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Live-action "Akira" announced - robkelk - 02-21-2008
http://timesonline.typepad.com/blockbus ... movie.html]Times of London story
Interesting that somebody on the Times of London staff has at least a clue as to how some of the more passionate otaku think:
Quote:Purists will probably be more outraged by the ‘future New York’ setting of the forthcoming movie rather than the ‘future Tokyo’ of the original Manga, but as long as they can get that big red motorcycle right, it’ll probably still be worth a look.
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
- Bob Schroeck - 02-21-2008
Interesting...
You know, I can almost envision Decaprio as Kaneda. I'd at least give him the benefit of the doubt...
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.