Media Metal Gear Solid Discussion Thread (NO FIGURES /CUSTOMS JUST GAMES) SPOILERS

[Snake Plissken]

Haha

Is that really his name?

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It's DC's secret weapon to the film war

 

[Frank Jaeger]

Groundbreaking some might say

Hey hey, live action Dragonball was excellent...

 

[Solidus]

Sick of Scar Jo, she thinks she's the next Milla. But that doesn't say a whole lot.

Since were getting obscure as hell Marvel films of characters no one cars about, how about Arm-Fall-Off Boy?

Milla > ScarJo all day, everyday!

Ant Man is pretty random already... I won't be surprised if they have any more strange ideas planned.

 

[Plastic Bateman]

Sick of Scar Jo, she thinks she's the next Milla. But that doesn't say a whole lot.

Milla Jovovich I actually buy as an action lead, even in terrible films. Scarlett Johansson on the other hand, should really stick to serious acting - she can be good at that, but she's never convincing for a moment as Black Widow. Speaking of which, why didn't they get a Russian/Eastern European actress for that part?

 

[Snake Plissken]

Milla Jovovich I actually buy as an action lead, even in terrible films. Scarlett Johansson on the other hand, should really stick to serious acting - she can be good at that, but she's never convincing for a moment as Black Widow. Speaking of which, why didn't they get a Russian/Eastern European actress for that part?

I've bought her since Fifth Element. And everything is lazily Americanized, they can't be bothered with truthful adaptions.

 

[pturtle]

Milla Jovovich I actually buy as an action lead, even in terrible films. Scarlett Johansson on the other hand, should really stick to serious acting - she can be good at that, but she's never convincing for a moment as Black Widow. Speaking of which, why didn't they get a Russian/Eastern European actress for that part?

Absolutely agree, Scarlett is a good dramatic actress, but you would never be able to tell that by watching her in these Marvel movies which is one of the reasons I'm not totally on board with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, they hire all these great actors just for their name, nothing else.

I prefer the X-Men universe because guys like Hugh Jackman, Michael Fassbender and James Mcavoy aren't just treating it like a vanity film. They actually act.

I also thought Milla would have made a great Black Widow, she's would have done a much better job in my opinion and cost much less.

 

[Snake Plissken]

And Milla is actually Russian although I would think she's a bit old for the character at this point.

Wow this thread derailed.

 

[Plastic Bateman]

I've bought her since Fifth Element. And everything is lazily Americanized, they can't be bothered with truthful adaptions.

It reminds me of the Sony leaks claiming they wanted Idris Elba for the next James Bond: if Hollywood wants to do a film about a black British super spy, or a white American female combat cyborg - create a new property. Don't hamfistedly bastardise someone else's creative intent simply for 'brand recognition'. It also doesn't cut both ways - they can't call fans of Ian Fleming's work racists for not wanting a black version of the character, then expect to be immune from criticism of the inherent racism in whitewashing a fundamentally Asian creation like Ghost in the Shell or Akira.

And Milla is actually Russian although I would think she's a bit old for the character at this point.

Wow this thread derailed.

Um, er - Captain America: The Winter Soldier is the closest we've gotten to a live-action Metal Gear movie and is one of the few genuinely great Marvel movies. Would the Russo brothers be good directors for an MGS movie? Discuss.

 

[Snake Plissken]

It reminds me of the Sony leaks claiming they wanted Idris Elba for the next James Bond: if Hollywood wants to do a film about a black British super spy, or a white American female combat cyborg - create a new property. Don't hamfistedly bastardise someone else's creative intent simply for 'brand recognition'. It also doesn't cut both ways - they can't call fans of Ian Fleming's work racists for not wanting a black version of the character, just as they aren't immune from criticism of the inherent racism in whitewashing a fundamentally Asian creation like Ghost in the Shell or Akira.

No No! Complaining about it makes it racist

Hollywood nowadays, love bastardizing everything to pander to minorities. I don't care what color a "super hero" is, but don't siphon off fame off pre-established characters.

Making Goku White, still makes me want to projectile vomit.

