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Alita: Battle Angel
Valentine’s day, 2019, will see the release of the (hopefully) awesome Hollywood adaptation of Battle Angel Alita, titled (backwardsly) Alita: Battle Angel.
Directed by Robert Rodriguez and produced by James Cameron and Jon Landau, this movie has all the making’s a major blockbuster. However, the source material is pretty obscure. Back in the day, I was a huge Battle Angel Alita fan, as were some of my friends (we were all into anime and manga in the 1990s), to the point that I even wrote a little world book for the GURPS role-playing game systems. I still have the nine original manga graphic novels, which I’m now in the process of re-reading. Even so, Battle Angel Alita is almost completely unknown outside it’s limited fan base, and I fear that will work to the detriment of the movie.
The movie appears to loosely cover the first four graphic novels, which is good, since there probably won’t be a sequel. I honestly wish this was a streaming series for Netflix or Amazon, or maybe HBO or Starz, as it could be so much more than a one-shot movie. But it is what it is, and the latest trailer looks absolutely marvelous, and shows that the movie will at least touch on most of the key elements and themes of the manga.
Space Fever
I must go back to the stars again, to the lonely sea in the sky, And all I ask is a starship and a helm to steer her by; And the coils kick and the star’s song and the solar sail’s shaking, And a gray mist on the planet’s face and a bright...
New Site, New Domain
If you’re a frequent visitor to my blog and website, you’ll now notice that it’s under a new domain, and has a fresher, more modern look. Rest assured, this is still the same site and blog as Meta-Earth.com, but I’ve decided to transfer my site to a domain bearing my...
Transformers Bumblebee Trailer
The new trailer for the upcoming Transformers movie “Bumblebee” is out, and I’m stoked! This is a big departure from the Michael Bay’s movies, where he completely re-designed the Autobots and Decepticons to be “more modern”. I’m a Transformers classicist, meaning I’m a huge fan of G1 transformers from the...
Captain Marvel, First Trailer!
The first trailer for Marvel’s “Captain Marvel,” staring Brie Larson, is finally out! This one takes place back in the 1990’s, and is obviously going to be a major lead in for the epic conclusion to “Avengers: Infinity War!”. Captain Marvel is here to save the day… And the Universe.