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Orrex

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7. What do you think about the original director's take on it?

Reply to yuiyoshida (Reply #5)

Sun Apr 2, 2017, 12:41 PM

Apr 2017

Summarized here?

I won't question your impression, because you certainly have a different stake in it than I do, and I'm interested to hear your thoughts.

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Just one point of disagreement. yallerdawg Apr 2017 #1

Nice, I couldn't find a review that wasn't tinged with politicized "whitewashing" bs Jonny Appleseed Apr 2017 #2

If you're a fan, I think you'll enjoy it... Docreed2003 Apr 2017 #3

Here's how one random fan rationalized the white-washing Orrex Apr 2017 #6

lmao I've been trying to stay out of the loop on this issue so I never saw this Jonny Appleseed Apr 2017 #8

I'm going to see it tomorrow. Initech Apr 2017 #4

I WON'T ...REPEAT won't go see this. yuiyoshida Apr 2017 #5

What do you think about the original director's take on it? Orrex Apr 2017 #7

Japanese view things differently in Japan yuiyoshida Apr 2017 #9

That's a very interesting and thoughtful answer. Thanks. Orrex Apr 2017 #10

Does it matter? yuiyoshida Apr 2017 #11

Certainly. It's kind of a cruel Catch-22 Orrex Apr 2017 #12

You want someone who can play the part? Rinko Kikuchi of PACIFIC RIM yuiyoshida Apr 2017 #13

She's awesome, and she would absolutely have been the star of that film... Orrex Apr 2017 #14

Again, provided you allow more Asian actors and Actresses to step up in this country yuiyoshida Apr 2017 #15

I'm all for it Orrex Apr 2017 #16

We have George Takei to thank for that... yuiyoshida Apr 2017 #17