 

[Plastic Bateman]

No No! Complaining about it makes it racist

Hollywood nowadays, love bastardizing everything to pander to minorities. I don't care what color a "super hero" is, but don't siphon off fame off pre-established characters.

Making Goku White, still makes me want to projectile vomit.

If they love pandering to minorities so much, why do they seem to hate Asians?

I don't get it. Asian cinema's regarded as having produced some of the best films of the last few decades, they're a fairly substantial demographic of the US population, China's the biggest emerging market for film and yet they seem to get nothing Hollywood-wise. Being an Asian actor trying to make it in America must be absolute suffering.

 

[Snake Plissken]

If they love pandering to minorities so much, why do they seem to hate Asians?

I don't get it. Asian cinema's regarded as having produced some of the best films of the last few decades, they're a fairly substantial demographic of the US population, China's the biggest emerging market for film and yet they seem to get nothing Hollywood-wise. Being an Asian actor trying to make it in America must be absolute suffering.

Asian cinema is definitely ahead of Hollywood with their film content, and don't care how gruesome they can make their films... which is why they're superior.

Asian actors really don't go far in Hollywood. Who's the last, really famous actor you can name? Jackie Chan? Byung Hun Lee is in Terminator and the GI Joe films, but he hasn't been a standalone success by any stretch in the West.

 

[Plastic Bateman]

Asian cinema is definitely ahead of Hollywood with their film content, and don't care how gruesome they can make their films... which is why they're superior.

Asian actors really don't go far in Hollywood. Who's the last, really famous actor you can name? Jackie Chan? Byung Hun Lee is in Terminator and the GI Joe films, but he hasn't been a standalone success by any stretch in the West.

Ken Watanabe - it's almost comical how ubiquitous he is.

I'm a big fan of Kurosawa myself, Kagemusha is one of my all-time favourite films. On the other end of the spectrum, Hong Kong made an unauthorised Riki-Oh live action movie - and Hollywood will never, ever top that

 

[Snake Plissken]

Watanabe is good, although the only movies I've seen of his from the West were The Last Samurai and Batman Begins.

 

[Plastic Bateman]

Watanabe is good, although the only movies I've seen of his from the West were The Last Samurai and Batman Begins.

He was fantastic in Inception. I wish 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano was better-known in the West, or got to work on some Western projects. Also what the hell happened to John Woo? He came over from Hong Kong on the back of films like Hard Boiled, took Hollywood to school on how to do action movies with the likes of Face/Off, then disappeared.

 

[Snake Plissken]

Hiroyuki Sanada is pretty fantastic. He's so interesting to just watch him act.

 

[Plastic Bateman]

Hiroyuki Sanada is pretty fantastic. He's so interesting to just watch him act.

I loved him in the Ring films as Ryuji. I think my mother developed a slight crush on him

 

[Snake Plissken]

I loved him in the Ring films as Ryuji. I think my mother developed a slight crush on him

My girl loves his facial hair It's perfect, you see no skin between the hair at all.

 

[Plastic Bateman]

My girl loves his facial hair It's perfect, you see no skin between the hair at all.

I wish I could grow a decent-looking beard

Like my hero, Big Boss.

 

[FSLAR]

Jackie Chan had Rush Hour, but not only did this films tank, he actually hates them because he doesn't understand the humor at all. Can't blame him since some of the humor sucks (and is outright bizarre by Rush Hour 3). Though Jackie hasn't really acted in much recently but the guy's old and cheats the Grim Reaper, so maybe he's trying to stay alive now

You guys should see Bollywood films or just general bizarre SunTV (Indian shows) and try to deal with the oddness, and copyrighted music from games, movies and everything!

I never understood Pliss' hatred for the MGS fanbase (or part of it) until I started watching Avatar and knew the fanbase of that franchise

I don't know which one's worse.

I understood it from the moment I joined here and started talking to him and Solidus. Believe me, I almost gave up on this franchise until I met you all, the few people (if not one person, I can't recall) from a forum I went on who were diehard MGS fanatics killed it for the rest of the forum. Including me, where I pretty much just figured 'ehh why the **** not'

 

[Snake Plissken]

The Facebook MGS pages are a haven for the annoying fans.