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I'm more turned off by Hideaki Anno's pretentiousness in regards to Evangelion and how he made The End of Evangelion as a slap to all the fans, more or less, according to his own words. It's still a pretty revolutionary show in its own right, but that's just like the snobby arthouse fanatics who worship Walt Disney's Fantasia nowadays. I won't deny that they have a lot of things going for it. But once you keep elevating it above any and all other shows, I just find that hard to follow.

I'm surprised it's getting 85% in Rotten Tomatoes. Again, can't trust the critics, but at least it doesn't look like a total flop. Also, it feels like I made friends with the panda eons ago with him telling me to turn off my cellphone for the dozenth time. I thought he was a theater-mascot.

Jack Black is like Chris Farley except even more frantic and funny without relying on crutches like Saturday Night Live. I thought Nacho Libre was one of the funniest movies of the last few years and I think he's better off making movies than making music. But he does both, so everyone wins.

I'll totally ignore it then anticipate renting the new DBZ: Burst Limit game. Anyone play the demo? The graphics are f'n amazing.

Is it though? The three new episodes were basically the DVD special episodes. A true second season seems unlikely since the Japanese viewers typically aren't into something so complicated and western-centric.

ef a tale of memories is a good one. It's one of the few romantic anime I can recommend to just about anyone because of how well it's made. Lots of visual tricks and one of the best soundtrack I've ever heard.

The 'problem' with DS 3rd party games is that they are usually smaller, easier to play 2D style games. Unless the company is named Square Enix or Nintendo, it's most likely not going to be as full fledged as most home console games are. I hope Bioware does a good job with the Sonic RPG amongst a few other games on it though. Also, the way some 360 games actually look better in side by side comparisons and PS3 games sometimes using too much anti-aliasing to make things look almost muddy at times, I think it's too difficult to discern which console looks definitely better or not. I'm perfectly fine with the 360 and prefer it over the PS3 in their game libraries, but I don't see a fundamental problem with the PS3 other than the insane hype it got over its graphics. And in the end, it's comparable to the 360.

I really have to disagree. Because SF games were just on a rut in their early SF2 days until SNK decided to go crazy and experiment a lot with a lot of features such as dashes, special/super cancels, super moves themselves, different types of bars (like the specific blocking/skill bars SNK games basically created) amongst others. Not to forget the insta-kill moves, the 'dust' moves that kicks up the enemy across the screen or far up the screen, altenate jumping types, etc etc. SF games only started getting a hint with the Alpha series and basically peaked at 3rd Strike. SF3 did have its core gameplay down pat, but compared to something like Guilty Gears or the recent SNK fighters, there are simply less technical aspects to the fighting engine. Capcom games simply are frugal and oldschool nowadays. SF4 will further regress it, not that it's a bad thing. But I never thought of Capcom games as the forefront for fighters. I think Capcom stopped innovating a whole lot after SF3/Marvel vs Capcom days.

Actually, a LOT of anime character do say 'si' than 'shi'. It's not some super special dialect either. Some voice actors just goes ahead and says it occasionally. Like if it's 'moshimasu', it turns into 'mosimasu'. Weird, but I don't know how that really works as far as the dialect goes.

I'm pretty positive that Capcom Fighting Allstars was their latest. Also, I don't think just because fighting games have fallen out of the top tier in regard to gaming culture, that it's really floundering that badly. Melty Blood, Arcana Heart, Guilty Gear, Hokuto no Ken and King of Fighters are still very popular (at least in Japan) and their gameplay mechanic is eons beyond any SF game. I think the return to simpler times for SF is alright. But I don't think that means jack to other 2D games.

I wish they never get rid of the Castletroid system, because it works. I still don't think most games achieved the level of exploration the way Circle of the Moon did. I actually put its exploratory aspects a bit higher than Symphony of the Night.

Yeah. As far as affecting the legitimate business side of anime, I really have no defense for fansubs in that aspect. Fansubbing is efficient, gets all the unknown anime out to the masses and all, but I agree it is pure piracy. This article is probably the most level-headed of fansubber interview I've ever read and Live-Evil is definitely one of my favorite groups (though they did fansub Death Note illegally for a while I think): http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2008-03-11 I mean, obscure but truly great shows like Aria being secured for license was considered to be a miracle. And Mushishi, nobody thought that'd get licensed.

It only took around 30 versions of Castlevania for a female lead. >rolleyesemoticon<

I'm worried at how the executive aims to sell the game to a more 'mainstream' gaming crowd instead of the 'hardcore'.

