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Cartoons That Should Become Live-Action Movies?
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My picks:
1. Robotech/Macross Plus
- Seeing what Avatar did with the army and tech ... this is feasible. Robotech can go 3 movies saga but WAAY too much melodrama. Macross Plus features the classical and well missed bizarre love triangle of friendships.
2. ThunderCats (Silverhawks silent mention): Lion-o, and my favorite Panthro will do pretty nice on the big screen; who can forget Cheetara with those HUGE ... funbags bouncing at top running speeds
. Yeah the storey got week until second season Mumra was boring.
3. Bravestar ... if they adjust the storey a tad bit .. using more influences of native indian cultures in North America (not just the US) then it would be sweet; something different that Holywood avoids.
SMurfs ... sorry that's just a sad porno waiting to happen ... kids are not as gullible as we where at 4-7; and appealing to teens would be a joke.
The Last Airbender. Sorry it was a DELIGHT to see that a few hours ago. Yes I was annoyed with aung vs ANG name, but that kid was PERFECT for the Avatar; voice, movement child-look delight for fun & interest matched the original character ~ not enough fun in jokes was done in this movie. Sooka ("its trying to eat me" vs "Ahhhhh. .... its trying ... to ... eat me" irked me! horrible acting and directing skills there. To be honest even in the cartoon I figured earth benders in the largest continent would be of latin/black decent at least in the real action but nope (we're still shunned by holywood).
I've watched cartoons ALL MY LIFE ... and for the past 20years VERY few have interested me Sixteen & The Last Airbender are the only 2 really that I'd watch habitually. The MAIN point of these two ... especially The LAST Airbender is that it focused on 3 MAIN points of cartoons in the first place: FUN to watch - helps relaxes you, entertain plots that were not feasible in real action at the time or attrack audience to something that may make them go hmm, and finally meant for ADULTS with the ability to appeal to kids. The Last Airbender was to entice kids and yet certain shows entertained Adults case in point: "The Bulldozer feels conflicted striking a girl, pong (in head with rock), The Bulldozer is over his confliction"!! That has The ROCK from wrestling (and even the nuances in animation of Randy MachoMan Savage back in the day). No KID would see this.
For the fair short amount of time, squeezing in narations in such a condensed plot ... Shyalaman did a FANTASTIC job ... the last sequence of combat scenes, Ang (or aung) Tai Chi movements & balance was incredible (pure Taoist style).
Zooko doesn't look like the cartoon (but the cartoon was NOT mastered in art; it was the character flaws, strengths anger & evolution of growth along with misplaced desire/passion that MADE him, not his looks). The actor has potential; awaiting the next chapter.
Ang ... perfect NUFF SAID!
Sooka ... really was a silly clown, bafoon ... really a young tween boy trying to be a man with hardly ANY guidance; so don't expect much of him.
(water bender chick; forgot the name) not a bad job reflecting the character but its a demanding role to be sweet, sensitive, supportive (almost like an older sister/mother) and yet STRONG & protective like a girlfriend/best female-friend. A Tomboy if you will ... yet still remain vulnerable on occasion ... give her time to evolve and with the right acting skills & directing and dialog it COULD work.
MISS Opportunity: Introduction of Zooko and Sooka preparing to fight and get the kids "stand at your ready men!" ... that would've warmed the hearts of the audience and TRULY show the character almost in an entirety.
1. Robotech/Macross Plus
- Seeing what Avatar did with the army and tech ... this is feasible. Robotech can go 3 movies saga but WAAY too much melodrama. Macross Plus features the classical and well missed bizarre love triangle of friendships.
2. ThunderCats (Silverhawks silent mention): Lion-o, and my favorite Panthro will do pretty nice on the big screen; who can forget Cheetara with those HUGE ... funbags bouncing at top running speeds
. Yeah the storey got week until second season Mumra was boring. 3. Bravestar ... if they adjust the storey a tad bit .. using more influences of native indian cultures in North America (not just the US) then it would be sweet; something different that Holywood avoids.
SMurfs ... sorry that's just a sad porno waiting to happen ... kids are not as gullible as we where at 4-7; and appealing to teens would be a joke.
The Last Airbender. Sorry it was a DELIGHT to see that a few hours ago. Yes I was annoyed with aung vs ANG name, but that kid was PERFECT for the Avatar; voice, movement child-look delight for fun & interest matched the original character ~ not enough fun in jokes was done in this movie. Sooka ("its trying to eat me" vs "Ahhhhh. .... its trying ... to ... eat me" irked me! horrible acting and directing skills there. To be honest even in the cartoon I figured earth benders in the largest continent would be of latin/black decent at least in the real action but nope (we're still shunned by holywood).
I've watched cartoons ALL MY LIFE ... and for the past 20years VERY few have interested me Sixteen & The Last Airbender are the only 2 really that I'd watch habitually. The MAIN point of these two ... especially The LAST Airbender is that it focused on 3 MAIN points of cartoons in the first place: FUN to watch - helps relaxes you, entertain plots that were not feasible in real action at the time or attrack audience to something that may make them go hmm, and finally meant for ADULTS with the ability to appeal to kids. The Last Airbender was to entice kids and yet certain shows entertained Adults case in point: "The Bulldozer feels conflicted striking a girl, pong (in head with rock), The Bulldozer is over his confliction"!! That has The ROCK from wrestling (and even the nuances in animation of Randy MachoMan Savage back in the day). No KID would see this.
