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Posted by Ronin on 23-02-2006 at 20:08:

Ergo Proxy

http://www.ergoproxy.com/

Slated to be the big anime of this year...

I marmalised the site with babelfish....I gather there is a certain philosophical element to it??

Posted by Metaliant on 23-02-2006 at 23:49:

Can you explain what the story is about as I can't view the trailers as it's either static or nothing happens and I can't read Japanese at all, PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
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Posted by Ronin on 24-02-2006 at 00:01:

<big intake of breath between clenched teeth.>

The trailer looks ok.

I gather there are robots in it who look like humans, and some utopian elements...oh, and a murder investigation.

otherwise Im not sure.

But `Samaurai champloo ` got rave reviews...

Posted by Elvin Ruler on 24-02-2006 at 03:13:

Well, the art-style looks rather nifty. And it looks like the plot has promise.

Samurai Champloo got rave reviews? Blah. I never trust reviews, though. Just watch what piques my interest.

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Posted by Metaliant on 24-02-2006 at 09:10:

I can't believe that I can't watch any of the trailers but I need to know the plot. Just saying "robots and a murder investigation" to me doesn't mean much.

It just sounds something like any Japanese aime. Crying5

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Posted by Elvin Ruler on 24-02-2006 at 14:26:

Anime News Network has a pretty good synopsis of it. Sounds pretty cool, if they avoid some cliches and whatnot.

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Posted by Metaliant on 24-02-2006 at 14:40:

thanks but after reading about the general plot, I think I may pass on it.

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Posted by Ronin on 24-02-2006 at 16:17:

Me too. it sounds very lame.

Unless they can sell it to me on the philosopical content, of course.

(last time she was suckered in like that she ended up with the `Cashern` movie...)

Posted by meridianday on 24-02-2006 at 17:12:

Gah. I can't watch the previews either. I found a link that actually downloads stuff.
http://www.stonethorn.com/datahaven/ergo_proxy.avi
Unfortunately, my media player isn't able to find a codec to do the visuals, and the sound isn't a fat lot of good by itself.

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Posted by Ronin on 24-02-2006 at 21:44:

Why does P K Dick spring to mind?

Posted by Metaliant on 24-02-2006 at 22:25:

P K Dick, who?

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Posted by meridianday on 25-02-2006 at 00:27:

The guy who wrote the story that Blade Runner is based on.

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Posted by CricketBeautiful on 25-02-2006 at 01:54:

The sub-story in that book (PK Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep) still freaks me out. (It's not in the BladeRunner movie.) The masses who watch a never-ending story of a guy walking deeper into a desert, and consider it almost a religion. Adds another layer to the book and a whole bunch more possible connections.
One of the unfortunately rare cases where movie better than the book. Then again, given that I still remember the book and how powerful it was, I guess it was very well written and I just didn't like it.

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Posted by Metaliant on 25-02-2006 at 08:33:

So the question is Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

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Posted by Ronin on 25-02-2006 at 12:34:

No idea.

Never could get into his books. I have an interview with him. (from a SF seminar that for typical reasons he was unable to attend in person.) a truly, frighteningly weird person.

Posted by Metaliant on 25-02-2006 at 15:36:

Should be a member here then. Lol

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Posted by Tengu on 21-08-2007 at 15:17:

Well, I have finaly watched it.

its cliched but it has its moments.

I think it confirms to the anime ideal of farce and drama in equal measures.

Some eps are pure hillarity, but they explain the plot and are a serious part of the story.

I think I want to go to sea again....

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