So, no real japanese actors on this? That's kinda lame, especially from Netflix.
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There's no Japan in One Piece so why would they need Japanese actors. It's understandable that many people have strong opinions when it comes to these adaptations but this comment isn't constructive to the quality of the production.
So, no real japanese actors on this? That's kinda lame, especially from Netflix.
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Tell me you know nothing about One Piece without telling me you know nothing about One Piece :sweat_smile:
So, no real japanese actors on this? That's kinda lame, especially from Netflix.
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Mackenyu is playing zoro and he is Japanese
Why is Scott Pilgrim barely in the show?
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It is because he took off.
So, no real japanese actors on this? That's kinda lame, especially from Netflix.
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@bkoto the creator himself said multiple times over the years that if the characters would be in the real world, their nationalities would all be very different. Luffy (Brazil), Zoro (Japan), Nami (Sweden), Usopp (Africa), Sanji (France).
So before you start spreading your negativity maybe check some facts beforehand. Thank you.
I'm always amazed that the anti woke people don't realise The Boys is making fun of them
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@neohexane Or the fact the series has always been woke to begin with but they only like to talk about when people die or the characters say something edgy.
Note to hollyweird - THIS is how you do a show with NO virtue signaling, NO SJW-Preaching, & NO agenda prompting. Just a great show with a great cast and awesome storytelling for entertainment value, period! If only all of hollyweird could/would GET this simple concept.
Tyler Sheridan just keeps bringing in the hits. His Urban-Western storytelling is on fire right now.
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@archangell This show has as much virtue signaling, preaching and agenda prompting as any other show.
It's just more in line with your personal beliefs. That's why it doesn't bother you.
Note to hollyweird - THIS is how you do a show with NO virtue signaling, NO SJW-Preaching, & NO agenda prompting. Just a great show with a great cast and awesome storytelling for entertainment value, period! If only all of hollyweird could/would GET this simple concept.
Tyler Sheridan just keeps bringing in the hits. His Urban-Western storytelling is on fire right now.
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@archangell Or this can be your thing. And those shows can be their thing. And everybody gets to watch what they want.
Nobody has to dictate what gets made. Just watch what you enjoy. Politics is not needed here.
Note to hollyweird - THIS is how you do a show with NO virtue signaling, NO SJW-Preaching, & NO agenda prompting. Just a great show with a great cast and awesome storytelling for entertainment value, period! If only all of hollyweird could/would GET this simple concept.
Tyler Sheridan just keeps bringing in the hits. His Urban-Western storytelling is on fire right now.
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@archangell Well, your response only proves my point. And speaking of reading comprehension, I did say Yellowstone was "your thing". There's only one person in this thread with reading comprehension issues ma'am. Sorry I assumed your gender, my bad.
Terrible RENDITION. Custom design, CGI, acting, all awful.
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Y'all know this site shows that you haven't watched the show, right?
Without actually watching the series your opinion, isn't your opinion worthless?
It's series like these that makes me wonder, DID THEY AIM TO MAKE IT HORRIBLE OR WAS IT AN ACCIDENT? Where to start? Aweful casting appearance wise. Those are the faces of unpaid extras not protagonists. Not to mention acting irself is a foreign concept. It seems like they are in a school play for extra credit. It's goofy, awkward and uncomfortable. Too many characters, non of them remotely interesting. I couldn't care less if they found the treasure or be eaten bu sharks. Especially that chuby pirate lady seems like she's in a hurry to go eat. I wonder, who's her father that got her that role. ZERO TALENT! The obligatory woke bullshit is there obviously, but that's not even the worst thing.
I had zero expectations cuz let's face it Netflix is long dead but this was exceptionally abysmal. I just hope ppl didn't pay to see it. RATE 2/10loading replies
Just curious, where exactly was the "woke" bs you mentioned and why would you think that Netflix is dead when it absolutely dominates the streaming charts?
