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Title: Japanese can make almost anything better
Post by: TheouAegis on March 16, 2013, 05:11:32 PM
『シュガー・ラッシュ』予告編2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE2RpW9xPmo#ws)
AKB48『シュガー・ラッシュ』挿入歌ミュージック・クリップ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqedzgzOlo8#ws)

Although to be fair, I actually liked the US cast of Wreck-It Ralph. Sarah's voice annoyed me for a few minutes but after 30 minutes or so I loved Vanellope too much to care. Comparing Sarah to the Japanese actress, I prefer Sarah's take as it gives Vanellope even more character. Oh well. The Japanese version seems to play more on dialectal nuances whereas the US version used slang, intonation and accents to distinguish characters. ... So in summary, when it comes to Wreck-It Ralph, for once I prefer the US version over the Japanese version. But I still rock out to "Sugar Rush".
Title: Re: Japanese can make almost anything better
Post by: Lelygax on March 16, 2013, 05:19:17 PM
They call this movie Sugar Rush in Japan (in the end of the trailer they say Sugar Rush instead of Wreck-it Ralph!)? Also why they show Street Fighter and Dance Dance Revolution in the arcades only in the JP version of this ad? Unfair! Hau auu~
Title: Re: Japanese can make almost anything better
Post by: Mathias_The_Resolute on March 16, 2013, 07:08:54 PM
what did I just watch? O__O
Title: Re: Japanese can make almost anything better
Post by: TheouAegis on March 18, 2013, 04:31:07 AM
Top vid is the Japanese trailer for Wreck-It Ralph (aka "Sugar Rush", which makes for a good lesson in semantics). The second video is a short music video by the girl group that sang "Sugar Rush", the theme song of the arcade game "Sugar Rush" in the movie (the whole song plays during the end credits too).

I'm not sure how I feel about calling Wreck-It Ralph "Sugar Rush" instead. Suddenly the movie's not about Ralph but Vanellope instead. But the movie's about RALPH!

I think I liked the Japanese version of the villains better than the US one.

AKB48
Skrillex
Buckner & Garcia*
Rihanna
Kool & The Gang
Owl City
Other music composed by Henry Jackman

I liked the soundtrack for Wreck-It Ralph. AKB48's inclusion was a tongue-in-cheek reference to all the Japanese arcade games. But Buckner & Garcia fits the movie so well. Their song didn't get played until the end credits, but if anyone's gonna have the ending credit song for a movie about a video game, then these guys were the ones to have the honors.

Buckner & Garcia Pacman Fever pacman buckner garcia dick clark (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEGSFk-vCqU#)
Buckner & Garcia - Froggy's Lament (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QivVOd8psJE#)
Title: Re: Japanese can make almost anything better
Post by: X on March 18, 2013, 06:00:13 AM
It's a shame these ghost didn't appear in Wreck-It-Ralph;

http://www.funnyjunk.com/movies/1108285/Awesome/ (http://www.funnyjunk.com/movies/1108285/Awesome/)
Title: Re: Japanese can make almost anything better
Post by: TheouAegis on March 19, 2013, 03:59:01 AM
Pac-Man was a lush, I think. If I remember right, Ralph espies Pac-Man gobbling up multiple martinis. At least Clyde was the head of BadAnon, or acting head.

But on the topic of Wreck-It Ralph, a couple things bugged me about the movie:

1) Why were Bowser and Dr. Eggman in BadAnon, and Sonic in Central Hub? Ok, Bowser I can accept because of the BS or Vs series of NES arcade cabinets. But was there ever a Sonic The Hedgehog arcade? Neff I'm okay with because I remember seeing him in the arcades. Zombie and Kano obviously fit, as did Clyde. But Dr. Eggman and Sonic.... THEY'RE HOME CONSOLE CHARACTERS! Same with the Metal Gear Solid exclamation mark.

