Is it at least better than the first one?
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Much better. This one does not make me want to go to Lake Laogai and get brainwashed.
There is no Avatar movie in Ba Sing Se
Me and my family like it. They grew up with the original and didn't know a live action was in the works until I started it up yesterday.
We also liked Netflix's Cowboy Bebop but all the neckbeards managed to cancel it fast.
Yeah I liked bebop, and one piece, and this too. The only note I would have on this is regarding iroh. It seems like the actor is playing him 100% sober, so we lose a bit of the iroh charm I think.
I really really like Paul Sun-Hyung Lee. He was amazing in Kims convenience. In my opinion he does a pretty good Iroh. Overall the cast is very good Zuko, Sokka are pretty spot on. I'm not a die hard fan of avatar. But I liked the cartoon and enjoy the show. I don't get the hate. I mean after watching uncharted...
Oh yeah, he was great as Iroh, that was only the littlest of gripes. And maybe 2 days after I posted that I read that the director told him to not match the voice
Is there any anime-remake that's not a disapointment?
Speed Racer and Alita: Battle Angel were good.
Maybe it's an unpopular opinion, but I thought the new One Piece hit all the emotional beats of the anime even if it didn't get all the details the same. I wasn't disappointed, although I was prepared to be.
Is Avatar even really anime though? That's kinda like calling Taco Bell Mexican food.
Is that unpopular? I thought One Piece got bear-universally praised, but I didn’t pay attention to the discourse beyond the first week or so it was out so I missed the pivot if there was one.
Like you, I braced for the worst and actually liked it quite a bit. I think the changes they made were fairly well done.
I would say Avatar is a solid American homage to anime, but the average tv viewer would see the art style and assume that it’s anime so most outlets are just framing it that way.
Is Avatar even really anime though?
What, why not? We are talking about master of elements Avatar, not Pandora Avatar, right?
Yes, Avatar is an American creation in the style of Japanese animation in much the same way that Taco Bell is an American fast food chain in the style of Mexican tacos, burritos, etc.
Avatar is not a facade like Taco Bell, it's more like a chimichanga. An innovation that matches or exceeds the original design.
TIL
Wow. Check out the reviews on Imdb. This is what thousands of fake reviews look like.
Compare this graph to the most well received movies and shows. Let's say, The Godfather. This allegedly got way, way better reviews than The Godfather.
What? Godfather has around 2million reviews, this show has a few thousand
This looks like a pretty normal statistical distribution. Just glancing at it. What makes you think it's thousands of fake votes? I'm genuinely curious what you are seeing.
I did not care for The Godfather.
Sadly bad live action will devalue rare good live action shows like One Piece, because people will skip it as being another bad show, while it isn't.
Why did they make it so dark and gritty? That's my main complaint having seen the first episode.
Did they? I think they made the scenes with the actual, you know, war, more dark and gritty. But there are plenty light hearted scenes with Aang just being a kid?
Btw we have some discussions for the first few episodes on [email protected] if you want to weigh in there
Just finished watching Episode 1. Don't care what the reviews say. It's a great show. Decent acting and pretty good SFX. Looking forward to Ep. 2.
M Night Shamalan get bored or something? Wasn't his movie a big enough kick in the dick?
There is no movie in ba sing se
That's a shame.
The One Piece live action blew me away. I had the lowest expectations too, so it was quite a surprise.
Really? I thought it was adequate at best.
Had you seen it before? The live action was my first real introduction and I really enjoyed it.
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