Comments on: finally, the Ramen Girl

By: edjusted

edjusted — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:50:40 +0000

@Andy: May 26 eh? Thanks for the info!

By: Andy Raskin

Andy Raskin — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:31:42 +0000

Just watched a copy of The Ramen Girl. The setup of the first act could use work, but then there’s a half-decent love story and some moving (and funny) scenes about ramen. Out on DVD on May 26, according to Amazon.

By: edjusted

edjusted — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 04:37:54 +0000

@Hoboy: I’m pretty sure it’s out…in Japan…but no idea how it’s doing or whether or not it’ll ever see the light of day here in the U.S. :\

By: Hoboy

Hoboy — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:52:03 +0000

Well… so much for it coming out… sigh

By: edjusted

edjusted — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:43:19 +0000

@Exile Kiss & Hao: I wish I was joking about Jackie Chan!

By: Hao

Hao — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:47:24 +0000

Well, considering what happened with Memoirs of a Geisha, or movies Like Fast and Furious Tokyo Drift where Koreans take the roles of supposedly “Japanese” actors … =__=

By: Exile Kiss

Exile Kiss — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:37:53 +0000

Hi edjusted,

You’re joking about Jackie Chan in that remake right?? (~_~) When will Hollywood learn? (>_<)

By: edjusted

edjusted — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:43:19 +0000

oops…I mean “karate enlightment,” not “ramen enlightenment”! (^_^;)

By: edjusted

edjusted — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:41:49 +0000

@Erin: I agree and I think your plot summary nails it. Speaking of which, I just read today that Jackie Chan will be playing “Mr. Miyagi” in a new Karate Kid remake. So to paraphrase: (the karate kid) is taught by a stern but inevitably kind old Japanese man who shows him the path to ramen enlightenment. Hmm… Oh course, I’d still like to see the Ramen Girl. Karate Kid…not so much…

By: Erin

Erin — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 07:28:55 +0000

Somehow I find myself back here on the exact day that this movie is coming out, haha. Anyway, I still feel that this movie is a rip-off (you’re right in saying that “remake” is too strong a word) of the main storyline of Tampopo due to the fact that it’s about a woman who, after losing the man in her life, decides that she wants to make great ramen so that she can make people happy. She’s taught by a stern but inevitably kind old Japanese man who shows her the path to ramen enlightenment. The overall message may be different, sure, but the two movies are still similar enough to ruffle my feathers, especially with the recent wave of Asian movie remakes (Old Boy, DBZ, Cowboy Bebop, My Sassy Girl, etc). To be honest, I’m not as impassioned about the whole thing as I once was, but I figured I’d put in my two cents, anyway.