Cowboy Bebop (2021)

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GatorGar14Nov 20, 2021

Aside from the costumes, the characters are almost unrecognizable, their behavior is radically different from in the anime. I'm not exactly sure what I'm watching but it feels like a film student's undergrad project. I can't watch any more of this.

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Cracker1Nov 27, 2021

Way to cannibalize a golden classic for the sake of conquistadoring your message, netflix. At least you got the casting right (this extends to picking the right people for the music only to have no idea how to use them).
Written by and forWay to cannibalize a golden classic for the sake of conquistadoring your message, netflix. At least you got the casting right (this extends to picking the right people for the music only to have no idea how to use them).
Written by and for people with the charm of rotten fish.… Expand

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skanonoyNov 22, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Does not feel like an adaptation to the OG series. You do not feel the same attachment to the characters the same the anime did, especially for Faye character which they made like an annoying angsty teen type which I always hate on shows… not sure why Hollywood always insist on adding these character types in movies and shows, but they always end up as the least likeable characters… Expand

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Reed618Dec 1, 2021

The nicest thing I can say is that it really made me appreciate the anime a lot more. Spike in the anime is just instantly likable.. the characters are so expressive and the action is a lot of fun too.
In the show... everything is justThe nicest thing I can say is that it really made me appreciate the anime a lot more. Spike in the anime is just instantly likable.. the characters are so expressive and the action is a lot of fun too.
In the show... everything is just straight up terrible. The only character who actually feels like their anime counterpart is jet. The writing is pretty awful.. especially the jokes... God they make a lot of jokes but none of them are funny.
It's fine that they changed the storyline. It's probably a good idea if you're making a live adaptation but the story just isn't interesting. The show feels cartoonish and tries to be fun... it isn't.
I really hope they don't make a season 2... there's just nothing to build on here. The show is a mess beyond repair. Also that scene with Ed... yikes... that looked awful. It's in no way the actor's fault though. The director and writers are just incompetent.… Expand

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Unicron666Nov 24, 2021

What a joke. I didn't have high hopes for this but it was even worse than I expected. The casting was crap and the show is like a rubbish parody of one of the best anime series ever. Avoid like the plague!

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Nomad_Nov 19, 2021

Huge fan of the anime version, and I do not think they captured what made the show great. If you’ve watched the anime, odds are you’d probably hate this. Underwhelming is all I can say, almost felt like a cheap live action

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LongestManNov 25, 2021

This show is both a disgraceful remake of one the the most influential and beloved anime of all time, and a terrible show in it’s own right. The writer’s who saw themselves fit to change these characters should be ashamed of themselves.

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Awayne06Nov 19, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Other than trying to cash in on nostalgia this was a very painful experience to watch. Other than Jett I couldn’t stand the cast in this. Netflix really didn’t learn it lesson after Deathnote. At least I could go back and watch the anime again on Netflix. I know Keanu Reeves has gotten older but I wish he could have played Spike as it was originally intended years ago when they tried to make a live action movie.… Expand

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Akira1Nov 20, 2021

I firmly believe a live-action Cowboy Bebop COULD work. The problem is that you'd need a filmmaker who takes it seriously and respect the intelligence of the audience. The anime touched upon such intense scenes and existential topics and thisI firmly believe a live-action Cowboy Bebop COULD work. The problem is that you'd need a filmmaker who takes it seriously and respect the intelligence of the audience. The anime touched upon such intense scenes and existential topics and this completely missed the mark. I did not want a beat for a beat but if the team understood the source material and its philosophical element I think this would have been able to be achieved. They can say : "You are just haters"

More like I don't want respected, medium-defining works like Cowboy Bebop to be mishandled at it was here. They ruined Faye's storyline and character it is a completely different persona. Faye in the source material personality-wise was very realistic and I do not understand for the life of me why they rewrote her that way (in every way). The saving grace is Mustafa Shakir as Jet he was the only one to truly embody his character and Cho has good moments too. Overall they missed the philosophical, moral essence of the original that existential necessary component. It lost its bebop soul.… Expand

