FMA movie [Archive] - Anime Academy Lounge

Kaito Fujiwara

07-15-2005, 11:45 AM

Old news, but still exciting. It's out in just under two weeks now and I'm expecting great things. The latest trailer is full of so much rich, interesting and intriguing imagery that I can't wait to see the film just to explain wtf they are.

All those Al-like suits of armour falling being sucked into a big hole in the sky! Our world!Hughes. Nazis!

Even if it is "old news" as you have said I thought it was woth mentioning. Also, I wanted to hear the user's opinion

Spilled Milk

07-15-2005, 12:13 PM

mmm I like FMA I'll have to check this out once it is available!

BuFu

07-15-2005, 02:34 PM

will this movie continue where the series ended? cause the end is quite dissapointing in my opinion...

Tremolo

07-15-2005, 02:36 PM

will this movie continue where the series ended? cause the end is quite dissapointing in my opinion...

It will indeed. Think of the ending of the series as less of an ending, more as set-up for the movie and it comes across much better. Whether the movie will end the series for good is another matter... We'll just have to wait and see.

BuFu

07-15-2005, 03:05 PM

good. i was afraid of another berserk-like ending.

Moe

07-15-2005, 03:08 PM

yay..... can't wait for it.....

also +1

Ninja Realist

07-15-2005, 03:21 PM

I want to see what happened to Envy.

BuFu

07-15-2005, 03:59 PM

envy SUX. i want to see what happened to ed.

Sorrow-kun

07-15-2005, 04:55 PM

Envy dies. Envy didn't like the gate, and the gate didn't like Envy. The gate wins. Fatality.

I'm quietly anticipating the amount of ass that's going to be kicked in this movie. Can't wait. Good stuff.

Zee'd

07-15-2005, 09:23 PM

All those Al-like suits of armour falling being sucked into a big hole in the sky! Our world!Hughes. Nazis!

What i find more interesting than the above trailer is in the characters page:
Al is wearing his brother's clothes!! There's another Alphonse!!!! There's actually a DRAGON!!!!!! And take a look at that policeman right at the end, doesn't he look like someone... :D

Tremolo

07-16-2005, 03:01 AM

Envy dies. Envy didn't like the gate, and the gate didn't like Envy. The gate wins. Fatality.

If you recall, Envy turned into a big farking dragon whilst going through the gate. And said big farkin dragon is in the trailer. We'll be getting a final Ed/Envy showdown alright :)

What i find more interesting than the above trailer is in the characters page:
Al is wearing his brother's clothes!! There's another Alphonse!!!! There's actually a DRAGON!!!!!! And take a look at that policeman right at the end, doesn't he look like someone...:D

I find the fact Al now wearing Ed's clothes and trying to look like him just on the wrong side of obsessive. The guy's even got transmutation circles drawn onto his gloves so he can do the clappy thing as well. So much stuff to look forward to!

BuFu

07-16-2005, 05:18 AM

all these "spoilers" are from the trailer? cause i dont remember this stuff from the series...

Tremolo

07-16-2005, 05:24 AM

all these "spoilers" are from the trailer? cause i dont remember this stuff from the series...

Yup, apart from my episode 51 spoiler in regards to Sorrow-kun's post. Some of the stuff we're talking about is from the second trailer and some from the third.

Obviously, the Munich setting in the 1920's (and Ed and Hohenheim being there) was established in the final episode of the series, as was Envy's transformation into a dragon as he travelled through the gate.

BuFu

07-16-2005, 06:20 AM

got links for them? iv finished the series but never watched any of the trailers...

Tremolo

07-16-2005, 06:23 AM

got links for them? iv finished the series but never watched any of the trailers...

http://www.apple.com/jp/quicktime/trailers/shochiku/alchemist_1l.html
http://www.apple.com/jp/quicktime/trailers/shochiku/alchemist_2l.html
http://www.apple.com/jp/quicktime/trailers/shochiku/alchemist_large.html

Sage Brushfire

07-20-2005, 12:19 AM

Can't wait till it's released as a fansub for the FMA fans over here in the states gonna be a great time for all

Spoiler tag contains references to the series and not the movie you have been warned

in response to zee'd, thats gonna be my favorite part of the movie with that cop at the end of the fourth trailer i was so sad during that episode with him

DarkKanti

07-20-2005, 12:46 AM

I am so pysched about this movie. If the trailers are any indication (which is what they're meant to be) this is going to be one kick ass movie. I can honestly say I'm looking forward to this more than any other movie coming out at any time in the future.

