What are you guys doing right now?

bmwracer wrote:Getting ready to watch Summer Wars, the second film of my home Anime festival. :victory:

Nice!! :victory:

Let us know how you like it!

Eve wrote:Nice!! :victory:

Let us know how you like it!

Not bad... But I liked The Girl Who Leapt Through Time better. :)

bmwracer wrote:
Not bad... But I liked The Girl Who Leapt Through Time better. :)

Both fun. Not a bad set of films to compare.

Tu_triky wrote:Both fun. Not a bad set of films to compare.

I'd watch either of those two again over anything from Pixar and their ilk.

bmwracer wrote:
I'd watch either of those two again over anything from Pixar and their ilk.

Well, I wouldn't disagree. I have a penchant for anime so I feel the same way. Those two films are definitely more sophisticated in terms of what they are trying to convey compared to the average CGI animated flick.

Tu_triky wrote:Those two films are definitely more sophisticated in terms of what they are trying to convey compared to the average CGI animated flick.

Yup... Considerably more intelligence is required from the viewer. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
Yup... Considerably more intelligence is required from the viewer. :victory:

Well you alluded to it earlier, the average animated feature here in America doesn't endeavor to challenge the viewer to exercise any intelligence...a cultural bias perhaps?

Tu_triky wrote:Well you alluded to it earlier, the average animated feature here in America doesn't endeavor to challenge the viewer to exercise any intelligence...a cultural bias perhaps?

I think Hollywood (and most Americans, for that matter) doesn't view animated films as a serious, dramatic art form like live action films...

That's probably why highly-praised anime like Princess Mononoke and Grave of the Fireflies aren't promoted heavily or do well in U.S. markets... :shakehead:

bmwracer wrote:Getting ready to watch Summer Wars, the second film of my home Anime festival. :victory:

I think any Japanese anime film, especially highly acclaimed ones, entertain the viewer in a more deeper way than some or most American animated films, just my opinion, I hope you enjoyed it.

qilver wrote:I think any Japanese anime film, especially highly acclaimed ones, entertain the viewer in a more deeper way than some or most American animated films

Most definitely.

A lot of Japanese anime movies are comparable, if not better at times, to live action movies, American or Japanese.

bmwracer wrote:
I think Hollywood (and most Americans, for that matter) doesn't view animated films as a serious, dramatic art form like live action films...

Agreed.

That's probably why highly-praised anime like Princess Mononoke and Grave of the Fireflies aren't promoted heavily or do well in U.S. markets... :shakehead:

Agreed.

^ You're quite agreeable today. :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:^ You're quite agreeable today. :mrgreen:

:hehe:

"Brevity is the soul of wit." -- Shakespeare

Tu_triky wrote:

Well you alluded to it earlier, the average animated feature here in America doesn't endeavor to challenge the viewer to exercise any intelligence...a cultural bias perhaps?

Different target market as well, perhaps?

I cant think of any animation in the USA other than x rated that is geared mainly for an older crowd.

Eve wrote:

Different target market as well, perhaps?

Yeah I made my cultural bias reference in that the target demographic is invariably children, so much so that it is rarely deemed a sophisticated art form that can or would appeal to older individuals.

Eve wrote:Different target market as well, perhaps?

I cant think of any animation in the USA other than x rated that is geared mainly for an older crowd.

You mean Fritz the Cat? :)

bmwracer wrote:
You mean Fritz the Cat? :)

I'm partial to this guy.

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About to catch up on last week's Colbert Report eps.

Eve wrote:I cant think of any animation in the USA other than x rated that is geared mainly for an older crowd.

I don't think South Park or Family Guy are intended for children. :beaten:
Personally, I like Pixar films they're entertaining.

Tu_triky wrote:I'm partial to this guy.

I don't recall him being X-rated.

bmwracer wrote:
Most definitely.

A lot of Japanese anime movies are comparable, if not better at times, to live action movies, American or Japanese.

trying to add in some posts, while the website is crawling in load times, i hope its not my computer....

anyhow, I would hope that Densha Otoko is never made into an american version, it'll be ruined if it ever did, it should just stick with Japanese.