Comments on: The Sky Crawlers（スカイ・クロラ）- Blu-Ray Review http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2009/05/19/the-sky-crawlers%ef%bc%88%e3%82%b9%e3%82%ab%e3%82%a4%e3%83%bb%e3%82%af%e3%83%ad%e3%83%a9%ef%bc%89-blu-ray-review/ Because Sometimes, Busses Explode... Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:17:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: otakubaka http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2009/05/19/the-sky-crawlers%ef%bc%88%e3%82%b9%e3%82%ab%e3%82%a4%e3%83%bb%e3%82%af%e3%83%ad%e3%83%a9%ef%bc%89-blu-ray-review/comment-page-1/#comment-63360 otakubaka Sat, 12 Sep 2009 23:14:34 +0000 http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/?p=1721#comment-63360 Nice review! Definitely gave me insight before actually watching it! Nice review! Definitely gave me insight before actually watching it!

]]> By: kevo http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2009/05/19/the-sky-crawlers%ef%bc%88%e3%82%b9%e3%82%ab%e3%82%a4%e3%83%bb%e3%82%af%e3%83%ad%e3%83%a9%ef%bc%89-blu-ray-review/comment-page-1/#comment-63291 kevo Fri, 07 Aug 2009 05:43:18 +0000 http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/?p=1721#comment-63291 Slow pacing is usually absolutely fatal to these kind of films, which on the outside should promise thrilling dogfights and explosions. It's interesting having a war film criticizing the glamorization of war, though like McDonald's telling you Big Macs are bad for you, it's kinda hard to sell unless you do it just right. Also, I might be crazy but the BluRay cover reminds me of Top Gun. Slow pacing is usually absolutely fatal to these kind of films, which on the outside should promise thrilling dogfights and explosions. It’s interesting having a war film criticizing the glamorization of war, though like McDonald’s telling you Big Macs are bad for you, it’s kinda hard to sell unless you do it just right.

Also, I might be crazy but the BluRay cover reminds me of Top Gun.

]]> By: Hung http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2009/05/19/the-sky-crawlers%ef%bc%88%e3%82%b9%e3%82%ab%e3%82%a4%e3%83%bb%e3%82%af%e3%83%ad%e3%83%a9%ef%bc%89-blu-ray-review/comment-page-1/#comment-63232 Hung Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:40:04 +0000 http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/?p=1721#comment-63232 Generally Blu-Ray just looks better and sounds better, but it depends a lot on your TV, too. I use a computer monitor hooked up to my PS3 and it's noticeably nicer. I mean, I'd rather watch stuff on Blu-Ray than DVD, but DVD is still pretty nice. Generally Blu-Ray just looks better and sounds better, but it depends a lot on your TV, too. I use a computer monitor hooked up to my PS3 and it’s noticeably nicer. I mean, I’d rather watch stuff on Blu-Ray than DVD, but DVD is still pretty nice.

]]> By: mira http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2009/05/19/the-sky-crawlers%ef%bc%88%e3%82%b9%e3%82%ab%e3%82%a4%e3%83%bb%e3%82%af%e3%83%ad%e3%83%a9%ef%bc%89-blu-ray-review/comment-page-1/#comment-63228 mira Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:05:42 +0000 http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/?p=1721#comment-63228 How does this look on bluray as opposed to dvd? I just got a blu ray player and I want to start getting more anime for it. How does this look on bluray as opposed to dvd? I just got a blu ray player and I want to start getting more anime for it.

]]> By: Noemi http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2009/05/19/the-sky-crawlers%ef%bc%88%e3%82%b9%e3%82%ab%e3%82%a4%e3%83%bb%e3%82%af%e3%83%ad%e3%83%a9%ef%bc%89-blu-ray-review/comment-page-1/#comment-63219 Noemi Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:49:29 +0000 http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/?p=1721#comment-63219 my God, i thought you were going to chip in with some decisive insght at the end there, not leave it with ‘we leave it to you to decide’. my God, i thought you were going to chip in with some decisive insght at the end there, not leave it with ‘we leave it to you to decide’.

]]> By: Haley http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2009/05/19/the-sky-crawlers%ef%bc%88%e3%82%b9%e3%82%ab%e3%82%a4%e3%83%bb%e3%82%af%e3%83%ad%e3%83%a9%ef%bc%89-blu-ray-review/comment-page-1/#comment-63170 Haley Mon, 25 May 2009 23:06:15 +0000 http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/?p=1721#comment-63170 Yay! A new review! :D Heh, sorry, I just enjoy your blog a lot. Anyway... despite the fact that most of you all have given this flick a thumbs down or sideways, would it be worth a watch just for the artwork? I'm aesthetics crazy, so that's a big draw for me. How similar is it, in terms of pace, narrative style and the like, to Ghost in the Shell? Obviously the character designs are way different, but I'm curious. Yay! A new review! :D Heh, sorry, I just enjoy your blog a lot.
Anyway… despite the fact that most of you all have given this flick a thumbs down or sideways, would it be worth a watch just for the artwork? I’m aesthetics crazy, so that’s a big draw for me. How similar is it, in terms of pace, narrative style and the like, to Ghost in the Shell? Obviously the character designs are way different, but I’m curious.

