no point going for this movie if u're an initial D diehard fan....most girls will go there for the actors that's all
Initial diehard fans? They should avoid it because HK buggers butchered the storyline / characters!thteh86 said:no point going for this movie if u're an initial D diehard fan....most girls will go there for the actors that's all
sure agree with u guys.....i've watch Initial-D since stage 1 to stage 4 (episode 14)...and this Initial-D The Movie sure different! no joy...acbc said:Initial diehard fans? They should avoid it because HK buggers butchered the storyline / characters!
I'm an Initial D hardcore fan since Day 1... never have I seen such insulting work in my entire life!
Manga fan? Avoid it.
Anime fan? Avoid it.
Ah Beng / Ah Lian / Lala? Go for it.
Its Jay voice..!!TitanRev said:I'M A INITIAL D DIE HARD FAN....AFTER READING ALL THE POSTS...I'M THINKING WHETHER ITS WORTH THE MONEY OR NOT.....I DONT LIKE JAY'S ACTING ALSO...IF THE VOICE WAS BY SOMEONE ELSE THEN ITS NOT NICE ALREADY...LACK OF REALISM....
it is, but wat about anne suzuki? and some part u can hardly see jay chou open his mouthCrashvenom said:Its Jay voice..!!
yes, i agree. there are still many Initial-D (original) illiterate ppl out there, and movies are just like that. it would have been worse if they tried to squeeze EVERYTHING from stage 1-4 in 1 movie. every movie has to cater to the masses and satisfy EVERYONE at least up to 40%. if they want to satisfy the anime lovers to 100% but end up making the rest -20% (hate the movie), its not good business for them (reality check, its not ALL about what WE want. its also their pocket in the first place ;) )si|verfish said:I kept my expectations nice and low and I'd like to report that I thoroughly enjoyed myself, even though I am a big fan of the anime. I was pretty certain they have taken liberties with the plot and storylines so I could live with that. In fact I think some of the changes were good, good for a feature length film that is. It wouldn't have worked out as good if they tried to be as loyal to the source as possible because of the difference of medium and the time frame given... etc etc
Hmm.. i agree with silverfish on most of the parts. Personally, i really enjoyed the movie (had a great laugh) watching it. Regarding the actors, i thought they did a pretty good job. Jay's acting was considered good for a beginner, i mean it was actually his voice throughout the movie. For those Jay's fans, you should know he hardly move his lips even in real life (i'm not a fan though :D ) As for Anne, she's a jap, so it's normal if she doesn't speak cantonese, and i thought the voice over was all good (sweet enough) :D But the best award goes to Chapman la. Ah shueeee rox !!! Just an opinion :psi|verfish said:I kept my expectations nice and low and I'd like to report that I thoroughly enjoyed myself, even though I am a big fan of the anime. I was pretty certain they have taken liberties with the plot and storylines so I could live with that. In fact I think some of the changes were good, good for a feature length film that is. It wouldn't have worked out as good if they tried to be as loyal to the source as possible because of the difference of medium and the time frame given. So they had to quicken the pace and make the characters larger than life, which is good. It is also good that it didn't really take itself too seriously and took a light hearted approach. Many bits in it were hilarious, especially with comic relief Chapman To and sometimes Anthony Wong and Kenny Bee as well. The race scenes were not too bad, looked fluent and cohesive enough and didn't look like they put it on Fast Forward. Overall the movie had a very polished look and feel thanks to having very accomplished directors.
Conclusion: I give it the thumbs up for a very entertaining ride.
Observation: I notice a lot of people have problems with managing expectations and are dissapointed far too easily. Same thing happened with War of the Worlds. People were going in expecting to see an intergalactic battle ie Independence Day and of course they went home dissapointed because they didn't get it. Same here. People expect to see the anime with real people and real cars. The thing is, the medium is totally different and to make a copy and paste job on to the big screen direct from the source material doesn't really work (not always anyway). I'm pretty sure if the directors and screen writers and producers have been religiously loyal to the anime, it would have been a pretty sucky movie left hanging and with not much happening. Plus most people wouldn't have a clue what they are on about. Me on the other hand, went in to see a movie. I didn't expect it to be a carbon copy of the anime or the manga and I didn't judge it against the anime. I looked at it as it is, a movie, and I think it did pretty well. It had just enough action, had loads of laughs and I think even the crew had a jolly good time filming it.