Ace Attorney
2012 ‘Gyakuten Saiban’ Directed by Takashi Miike
Synopsis
Based primarily on the first game in the series, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, the film focuses on rookie defense attorney Ryūichi Naruhodō, as he strives to protect his clients in various murder trials, including the death of his mentor, Chihiro Ayasato, and the accusation of rival prosecutor, Reiji Mitsurugi. Ryūichi's greatest ally is Chihiro's younger sister Mayoi, a spirit medium whose body is posessed by Chihiro to communicate with him. The film will be a courtroom drama combined with the video game series' signature style. Sci-fi elements are also used such as characters bringing up holographic images of evidence during trials.
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This turned out exactly as I thought it would. Takashi Miike has really got the transfer of anime-style humor to live-action film down pat and is fast becoming a favourite of mine.
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There are many reasons why all video game adaptations have failed, but mostly it is because the filmmakers and producers don't seem to understand the difference between games and movies.
Takashi Miike has changed all that with Ace Attorney. I haven't played the game, but I can totally see how he took the elements of the game and made them into a ridiculous, funny film that actually has a compelling story. The best thing about it is how it Miike manages the tone. For all the random jokes, crazy haircuts and silly dialogue, it is surprisingly grounded when it needs to be and I applaud that. It could have been tighter, because right now it felt a bit too long for a rather simple story, but I really enjoyed it.
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The singe greatest collection of hairdos in 21st century cinema.
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I love the fact that this exists and it isn't terrible, that's all it needed to be and the fans would have enjoyed it, due to how low the standard is for video game movies. But it's actually a good film.
A group of people went into work and styled a guys impossible hair to look like a character from a GBA/DS game not many people have played, it's so ridiculous and they knew it. The film was riding on that weird charm of 'crazy but on the edge of being serious' from the games, which it pulled off.
I can't imagine someone that isn't familiar with the games enjoying it however. I enjoyed seeing Phoenix Wright throw evidence at…
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I liked this one a lot. I love Miike's films when they are towards the more comedic side. I haven't played the game but I was somewhat familiar with a couple of the characters. Very fun and exciting procedural movie.
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Miike effortlessly shows that the secret to making a good video game movie is to not have an absolute disdain for video games or the people who play them. He simply remade every single element of the first Phoenix Wright game, and it was awesome.
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It's that kind of movie
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I love the fact that this exists and it isn't terrible, that's all it needed to be and the fans would have enjoyed it, due to how low the standard is for video game movies. But it's actually a good film.
A group of people went into work and styled a guys impossible hair to look like a character from a GBA/DS game not many people have played, it's so ridiculous and they knew it. The film was riding on that weird charm of 'crazy but on the edge of being serious' from the games, which it pulled off.
I can't imagine someone that isn't familiar with the games enjoying it however. I enjoyed seeing Phoenix Wright throw evidence at…
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It takes a particular sort of videogame film adaptation announcement to invoke any amount of excitement in most circles. No genre is more (justly) vilified than the videogame adaptation; and the consistency of lacklustre adaptations has slighted the reputation of a genre that had little to stand on anyway. Games are not appealing for their narratives; some manage a story competently, but few excel in their writing. The Ace Attorney/Phoenix Wright series however is an unusual example where the writing behind the game takes greater precedence than the gameplay mechanics at the forefront of it. Hence the idea that the series be made into a feature film, a live action one no less, wasn’t entirely off-putting. Hearing that the film…
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Brilliant campy farce.
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Great movie, Its hard to tell if they are mocking the US court, lawyers and prosecutors or if they just wanted to do their own "thing". Nevertheless, its a great movie. It has its twists and turns, acctually several turns in the movie. It brings me to remember Agatha Christie (decades ago) mixed with "the pelican brief". I have never been a fan of moral speaches whether in US english or in Japaneese, that kind of things can really spoil a movie. It did not this time (might have been the Japaneese). Due to some less wanted things this movie scores 3,5, could hav been a 4 but as I mentioned, I want to do the thinking myself.. Turns out so much better that way..
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Funny Japanese movie, great adaptation of the video game. The acting in the movie isn't good, but it adds very much to the feeling of the movie.
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La peli de juicios más guay y loca que he visto en mucho tiempo (está basada en un juego de la DS). Todavía tengo pendiente toparme con una sola peli de Takashi Miike que no me guste.
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Best movie based on a video game to this date.
Not an excellent movie, but very enjoyable. The plot is a bit messy, but it all fits in the end. It may be a big immersion breaker as the legal system is a bit weird and to different from ours, but that is because it is based on the games.
It is a weird thriller that surprisingly works quite well. It is surreal, different and weird, but it does what it intent to in good fashion. It may seem a bit over the top, to whimsy and no real direction at first, but it does come around in a nice fashion near the end.
The big question is, who was the killer? And can you figure it out before it is to late? -
!! and they all fall down