2) Sonic issues a public safety warning that dying in another game means Game Over, no continues if you die in another game. ... ... How do they know this? ... WHO DIED OUTSIDE HIS/HER OWN GAME?!?!

3) If Sugar Rush reset when Vanellope crossed the finish line, why didn't she and everyone else revert back to their original states and positions of origin. Sour Bill or whatever his name is was still stuck to a lollipop. If they were all part of the code, they should have reverted back to their (xstart,ystart) coordinates. The fact that they didn't suggests the system only did a soft reset....

4) Why was the volcano in Sugar Rush filled with DIET Cola in a game that has nothing but polysaccharin-saturated pastries and candies? Why not a regular cola? Or Mountain Dew? I doubt Pepsi would have minded.

5) Anyone else notice King Candy laughed at his own jokes even though no one else ever did?

6) Why does King Candy have a fungeon anyway?

7) If both Turbotastic and Road Blasters or whatever it was called were unplugged and Turbo was still inside the programming of one of them, when and how did he get out and into Sugar Rush 30 years later?
Title: Re: Japanese can make almost anything better
Post by: Bloodreign on March 19, 2013, 07:14:42 AM
Quote from: TheouAegis on March 19, 2013, 03:59:01 AM

1) Why were Bowser and Dr. Eggman in BadAnon, and Sonic in Central Hub? Ok, Bowser I can accept because of the BS or Vs series of NES arcade cabinets. But was there ever a Sonic The Hedgehog arcade?


He has an isometric arcade game to his credit (SegaSonic the Hedgehog), along with a Megaplay and Mega Tech version of Sonic 1 (yes the Genesis game, one works like a Nintendo Vs cab in that you only get so much time to play on 1 credit), and Mega Play and Mega Tech of Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Neither IIRC have chaos emeralds in them, both are 1-2 worlds shorter than the Genesis games, but otherwise seem identical to their Genesis counterparts. So like Bowser, Robotnik (I don't call him Eggman, so sue me :P) has been in 3 arcade titles.
Title: Re: Japanese can make almost anything better
Post by: X on March 19, 2013, 03:45:52 PM
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7) If both Turbotastic and Road Blasters or whatever it was called were unplugged and Turbo was still inside the programming of one of them, when and how did he get out and into Sugar Rush 30 years later?

I never saw the full movie but from what I've gathered Turbo went viral in some fashion or another. He could've stayed within the matrix of the digital interface until another racing cabinet came along (Suger Rush) then he would just take over from there.
Title: Re: Japanese can make almost anything better
Post by: Lelygax on March 19, 2013, 05:34:19 PM
Quote from: TheouAegis on March 19, 2013, 03:59:01 AM
2) Sonic issues a public safety warning that dying in another game means Game Over, no continues if you die in another game. ... ... How do they know this? ... WHO DIED OUTSIDE HIS/HER OWN GAME?!?!
Alex Kidd, he tried to kill Sonic so he could be SEGA's mascot again, but Sonic killed him in a Jo-Ken-Po fight. :(
Title: Re: Japanese can make almost anything better
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on March 19, 2013, 08:56:44 PM
The Street Fighter bit with the fighters was in the US version as well.
Title: Re: Japanese can make almost anything better
Post by: Lelygax on March 19, 2013, 09:29:48 PM
I've seen the early trailers and didn't seem them in there, only Zangief reunited with the bad guys. Someone can please share it here? It must be one of the latest trailers.
Title: Now a Vanellope fan thread!
Post by: TheouAegis on March 30, 2013, 05:28:36 AM
This made me smile cuz I got the joke so fast.
(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffc08.deviantart.net%2Ffs71%2Fi%2F2013%2F068%2Fa%2F6%2Fi_m_a_racer__i_can_feel_it_in_my_code__by_cailinmariecosplay-d5xiq6f.jpg&hash=cf05af7545ef85a1a92fa6b978aa4ecc58acd054)

Just googled Vanellope Fan Club and got a bunch of hits. Some shit is disturbing, but a few pics out there are cute.

