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Last post by UnpublishedWriter 24 Mar 2010 15:17
I have so many of these...I thought I'd post them here!! When I took screenshots, I got a few surprises!
Katse:
Joe on a computer screen?
Joe:
Ken:
Joe on a computer screen?
Joe:
Ken:
Jun and Ken:
Jun, Ken and Ryu:
Another shot of Jun and Ryu:
Another shot of Jun and Ryu:
Jinpei: (I think he looks cute here- but maybe a little Pinnochio-ish)
Jun, Ken and Ryu:
Another shot of Jun and Ryu:
Another shot of Jun and Ryu:
Jinpei: (I think he looks cute here- but maybe a little Pinnochio-ish)
Oops...another exit pic...
Hottie Joe in handcuffs...
Action Joe:
Jinpei rolls and stands with a gun in his hands...
Is that Jun appearing in a hologram to Joe?
Joe is a bar of some kind...are those Jun's red boots standing on a table? Go-go dancing, maybe? Hopefully NOT stripping!
Team birdstyle pose- so dark...
And...is Dr. Nambu channeling Samuel L. Jackson?
Hottie Joe in handcuffs...
Action Joe:
Jinpei rolls and stands with a gun in his hands...
Is that Jun appearing in a hologram to Joe?
Joe is a bar of some kind...are those Jun's red boots standing on a table? Go-go dancing, maybe? Hopefully NOT stripping!
Team birdstyle pose- so dark...
And...is Dr. Nambu channeling Samuel L. Jackson?
clouddancer
Gatchamaniac
posted 5 Jul 2009 06:05
Wow!
Where did you capture those from Springie? The Trailer?
You did some fast work here if you did. (I so wish I had that capability as well.)
Yes, these are from the close up view of the trailer...I went ahead and captured them in case the trailer was taken down from You Tube...I don't think it will, but you never know with You Tube...
clouddancer
Gatchamaniac
posted 5 Jul 2009 07:27
No I too was thinking the same thing.
I too am waiting to see how long before the trailer is taken down.
Thanks for doing this, Springie! We can get a much better view with still images!
They do seem to have given Joe a rather "aquiline" nose -perhaps with the idea of making him look Italian?
tatsunokofan
Gatch Guru
posted 5 Jul 2009 08:10
Hi all!
It does make me wonder if they are/were hoping to get Mr. Jackson for the role.
James
And...is Dr. Nambu channeling Samuel L. Jackson?Told you. With a bit of his Afro Samurai character thrown in for good measure.
It does make me wonder if they are/were hoping to get Mr. Jackson for the role.
James
Transmute Jun
Queen of the Bird Missiles
posted 5 Jul 2009 08:43
Oh shoot... I just posted these same pics! Ah well, you did a much better job, Springie! 
These are so awesome, springie! You do work fast.
You know, the more I am thinking about it the more I like the changes in Nambu - as a character he wasn't doing anyone any favors by just reinforcing the traditional white male establishment.
I am very intrigued by all of the shots - and feeling very open-minded to see where it all goes. This is great fuel for the imagination.
clouddancer
Gatchamaniac
posted 5 Jul 2009 10:08
I keep going back and looking at all these stills and I am now beginning to think plot.
Do you think when Joe is on the computer screen that is Nambu introducing him to the others for the first time?
I am also thinking, because I like this idea better, that the "Joe in the strip club pic" is actually Joe in a club with Jun catching her first view of him (perhaps tracking him) from a window outside the bar. She is standing on the sidewalk looking down into the "basement" through a window. (You know, kind of like the Cheers bar.)
tatsunokofan
Gatch Guru
posted 5 Jul 2009 11:22
Hi all!
You know, the more I am thinking about it the more I like the changes in Nambu - as a character he wasn't doing anyone any favors by just reinforcing the traditional white male establishment.So having him looking like a character from a 1970s Blacksploitation film is better? Besides, wouldn't having him as a Japanese man be just as effective? James
In that shot of the computer screen, I thought it was Ken's picture and not Joe because it didn't look so angry but I could be wrong.
great stills springie.... I'm glad you and TJ are covering this, just in case it gets pulled. You two rock!
gatchamarie
Gatchamaniac
posted 5 Jul 2009 12:59
Originally posted by tatsunokofan Hi all!ITA James! I would have preferred Dr Nambu maintaining his original character and looks. This hopefully includes all the other characters. I do not like the idea of any major change being done to the characters I love and with whom I have grown up during my childhood, becoming more and more familiar with them. And what will happen with the Japanese culture with which they were born?! The aquiline noise given to Joe does reflect his Sicilian nature, though! Thanks Springie ... you and TJ work so well together!You know, the more I am thinking about it the more I like the changes in Nambu - as a character he wasn't doing anyone any favors by just reinforcing the traditional white male establishment.So having him looking like a character from a 1970s Blacksploitation film is better? Besides, wouldn't having him as a Japanese man be just as effective? James
Thanks, Gatchamarie!TJ and I have often wondered if we share the same mind! 
