Originally posted by ArtificialGlory
It depends, I guess.
Starts at 6:37
I must admit that that was somewhat different from other anime shows I've seen. At least in art style. Everything else, unfortunately, differs little.
The first video, if we ignore the contrived story and the Engrish sub-titles, had potential. Sadly, it all went downhill at breakneck speeds from 2:55.
I can barely take the second video seriously with that guy screaming "papapapappapapapapapapapapappapapapa" in a comically hysterical manner.
The third is just two absurdly muscular men punching eachother with questionable blood effects. Little fun in that.
Although the overall look of this show awakens a strange feeling of nostalgia that I can't really place.
Originally posted by ArtificialGlory
I must admit that that was somewhat different from other anime shows I've seen. At least in art style. Everything else, unfortunately, differs little.The first video, if we ignore the contrived story and the Engrish sub-titles, had potential. Sadly, it all went downhill at breakneck speeds from 2:55.
I can barely take the second video seriously with that guy screaming "papapapappapapapapapapapapappapapapa" in a comically hysterical manner.
The third is just two absurdly muscular men punching eachother with questionable blood effects. Little fun in that.
Although the overall look of this show awakens a strange feeling of nostalgia that I can't really place.
Yeah the first one is horribly subbed but luckily I just found one that was subbed the right wait. I wouldn't call it break neck speeds, but he is fast, not like light speed or Flash like.
Yeah his atatatatatata is a tribute to Bruce Lee, it's who he's modeled after.
Kenshiro has a regular muscular build to me, no created muscles or anything. Raoh...yeah he's a huge ass guy I'll give you that. This show has been a hit/miss with everyone I show, it's silliness works for some but not others.
Originally posted by Nemesis X
Trust me. Don't watch it. Watching it for even a minute will automatically make it feel like you're being force choked.
The Clone Wars is actually surprisingly good. Most of the time the writing far surpasses the prequel movies, and the clones are actually well done, with unique, defined personalities that make them much more than the identical cannon fodder soldiers of the movies. One of the better episodes, in my opinion, is "Rookies," which focuses on troopers on a remote outpost, instead of the Jedi.
Which is not to say that the Jedi aren't any good. So far the format has been to give different Jedi a sort of spotlight episode. Luminara Undili and Kit Fisto's episodes stand out particularly.
The villains, too, are reasonably well done. There are typical Separatists, turncoat members of the Republic, double agents and spies, bounty hunters and the like. Grievous appears as much more the general he was intended to be, commanding armies but staying back from conflicts personally. Asajj Ventress has benefited greatly from TCW, developing actual character and even a sort of battlefield relationship with Obi-Wan.
Even Anakin manages to be likable, dealing with the responsibilities of leading Torrent Company, training Ahsoka, and his own personal problems. Ahsoka herself makes a unique foil for Anakin, being brash and headstrong, forcing Anakin to act against his impulses in the interest of being a better teacher for her.
And of course, some of my favorite "Obi-Wan moments" have come from TCW.
If you haven't seen any of it, and like Star Wars, I really must recommend looking into The Clone Wars.
Asajj and Obi-wan so totally have a thing for each other. It's so obvious.
Also I was quite happy that they had Luminara in TCW. Now they just need to have Barriss and I will be a happy fangirl 😊
TCW is quite good. Not perfect, but it's certainly not worse than and is largely better than the PT movies themselves.
Originally posted by Wei Phoenix
Only thing I noticed from Clone Wars was when Mace was like manhandling tons of droids with his bare fists, BLACK POWER! The only scene I've really seen but that was because I stopped watching CN.
Originally posted by WO Polaski
clone wars. blah. itd be good if the CIS didnt lose 99% of the time in the episodes. how many times have dooku assaj and greivous had to run away with their tales between their legs?i hate campy shows. tcw is one of them.
No one complains that Batman, Superman, or the Gargoyles won all the time in their shows.
I think, personally, that TCW is headed the way of Avatar, and the ratings showing that it's garnering an older audience than intended will change the second season to reflect that fact.
I don't know if this is real or not but here's the disc and boxart for Gears of War 3. Looks pretty convincing.
Originally posted by General Kaliero
That was the miniseries. Different thing. The Clone Wars debuted last year.Most people seem to be missing that it is, in fact, a kid's show, and thus to entertain its audience it has to follow certain tropes.
No one complains that Batman, Superman, or the Gargoyles won all the time in their shows.
I think, personally, that TCW is headed the way of Avatar, and the ratings showing that it's garnering an older audience than intended will change the second season to reflect that fact.
Don't forget the very fact that Star Wars itself was originally made for and aimed at a younger audience, anyway. TCW fits in well with that. Good triumphs because evil is dumb.
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Originally posted by Nemesis X
I don't know if this is real or not but here's the disc and boxart for Gears of War 3. Looks pretty convincing.
FAKE.
For starters, boxart is one of the last things they do for a game. So there's not a snowball's chance in a CAT scan machine that that's real.
Also GK has proof it's fake but I'll let him post it because it's awesome.
Originally posted by Nemesis X
I don't know if this is real or not but here's the disc and boxart for Gears of War 3. Looks pretty convincing.
Originally posted by Nemesis X
What? How do you know that?
It's actually quite easy.
Originally posted by Peach
Don't forget the very fact that Star Wars itself was originally made for and aimed at a younger audience, anyway. TCW fits in well with that. Good triumphs because evil is dumb.
Depends on the villain for me. Villains like Dooku, Sidious make villainy look plain however others like Dr. Doom make it look fantastic and you actually root for him. Doom could be seen as a noble hero though, depending on certain actions you look at and his true desires.