Sure, some films have massive body counts. But those are deaths from various good-looking actors as they move a plot forward with an axe to the face. But what about those killers in Hollywood who rack up double and triple-digit body counts? Where’s their article highlighting their gruesome records? Right here in fact, as we count down the top ten …
From the get-go, the American edition of Akira was doomed. Whether it was the massive fan backlash at adapting the cult classic manga and anime into a more Western product, a leaked script that diluted the core premise of the film or just the sheer unnecessary need for the movie, it was going just never going to work out. Akira …
Love it or hate it, but there will be a movie adaptation made of Akira one of these days. The cult classic comic and Anime film set a new benchmark in quality and storytelling when it was released way back in 1988. Ever since then, Hollywood has been trying to release a live action version, with Warner Bros just failing …
Akira: A great manga comic, a groundbreaking anime film and something that should never ever be adapted into live action by Americans. Sorry Yanks, I love you all, but your damn emphasis on demographics would murder this film more coldly than a mob hitman. The film is in a constant state of flux right now, but every now and then, …
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Last week, Darryn reported on how the Americanised live-action adaption of Akira has been put on hold due to budget issues. At the time reading that news, many people, myself included, couln’t help but think that this was finally it for the already long delayed production. Straw and camel backs, and all that other proverbial goodness, if you will. But just …
There’s no denying that the movie world is sorely in need of some new, original material to adapt, and one of those properties that’s just itching for a faithful retelling is anime darling and cult classic Akira. Hollywood has been attempting to get the project off the ground for quite a while now, trying to convince studios that it’s worthwhile …
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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