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Well, the gakuhai fandom has gone into uproar upon the release of Moon Child in the US. (and Canada? Someone fill me in there.) Personally, I'm finding it hard to get terribly excited on the whole prospect.
I have yet to see the infamous movie which has spawned so many of the fans within the fandom (Personally, I liked the couple before I even knew there was a Moon Child movie.) but I have serious doubts about it. From the reviews I've been hearing, it's not that good of a movie. The only people who seemed to really enjoy it were overly-hormonal 14-16 year olds. (Not that there's anything wrong with 14-16 year olds, but I hardly think they're a good judge for how good a movie is when their favourite (really hot) singer(s) are in it, right?)
I have no doubt that I will see the movie eventually. I mean, I'd like to, just to see what all the hullabaloo is about if nothing else. Hell, I'll probably even like it, seeing as I have a thing for campy B movies. However, if I see one more person join![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
gacktxhyde and start their intro post with "I love Gackt and I'm only just getting into Hyde now because he was so hot in Moon Child Oh.Em.Gee.One.One." I do think heads are going to start rolling.
THERE'S MORE TO THE FANDOM THAN JUST ONE FUCKING MOVIE. GET OVER IT.
Thank you. nutmeg's going to go over there *points* and fume quietly, now.
<EDIT> Amazon.ca has it. That means it's in Canada. (For those who don't know, Amazon.ca is one of the worst places for getting anything. Usually, one just goes to Amazon.com, as they have a better selection. Why? I'll never know, but it's all good.) But... it's $30. Holy fuck.
However, it seems Blockbuster.ca and Chapters.ca do not have it. Hmmn. </EDIT>
I have yet to see the infamous movie which has spawned so many of the fans within the fandom (Personally, I liked the couple before I even knew there was a Moon Child movie.) but I have serious doubts about it. From the reviews I've been hearing, it's not that good of a movie. The only people who seemed to really enjoy it were overly-hormonal 14-16 year olds. (Not that there's anything wrong with 14-16 year olds, but I hardly think they're a good judge for how good a movie is when their favourite (really hot) singer(s) are in it, right?)
I have no doubt that I will see the movie eventually. I mean, I'd like to, just to see what all the hullabaloo is about if nothing else. Hell, I'll probably even like it, seeing as I have a thing for campy B movies. However, if I see one more person join
gacktxhyde and start their intro post with "I love Gackt and I'm only just getting into Hyde now because he was so hot in Moon Child Oh.Em.Gee.One.One." I do think heads are going to start rolling. THERE'S MORE TO THE FANDOM THAN JUST ONE FUCKING MOVIE. GET OVER IT.
Thank you. nutmeg's going to go over there *points* and fume quietly, now.
<EDIT> Amazon.ca has it. That means it's in Canada. (For those who don't know, Amazon.ca is one of the worst places for getting anything. Usually, one just goes to Amazon.com, as they have a better selection. Why? I'll never know, but it's all good.) But... it's $30. Holy fuck.
However, it seems Blockbuster.ca and Chapters.ca do not have it. Hmmn. </EDIT>
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Lol...And the only reason I even know of the movie is cuz Hyde (and Gackt) is (are) in it. I probably would never even have considered buying a ticket had it been a Hollywood release with Hollywood actors. So let's rest assured not every one is going berserkoinsane with "OMG!!11onetwothree!11! h0tt Gacchaaaan~"
"I love Gackt and I'm only just getting into Hyde now because he was so hot in Moon Child Oh.Em.Gee.One.One."
My sincere apologies if that wasn't meant to be funny (cuz I'm laughing). ^^ Personally, I wouldn't really mind seeing a few posts that say something like "I love Hyde and I'm only just getting into Gackt now because he was so hot in Moon Child Oh.Em.Gee.One.One." Lol, but that's just me being a freak. It must be hard for you to maintain your calm and be a mod at the same time. may I be allotted this time to thank you yet again for your kind efforts at running the comm...
