Comments on: Morning Briefing: Downey, WHITEOUT, etc http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/04/30/morning-briefing-downey-whiteout-etc/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:13:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= hourly 1 By: Wine New York http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/04/30/morning-briefing-downey-whiteout-etc/#comment-116984 Wine New York Fri, 07 Oct 2011 21:26:29 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/04/30/morning-briefing-downey-whiteout-etc/#comment-116984 Hi there, just became aware of your blog site through Search engines, and discovered that it's really informative. I’m going to watch out for brussels. I will appreciate if you keep going this in future. Lots of people will be benefited from your writing. Kind regards, Wine New York! Hi there, just became aware of your blog site through Search engines, and discovered that it’s really informative. I’m going to watch out for brussels. I will appreciate if you keep going this in future. Lots of people will be benefited from your writing. Kind regards, Wine New York!

]]> By: Tonio Hubilla http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/04/30/morning-briefing-downey-whiteout-etc/#comment-15947 Tonio Hubilla Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:00:45 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/04/30/morning-briefing-downey-whiteout-etc/#comment-15947 The Battle Royale video game is an online MPRPG available only in Japanese and basic Chinese. The Battle Royale video game is an online MPRPG available only in Japanese and basic Chinese.

]]> By: Tonio Hubilla http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/04/30/morning-briefing-downey-whiteout-etc/#comment-15946 Tonio Hubilla Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:59:20 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/04/30/morning-briefing-downey-whiteout-etc/#comment-15946 For some reason I was under the impression that New Line was basing the American film, somewhat, on Keith Giffen's manga translation, which has the students partaking in a reality TV show as opposed to being imprisoned due to anti-terrorism laws like in the original novel. Regardless of the source material, this article is irritating to me. I have to wonder how much ethnicity is an issue for Mr. Lee in remaking Battle Royale for American audiences, since, as the article points out, The Condemned has a nearly identical premise, but has had no problems opening. For some reason I was under the impression that New Line was basing the American film, somewhat, on Keith Giffen’s manga translation, which has the students partaking in a reality TV show as opposed to being imprisoned due to anti-terrorism laws like in the original novel.

Regardless of the source material, this article is irritating to me. I have to wonder how much ethnicity is an issue for Mr. Lee in remaking Battle Royale for American audiences, since, as the article points out, The Condemned has a nearly identical premise, but has had no problems opening.

]]> By: Scott http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/04/30/morning-briefing-downey-whiteout-etc/#comment-15945 Scott Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:50:03 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/04/30/morning-briefing-downey-whiteout-etc/#comment-15945 I'm pretty sure that Battle Royale was never a video game. Originally a novel, then film and manga series. I’m pretty sure that Battle Royale was never a video game. Originally a novel, then film and manga series.

]]> By: Tom Spurgeon http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/04/30/morning-briefing-downey-whiteout-etc/#comment-15944 Tom Spurgeon Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:37:07 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/04/30/morning-briefing-downey-whiteout-etc/#comment-15944 The American movie was going to be based on the videogame and not the movie? That's kind of odd. I wondered if they'd ever make one. I can't imagine there's a fan of the original movie that wants to see an American version no matter what they're basing it on. No one wanted to see Billy Bob Thornton standing in front of a classroom of 24-year-old TV soap opera actors. Or John Travolta. Or The Rock. I'm trying to think of a movie that functioned for us back when we were kids the way this functions for cool nerdy kids now and I'm drawing a blank. The American movie was going to be based on the videogame and not the movie? That’s kind of odd.

I wondered if they’d ever make one. I can’t imagine there’s a fan of the original movie that wants to see an American version no matter what they’re basing it on. No one wanted to see Billy Bob Thornton standing in front of a classroom of 24-year-old TV soap opera actors. Or John Travolta. Or The Rock.

I’m trying to think of a movie that functioned for us back when we were kids the way this functions for cool nerdy kids now and I’m drawing a blank.

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