]]> By: Wonderduck http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2009/05/19/the-sky-crawlers%ef%bc%88%e3%82%b9%e3%82%ab%e3%82%a4%e3%83%bb%e3%82%af%e3%83%ad%e3%83%a9%ef%bc%89-blu-ray-review/comment-page-1/#comment-63167 Wonderduck Mon, 25 May 2009 05:25:13 +0000 http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/?p=1721#comment-63167 I wanted to like <i>Sky Crawlers</i>, I really did. I just couldn't manage it. It's pretty to look at, I'll give it that (assuming you can get past the character designs). Maybe I'm not "artsy" enough, but all the pretty pictures couldn't do anything for the rest of the film. I wanted to like Sky Crawlers, I really did. I just couldn’t manage it. It’s pretty to look at, I’ll give it that (assuming you can get past the character designs).

Maybe I’m not “artsy” enough, but all the pretty pictures couldn’t do anything for the rest of the film.

]]> By: kadian1364 http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2009/05/19/the-sky-crawlers%ef%bc%88%e3%82%b9%e3%82%ab%e3%82%a4%e3%83%bb%e3%82%af%e3%83%ad%e3%83%a9%ef%bc%89-blu-ray-review/comment-page-1/#comment-63151 kadian1364 Wed, 20 May 2009 05:34:52 +0000 http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/?p=1721#comment-63151 It wasn't the pacing, or the character designs, or the maddeningly ambiguous plot, my biggest gripe with Sky Crawlers was that the characters just weren't interesting. There was no connection, nothing memorable, or even anything about them that made me want to like them. They had about as much personality as drywall, and for a narrative attempting to accomplish more than just to be pretty aesthetics and simple reassurances, establishing a remarkable cast has to be first priority. Instead it was the story's greatest failing. It wasn’t the pacing, or the character designs, or the maddeningly ambiguous plot, my biggest gripe with Sky Crawlers was that the characters just weren’t interesting. There was no connection, nothing memorable, or even anything about them that made me want to like them. They had about as much personality as drywall, and for a narrative attempting to accomplish more than just to be pretty aesthetics and simple reassurances, establishing a remarkable cast has to be first priority. Instead it was the story’s greatest failing.

]]> By: Krunk http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2009/05/19/the-sky-crawlers%ef%bc%88%e3%82%b9%e3%82%ab%e3%82%a4%e3%83%bb%e3%82%af%e3%83%ad%e3%83%a9%ef%bc%89-blu-ray-review/comment-page-1/#comment-63150 Krunk Wed, 20 May 2009 04:55:39 +0000 http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/?p=1721#comment-63150 I agree with basically what you said, slow but beautiful. I was very confused with the story for the 1st half of the movie to the point my head started to hurt (could've also been done by the animation). One think that you didn't comment on that I really enjoyed was the soundtrack. I though the soundtrack was amazingly beautiful. I agree with basically what you said, slow but beautiful. I was very confused with the story for the 1st half of the movie to the point my head started to hurt (could’ve also been done by the animation).

One think that you didn’t comment on that I really enjoyed was the soundtrack. I though the soundtrack was amazingly beautiful.

]]> By: digitalboy http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2009/05/19/the-sky-crawlers%ef%bc%88%e3%82%b9%e3%82%ab%e3%82%a4%e3%83%bb%e3%82%af%e3%83%ad%e3%83%a9%ef%bc%89-blu-ray-review/comment-page-1/#comment-63149 digitalboy Wed, 20 May 2009 04:16:01 +0000 http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/?p=1721#comment-63149 >>I’m convinced it has to do with the aesthetics of Japanese cinema. No, it's the director's fault, Mamoru Ishii. He actually purposefully tries to distance his movies from the audience because he's a pretentious fuck, but his work is often great (and also often crap). I thought the character designs fit the tone. As for it looking like a video game, much of the CG was done by the team behind the flight simulation game series Ace Combat. Sky Crawlers is a tough nut to crack and really needs rewatching to be fully grasped (which is difficult to do because it's so slow) but there's a lot of reward to be had for plunging the depths. >>I’m convinced it has to do with the aesthetics of Japanese cinema.

No, it’s the director’s fault, Mamoru Ishii. He actually purposefully tries to distance his movies from the audience because he’s a pretentious fuck, but his work is often great (and also often crap).

I thought the character designs fit the tone.

As for it looking like a video game, much of the CG was done by the team behind the flight simulation game series Ace Combat.

Sky Crawlers is a tough nut to crack and really needs rewatching to be fully grasped (which is difficult to do because it’s so slow) but there’s a lot of reward to be had for plunging the depths.

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