by lhb412 » Fri Jul 17, 2015 7:28 pm
So, I've watched this thing about six times today and I've really gotten kind of pumped.
I actually really like how Ultraman looks. I like that he's skinny with big feet and hands and his body is so expressive, and he's full of nifty details from the original Ultraman suit from the early '66 episodes. He kinda looks like if Bin Furuya was painted instead of in a latex suit, or like Doug Jones as Abe Sapien. I don't think the, I suppose you could call it "CGI texture" of him is bad because Ultraman is the rare character who probably should look like living, liquid metal. The monster looks great, too! And as for his texture: there were a few moments I wondered if they had slipped in an actual latex monster suit! I suppose a lot of that is details like sagging or quivering bits of fat and skin on the creature.
So we're getting two series next year, eh? I bet the other will use traditional, practical effects. Tsuburaya Productions really lionizes the past and tradition so I expect them to give up on practical effects as much as I expect the Jim Henson company to give up on puppets (and Henson's also produces CGI kids shows).
I imagine the purpose of this is to try to help Ultraman break into worldwide popularity. Those Chaiyo clowns always yammer on about making a modern, Hollywood Ultraman and this is Tsuburaya beating them to the punch.