So says you. I get headaches trying to read the awkward yellow font. I think it's much easier on the eyes if it's anything from light pink to white with black outline. I don't get your point in that it's less obstructive when it's in yellow. It's way less obstructive if it's in white and doesn't catch the eye all the time. And again' date=' Arial is just a horrible font. There are other 'simple fonts' that are used. Then again, guys like OtaKing makes it sound like it's worse than it actually is by drudging up only the bad examples and tries to trounce everything there is to modern fansubbing. Which is precisely why I think all the complaining about the job of fansubbing is ridiculous in philosophy. It's basically a free 'service', it's very efficient more than ever (as long as a show is popular enough for there to be a concerted fansubbing effort), and it is not a professional effort. I don't understand the whole 'why aren't they more professional?' argument because that is simply not the point. And looking at a lot of groups right now, I'd wager that about half of them fancy themselves to being quality fansubbing groups. OtaKing's complaint of literal translations and special effects aside, they're about on par with professionals as far as I can tell. Also, it's flatout false that professionals never use Japanese suffixes and other literal translations from time to time. Sorry, I find that last comment absolutely laughable. It's a fan effort and the fans demand the literal translations and most otakus know more about the language than they ever had. I bet a whole segment of it even knows the Furigana on top of it. And what does serious students of the language have anything to do with it? If we're being objective, it's two totally different types of hobbies. Admittedly though, fansubbing does get inbetween the whole Japanese language learning and anime hobbies. Also, I'm fairly serious about learning more Japanese and why the hell should I be offended by the fansubbers? They're fans of it just like me, why should I trounce them for the effort they put hours of their time doing a single episode? I do think it may be 'hurting' the industry but then again, the actual number of the shows haven't really been decreasing. It's just that most anime viewers don't want to wait eons for subbing to come out. Gonzo had it right by releasing new episodes on Youtube/Crunchyroll and I commend them for it, even if the streaming video is HORRENDOUS in quality and I'd rather watch the fansubs of them too. Really, I'm honestly a bit surprised because you guys seem to have the totally opposite opinion of most of the anime viewers who watches fansubs a lot (like me). I won't deny the outright piracy aspects of it, but as quality goes, I think modern fansubbing in all its efficiency, is a boon for anime viewers wanting it quick and with fairly good (or even excellent) quality. Personally, I think it's partly due to the fact that anime fans do not want to wait months or even years for something to be licensed, then being released agonizingly slow. Some truly great shows like Aria, I would actually wait and buy even after watching the fansubs a ton, but for most, I'd rather not put so much effort into iffy shows that I'd otherwise watch like a normal TV show in fansub form.

I actually appreciate the 'bubbly' fansubbing and I think when they're pulled off right, it's way more of an easy-to-view experience than the godawful Arial yellow font. Also, those types of fancy fansubbing is brought about not from the subbers themselves for the most part. It's all the people complaining, whining and downright coming near a riot to get every single part of a fansub spruced up. And guess what? It works. Download rates are monstrous compared to years ago and overall, it's not as garish as OtaKing makes it out to be. I think the complainers don't have much of a point to make. I watch OP/ED to just about everything and only like two fansubs out of hundreds of shows I actually was annoyed by the overtly large karaoke fonts and silly effects.

I do think it was a slightly too serious and dour for its own good though. Otherwise, I thought it was a good enough foundation. I really don't see a need for them to drop it and re-do it so soon. It's been 5 years, but it didn't feel that long. And then there's the talk of re-doing Superman because apparently some creative heads in DC weren't satisfied with how it came out. And then there's the whole conspiracy with people saying Captain America + Thor = Avengers movie. And Spiderman 4 and 5 and Hellboy 3... way too many superhero movies.

I was disappointed in Mass Effect in that it felt like a huge preview of bigger things to come. And the romance aspect could've been more fleshed out. That and the battle system became rather simple.

Ew. I heard Caspian is butchered from the books and they added an unnecessary romance aspect. Not to forget the excessive use of CG. There you go, movies butchering books again. As for judging Indiana Jones, I think the criticisms are pretty valid. As much as a lot of reviewers are loving it, I'm hearing a lot of bad reviews too, so I don't think the views are so lopsided (Speedracer). Adding a 'hip' teenage son in Shia LaBeouf never sounded right. And I believe the real history behind the Crystal Skull is much more interesting than any movie can weave it. Really, I think the best 'reviving an ancient franchise' act goes to Rocky Balboa. I think Live Free or Die Hard should just move onto a movie channel where it belongs. Same to Indiana Jones.

Penny Arcade game is TWENTY dollars. That has to be the most expensive downloadable game I've seen.

Just how long ago was Painkiller anyway?....

The figures for making the movie should have been around $120 million and the worldwide gross is catching up. Add to that the toys, the tie-ins and the Bluray/DVD sales, I think it should still rake in a profit. I hope the Wachowskis aren't in deep water or anything.

As bad as the second half of Destiny was, I thought the Minerva vs Archangel fights were some of the best ship vs ship battles in Gundam lore. There really weren't too many battles that had such hype and intensity when it actually happened. And the whole 'who is the true bad guy?' aspect was pretty fun until the writing crew fell apart on the second half. Oh, and the music in Destiny is one of the best in Gundam history for me too.

Watching Harrison Ford's interviews and guest appearances in talk shows recently, the man is really, really old. I mean, he borderline slurs his speech and every word out of his mouth seems to have to do with helicopters and planes. Pretty sad. I'd rather not see a senile Indiana Jones.

Yeah. I meant to say in the past year. Cloverfield was the other movie that nearly bombed because of all the negative press and people 'not getting' the movie. Same to Speedracer, unfortunately. Both were some of the most fun I had in theaters I can remember. I'm almost shocked that they could get so much lambasting. Rain was really cool and he just might be the next Asian movie star who happens to speak little to no English. At least it's better than the whole Hong Kong connection with Asians in major movies, as vaguely racist as that is. I wasn't shy to say that Ironman was just plain boring and rote. Most of its plot elements were ludicrous and didn't make sense and it actually reminded me of Spiderman with the CG effects ruining the integrity of the acting. As for Speedracer, I'm sure the Wachowskis created a few filming techniques again and it's going to pop my eyeballs and hurt my head watching it on Bluray. I can't wait. And as for the music, apparently it was partly done by the Lost composer Michael Giacchino. Between him and Matthew Fox, that was a bit surreal because a few moments reminded me of Lost.. And totally agree that the 5-language Speed Racer remix is probably one of the best remixes I've ever heard. It is simply epic. No other way to describe it.