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Friday, February 27, 2009

TABOO

so me and the Shramek hit up the movies tonight to see that new Street Fighter flick.
i figure even if it sucks, i go with the Shramek and i'm bound to enjoy making fun of it at least.
and that's what it turned out being.
we're gonna list all the things wrong with this movie according to Junky J:
1. Chun-Li starts off as an asian girl and progressively becomes whiter and whiter as she grows up.
2. WHERE ARE HER THUNDER THIGHS???
that got ol' chicken leg behind Kristin Kreuk up in this b NOT representing properly
3. Bison is a blonde white entrepreneur who runs shadowLAU and has NO traces of psycho power and his DAUGHTER is ROSE?
fail
4. The movie takes place pretty much entirely in Bangkok, Thailand.
NO SAGAT TO BE FOUND. ANYWHERE.
5. Gen is Robin Shau. as in Liu Kang from the Mortal Kombat movie. The old ass master who's practically dead from leukimia is portrayed by young ass Robin Shau.
fail
6. Charlie Nash is portrayed by dude from American Pie who is the WORST ACTOR EVER.
and i mean EVER.
dude couldn't do pornos. yes he was that bad.
AND in the ACTUAL storyline he suceeded in defeating Bison once. as in FOUGHT and defeated him.
dude doesn't throw ONE punch in the whole damn movie.
fail
7. Taboo. Taboo.

Taboo.
8. Ryu was pronounced Raiyu. really people? in a movie FULL of asians, they can't pronounce an asian name right?
fail
9. in 2009, we can't afford decent 3d graphics? like we can't at least try to make this movie decent?
the FIRST street fighter movie with JEAN CLAUDE was better than this.
epic fail for Capcom for even funding this at ALL
10. Grant came. and that in itSELF is an epic fail on HERBIE's part.
Grant actually goes, "is Bison even in the game?"
BITCH, he IS the game. he's the damn boss and runner of the whole shindig.
FAIL

all in all, a waste of my life. but fun times nonetheless.
check animatedclass.blogspot.com for a second opinion. haha

it's official

Voltron heads to big screen
Box Office Prophets - Jul 26, 2005
"Mark Gordon has teamed up with Pharrell Williams, World Events Prods, Mark Costa and Ford Oelman to create a feature version of the 1980s giant robot Voltron."
PHARRELL GOES BACK TO THE 80S FOR VOLTRON SOUNDTRACK
Contactmusic.com, UK - Jul 28, 2005
"Hip-hop hitmaker and producer PHARRELL WILLIAMS is set to return to the 1980s to take charge of the soundtrack for new animated series movie adaptation VOLTRON..."
Pharrell Williams To Produce "Voltron" Movie Soundtrack
AllHipHop - Jul 26, 2005
"Neptunes producer Pharrell Williams has signed on to score and produce the soundtrack for the upcoming film Voltron: Defender of the Universe, based on the..."
Voltron: Defender of the Universe movie in the pipe
Monsters and Critics.com, UK - Jul 26, 2005
"Producers Mark Gordon and Pharrell Williams plan on making a big screen version of 1980's kids series Voltron: Defender of the Universe."
Pharrell To Score Voltron Film
SoundSlam.com - Jul 28, 2005
"...into film. The Neptunes producer has been tapped to score music for the upcoming film Voltron: Defenders of the Universe. Williams..."

because i'm a total nerd for this stuff...

The DBZ TV series is receiving an extensive "refresh" for Japanese television airing
This is a celebration of the 20th anniversary of DBZ
While based on the original animation production, it is being updated with new technology
This includes extending the frames for formatting on an HD 16:9 display (note: not cropping the image)
The original Japanese cast is re-grouping to re-voice the show (where available, and unfortunately not including those that have passed on, such as Hirotaka Suzuoki [Tenshinhan])
Sound effects are being updated
Unlike the general show, the OPs and EDs are being completely redone
While not in the above announcement, other reports are noting that the number of episodes is being reduced from 291 to approximately 100

The upcoming issue of Weekly Shônen Jump confirms that the "refreshed" version of DBZ for Japanese TV will in fact be called...

Dragon Ball Kai
http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/dragon_kai/

As pointed out on Kanzentai, the kanji 改 means "renewed" or "revised". The "Z" appears to be dropped completely, but this will indeed be the DBZ TV series (at least for now; there has been no word on any other DB series receiving a similar treatment).

The opening stuff is the standard fare we have come to expect from the earlier announcements (like "Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Start of Dragon Ball Z's Broadcast!" and "The Son Goku Legend, Once More!! And its name is... DRAGON BALL KAI"). However, the interesting material appears under the header "The four points that make up the world of "Kai"!":

The story will be developed speedily!
"Kai" starts from the invasion of the Saiyans. This version will be re-edited to hew more closely to Akira Toriyama's original story, so the story's development will progress all the faster!

The opening and ending songs will be completely renewed!!
The opening and ending songs will together be made anew! Furthermore, in "Kai", the background music will be newly recorded. Let's enjoy "Kai", where even the music has been powered up!!

Through digital processing, the image will be made vibrant!!
All the grime, damage and noise remaining on the "Z" film will be removed! In HD, the image will be even clearer. We've carefully made the ultra-powerful "Kai" world even more impressive!

An all-star voice cast will record the lines anew!!
The original main cast, centered around Masako Nozawa as Son Goku, will reunite, yo. They'll breathe life into the characters again, to support their appeal!!