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Title: Re: Japanese can make almost anything better
Post by: Lone Wolf on March 30, 2013, 05:34:33 AM
Humm.... Didn't get the joke yet. :-\
Title: Re: Japanese can make almost anything better
Post by: Lelygax on March 30, 2013, 05:47:59 AM
Screen glitch lol
Title: Re: Japanese can make almost anything better
Post by: Lone Wolf on March 30, 2013, 06:04:33 AM
So..?
Title: Re: Japanese can make almost anything better
Post by: Lelygax on March 30, 2013, 06:07:50 AM
She is a glitch, thats why she glitched the screen. I need to watch this movie yet, but I know that.
Title: Re: Japanese can make almost anything better
Post by: Lone Wolf on March 30, 2013, 06:44:57 AM
Quote from: Lelygax on March 30, 2013, 06:07:50 AM
She is a glitch, thats why she glitched the screen. I need to watch this movie yet, but I know that.

Oh.. lol :D
Title: Re: Japanese can make almost anything better
Post by: Super Waffle on March 30, 2013, 06:47:21 AM
Why does Wreck-It Ralph become a supporting character in a movie called Wreck-It Ralph?
Title: Re: Japanese can make almost anything better
Post by: Lone Wolf on March 30, 2013, 07:05:24 AM
Quote from: Super Waffle on March 30, 2013, 06:47:21 AM
Why does Wreck-It Ralph become a supporting character in a movie called Wreck-It Ralph?

Man, they also made a movie called 'Thomas the Tank Engine' where Thomas was barely appearing on it. Coincidence? I don't think so. lol :P
Title: Re: Japanese can make almost anything better
Post by: Lelygax on March 30, 2013, 08:57:44 AM
Waffle, Im almost at the end of this movie and what you said doesnt make sense. Ralph is the main character all the time. If you tried to say it because of the JP version, well, its called Sugar Rush, not Wreck It Ralph. Since I didn't watched the JP version I cant say anything concrete about it.

edit: Yeah... she starts to greatly steal the spotlight in some scenes, but I still dont think that its enough to she be considered the main character. I expected more from this movie, dont take me bad, its a GREAT movie, but I expected more than simple cameos from the other VG chars.
Title: Re: Japanese can make almost anything better
Post by: TheouAegis on March 30, 2013, 05:27:55 PM
They didn't want the cameos to steal the spotlight. The staff said with the classic characters, they've been done so much over the decades that they all have their own personality already pretty much and that would overshadow the main characters (Ralph, Felix, Vanellope, Turbo, hi-def FPS lady). It's different from Toy Story. Mr. Potato Head never had a personality, so they could make one up for him. Barbie and Ken have always been portrayed as having plasticy personalities by Matel themselves, so it was easy to incorporate them into TS3. Army Men were, well, army men. But with game characters, their personalities are too firmly routed in gamer culture. That's why Bowser and Eggman never talk, Kano's pretty bland, and Clyde -- who never talked outside the cartoon series -- was given the lines.

Anyone else notice at the end of Wreck-It Ralph, Zombie looks like he's jonesing or maybe even just shot heroin before the meeting?

And I kinda like that Mario didn't show up, just had a name drop. "Fashionably late as always." That was such a great, subtle joke. Took me forever to finally get the punchline, but once I got it it made me smile. I can't reveal it, because it'd ruin the joke.