KiraraKim

07-20-2005, 10:41 AM

I am really excited about the movie but personally if the anime had ended the way it did I would have been happy with that too. Contrary to what most people say I did think the FMA anime had a pretty conclusive ending, the major plotline of the story was concluded. Not having all the answers and everything completely wrapped up is not necessarily a bad thing. In the end I was left with a sense of hope and there are plenty of other anime series where I would have been estatic with that type of ending.

That being said all the previews indicate that this going to be an awesome movie so I really hope it lives up to my expectations. Well I guess we will find out this weekend. Although I won't be seeing the movie there is no way I will be able to stay away from spoilers.

And Explanation to Why Al:

Is now dressing like Ed. Al is wearing his brother's coat so he will not deter from his purpose to find his brother again (sort of like the engraved pocketwatch with Ed) but I also think it's a way for Al to keep part of Ed close to him. I think it's pretty sweet actually, but it's hard for me not to think of anything involving Ed & Al as such.

ninja velmor

07-20-2005, 06:35 PM

i just finished watching the seires today and all i could think is i want more, so i cant wait for this to come out.

BuFu

07-20-2005, 09:05 PM

you know guys, this movie will surly be great, but i would prefer another series... FMA2 or something. 50 more episodes will be nice=]

Sorrow-kun

07-20-2005, 10:28 PM

you know guys, this movie will surly be great, but i would prefer another series... FMA2 or something. 50 more episodes will be nice=]Why? So they can fight Majin Buu or something?

The first 51 episodes of FMA were fine, and, if all goes to plan, the movie will wrap up the loose ends. Why another 50 more episodes is needed is beyond me.

C0MPL3X

07-21-2005, 01:20 AM

just finished watching FMA. Thought it wasn't going to be that good but just kept getting better towards the end. I am looking forward to this new movie but I didn't have too much problem with the ending either, although there are a lot of things that leave us wanting to know more. One of my problem with ending...

About this equivalent trade...I honestly believed that this series was telling us that u can't just transmutate a human being. Life, soul is something perhaps intangible and thus no soulless materials could be used as an equivalent trade to create life. I thought this was one of the lesson Ed and Al would eventually learn at the end when they come close to obtaining a philosopher's stone. Guess not, Ed comes back from the dead (well, from the gate...) and later Al's body and the soul. Come to think of it, Ed managed to bring back Al's soul and not the material human body so this wasn't true to begin with I guess...

And what do you think of Roy's appearance at the end? Looks a bit like Pride don't you think? But surely there's no connection to make between Roy and Pride at this point of time, or so I think. Thus I'm assuming that the creators just wanted Roy to lose something valuable as a punishment, or price he has to pay for foolishly commiting himself to the military for all these years. But they couldn't possibly take away roy's life, or dear Hawkeye's life, and what better body parts than an eye to make us feel sorry for our dear hero Roy? Or maybe there is a point or two to be made from that eye patch, instead of bandaged eye (he is still, under treatment).

And I'm glad that they went about how the lives of the ones on the other side of the gate are used as a source of energy for transmutation process. I thought it was strange to begin with, I was wondering if they were using some sort of alchemic chakra (and I gasped) as energy source and using the circle to drive that power to create transmutation...

BuFu

07-21-2005, 07:11 AM

Why? So they can fight Majin Buu or something?

The first 51 episodes of FMA were fine, and, if all goes to plan, the movie will wrap up the loose ends. Why another 50 more episodes is needed is beyond me.
they can fight cell if you dont like buu.

Shadowmage

07-21-2005, 10:10 AM

they can fight cell if you dont like buu.
I don't recall a great difference... Oh wait, the characters were taller!

KiraraKim

07-21-2005, 10:53 AM

If the anime followed the manga religiously than the series could have spanned much longer than 51 episodes. However I could imagine the number of filler episodes that would have produced. I felt 51 episodes was perfect, the movie is just an added bonus.

Kaito Fujiwara

07-21-2005, 11:15 AM

you know guys, this movie will surly be great, but i would prefer another series... FMA2 or something. 50 more episodes will be nice=]

it's that type of thinking that is the OTHER bane of anime's dignity.
there is no point in continuing a story when it's complete.