Honestly the best series of all time. I have yet to watch the Sopranos so this may be premature but it is absolutely better than all of the other shows that people say are GOAT. It's better than The Wire, Breaking Bad, House of Cards, and Mad Men combined. The acting, writing, directing, thematic value, sound editing, and historical relevance (as well as modern relevance) are strung together impossibly well in this masterpiece of a show. The only way I can see someone not liking this show is either if they have no understanding of film techniques or they just do not pay attention. Word to the wise though, pay VERY CLOSE ATTENTION to the first episode if you just begin watching it. The first episode is the most complicated episode of all time, it's practically its own movie, literally every single scene has relevance to the larger story.
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@seanmsu Great, great show, but I just want to point out that "The only way I can see someone not liking this show is either if they have no understanding of film techniques.." this statement is rather dumb. Ferraris are incredible feats of engineering techniques and artform, but that doesn't mean I have to like them (I don't). Or rather, the greatest cinematographer on the planet could film a freshly defecated turd, that doesn't make it a good turd.
Note to hollyweird - THIS is how you do a show with NO virtue signaling, NO SJW-Preaching, & NO agenda prompting. Just a great show with a great cast and awesome storytelling for entertainment value, period! If only all of hollyweird could/would GET this simple concept.
Tyler Sheridan just keeps bringing in the hits. His Urban-Western storytelling is on fire right now.
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Living rent free in your head lol
If you ever wanted a Scott Pilgrim show with barely any Scott Pilgrim in it, then this one’s for you!
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@kvadam I didn't watch the movie cause of how cringe Scott was, and I enjoyed this because of his lack of appearance.
If you ever wanted a Scott Pilgrim show with barely any Scott Pilgrim in it, then this one’s for you!
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that is actually exactly what i want tbh this is helpful info
Nope. Just nope.
First, too soon. We're still in a middle of a pandemic.
Acting sucks, editing sucks.
As a Stephen King fanatic, this is just offensive. The mini-series with Gary Sinise was awesome, but this is just surfing the pandemic/heard hype.
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@angelcosta how do you mean too soon? Production on The Stand began in September 2019 and wrapped in early March 2020. There was no covid! Or is every movie and show about a pandemic too soon now?
Nope. Just nope.
First, too soon. We're still in a middle of a pandemic.
Acting sucks, editing sucks.
As a Stephen King fanatic, this is just offensive. The mini-series with Gary Sinise was awesome, but this is just surfing the pandemic/heard hype.
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@angelcosta lol I love those "too soon" comments. They're so ridiculous. Amber Heard sucks thought, ever has.
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GO WOKE GO BROKE. no season 5 ... CUT OFF AT SEASON 2 that way you will not get upset by the shite to follow
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@crazymazey I'm curious, what did you find objectionable or "woke" about Season 4? The mere existence of woman protagonists? The indigenous characters? Gay characters? If so, that's more your problem than the show's.
For the record, I didn't like the season either. I found it kind of boring with sloppy writing that tried too hard to capitalize off the nostalgia of S1. But the problems with the season lie in the quality of the writing, not the right-wing boogeyman of "wokeness", or being socially conscious (which is an objectively good thing by the way).
Overrated and overhyped. I expected a lot better animation since this was from MAPPA Studios. Most of characters are bland too with Power's being an exception. 12 episodes were enough and I'm not looking forward to a sequel.
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@supriyo8799 it does actually get better, so u should try give another chance to season 2 when it comes out
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VIP3I see people complaining this show is too “woke.” I think it is great. I’m liking even more than The Boys.
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Same here, I'm liking it a lot more than The Boys so far.
Review by ragreynolds
VIP7Season one is a near-perfect season of television, and dare I say one that sets a new standard, not just for video game adaptations, but for adaptations in general.
The Last of Us is a breath of fresh air in this oversaturated genre. While many may take issue with the fact that the infected in this show are relegated to the back seats, I think it's a brilliant and welcome change. The Last of Us is not a 'zombie show', it's a show about love and loss; a show that aims to display a brutal, bleak, and heartbreaking world where these characters are forced to cling onto whatever they can get hold of to justify their continued fight to survive. The relationship between Joel and Ellie is brilliant, and their chemistry as a father/daughter type duo is second-to-none.
