tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post5352847376529932451..comments2024-03-28T10:33:39.051-07:00Comments on Horror Movie A Day: Death Note (2006)BChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480847497966171794noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-61936292357591674602010-01-09T17:26:10.211-08:002010-01-09T17:26:10.211-08:00OMG SEE ALSO THENUMBER23ISINEVERYMOVIE.BLOGSPOT.CO...OMG SEE ALSO THENUMBER23ISINEVERYMOVIE.BLOGSPOT.COM<br /><br />i thought you were referring to the animated version of this, which, without me having to see this, i assure you is much better. too bad i gave the manga to that shitdick jon, i would have just given it to you.Miss Kolleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606373833828939892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-27364683330750750072010-01-08T19:08:47.811-08:002010-01-08T19:08:47.811-08:00About why the Death Note has an English name: the ...About why the Death Note has an English name: the Japanese word for "notebook" is actually "note," presumably borrowed from English and then abbreviated for convenience. Why "death" is also in English, who knows, maybe they figured it would sound funny (or a little less exotic) to pair the Japanese word for "death" with an English word.<br /><br />Incidentally, I've never seen Death Note or anything but I'm glad they didn't change the title to "Death Notebook" or something -- so corny, even though it's actually, like, sort of accurate.<br /><br />All of those arbitrary numbers may have some esoteric significance in Japanese, too. The 40-second time limit idea in particular jumps out at me; you may have noticed this from watching J-horror but the number 4 is bad luck in Japan, as one of the ways it's read ("shi") is homophonous with 死 -- "shi," or "death." Since numbers can be read a few different ways in Japanese you can kindasorta use them to spell words, so you'll see "subtle" little references and visual puns where characters will have, like, an apartment number 37564 ("minagoroshi," or "massacre") or something like that. But I haven't seen Death Note, and I don't know of anything special about the number 23 off the top of my head...Andrew Procterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07528553667029219105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-81148110045878265132010-01-08T17:40:35.665-08:002010-01-08T17:40:35.665-08:00Isn't it out in Region 1? I'm sure I saw i...Isn't it out in Region 1? I'm sure I saw it at HMV a few weeks ago.Jeffrey Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10538559572535414820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-77202689972852067842010-01-07T21:57:39.778-08:002010-01-07T21:57:39.778-08:00I´ll be happy to send you a copy on region 0, I ...I´ll be happy to send you a copy on region 0, I want to know what you think of that film brother!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12138987495391670751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-72875734533876816082010-01-07T07:02:00.120-08:002010-01-07T07:02:00.120-08:00My all region player broke and I can't afford ...My all region player broke and I can't afford to buy a new one, so no Battle Royale for me until they release it widescreen in Region 1. Plus it's not a horror movie!BChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06480847497966171794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-53828185749303864282010-01-06T23:03:20.306-08:002010-01-06T23:03:20.306-08:00The manga is way better,but I actually enjoyed the...The manga is way better,but I actually enjoyed the film adaptations...It´s 2010... isn´t about time you watch "Battle Royale" already??Zedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10072751418202883840noreply@blogger.com