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Post by Viced on Oct 23, 2019 4:20:15 GMT
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Post by urbanpatrician on Oct 23, 2019 5:26:12 GMT
Well, it's the same old story with Mann. Delayed productions - Originally wanted to do it, but the project finds a way to not work out for some reason.
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Post by Lubezki on Oct 23, 2019 6:10:14 GMT
Just let him direct the entire fucking series
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Post by TerryMontana on Oct 23, 2019 6:20:48 GMT
Direct the whole series or make a movie.
We need some Mann!!!
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Post by stephen on Oct 23, 2019 13:57:22 GMT
Interesting. I feel like this is more in Refn's wheelhouse, especially lately, but if Mann can pick up Darius Khondji, there's potential for magic here. Ansel Elgort does not inspire excitement, but Watanabe will always get my attention.
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Post by quetee on Oct 23, 2019 16:53:00 GMT
So wait, i gotta buy hbo max? It isnt part of hbo?
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Oct 23, 2019 17:19:38 GMT
Ansel Elgort though?  |
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Post by bob-coppola on Oct 23, 2019 20:35:54 GMT
Ansel Elgort being directed by Michael Mann is like some perverted joke played by God upon the MAR guys  |
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Post by Mattsby on May 13, 2020 18:39:18 GMT
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Post by JangoB on Mar 14, 2022 16:45:32 GMT
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Mar 14, 2022 19:40:36 GMT
Hype
Shame some folks will bash this sight unseen just because of Elgort’s involvement.
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Mar 14, 2022 23:08:31 GMT
unfortunate casting aside, this looks cool as hell. HBO is releasing SO MUCH content this year
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2022 23:59:43 GMT
I’m looking forward to watching, but… is that a Yorkshire terrier living on top of Ansel’s head?
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Post by Mattsby on Apr 7, 2022 21:25:14 GMT
Really dug the first ep.... Mann directs it very sharply, gives it a great pulse.
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Apr 11, 2022 13:36:47 GMT
Quite digging this thru the first 3 episodes. I historically do not care for Elgort as an actor but have to admit he works really well in this. Wish Mann directed more episodes but I’m just greedy for more Mann.
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Post by speeders on Apr 11, 2022 15:37:47 GMT
Can't wait to catch up on this when I have time.
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Post by Viced on May 9, 2022 21:32:34 GMT
The directorial mystique obviously goes out the window after the pilot... but despite that, the season still mostly slaps. The Tokyo setting comes across spectacularly, and there's plenty of kino Yakuza moments and great characters. Obviously, I wish Mann directed all of it... but even 57 measly minutes of new Mann content after all these years was nearly cathartic for me.
Elgort is of course... Elgort... but he's not nearly ruinous. And though part of me wishes they'd just ditch the gaijin completely, the American reporter angle does make this a more intriguing show (even if the real Adelstein was something of a fraud, lol). And even then, the other whitey (Samantha) becomes the most boring/pointless/taking valuable time away from actually great characters character as the season progressed. Feels like she probably got more screentime than Ken Watanabe, which is criminal.
though of course, Watanabe is awesome. As well as Shô Kasamatsu, Hideaki Itô, Ayumi Tanida... and especially Shun Sugata as the ice cold Ishida. That moment where he takes on two assassins singlehandedly... legendarily badass.
hoping this gets renewed for a second season... otherwise it was almost just a tease.
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Post by futuretrunks on May 9, 2022 22:26:56 GMT
I was digging the show and it just...stopped. Ridiculous. No story threads were finished. How does anyone think ending a show like that is okay?
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Post by flasuss on May 10, 2022 1:38:44 GMT
They are obviously planning for a season 2. And it will be a crime if they don't get it.
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Post by Allenism on May 13, 2022 0:04:41 GMT
Damn, this turned out to be really good even if it too many plot points were crammed into the finale. Shame if it doesn't get renewed.
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on May 13, 2022 2:18:20 GMT
I was digging the show and it just...stopped. Ridiculous. No story threads were finished. How does anyone think ending a show like that is okay? Is every season of a show supposed to tie up all story lines within that season? |
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Post by Mattsby on May 13, 2022 19:58:40 GMT
I thought S1 was alright. The pilot is the peak...and then it's like the chef left and the line cooks had to make do. Elgort is better earlier, as the running-around doof in overdrive, but I don't buy that the yakuza chief and the veteran detective would give him the time of day. Some of it's just ridiculous....Having an affair with the rival yakuza's girl? The meth scene??
Not very plausible, runs in circles, doesn't resolve much by the end. But at the same time I enjoy journalist thrillers and foreigner abroad stuff, and some of the supporting actors, both yakuza bosses....are intense and add gravity when needed.
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Jun 8, 2022 17:41:14 GMT
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Jan 9, 2024 21:42:12 GMT
this is one I'm gonna try to catch up on this year
season 2 trailer
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Post by forksforest on Apr 4, 2024 2:03:58 GMT
In my mind, it was Taron Egerton cast as the lead. Sigh. I tried to give Elgort a fair shot, and he works in some aspects (good cast chemistry and "bro-y" dynamic with all the other male characters). But I really do think Egerton could have captured the charisma, out-of-place vibe, cool confidence, and imo is overall a more expressive actor. The scenes where Elgort is trying to sympathize with families of a victim ring so false, it feels like he cut up an onion and is one step away from a meltdown regardless of the situation.
The pilot was great, along with the first 3 episodes but somewhere along the 4th episode and beyond, the writing and direction slipped and it felt melodramatic. I hate that they switched to largely English because the characters at the newspaper feel much less authentic that way (especially Rinko Kichuri, although i'm coming to realize i may just not like her as an actress)
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