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CoryleviNov 24, 2021

Look it doesn’t help when one of your actors attacked the fandom of the anime, which baring in mind is a classic up there with akira in my opinion, but this my god up there with all the other live action remakes. Dumpster juice the music I’llLook it doesn’t help when one of your actors attacked the fandom of the anime, which baring in mind is a classic up there with akira in my opinion, but this my god up there with all the other live action remakes. Dumpster juice the music I’ll give it that is good but the rest and substance is honestly disappointing considering Netflix track record with live action anime movies of the past. Would I recommend no now the original anime that I would recommend. Unless your gonna stop pandering to the modern day gustapo Netflix, or in fact stop allowing western influence to ruin great bodies of work.… Expand

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imotheeDec 24, 2021

A horrible take on an anime classic. Silly
Hollywood tropes (let’s throw in a horrible ex wife scene) and terrible storytelling. The pacing and narrative don’t work in any of the episodes and the rush to bring in the ‘big bad’ is a totalA horrible take on an anime classic. Silly
Hollywood tropes (let’s throw in a horrible ex wife scene) and terrible storytelling. The pacing and narrative don’t work in any of the episodes and the rush to bring in the ‘big bad’ is a total hatchet job and a massive miss.… Expand

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PictureThisNMDec 6, 2021

It's one of the biggest hate letter to the Anime. It is horrible. They don't take the source material seriously and They changed an essential character designs of almost every iconic one we grew up to love. Cowboy bebop the original was wayIt's one of the biggest hate letter to the Anime. It is horrible. They don't take the source material seriously and They changed an essential character designs of almost every iconic one we grew up to love. Cowboy bebop the original was way ahead of its time and had all the inclusion in it already. It didnt need any of these changes. This is just an expensive fan fiction.. A cheap imatation of the greatest anime created.… Expand

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amir_barakDec 10, 2021

Seriously, I had zero expectations from this show and it still managed to disappoint me. Misses every single thing that made the original a classic.

I know one of the writers said she's sad for us for missing her awesome S2 scripts butSeriously, I had zero expectations from this show and it still managed to disappoint me. Misses every single thing that made the original a classic.

I know one of the writers said she's sad for us for missing her awesome S2 scripts but luckily we can all watch the Anime. A much better show with actually competent writers, producers, actors and anyone else that worked on it.… Expand

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VanitasNov 23, 2021

Absolute trash, how long is netflix going to keep churning out these terrible anime adaptations?

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mickrussomNov 20, 2021

complete trash. most of netflix junk is trash. i dont know why they thought they could do bebop justice. what's next on the live action destruction plate? akira? yeah, netflix should g.f.y. and diaf, they do nothing but destroy.

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WayTooBadNov 22, 2021

Why do they keep hiring these condescending puritan moral busybodies, who think they know better than the original writer/creator. Another show ruined.

read the article "Cowboy Bebop's Mason Alexander Park on Gren's new journey and rightingWhy do they keep hiring these condescending puritan moral busybodies, who think they know better than the original writer/creator. Another show ruined.

read the article "Cowboy Bebop's Mason Alexander Park on Gren's new journey and righting the wrongs of the anime". My dude if you think the material was bad, do something original. You are a nobody compared to the talents of the original.… Expand

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CapJokerHaNov 29, 2021

Jet Black doesn't mean he is black...I'm surprised Spike here is not black lesbian. Being white, guilty!
Being straight, guilty!
Being male, guilty!
Being white straight male in USA, the sinner among sinners!

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AstrahleonNov 20, 2021

This feels like an awful attempt at ridiculing the original show and striping it off its meaning.

