List of Animated stuff for Chris and others.
POSTED BY: Fremdfirma
UPDATED: Friday, June 26, 2026 16:11
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Originally posted by Fremdfirma:
PS - the idea of wussy-boy (I *refuse* to dignify that critter with an actual name) being well adjusted is a miracle beyond my comprehension, I ain't exactly sure I could suspend disbelief that far...
Well, all of Shinji's problems stem from his mother's death (which was the cause of Gendo abandoning him, of Shinji's fatalism and depression, of NERV going Dark Side and causing the End of the World, and of Shinji's psyche not being strong enough to stand up to the Eva). All for the loss of one person.
Angelic Days is based on that scene in ep 27, where we get a glimpse of Shinji's "perfect possible world," where his mother is still alive (and thus his parents are still together, Gendo is. . . distant, if not really malevolent, Shinji has actual friends, and is psychologically strong enough to actually risk caring for others). It actually manages to make Evangelion more tragic, because we get to see just what Shinji lost out on --he's actually a likable goofball.
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Yeah, yeah, go ahead and laugh, but given I can turn it around for five to six times what I paid if I really wanted too - besides, I do like to keep a stock of kid-friendly anime stuff on hand for when I get the little mungers pawned off on me for a while, not to mention the happy-fluffy stuff is a right handy antidote to the rest of the worlds constant bombardment with hostility and violence, yanno ?
S'why I like Nausicaa and Yuna so much, cause they're exemplars of how you *CAN* solve problems in other ways than violence, and where else can you find that kinda thing in media nowadays ?
But also, here's the rub...
(FHWOOP FHWOOP, RANT WARNING, RANT WARNING!)
I've always had issues with the ephemeral here-today-gone-tomorrow nature of the internet, and I truly hate goin back to look at somethin and it's gone, hell, I fully expected this site to be gone within a year when I signed up to it.
But it's not just that, oh how to explain - on the one end, you have media companies who would, were it any kinda possible, charge you for EACH time you watched something, or EACH time you listened to a song, and because of that I severely dislike not having the media itself under my control.
Look at how Kindle demonstrated the dark side of that, for example.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/18/technology/companies/18amazon.html
Most ironic, given the works in question, neh ?
As long as someone other than me has access to the media, forget it.
Whether it be something like Kindle, or streaming content, or even a game that *demands* I hook up to the internet and "verify" it in order to play it solo, that kind of thing can kiss my patootie!
I *want* my content on a durable media, fully in MY possession, and useable on a device that BELONGS TO ME, unafflicted by rootkits, backdoors or boobytraps, that I know *for a fact* will play my media now, today, when *I* want to watch it, and it'll do that tomorrow, and the next day, and the next, as well.
My ex isn't like that, once she has watched something once, she could care less, but I prefer to occassionally revisit those other worlds, cause good stuff, like Firefly, stands many a rewatching and it only enhances the experience for me - and so I am extremely untrusting of folks who've proven utterly untrustworty, and I want that media, and the ability to play it, in MY hands, and my hands alone.
I've been likened to a dragon for that, my media, precious metals, uncut gems, all those things precious to me I want right in my care, just about sittin on top of em like ole Smaug, sure - but that's my way, yanno ?
So for me, I gotta OWN it, although once money has changed hands I don't exactly have any compunctions about sneakin a preview by watching it online somewhere, either.
Still, you wanna take *MY* stuff, you'll be comin through me and Forquet to get it, instead of reaching out with ghostly electronic fingers and flipping a switch to snatch it away so easily, and that kinda security is worth the dosh I invest in it, leastways to me it is.
I am kinda interested in some of netflix, the ex showed me that they have a nice collection that can be hit up with more or less a point and click interface, but again, what happens when you go back to watch it and they're not carryin it no more - ask em to mail it to you and then get cockblocked and deliberately stalled in the queue cause how dare you actually USE the service you're paying for (same problem with "unlimited" internet, neh?) and again, you do it their way, or no way - screw that.
So my current interest is to find a way to spin off a copy of the stuff they offer via direct stream, for personal use only, which is a completely legal fair use of the media, since you *are* paying for it, but I am pretty certain that what with the control issues big media has, there's some technical screwery under the guise of copy-protection, bleh - trust me, some of that stuff ain't no one else would much wanna watch anyhows, and they can buy their own damn
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Blue Submarine #6 was...
not all that.
Watchable fun & nonsense, but I'll be selling it to pay for (in part) Last Exile.
The laughing Chrisisall
"I only do it to to remind you that I'm right and that deep down, you know I'm right, you want me to be right, you need me to be right." - The Imperial Hero Strikes Back, 2010
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Good to know.
As mentioned, I just got my collectors edition of Le Chevalier D'Eon - and it was top-tier awesome.
http://www.funimation.com/lechevalierdeon/
In fact, so awesome, given that Rightstuf is currently offering the full out, bells on collectors edition so cheaply - I am very tempted to front it to you Chris, gratis.
http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/u59JJ8nWL66MfRyZfd/
browse/item/80499/4/153/100
-F
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Yo, thanks severely, but my thing is in space, SF, or martial arts (preferably all three), and this doesn't seem to qualify.
The laughing Chrisisall
"I only do it to to remind you that I'm right and that deep down, you know I'm right, you want me to be right, you need me to be right." - The Imperial Hero Strikes Back, 2010
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No worries, of course, just the WAY you said that now has me thinkin funny thoughts...
KUNG FU ALIENS, FROM OUTER SPACE!
And you'd have to do it in cheezy red/blue "3D" too, to get the maximum bad B-flick atmosphere...
*snicker*
-F
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Imagine my thrill in the theatre seeing Serenity for the first time... SF... in space...
Then River starts with the Kung Fu in the Maidenhead!!!!
Any wonder it's my favourite flick of all time? 
The laughing Chrisisall
"I only do it to to remind you that I'm right and that deep down, you know I'm right, you want me to be right, you need me to be right." - The Imperial Hero Strikes Back, 2010
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Oooooh! They've added Last Exile to Hulu!! (Too bad I can't post a link to it!)
From what I've seen in the last 10 minutes, this is the most imaginative design work since Wings of Honneamise!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Exile
http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/lastexile.php
What say you, Chris? Beats PLANETES by a mile, wouldn't you agree?
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Well, imho it's definately a top-tier work, but I can't really go on about it without spoilerin, so I won't.
That said, there's one or two minor quibbles with the story assuming you know (or could infer) a few things most folk don't really ever pick up on, one of which is kinda key to the story, but it's completely enjoyable as-is, mind.
-F
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Quote:The animation & level of free creativity? From what I see here, certainly. It's my next anime.
Originally posted by cljohnston108:
What say you, Chris? Beats PLANETES by a mile, wouldn't you agree?
The laughing Chrisisall
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