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The boring one

Also a reminder of how I loathe the nerdish IP/Franchise mentality and its "canon" corporate bullshit, so eagerly lapped up by its target consumers.

Robocop is a good film, taken in isolation. Without the likes of frank miller painting over it.
 

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I'll be honest, this doesn't look much better than the live-action movie. :(
Not impressed. Mike and Bryan never signed off on this, so they have no control on the project. That was the biggest warning sign of this project. I'll just watch the original show again, and read the (good) comic sequels.

 

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Not impressed. Mike and Bryan never signed off on this, so they have no control on the project. That was the biggest warning sign of this project. I'll just watch the original show again, and read the (good) comic sequels.

Zuko's scar still doesn't look that impressive, but it is both hidden by the helmet, and there's of course the practical matter of not blinding your actor.
 
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Zuko's scar still doesn't look that impressive, but it is both hidden by the helmet, and there's of course the practical matter of not blinding your actor.
I'll give that leeway, but this is once again, an adaption that was never needed in the first place.
 

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I honestly didn't mind it until the Gum Gum Pistol. It just sounds too jarring in English... I had to look away.

I'm still confused why they decided to do this. Even if it ended up being good, there's no fucking way they'd be able to do the whole story. I wonder what exactly is the goal of this is in a business sense, how is this making them money?
 
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Still waiting for that Bug's Life sequel.
 

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I'll be honest, this doesn't look much better than the live-action movie. :(
Almost like animation can produce fantastical worlds and characters on the "cheap", as opposed to live-action where you'd need a James Cameron level budget to make this shit look good. Almost like they really should never have bothered.

Factor into that this being Netflix live-action. When's the last time anything Netflix live-action looked good? The Sandman maybe?
 
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Almost like animation can produce fantastical worlds and characters on the "cheap", as opposed to live-action where you'd need a James Cameron level budget to make this shit look good. Almost like they really should never have bothered.

Factor into that this being Netflix live-action. When's the last time anything Netflix live-action looked good? The Sandman maybe?
Did you edit this to say Netflix instead of Nickelodeon or am I having a stroke
 

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Did you edit this to say Netflix instead of Nickelodeon or am I having a stroke
Maybe you need some psychological consultation? There's some great doctors in Ba Sing Se that do wonders for the mind.