For the fair short amount of time, squeezing in narations in such a condensed plot ... Shyalaman did a FANTASTIC job ... the last sequence of combat scenes, Ang (or aung) Tai Chi movements & balance was incredible (pure Taoist style).
Zooko doesn't look like the cartoon (but the cartoon was NOT mastered in art; it was the character flaws, strengths anger & evolution of growth along with misplaced desire/passion that MADE him, not his looks). The actor has potential; awaiting the next chapter.
Ang ... perfect NUFF SAID!
Sooka ... really was a silly clown, bafoon ... really a young tween boy trying to be a man with hardly ANY guidance; so don't expect much of him.
(water bender chick; forgot the name) not a bad job reflecting the character but its a demanding role to be sweet, sensitive, supportive (almost like an older sister/mother) and yet STRONG & protective like a girlfriend/best female-friend. A Tomboy if you will ... yet still remain vulnerable on occasion ... give her time to evolve and with the right acting skills & directing and dialog it COULD work.
MISS Opportunity: Introduction of Zooko and Sooka preparing to fight and get the kids "stand at your ready men!" ... that would've warmed the hearts of the audience and TRULY show the character almost in an entirety.
I'd rather have Macross going to the big screen. It has a much better love triangle plot (along with the usual space stuff) than Robotech. Besides, Macross plus doesn't eliminate the SDF-1 (iconic) after 1 season.
Dragonball (Z) - but you know properly, good and making at least the first 30 seconds of the movie stick to akira toriyamas ideas. unlike the dribble that spewed forth at the start of DB:Revolution, honestly that thing made less sense than the anime movies/specials and they didn't really tie in with the series/books at all.
and Gundam Wing, SEED, SEED;Destiny or 00.
sorry for the DB rant, that movie made me cry with the sheer amount of inaccuracies in it.
and Gundam Wing, SEED, SEED;Destiny or 00.
sorry for the DB rant, that movie made me cry with the sheer amount of inaccuracies in it.
GoBots! (you know, the fake Transformers)
But really... RoboTech
Katy Perry's gonna be Smurfette.
But really... RoboTech
Katy Perry's gonna be Smurfette.
Lady Gaga... wait, she's real you say, hmm....
I'll throw a few out there that could have potential.
- Starblazers
- Vampire Hunter D
- Voltron
- Thundar the Barbarian
- Johnny Quest: this one probably has the most potential
Thinking about this thread, how awesome would it be if there was a MST3K version for old cartoons. It would be hilarious to break down some of that stuff like they did movies.
I'll throw a few out there that could have potential.
- Starblazers
- Vampire Hunter D
- Voltron
- Thundar the Barbarian
- Johnny Quest: this one probably has the most potential
Thinking about this thread, how awesome would it be if there was a MST3K version for old cartoons. It would be hilarious to break down some of that stuff like they did movies.
"Rejected" by Don Hertzfeldt? I am not sure how it would be done but it has the potential to be very funny.
I totally agree with Starblazers. That would make an awesome movie, but I am afraid that there isn't enough of a following in the US for it (the japanese live action version is looking pretty good so far).
GL
Actually I think that one would kick ass if they did it right LOL
Lady Gaga... wait, she's real you say, hmm....
- Voltron
There is supposed to be a live action Voltron coming out next year I have been following it on IMDB for a while....rumors are that Jack black is going to be Hunk.
correction: due to development issues it is still on but now scheduled for 2013....it better be ****ing great when it finally comes out
I'd like to see Ghost in the Shell made into a well-produced live-action movie with none of the dialogue hacked out.
South Park.
Oh that is killer. Did you do this? I can soooo see the characters too!
Yup me too..
I would also like to see a live action Robotech/Macross Plus movie!!!
Classic. It's called Masters of the Universe
About the only thing worth seeing in that movie is Frank Langella portray Skeletor. It's just a Dolph Lundgren action flick otherwise. I have it on DVD, but only because my Nostalgia tainted glasses make it better than it actually is. Plus it was 5.99$ in the bargain bin.
Seriously, no cartoon series ever made the transition to big screen well. You guys are just wasting your time asking for yet another Hollywood rape of your childhood memories. Stick to comic book movies. Those are easier to pull off well, as shown to us by the recent Marvel and DC franchises like Spider-Man, Iron Man, Superman and Batman.
Interestingly, that was the other way around, the cartoon came from the live action movie Disney ripped off - Buster Keaton's film Steamboat Bill Jr.
Did someone say Disney was interested in intellectual property rights? He/they barely even changed the title name. Yet Steamboat Willie has had 4 copyright extensions by the US Congress to stop people stealing it - like Disney did. Thieves smell their own.
Don't get me started on everything else Disney has stolen.. Pinocchio, Snow White, Alice in Wonderland etc etc... but staying on thread topic, I was going to suggest Kimba the White Lion as a cartoon to make into a film, except hey, Disney's stolen that too for The Lion King.
Did anybody say Captain Planet?
Captain Planet was amazing, and I'd love to watch a movie of it.
Captain Planet was amazing, and I'd love to watch a movie of it.
I saw here some good suggestions (like Johnny Quest or M.A.S.K). What about Galaxy Rangers or SilverHawks? I loved those when I was a child.
What about Galaxy Rangers or SilverHawks? I loved those when I was a child.