saito34
Effigy
Posts: 48
Date Registered: Nov 5, 2016 23:46:22 GMT -6
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Post by saito34 on Nov 6, 2016 3:42:05 GMT -6
ya...that was much appreciated. You just don't get to watch this stuff on live TV anywhere else period Yeah, it was fantastic to finally have a movie again! A good choice too. Absolutely...good times
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DangerMouse
Restless Spirit
Posts: 178
Date Registered: Nov 5, 2016 22:08:58 GMT -6
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Post by DangerMouse on Nov 6, 2016 3:43:23 GMT -6
Nice ending credits song. That was good stuff
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AnimationFan14
Citizen
Posts: 100
Date Registered: Sept 15, 2016 20:05:23 GMT -6
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Post by AnimationFan14 on Nov 6, 2016 3:44:24 GMT -6
It was a great discussion guys glad you all could make it. I know we lost the old boards but we have new beginnings see you next week, maybe next time we will have another movie at an earlier time slot This a 1000 times this
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DangerMouse
Restless Spirit
Posts: 178
Date Registered: Nov 5, 2016 22:08:58 GMT -6
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Post by DangerMouse on Nov 6, 2016 3:45:15 GMT -6
i sure as hell expected crazy teach to marry the protagonist's mother and become her new dad because that would solve both their issues but nope all he got was fucked up eyeballs Could have definitely seen this the way most of the movie was going.
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saito34
Effigy
Posts: 48
Date Registered: Nov 5, 2016 23:46:22 GMT -6
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Post by saito34 on Nov 6, 2016 3:45:31 GMT -6
Well good night friends..glad we were able to hang out tonight
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saito34
Effigy
Posts: 48
Date Registered: Nov 5, 2016 23:46:22 GMT -6
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Post by saito34 on Nov 6, 2016 3:47:13 GMT -6
It was a great discussion guys glad you all could make it. I know we lost the old boards but we have new beginnings see you next week, maybe next time we will have another movie at an earlier time slot Ditto StarPanda...see ya soon
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DangerMouse
Restless Spirit
Posts: 178
Date Registered: Nov 5, 2016 22:08:58 GMT -6
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Post by DangerMouse on Nov 6, 2016 3:47:32 GMT -6
Good night saito, glad we both found our way here somehow
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daos
cootiebug
Posts: 11
Date Registered: Nov 4, 2016 2:06:35 GMT -6
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Post by daos on Nov 6, 2016 3:50:26 GMT -6
Meh didn't care for it.
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saito34
Effigy
Posts: 48
Date Registered: Nov 5, 2016 23:46:22 GMT -6
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Post by saito34 on Nov 6, 2016 3:50:40 GMT -6
Good night saito, glad we both found our way here somehow Abolutely buddy...very happy we figured it out
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AnimationFan14
Citizen
Posts: 100
Date Registered: Sept 15, 2016 20:05:23 GMT -6
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Post by AnimationFan14 on Nov 6, 2016 3:50:43 GMT -6
This was pretty special night no matter what lasting thoughts on the film may be per person (In my opinion I thought it was good). This was the first movie played on Toonami since 2014 and may very well be the first step towards Toonami taking more chances. It's also the first step on our new message board journey. We may have learned bringing back the dead (ASMB) may not always work but you still have to keep on discussing, keeping in contact, hanging, etc
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saito34
Effigy
Posts: 48
Date Registered: Nov 5, 2016 23:46:22 GMT -6
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Post by saito34 on Nov 6, 2016 3:54:53 GMT -6
This was pretty special night no matter what lasting thoughts on the film may be per person (In my opinion I thought good). This was the first movie played on Toonami since 2014 and may very well be the first step towards Toonami taking more chances. It's also the first step on our new message board journey. We may have learned bringing back the dead (ASMB) may not always work but you still have to keep on discussing, keeping in contact, hanging, etc Dude you said it. I thinks its awesome that we all found a way to do our thing tonight.
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DangerMouse
Restless Spirit
Posts: 178
Date Registered: Nov 5, 2016 22:08:58 GMT -6
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Post by DangerMouse on Nov 6, 2016 4:04:47 GMT -6
This was pretty special night no matter what lasting thoughts on the film may be per person (In my opinion I thought it was good). This was the first movie played on Toonami since 2014 and may very well be the first step towards Toonami taking more chances. It's also the first step on our new message board journey. We may have learned bringing back the dead (ASMB) may not always work but you still have to keep on discussing, keeping in contact, hanging, etc nicely said Goodnight AF!
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BUU8800
Post Demon
BUUUUUUUUUU!
