Comments on: The Dark Knight Bombs in Japan http://www.filmjunk.com/2008/08/28/the-dark-knight-bombs-in-japan/ Blog and Podcast Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:41:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: darknile http://www.filmjunk.com/2008/08/28/the-dark-knight-bombs-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-3558664 darknile Fri, 14 Oct 2011 22:28:14 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=9337#comment-3558664 Well its not that Batman isn't popular in Japan, I do recall that they were all over the Batman movies made in the 80s-90s. I'm sure there were some fans, but maybe the DVD sales will go up... unless a lot of ppl watched it bootlegged. That would easily explain why the theater sales were so low. Well its not that Batman isn’t popular in Japan, I do recall that they were all over the Batman movies made in the 80s-90s. I’m sure there were some fans, but maybe the DVD sales will go up… unless a lot of ppl watched it bootlegged. That would easily explain why the theater sales were so low.

]]> By: Andre Diniz http://www.filmjunk.com/2008/08/28/the-dark-knight-bombs-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-2024156 Andre Diniz Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:57:07 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=9337#comment-2024156 No wonder Wolverine's gay son is japanese. No wonder Wolverine’s gay son is japanese.

]]> By: ChaosAkita http://www.filmjunk.com/2008/08/28/the-dark-knight-bombs-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-497474 ChaosAkita Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:53:55 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=9337#comment-497474 Japan has published tons of the world's most pessimistic stuff (Neon Genesis Evangelion, Riri Shushu no Subete, Bokurano, etc), how is this any different? Really, I'm actually sick to death about how pessimistic the country('s media stuff) is. Japan has published tons of the world’s most pessimistic stuff (Neon Genesis Evangelion, Riri Shushu no Subete, Bokurano, etc), how is this any different? Really, I’m actually sick to death about how pessimistic the country(’s media stuff) is.

]]> By: Glenn / CA http://www.filmjunk.com/2008/08/28/the-dark-knight-bombs-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-479226 Glenn / CA Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:48:56 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=9337#comment-479226 Who give a crap what the Japanese think, anyway? Why is this even a story? Who give a crap what the Japanese think, anyway? Why is this even a story?

]]> By: mIRC http://www.filmjunk.com/2008/08/28/the-dark-knight-bombs-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-468771 mIRC Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:48:14 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=9337#comment-468771 Not surprising. Foreign markets other than the U.K. and Canada aren’t into films with lots of dialogue they’ll need subtitles for. Not surprising. Foreign markets other than the U.K. and Canada aren’t into films with lots of dialogue they’ll need subtitles for.

]]> By: Fartnog Buttstinkle http://www.filmjunk.com/2008/08/28/the-dark-knight-bombs-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-460972 Fartnog Buttstinkle Sat, 13 Sep 2008 22:24:06 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=9337#comment-460972 The movie would have done much better had it featured 8 year old girls with DD cup breasts and Bruce Wayne was a lecherous high school student with magic powers and who names and yells out his attacks before performing them. After all, 90% of Japanese entertainment is nothing more than the same couple of plots, settings, and cliches repeated ad nauseam. The movie would have done much better had it featured 8 year old girls with DD cup breasts and Bruce Wayne was a lecherous high school student with magic powers and who names and yells out his attacks before performing them.

After all, 90% of Japanese entertainment is nothing more than the same couple of plots, settings, and cliches repeated ad nauseam.

]]> By: Walrus Films http://www.filmjunk.com/2008/08/28/the-dark-knight-bombs-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-459334 Walrus Films Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:24:25 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=9337#comment-459334 Executives at Warner Bros. studios are re-releasing The Dark Knight next year in a bid to win the Batman movie an Academy Award. Read more, view the Movie Trailer and comment on The Dark Knight at Walrus Films http://www.walrusfilms.com/movies/the-dark-knight.html Executives at Warner Bros. studios are re-releasing The Dark Knight next year in a bid to win the Batman movie an Academy Award.

