Akira

Emerald weapon · 10-18-2006, 03:28 AM

After watching ''100 greatest animations''it inspired me to buy it n it was well worth the £5,what a great film!The storys good and the actual animation is quality,the night scenes are amazing and the whole last battle was beast,any1 else seen it?if so,tell me what u thought of it

RiseToFall · 10-18-2006, 04:01 AM

I definitely appreciate what Akira has done in terms of making anime much more mainstream than it was before it's initial release. But I thought the actual movie was decent at best.

~SapphireStar~ · 10-18-2006, 04:18 AM

I got the special 2 disk edition some years ago. Best £10 I ever spent. Its a excellent piece of animation for its time.

Kawaii Ryûkishi · 10-18-2006, 04:18 AM

Visually, Akira is by far one of the best-animated movies of all time, and it probably always will be. Aurally, the soundtrack has this great rhythmic quality to it that provides a constant driving force behind the action onscreen. Miscellaneously, Kaneda has a bitchin' set of wheels.

And after that, it really doesn't matter that the story is a bastardized mash-up of the manga's epic narrative with a dumb non-ending.

farplaner · 10-18-2006, 07:09 AM

I never got into Manga or much into Anime, but Akira is a classic as far as I'm concerned. The things that annoy me so much about a lot of anime is all of the goofy character animation and epileptic seizure-enducing flashing during still frame fight scenes, of which Akira was pretty much devoid. I like it's style, and definitely the soundtrack (one of my favorite scenes is the bike battle). Also, I think the story, while loose-ended, was unique.

So, in conclusion, much love!

Weimar Pluto Knight VII · 10-18-2006, 07:24 AM

man, I gotta see this movie. how does it compare to Miyazaki's 8 masterpieces, of which I have seen all.

Kawaii Ryûkishi · 10-18-2006, 08:19 AM

It doesn't bear comparison to any of Miyazaki's work. It's a completely different creature. And I hope you mean nine.

Weimar Pluto Knight VII · 10-18-2006, 08:25 AM

Oh, right yeah, 9 if you count the Lupin one. I haven't seen that one.

Emerald weapon Location: Scotland,Big whoop,wanna fight about it?	#1 Akira After watching ''100 greatest animations''it inspired me to buy it n it was well worth the £5,what a great film!The storys good and the actual animation is quality,the night scenes are amazing and the whole last battle was beast,any1 else seen it?if so,tell me what u thought of it
10-18-2006, 03:28 AM

RiseToFall Location: P-Town:OH	#2 (permalink) I definitely appreciate what Akira has done in terms of making anime much more mainstream than it was before it's initial release. But I thought the actual movie was decent at best.
10-18-2006, 04:01 AM

~SapphireStar~ Banned Location: Matt Bellamy's pants ^^ (UK)	#3 (permalink) I got the special 2 disk edition some years ago. Best £10 I ever spent. Its a excellent piece of animation for its time.
10-18-2006, 04:18 AM

Weimar Pluto Knight VII Location: Michigan, USA	#6 (permalink) man, I gotta see this movie. how does it compare to Miyazaki's 8 masterpieces, of which I have seen all.
10-18-2006, 07:24 AM

Kawaii Ryûkishi Administrator Carcharo Don Megalo Don Location: Challenger Deep	#7 (permalink) It doesn't bear comparison to any of Miyazaki's work. It's a completely different creature. And I hope you mean nine.
10-18-2006, 08:19 AM

Weimar Pluto Knight VII Location: Michigan, USA	#8 (permalink) Oh, right yeah, 9 if you count the Lupin one. I haven't seen that one.
10-18-2006, 08:25 AM