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looneymoon · 12/08/2017

I'm intrigued

Super Mario · 12/08/2017

That CGI face is gonna give me nightmares for a while.

Fangu · 12/08/2017

Not sure how to feel about this. I have the first anime volume on VHS and I loved it as a teen. I'm sorry, but, Hollywood, why. I mean I do know why but. Why. Wasn't Ghost in the Shell enough?

/ baw

***X-SOLDIER*** · 12/08/2017

Fangu wrote: I'm sorry, but, Hollywood, why. I mean I do know why but. Why. Wasn't Ghost in the Shell enough?

Just to put this in perspective, this has been a passion project for James Cameron for fucking AGES. Per the wiki: The domain name "battleangelalita.com" was registered to James Cameron by 20th Century Fox around June 2000. He's been wanting to do this for WELL over 20 years at this point, and it's been in development (hell) in some form for 17 years. It's not just generic Hollywood wanting things.

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Fangu · 12/08/2017

I assume Hollywood people have tons of projects in their drawers.

Anyway I knew someone was going to defend this project, hence the / baw. My opinion still stands unchanged. Because feels.

***X-SOLDIER*** · 12/08/2017

Fangu wrote: I assume Hollywood people have tons of projects in their drawers.

Anyway I knew someone was going to defend this project, hence the / baw. My opinion still stands unchanged. Because feels.

I mean, there's a BIG difference between "having a project in your drawer" and being actively involved enough to keep a project in development hell and pull through to get it done over a period of almost two full decades.

I'm not really sure why "feels" would be a reason to be against the project though. For me, this kinda feels like if GDT managed to get At The Mountains of Madness made or something like that. Also, what's fundamentally wrong with making a manga/anime into a film (especially since this one is actually set in the US)?

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Ghost X · 12/08/2017

I wish GITS was James Cameron's passion project. Chances are it would've been a lot better than it was. Anyways, the trailer leaves me feeling neutral.

Octo · 12/08/2017

Weird face is weird I mean. I know she looked different in the anime but this was too different. I dunno I'll probably watch it when it goes on tv or something. The anime was pretty depressing IIRC.

Claymore · 12/09/2017

Octo wrote: The anime was pretty depressing IIRC.

It seriously was. I hope they don't gloss over a lot of that, but from the general snippets seen in the trailer, I don't think he will.

looneymoon · 12/10/2017

To be fair, James Cameron has a history of serving a lot of pretty things without much substance. Not to mention the fact that Avatar was basically white guilt as depicted by alien furries

I'm not a fan of his, and honestly having his name attached (even if it's only in a production role) makes me not wanna pay to see it lol.

Also the fact that this is on the coattails of the Ghost in the Shell movie with all its backlash... I can understand the reservations. I agree with the sentiment that it's generally not cool for big movie studios to take creative property from foreign cultures and not have people from those culture working in majors roles of the production.

I'm hopeful because I think the CGI on the actress is cool, and I am digging the uncanny valley line they're toeing. I wanna see how they pull it off in the actual film. I also tend to like Robert Rodriguez movies, so I'm willing to give it a watch.

lithiumkatana17 · 12/10/2017

Never heard of this until trailer was released a few days ago.

Am I the only one that's not really that bothered by the face?

***X-SOLDIER*** · 02/13/2018

Looks like Alita is pushed to December: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...-alita-1084263

I'd say it's a good move, given that there's no Star Wars in the winter, this gives it the room to try and take that spot, and it'd get OVERWHLEMINGLY hit by the massive number of things this summer with Solo & Infinity War.

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***X-SOLDIER*** · 07/23/2018

YouTube Video

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Tetsujin · 07/23/2018

Even Linkin Park's getting the "somber movie trailer cover version" treatment now.

Claymore · 07/23/2018

Amazing. So gonna watch this.