Read more, view the Movie Trailer and comment on The Dark Knight at Walrus Films

http://www.walrusfilms.com/movies/the-dark-knight.html

]]> By: giren http://www.filmjunk.com/2008/08/28/the-dark-knight-bombs-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-456134 giren Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:52:17 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=9337#comment-456134 Japanese is one of the most brilliant storyteller in the world. They don't have a BAD taste. Maybe it just a different taste in a different eyes. Telling Japanese taste is stupid is like telling that Hollywood are responsible to make a brainless and mindless crap to the cinema. Japanese is one of the most brilliant storyteller in the world. They don’t have a BAD taste. Maybe it just a different taste in a different eyes. Telling Japanese taste is stupid is like telling that Hollywood are responsible to make a brainless and mindless crap to the cinema.

]]> By: Pres http://www.filmjunk.com/2008/08/28/the-dark-knight-bombs-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-454492 Pres Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:59:37 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=9337#comment-454492 One more thing: lurking around 2-channel, I found a number of people with the same complaint: nowhere in the title does it say "Batman". Apparently a non-trivial amount of people over here aren't realizing it's a Batman movie in the first place. "Dark Knight" in Japanese looks exactly like "Dark Night" and only the hardcore US-comic fans even know that means Batman. Kinda like the Speed Racer movie, which came to Japan with the English title that means nothing to your average moviegoer. Half the people never figured out it was Mach Go Go Go. Dark Knight's title itself might be part of the problem. Admittedly that doesn't explain why Korea seems to get it... One more thing: lurking around 2-channel, I found a number of people with the same complaint: nowhere in the title does it say “Batman”. Apparently a non-trivial amount of people over here aren’t realizing it’s a Batman movie in the first place. “Dark Knight” in Japanese looks exactly like “Dark Night” and only the hardcore US-comic fans even know that means Batman.

Kinda like the Speed Racer movie, which came to Japan with the English title that means nothing to your average moviegoer. Half the people never figured out it was Mach Go Go Go. Dark Knight’s title itself might be part of the problem.

Admittedly that doesn’t explain why Korea seems to get it…

]]> By: Leo of BORG http://www.filmjunk.com/2008/08/28/the-dark-knight-bombs-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-452870 Leo of BORG Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:28:06 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=9337#comment-452870 I saw the teaser for Dark Knight on the end of a raw for Macross Frontier and this is what I have to say: If Hollywood was serious about Japan they would have tweaked the teaser to something more than 15 seconds. Japan's entertainment is / has gotten a LOT better, especially the anime. Fuji's whole 'Notamina' thing is a coupe. The fact of the matter is that compared to 'Library Wars' [Toshoukan Sensou], Macross Frontier, and the *anime* that's on over there the US so-called entertainment offerings are looking pretty stale. And Americans, for accepting this poy are looking pretty stupid. I saw the teaser for Dark Knight on the end of a raw for Macross Frontier and this is what I have to say:

If Hollywood was serious about Japan they would have tweaked the teaser to something more than 15 seconds.

Japan’s entertainment is / has gotten a LOT better, especially the anime. Fuji’s whole ‘Notamina’ thing is a coupe.

The fact of the matter is that compared to ‘Library Wars’ [Toshoukan Sensou], Macross Frontier, and the *anime* that’s on over there the US so-called entertainment offerings are looking pretty stale. And Americans, for accepting this poy are looking pretty stupid.

]]> By: Primal http://www.filmjunk.com/2008/08/28/the-dark-knight-bombs-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-452101 Primal Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:56:23 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=9337#comment-452101 Ryan M. is right about Miyazaki being absolutely worshiped in Japan and its bad timing to release TDK in Japan if its all about profit. I'm not surprised to see all the ethnocentric comments here on this thread and on other sites. People like to live in other own bubble and not like to see the other side of things. Ryan M. is right about Miyazaki being absolutely worshiped in Japan and its bad timing to release TDK in Japan if its all about profit.

I’m not surprised to see all the ethnocentric comments here on this thread and on other sites. People like to live in other own bubble and not like to see the other side of things.

]]> By: Joel http://www.filmjunk.com/2008/08/28/the-dark-knight-bombs-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-452084 Joel Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:04:55 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=9337#comment-452084 Japanese people are afraid of clowns. Japanese people are afraid of clowns.

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