I had a feeling it wasn’t 80 minutes when I was watching it. 7 minutes of the ‘run time’ was just movie trailers
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well one has to consider the roll the Pandemic plays in audience attendance
it airing on tv or streaming would be more profitable and get more eyes watching
it airing on tv or streaming would be more profitable and get more eyes watching
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While not everyone feels this way, but for those who are concerned about catching the virus, it just seems like common sense to forego doing something frivolous and potentially dangerous like watching a movie. Everyone keeps pointing out that this reboot is targeting young-middle-aged women, some of whom are likely mothers or married. They've got to think about other people, not just themselves. That protective nature might mean skipping something like this.
The fans who are flocking to things like Demon Slayer are different. I'm guessing they're primarily young, healthy, and have at least a small sense of invincibility like most youngins do. They're probably bored as hell being cooped up, too, so it's a good excuse to get out. Plus it's at the height of its popularity.
Tldr; I think Toei would be foolish to expect huge returns on this film given the circumstances.
The fans who are flocking to things like Demon Slayer are different. I'm guessing they're primarily young, healthy, and have at least a small sense of invincibility like most youngins do. They're probably bored as hell being cooped up, too, so it's a good excuse to get out. Plus it's at the height of its popularity.
Tldr; I think Toei would be foolish to expect huge returns on this film given the circumstances.
I don't know what peoples manners are like in cinemas in the USA but in Japan you are obliged to wear a mask whilst in the cinema and asked to refrain from going if you have any symptoms. They also have a temperature gun at the entrance so anyone identified with a fevor or looking unwell they bar from entry.
The other thing that they have been at pains to point out is that there is good ventilation / air conditioning so there is air change at least once every 20 minutes. They've also pointed out things like coughting in to your arm not your hand so that you don't spread germs everywhere.
So people masked/ good ventilation / peope not talking and picking a time of low attendance on the balance of probabilities is probably OK - thats why I went at 9am instead of 1pm as the 1pm showing will have been much busier and riskier.
In my prefecture the most infections have come from people going to enkais (booze ups) and laughing / talking at close quarters.
The other thing that they have been at pains to point out is that there is good ventilation / air conditioning so there is air change at least once every 20 minutes. They've also pointed out things like coughting in to your arm not your hand so that you don't spread germs everywhere.
So people masked/ good ventilation / peope not talking and picking a time of low attendance on the balance of probabilities is probably OK - thats why I went at 9am instead of 1pm as the 1pm showing will have been much busier and riskier.
In my prefecture the most infections have come from people going to enkais (booze ups) and laughing / talking at close quarters.
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Nah, I still don't buy whole "emotionless , empty eyes" thing.
When they tried, they could make them work, most of the time they were lazy or the director didn't care.
I mean, I love her expression on my avatar, she has that "in love" look in her eyes, another quick example was act 5 when makoto looks extreme happy about usagi being her friend (like, the whole episode was really good with the expressions).
It was Sako's fault? Kinda, but also the staff who couldn't work around with her designs or the director for not asking something better.
One of the problem is that they always tried to make them look these perfect pretty dolls but it backfired 'cause most of the time they always had the same face/expression.
And it's kinda funny how Akira's work for S1/S2 is so plain and always the same face (plus one of the worst imo), yet, he was able to make really good expressions in his own style lol
When they tried, they could make them work, most of the time they were lazy or the director didn't care.
I mean, I love her expression on my avatar, she has that "in love" look in her eyes, another quick example was act 5 when makoto looks extreme happy about usagi being her friend (like, the whole episode was really good with the expressions).
It was Sako's fault? Kinda, but also the staff who couldn't work around with her designs or the director for not asking something better.
One of the problem is that they always tried to make them look these perfect pretty dolls but it backfired 'cause most of the time they always had the same face/expression.
And it's kinda funny how Akira's work for S1/S2 is so plain and always the same face (plus one of the worst imo), yet, he was able to make really good expressions in his own style lol
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I think the long-legged supermodel goddess look is perfect for Stars. Even in the 90s anime they seemed to all look older to reflect the fact they were in high school. I love Tandano’s designs overall so hopefully she can just age them up a little.
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Crystal usual basher : “oh my god this is awful, Eternal is such a failure”
I don’t know how it is in Japan. But even blockbusters in Europe don’t attract mass people, at 9am on Sunday morning in malls. Just saying....
Thank you for your amazing recap Mrploddy
Regarding the Netflix credit I think it depends the kind of contract they could have together.... a special announcement soon will be more than amazing...
I don’t know how it is in Japan. But even blockbusters in Europe don’t attract mass people, at 9am on Sunday morning in malls. Just saying....
Thank you for your amazing recap Mrploddy
Regarding the Netflix credit I think it depends the kind of contract they could have together.... a special announcement soon will be more than amazing...
I hear what you're saying, but those are precautions, not guarantees. There are many asymptomatic carriers, as well, so self-analysis and temperature checks aren't going to catch everything. My point isn't that people who go will necessarily get sick - it's that some people may not want to take the risk.
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Crystal usual basher : “oh my god this is awful, Eternal is such a failure”
I don’t know how it is in Japan. But even blockbusters in Europe don’t attract mass people, at 9am on Sunday morning in malls. Just saying....
Thank you for your amazing recap Mrploddy
Regarding the Netflix credit I think it depends the kind of contract they could have together.... a special announcement soon will be more than amazing...
I don’t know how it is in Japan. But even blockbusters in Europe don’t attract mass people, at 9am on Sunday morning in malls. Just saying....
Thank you for your amazing recap Mrploddy
Regarding the Netflix credit I think it depends the kind of contract they could have together.... a special announcement soon will be more than amazing...
It's a 10 cinema multiplex but was out of town - and at 9am where I would normally walk through the shopping centre I had to walk the long way round from the station so wasn't expecting great attendance but was providing them for peoples interest.
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Anyways about the film itself - what did you think ? It looks like a pretty close manga adaptation and after checking the manga chapter summaries looks to have stopped at an appropriate point.
I'm annoyed at the run time - this could have easily been 1 film - Haikara San ga Tooru was longer I think but felt a bit short changed.
Thankfully I was able to get a Movie Ticket code off Mercari instead of paying full price and for the second half I will be using my cinema chains point program and getting a free ticket. If not for the free ticket for the 2nd part I might have not gone.
It wouldn't bother me so much but its a 740 yen round trip to this cinema and the local one with the IMAX is well 1 train stop or 25 minutes walk so much more affordable.
I'm annoyed at the run time - this could have easily been 1 film - Haikara San ga Tooru was longer I think but felt a bit short changed.
Thankfully I was able to get a Movie Ticket code off Mercari instead of paying full price and for the second half I will be using my cinema chains point program and getting a free ticket. If not for the free ticket for the 2nd part I might have not gone.
It wouldn't bother me so much but its a 740 yen round trip to this cinema and the local one with the IMAX is well 1 train stop or 25 minutes walk so much more affordable.
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