I've seen a lot of fans of the game complain that there's not enough action, and while it's certainly true that there's very little action in comparison to the game, I don't think that's a bad thing. This is not an action show, and video game fights do not translate well on screen. The game version of The Last of Us often sees the player (controlling Joel) mow down dozens of enemies at a time, and as a game, that works. It's necessary to have all those enemies, as action is a big part of the experience when playing a video game. But for a show, fewer action sequences make much more sense. The show feels much more grounded and realistic than the game ever did, and that's in part due to the action sequences being both far fewer, and also much more of a struggle for the characters involved. In this show, Joel is not a superhero, not like he is in the game. He can't take three gunshots and still take down five armed men, three runners, and a clicker. No, in this show, Joel is very much human; when he gets in a tussle with even one opponent, he struggles; and when he gets stabbed, he goes down and spends a long time recovering back to full health.
As far as the plot goes, the show hits every major beat that the video game did, and almost all of the major scenes are word-for-word identical to the video game counterpart. This was fantastic to see, as the game had already done a perfect job of hitting certain emotional scenes out of the park, and the show is no different. However, there are a bunch of times when the show does make some plot changes. One of the main changes is the entirety of episode three, 'Long, Long Time', which details the story of Bill and Frank's relationship. While this episode might be one of the most beautiful love stories ever told on television and was an easy 10/10 for me, it was also a huge departure from the game's plot. In the game, we never get to meet Frank; we only meet Bill. We meet Bill while playing as Joel, accompanied by Ellie. Bill is a bitter man who hates pretty much everything in the world, and his 'partner', Frank, is already gone. The show making the decision to never have Bill meet Joel and Ellie in the present timeline was a huge change, and while I was disappointed that we never got to hear the banter between Bill and Ellie in live-action, I actually think it was a very smart, and well-executed change; and one that gave us what will likely be considered by many to be the best episode of television this year.
There were other, much smaller changes throughout the show too. One example is that in the game, we never went to Jackson to find Tommy, in fact, we never get to see inside Jackson until the second game. Instead, Joel and Ellie meet up with Tommy and Maria at the hydroelectric dam. Another, even smaller change, would be how in episode eight when Ellie is hacking David to pieces with that knife, the game's equivalent scene actually has Joel find her during that, and he physically pulls her off of David to comfort her. Whether or not you like these changes is obviously going to be entirely subjective, but I will say that I found almost all of the changes to work well and make a lot of sense considering the change in medium.
Nothing will ever be an exact 1:1 adaptation of source material, that's just how things are. It doesn't matter if it's a book, a video game, or a comic book - there have to be some changes to make it work better for television. I don't agree with people who want as many changes as possible and who think that a 1:1 adaptation would be boring - I think that's silly. But I also don't agree with people who complain about every time there's a slight change to something and who then go on and complain about the show not being true to the source. This show is objectively one of the greatest adaptations ever put to screen, and I think we have the involvement of the game's original writer, Neil Druckman, to thank for that. The show hits all of the major story beats and character moments that the game does, while also expanding on various points in order to flesh things out a little more than they did in the game. If you genuinely think that this is a bad adaptation, then you must never have seen any other adaptations of other materials. You must never have read a book that was made into a movie, or any other game that was made into a show. Take 'The Witcher', for example, a show that received a lot of praise, especially for its first season. That show is literally one of the worst adaptations of source material that has ever been put to screen. The main plots literally changed and were abandoned in favour of the showrunner's own original content. Characters literally behave in ways that they never would in books or games. How about the recent Halo show? That was a bad adaptation. The Uncharted movie? Awful adaptation. But The Last of Us... this show is the furthest thing from being a 'bad' adaptation. The characters are true to themselves, the tone is a match, the plot is a match, the emotional impact is very, very close too.
