> Hmm. Now that I think about it a little more, X-men wasn't that bad, but
> I've never really read comic books. I actually liked the first one more,
> and thought it was more coherent.

Well, I'm in a family of comic book fans (and general geeks) and we all love
the X-Men movies. ^_^ Although I'll admit that I thought the second was even
better. But that may be because Nightcrawler is my all-time favorite X-Men
character, and one of my favorite characters ever. But I'm not getting the
"cartoony" feeling you seem to be getting.

>  > *waves* Welcome! 16, female, Christian, generally conservative, high
> school
>  > student, started Evangelion...two years ago? No, wait...three or four
> now.
>  > Jeez...
>
> You started Eva in your early teens? That must have screwed you up for
> life...

Not only that, I infected about four others my age at the same time. My best
friend /does/ insist that it's messed with my brain, but I think I'm
alright. ^_~

> As for the fanservice (wtf is that term supposed to mean exactly
> anyway?), the line between beauty and hentai is slightly different and
> less obvious in anime than real life, at least to me. I wasn't really
> talking about Asuka in particular either. As Jessica Rabbit said, "I'm
> not bad... I'm just drawn that way." Also probably why I like the women
> of Evangelion more than Hollywood star-types -- they are idealizations
> of beauty and Hollywood types aren't any more real than cartoons anyway.

That's a wonderful, classic line, too. I'm getting what I'm saying, but not
agreeing. At least with Misato and Asuka, they're attractiveness is
too...flaunted. Definitely on the fanservice side than on a more artistic
idealization, IMO. Although I might be willing to concede a more artistic
beauty in Rei. Although we see her naked, it's not in the same raunchy kind
of fanservice way. But I'm shutting up before I start encouraging the
Rei-fantasizers. *MAJOR sigh*

> I've thought of a few more things:
> 1) Music -- I can't see this being recycled, no matter how good or
> appropriate it is.

Definitely not.

> 2) Do we even know yet whether this is going to be an American or
> Japanese movie? ADV's involvement suggests an English-speaking presence.

It seems to ME like we're getting an American movie.

> 3) Kind of like how Wolverine lost the yellow tights for leather, Rei
> might have to lose the blue hair and red eyes to look halfway human. Not
> to mention Gendo's Mickey Mouse gloves...

I wouldn't mind seeing it go. The blue hair and red eyes would just look
/scary/ in real life. But keep the pale ivory skin. Gendo's gloves are /so/
going leather. ^_~

> 5) Can anyone translate the Japanese in the concept art of Asuka?

I'd be curious as well.

--Taryn