Didn't see either of them. like i said, some cartoons need to remain as cartoons!
-------------- Original message -------------- From: Astromancer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hmm...well, you have to admit...It is a hard one to translate to live action...and you forgot about Bullwinkle and Rocky... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And Scooby-Doo, don't forget Scooby-doo! -------------- Original message -------------- From: Daryle Saw that trailer, too, huh? It¹s like this movie has nothing to DO with ³Underdog². They could have called it ³Ralph, The Dog Who Could Fly², and nobody would have blinked. I think this is one of those ³Garfield²/²Inspector Gadget²/²Rocky & Bullwinkle² movies that we will all just...pretend never happened. On 7/26/07 12:55 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" wrote: > > > > > Okay, someone explain to me why Disney took a goofy, funny cartoon like > "Underdog"--complete with bipedal, talking dogs who co-existed in the world > with humans as equals--and turned it into a live-action piece of junk? When I > heard there was a movie--actually, i was in the theatre and the name flashed > on screen--I was intrigued. I watched Underdog as a kid and loved it. Sure, > the animation was weak, the voices all done by about three people. Theme song > is corny. But I loved it. But, as I started reminiscing, I saw the trailer > for the new movie, and soon I was really irritated. Why change from a cartoon > to live action? Why use a real dog, who looks incredibly stiff and stupid > flying around? Why introduce all these idiotic humans, and make Underdog > basically a pet of some dopey kid? Why change from a world of sentient > animals to another one of those where they all talk and stuff, but humans > never know it? This is "Underdog" in name only. And Lord save me from > another "Babe"/"Dr > . Doolittle" style movie with CGI mouths animated for talking animals. > > I've long had a problem with America's sad abandonment of 2D animation in > favor of 3D CGI and FX-obssession. Sometimes it makes sense, as with the > recent "Transformers" movie. But many times, a cartoon should remain a > cartoon. I feel sorry for kids who'll see what in all probability will be > another throwaway forgettable cutesy movie with poop and butt-sniffing jokes. > I can only imagine the movie will suck. With John Belushi and a beagle as > stars, how can it do anything else? > > The original series may be old, but it's still fun. Or maybe I'm just getting > old? :( > > Official Disney site here: http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/underdog/ > Example of original cartoon here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_-mMIClI14 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links "Lets just saying you know more than you think, but were not going to help you figure it out." - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --------------------------------- Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative vehicles. Visit the Yahoo! Auto Green Center. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
