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Eric Storm · 2007-10-18 01:32:54

See, here's the problem: Unless they really change the story, Mr. MIYAGI is Japanese (well, Okinawan, close enough...). All the people you guys are naming are Chinese.

Are there any really popular Japanese martial arts stars?

Net Wolf

WarLord · 2007-10-18 03:33:49

Storymaster69 wrote:
What about Jet Li?

Kiss of The Dragon with Bridget Fonda, very coo!! Martial arts in Paris

Thumbs way up!

WarLord

WarLord · 2007-10-18 03:41:45

Net Wolf wrote:
See, here's the problem: Unless they really change the story, Mr. MIYAGI is Japanese (well, Okinawan, close enough...). All the people you guys are naming are Chinese.

Are there any really popular Japanese martial arts stars?

Net Wolf

You end up in "samurai cinema" with Ken Watanabe and Toshiro Mifume starring in Rashomen and Seven Samurai...

I think it reflects the Hong Kong location for most martial films more than anything..

WarLord

WarLord · 2007-10-18 04:04:33

Greetings

The japan reference reminded me of a movie I saw years ago with Scott Glenn as a boxer involved in Japanese Samurai blood feud - "The Challenge"

My memory was it was pretty good, might be worth a look

WarLord

Neitherspace · 2007-10-18 05:51:18

i know hes like 50+ but hes still looks to young remember Mr Miagi fought in WW2 in the original movie Chow dosen't look that old but if you've seen Bulletproof Monk u know why I favor him

WarLord wrote:
You end up in "samurai cinema" with Ken Watanabe and Toshiro Mifume starring in Rashomen and Seven Samurai...

I think it reflects the Hong Kong location for most martial films more than anything..

WarLord

*snaps fingers*

Sonny Chiba!...if, he, hadn't, just, retired...Crap

he was Hitori Hanzo (the 27th)

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WarLord · 2007-10-18 06:43:44

Neitherspace wrote:
Sonny Chiba!...if, he, hadn't, just, retired.)

Look up Sonny and his Japanese Action Club and you get "Hiroyuki Sanada" who was in Speed Racer and Rush Hour 3 plus a long list. I saw the wiki entry and picture and went: "..oh yeah him"

But Japan cinema still more the samurai sword bushido et al culture

Warlord

Neitherspace · 2007-10-18 07:38:40

I move this discussion me either moved to its own thread or tabled till the movie is more than a rumor.

WarLord · 2007-10-18 08:08:14

CSquared wrote:
Neitherspace wrote:
yea ive seen it its called freewalking
Freerunning, actually - or parkour, to give the name of that which inspired it. I do it myself. ^_^

CSquared

Greeting

Parkour was recently on the morning news I watch.

Looked up the wiki and some video - prety cool

Its going to be in a story...

WarLord

Neitherspace · 2007-12-24 20:25:33

Speed Racer live action movie trailer
http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=194902

kinda feels like of Robert Rodregez's green screen flicks

Imagineer · 2007-12-24 21:26:14

Neitherspace wrote:
kinda feels like of Robert Rodregez's green screen flicks

...only a lot more expensive.

Storymaster69 · 2007-12-24 22:54:06

I've never really followed the Speed Racer cartoons so looking at it from a total outsider's perspective it looks pretty cheesy to me. I might watch it if there is nothing else I want to see at the time it is out but it will not be a high priority movie for me.

Jefferson · 2007-12-24 22:59:01

Speed Racer has always been cheesy. Cheesiness is part of the charm. 3dsmile

Neitherspace · 2007-12-25 04:12:37

lol i was gunna say the same thing jefferson

speed racer is the 3rd anime ever

for the record
#1 Astro Boy
#2 Gigantor

and all 3 have been remade at least once

what i thought was weird was that Racer X and Rex Racer are played by different actors

Oh btw myspace has the trailer for Hellboy2 in there trailers section along w a movie staring Angalina Jolie called Wanted that has a Equilibrium feel to it

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Imagineer · 2007-12-25 04:54:26

Wanted is a cool graphic novel. (How could it not be with a character named Shithead?) It should translate well to the big screen.

Veritas · 2007-12-25 11:18:17

I'm looking forward to Hancock, with Will Smith.

Check it out at Apple trailers.

It seems hilarious!

Last edited by Veritas (2007-12-25 11:19:28)

Neitherspace · 2007-12-26 04:16:25

yea i saw that it look really funny

graphic novel huh I'll have to look for that

Neitherspace · 2008-02-28 06:22:39

This is so cool But SUCH a bad thing to have made (bet it ends up in a movie though
http://youtube.com/watch?v=D99NHb6B03s

nightsecho · 2008-02-29 11:01:10

that is scary
when normal machine guns are just to bulky try the new pocket sized machine gun

is it to dark to find the person you're trying to kill try the new pocket sized machine gun with detachable flashlight

Storymaster69 · 2008-03-01 01:23:42

Yikes! This guy can't be serious. I'm sure it is viable but even in the US is there not restrictions concealed weapons? This thing doesn't actually look like a gun until it is deployed after all.

Eric Storm · 2008-03-01 04:59:33

In the US, it's illegal to own a fully automatic weapon, so any issue about how you're concealing it is irrelevant.

Storymaster69 · 2008-03-01 17:33:39

I was going to say about the fully auto weapons thing too but then I was questioning myself if it actually was. I know he called it a machine gun right at the start but you can get a semi-auto civilian version of the M-16 too so I would guess a small modification would get around that one.

Neitherspace · 2008-03-03 06:00:40

well he also says at the beginning that its just a concept weapon and they have no plans to manufacture it

doesn't mean i don't want to see how it handles

CSquared · 2008-03-05 00:13:40

WarLord wrote:
CSquared wrote:
Neitherspace wrote:
yea ive seen it its called freewalking
Freerunning, actually - or parkour, to give the name of that which inspired it. I do it myself. ^_^

CSquared
Greeting

Parkour was recently on the morning news I watch.

Looked up the wiki and some video - prety cool

Its going to be in a story...

WarLord

It already is in one of mine.

CSquared

nightsecho · 2008-03-07 00:54:34

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82DjpPX6 … re=related

very funny

Imagineer · 2008-07-14 03:03:15

http://www.vimeo.com/1211060?pg=embed&sec=1211060

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