Thundercats!

[slyc_willie]

Don't know about you, but I'm juiced just by the trailer:

Thundercats

Gotta love the talent involved . . . Brad Pitt, Vin Diesel, Hugh Jackman . . . .

Hollywood seems to be going all out on the action and graphics, too. I see shades of Troy, Pitch Black, X-Men, and the Riddick Chronicles already. Very high-adrenaline. And the plot reminds me of elements from Indiana Jones (gotta love those grand "evil empire" conspiracies) mixed with the original plot lines from the animated series.

Yeah this promises to be a good one, if the trailer is any indication.

 

[3113]

That's hilarious! Thanks for that.

 

[manyeyedhydra]

LOL

It's fun trying to identify all the movies they took the clips from

 

[JamesSD]

I never really "got" thundercats. Maybe I was just a few years too young when it was on? I was a Ninja Turtles kid. We already got 1 good live action movie and 2 crappy sequels.

 

[slyc_willie]

I never really "got" thundercats. Maybe I was just a few years too young when it was on? I was a Ninja Turtles kid. We already got 1 good live action movie and 2 crappy sequels.

I loved the original Ninja Turtles comic. It was black and white, and very graphic. Lots of blood and gore. If Frank Miller had gotten hold of it, it would have been a feature film years ago.

The cartoons that resulted . . . bleagh. Nowhere near the original spirit. I'm not sure what the creators of TMNJ had in mind when they began the project, but a skater-boy Rafael who lived for pizza wasn't it.

 

[JamesSD]

I loved the original Ninja Turtles comic. It was black and white, and very graphic. Lots of blood and gore. If Frank Miller had gotten hold of it, it would have been a feature film years ago.

The cartoons that resulted . . . bleagh. Nowhere near the original spirit. I'm not sure what the creators of TMNJ had in mind when they began the project, but a skater-boy Rafael who lived for pizza wasn't it.

Michaelangelo was the skater-boy who lived for 'za. Raphael was the sarcastic one.

I'm pretty sure the comic creator had *ca-ching!* in mind when they made the cartoon. Well, that and something kids would like. And man, did I ever. I lived for it. Watched it every afternoon for years after school. Bought half the toys. Ah.

 

[slyc_willie]

Michaelangelo was the skater-boy who lived for 'za. Raphael was the sarcastic one.

I'm pretty sure the comic creator had *ca-ching!* in mind when they made the cartoon. Well, that and something kids would like. And man, did I ever. I lived for it. Watched it every afternoon for years after school. Bought half the toys. Ah.

I stand corrected.

To be honest, I only watched a handful of the TMNJ cartoons. I was always a Transformers kid (but not to the extent that Trom is ).

My exposure to the Turtles was through the RPG market. At one time, I owned just about all of the Palladium RPG supplements. Pretty cool stuff, there.

 

[Belegon]

I loved the original Ninja Turtles comic. It was black and white, and very graphic. Lots of blood and gore. If Frank Miller had gotten hold of it, it would have been a feature film years ago.

The cartoons that resulted . . . bleagh. Nowhere near the original spirit. I'm not sure what the creators of TMNJ had in mind when they began the project, but a skater-boy Rafael who lived for pizza wasn't it.

I met Eastman & Laird at ComicCon in ... 1985 maybe? They were sitting to one side, selling their books themselves, virtually unnoticed.

The original was not for children.

 

[3113]

I met Eastman & Laird at ComicCon in ... 1985 maybe? They were sitting to one side, selling their books themselves, virtually unnoticed.

The original was not for children.

The original was an inside joke! They were mocking the fact that every other comic selling in those days had either Ninjas or Mutants in 'em. Those guys were as surprised as anyone when their little satire suddenly took off and, then, Hollywood came knocking.

 

[slyc_willie]

The original was an inside joke! They were mocking the fact that every other comic selling in those days had either Ninjas or Mutants in 'em. Those guys were as surprised as anyone when their little satire suddenly took off and, then, Hollywood came knocking.

They sure didn't turn down the opportunity to cash in, obviously.

I can just imagine, a few, maybe ten years from now, someone's going to make the movie based on the original comic series. You know, to "stay true" to the original.

Then there'll be sequels.

Glad you all got a laugh out of the Thundercats clip. I was told about it by a friend at work who thought it was a serious movie.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

Holy Crap...2009 looks to be a blockbuster year for action movies.

Thundercats
GI Joe
Terminator
Star Trek
Jumper 2
Transformers 2
and many, many more.

