Well, you watch this trailer for Assault Girls -- the new film by Mamoru Oshii, the dude who made Ghost in the Shell and the hilariously dull GitS2 -- and tell me. There are Japanese girls with wings and large guns, and they're shooting at giant, Dune-esque sandworms. That's all I got. Thanks to everyone who sent in the tip. (Via Twitch)
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MooseBerry said:
I lost my respect for Oshii after seeing The Sky Crawlers...
Posted 09/03/2009 at 11:21:41 AM
darkmagician66699 said:
Should be renamed "Final Fantasy: Whatever".
Posted 09/03/2009 at 11:55:05 AM
DJRM said:
To be honest this looks like the kind of action film a ten year old would dream up. To a kid the idea of girls with lots of guns and wings fighting giant worm monsters sounds cool. Even I'll admit the idea sounds cool. But having a cool sounding idea does not make a good movie. We'll have to wait until it comes out to find out for sure.
Posted 09/03/2009 at 12:02:52 PM
Mitch Harden said:
What can say ... I'm in.
I'm pleased that the trailer already incorporates 3 out of the 10 elements of the perfect film:
1. Divine Warrior Angels
2. Megabeasts (or giant robots)
3. Hot Asians
The elements of film perfection that seem to be missing include (but are not yet limited to):
4. A Man on Fire
5. Nudity (of any kind)
6. Mauling by vicious animals
7. A calm villain
8. A least one chilling musical cue
9. An ancient (albeit badass) weapon (sword, nuke, whatever)
10. A plan so crazy it just might work.
As you likely have guessed "Conan: The Barbarian" has been the only movie to score 10/10 on this scale. But I have high hopes for "Assault Girls."
Posted 09/03/2009 at 12:20:48 PM
Hachiko said:
@ Mitch
This movie also lacks the critical 11th element of cinematic perfection, the Nth element if you will.
It needs Pig Rodeo....PIGU LODEO!!!!!!!!!!
Posted 09/03/2009 at 12:51:32 PM
Bubba said:
Something like this might work for Anime, of course the women would have HUGE boobs and be wearing almost nothing.
What works for Anime, does NOT translate well to a live
action film.
Posted 09/03/2009 at 01:39:50 PM
The Flash III said:
What the hell is wrong with Japanese people?
Posted 09/03/2009 at 01:48:21 PM
Hachiko said:
@Bubba
Also, if this was an anime, the sandworms would have some very naughty tentacles, indeed.
Posted 09/03/2009 at 02:50:24 PM
dacalicious said:
GITS2: INNOCENCE was not "hilariously boring." Though your glib, middle-brow assessment is "hilariously presumptuous."
Posted 09/03/2009 at 04:49:24 PM
insaneben said:
I wouldn't be surprised if the movie itself consisted of exactly three minutes of action sequences, followed by 90+ minutes of questioning humanity's role on earth, the balance of nature, quotes you'd never hear outside of a college philosophy course, almost too-subtle criticisms of the entertainment industry, and musings on the military-industrial complex... with a basset hound thrown in for good measure.
To Mooseberry:
I gotta agree with you regarding "The Sky Crawlers". That film made my wonder two things:
1) If most of the praise was done out of sympathy, simply because he directed Ghost In The Shell.
2) Mamoru Oshii's arch-enemy must be "fun", because he tries to find every possible way to siphon it out of everything he's ever worked out (some examples include the-aforementioned GiTS & Innocence, Patlabor 1 & 2 and The Sky Crawlers).
Posted 09/03/2009 at 05:50:32 PM
Gleeman said:
Looks better than GI Joe and Transformers 2 combined!
Posted 09/03/2009 at 06:04:22 PM
dacalicious said:
Rob (who ALWAYS entertains me): Y'got sumfin agin Milton then, does ye?
Posted 09/03/2009 at 06:49:55 PM
Your doing it wrong said:
What's with all the hate for Oshii? His stuff is gold compared to all the garbage this site covers and phrases.
Posted 09/03/2009 at 07:46:56 PM
Gunslinger said:
@bubba:
Wait, it's live-action?
Have I become so bad at being able to tell CGI from live action ( or, vice-versa, have CGI become so good ) that I just assumed this was a CGI film ala Advent Children when it's not?
Posted 09/03/2009 at 08:10:13 PM
Capsulesn'Coffee said:
Hot Asian girls+ huge guns+ explosions+ sexy sci-fi/cyperpunk getup+ giant sandworms+ Oshii in the directors helm....count me in!
Posted 09/03/2009 at 10:30:31 PM
Cobra Commander said:
The movie looks kind of bad, but that has to be the cutest Lucifer ever!
Posted 09/04/2009 at 09:22:18 AM
Asat said:
WTF, did Lucifer just flip us the chin? Fuggedaboutit.
Posted 09/07/2009 at 12:32:38 AM






