Movies! Movies! Movies! (Non-Japanese)

Tu_triky wrote:

if you watch it...watch it for the cars, and the racing...don't have any expectations of realism or accuracy with regard to japanese life.

I'm just hoping for more race scenes and cars that aren't so flashy looking.
Just decals is fine....no need to throw on pictures to the car.....like in the 1st one. The cars in the 2nd one looked better

Tu_triky wrote:

i agree with much of what you said...of course, it's gonna be lame it was made in HOLLYWOOD....no way an American movie is going to show japanese life accurately...look what the hell happpened with Memoirs of a Geisha....

I dunno if it sounds a bit biased, but somehow I find it unsettling that hollywood tries to make certain aspects, like japanese drifting for example, fit the context of an american movie.

w3bhead wrote:

I dunno if it sounds a bit biased, but somehow I find it unsettling that hollywood tries to make certain aspects, like japanese drifting for example, fit the context of an american movie.

i agree...it's unfortunate and inevitable

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Dood, from all the drifting clips I've watched I never saw any of the drifters use car that look like those.

These guys don't fit the description. And their fashion doesn't strike me as being Japanese... not even a single cute girl in sight...

K.T.Tran wrote:

I'm just hoping for more race scenes and cars that aren't so flashy looking.
Just decals is fine....no need to throw on pictures to the car.....like in the 1st one. The cars in the 2nd one looked better

well given your experience watching numerous japanese shows/movies/documentaries etc...i think you're certainly educated enough to realize whatever depiction of japanese life they portray will probably be different from your exposure to japanese television. so you can make some judgment calls on what seems authentic or what's not...

at least they'll probably show some exciting footage of TOKYO and some cool races...

i don't plan on watching it (you know what i think about it already) but i hope you derive some entertainment value from it....

if i find a good torrent of it maybe i'll scroll through it.....but that's a big maybe.

w3bhead wrote:[image]

Dood, from all the drifting clips I've watched I never saw any of the drifters use car that look like those.

These guys don't fit the description. And their fashion doesn't strike me as being Japanese... not even a single cute girl in sight...

i bet you they hired some japanese-americans as extras.....and put them in the various shots..

just like with the rumor that the "Harajuku Girls" that Gwen Stefani had in her concerts and videos are actually Japanese-Americans that are contracted to act japanese and not speak english to look more authentic.

:gay:

K.T.Tran wrote:

I'm just hoping for more race scenes and cars that aren't so flashy looking.
Just decals is fine....no need to throw on pictures to the car.....like in the 1st one. The cars in the 2nd one looked better

The cars look like oversized hotwheels models. They should've kept the design simple.

But then again, I guess to those who will watch the movie, most of them don't have the same exposure to japanese tv/media/culture, etc. like most of the people in the forum do, so they won't find anything wrog with that.

w3bhead wrote:

The cars look like oversized hotwheels models. They should've kept the design simple.

But then again, I guess to those who will watch the movie, most of them don't have the same exposure to japanese tv/media/culture, etc. like most of the people in the forum do, so they won't find anything wrog with that.

i think they put all those decals to distract ppl from the fact that the cars run on lithium batteries and the drivers behind the wheel are actually not driving the car but actually playing gran tourismo while the stunt coordinators drive the cars remotely.

Tu_triky wrote:

i bet you they hired some japanese-americans as extras.....and put them in the various shots..

just like with the rumor that the "Harajuku Girls" that Gwen Stefani had in her concerts and videos are actually Japanese-Americans that are contracted to act japanese and not speak english to look more authentic.

:gay:

That's really lame. :shakehead:

Look at the girl on the far right, just bring her hair down front and she might pass as a double for Sadako.

w3bhead wrote:

That's really lame. :shakehead:

Look at the girl on the far right, just bring her hair down front and she might pass as a double for Sadako.

i think they should have used anime characters as extras....it would have been more authentic

Tu_triky wrote:

i think they should have used anime characters as extras....it would have been more authentic

These hollywood producers should be taught a lesson... maybe binding them in some sticky natto would do the trick. The smell alone would clear their head. [image]

w3bhead wrote:

These hollywood producers should be taught a lesson... maybe binding them in some sticky natto would do the trick. The smell alone would clear their head. [image]

:lol: :lol::lol:

:shakehead: dood, you rock, man...fuggin' seriously....your skillz place you on a takai level.....may we all aspire to that level of hilarity.

Very nice W3b :applaud: :applaud: :applaud:

Merged the Tokyo Drift thread to the main Movies thread.

Tu_triky wrote:

:lol: :lol::lol:

:shakehead: dood, you rock, man...fuggin' seriously....your skillz place you on a takai level.....may we all aspire to that level of hilarity.

:beaten: I do what I can bro. But a sekai leberu ningen like yourself is what inspires me to liven this place that we all share. :victory:

w3bhead wrote:

:beaten: I do what I can bro. But a sekai leberu ningen like yourself is what inspires me to liven this place that we all share. :victory:

no no no.....i'm more like a ningyo instead of a ningen....wierd, funny and scary.

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:bonk:

Tu_triky wrote:

no no no.....i'm more like a ningyo instead of a ningen....wierd, funny and scary.

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:bonk:

:lol:

You never cease to amaze me with your wit, man. :hehe: Okay then... sekai leberu ningyo Triky-san. :beaten:

w3bhead wrote:

:lol:

You never cease to amaze me with your wit, man. :hehe: Okay then... sekai leberu ningyo Triky-san. :beaten:

okay my illustrious graphically excellent friend..i'm out...time to watch italy vs. US ...shoubo ja!

jolly_hat wrote: there was just so much wrong with it. ive never been to japan, but i could tell that everything was horribly incorrect. also, you would assume that someone from japan would be able to pronounce words in japanese correctly.

but if you look past the apparent wrongness, bad acting, lame plot, and boring cars, its kinda hilarious.

Thanks for saving me 8 bucks! I'll wait until it comes out on video and at least I'll be ready to laugh! :mwahaha:

how's the movie Cars??? I think i'll go movie hopping after i watch Fast and Furious