Some nerd named IvanKW got tired of all the Akira fan-films with crappy CG motorcycles and decided to do something about it -- he got real motorcycles and filmed the above fan video. It's less a short film than a collection of scenes including one of Kaneda's crew losing a motorcycle fight, Kaneda at the bar, then Kaneda driving through the city. The effects are great for a fan video, even if it appears it was edited by a monkey on cocaine -- I don't think any shot lasts longer than three seconds. Still, it's impressive work and worth sharing, I thought. (Via Comic Book Movie)
Tags: Akira, Fan Videos
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toomin said:
I might have orgasm'd a little in mah pants....that was seriously cool. Makes me wish for a live-action Akira....for the umpteenth time.
Felix replied to toomin:
i dont wanna that, cause the american filmakers is gona screw Akira...just like they did with Dragon Ball!
Who said it had to be American filmmakers? I'm all for a Japanese version, provided the guy who did the live-action Death Note doesn't do it. But really, there are a myriad of Western filmmakers who work outside of the studios who could do Akira justice, I think.
People have got to stop being so quick to shoot down even the idea. Dragonball was a shonen manga/anime. Akira was a serious piece of work--only a giant idiot would ignore that and make a hack job of the movie version.
FireKraken said:
And suddenly I remember why I hate Kanye West
Capsulesn'Coffee said:
kick ass, and nice production values to boot.
Ranchoth said:
NAILED the characterization, I think.
Yopparai said:
They're driving in the wrong lanes and using the wrong currency. And, AFAIK, Tetsuo did not die.
MadOneStL replied to Yopparai:
Says who? Reality is what you make it right?
fakeassname replied to MadOneStL:
its american bills and he is driving on the "right" side of the road .... and that is wrong because in japan they use yen and drive on the left side of the road.
now that you mention it, it looks like it was filmed in LA with shots of tokyo cut in.
Yopparai replied to MadOneStL:
Hey, if you're gonna ignore the fact that Akira takes place in Japan, at least BE BOLD about it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jafd97yJFOI
<3daplague replied to MadOneStL:
Akira canon says so
GunSmithCat said:
What song is that?
Skribulous said:
WRONG BIKE
I can forgive the "sequel" angle they're going for, and the gritty, low-tech atmosphere of the whole film, but THAT'S NOT KANEDA'S BIKE
Aaron said:
That was pretty well done. The musical choices were good, and I got the right sort of vibe from the shots. It was a smart decision to not include any dialogue as well.
justin said:
I know it would have been difficult to do but I would rather have seen him on his original bike...which just so happens to be the bike i whant.
Dukey said:
I actually own the same bike as the white bike in the vid.
It's definitely easier to ball-bat someone in the skull while the bike is moving than it would be on the red Honda.
That's not realistic!!!!
T. R. Freitas said:
Man, I have to say that this was F@#!ng awesome!
MRCAB said:
Wow.. NeoTokyo looks just like downtown LA!
