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What with Transformers and GI Joe having been given the new and shiny Hollywood treatment and Thundercats rumoured to be in the works, I was wondering what cartoons from the eighties people would like to see made into new films (or even better, if you know of any that are being made into films).

I would like to see Centurions made into a summer blockbuster. Would be cool to see the high tech power armour they wear re-vamped with all the equipment that can attach to it. So long as they didn't look like they did in the cartoon, guys in leotards with Lego stuck to them.

NooooooooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOooooooooo

they already raped my transformers with stereotypes and gijoe with suck and only 2 seconds of cobra commander

Thundercats..............full of the HO's!

I never saw the Inhumanoids cartoon but the comic was good.



Marshal Bravestarr would transfer well IMO.

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. Even if it is a bit homoerotic.

Seriously how about Robotech? It hit the US then. Whats not to love? 50 tall troopers and 4 million ships makes the tranformers look like manginas.

Plus the original and best transformers: veritechs for ULTIMATE WIN!

Fritz the Cat.

The Galaxy Rangers!

http://www.thegalaxyrangers.com/

Oh look, it's the Dungeons and Dragons ride...

Thundarr the Barbarian

n0t_u wrote:

I have this on DVD. Love it.

Herculoids?

Captain N biatches.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_N:_The_Game_Master

Just close the thread right now.

Dreadwinter wrote:

n0t_u wrote:

I have this on DVD. Love it.

Herculoids?

I have it on DVD as well. The one where there's cavemen and they have to show them how to grow food or something like that. Freezes though, once it froze and made Mario and Yoshi look high

Ulysses 31 would be cool.

My Little Pony.

Bionic, Bionic Six! oooo ooooo ooooo-oooo.

Captain Caveman......for the win!



GG


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Seriously there are a massive amount of cartoons from the 80's and even before.

Johnny Quest
Space Ghost
Herculoids
Thundaar the Barbarian
He Man...(the first movie blew chunks)
Robotech
SpeedBuggy( my kid would love this)

All of those would be cool

Cheese Elemental wrote:He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. Even if it is a bit homoerotic.

Wait, wait, wait! A bit?!??

Mighty Orbots!

I also second Inhumanoids and Thundarr and his fabulous Sun Sword. (although he does wield a lightsaber)

Smurfs, CGI with the right blend of kiddie BS, sense of humor and charm. It's a winner! Just think, we could all laugh again at how much action Smurfette gets.

In all seriousness don't think for a moment every single one of these mentions isn't in some stage of development, somewhere.

Also, I do second the Inhumanoids (just for its potential). Sadly, I don't think Thundarr would work.


Johnny Quest
Space Ghost
Herculoids

I think these are all from the 60's actually.

M.A.S.K. except they leave out that stupid egg shaped robot.

I saw the thread title and immediately thought of Centurions, but that was said in the OP dammit. I'd like Jem and Holograms, but I'm probably alone in that.

Cheese Elemental wrote:He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. Even if it is a bit homoerotic.

What do you mean even if it is a bit homoerotic? A He-Man movie would be awesome because it would be so brilliantly homoerotic. It probably wouldn't be Top Gun gay, but it'd be close.

sebster wrote:I saw the thread title and immediately thought of Centurions, but that was said in the OP dammit. I'd like Jem and Holograms, but I'm probably alone in that.

Cheese Elemental wrote:He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. Even if it is a bit homoerotic.

What do you mean even if it is a bit homoerotic? A He-Man movie would be awesome because it would be so brilliantly homoerotic. It probably wouldn't be Top Gun gay, but it'd be close.

Well, you can feel better by going to watch the She-Ra movie afterwards, you can infest that movie with hotties in skimpy armour...

sebster wrote:I saw the thread title and immediately thought of Centurions, but that was said in the OP dammit. I'd like Jem and Holograms, but I'm probably alone in that.

Cheese Elemental wrote:He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. Even if it is a bit homoerotic.

What do you mean even if it is a bit homoerotic? A He-Man movie would be awesome because it would be so brilliantly homoerotic. It probably wouldn't be Top Gun gay, but it'd be close.

Only if Tom of Finland does the character and costume design! That's the only way I'll go see it!

I thought Smurfs and He-Man was already Green lighted?

Jonny Quest is in pre-production. Zac Ephron is supposed to star as Jonny (no, seriously) and The Rock as Race Bannon.

Noobs!!

How could any self respecting nerd forget:

Voltron ?

Im with Fraz on Robotech though, seeing it done with decent CGI from Macross through Mospedia would be something I'd pay to see in the theaters. Just tone down Minmei's annoyance factor. Get Ed Zwick or someone to direct it with an old school James Cameron style.

Visionaries would get my vote.


Regarding He Man, the recent series in 04 was actually pretty amazing tbh
If they did He Man like they did in that. (Skeletor being a skilled warrior for example, actual storyline worth a damn) then I'd be well up for it. It certainly buried the 80's version, and the less said about the mid 90's He Man the better.

Morathi's Darkest Sin wrote:Visionaries would get my vote.

I was thinking this, but I don't think it would work. Dunno why, I guess I just feel it in my water. I'm gonna have to look on the net at Thundarr though, I've never heard of it before.
I'm in huge agreement to the post about M.A.S.K! How could I have forgotton that in my original post. IMO if GI Joe does reasonably well worldwide I can see it being a near certainty that M.A.S.K would get the green light. How cool would the CGI be for the villian's hellicopter/jet .
But yeah, dump the egg robot or at least have it die a very unpleasent death in the film. I think the truck was my favourite, probably because it was the one toy I really wanted, but my parents wouldn't buy it for me as it was one of the more expensive vehicles. Second fav was the green motorbike that changed into a hellicopter.

Dunno why, maybe because I'm bored at work and a little bit twisted in the head, but I'd love to see a Gummie Bear film, but in the same vein as Traffic with the Gummie Bears illegally dealing in gummie berry juice and the police cracking down on them. The scene where Gruffy gets killed in a shoot out with SWAT would be the best bit.... Think I've been watching too much Fur TV .

Frazzled wrote:Seriously how about Robotech? It hit the US then. Whats not to love? 50 tall troopers and 4 million ships makes the tranformers look like manginas.

Plus the original and best transformers: veritechs for ULTIMATE WIN!

Woo , Robotech /( Macross? ) would be ideal to do. Its still popular now days.

I would have said Thundarr, but I watched an episode a while ago and I thought it was basically Conan the Barbarian+Chewbacca+Light Sabre+Escape from LA. Just too much going on for my tast.

MASK would be cool, but it would feel too much like Transformers.