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mercedesjin 07-07-2009 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by MMM (Post 742631)
You set the scope for the topic in your first post. American animation vs. Japanese anime.

The Transformers live-action movies do not fit within that scope as they are live-action movies, and that's why I said it was off-topic.

If you want to change your first post to include CG in live-action movies you sure can, but I don't know that there is much to discuss there.

Dude, there's animation in the movie. I'm fine with talking about that.

Are you really going to try to argue with me about what I do and don't want to talk about in my own topic? I thought that we were surprisingly getting along just fine. Please don't try to mess that up now.

mercedesjin 07-07-2009 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Jaydelart (Post 742636)
I'm going to be boring and say that I like both for their own unique traits.

That's not boring. I agree. Both sides have their own great qualities. It's just that I prefer Pixar and Disney.

Aniki 07-07-2009 07:35 PM

If it was the beginning of the 90's right now, then I'd choose the American animation, but now I'll go for the Japanese.

burkhartdesu 07-07-2009 07:36 PM

This is like comparing Japanese candy and American candy.


Who doesn't love both?




mercedesjin 07-07-2009 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Aniki (Post 742664)
If it was the beginning of the 90's right now, then I'd choose the American animation, but now I'll go for the Japanese.

Would you choose American animation because of the Disney movies of the 90s? Or do you have something else in mind?

mercedesjin 07-07-2009 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by burkhartdesu (Post 742665)
This is like comparing Japanese candy and American candy.


Who doesn't love both?




I hate most Japanese candy. I guess it's because I'm so used to really sweet tastes, and it seems like most Japanese candy isn't as sweet as American candy.

iPhantom 07-07-2009 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by mercedesjin (Post 742657)
Dude, there's animation in the movie. I'm fine with talking about that.

Are you really going to try to argue with me about what I do and don't want to talk about in my own topic? I thought that we were surprisingly getting along just fine. Please don't try to mess that up now.

Well, you can't compare American CGI with any other country for the reason MMM said. Budget! you mentioned Transformers, but almost all American movies nowadays contain CGI, it's just that Transformers is more obvious.

Japanese movies aren't that advanced because CGI is fucking expensive.

Aniki 07-07-2009 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by mercedesjin (Post 742670)
Would you choose American animation because of the Disney movies of the 90s? Or do you have something else in mind?

It's because the Japanese animation was nothing special before the 90's, just different drawing style and that's all. Sure they made Gundam, Akira, Grave of the Fireflies, and of course Myazaki and his work, but that's basically it. While Disney alone made so many wonderful work. Mickey Mouse, Donald and other characters, animated films like Pinocchio, Jungle Book and Fantasia (which features only classical music and no dialogues) were really fun to watch. And no Japanese anime ever done anything like Fantasia (not that I know). And I won't even bother talking about Tom and Jerry and the others.

But in the 90's things changed, more and more "serious" anime started to show up like Ghost in The Shell, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Perfect Blue, Death Note which attracted the viewers, with their philosophy and complicated plots, (heck, they put most Hollywood movies to shame). And I will go far by saying that Myazaki is today's Walt Disney, although not all of his work is so wonderful like everyone says, but you can really see that he puts his heart into it.While Pixar and Disney keep making stuff with the same formula - computer animated films with stories for children, but with adult humour so that adults could enjoy them too, and it's pure CGI CGI CGI. And the new American cartoons that you see on TV today, they're total crap in both ways - the character design and story, and is not even worth comparing with Japanese anime.

nobora 07-07-2009 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by burkhartdesu (Post 742665)
This is like comparing Japanese candy and American candy.


Who doesn't love both?




The japanese candy looks more inviting

MMM 07-07-2009 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by nobora (Post 742729)
The japanese candy looks more inviting

Apple vinegar? Really?


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