The 1990s were a bountiful time for fans of cyberpunk, that beautiful science fiction subgenre that deals in transhumanism, the dangers of corporate rule, and exploring the capabilities of artificial intelligence. Films like "Johnny Mnemonic" would introduce the cyberpunk concepts of the 1980s to a wider audience through the magic of the movies, but there are many other, less well-known cyberpunk creations that deserve some love. While it's not technically a movie, the 1993 anime Ova "Gunnm," released in the west as "Battle Angel," is about an hour long and was released in the U.S. on a single VHS, so it sure felt like a movie. It's also an excellent adaptation of one of the best sci-fi manga series ever that inspired James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez to do everything they could to make a live-action adaptation a reality.
"Battle Angel" was based on the "Battle Angel Alita" manga series by Yukito Kishiro,...
"Battle Angel" was based on the "Battle Angel Alita" manga series by Yukito Kishiro,...
- 2/2/2023
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
Of all the live-action manga adaptations to be made over the past decade, at least those in the West, Robert Rodriguez’s “Alita: Battle Angel” is arguably the best. However, before making it to Hollywood, Yukito Kishiro’s manga had been adapted for the small screen in the form of Hiroshi Fukutomi’s “Battle Angel Alita”. The Ova, which is just under an hour in length, is a short and overstuffed yet action-packed and intriguing anime.
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Living on a desolate Earth in the shadow of the rich sky city Zalem, Doctor Daisuke Ido finds the intact remains of a discarded cyborg when scavenging through a scrap heap. He quickly restores the body and names the android adoptee Alita. Unaware of her past, Alita is set into the world anew and soon finds the harsh realities of living in the dystopian city beneath Zalem. Encountering mechanically...
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Living on a desolate Earth in the shadow of the rich sky city Zalem, Doctor Daisuke Ido finds the intact remains of a discarded cyborg when scavenging through a scrap heap. He quickly restores the body and names the android adoptee Alita. Unaware of her past, Alita is set into the world anew and soon finds the harsh realities of living in the dystopian city beneath Zalem. Encountering mechanically...
- 3/12/2022
- by Tom Wilmot
- AsianMoviePulse
From his psychological thriller to Spider-Man to Battle Angel, here's a look at the James Cameron-directed projects that never happened...
In the summer of 1977, James Cameron, like lots of other people that year, went to the cinema and watched Star Wars. But unlike so many others, Cameron didn't feel elation as the room went dark and the first space ship soared overhead - he felt a shiver of mild panic.
"My reaction to it was not, 'Oh, wow, that's cool. I want to see more,'" he later recalled. "It was, 'Oh wow, I better get off my butt because somebody is doing this stuff, you know, and they're beating me to it.'"
Within one year, the 24-year-old Cameron had borrowed some money from a consortium of dentists looking for a tax break, and with it, made the short film Xenogenesis. That film and its title (which could...
In the summer of 1977, James Cameron, like lots of other people that year, went to the cinema and watched Star Wars. But unlike so many others, Cameron didn't feel elation as the room went dark and the first space ship soared overhead - he felt a shiver of mild panic.
"My reaction to it was not, 'Oh, wow, that's cool. I want to see more,'" he later recalled. "It was, 'Oh wow, I better get off my butt because somebody is doing this stuff, you know, and they're beating me to it.'"
Within one year, the 24-year-old Cameron had borrowed some money from a consortium of dentists looking for a tax break, and with it, made the short film Xenogenesis. That film and its title (which could...
- 2/3/2015
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
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