild was unstarred
    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    10/23/09

    @Pessimippopotamus: no, no one has ever watched it but you. certainly not me, no sir. #astroboy
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    Image of tudza007 tudza007
    10/23/09

    In reply to Astro Boy: Subversive, Awesome Flying-Robot Action
    Floating city, junk pile on surface, robot battles on the surface. You sure we aren't talking about Battle Angel Alita?
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    TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment Charlie Jane Anders approved this comment tudza007 was starred tudza007 was unstarred
    Image of Forsakenchild Forsakenchild
    10/23/09

    In reply to Astro Boy: Subversive, Awesome Flying-Robot Action
    So I've got a problem. Tomorrow I am going to see a movie. My two choices are this and Where the Wild Things Are. Which do I go see? #astroboy
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    Charlie Jane Anders promoted this comment Forsakenchild was starred Forsakenchild was unstarred
    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    10/23/09

    @Forsakenchild: If you're taking a kid, take him/her to see Astro Boy. Actually, even if you don't have a kid with you, I'd rather see Astro Boy. WTWTA is depressing and weird, but might be better as a midnight DVD thing. #astroboy
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    Charlie Jane Anders was starred Charlie Jane Anders was unstarred
    Image of Forsakenchild Forsakenchild
    10/23/09

    @Charlie Jane Anders: Thanks for the advice. I'm a 30 year old kid, myself, and the girlfriend is letting me pick a movie for my birthday. Originally it was WTWTA, but then I saw that Astro Boy was coming... so now my decision making skills have been sliding towards that. Maybe I can be sneaking and say Astro Boy, and then when it is over convince her a double feature would make a much better present! :D #astroboy
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    Image of Motoki Motoki
    10/23/09

    In reply to Astro Boy: Subversive, Awesome Flying-Robot Action
    Hmm, Astroboy as a post-modern Uncle Tom? I think I like it. A lot. #astroboy
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    Edited by Motoki at 10/23/09 2:03 PM Motoki was starred Motoki was unstarred
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