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VOTD: The American Akira

Posted on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008 by Peter Sciretta

The American Akira

The Pitch: Harry Partridge has come across the initial animatics for Hollywood’s upcoming American remake of Akira. Thanks to /film reader Christopher M for the tip.

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Aqualeo

I wonder if the remake will be rehashed into crap.

John R

I don't know what you guys are smoking, but that was hilarious. Why? Its pretty much the worse fears that fans (including myself) have of an U.S. remake.

Captain_Howdy

In context, that was spot-on satire.

Enrique Garcia

Uhm... that wasn't an animatic... just a plain ol' cartoon.

Arthur

I thought it was funny. I mean I think people are taking it to seriously I mean they were just trying to show how in American remakes they try to hard to Americanize and it comes off, well terrible and doesn't even resemble the original movie (Pulse, One Missed Call, and most likely the upcoming movie, The Uninvited). I think the funniest part though was all the product placement and the OC song in the background basically that sums all remakes released in the last 5 years.

none

I didn't dislike it because I "took it seriously." I disliked it because it was horribly blatant and unoriginal.

[A]

Haha very good. And true. Americans will only f**k this up.

Isaac

I like how they mispronounced Kaneda

Matt Bacon

Wow, that was bad...not funny either.

none

I liked the ending, but this wasn't exactly clever or witty or any sort of whatnots like that
boo

I AM CANADA

It was funny how they pronounced his name. It would've been better if they called him Canada or something

GregoryV

That was so awesome....tru dat, yo!

TheDaftPunk

That was pretty poor. They act like corporations are exclusive to America too, but hey, that's expected.

debasree

it was not so bad it was good.
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Joe Newman

I thought it was really funny; of course it was over the top.. if it wasn't it wouldn't have been funny; Makes me think of the Departed and the upcoming "I, Oldboy"

Joe Newman

btw the talking bike gets me everytime

Hans Van Harken

Dude! Harry! you got your movie on slashfilm! holy crap, congrats!

The Seventh Son

Please, don' t let them ruin Akira. That movie is so awesome.... If they americanize it i'm going to be soooo pissed.....

serafina

This has nothing to do with an actual upcoming remake... this is a parody... satire...

Sambo

what tha hell is that racist Sambo character doing in there!?

"yeah could you make his lips big and shiney!" ...WTF!

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