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Postby backseatjesus » Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:04 am

View Original PostSenorSquiid wrote:I love Lynch but I do not trust him to make big money scifi ever again ever ever. And that's coming from a guy who cherishes his Dune VHS.

But it would almost be worth it if he gets Kyle McLaughlin to play Gendo.

I think it'd be a different story if Lynch had more control on the film than he did with Dune.

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Postby The Eva Monkey » Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:36 am

Jesus Christ, why are we even still talking about this shit?

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Postby KnightmareX13 » Mon Jun 11, 2012 10:12 am

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lack of better things to do I suppose

View Original PostSenorSquiid wrote:I love Lynch but I do not trust him to make big money scifi ever again ever ever. And that's coming from a guy who cherishes his Dune VHS.
just finished the book, going to see the movie next

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Postby FreakyFilmFan4ever » Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:04 pm

View Original PostHenry Spencer wrote:LAETV, numbnuts. I'd still want Weta Workshop to be involved, though. Because that would be radder than a Rubik's Cube, yo.

Off the top of my head, I think the only TV show WETA did was Jane and the Dragon. At least that's the only one that I know of.

EDIT: Nope. I was way wrong.

View Original PostThe Eva Monkey wrote:Jesus Christ, why are we even still talking about this shit?

In anticipation to watch 3.0 so we can have these types of opposing positive and negative comments about it in some form of discussion, I guess we're gonna do it with this subject.

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Postby gatotsu911 » Mon Jun 11, 2012 11:54 pm

View Original PostThe Eva Monkey wrote:Jesus Christ, why are we even still talking about this shit?

Should be a new slogan for Evageeks
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Postby Warren Peace » Wed Jun 13, 2012 2:51 am

When it comes to big special effects spectacles, I don't know why the practice of two directors isn't more common. How often is it that a person is both a technical wizard AND masterful with actors? Not very. Why not separate those skill sets into a co-directorship, rather than a single person who is kinda OK at both?

But if we must nominate an individual... um... Sion Sono (Suicide Club, Love Exposure). Kinda crazy, but it would at least be interesting. He and Anno seem to be on the same wavelength, L.E. is almost an Asuka/Shinji story already. Targeting the Japanese market before expanding (20th Century Boys) might be more successful (financially and creatively) than Americanizing things. "Shawn Ikariberg" wouldn't be the protagonist.

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Postby bladerj » Sun Jul 01, 2012 3:42 pm

Who would like his vision over evangelion ?
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Postby Der Kommissar » Sun Jul 01, 2012 4:32 pm

Style-over-substance shot in 3D? I'll pass.

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Postby Sachi » Sun Jul 01, 2012 4:39 pm

Not this guy. I'd pick Chris Nolan over James Cameron for a project like this, and I'm not sure if I even want Nolan on the job.
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Postby bobbyfischer's ghost » Sun Jul 01, 2012 4:46 pm

No, I still think CGI is still not at that point were it would look polished enough. Apart from that Cameron's not my first pick
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Postby bladerj » Sun Jul 01, 2012 4:52 pm

View Original Postbobbyfischer's ghost wrote:No, I still think CGI is still not at that point were it would look polished enough. Apart from that Cameron's not my first pick


cgi not polished ? did youo watch, tin tin,king kong, avatar, transformers ?
it surpassed the need evangelion has. and nolan directing evangelion ?
what a joke.
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Postby esselfortium » Sun Jul 01, 2012 4:56 pm

View Original Postbladerj wrote:what a joke.

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Postby bobbyfischer's ghost » Sun Jul 01, 2012 4:58 pm

View Original Postbladerj wrote:cgi not polished ? did youo watch, tin tin,king kong, avatar, transformers ?
it surpassed the need evangelion has. and nolan directing evangelion ?
what a joke.

Even today CGI can be a bit inconsistent especially with movies
based off anime have you scene Dragon ball evolution?
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Postby Sachi » Sun Jul 01, 2012 5:30 pm

CGI for the most part is a joke in itself, and not a necessary ingredient for an Evangelion adaptation.

I'll digress for just a moment; it really depends on which Evangelion story is being told. It goes without saying that any adaptation, especially one like this would need to be so impossibly condensed that much of the heart of the original would be lost (even Anno knew a series of films would be required for NME). Would a live action Evangelion encompass all the character drama and the case studies of the characters we all know and love, or will it be stripped down to focus on the Angel's war on humanity? Or perhaps something else entirely.

I would personally prefer that any adaptation attempt to keep the heart of the characters alive, rather than bedazzling us with the stunning realism of Eva versus Angel. For that, CGI would still be needed, yes, but hopefully sparingly; it would create a great opportunity to employ more practical effects, which I also prefer. Keep the Evangelions and Angels mysterious, and focus primarily on the character performance. Honestly, I'd rather just see a shitty, cheap budget film adaptation that kept Shinji alive rather than a big Hollywood blockbuster with Michael Bay-splosions. That is all.

View Original Postbobbyfischer's ghost wrote:Even today CGI can be a bit inconsistent especially with movies
based off anime have you scene Dragon ball evolution?

Also, this.
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Postby bobbyfischer's ghost » Sun Jul 01, 2012 5:38 pm

Michael Bay+Evangelion :scanners_head: Never
But seriously The though of any Evangelion story that isn't character driven would not be a story I would want to watch. If I have to wait for the movie that's fine and if it never happens then oh well.
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Postby ONIAgent150 » Sun Jul 01, 2012 5:48 pm

Which James Cameron? Aliens and Terminator James Cameron or Avatar and Titanic James Cameron?

If it's the former, then HELL YES. The man creates incredibly good action sequences while never taking the focus off the characters and their emotional journey. If it's the latter, then no. Emotional journeys come second to special effects and cheap-shot scripts.
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Postby Love Not Given Lightly » Sun Jul 01, 2012 6:17 pm

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Postby Der Kommissar » Sun Jul 01, 2012 6:26 pm

Eva doesn't particularly need any new visions. Between the AUs, doujins, promotional razors, rebuild films, and manga, there's enough out there to show that more is not always better.

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Postby bladerj » Sun Jul 01, 2012 8:20 pm

View Original Postbobbyfischer's ghost wrote:Even today CGI can be a bit inconsistent especially with movies
based off anime have you scene Dragon ball evolution?


No ,for two reasons, first, never liked DB, second, never trusted american view of Japanese animes, but why ? was the cgi used those of cheap sci fi channel movies type ?

Seriously, evangelion doesnt need much cgi save for the angels and giant robots to look convince, everthing else (matte backgrounds, virtual set, etc) are all standart in the industry now.
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Postby bobbyfischer's ghost » Sun Jul 01, 2012 8:28 pm

Yeah Sci-fi channel CGI bad.
otherwise I agree with you rendering backgrounds isn't too hard nowadays.
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