LOL
Sosai Tim had this to say about Nambu's new look...and it just cracked me up...
Here's a link to the tune so you can sing along!
Shaft
Nambu
Who's the black scientist trick
that's a sex machine to all the chicks?
(Nambu!)
You're damn right
Who is the man
that would risk his Science Ninja Team for his brother man?
(Nambu!)
Can ya dig it?
Who's the cat that won't cop out
when there's danger all about
(Nambu!)
Right on
You see this cat Nambu is a bad motha--
(Shut your mouth)
But I'm talkin' about Nambu
(Then we can dig it)
He's a complicated man
but no one understands him but his Science Ninja Team
(Kozaburo Nambu!)
LOL
Sosai Tim had this to say about Nambu's new look...and it just cracked me up...
Here's a link to the tune so you can sing along!
Shaft
Nambu
Who's the black scientist trick
that's a sex machine to all the chicks?
(Nambu!)
You're damn right
Who is the man
that would risk his Science Ninja Team for his brother man?
(Nambu!)
Can ya dig it?
Who's the cat that won't cop out
when there's danger all about
(Nambu!)
Right on
You see this cat Nambu is a bad motha--
(Shut your mouth)
But I'm talkin' about Nambu
(Then we can dig it)
He's a complicated man
but no one understands him but his Science Ninja Team
(Kozaburo Nambu!)
Transmute Jun
Queen of the Bird Missiles
posted 5 Jul 2009 20:52
Originally posted by Springie Thanks, Gatchamarie!TJ and I have often wondered if we share the same mind!That's why I'm so crazy... Springie's got the other half of my brain!!! Ah, it's just as well that she's on thism because I got burned out today working on episode reviews. I lots a bunch of files when the PC crashed. Sigh...
gatchamarie
Gatchamaniac
posted 5 Jul 2009 22:54
Glad to hear so, Springie and TJ ... I always try to say what I think with the fear of disappointing others, but that is my way of thinking! I do not have anything against other cultures, etc, but I do like the original aspect of things and Nambu, here, is way out for me! Maybe, when I watch the movie, I could find a familiar aspect in his personality, who knows! But he still is not the same Nambu!
Originally posted by Springie Thanks, Gatchamarie!TJ and I have often wondered if we share the same mind!
Thanks Springie! Now I got this stuck on my brain and I can't stop singing it!
Originally posted by Transmute JunOh no! You lost files? Can you recover them? Let me know if you need anything, baybee-cakes...Originally posted by Springie Thanks, Gatchamarie!TJ and I have often wondered if we share the same mind!That's why I'm so crazy... Springie's got the other half of my brain!!! Ah, it's just as well that she's on thism because I got burned out today working on episode reviews. I lots a bunch of files when the PC crashed. Sigh...
clouddancer
Gatchamaniac
posted 6 Jul 2009 04:20
Sorry to hear about those lost files TJ.
Love that Nambu Song Springie, thank you for posting it. 
gatchamarie
Gatchamaniac
posted 6 Jul 2009 05:33
Originally posted by Springie Thanks, Gatchamarie!TJ and I have often wondered if we share the same mind!In the hurry I was in this morning I think I gave the wrong answer to this statement! Sorry, but I thought that the subject was still Nambu and I kept pinpointing it! You and TJ sharing the same thoughts is a good thing and it shows! TJ, sorry for your lost files ... hope you have recovered them.
Originally posted by Springie Oh no! You lost files? Can you recover them? Let me know if you need anything, baybee-cakes...Future episode reviews. What I need is a week frozen in time with no other distractions to catch up on all of my work that needs to be done. Sigh... Who ever said summer was relaxing????
TJ, I hope that somehow your files can be found... Either that, or a few "friends" come over to relieve the stress.