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Robert88Nov 25, 2021

What complete and utter trash this show is , it destroys the real cowboy bebop . This is filled with nothing but identify politics ,inclusion lgbtq nonsense and propaganda.. this Netflix show is inaccuratefrom all source material , andWhat complete and utter trash this show is , it destroys the real cowboy bebop . This is filled with nothing but identify politics ,inclusion lgbtq nonsense and propaganda.. this Netflix show is inaccuratefrom all source material , and destroy they characters that were created .. honestly do your self a favor and don’t watch this dumpster fire .save your self the trouble this show really sucks bad… Expand

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OkytronicNov 21, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is an example of how American west coast people thinks about anime, aiming it to teen 'woke' pc culture for America, missing it the whole point of the series and the world itself, shinichiro Watanabe has an interview where he explains how they didn't give a **** about his notes, and there was no comments from any actors about the characters, looks like they have some pc lines to follow, this proves how us doesn't care about any kind of art, bc lets be real here, r u gonna stop paying Netflix? Bc they already have ur money n they r doing whatever they want, don't let them brain wash ur head, we should start cancelling our subscription to them, then they will feel the hit.… Expand

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AgentoftheBatNov 23, 2021

An absolute disgrace to the original anime in every way. Avoid at all costs.

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Phteve11Nov 25, 2021

This is arguably worse than the death note live adaptation

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ICE-ruNov 25, 2021

when watching a series, some incomprehensible scenes begin with a agenda, as if from another movie, what is it? some gay people are doing something unrelated to the plot dialogues, thanks to this toxicity of LGBT, I become a racist

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SausageKingDec 13, 2022

Please Netflix, it’s painful to watch. Stop making live adaptations of my favorite anime’s.

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criticoreNov 20, 2021

I'm not sure if the creators of this show tried to do their own thing but the characters were not anything like in the original anime show. I also found it extremely distracting that they blackwashed a white character only because of theirI'm not sure if the creators of this show tried to do their own thing but the characters were not anything like in the original anime show. I also found it extremely distracting that they blackwashed a white character only because of their diversity agenda (look at their website, search for Netflix Diversity). So they initially complained about supposed "whitewashing" by Hollywood in anime adaptions when most characters in anime kinda look white (and not Japanese) yet they went ahead and blackwashed a white character because they claimed the actor was the best choice but makes no sense since Jet was the worst character in this entire show by far. Adaption? More like parody.… Expand

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Juanjuanx2Nov 19, 2021

Simply… a poor attempt to recreate a anime classic. Just because I must say more to post. I say again… a poor attempt to recreate a anime classic.

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neuetypNov 20, 2021

A terrible joke in this century. Please, I hope all of this is a dream......

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ArnoldShwartzNov 20, 2021

Holy Jesus, this is really bad) Casting is awful. And why did you change the plot? Really cringe adaptation

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BinOverNov 20, 2021

If it wasn't a rework of CP I will give it 1. But is a disgrace for a classic masterpice anime.

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resispaloquitorNov 21, 2021

This is hollywood doesn’t think people will put money where their mouth is for fantasy/sci fi.

They put in **** casting/writing - go low budget on agi and costumes and set design. And then when people don’t get to suspension of disbelief -This is hollywood doesn’t think people will put money where their mouth is for fantasy/sci fi.

They put in **** casting/writing - go low budget on agi and costumes and set design.

And then when people don’t get to suspension of disbelief - because it takes more effort to get there with these genres - they act surprised when people call a turd a turd.

4 different times in the FIRST episode spike and jet laughed togethor like it was a **** 90s sitcom buddy buddy scene - the fact that they put one of these in much leas four shows how utterly disconnected they are from the source material. the og Bebop is about somber and melancholy topics - which their hopelessness leads to sometimes humorous antics due to their absurdity in the face of existence - with a soundtrack to match.

honestly with the soundtrack the way it is in the first episode - i would be surprised if the execa that greenlit this only watched the opening credits - the entire episode was clearly written by the same guy that writes ninja turtles. its a **** cartoon turned into a live action. Not a cul genre defining anime. Hollywood doesn’t see thw difference. but we do. 0/10. I knew as soon as they released the opening cut scene weeks ago they missed the entire voice and feel of the original - but this is a drop down the stairs abortion of the original content. **** off hollywood - do fantasy/sci fi **** right, or don’t do it all.… Expand

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EdwardwonghauNov 23, 2021

Once again, Netflix have butchered a classic. If you like the original, you probably won't like this. If you haven't already watched the original, watch that instead.

