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Initial D - Movies, Music, Fashion, Sports - Posted: 8th Jul, 2005 - 6:00am
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A Hong Kong rebuke to Hollywood
Post Date: 7th Jul, 2005 - 11:20am / Post ID: #
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Movie based on Japanese comic is local Chinese favorite
HONG KONG, China (AP) -- Darth Vader, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are feeling the heat at the box office from an unusual rival in Asia -- a movie based on a Japanese comic book, directed by Hong Kongers and starring a Taiwanese pop star making his debut in the movies.
"Initial D," the story of a young street car racer, has stunned "Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith" and the action thriller "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," starring Jolie and Pitt, at the Hong Kong box office.
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Post Date: 8th Jul, 2005 - 6:00am / Post ID: #
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If the movie was good enough to beat the two top hollywood movies, then I think it deserves a look see! When it comes to DVD in America, I will make sure to rent it. In the mean time, I have researched the movie and found that the anime and manga have already created quite a stir. Radio Shack carries r/c cars from the movie, and the series boasts its own card game! I would say that this movie already had the pop culture backing of Japan and Hong Kong. It was hard to find info on the movie and not the series, but the official site is www.initialdthemovie.com. The site has had problems lately, only being up a couple times when I tried it. Looks to be a fairly good movie and I plan on seeing it.
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