 

[JagFarlane]

Actually word has it the real Thundercats movie is due out in 2010. It'll be a CGI version and thats really about all thats been released.

 

[JagFarlane]

Holy Crap...2009 looks to be a blockbuster year for action movies.

GI Joe
Terminator
Star Trek
Jumper 2
Transformers 2
and many, many more.

Meh not too much of a surprise really. Hollywood just seems to be playing on all the cartoon shows and such that a lot of my generation grew up with.

 

[Katyusha]

Don't know about you, but I'm juiced just by the trailer:

Thundercats

Gotta love the talent involved . . . Brad Pitt, Vin Diesel, Hugh Jackman . . . .

Hollywood seems to be going all out on the action and graphics, too. I see shades of Troy, Pitch Black, X-Men, and the Riddick Chronicles already. Very high-adrenaline. And the plot reminds me of elements from Indiana Jones (gotta love those grand "evil empire" conspiracies) mixed with the original plot lines from the animated series.

Yeah this promises to be a good one, if the trailer is any indication.

They used a clip from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade early on, a clip from Star Trek VI, and I saw a couple from Galaxy Quest too.

But my god. Thundercats was one of my favorite cartoons growing up and I seriously, seriously can't wait for this.

ETA: I found this...the actual film is still in production and isn't due out till 2010. The trailer shown is a fanmade trailer.

 

[Handley_Page]

Don't know about you, but I'm juiced just by the trailer:

Thundercats

Gotta love the talent involved . . . Brad Pitt, Vin Diesel, Hugh Jackman . . . .

Hollywood seems to be going all out on the action and graphics, too. I see shades of Troy, Pitch Black, X-Men, and the Riddick Chronicles already. Very high-adrenaline. And the plot reminds me of elements from Indiana Jones (gotta love those grand "evil empire" conspiracies) mixed with the original plot lines from the animated series.

Yeah this promises to be a good one, if the trailer is any indication.

My God; it's got Garfield in it!

 

[slyc_willie]

Meh not too much of a surprise really. Hollywood just seems to be playing on all the cartoon shows and such that a lot of my generation grew up with.

Can you say "Thundarr the Barbarian?"

They used a clip from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade early on, a clip from Star Trek VI, and I saw a couple from Galaxy Quest too.

But my god. Thundercats was one of my favorite cartoons growing up and I seriously, seriously can't wait for this.

ETA: I found this...the actual film is still in production and isn't due out till 2010. The trailer shown is a fanmade trailer.

I've heard of the CGI movie, and am glad it's not live action. Maybe it's just me, but some cartoons should stay that way.

My God; it's got Garfield in it!

Yep, like I said, serious talent.

 

[TheeGoatPig]

It's also got Troy, Farscape, X Men, and Lord of the Rings in it.

Very ridiculously funny

 

[slyc_willie]

It's also got Troy, Farscape, X Men, and Lord of the Rings in it.

Very ridiculously funny

But well done, I have to say. I've counted eleven different movies or shows in it, and they fit them all together pretty well.

 

[TheeGoatPig]

But well done, I have to say. I've counted eleven different movies or shows in it, and they fit them all together pretty well.

It wouldn't have been funny if it was poorly done. I would have just ignored it

 

[JagFarlane]

But well done, I have to say. I've counted eleven different movies or shows in it, and they fit them all together pretty well.

Apparently it took him a year and a half to do the clip frame by frame

 

[Katyusha]

It's also got Troy, Farscape, X Men, and Lord of the Rings in it.

Very ridiculously funny

We mustn't forget Stargate.

 

[Handley_Page]

We mustn't forget Stargate.

I'd love a copy of that Alphabet they used. . . .

 

[slyc_willie]

I'd love a copy of that Alphabet they used. . . .

It's included in the DVD of the series.

 

[Selena_Kitt]

HO!!!

(I can't believe no one said that yet! )

 

[JamesSD]

The original was an inside joke! They were mocking the fact that every other comic selling in those days had either Ninjas or Mutants in 'em. Those guys were as surprised as anyone when their little satire suddenly took off and, then, Hollywood came knocking.

You know, this really makes me wonder about other cases where something intended as over the top satire of something popular (but played it "straight", rather than being obviously sarcastic) has become popular itself? I feel there are other cases somewhere. You could certainly do it in erotic literature. I imagine if you wrote what you intended as an over the top parody of the cliches of a certain category or genre, it would actually recieve good scores and be popular (didn't someone actually DO this once?)

I suppose the converse is cases of things that are truly bad in what they're trying to be, but become popular "cult classics" that are appreciated ironically.