This always makes me smile every time I watch the movie:
Wreck-it Ralph : Adorable winner (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiXdc92mxlg#ws)
Title: Re: Japanese can make almost anything better
Post by: Lone Wolf on March 31, 2013, 08:34:24 AM
Quote from: TheouAegis on March 30, 2013, 05:27:55 PM
This always makes me smile every time I watch the movie:
Wreck-it Ralph : Adorable winner (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiXdc92mxlg#ws)

I think this fits better on the encouragement thread, dude. :)
Title: Re: Japanese can make almost anything better
Post by: Skycaptain Steampunk on April 10, 2013, 03:10:42 AM
japanese don't make the all best things, some countrys make very excelent things but japanese have best marketing and every one think they are best but they are not, every one have to look well they can find the best is not the japanese things.
Title: Re: Japanese can make almost anything better
Post by: Pfil on April 17, 2013, 06:49:21 AM
I was one that too thought that Ralph would steal the movie and that classic VG characters would be more important. But, still, I liked the movie. The girl was really cute, and the movie had a heart, which is always important in movies.
Title: Re: Japanese can make almost anything better
Post by: Mooning Freddy on April 29, 2013, 03:40:33 PM
Adult diapers are now a trend in Japan.
I can see how employers could take advantage of that.  :P

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-buzz/adult-diapers-surprising-trend-among-japanese-women-172721799.html (http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-buzz/adult-diapers-surprising-trend-among-japanese-women-172721799.html)
Title: Re: Japanese can make almost anything better
Post by: Ratty on April 29, 2013, 07:01:47 PM
Quote from: Mooning Freddy on April 29, 2013, 03:40:33 PM
Adult diapers are now a trend in Japan.
I can see how employers could take advantage of that.  :P

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-buzz/adult-diapers-surprising-trend-among-japanese-women-172721799.html (http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-buzz/adult-diapers-surprising-trend-among-japanese-women-172721799.html)

Well the Japanese office mentality is (like a lot of Japanese culture) supposedly very focused on a group think and group work mentality. You don't want to be perceived as being less committed to your work/company than anyone else, or as being a squeaky wheel. "Live to work rather than work to live." as I've heard it put.
It sounds pretty hellish to someone like myself coming from a country where the importance of individuality (and to an extent, slacking off) has always at least been paid lip-service.

Given that, what I don't understand is the "save time" argument, surely you would spend at least as much time if not more later cleaning yourself up than you would if you just went to the bathroom?
Title: Re: Japanese can make almost anything better
Post by: Lone Wolf on April 30, 2013, 04:52:17 AM
Okay... I think there's at least one thing Japanese can't do better...
Tasty Mexican Tacos!!!!

(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.fanpop.com%2Fimages%2Fimage_uploads%2FTacos-mexican-food-558176_600_500.jpg&hash=c5a889237ee726a838763f6ed64bb6ff97ba640f)
Title: Re: Japanese can make almost anything better
Post by: Shiroi Koumori on April 30, 2013, 07:21:36 AM
Quote from: Ratty on April 29, 2013, 07:01:47 PM
Well the Japanese office mentality is (like a lot of Japanese culture) supposedly very focused on a group think and group work mentality. You don't want to be perceived as being less committed to your work/company than anyone else, or as being a squeaky wheel. "Live to work rather than work to live." as I've heard it put.
It sounds pretty hellish to someone like myself coming from a country where the importance of individuality (and to an extent, slacking off) has always at least been paid lip-service.

Given that, what I don't understand is the "save time" argument, surely you would spend at least as much time if not more later cleaning yourself up than you would if you just went to the bathroom?

Well, cleaning yourself up happens at home and not in the workplace.
The Japanese are so overworked. Well, they have a word translated as death by overwork.
Title: Re: Japanese can make almost anything better
Post by: uzo on May 01, 2013, 03:23:28 PM
But, but, but...

The smell.

The feeling of sitting in your own shit and piss.
Title: Re: Japanese can make almost anything better
Post by: Dark Nemesis on May 01, 2013, 04:07:24 PM
Quote from: uzo on May 01, 2013, 03:23:28 PM
But, but, but...

The smell.

The feeling of sitting in your own shit and piss.

Lol!!! ;D You can always wear a diaper.  :P
Title: Re: Japanese can make almost anything better
Post by: Shiroi Koumori on May 02, 2013, 03:05:49 AM
I think those diapers can block odors. However taking it out is another story.