I don't regret seeing The Last Airbender in theaters on opening night, because it gave me one of my favorite anecdotes. The moment the end credits started rolling, just as people were about to rise from their seats, some guy in the front row bellowed "That was SHIT!" and hurled his 3D glasses at the screen before storming out. The theater erupted in approval for the man who spoke for us all.

You poor Soul

I saw The Last Airbender at the midnight showing opening night. About half-way through the film someone stood up and yelled "It's pronounced Aang!" and left the theater. The crowd ended up spending the rest of the film heckling it. Once again, this was opening night.

William DeFoe was perfect casting for Ryuk. That's the one thing I liked about that Death Note Adaptation

Nobody gives M. Night enough respect. He created the greatest psychological horror movie of all time, breaking and scarring audiences, and disguised it as a Nickelodeon adaptation.

The final race in Speed Racer is PEAK cinema. I’m not even joking. That one sequence is better than every film from this decade put together.

I just watched Speed Racer. You undersold it. It is now on my list of practically perfect movies, along with the Princess Bride, Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan and Spaceballs.

I am so glad someone is giving the Speed Racer movie the respect it deserves. My parents got us the speed racer video game (based on the movie) because it was cheaper than mario kart and they thought we wouldn't care. It instantly made me a fan of the film, despite not even knowing it was based on an anime until I was a teenager.

The loss of innocence comment was painfully accurate for me. I was in Middle-School when The Last Airbender came out. My dad had never watched the show, and before I was able to get him to enjoy some Ghibli films and Attack on Titan over the last few years would never go out of his way to watch animation outside of my presence. He did know however, how much I liked the show and was excited to see the movie. Before that point, I hadn't really developed taste in media. I just really enjoyed movies and TV shows. So he took me out to see the movie in the theatre, and oh my god my world was never the same. I absolutely hated it, but I didn't want to tell my dad such because that was the activity that we spent one of his agreed upon with my mom days to be with me. Years later, I was roasting the shit out of the movie with my cousin when visiting for Christmas, and his response was "Oh thank god. I couldn't believe you actually enjoyed that tire fire of a movie." I still have to try to get him to watch the actual show some day.

The saddest part of Speed Racer bombing for me is that in a hypothetical sequel the Wachowskis could have brought the best antagonists: The Evil Acrobatic Team. That would've been so awesome.

The best things we got out of this were Speed Racer and Battle Angel. Fun fact the actor that played King Piccolo researched for his role and drove the makeup artists nuts about changing the character’s skin color from purple to green and said dedication got him the role as Beerus in the Super series.

It's not mentioned, but I think Pacific Rim's an unofficial contender. I remember thinking "this is the closest to a good live action anime we're gonna get!" my first time watching it.

Shyamalan’s Avatar is the movie that taught me that movies could be bad. I remember seeing it in theaters when I was nine. I was a HUGE fan of the show and excited beyond belief for the film. I saw it opening weekend, at a time when my family rarely saw movies in theaters. Afterword, I was just… confused. These were supposedly the characters I loved, the story I knew so well, but they had been warped into something wrong and soulless. Like a serial killer wearing the skin of a loved one. I’ll never forget it.

My family loved AtLA so much we entered and won tickets to a pre-screening of Shyamalan's monstrosity. Imagine being a middle schooler, winning a contest, and going to a fancy theater to face that level of disappointment. Needless to say, we have never watched it again

When The Last Airbender came out, my father was going to take us to see it. He didn't, because me and my siblings got into a fight about something or other. In retrospect, he really rewarded us for that fight lmao.

"You came here for negativity" No I didn't. I saw Alita in the thumbnail, and I think it didn't get enough attention. I still hold out hope that it'll get a sequel, and show it to anyone I know that likes anime or great female leads.

I saw 'The Last Airbender' on opening night in 2010. One thing I clearly remember about that night--besides being confused and disappointed--is that there was a girl in the audience cosplaying as one of the warriors of Kiyoshi, and she had clearly put a lot of time and effort into the costume; I felt sorry for her because Shyamalan completely purged them from the story.

I am so happy that people are finally starting to realize how beast mode Speed Racer is. They took all the weird and wacky stuff from the anime and actually made it work in a live action movie. Much like Jeff mentioned they took a boy and his monkey sidekick and actually made it not only work but one of the funniest parts of the movie. I stand by Speed Racer being the best anime adaption.

Me and my brother saw Speed Racer in the cinema. My GOD! Our minds were blown! We saw what they were going for back then and was super disappointed many people didn't see how awesome this movie truly was. Glad many are starting to see what a gem this movie is.

My mother grew up with the original Speed Racer cartoon, and while I as the child did not want to see it, my mother did. And so we watched it on the big screen. The actions scenes made it worth it.

In hindsight Speed racer bombing is a tragedy. They tried something so out of the box and true to the anime style in live action it scared any studio from ever trying it again. It's a massive swing and nothing looks anything close to it (apart from Scott Pilgrim) and thats a crying shame! And Alita was so good

I think if you took netflix death note and changed every character's name (except maybe ryuk, he can stay lol) it would've been a lot better received as an interesting new death note story instead of an adaptation of the original that dropped so many of the most beloved and iconic aspects of it

I remember seeing The Last Airbender in Imax with my brother, Dad and uncle and I was so excited. The only thing I remember was walking out of the theater, and my dad asking "How was it?" And I simply replied, purely emotionless from an 11 year old, "I think it was bad?"

I'll never forget when I was in the theater watching Speed Racer with a friend for the first time, brought tears to my eyes cause I remember being like 5 watching the vhs with my mom in the living room & when it was over we both were feeling like kids again leaving the theater, the Wachowskis sisters made a fucking masterpiece

I remember getting Speed Racer on DVD when I was a kid. Totally shrugged it off and kept it on my shelf for years. Then, in high school, I randomly watched it with friends, expecting a disaster. We were blown away by how much we actually liked it. Fantastic film and adaptation.

Akira Toriyama coming back to db out of sheer disgust is actually hysterical, but also really heartwarming. It's nice to see proof the creator of such an influential, respected, and hella profitable series cares about it as much as fans do, not just as something to milk money out of but something that means something.

I remember seeing Speed Racer in theaters as a kid. That movie was a GEM. I need to rewatch it immediately.

Speed Racer is a masterpiece. I think if it wasn’t advertised as “from the creators of the Matrix,” a lot more people would’ve loved it. Edit: For anyone who loves it as well, the Story Break boys had an episode breaking the story for a Speed Racer 2 movie and it has one of the best subplots I’ve ever heard, lmao.

I find it funny that Sharkboy and Lavagirl was mentioned as a way of comparing low-grade, but then immediately the next movie is Alita battle angel and Robert Rodriguez is being called prodigious. I love how one Creator can make both kinds of films

I really wish the Guillermo del Toro idea of adapting Monster comes up again. With recent success in Pinocchio and Pluto finally coming out in netflix. Just need someone to put 2 and 2 together, it is time for that to happen please.

i watched alita with my family and had a food time, but her eyes sent me to the uncanny valley

Guyver Dark Hero is an underappreciated gem that deserves to be double featured with Dredd 2013 as two movies that deserved higher budgets and should get a sequel.

The two Guyver movies practical effects and costumes have aged amazingly, holy cow the costumes look good.

Speed Racer is my dad’s favorite anime - grew up with it and has so many toys from his childhood with him. When the movie came out, of course he dragged me to theaters to watch and I happily went, knowing enough of the series through him, and I was so blown away at how cool and how much of an anime it felt for a film. When we heard about the reactions from others online, it made my dad a little sad, but he only said “if they say it to my face, then we will just have to watch it together!” He has several DVDs of the movie now and every once in a while will rewatch it.

If I had a nickel for every time David Gale played a creepy psychic in an American adaptation of a foreign body horror story I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

Speed Racer is one of my genuine favorite movies of all time, I love it just as much as an adult as I did when I was younger. The writing is so tight and symbolic in ways a young audience can grasp (especially the contrast in Pops' talks with Rex and Speed where he's determined to never push his son away again), but the themes are adult enough to hit hard once you grow up and understand just how unfair the world is. It's an incredibly emotional story only made better by absolutely fantastic action, and you find yourself truly rooting for Speed even in the first race. He and the Racer family are set up so quickly and effectively as characters that it beats most first episodes of anime I've seen, and the climax of the movie ties their arcs together so satisfyingly. You get a better sense of Speed's family and friends supporting him to victory than most Shounen manage with the Power of Friendship, and it makes the cartoony, extravagant world feel completely real. It's such a good time, and I always come away from it glad to have seen it again! Plus the soundtrack is boss, I love to listen to it while doing mundane work.

Thank god Speed Racer is finally getting the love it deserves. It’s my favorite movie of all time and I love it so much

TLA has 2 ideas I think are actually interesting: - Aang’s tattoos being more intricate than the solid blue was a decision I will wholeheartedly defend. - the climax where Aang wards off the Fire Nation invasion by showing not just his power, but his restraint. The action tells us and the invading army that he could wipe them out at once, but chooses mercy. I don’t think the arc is set up well in the rest of the film at all, but it would be good in foreshadowing his future internal conflict over how to handle the fire lord. I guess a third thing is that Aang’s halfhearted acceptance of his responsibility as the Avatar at the end sold his internal conflict pretty well. By no means do I think these things save the movie, I just think they’re interesting adaptational changes.

My main issue with the live action deathnote is the character names. There are plenty of death notes out there and a whole school of detectives trained to be the next L. So if they just changed the background of light and L to be two other guys set after the original series it could have played exactly the same and I would have liked it.

I am so glad you have Speed Racer up top. I loved it when it first came out and I was flabbergasted when it performed poorly. I was vaguely familiar with the anime remembering snippets but could see how it influenced the movie. So reading the negative reviews was surreal. Also thanks for making the list on other anime movies that I might take a crack at watching.

I’ve been bullied into submission by my takes on the Death Note movie, but I still stand on the fact that it felt too short. If it were, say, a six episode series with an hour in each episode, I feel like that would’ve alleviated the pacing issues I had and allowed it to explore everything it wanted to.

"I guess that's better than movies that permanently scar the fanbase." *Kenshiro's heavy-hearted look at camera* ...peak editing, Jeff.

I've gotta be honest, I didn't know Dragon Ball Evolution was even a real film. From what I'd heard about it (which was basically just the title) I thought it might have been like a fan project or something at most. To find out that not only is it a real thing I can go watch (but won't), but that it was in fact an official adaptation is genuinely surreal.

Had no idea *Edge of Tomorrow* was based off a manga. Loved that movie. I watched it last year, I think - on one of my many cruise binges. I had watched *War of the Worlds* and didn't care for it but then watched that and was like NOW THATS ATOM CRUISE ALIEN MOVIE I CAN GET BEHIND! *EoT* made me really happy watching it and I almost watched it again, haha.

Dude, I saw speed racer 2008 in theatres. As a fan of the original mach go go go, I'm glad more people are seeing it

In a different timeline, the netflix Bebop team was smart enough to pitch the adaptation as an action-comedy anthology series set in the Cowboy Bebop universe with John Cho and Mustafa Shakir as the reacurring characters and no one could have complained, it might have run long enough to launch a different show that properly adapts the anime storyline but they bit more than they could chew and made a terrible first impression.

Speed Racer it’s such a gem. Would love the full essay treatment!!

THANK YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT SPEED RACER! I've been in love with it since it released back in the day, it surely deserves more love

I always thought that if the Death Note movie had used different character's then it would have been really cool. Just using different names and maybe a mention of a Kira event could have made this movie stand out as it's own story and help build out the world of the manga and anime.

I have been made fun of relentlessly for loving SpeedRacer on the first watch and holding in my top 5 movies for a long time. I can’t express how much it makes me glad that it is being given its due praise finally.

Thank you for the warning, the reverse physiological was happening until I heard panic in your voice. You saved me

speed racer has been living in my head ever since i saw it as a kid so having reaffirmations about it being one of the best anime adaptations feels very gratifying

I will forever love the live action Speed Racer film. Ever since it first came out. When people told me they hated it or said it was bad, I didn't understand why. The movie was fun and emotional at times. Maybe it was just my kid brain at the time, but when I got the chance to re-watch it again when it was available on Netflix, I felt the same excitement as I did back then. I'm glad some people gave it a 2nd chance years later. The movie is just fun. That's the best way I can summarize Speed Racer in a single word. Fun

The sad thing is that I think Dev Patel would have made a fantastic Zuko if given the opportunity and not whatever what came out was. He has acting chops and martial arts background for it.

Saw speed racer in theaters when I was 14 and loved it. I should give it a rewatch!

I am so happy you talked about Speed Racer. I have loved it since i saw it in theaters in 2008. I rewatched it last year and it holds up brilliantly.

Imma watch this video a million times. I want that video games adaptation video.

I have been DYING for Geoff to talk about the live-action Speed Racer and I'm so glad that it's been bundled with the Worst Hollywood Anime Films as well.

Speed Racer stuck with me as a kid because of the piranha scene. I went back to watch it as an adult and my god it’s a masterpiece.

I'll always remember one night when I was a child, my mom had rented Speed Racer from Blockbuster and we stayed up late at night watching it blown away with how beautiful and surreal the film was.

I’m genuinely _so happy_ that this video means more people will check out Speed Racer because that is my all-time favorite movie, and the only thing I can think of that remotely on its level is Everything Everywhere All at Once. It is a bona fide masterpiece of color, emotion, and respect to the source material. Thanks, Geoff.

I loved Speed Racer the first time I saw it, and I was downright flabbergasted when I saw critics and patrons just dumping on it. I'm so glad to hear people come around on it, because it is absolutely stellar, hands down a movie I'd gladly watch over and over again.

Really thrilled to hear some love for Speed Racer. I saw that movie in theaters twice, by myself (cause none of my friends wanted to see it with me) cause it was sooooo good. It's such a shame it wasn't more appreciated. I still love it and watch it sometimes!

"This film... taints... souls." These are the overblown yet entirely accurate lines of scripts I come to this channel for. Bravo.

I genuinely paused the second you put Death Note at 4th best and went to watch it immediately. It's actually a really fun take on Death Note, still not sold on Light being a cowardly heel over being a manipulative genius but it worked. I think if people could separate the original from this adaptation, it would be a lot more well received. The music choice at the Ferris Wheel scene made me burst out laughing. 7/10 very fun

Man, as a hard-core fan of your videos, I am saying this is something new, that I got from you, make it a series ❤😂

I have been trying to find The Guyver for years - I couldn't remember its name. Or most of the story. I just remembered some of the transformations, and its been something I just couldn't find for years. And now, in this video, you have helped me figure it out!

It’s amazing to think back all those years and remember how devastated I was when I heard the live-action Evangelion movie had been cancelled. Oh, the horrors that might have been.

I'm glad to see you were able to work in Crying Freeman with the "Hollywood North" technicality.

SO happy to hear your high opinion of Soured Racer. I was almost convinced that I must have been some kind of crazy person for having carried that same torch for so long.. I appreciate the very strong validation on that one. (It really is perfect.)

I have long maintained that Willem Dafoe's Ryuk is reason enough for the Death Note movie to exist, regardless of how you might feel about other aspects of the movie. And in a similar way, I found James Marsters' Picolo to make Dragon Ball Evolution almost bearable. Even if the movie was crap, you could tell he wanted to be there and really cared about the source material. Actually, there is one good thing that came out of The Last Airbender. The soundtrack.

I will forever stand on the hill that Speed racer is the Vincent van Gogh of movies, and I'm glad you gave it proper appreciation here.

Clicked on this video as an excuse to hear flagrantly praise for 2008's masterpiece Speed Racer. Thank you for not disappointing and putting the goods right up front and center. I'm always glad to see one of my favorite movies of all time finally get it's dues.

As a kid I remember going to see the Speed Racer movie with my family. I remember having a pretty good time, but the one thing that sticks out in my memory was the subtle for a kid ‘monkey wrench’ pun used during a fight scene and I was real proud of myself for noticing that.

Happy to see people acknowledging how much fun and special Speed Racer is, my dad who grew up with the original loved it when it came out. And Crying Freeman getting some love too, one of my mom favorites, and we sometimes watch it again, it's a nice level of cheesiness that only the early 1990s could deliver.

