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Escaflowne & Metropolis Hit US Big Screens Friday

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the stuff-to-see dept.

darketernal writes "Escaflowne is appearing in theaters nationwide on the 25th, depending on your location. Rated PG-13. Here is a Yahoo! Review." If you've seen Escaflowne in japanese, you probably know that its a pretty cool show, and while its not one of my all time favorites, if the big screen release gets anywhere near me, I'll be there. Perhaps even bigger news is that the mega anime film hit Metropolis is being release at the same time.

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  1. does this mean... by doooras · · Score: 2, Insightful

    ... we'll finally be able to get some Region 1 anime without hunting for six months?

  2. Nationwide? by Wakko+Warner · · Score: 5, Insightful

    New York, Chicago, and a couple of west coast cities isn't really nationwide, is it?

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    1. Re:Nationwide? by achurch · · Score: 3, Insightful

      New York, Chicago, and a couple of west coast cities isn't really nationwide, is it?

      Sure it is. New York is on the east coast, Chicago is in the middle, and a couple of west coast cities are on the west coast, so the release area is "as wide as the nation"; therefore, "nationwide".

      Then again, maybe not.

  3. Sure enough ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful



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    Slashdot: Oooh! How much?

  4. Re:I prefer the series by rgmoore · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Even worse, that means no Minami Takayama as Dilando. I thought that Dilando was a huge scene stealer in the TV series, and I'm going to miss Minami's voice for him in the movie. I can't remember a better deranged villain voice.

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  5. Re:Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' On Heaven's Door next??? by Chiasmus_ · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Eva starts well, then falls a little (some say a lot), and the end is anybody's guess (pick Your ending - I'm not sure which I like best).

    I have to strongly, strongly disagree with you here. Eva starts strong, gets a little weak around eposides 9-12 (the introduction of Asuka with that silly "syncronized dance" episode), and then just takes off and becomes phenomenal. The first ending is a little too abrupt for my taste, but the End of Eva movies have scenes in them with as much emotional impact of any great tragedy (the death of Dr. Akagi, in my opinion, was one of the best-written tragic moments in history - Shakespeare has nothing on Anno here). To sum up, Evangelion is a masterpiece - Cowboy Bebop is, well, fun.

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