It's been out for a while in Japan so I'm assuming the poster saw it there
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Takashi Miike's Blade of the Immortal trailer
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It's been out for a while in Japan so I'm assuming the poster saw it there
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Honestly as a big fan of the manga this looks... kinda disappointing? Cheap? There is a gravitas in the original art that is not translating in the movie for me.
It needs the beautiful dismemberment that is a big part of the identity of the art.
It needs the beautiful dismemberment that is a big part of the identity of the art.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Welcome to Japanese films. lol
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Fair enough. 
Looks better than his Jojo's Bizarre Adventure manga adaptation and actually looks decent all around but like others have said this appears to be covering A LOT which means its probably bouncing from action scene to action scene which is cool if they can pull them off but wished they were focusing a bit more. Also not enough of Shira, one of the more disturbing manga villains out there.
Yeah it finished several years ago
True Savior
Member
I bought one of the omnibus editions a few weeks ago. Pretty, pretty good. Good way to collect it a bit more cheaply.
Space Runaway
Member
Yeah some parts of the trailer look good while a lot of it looks like one of those cosplay fan trailers.
I really liked the comic so I'll give it a watch.
BladeoftheImmortal
Member
Yo.
If I could make this movie. I've always wanted to do it with the art style of A scanner Darkly. Always thought that would sell the art style of the Manga well.
If I could make this movie. I've always wanted to do it with the art style of A scanner Darkly. Always thought that would sell the art style of the Manga well.
Saw it at the Sydney Film Festival in June.
The fights are really fun and funny but there's ultimately not enough variation for how many of them there are. It's really a series of duals movie, like Scott Pilgrim vs the World. Like that movie it would be better if they'd sacrificed different things in streamlining the source material.
Everyone I spoke to about it enjoyed it.
The Omega Man
Member
Amazing Manga, great art, incredibly botched anime adaptation, this however looks good, I hope it delivers.
Messofanego
Banned
I'll still buy tickets for it at our London Film Festival coming in October, but thanks for making me keep my expectations in check. 140min does sound a bit long, but that was the same length for 13 Assassins which I really liked.
manfestival
Member
looks like it could be good fun. i especially like the dynasty warriors scene
ZeroDivide
Unconfirmed Member
Awesome! Looks like a great action flick. And I'm always down for more Kimutaku
Vicetrailia
Member
I didn't like the trailer. The MC got soooooo fucked up in the manga that I hope we very to see some of that. Probably not. This looks genetic, but the Manga is anything but.
Sanctuary
Member
Just watched this film, and I absolutely loved it. I had already liked Miike since Ichi the Killer and Gozu, but 13 Assassins made me a fan. This film is basically a samurai power fantasy and kind of like a mix of 13 Assassins, Ninja Scroll and with a protagonist that is basically Wolverine. Fans of Nioh would probably love this.
I don't normally think that when watching the seemingly androgynous anime characters in a lot of anime, but here I actually did. At first I thought he looked somewhat odd, but then later decided he was perfect.
I don't normally think that when watching the seemingly androgynous anime characters in a lot of anime, but here I actually did. At first I thought he looked somewhat odd, but then later decided he was perfect.
Robot Carnival
Member
cool to see all the positive response to this movie. I had kinda chucked it under yet another terrible live action manga movie. good to know it's at least decent.
Benjamin_MFF
Member
Dude, thanks for the bump, it's still in theaters over in LA!
Dacon
Banned
Yeah this looks kind of shitty. The tone is all wrong? It's too Miike.
A Blade of the Immortal movie should be more brooding and have really great cinematography and this just looks like pulpy violence.
Sanctuary
Member
I don't really care about the source material at all, although I can understand why it might be important to others. I just watched the movie for its own virtues, and it's funny that you mentioned cinematography. I thought it did an amazing job in that regard, and it also took advantage of colors like how many of the Wuxia films do. If you enjoyed 13 Assassin's, then you would know what to expect regarding cinematography and to a lesser extent violence. If you didn't care for that film, then you probably wouldn't enjoy this either. Plus, did you really expect a Miike film to be less Miike?