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Post by berkley on Oct 17, 2023 2:34:40 GMT -5
Make a movie about The Orion Arm, already! I could use the money.
The world is still waiting for a good Asterix or Wizard of Id movie as well.
I'm curious why you threw the Wixzrd of Id in there. I liked it a lot as a kid, and BC too, but wasn't it more of a gag-a-day strip? Not that many long stories that carried on over time, is how I remember it but I haven't looked at it since the 1970s so it could well be my memories are inaccurate.
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Post by berkley on Oct 17, 2023 2:39:22 GMT -5
Make a movie about The Orion Arm, already! I could use the money.
Great idea! I can't wait to complain about the miscasting and general disrespect for the source material.
But actually, now I say that, it makes me wonder - who would be your dream cast and director if there ever were an Orion Arm movie series - it would have to be a trilogy at least, no?
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Oct 17, 2023 6:22:21 GMT -5
Make a movie about The Orion Arm, already! I could use the money.
The world is still waiting for a good Asterix or Wizard of Id movie as well. I'd hazard to guess you have not seen either the animated Astérix et Cléopâtre or the live-action Astérix et Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre, as both are true classics! It's unfortunate that their success spawned so many disappointing (I'd even say awful) sequels.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2023 6:43:22 GMT -5
The world is still waiting for a good Asterix or Wizard of Id movie as well. I'd hazard to guess you have not seen either the animated Astérix et Cléopâtre or the live-action Astérix et Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre, as both are true classics! It's unfortunate that their success spawned so many disappointing (I'd even say awful) sequels. Those are both so great, Depardieu was such perfect casting as Obelix in the live action one. But I have to defend the Twelve Tasks a little as well, there were some priceless moments like Obelix becoming peeved there was no wild boar on the “Isle of Pleasure”. And my wife and I both still cite the bureaucratic “place that sends you mad” scene every time we run into something similar in real life.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Oct 17, 2023 7:46:13 GMT -5
I'd hazard to guess you have not seen either the animated Astérix et Cléopâtre or the live-action Astérix et Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre, as both are true classics! It's unfortunate that their success spawned so many disappointing (I'd even say awful) sequels. Those are both so great, Depardieu was such perfect casting as Obelix in the live action one. But I have to defend the Twelve Tasks a little as well, there were some priceless moments like Obelix becoming peeved there was no wild boar on the “Isle of Pleasure”. And my wife and I both still cite the bureaucratic “place that sends you mad” scene every time we run into something similar in real life.Agreed! That is also commonly referenced in Quebec, even among bureaucrats themselves! The Twelve Tasks of Asterix would definitely come third on the list of Asterix movies, in terms of overall quality and enjoyment (and no wonder, since Goscinny was still around at the time it was produced). The increasingly bad films started popping up after Mission Cleopatra;Someone in France must have dreamed of becoming a Hollywood-on-Seine mogul after the film's popular and critical success. (The most recent one, set in China, was almost excruciating).
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Post by Dizzy D on Oct 17, 2023 8:46:20 GMT -5
Also a big fan of the Cleopatra (both animated and live action) and The Twelve Tasks.
The animated adaption of Asterix The Gaul was fine if a bit rough (but then again so is the comic it's based on, so in that aspect it's a perfect adaption). I've seen a couple of the other cartoons (Operation GetAfix, The Britains and vs. Caesar, back in the 80s, but can't remember much of them. Haven't seen the following cartoons)
I thought the first live action Asterix was pretty bad and that Cleopatra improves on it in all aspects except one: I think Gottfried John is a better Caesar than Alain Chabat.
I banished all my memories of the later live-action movies (except remembering that Michael Schumacher had a cameo as a chariot driver in one of them.)
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Post by Confessor on Oct 17, 2023 9:32:33 GMT -5
I think calling it "pretty good" is a stretch. It was fun for what it was, a blockbuster cartoon, but it was a far cry from the subtleties and veracity of the source material. Serval unfortunate detours into "uncanny valley" territory with the CGI animated character didn't help matters either. Oh, and by the way, it's Tintin, not Tin Tin (sorry, pet peeve of mine there).
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Post by tartanphantom on Oct 17, 2023 11:11:23 GMT -5
Anybody else care to beat me up over my last post in this thread? The first kick is free. (kidding-- no offense taken to anyone here)
Roquefort Raider , thanks for the info on the live-action Asterix film. I was not aware of it at all, but it sounds intriguing, based on @supercat2099 's additional provided info.
berkley , I think the Wizard of Id had more ongoing themes/running gags than B.C. and I think Johnny Hart gave it more long-term depth in the characters as well. I suppose a full-length feature film would probably not stand up to repeated watching, but a one-hour animated feature might work, although at the risk of dating itself if it addresses or parodies current social affairs.
Confessor , I still liked the film overall, and I obsequiously bow to your correction of my clumsiness with the title character's name. I've seen much worse CG animated films for sure.
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Post by codystarbuck on Oct 17, 2023 11:39:12 GMT -5
There was at least one if not two BC animated tv specials, though I never saw them.
There were a couple of Wizard of Id projects. Jim Henson was involved in one, and produced a pilot.....
Obviously, they had a long way to go; but, Henson got involved in other things.
Chuck Jones and his team did an animated short....
Singer/songwriter/actor Paul Williams tried to drum up interest in doing a feature, after becoming friends with Hart and pushed it on talk shows, but it never went anywhere.
I'd love a good Alley Oop movie, using the whole time travel gimmick that was used in the strip; but, I doubt it would turn out well. There were some cartoons that were okay, but hardly classics.
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Post by rberman on Oct 17, 2023 11:40:49 GMT -5
When did Green Lantern's ring start doing a countdown like "Ring Capacity 45%"?
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Oct 17, 2023 12:21:06 GMT -5
Anybody else care to beat me up over my last post in this thread? The first kick is free. (kidding-- no offense taken to anyone here)
Roquefort Raider , thanks for the info on the live-action Asterix film. I was not aware of it at all, but it sounds intriguing, based on @supercat2099 's additional provided info.
The icing on the cake: Monica Bellucci is stunningly beautiful as Cleopatra. I mean, it's downright ridiculous!!! Best casting ever!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2023 14:35:46 GMT -5
When did Green Lantern's ring start doing a countdown like "Ring Capacity 45%"? Purely a guess, but right around the time smartphones were everywhere and we all started thinking about battery life % left everyday.
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Post by tonebone on Oct 17, 2023 14:58:57 GMT -5
When did Green Lantern's ring start doing a countdown like "Ring Capacity 45%"? The group Kirby Krackle did a pretty good song about it....
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