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Yeah... even now, I'm seriously doubting I'm going to be a big fan. I watch horror movies and fantasy anime (Aa Megami-sama, DarkStalkers, RayEarth, etc). That's about it.
It was me expressing irritation through satire. So, yes, funny. Gackt fans tend to piss me off for the most part. They need to take a breather and realize he's not the be-all-end-all of Japanese music. He's more of the gateway that allows you in to see other groups and artists. Not saying the man doesn't have talent, just saying there's a lot more out there that many of his fans don't bother to explore further as many of them do tend towards being very shallow and are happy to settle with mr-one-cool-plastic.
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I have to urge to go "MORIGAN AENSLAND!!OMG!!11onetwothree!!11" for some reason that's beyond me lol. Haven't seen any Japanese movies meself so can't say anything about those, ah well.
I've always been wondering this. Why is it that Gackt is so many people's first listen to J rock? Not like he's the essence of J rock or anything...not to say of course that he isn't gifted. But it's like almost every damn J rock/pop site you visit, the overwhelming majority is gushing and squeeling over Gackt.
Gackt fans tend to piss me off for the most part.
And your sentiments are different for squeeling Hyde fans? (mine certainly are cuz I'm a biased frickin dork) -_-'
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^^ I've cosplayed as Hsien ko/Lei Lei (English/Japanese names) before. Making my chest blue was the hardest part. ._. I still have the costume, but no recent reason to wear it.
There's lots of Gackt available, it's easy to find, and there's something out there for almost every taste. He's like marijuana, a gateway drug. Gackt was even my first... sort of. Malice Mizer, actually, but he sang with them. (Though I got a taste of Klaha-as-singer first.)
Any fan who goes so far off the deep end as to like every-single-thing an artist has made, worship them next to God(s) and/or freak out at anyone who doesn't consider them to be hot or agree with these highly biased opinions. (Diru and Gackt fans are two of the worst groups for this) People that especially irk me are Hyde fans who constantly put Gackt down. Hey, I don't like the guy much, but I don't sit here and put down his entire career. He's done good things, he does have talent, he just ain't my cup of tea, you know?
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oo If my memory serves me right, Dark Stalkers is from Capcom right? And I think Capcom mentioned last year something about coming out with new comics for D S or something? Don't remember...
I'm glad to say Niji was my absolute first, though my second was Au revoir, which I happened to be in love with at that time.
Lol I'm not highly biased when it comes to Laruku/Hyde. Just tend to have relatively biased views. Lol I hope I didn't come across as if I were putting Gackt down, cuz I wasn't. I happen to have sentiments similar to yours on Gackt. I like him, but certainly not as much as Laruku. ^^
I have nothing to do with my life, thus am spamming your LJ with my mindlessness. I will remove myself promptly should you think I'm an obnoxious brat [which I just may be]. :B
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Beast of Blood followed by Illuminati and then Forbidden (Moi dix Mois). Well, for real "JRock". Yeah. That would've been enough to scare most normal people straight out of the fandom. I've been listening idly to JPop and not really knowing what it was since I was about 13, though. (Thank you, Sailor Moon and DDR.)
I only like about 6 Gackt songs. The rest... I'll listen to, but I'm more sort of indifferent on them. Yeah. Not a huge fan at all. I'm absolutely fascinated with his personality, though. I download a lot of video clips and stuff, because he's a very interesting individual, even if I'm not a huge fan.
And don't worry, I'm quite enjoying the discussions my little rant seems to have generated. ^^;
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Sailor Moon and DBZ are like Gackt. As you've mentioned, they're the "gateway drug." Sailor Moon was my first anime~ And DDR, God, I've just started on it...played like 5 times and I'm still on light. -_-'
Gackt's interviews cease to amaze me, that's for sure. PVs are rather interesting as well.
I've certainly enjoyed reading your views. ^^ I should shoot myself and collapse now or else that Chemistry test I'll certainly fail tomorrow morning. Turning in early tonight...gnight. ^^