BuFu

07-21-2005, 02:08 PM

guys, if you have enjoyed something, you are supposed to want it to be continued...
i am sure they can continue the story, simply cause it doesnt feel completed. they can end it on a movie or a second season just as well.

Kaito Fujiwara

07-21-2005, 03:13 PM

...not really
pressure to continue something for very long can cause it to lose its creative flair. Besides, if they did that with every popular anime, they would end up like DBZ

Yurika Star

07-21-2005, 03:15 PM

Wtf!!

Hughes Dies?!?!

Kaito Fujiwara

07-21-2005, 03:21 PM

yes he does :newbie:

ninja velmor

07-21-2005, 03:25 PM

Wtf!!

Hughes Dies?!?!

lets just hope people who havent watched the anime yet don't check out this thread

anyway about the whole making another season, i think a movie is just fine. i dont think anyone wants it to have that dbz feel. in fact i think dbz would have been so much better if it just ended after the freeza saga.

Sorrow-kun

07-21-2005, 03:28 PM

ED DIES.

I HOPE YOU DIES.

guys, if you have enjoyed something, you are supposed to want it to be continued...Not if you're satisfied with the ending. Which is an element all good stories are supposed to have: a good ending. And, after all, isn't anime just a medium through which a story is told?

Edit: lets just hope people who havent watched the anime yet do check out this threadWe're discussin the FMA movie here, which requires knowledge about the full 51 episodes of the FMA series. If there are people who haven't seen it who lack the common sense to avoid reading this thread, they deserve whatever spoilers they come across.

Shadowmage

07-21-2005, 03:31 PM

yes he does :newbie:
Don't you see the irony here?

Anyways, the movie may solidify 2005 as the best single year of anime. (Currently, I think 2003 holds the record with Gungrave, Fullmetal Alchemist, and Fantastic Children.)

Kaito Fujiwara

07-21-2005, 03:35 PM

as I've always said "the 2 most difficult parts in anything are starting it & ending it. Besides, if you want more, then write a fanfic!

DarkKanti

07-21-2005, 03:37 PM

About this equivalent trade...I honestly believed that this series was telling us that u can't just transmutate a human being. Life, soul is something perhaps intangible and thus no soulless materials could be used as an equivalent trade to create life. I thought this was one of the lesson Ed and Al would eventually learn at the end when they come close to obtaining a philosopher's stone. Guess not, Ed comes back from the dead (well, from the gate...) and later Al's body and the soul. Come to think of it, Ed managed to bring back Al's soul and not the material human body so this wasn't true to begin with I guess...

I thought they did a fairly good job with the ending. It was more of a nothing is impossible type thing, but the things you have to go through to get those impossible things sometimes aren't worth what you end up with (Ed and Al's seperation).

Another thing I'm hoping to see from the movie is what Ed and Al gain from their seperation. It seems like they paid seperation, but got nothing in return, thus disproving the "equivalent trade" theory. Their seperation was the price, but they gained nothing. I'm hoping the movie deals with this (and from the second trailer I'm fairly certain it will).

Wtf!!

Hughes Dies?!?!

I remember you having this in your signature not too long ago. Luckily, I had seen up to that part in the show so I found it pretty funny.

Sorrow-kun

07-21-2005, 03:39 PM

Anyways, the movie may solidify 2005 as the best single year of anime. (Currently, I think 2003 holds the record with Gungrave, Fullmetal Alchemist, and Fantastic Children.)Haha, that's different to what I think. I've always been of the opinion that it's the year an anime ends in that marks what year it belongs to, making Gungrave and FMA both 2004 anime in my book.

Which is why I think 2004 has been the best year in anime this decade. FMA, Gungrave, Koi Kaze, etc, etc. The only really exceptional anime I've seen from 2005 so far have been Beck and Air. With that said, there are still a lot of quality titles from 2005 I still haven't seen yet.

Edit: ZOMG 400GET! YARE YARE DAZE!

Kaito Fujiwara

07-21-2005, 04:04 PM

in that case, sorrow-kun, what was the worst of the last 10 years?

Sorrow-kun

07-21-2005, 04:16 PM

Bah, who knows? I haven't been following anime long enough to make a comment on that. Maybe 2000. I can't really think of many exceptional anime that came from that year.

BuFu

07-21-2005, 04:25 PM

well... maybe the "50 more episodes" idea wasnt that good after all. but i still dont think a movie will satisfy me.

