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wolf10
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 Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2023 9:15 am
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| Quote: | | Koumajou Remilia Ⅱ: Stranger's Requiem is gearing up for release on Steam! |
I will shill this game every time I can. It also has a final boss theme by Noriko Mitose (known in the west mainly for her contributions to Ar tonelico).
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Blue Senpai
Joined: 30 Aug 2023
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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2023 10:18 am
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| Quote: | | Unfortunately, Afghani's casting has brought a degree of controversy; a lot of people don't think that Afghani "deserves" the role of Mario, given his very short repertoire of roles. This is likely a factor in Nintendo taking their sweet time to announce the new actor; there are a lot of people who are very attached to Martinet, and many of that group likely wouldn't accept anyone else. It's for the same reason they haven't announced the new voices for Rick and Morty; with "those" kinds of fans being who they are, naming names would paint a big pair of bull's eyes on their backs. I, for one, am positive that Afghani is perfect for the role. For one thing, Charles Martinet didn't exactly have the most extensive acting resume either when he was cast as Mario--most of his roles were for commercials or weird industry skits for trade shows. But Martinet's skills shone through, with his classical training inspiring his radically different take on Mario. Where Captain Lou Albano or Bob Hoskins focused on Mario being a gruff plumber from Brooklyn, Martinet channeled Petruchio from The Taming of the Shrew and focused on Mario as a chirpy, excitable little man. |
We saw that back with Chris Pratt voicing Mario in the movie and people claiming he was "stealing" the role from Martinet so it makes sense they'd do the same here when they perceive someone else is doing the same and not fit to voice the iconic character. Personally, I don't care about Mario's voice. Until Mario starts actually talking and having actual dialog it's about as important as who does the HAIYAAs for Link, who has been voiced by many people over the years. The VA for Link in Breath of the Wild was different from the one in Link's Awakening and I never heard a peep about that change or difference.
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Xavon
Joined: 09 Jan 2007
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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2023 10:25 am
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Having played about 6 hours on Mario Wonder yesterday, I can't complain about the new voice of Mario.
Mainly because I'm too busy sobbing and stabbing my ears out over the other sounds effects in the game.
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FinalVentCard
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Joined: 28 Oct 2018
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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2023 1:28 pm
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| wolf10 wrote: | | I will shill this game every time I can. It also has a final boss theme by Noriko Mitose (known in the west mainly for her contributions to Ar tonelico). |
Didn't know about Noriko Mitose, that's pretty sweet! I just ordered the first game off of LRGs a few weeks back because I saw they had Aoi Yuki voicing Cirno. Perfect casting right there, couldn't resist 
| Blue Senpai wrote: | | We saw that back with Chris Pratt |
Mmmn, nope, not a good comparison. Pratt was a stunt-cast for a Hollywood movie--casting him as Mario when (as far as we know) Martinet was still around to voice Mario was like making a Spongebob Squarepants movie and replacing Tom Kenny with [insert flavor-of-the-month star here]. Doesn't help that Pratt pretty much sleepwalked through the role (because being a movie actor doesn't translate to being a good voice actor).
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AiddonValentine
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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2023 4:24 pm
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Eh, considering Afghani's performance sounds almost exactly like Martinet, it seems this is a Mickey Mouse situation where it's more about maintaining continuity. And that's fine, that itself is actually a lot harder than people like to admit.
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Covnam
Joined: 31 May 2005
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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2023 9:56 pm
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If that Mario movie set was say, $50 instead of $100, I'd probably pick it up.
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FlamingFirewire
Joined: 03 Jun 2013
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2023 5:40 am
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| Covnam wrote: | | If that Mario movie set was say, $50 instead of $100, I'd probably pick it up. |
There are sets that are significantly cheaper on their site (under 30$ AUD); still not sure if it's region free though.
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Beatdigga
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2023 11:27 am
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The original Mario movie is a cautionary tale, that even with the seemingly most lowbrow, simplest plots (guy goes from left to right to save a princess from a dragon) the inherent desire to "improve" the lowbrow medium, 9 times out of 10, results in an unwatchable slurry that may be ironically funny at points (MONKEY!) but is otherwise terrible. I don't know why that needed to be enshrined in 4K, most of the people who could be sat down to elaborate on what a miserable experience the filming allegedly was have passed (most notably Bob Hoskins and Dennis Hopper) and the directors are still alive, so making fun of them endlessly in special features about what a stupid idea it was to try and make Mario their Batman would be in exceptionally poor taste.
So, uh, yeah, in happier news, Ultra stuff is everywhere there's a seeming market and it fits. It's been said Tsuburaya has gone into overdrive getting Ultra stuff out to the people to make up for lost time and Chiayo's mechanizations (such as the reveal this week in the 2000s they specifically blocked an attempt at an American Ultraman movie starring Will Smith). The Ultraman Blazar live show at New York Comic Con was surprisingly filled to capacity to the point they were turning away congoers (this a week after Blazar was a guest mascot at a Taiwanese science and technology expo) and we just got our first look at Shannon Tindle's take on Ultraman. If there's a market, Tsuburaya seems happy to work with you.
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Covnam
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2023 5:08 pm
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| FlamingFirewire wrote: | |
There are sets that are significantly cheaper on their site (under 30$ AUD); still not sure if it's region free though. |
Thanks for the heads up 
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pachy_boy
Joined: 09 Mar 2006
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2023 7:38 pm
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| Quote: | | They're calling it the "Trust The Fungus" edition, referencing a famous line from the film. This is as complete a release as you can hope for. It's a 4K Ultra HD release, complete with a book of production info and interviews and a copy of the script. There are various pieces of art featuring alternate promo art for the films' international releases, even a film cell. This is what you call a "kitchen sink" release; if you have any kind of appreciation for the film, this is as good a release as you could dream of. |
Thank you so much for the heads-up on this, this being one of my all-time non-ironic favorite movies. Yes this movie is "weird", but it's weird the same way that Beetlejuice is weird--fun, funny, entertaining, creative, imaginative, strangely charming, and there's nothing else like it (I will always argue in a positive way).
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tygerchickchibi
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2023 9:56 pm
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Okay, but why is this only available in Australia 
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harminia
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2023 5:44 pm
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| tygerchickchibi wrote: | Okay, but why is this only available in Australia |
Because Umbrella is an Australian company.
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blahmoomoo
Joined: 27 Jan 2020
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2023 5:54 pm
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| harminia wrote: |
| tygerchickchibi wrote: | Okay, but why is this only available in Australia |
Because Umbrella is an Australian company. |
At least they ship to the United States, and this set is supposed to be region-free. The UHD Blu-Ray certainly will be, since UHD Blu-Rays do not have region coding.
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