Let's Talk About Perfect Blue.
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Oh yeah, he just happened to accidentally make a movie about a tortured female performer seeking unsustainable perfection, who is haunted by her doppleganger who wants to replace her, whom she kills, after losing touch with reality, having her paintings talk to her, screaming in the bathtub, and ultimately going completely insane, and he just so happened to make that movie AFTER buying the rights to Perfect Blue, which has that exact same plot and sequence of events, and from which he had already stole said bathtub scene in his previous film, Requiem For A Dream. He was just following his muse! I'm sure the fact that he had the rights to Perfect Blue laying around was like... "Oh, those are still here? lol!"
TheVampire
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So is this worth watching?
The animation looks a bit dated.....
The animation looks a bit dated.....
Tertullian
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Paprika > Perfect Blue > Millennium Actress > Tokyo Godfathers
Proper order of greatness.
EDIT: This thread was necro'd from February 2012, wasn't it.
Proper order of greatness.
EDIT: This thread was necro'd from February 2012, wasn't it.
Hell yes. The animation is pretty good, but it's a modern-day psychological thriller so there was no reason for them to go balls-out on the amount of frames throughout the entire film. The trailer in the OP isn't really very good.
Tricky I Shadow
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Love it a lot. Not only is it one of my favourite animes, but its one of my favourite movies period
I watched it for the first time last friday as part of an anime film festival and compared to the other new, shiny films I watched that day Perfect Blue's animation did look blurry and dated. However, and I strongly emphasis that word, don't let that put you off because you will miss out on an incredibly thrilling (and surreal at times) story.
Yes it was. Only a year old and I didn't feel that it required a new thread considering people here were asking about a blu-ray release. If a mod wishes for me to create a new thread then I'm sure they'll contact me.
metsallica
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I certainly hope they continue their Bebop "pedigree" and release the first batch region-free. The US DVD of Perfect Blue is criminal.
Subsequent pressings of set 1 and all of set 2 are region B locked, I'd advise against anyone without a multi region player importing Perfect Blue, tempting as it may be.
metsallica
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Oh I know... I missed out. Waiting to be placated by the Funimation juggernaut, not optimistic they do as nice a job.
anarckitty
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Love the movie.
Enjoyed it more than Black Swan.
Still can't get my husband to watch it.
Enjoyed it more than Black Swan.
Still can't get my husband to watch it.
I'm glad you're back. If you ever went anywhere.
One of my favorite posters (and avatars, especially when it was animated.
youta
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Let's not forget Kon was also a mangaka. I recently purchased Opus and it's just as trippy as his movies. The link claims it wasn't completed (the last few pages are rough sketches), but as with most of Satoshi's stuff it's hard to tell if this wasn't done on purpose (since the story again blurs "manga-in-manga-reality" with "reality-in-manga-reality"... perhaps Kon was going all the way up to "reality-in-reality-reality
DigitalDevilSummoner
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Brilliant.
Word.
Darren Aronofsky "borrowed" the idea for Pi from Tetsuo and the idea for Black Swan from Perfect Blue.
Word.
Darren Aronofsky "borrowed" the idea for Pi from Tetsuo and the idea for Black Swan from Perfect Blue.
Get a region free Blu-ray player and watch it. Probably what I'll be doing.
Maybe if you put < instead!
Secret Fawful
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Not sure what's up with the Paprika and Paranoia Agent hate in this thread, but anyway-
This movie goes into what I call the Spectrum Trilogy, which needs a good green flick to finish it off.
Deep Red
Perfect Blue
What can I add to this? Green Inferno? Soylent Green? Eh.
This movie goes into what I call the Spectrum Trilogy, which needs a good green flick to finish it off.
Deep Red
Perfect Blue
What can I add to this? Green Inferno? Soylent Green? Eh.
Exr
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Yeah that felt a bit much. Lots of anime features nudity for the sake of it, and this scene felt that way. That said as someone who doesn't like anime, I really like Perfect Blue. Especially the soundtrack.
Aw thanks man! You've got a heck of a memory because I was away for years. I'd still have the animated version if I could, but I had to pick just one version of my cat that NeoGAF so generously photoshopped and I was always partial to Rikercat. Good to be back!I'm glad you're back. If you ever went anywhere.
One of my favorite posters (and avatars, especially when it was animated.
P.S. I still have Leroy and he's still awesome. https://vine.co/v/hnnEAHgEUHj
Frankly, everything he made was more than worth watching. I loved his work. Really regret that I won't be able to see anything new from him.
Pai Pai Master
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I love this movie so much, Kon is one of my favourite directors ever.
I like to watch BS and PB as a double feature. It's great.
polyh3dron
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Lumpy Onion
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I remember watching it in a theater and some guy brought his 5 or so year old boy. Things were fine up until the "Rape Scene". Him and the kid stormed out of there as fast as they could. Could have sworn he said something like, "What's wrong with you people!?" on the way out. Great movie. Loved the brutal stabbing scenes and that relentless music that plays.
DigitalRicket
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Just watched this right now finally after seeing this thread and I got to say I can't believe I waited this long. My first exposure to it was at an AMV contest years and years ago and I've been wanting to see it ever since.
Let's just say I did not expect that ending at all!
Good recommendation GAF!
Let's just say I did not expect that ending at all!
Good recommendation GAF!
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