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Keanu involved in 'Cowboy Bebop' movie: good or bad?
  • FlankedFlanked December 2008

    First, here is the relevant story that sparked this discussion: http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/12/17/keanu-reeves-eager-to-do-something-good-with-cowboy-bebop-movie/#more-7631

    I can see a few Pros and Cons about this situation.

    • Pros:
      • Cowboy Bebop is 10 years old. Keanu making a movie may reinvigorate interest in the story.
      • I feel FireFly owes something to Cowboy Bebop in terms of characters and storytelling. Anything being made resembling FireFly is a good thing.


    • Cons:
      • It's Keanu Reeves.
      • Hollywood has been known to mess up beloved geek franchises.
      • It's Keanu "Whoa" Reeves.
      • It's Keanu "No, I don't use Botox, my face is just permanently stuck in a 'what-are-you-talking-about' expression. Also, Whoa." Reeves.

      So, how do the rest of you geeks weigh in?

  • DramDram December 2008

    I for one really enjoyed the original Bebop movie, and while I would like another, I don't think it's the right atmosphere for it to be created in. I like the idea of a live-action movie a little bit, but in order to port it to american mainstream they're going to have to make it stand-alone, and that'll do a huge number on it. Keanu has been in action movies, yes, but the action in cowboy bebop wasn't just pointless lobby-scene grenade-lobbin' funtimes, it was a true physical manifestation of personal conflict between the characters. The gadgets were made real by being very rough around the edges, and over the top CGI plasma streams flyin' outta every orifice they have, a necessity in Hollywood SciFi, would take away from them as a beautiful background and make them into sell-able icons of the film. Also apparently they're calling the Red Eye drug Bebop and doing who knows what with the ship. There's no way they're going to maintain Faye, Spike, and Jet having their own smaller transports, which gave them far more individuality in the series than they can possibly have in the film. I doubt even Faye will have her own, it'll probably, at best, just be Spike's with its over the top Keanu-intensified particle beam.
    Also Keanu could NEVER play the ever-overconfident and fun-loving, wide-eyed Spike. Spike is Keanu's antithesis.
    Also It's Keanu Reeves.

  • Locke+Cole117Locke Cole117 December 2008

    I quit life.

  • DuderDuder December 2008

    I dont trust them to translate the style and atmosphere of the show effectively. Trying to pack too much story into one movie never works well.

    Also no way Keanu can pull off Spike.

  • joeljoel December 2008

    Cons:


    * It's Keanu Reeves.

    Geek Cartoonist. Creator of HijiNKS ENSUE
  • EddieEddie December 2008

    I'll probably wind up seeing it when it's on TV a few years after it comes out or, y'know, download it; I'm not going to pay for this.

  • ElectricMonkElectricMonk January 2009

    I can sort of see Keanu being good as Spike, but it's almost a cert that he'll be Keanu first and any resemblence to Spike kinda coincidental.

  • MuttonheadMuttonhead January 2009

    I'd probably go see it, but there is no way hollywood could not fuck it up - especially if keanu is spike.

  • Cid+KainCid Kain February 2009

    keanu maybe for the action part, but definitely their will be an acting double.

  • Captain+Monkey+PantsCaptain Monkey Pants August 2009

    I just hope that Keanu dosn't ruin it, which is likly. He makes unicorns cry.

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