So, earlier this morning I watched the Live Action version of Initial D. As you may, or may not know, Initial D was originally a Manga series which in turn was made into an Anime, and later a video game. The live action movie basically retells most of the major events in the series in a span of two hours.
Now, as you should be aware of, Initial D is a Japanese series. It takes place in Japan, uses Japanese cars, with Japanese people. So why is the movie a Chinese production? All the actors and actresses are Chinese, and they speak Chinese...yet the movie still takes place in Japan. I just dont get it.
Anyways, back to the movie itself. Basically, it wasnt very good. It didnt completely suck, because the racing scenes were still pretty cool, but everything else was...well, just terrible. Maybe it was the fact that I was watching the (Cantonese...or Mandarin, I cant tell the difference) dubbed version (there are two versions, one in Mandarin, and one in Cantonese, one is dubbed, the other isnt). Or maybe it was the fact that the subtitles were absolutely horrible (like...literally, half the time they made no sense).
The racing scenes were done really well, lots of action and intense camera angles and jazz. But the none racing scenes were just boring.
Brace yourselves for the worst part: the soundtrack was absolutely devoid of Eurobeat. Worse, it was all pretty much hip-hop...and in English too. Not that the soundtrack wasn't good, it's just...f*ck, it's Initial D, where's the Eurobeat?!
I'd give the movie 5 out of 10. 4 for the racing scenes, and a 1 for this scene:
Now, as you should be aware of, Initial D is a Japanese series. It takes place in Japan, uses Japanese cars, with Japanese people. So why is the movie a Chinese production? All the actors and actresses are Chinese, and they speak Chinese...yet the movie still takes place in Japan. I just dont get it.
Anyways, back to the movie itself. Basically, it wasnt very good. It didnt completely suck, because the racing scenes were still pretty cool, but everything else was...well, just terrible. Maybe it was the fact that I was watching the (Cantonese...or Mandarin, I cant tell the difference) dubbed version (there are two versions, one in Mandarin, and one in Cantonese, one is dubbed, the other isnt). Or maybe it was the fact that the subtitles were absolutely horrible (like...literally, half the time they made no sense).
The racing scenes were done really well, lots of action and intense camera angles and jazz. But the none racing scenes were just boring.
Brace yourselves for the worst part: the soundtrack was absolutely devoid of Eurobeat. Worse, it was all pretty much hip-hop...and in English too. Not that the soundtrack wasn't good, it's just...f*ck, it's Initial D, where's the Eurobeat?!
I'd give the movie 5 out of 10. 4 for the racing scenes, and a 1 for this scene:
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