12/08/2017	#16
looneymoon Legendary Member hedgehog pandacat Join Date: Dec 2008 Age: 31 Sex: female Location: white whale holy grail AKA: looneymoon, Liz Lemon, Marceline, Kanaya, Geromy, Daenerys Targaryen	I'm intrigued __________________ ♦♦♦♦♦♦

12/08/2017	#17
Super Mario Great Old One IT'S A ME! Join Date: Jan 2009 Sex: Male AKA: Jesse McCree. I feel like a New Man	That CGI face is gonna give me nightmares for a while. __________________ YAHOO!

12/08/2017	#18
Fangu Staff Emeritus Great Old One Donator Join Date: Oct 2011 Age: 40 AKA: Fanguuuuu	Not sure how to feel about this. I have the first anime volume on VHS and I loved it as a teen. I'm sorry, but, Hollywood, why. I mean I do know why but. Why. Wasn't Ghost in the Shell enough? / baw __________________ Quotes and shit Progress!

12/08/2017	#19
*X-SOLDIER* *Administrator* Great Old One Harbinger O Great Justice Join Date: Nov 2008 Age: 35 Location: SLC, UT - USA	Fangu wrote: I'm sorry, but, Hollywood, why. I mean I do know why but. Why. Wasn't Ghost in the Shell enough? Just to put this in perspective, this has been a passion project for James Cameron for fucking AGES. Per the wiki: The domain name "battleangelalita.com" was registered to James Cameron by 20th Century Fox around June 2000. He's been wanting to do this for WELL over 20 years at this point, and it's been in development (hell) in some form for 17 years. It's not just generic Hollywood wanting things. X __________________ Cyclops. Is. Right. …Xenomorphaux Pas… Shademp – on the subject of my seemingly boundless optimism wrote: After Ungoliant had sucked the light from the trees Telperion and Laurelin, she found that there was a third tree but whose light was too potent and immortal for her to absorb. Thusly, Ungoliant left Valinor in tears for she could not absorb the light of the tree named X-SOLDIER. #TotzCanon ~ \| G+ \| Facebook \| Tumblr \| Twitter \| DA \| TLS \| FFOF \| FF \| SCL \| KC \| CC \| ~

12/08/2017	#20
Fangu Staff Emeritus Great Old One Donator Join Date: Oct 2011 Age: 40 AKA: Fanguuuuu	I assume Hollywood people have tons of projects in their drawers. Anyway I knew someone was going to defend this project, hence the / baw. My opinion still stands unchanged. Because feels. __________________ Quotes and shit Progress!

12/08/2017	#21
*X-SOLDIER* *Administrator* Great Old One Harbinger O Great Justice Join Date: Nov 2008 Age: 35 Location: SLC, UT - USA	Fangu wrote: I assume Hollywood people have tons of projects in their drawers. Anyway I knew someone was going to defend this project, hence the / baw. My opinion still stands unchanged. Because feels. I mean, there's a BIG difference between "having a project in your drawer" and being actively involved enough to keep a project in development hell and pull through to get it done over a period of almost two full decades. I'm not really sure why "feels" would be a reason to be against the project though. For me, this kinda feels like if GDT managed to get At The Mountains of Madness made or something like that. Also, what's fundamentally wrong with making a manga/anime into a film (especially since this one is actually set in the US)? X __________________ Cyclops. Is. Right. …Xenomorphaux Pas… Shademp – on the subject of my seemingly boundless optimism wrote: After Ungoliant had sucked the light from the trees Telperion and Laurelin, she found that there was a third tree but whose light was too potent and immortal for her to absorb. Thusly, Ungoliant left Valinor in tears for she could not absorb the light of the tree named X-SOLDIER. #TotzCanon ~ \| G+ \| Facebook \| Tumblr \| Twitter \| DA \| TLS \| FFOF \| FF \| SCL \| KC \| CC \| ~

12/08/2017	#22
Ghost X Great Old One Donator Join Date: Dec 2009 Sex: Male. Location: Live at the Apollo.	I wish GITS was James Cameron's passion project. Chances are it would've been a lot better than it was. Anyways, the trailer leaves me feeling neutral.