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hammbone18Nov 23, 2021

Who gave the green light for this? That person should be fired from Netflix. Jettison every copy and file of this adaptation into the sun and never speak of it again.

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youropiniongarbNov 23, 2021

The people that are rating this over 3 are quite literally either trolls or have 0 idea of what made the original a success, cool, engaging, and a masterpiece of Media. "Cowboy bebop" the netflix live action is quite literally the epitome ofThe people that are rating this over 3 are quite literally either trolls or have 0 idea of what made the original a success, cool, engaging, and a masterpiece of Media. "Cowboy bebop" the netflix live action is quite literally the epitome of a soulless cash grab for nostalgia that is pandering to people who have no agency in lives and are just consuming corporate cash grab culture to "fit in" with the next shlock that is spewing out of the Netflix garbage machine. As long as they can collect their funko pops and get approval from all their "friends" and "followers" on reddit, tik tok, and otherwise they will love of quite literally anything that comes out of the landfill of despair that is Netflix and Hollywood "recreating" (and failing miserably) iconic media.

If you can sit their and think this drivel is good let alone compares to the original via tone, acting, writing, or frankly any capacity you are delusional or so far removed from any sense of taste it bogles the mind.

The creators of this shot for shot husk should be fired, and Netflix should be banned from ever touching golden age Anime ever again. Unforuntately this will never happen because people like the (at the time of review) 42 approvers of this show are so brain dead or paid off to write positive reviews this will keep happening. over and over and over and over and over until remakes of remakes are being made. Oh wait they are already doing that with Ghostbusters.
Mr. Bones please. Make it stop. I beg you.… Expand

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ZoldiackNov 23, 2021

2 for the effort , anything above a 5 is you lying to yourself. The show by itself is subpar.

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NahobinoNov 25, 2021

I just finished watching the show and I have to say it pains me to write this review. You take an anime that was flawless and turn everything that made it excellent into some kind of advertisement for diversity and human rights in today'sI just finished watching the show and I have to say it pains me to write this review. You take an anime that was flawless and turn everything that made it excellent into some kind of advertisement for diversity and human rights in today's United States. If you love the anime do not watch this adaption, they ruined so many great character's including Faye, Vicious, Julia and Gren. 0/10… Expand

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KiwiintheseaNov 27, 2021

I actually doubt this can be as bad as I think. I don’t think Netflix would put a show as bad as what I think I just watched onto streaming. But that’s why I run things by my wife. She stopped watching around episode three because it was soI actually doubt this can be as bad as I think. I don’t think Netflix would put a show as bad as what I think I just watched onto streaming. But that’s why I run things by my wife. She stopped watching around episode three because it was so bad. So maybe this is as nonsensical, stupid, and irritating as I think. I’ll forego the “if you are a fan of the original”, just don’t watch this.… Expand

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Pennyspy55Jul 24, 2023

Horribly miscast, why on earth is the tragic 27-year-old Spike being played by a 52+ year-old man? Daniella Pineda also evaporated the slightest amount of goodwill. And the attempt at Ed, right at the end, was grotesque. Jet's casting was theHorribly miscast, why on earth is the tragic 27-year-old Spike being played by a 52+ year-old man? Daniella Pineda also evaporated the slightest amount of goodwill. And the attempt at Ed, right at the end, was grotesque. Jet's casting was the best, he would have been fine. But this was a silly, crass and talentless attempt to adapt a masterpiece of anime. No wonder its creator switched off the remake five minutes in. Unnecessary. Just leave it alone.… Expand

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