GANTZ PREMIERE SPOILER ALERT - REVIEW

Dec 31, 2010 13:10

ok. iwas looking for some gantz - nino picture WHEN i encountrered this blog about gantz manga becoming a film, and most commenters are gantz fans, so naturally they were waiting for the film. AND THEN i read this comment....

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Jason Gray
Tokyo, Japan

A journal of my film-related activities and occasional glimpses into life here in Japan. I'm the Japan correspondent for Screen International (web and weekly printed ed.). I've also written about Japanese cinema for CNNGo, The Japan Times, iNTOUCH and Japan Close-Up. Additionally, I serve as a translator for Japanese films and film festivals and provide consulting services (please see Origamix agency profile here) Internet Movie Database (IMDb) entry.

 JASON GRAY (English writer and movie translator based in Japan) spoiler-ish tweets review. HIS verdict on Gantz : HE LIKES IT. WAHOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

Attended a press screening of upcoming moving GANTZ the other day and tweeted some thoughts on it. I don't do the review thing anymore but if you cobble the below tweets together you'll have some of the first impressions of the film in English (potential spoilers).

The first installment of GANTZ will be released on Jan 29 2011 while GANTZ: Part II is slated for April 23. However, cities around the US will get a dubbed, one-night-only world premiere of part one on January 20 (see here).

東宝本社なう。『GANTZ』マスコミ試写。Checking out GANTZ at Toho. 128m! ...
12:41 PM Dec 7th via TweetDeck

GANTZ (potential spoilers) 1: As a movie somewhat episodic but entertaining enough action romp with some memorable sequences and decent cast 5:08 PM Dec 7th via web

GANTZ (potential spoilers) 2: Ninomiya and Matsuyama share screen time but it's Ninomiya's film character-wise. 5:09 PM Dec 7th via web

GANTZ (potential spoilers) 3: Ninomiya is believable / naturalistic, with nerd->power tripper->using-power-for-good character arc 5:11 PM Dec 7th via web

GANTZ (potential spoilers) 4: Ninomiya is so slight in the battle suit that it gives his furious action scenes a fun(ny) quality 5:13 PM Dec 7th via web

GANTZ (potential spoilers) 5: Matsuyama is fine but mostly plays upset through the film. But that should contrast nicely with GANTZ: Part II 5:18 PM Dec 7th via web

GANTZ (potential spoilers) 6: You see Lots of relative newcomer Natsuna - her intro recalls Schwarzenegger in original Terminator. Mmm. 5:21 PM Dec 7th via web

GANTZ (potential spoilers) 7: I'm always a little bit in love with Yuriko Yoshitaka. Here she plays an awkward wannabe mangaka. Too pretty! 5:25 PM Dec 7th via web

GANTZ (potential spoilers) 8: Structure is repetitive but action scenes are all different, and quite cool. First one is a freakish bloodbath 5:26 PM Dec 7th via web

GANTZ (potential spoilers) 8.5: (though red is hued very dark). Another scene is robot assassin frenzy. 5:27 PM Dec 7th via web

GANTZ (potential spoilers) 9: Best is Japan's answer to Night Museum with guardian Deva kings, 1000-arm Kannon and Daibutsu mega-battle 5:28 PM Dec 7th via web

GANTZ (potential spoilers) 10: It's all CG but very well done -- recalling Daimajin and Harryhausen goodness. Genre fans should dig it. 5:30 PM Dec 7th via web

GANTZ (potential spoilers) 11: Trailer for part II shown after but Toho asked to keep it secret so I'll respect that. Different stuff in it 5:32 PM Dec 7th via web
Posted by Jason Gray at 12/09/2010 04:22:00 PM

An editor or journalist for [Cut] magazine blogged about Gantz report that they will run soon. The person watched the pre-release movie and concluded Gantz amongst other Japanese movies is like what "The Dark Knight" did to the Batman series.

Note: translated using google translate: orginal article :  http://ro69.jp/blog/cut/44733
GANTZ [the film] and it is! Ninomiya is Kuro, he got back Ken Kato pine? Perfect image! Then the problem is happening is that the world of movies, but! Oh what to wear so much erotic Gantsusutsu are two stylish, 最高Jan! The elaborate and meticulously props can be set! ー good play or two entire cast! Oh what'll be blasting it from there no action? I can not wait for 2011 as published! ... Or, [GANTZ] was going to cry my heart to hear the news coverage of live-action scene. [H] [GANTZ] and publishing it is intends to chase, they look forward to under the lichen! It published a report [GANTZ] [H] wrote in the shooting of the August issue 7 "H memo" is a text, "to pursue" public As I wrote, and I do tea. [H] No release on January 20 "H Features comic" cover is Kazunari Ninomiya × Kenichi Matsuyama is! Movie theaters and see the official site] GANTZ is super cool visuals, GANTZ Kuro × the Kato suit, I will deliver [H] take photos of the original. 落Toshi込Mubeku exactly the magazine that the world view that is sexy and stylish and that, during the intensive production. ~ Enjoy. The movie] GANTZ. At last I saw. It was great. Properly "GANTZ" is. "A major alternative," It becomes a movie. The Dark Knight movie might be like Japan in the standing position. I will write more comments but at another time, on the set felt "really" was overwhelmed by the sublime to the work they are fine. So, [the public] GANTZ January 29, [H] is released on January 20 that about 10 days. You should not forget, never. (Ueda Satoko)

http://ro69.jp/blog/cut/44733

Also Japan cinema listed their top 10 most anticipated films of the year. and Gantz is one of them.

http://japancinema.net/2010/12/24/top-10-movies-we-want-to-see-in-2011/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-10-movies-we-want-to-see-in-2011
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