Transmute Jun
Queen of the Bird Missiles
posted 6 Jul 2009 15:35
No finding.. .they're completely lost. I'm working on reconstructing them, though.
Originally posted by Transmute Jun No finding.. .they're completely lost. I'm working on reconstructing them, though.Oh man, there are few things that can get me swearing like a fiend, but a crashed computer is one of them. Treacherous, perverse little ****s! I'm so sorry to hear this!
clouddancer
Gatchamaniac
posted 6 Jul 2009 16:11
I am so sorry to hear this TJ ---- and just as you should be relaxing for the summer and waiting for Comic Con to begin.
Transmute Jun
Queen of the Bird Missiles
posted 6 Jul 2009 16:30
Originally posted by clouddancer I am so sorry to hear this TJ ---- and just as you should be relaxing for the summer and waiting for Comic Con to begin.That's my problem! Between Comic Con and my vacation in August, I only have another 2 weeks to get everything done for Fall!
Sorry about the lost files TJ - things like that only happen to me when there is a deadline in sight.
Originally posted by tatsunokofan Hi all!Oh, I'm not saying they made the best possible choice - I am just finding a way to get on board with it. I agree that grounding him as a Japanese man would have been equally effective and in my mind the better choice. Like it or not, there are going to be changes to some of the things we have come to love. The Nambu change is one I can find a way embrace - at least in theory. I'm not sure if it will really work in execution. Hopefully, they will also change some things we don't love (or I should say I don't love) - like Ken's propensity to slap girls around. I could live without that appearing again.You know, the more I am thinking about it the more I like the changes in Nambu - as a character he wasn't doing anyone any favors by just reinforcing the traditional white male establishment.So having him looking like a character from a 1970s Blacksploitation film is better? Besides, wouldn't having him as a Japanese man be just as effective? James
Aww Tj so sorry about the lost files, hope things ease up for you soom so you can do some relaxing.
Springie - love the song you posted from Sosai tim lol I wish I knew how he came up with these.
And ladies have to agree with Gatchamarie you two do seem to be on the same wavelength 
so sorry about the lost files, hope things ease up for you soom so you can do some relaxing.
Springie - love the song you posted from Sosai tim lol I wish I knew how he came up with these.
And ladies have to agree with Gatchamarie you two do seem to be on the same wavelength
DeletedUser496
Forum Legend
posted 26 Jan 2010 13:43
Originally posted by Springie Oops...another exit pic...Oh boy... I never noticed that Dr. Nambu looked different until I saw these close-up pictures. And Jun Go-Go Dancing? Hmmmm, I'm having mixed feelings about the film now. I'm worried about what other changes they'll make.
I dont think his race mtters as long as we recognise him as Nambu...
Transmute Jun
Queen of the Bird Missiles
posted 26 Jan 2010 16:06
And all of this stuff was by a different director who is long since gone... so *if* the movie ever gets made, it will likely be quite different from all of these shots.
Becky Rock
Gatchamaniac
posted 26 Jan 2010 16:23
Originally posted by tatsunokofan Hi all!Do we have confirmation that's supposed to be Nambu, or maybe some other character? I too, would like for no major changing to be made to any of the characters.And...is Dr. Nambu channeling Samuel L. Jackson?Told you. With a bit of his Afro Samurai character thrown in for good measure.
DeletedUser496
Forum Legend
posted 26 Jan 2010 16:30
Originally posted by Becky RockYou do have a good point. It might not be Nambu. It could be somebody else.Originally posted by tatsunokofan Hi all!Do we have confirmation that's supposed to be Nambu, or maybe some other character? I too, would like for no major changing to be made to any of the characters.And...is Dr. Nambu channeling Samuel L. Jackson?Told you. With a bit of his Afro Samurai character thrown in for good measure.
tatsunokofan
Gatch Guru
posted 26 Jan 2010 18:01
Hi all!
Yes, that's Nambu. That has been confirmed.
James
gatchamarie
Gatchamaniac
posted 27 Jan 2010 03:52
Originally posted by tatsunokofan Hi all! Yes, that's Nambu. That has been confirmed. JamesAs long as they keep him like that! And, I think this goes to every character or thing we saw regarding the possible movie! If things keep on going in the way they're going, if the movie ever comes out, everything will be changed in it ... hopefully, more abiding to the original Gatchaman characters and story!
clouddancer
Gatchamaniac
posted 27 Jan 2010 05:27
I honestly don't think there is any problem with introducing different ethnicities into the film. 