I think the only thing that comes to mind when I think of things I didn't like about this season, was probably the stuff with Melanie Lynskey's character of Kathleen in episodes four and five. It wasn't that she was poor in the role or anything, but her entire character just felt entirely unnecessary, and it felt as though we spent too much time with her when we could have been spending it with Sam and Henry.
For me, the weakest episode of the season was probably episode seven, 'Left Behind'. It was still a good episode, and Bella Ramsay was great in it, but I felt as though the time spent in that episode would have been better suited elsewhere, maybe giving us more time with David's group to help flesh that plot out a little more.
Overall, this was a damn near-perfect season of television. The pacing is fantastic, the characters are compelling, the tension is fantastic, and the emotional payoff is brutal. Season two will no doubt be controversial, just as the second game was. Though, from what I read, it seems that they're planning on splitting the second game across two seasons rather than just one, so that will be interesting to see.
Overall, season one gets a 9.4/10 from me. I will update this review after future seasons.
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For me, the weakest episode of the season was probably episode seven, 'Left Behind'.
That's rather surprising to read as it gives the viewer some important information bits:
a) Ellie's sexuality which will become important later and is relatively organically established here rather than surprisingly thrown in in part 2 (where that teaser for part 2 was leading to some outrage for some odd reason)
b) some background of her fear of being left behind and how she feels about Joel and how resolute she is to save him (we did have other moments already, yes, but that is kind of essential for the entire series)
c) maybe a hint on when and why she used a gun before
Since you commented on how this is a good adaptation I presume you played the game(s). So, is your opinion maybe based on you already having experienced this information and are overlooking it in the series? Or do you just think it's not as important to warrant an entire episode?
I do agree, however, that perhaps longer runtimes here and there would have helped to flesh out some parts a bit more. David was coming off a lot more crazy in the game than in the series. Although I can understand that for TV it could be too explicit.
Personally, I'd rank the parts with Tess the lowest, as important as the parts were, they didn't particularly felt interesting, nor did they in the game.
couldn't get into it. it's a web series that feels amateurish at best.
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@neilquan Cause it was amateurish when it started. The quality of animation gets better by the season.
This is bad. A bad, slow, poor adaptation from the comics. And, hell, I watched it through 4 1/2 seasons... I mean, c'mon, 1st season is great! 2nd is ok. 3rd is meh. But 4th? 4th is "what the hell are the producers doing to this show?" horrible. And now they announce that the 6th (FU*&%ING 6TH!!!) season will have... ZOMBIES?? Isn't this SUPPOSED to be a ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE SHOW? And they announce zombies as if it was a great turn of events in the show... Really? o.O
No, don't bother telling me what happened to the show after the first half of 4th season. I'm pretty sure I can sum that up in only three syllables: "bla bla bla"...
I give it 2 hearts. And that is because 1st and 2nd seasons really entertained me, despite what they did to some characters (like... what? 19 episodes to kill Shane? Seriously? Why? And why is Lori so annoying? Someone please kill her!! \o/ YESSS! Thank you Carl! That's my boy!! Now I can stop watching this crap! Oh no, wait! The Governor appears! YESS!! ............. Aaaaand, he's boring. -_-' ).
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@ttofano the show started out as 1 man's journey and survival in a zombie apocalypse; not the actual zombies. Of course now, it's about the entire group of "Survivors" and THEIR journeys. I know, some episodes can be slow, and it never was meant to follow the graphic novels strictly (Daryl isn't even in the novels), so, IMHO, they have done a wonderful job of reeling you in, making you care about the characters to the point of crying if/when they die, and investing the time and emotion into the characters. Trying to compare TWD to the other "zombie" films is like comparing apples and oranges. "Night of the Living Dead" and others like it ARE focused on the zombies, whereas TWD is more focused on the humans surviving among the zombies.
This next season (season 11) will be the last season for this show (but not the end of TWD Universe), and I hope you can find the time to pick up where you left off. You may be nicely surprised. :relaxed:
