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Sep 19, 2020 3:32 PM

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Plenty of them, now that I'm out of my "honeymoon phase" of anime fandom. I would rank The Shawshank Redemption, LOTR: Return of the King, Gattaca, Breaking Bad, Arrested Development, above my favorite anime.
Sep 19, 2020 5:03 PM
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SoftImpaler said:
It's all subjective, you have hardly even scratched the surface of anime, based on your watched list its no wonder you think live action is better.

Go watch some Leiji Matsumoto then come back with a more informed opinion.


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Sep 20, 2020 5:14 AM

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I first watched the Taiwanese drama that was based on Skip Beat before watching the actual anime. And I'm actually shocked by how accurately they portrayed everything in the drama.
Sep 20, 2020 7:43 AM

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I can't really compare anime and live-action shows and movies because they're very distinct experiences (for me, anyways) but if I have to name some movies that I love just as much as my favourite anime, it's gotta be:

1. Hot Fuzz
2. Smokin' Aces
3. Star Trek (2009-2016)
4. Dead Poets Society
5. Warrior

Anything directed by Edgar Wright or Joe Carnahan is a win in my book, though. Their stuff is bonkers yet kickass enough that they could literally be anime.

As for shows, I don't watch any live-action TV series or use Netflix. Haven't watched sitcoms since the days of Drake & Josh, That's So Raven, and Hannah Montana, and that was more than a decade ago. I don't watch TV much in general unless it's to watch reruns of old anime, or like, cartoons & animated movies with my younger siblings.

But generally, my taste in movies and anime are YARDS apart so that's all the more reason that I can't say that one is "better" than the other.


Sep 20, 2020 8:32 AM
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Not better than but just as good
SmallVille season 1 to 3.
X Files
Supernatural
Sucker Punch
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
The Twilight Zone (1959)
Goosebumps
Dark Shadows
Icarly
Riverdale
Sep 20, 2020 8:35 AM

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Impractical Jokers is like a solid 9, ngl... But yeah, I've just developed such an affinity towards anime that it has legitimately become difficult to enjoy other TV. Rick and Morty and stuff will always be sick, but I can't sit down and watch any animated shows on cartoon network anymore. Live action (that's not Impractical Jokers lol) I can't even get into cuz the stakes are so low
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Sep 20, 2020 8:48 AM

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Any Paul Thomas Anderson movie for me. A lot of movies, actually, especially older ones. Blade Runner, Le Samourai, Naked, Come and See, Dogtooth. And Modern Family has more likeable characters than any anime I've seen. Frankly the best movies are usually better than the best anime imo. I don't watch a lot of series though.

I think manga/comics are a tighter competition.

CaptainKenshiro said:
Well, from what I watched so far:

-Synecdoche, New York
-Network
-Das Boot
-Paths of Glory
-Blade Runner

And a bunch of other manga and anime are also better.


That's a damn good list. Network is probably the best writing I've seen in a movie.
Sep 20, 2020 9:01 AM

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Interstellar
Inception
The Dark Knight(I'm actually a big Christopher Nolan fan!)
Parasite
2001: A Space Odyssey
A Seperation
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I love these movies as much as most of my favorite animes.
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Sep 20, 2020 9:14 AM
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Favourite TV Series- Dark (I thought no series could even come closer to Steins Gate in time travel/sci-fi genre but this series proved me wrong)
Sep 20, 2020 9:15 AM
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Breaking bad is slightly better than monster
Sep 20, 2020 11:29 AM

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I like certain films like LOTR/Hobbit/Marvel movies/Disney better than many anime I like I even like books better than anime.
Sep 20, 2020 12:02 PM

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I don't like tv shows and I can't get into them because I have some problems focusing? Anime episodes are only 20 minutes long, so I don't have time to become bored. But tv shows/movies are definitely too long for me. And I think drawn/animated things just look better, than when there are actual people and some computer effects... I've never watched more than one episode of a tv show and I believe it won't change anytime soon.
Sep 20, 2020 4:08 PM

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theres so much more film and tv shows out there in different countries as well. As for me, my favorite movie is definitely Grown Ups 2 starring Adam Sandler.



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Sep 20, 2020 4:46 PM

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I would put The Matrix above Megazone 23 and Man of Steel and Batman vs Superman above DBZ.
Sep 20, 2020 4:55 PM

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Interstellar, Sunshine, The Dark Knight, Django Unchained, You (Netflix), and Black Mirror
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