As long as it is not to the team itself.
Think about the make up of our societies today our ethnicities are all mixed together and will continue to do so. In the future (which is the original timeline of Gatch) the "white" population will be in the minority.
As long as it is not to the team itself.
Think about the make up of our societies today our ethnicities are all mixed together and will continue to do so. In the future (which is the original timeline of Gatch) the "white" population will be in the minority.
gatchamarie
Gatchamaniac
posted 27 Jan 2010 08:20
Originally posted by clouddancer I honestly don't think there is any problem with introducing different ethnicities into the film.I agree ... the most important thing for me is to at least keep the original characters intact ... including that of Dr. Nambu! I do not wish to see something entirely different from that with which I've grown up!
I had a really bad dream about the Gatch movie last night...they went ahead and made the movie, but it was HORRIBLE! They changed many of the characters appearances, added several new team members, and no one could follow the plot of the movie. The theater was full when the movie started, but people left halfway through the movie!
Anyway, I was on You Tube looking around and found a better version of the trailer...and found some clearer shots to capture, including a pretty good shot of their birdstyles. I hope this isn't the last we see of anything to do with the Gatch movie!
clouddancer
Gatchamaniac
posted 1 Feb 2010 10:33
Thank you Springie!
Seeing Jun beside Ryu like that makes her look awfully thin. And Jinpei's face in Birdstyle looks like a toy dolls .... or is very reminiscent of Astroboys.
Becky Rock
Gatchamaniac
posted 1 Feb 2010 11:22
Thanks Springie.
I noticed that too, and I still think Ryu's head is too small for his body. I was hoping they'sd look more like the chacrters in the two Final Fantasy CG movies.
Originally posted by Springie I had a really bad dream about the Gatch movie last night...they went ahead and made the movie, but it was HORRIBLE! They changed many of the characters appearances, added several new team members, and no one could follow the plot of the movie. The theater was full when the movie started, but people left halfway through the movie!With the bad news lately about Imagi, I've been trying to find whatever vestige of good in it that I can, and one thing I've thought is that there being no Gatchaman movie at all would be better than there being a horrible movie like what you dreamed about! I do like getting a better look at the earlier designs here though -thanks for posting these better images! The proportions of the characters' bodies (esp. Ryu's) and some of their faces bug me here, but I think the more armor-like look of their birdstyles is interesting.
gatchamarie
Gatchamaniac
posted 1 Feb 2010 11:38
Originally posted by lborgia88 The proportions of the characters' bodies (esp. Ryu's) and some of their faces bug me here, but I think the more armor-like look of their birdstyles is interesting.Same here! Thanks for sharing, Springie! And hope that your bad dream turns out to be the opposite!
Transmute Jun
Queen of the Bird Missiles
posted 1 Feb 2010 12:17
I'm just trying to keep up hope that the movie will be made at all. I think when they finally get down to it, the movie/story wil go through lots of revisions and may bear very little resemblance to what is in this trailer.
Still, it's exciting just to see a Gatchaman trailer!
clouddancer
Gatchamaniac
posted 1 Feb 2010 12:30
Originally posted by Becky Rock Thanks Springie. I noticed that too, and I still think Ryu's head is too small for his body.I would actually say it is the opposite way. Ryu's body is too big, AFAIC. Yes he was bulky but not like that. Reduce the body size and his head would look better.
WadeInLincoln
Junior Member
posted 24 Mar 2010 09:18
It's been the trend for the past couple of years to change characters to a more "darker skinned" character (Sorry, normally would have said Afro-American but I've noticed there's a world-wide range of fans here and I don't know the Politically Correct term internationally.... either way I'm gonna end up ticking someone off).
Justice League - Green Latern
Marvel comics/movies Avengers - Nick Fury of Shield
and now Nambu
I have never heard if these type of changes actually help broaden the demographics of the fan base but it does seem like these types of changes are the trend that is here to stay.
UnpublishedWriter
Gatchamaniac
posted 24 Mar 2010 15:17
I can see that happening in American movies. When you get down to it, Green Lantern can be African American (and there was one in the comics in the 1970s, I think), and so can Nick Fury (even though he started white). The only large imported non-Japanese population in Japan are the descendants of Koreans. A black person (sorry!) named Kozaburo Nambu in Japan would have to be adopted or be bi-racial -- and the Japanese have some unfortunate racial beliefs to shed before that can happen on any scale.
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