Kaito Fujiwara

07-21-2005, 04:30 PM

well, like I said before, There's always fanfics

Lupin the 3rd

07-24-2005, 03:52 PM

*starts typing up fanfic for FMA*

KiraraKim

07-24-2005, 04:50 PM

BuFu

07-25-2005, 12:55 AM

havoc what?!!??!?!
thats more bad than huge's death!

Tremolo

07-25-2005, 01:03 AM

This lovely spoiler was posted at the Fullmetal Alchemist LJ community I thought I would share for anyone who can't wait to find out about what happens in the movie. :devil

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/Kirarakim/001x192r.gif

OMG HAVOC GETS LAID WTF HAY NOW ITS RUINED I HAVE NO REASON 2 LIVE THANX FOR SPOILING IT FOR ME RESEED REQUEST!!111one

HenyTran

07-25-2005, 06:52 AM

Roy!!! The only reason I would like to see another season (or maybe OVA) of FMA would be to see more Roy. My favorite episodes were the funny fillers. Like when they first find Black Hayate.

KiraraKim

07-25-2005, 10:55 AM

I personally think that would have made an excellent movie. Havoc finally getting some makes up for Ed dying. :anghorn:

Okay now to be serious. This link leaves you to a real summary of the movie not a joke. If you read this summary you will be spoiled so do not say I didn't warn you. The only thing you can blame me for is tempting you.

And just in case it isn't clear this isn't my summary. I was not lucky enough to see the movie. Although I wish I could have went to Japan to see it.

http://www.livejournal.com/users/sycia/46529.html

From the summary I am happy with the movie. There are a few things I disliked mainly it seems that alter hughes is a nazi :( but overall I am pleased. Although I still would have been happy with the ending that the series gave us as well. The main complaint I've have seen is a lack of romance, but since I never felt romance was important to this series this doesn't bother me at all.

Tremolo

07-25-2005, 10:57 AM

I absolutely refuse to spoil myself for this at all (I've waited too long to give up now), but Kim dear, does the movie wrap everything up once and for all, or does it leave it open for more? That's the main thing that's been bugging me, and I'd love just a simple yes or no :D

KiraraKim

07-25-2005, 11:09 AM

Tremolo

07-25-2005, 11:14 AM

Well here's the thing I personally think it wraps up things quite nicely but I know some people will disagree with me on that. I honestly don't see how people can say that Ed and Al's story isn't wrapped up but I have seen a few fans claim this so I guess it still boils down to opinion and interpretation. And unfortunately I cannot be clearer than that without giving it away.

I'm really glad to hear that - the ending of the series was absolutely fine in my opinion, so I'll more than likely be happy with this. I hontesly can't wait to see how everything plays out. As for the fans - I guess you just can't please everyone.

And I have to give you a lot of credit, there was no way I would be able to stay away from spoilers with this movie, especially since there is no clear date when people outside of Japan would get to see it (although I guess it would be sometime in the winter with the DVD release). You are one brave soul. :D

Hehe, thanks! It's not as hard as it seems, but I did de-friend the main FMA community LiveJournal community from my friends list partly to avoid spoilers and partly because it's possibly the most irritating LJ comm I've ever had the pleasure to be in. Some of the people are really cool, some make me want to gouge my eyes out. For now I'll just keep holding out - I've got a lot of distractions to keep me occupied! :D

KiraraKim

07-25-2005, 11:21 AM

Hehe, thanks! It's not as hard as it seems, but I did de-friend the main FMA community LiveJournal community from my friends list partly to avoid spoilers and partly because it's possibly the most irritating LJ comm I've ever had the pleasure to be in. Some of the people are really cool, some make me want to gouge my eyes out. For now I'll just keep holding out - I've got a lot of distractions to keep me occupied!

I didn't know you were a member there. I joined mainly to get access to the locked posts but I rarely ever post. I agree about the members, there are a lot of cool creative people there but then there is also a huge amount of fangirls and sometimes there is only so much of them you can take. Still overall I like it there.

Tremolo

07-25-2005, 11:27 AM

I didn't know you were a member there. I joined mainly to get access to the locked posts but I rarely ever post. I agree about the members, there are a lot of cool creative people there but then there is also a huge amount of fangirls and sometimes there is only so much of them you can take. Still overall I like it there.

