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Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

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Based on the renowned manga/anime series Battle Angel Alita, produced by James Cameron (Avatar, Titanic, Terminator) and directed by Robert Rodriguez (Machete, Sin City, Planet Terror):

 

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Uncanny valley... Those eyes look creepy.
 

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I'm in. :yes:
 

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Uncanny valley... Those eyes look creepy.

Well..... one of the primary characteristics of anime style is BESM, so I guess the filmmakers wanted to translate the BESM look to the live action version.
 

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Trailer:

 

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Looks like some sort of sci-fi love story... Not usually my cup of tea, but it's star-studded.

Will pirate.
 

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Deadline is reporting that Alita is being pushed back, to make way for a cutdown PG-13 re-edit/re-release of Deadpool 2, from December 21, 2018 to February 14, 2019. That means Alita will take X-Men: Dark Phoenix's schedule spot, which will in turn be pushed back from February 14, 2019 to June 7, 2019.
 

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"Battle Ready" trailer; best trailer for this movie yet! :)

 

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"Ambush Alley" clip:

 

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This movie is gonna flop big time, there is practically 0 buzz around this movie. I would expect Ghost in the Shell type numbers if not a little worse.
 

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I get why they think this movie is a good idea but its not.

Freakishly large eyes need to stay in kids movies.
 

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This looks worst than Ghost in the shell

Sad given the talent on this project
 

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Trailer 4 "Rise":

 

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Close-up poster:

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Counterpoint to all the negativity: I'm actually hyped for this film! :bounce:

I was unimpressed by the first trailer, but the later trailers were much better. Just watching the trailers in succession, you get used to her eyes, so I imagine you would get used to her eyes in the film pretty quick. I actually like the large eyes: it's an interesting way to give her a distinctive look and indicating she is a cyborg quite different from normal humans.

Maybe this film will bomb -- the performance of Ghost in the Shell (2017) perhaps suggests that Western audiences might just not be much interested right now in live-action adaptations of manga/anime -- but box office performance is not necessarily indicative of quality.
 
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James Cameron's track record and attention to detail is legendary. While I am disappointed that Cameron is not directing himself, and Robert Rodriguez's resume does not match Cameron's, the script is still Cameron's, and Rodriguez has shown how good he can be at his best (Sin City). This has been a passion project for Cameron for decades. Watching interviews, you can see the belief and enthusiasm of the filmmakers and actress for the film, so at the very least, this is a film made with true effort and commitment:

 
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Counterpoint to all the negativity: I'm actually hyped for this film! :bounce:

I was unimpressed by the first trailer, but the later trailers were much better. Just watching the trailers in succession, you get used to her eyes, so I imagine you would get used to her eyes in the film pretty quick. I actually like the large eyes: it's an interesting way to give her a distinctive look and indicating she is a cyborg quite different from normal humans.

Maybe this film will bomb -- the performance of Ghost in the Shell (2017) perhaps suggests that Western audiences might just not be much interested right now in live-action adaptations of manga/anime -- but box office performance is not necessarily indicative of quality.

James Cameron's track record and attention to detail is legendary. While I am disappointed that Cameron is not directing himself, and Robert Rodriguez's resume does not match Cameron's, the script is still Cameron's, and Rodriguez has shown how good he can be at his best (Sin City). This has been a passion project for Cameron for decades. Watching interviews, you can see the belief and enthusiasm of the filmmakers and actress for the film, so at the very least, this is a film made with true effort and commitment:

Glad you are excited for it, I too hope it is a good film

I thought i saw on reddit they were reducing the ridiculous eyes
 

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