Posts: 1,284
Date Registered: Sept 13, 2016 7:26:02 GMT -6
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Post by BUU8800 on Nov 6, 2016 4:16:37 GMT -6
I guess I'll leave my thoughts here too:
Well the first thing I can say is this definitely felt like it was trying to be a Studio Ghibli film. If I hadn't known it wasn't going in I definitely would have thought it was one. The art style and character/creature designs were very reminiscent. And easily the best thing about this was those visuals. Absolutely stunning, though even that doesn't give them justice. Asuna was a very earnest, likeable protagonist, and the male leads both worked well enough. The plot did too, but the message behind the film about death being a natural part of life and all that fell flat for me. Not because it's untrue, or because there's no merit to that message, but rather simply because it's extremely well worn territory by this point. For me anyway. I've seen this concept tackled so much in media, from a brief Yoda scene in Revenge of the Sith to the core theme of 24/26 episode anime Casshern Sins, and everywhere in between. Maybe were that not the case I would have appreciated it more here. Instead it felt very by the numbers. Even Asuna's brief possession at the end wasn't much of a shakeup to the formula. It would be kinda nice if just once the dead loved one really did get resurrected with no consequences, but then that would send the wrong message I suppose. The world building was much stronger than the end goal in this film. The exotic creatures and locals really stood out. The stretch from Asuna helping to save the mute girl to leaving her with her Grandfather and continuing on the journey via boat was probably my favorite part of the film. The dub I thought was fine with a couple minor nitpicks. First, just the mouthflap matching was a bit spotty at times. Nothing major, but Sentai seems most susceptible to this of all the dubbing companies. Second, and again very minor, but it irked me that they had Brittney Karbowski voice Asuna's friend AND Shin's friend. She was fine, but really Sentai? Too cheap to use two actresses? Overall I thought it was good, and I'm glad I watched it, but I doubt I'll ever get the desire to revisit it. 7/10
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DangerMouse
Restless Spirit
Posts: 178
Date Registered: Nov 5, 2016 22:08:58 GMT -6
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Post by DangerMouse on Nov 6, 2016 4:32:57 GMT -6
I guess I'll leave my thoughts here too: Well the first thing I can say is this definitely felt like it was trying to be a Studio Ghibli film. If I hadn't known it wasn't going in I definitely would have thought it was one. The art style and character/creature designs were very reminiscent. And easily the best thing about this was those visuals. Absolutely stunning, though even that doesn't give them justice. Asuna was a very earnest, likeable protagonist, and the male leads both worked well enough. The plot did too, but the message behind the film about death being a natural part of life and all that fell flat for me. Not because it's untrue, or because there's no merit to that message, but rather simply because it's extremely well worn territory by this point. For me anyway. I've seen this concept tackled so much in media, from a brief Yoda scene in Revenge of the Sith to the core theme of 24/26 episode anime Casshern Sins, and everywhere in between. Maybe were that not the case I would have appreciated it more here. Instead it felt very by the numbers. Even Asuna's brief possession at the end wasn't much of a shakeup to the formula. It would be kinda nice if just once the dead loved one really did get resurrected with no consequences, but then that would send the wrong message I suppose. The world building was much stronger than the end goal in this film. The exotic creatures and locals really stood out. The stretch from Asuna helping to save the mute girl to leaving her with her Grandfather and continuing on the journey via boat was probably my favorite part of the film. The dub I thought was fine with a couple minor nitpicks. First, just the mouthflap matching was a bit spotty at times. Nothing major, but Sentai seems most susceptible to this of all the dubbing companies. Second, and again very minor, but it irked me that they had Brittney Karbowski voice Asuna's friend AND Shin's friend. She was fine, but really Sentai? Too cheap to use two actresses? Overall I thought it was good, and I'm glad I watched it, but I doubt I'll ever get the desire to revisit it. 7/10 Good stuff. Glad to see you were already here apparently since September, Buu, good to see ya
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BUU8800
Post Demon
BUUUUUUUUUU!
Posts: 1,284
Date Registered: Sept 13, 2016 7:26:02 GMT -6
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Post by BUU8800 on Nov 6, 2016 4:37:26 GMT -6
Thanks mouse, you too.
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OwlChemist81
Tatterdemalion
"I never was in Order of the Owl, but I shoulda been!!"
Posts: 66
Date Registered: Nov 2, 2016 14:15:33 GMT -6
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Post by OwlChemist81 on Nov 6, 2016 13:50:19 GMT -6
Thanks mouse, you too. Dammit all to hell I absolutely HATE that I couldn't stay awake for the 2nd half of this movie, but what I did catch of it was great!! Edit--simply because for some reason I can't add a new post... I watched the movie in its entirety (well almost; more on that later) this afternoon and I must say while it was pretty pedestrian it surprised me in a few scenes, such as how the teacher's reunion with his dead wife played out, and what happened to that cat's dead body! Of course, the visuals were absolutely stunning throughout and though I conked out right before the shadow creatures showed up I thought they added an interesting twist to the action. But I still didn't get to see the whole movie because the damn Emergency Alert System came on right in the middle of the movie (or the last 3/5 of the movie as my DVR designated it) and split it in two, RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE of Asuna explaining why she came to Agartha. I still don't know what she said, and until the movie ends up streaming if it even does, I guess I won't know. I'm hoping it gets a rerun, perhaps on Christmas Eve at Midnight, so I can record the movie as one file instead of 4 fragments!
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countfrylock
Old Man of the Rooks
Posts: 51
Date Registered: Nov 5, 2016 18:16:21 GMT -6
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Post by countfrylock on Nov 6, 2016 13:59:56 GMT -6
I'm sorry but does anyone else think that ending was rushed and crappy? it's like nobody really found the happiness they were looking for...they just went back to being the way they were before...alone I'd say they learned to deal with their loss and appreciate what they have. You can't bring the dead back. It's a fool's errand, as we saw. And while you should never forget them you still have to live your life. Asuna has her mother at least and I'm sure she can make some friends at school. problem with that is her mother was shown to be extremely busy working at a hospital which is why she often spent her nights alone at home and only got to see her mother briefly during the morning before school
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