The sad thing about alita was that it had a sequel set up but because the movie didn’t do well the sequel got heavily delayed at minimum. That movie was honestly so damn good

The Guyver being directed by Screaming Mad George makes the top tier practical effects make sense. Even the album covers for his music have handmade biomechanical nightmares as a graphic

I watched Speed Racer on one of those wrap-around IMAX screens and it was incredible. One of my most memorable movie theater experiences.

I'm so happy to see Alita up there so high. Alita is probably one of my favorite movies of all time. I REALLY hope they finally end up making a sequel.

Shoutout to the Rurouni Kenshin film franchise for consistently being ignored by Hollywood in how to make good adaptations.

It's so good seeing some love being show to Crying Freeman. It's by no means a masterpiece or even a great film, but it's very solid with some great scenes and, overall, very satisfying to watch even to this day.

Time to engage as much as possible to get view counts up. I would love to see a video whete you tackle at least a few videogame to film adaptations.

Immediately started to Tear up at the Beginning with your segment on Speed Racer. This has been one of my Favorite movies for a long time and to see it get the love and appreciation it deserves but didn't get back on its initial release fucking melts my heart

11:32 Well Dafoe definitely had the experience needed to get Ryuk right with his prior role as Green Goblin. I'm not actually the most familiar with either Ryuk or Dafoe's Green Goblin but what little I _have_ seen of them definitely gave me similar vibes.

Crying freeman's been one of my favourite movies for ages, I'm happy it made the "positive" part of this list ^^ I'll have to rewatch it. Again. :'D I love your reviews, as always, pretty entertaining and informative. Good job ! Take care ^^

Speed Racer is unironically one of the best movies I've ever watched. It's hands down THE BEST live action anime adaptation ever made. Nothing else has ever come close to it. Arin Hanson was right. It's a fucking masterpiece ❤

Finding a VHS of the original Guyver movie at a dollar store kinda holds a special place in my heart for how bizarre but high quality it is. Finding out there was a sequel that improved on nearly every aspect has given me an unnecessarily high level of joy and a desire to hunt through vintage stores again.

I'm just happy that Seychelle Gabriel was able to go on from *that movie* and end up in something in the Avatar universe that was actually good and one of my favorite characters.

Dude, your disses on Avatar last air bender expanded my vocabulary. Thanks

Thank you for giving me a different view on the Death Note movie!

I was working at a movie theater when Speed Racer came out and my friends and I saw it a few times because it was just so much fun. It's an absolute feast for the eyes on a big screen and there isn't an ounce of cynicism to it. That ending sequence will always get me teary-eyed, it's pure joy

Edge of Tomorrow is absolutely phenomenal - 100% lead me to reading the light novel.

I think it's interesting that you like Death Note live action! I really did not like it when I watched it, but I get that perspective as someone who loved Netflix's Cowboy Bebop. My parents actually watched it initially and had me watch it with them once I caught up and we had a blast. We adored it all, and it did a great thing by opening my Mom's mind to watching anime from the original Cowboy Bebop to Death Note to Wolf's Rain. It may not be perfect but I really, really like it and I get why some people may hate it even if I hard disagree.

Thankyou for your service.

As Speed Racer (2008)'s strongest soldier I just wanted to say that it is my favorite movie and it has been since it came out. I am not lying when I say I have seen this film 30 or more times, I know it by heart at this point and I still enjoy it every time. It genuinely means the world to me. When I saw the thumbnail I instantly clicked. GOD THIS MOVIE ROCKS AAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Geoff is my favorite media review channel on KZfaq. His multifaceted takes on anime and films are equal parts thoughtful and funny. That transition from talking about Death Note to talking about Astro Boy seriously made me bust out laughing.

Giving Speed Racer another shot thanks!

Greetings from Germany. Watched Speed racer and liked it, hell of a ride ✌️. Thanks

Your experience with avatar was exactly how I felt watching the Percy Jackson movie. It to this day is the only movie I have ever walked out of.

The regret you have for Speed Racer is the same I have for The Adventures of Tintin, I didn't watch it in theaters for fear of it butchering one of my favorite childhood cartoons and was pleasantly surprised at how fantastic it was.