12/08/2017	#23
Octo Staff Emeritus Great Old One KULT OF KERMITU Join Date: Oct 2010 AKA: Octo, Octorawk, Clarky Cat, Kissmammal2000	Weird face is weird I mean. I know she looked different in the anime but this was too different. I dunno I'll probably watch it when it goes on tv or something. The anime was pretty depressing IIRC. __________________ BUY THINGS FROM ME I HAVE AN REDBUBBLE!

12/09/2017	#24
Claymore Epic Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Age: 38 Sex: Male Location: London	Octo wrote: The anime was pretty depressing IIRC. It seriously was. I hope they don't gloss over a lot of that, but from the general snippets seen in the trailer, I don't think he will.

12/10/2017	#25
looneymoon Legendary Member hedgehog pandacat Join Date: Dec 2008 Age: 31 Sex: female Location: white whale holy grail AKA: looneymoon, Liz Lemon, Marceline, Kanaya, Geromy, Daenerys Targaryen	To be fair, James Cameron has a history of serving a lot of pretty things without much substance. Not to mention the fact that Avatar was basically white guilt as depicted by alien furries I'm not a fan of his, and honestly having his name attached (even if it's only in a production role) makes me not wanna pay to see it lol. Also the fact that this is on the coattails of the Ghost in the Shell movie with all its backlash... I can understand the reservations. I agree with the sentiment that it's generally not cool for big movie studios to take creative property from foreign cultures and not have people from those culture working in majors roles of the production. I'm hopeful because I think the CGI on the actress is cool, and I am digging the uncanny valley line they're toeing. I wanna see how they pull it off in the actual film. I also tend to like Robert Rodriguez movies, so I'm willing to give it a watch. __________________ ♦♦♦♦♦♦

12/10/2017	#26
lithiumkatana17 Elite Member The Smart Bomb Join Date: Apr 2009 Sex: Female Location: The Land of Perpetual Salt. AKA: Lithium, Lith, Umkat, The Dark Lord, Lithious, The Queen, Lithlicious, Lithalypuff, Boob 1, Slayer of Shad's Nightmares, Starlith, Lithsy, The Real Lith Shady	Never heard of this until trailer was released a few days ago. Am I the only one that's not really that bothered by the face? __________________ Lith and Kimble on Lith's promotion wrote: Kimble: With great power-- Lith: COMES GREAT FUCKERY! Kimble: ...we're doomed. X-SOLDIER wrote: Lith lives in the land of perpetual salt. 2017 1st Place Winner of Most Likely To Burn A Mountain Village Down Upon Discovering That They Are The Product Of A Science Experiment

02/13/2018	#27
*X-SOLDIER* *Administrator* Great Old One Harbinger O Great Justice Join Date: Nov 2008 Age: 35 Location: SLC, UT - USA	Looks like Alita is pushed to December: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...-alita-1084263 I'd say it's a good move, given that there's no Star Wars in the winter, this gives it the room to try and take that spot, and it'd get OVERWHLEMINGLY hit by the massive number of things this summer with Solo & Infinity War. X __________________ Cyclops. Is. Right. …Xenomorphaux Pas… Shademp – on the subject of my seemingly boundless optimism wrote: After Ungoliant had sucked the light from the trees Telperion and Laurelin, she found that there was a third tree but whose light was too potent and immortal for her to absorb. Thusly, Ungoliant left Valinor in tears for she could not absorb the light of the tree named X-SOLDIER. #TotzCanon ~ \| G+ \| Facebook \| Tumblr \| Twitter \| DA \| TLS \| FFOF \| FF \| SCL \| KC \| CC \| ~

07/23/2018	#29
Tetsujin Great Old One IronDude Join Date: Nov 2008	Even Linkin Park's getting the "somber movie trailer cover version" treatment now.