I joined when the series was still going - in the 30's region or so, but once it was done the community got worse. There was only so much I could take of statements like "Now I know *insert American VA here* IS Ed!". It kept cropping up on fandom_wank and eventually I defriended it. I do have the fma_info community friended though, which filters the posts into headings and stuff. Much better for my needs!

*shunts thread vaguely back on topic*

Yay for the FMA movie! :icon_danc

LadyYuina

07-25-2005, 03:02 PM

I wanna see the movie! XD

Neo-Hunter

07-25-2005, 07:27 PM

this movie will be good.

Sunami 366

07-25-2005, 08:23 PM

Can't wait.. Just hope it's one of those "must see" movies

Lupin the 3rd

07-25-2005, 10:16 PM

Yeah im all excited for this movie!!

Ninja Realist

12-25-2005, 02:27 PM

So this thread is really old, but I JUST saw the Fansub, and let me say...the ending was depressing and left me totally shattered.

I mean:

It was totally selfish of Ed to leave Winry and the others to go back to the other world. It also made me sad that Izumi, Wrath and Envy died. It was also sad when Al Heiderich died. The whole movie was just a sobfest.

Kei

12-25-2005, 03:32 PM

The movie was sad, yes, but it was also very good. I enjoyed it quite a bit, despite naysaying from pretty much everyone else I've talked to.

~Kei

ant

12-26-2005, 07:46 PM

Ant picks up his jaw off the floor the OP fantastic, transitioning the series into film, its good to see some charaters alive again, and I liked how they touched on how the other world would be the world where we exist in dreams. It was sad but that is the beauty of it.

Because its not perfect, that's why it's beautiful.- Roy Mustang

Kiba

12-29-2005, 11:22 AM

The first time I saw this was back in September, but the quality was shit because it was taken with a cam corder, so I finally got around to watching a half decent version yesterday. Anyways the movie was really good, but I think I prefer the series ending over this one, the ending for the series I found more satisfying.

Kyou sohma

08-08-2006, 01:28 AM

are you saying there comming out with an FMA movie? Omg i hope thats what you are saying!

edit:kiba if i were you id take that word off of your post, because you might get banned...

KiraraKim

08-08-2006, 04:14 AM

I actually liked the dub of the movie more than the sub (not usual with me). The performances were equal in the dub and the sub I just think the dub added some much needed humor to the film. I still think the movie could have been better than it was.

Oh well there is always the manga which is better than the anime anyways. :)

Johanen

08-08-2006, 06:25 AM

good. i was afraid of another berserk-like ending.

Berserk ended like that because it was only based on the first half of the manga series, all the really cool stuff seems to happen in the second half ive heard, supposedly gatts finds the "berserk armour" or something!!??

I loved the FMA series and i have had huge difficulty finding the full series english dubbed in Region 2 format, as im from the UK, and also there don't seem to be any box sets.

Tremolo

08-08-2006, 06:35 AM

I loved the FMA series and i have had huge difficulty finding the full series english dubbed in Region 2 format, as im from the UK, and also there don't seem to be any box sets.

So far, the first seven DVD volumes released by MVM are available in the UK and can be found easily to buy online (http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/6-/Search.html?searchstring=fullmetal+alchemist&searchtype=r2title) or in big retailers like Virgin or HMV.

If you want the complete series in Region 2 format or in a boxset, it'll be a bootleg, and it won't have the dub on it anyway.

edit:kiba if i were you id take that word off of your post, because you might get banned...

No he won't. If the word in question, shit, is uncensored it means it's fine to say on the forums. If you find it offensive, tough.

Erigion

08-08-2006, 02:45 PM

are you saying there comming out with an FMA movie? Omg i hope thats what you are saying!

edit:kiba if i were you id take that word off of your post, because you might get banned...Welcome to last year, when the FMA movie was released.

And let's leave the mod work to, you know, the mods.

General Suburbia

08-08-2006, 03:03 PM

I don't think I ever posted my thoughts on the movie, so here it goes.

It was excruciatingly dull. Even the color pallate of the movie was dull. I'm sure this was done for some kind of artistic effect, but the backdrops and even character designs made me want to fall asleep. Al was even more annoying than in the series, everyone was totally emo, Envy had one line, and the only thing I especially liked in the movie was the ever-interesting Wrath. Making every character in the movie sadder and depressed totally took away from their original unique personalities. Boring.