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    • Greg
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      Wow, this is almost laughable, the number of remakes Hollywood is doing of Asian cinema. And now THIS!!?? THIS OF ALL TITLES!!!????? Would never have expected THIS. Oh well, at least the Hollywood version will have nicer effects. Just weird choice though…..

      Can't wait to hear Nobunaga speaking English :lol:

      From Japan Zone

      The latest Japanese movie to get the Hollywood treatment is "Sengoku Jieitai 1549," directed by Tezuka Masaaki and starring Eguchi Yosuke (37) and currently on release here in Japan. The Hollywood version is to be titled "Samurai Commando Mission 1549" and is the brainchild of "Lethal Weapon" producer Jenny Lew Tugend. It will have scenes added, as well as beefed up music and special effects. It will also be made easier to understand for those without a background in Japanese medieval period history. The "sengoku" of the Japanese title refers to the so-called "warring period" when the country was wracked by civil wars before being unified in the Edo Period. The movie tells of a timeslip, with a platoon of modern-day self defense personnel transported back to feudal times. The current movie is itself basically a remake of the 1979 classic "Sengoke Jieitai" (G.I. Samurai), that starred "Sonny" Chiba Shinichi. The original version has drawn a lot of international interest and contracts have been signed for 31 countries, breaking the record of 30 held by "Ringu."

      No matter where you go, there you are.

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        I thought this thread was going to be about the remake of "Bad News Bears"…

        the bigot who thinks being an asshole is actually worth shit

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        • Shinagamithe3rd
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          I have actually seen that movie before, the old version that is, and thought it was fairly good for a cheesy chanbara romp. Hopefully, the hollywood version won't involve any americans playing the samurai, seeing as how thats the trend of any american made movie where the main charachters a ninja or samurai.

          "I Need Mo' Allowence!"

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            Originally posted by Shinagamithe3rd@Jul 2 2005, 05:42 PM
            Hopefully, the hollywood version won't involve any americans playing the samurai, seeing as how thats the trend of any american made movie where the main charachters a ninja or samurai.
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            Agreed.

            Oh, no. I'm absolutely up for this, **HOWEVER, it better not be all Western style. And I doubt that Gary Busey will be allowed a leading role, which would be kind of hilarious.

            Sorry, but the title in English, "Samurai Commando Mission 1549" … Hell, even "G.I. Samurai" reminds me of some crap low budget movie that would be on at 2am, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Richard Norton.

            It could work.**

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            • Shinagamithe3rd
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              With the english title I could easily see any of the following doing the lead.

              Jean Claude Van Damme
              Steven Seagal
              (possibly) Sho Kosugi (For those who don't know, a japanese actor who played various shitty roles in american ninja movies.)
              Arnold Shwartzenneger (sp, the hardest last name in the world to spell)
              Dolph Lundgren
              Hulk Hogan (Who did quite a few shit action movies in his day)

              "I Need Mo' Allowence!"

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