Valkyrie Hunter D Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 (edited) A couple of friends and I are gonna catch this in San Jose. It should prove to be interesting. Cheesy, yet interesting nevertheless Here is the theater listing: Gantz venues Edited January 4, 2011 by Valkyrie Hunter D Quote
UN Spacy Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 Awesome. I might have to catch this with some Bay Area MW'ers in the Milpitas area. WTF. Gantz gets a US release already but Yamato doesn't?!? Quote
miles316 Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 I don't want to go to Oletha or Topeka to see it I live in Wichita and we just got a new IMAX theater open why can't they get these films here Dam you Bill Warren (Guy who owns all theaters in town). Quote
Horatio Positronic Posted January 21, 2011 Posted January 21, 2011 I just got back from seeing Gantz and I liked it. The action was well done, the nailed the costumes and the aliens. The only thing that caught me off guard were the dubs (sounded like they had a mostly Japanese cast dubbing in English), and the giant amount of content they cut. Characters, events and back story all were missing because the manga has way too much content to fit in two movies. Quote
UN Spacy Posted January 21, 2011 Posted January 21, 2011 I want my MONEY BACK!!! Holy hell what a poo dub. They bring THIS to the US but not Yamato?!? Quote
Valkyrie Hunter D Posted January 21, 2011 Author Posted January 21, 2011 Yep, the voice acting was cringe-worthy during a lot of scenes. That's my biggest gripe with the movie-I was really hoping for subtitles. Otherwise, the costumes and effects were well done considering the budget, and Kishimoto was a real cutie. The guys I went with who have never read Gantz seemed to enjoy themselves and are now curious about the manga. Quote
reeoyuy Posted January 22, 2011 Posted January 22, 2011 So the movie was OK and it's only matter of dub that suck? Quote
Valkyrie Hunter D Posted January 22, 2011 Author Posted January 22, 2011 If you read the manga, some disappointment is in order. Kei is just not that big of an a-hole in the movie. In fact, everyone in the movie has been toned down; they don't seem as despicable as their comic counterparts. Granted, a LOT of elements were taken out, but the overall tone is a more positive one than the nasty, cynical, and dark atmosphere of the comic. However, the film by itself without drawing any comparisons to the comic is satisfactory. A friend who had never heard of Gantz before thought the film felt like a big Twilight Zone episode. Quote
reeoyuy Posted January 23, 2011 Posted January 23, 2011 I read the manga, but I don't mind if they made some changes. Well, I'll watch it anyway since I'm curious . Quote
Sephiroth Posted January 23, 2011 Posted January 23, 2011 (edited) Me and a friend drove to the Regal 20-plex in Augusta, GA to watch the world premiere of Gantz on Thursday. I haven't read the manga, but I have see all 26 episodes of the anime series. My friend only saw the first two episodes. I felt the live-action movie was toned down a lot, but still enjoyable and something that can be enjoyed by a broader audience. My friend enjoyed and now wants to watch all of the anime for himself. The robot-doll alien was too cool! It was also neat to seeing the the actors answering questions. Edited January 23, 2011 by Sephiroth Quote
ae_productions Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 I want my MONEY BACK!!! Holy hell what a poo dub. They bring THIS to the US but not Yamato?!? No poo, right? Yamato has a decent fan base established over this GANTZ crap! Quote
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