Thunderbirds Am Go!
Anim8rFSK
right now.
I'm more of an early Supermarionation aficionado, so there's stuff I'm
curious about.
For instance, Tintin; did she always have cat eyes and telekinetic
powers?
And for that matter was she always the Hood's niece? Or is this
something created for the movie?
And how about the Hood's hideous red-headed henchwoman? Is she a movie
creation as well? Or did they have a really creepy puppet in the TV
show?
Also, what's with the audio? The voice track is all slightly out of
sync, but not consistently. Most of Penelope's dialog has the sound
preceding her mouth movements, but the Hood seems to be the other way,
and even when stuff does seem aligned, it still doesn't match, like they
took the audio from one take and the video from another. Am I watching
a botched transfer, or did they do this intentionally to make it look
like a puppet show?
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Halmyre
ANIM...@cox.net says...
> The live action version is on in HD on Encore this weekend; got it going
> right now.
>
I refuse to admit that this film exists.
> I'm more of an early Supermarionation aficionado, so there's stuff I'm
> curious about.
>
> For instance, Tintin; did she always have cat eyes and telekinetic
> powers?
>
No.
> And for that matter was she always the Hood's niece? Or is this
> something created for the movie?
>
She's Kyrano's daughter, and Kyrano is the Hood's half-brother, so
technically, it's "canon".
> And how about the Hood's hideous red-headed henchwoman? Is she a movie
> creation as well? Or did they have a really creepy puppet in the TV
> show?
>
No.
> Also, what's with the audio? The voice track is all slightly out of
> sync, but not consistently. Most of Penelope's dialog has the sound
> preceding her mouth movements, but the Hood seems to be the other way,
> and even when stuff does seem aligned, it still doesn't match, like they
> took the audio from one take and the video from another. Am I watching
> a botched transfer, or did they do this intentionally to make it look
> like a puppet show?
>
>
I've heard that the puppets were actualy better actors.
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"Anim8rFSK" <ANIM...@cox.net> wrote in message
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> The live action version is on in HD on Encore this weekend; got it going
> right now.
>
> I'm more of an early Supermarionation aficionado, so there's stuff I'm
> curious about.
>
> For instance, Tintin; did she always have cat eyes and telekinetic
> powers?
>
> And for that matter was she always the Hood's niece? Or is this
> something created for the movie?
>
> And how about the Hood's hideous red-headed henchwoman? Is she a movie
> creation as well? Or did they have a really creepy puppet in the TV
> show?
>
> Also, what's with the audio? The voice track is all slightly out of
> sync, but not consistently. Most of Penelope's dialog has the sound
> preceding her mouth movements, but the Hood seems to be the other way,
> and even when stuff does seem aligned, it still doesn't match, like they
> took the audio from one take and the video from another. Am I watching
> a botched transfer, or did they do this intentionally to make it look
> like a puppet show?
It's been far too long since I saw any episodes, so I can't answer your
questions, but it's "Thunderbirds", so your fine ... with the obvious
exception of Jonathan Frakes' awful, barely recognisable, live-action
garbage.
Your Name
"Halmyre" <no....@this.address> wrote in message
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> In article <ANIM8Rfsk-1F39F...@news.dc1.easynews.com>,
> ANIM...@cox.net says...
> > The live action version is on in HD on Encore this weekend; got it going
> > right now.
>
> I refuse to admit that this film exists.
As does anyone else with more than half a braincell. :-)
Even the animated Japanese show is WAY higher up the list.
Frakes' garbage is simply a "Spy Kids" clone re-using the Thunderbirds name.
Like most of Hollyweird's "resurrect the past" movies it's barely
recognisable, ill-fitting nonsense.
Frakes' himself admitted to not even knowing what Thunderbirds was, which of
course makes him perfect for the job in Hollyweird's eyes. He then watched a
few episodes and apparently knew everything ... except when you watch the
movie you can plainly see he knew absolutely nothing. :-(
Oliver
doing nothing more than turn up to the premiere and smile for the
cameras.
Only did he refuse, he called the film: "The biggest load of crap I
have ever seen in my entire life."
Piss in Gerry Anderson's face rather than watch this film: it'll be no
less disrespectful and it'll take up less of your time.
Your Name
"Oliver" <oaco...@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
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Yep. It is definitely a pitiful excuse for a "Thunderbirds" movie made by
idiots who have no idea what "Thunderbirds" actually is.
I see in recent news that Hollyweird is now doing a movie based on Gerry
Anderson's UFO, which will undoubtedly be more unrecognisable
Hollyweird-ised garbage. :-(
Chika
Your Name <your...@isp.com> wrote:
> "Oliver" <oaco...@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:7518617d-6b2a-49c3...@j24g2000yqa.googlegroups.com...
> > The studio offered Gerry Anderson $750,000 to endorse the movie by
> > doing nothing more than turn up to the premiere and smile for the
> > cameras.
> >
> > Only did he refuse, he called the film: "The biggest load of crap I
> > have ever seen in my entire life."
Seems a little ironic really, given that he spent a lump of his life and
output appeasing the Merkans (how many times did he and his say that
design and creative decisions were made to allow the product to be sold in
the US?) only to be shafted creatively by this abortion of a movie.
At least Gerry had the good sense to stay away from it.
> > Piss in Gerry Anderson's face rather than watch this film: it'll be no
> > less disrespectful and it'll take up less of your time.
> Yep. It is definitely a pitiful excuse for a "Thunderbirds" movie made by
> idiots who have no idea what "Thunderbirds" actually is.
> I see in recent news that Hollyweird is now doing a movie based on Gerry
> Anderson's UFO, which will undoubtedly be more unrecognisable
> Hollyweird-ised garbage. :-(
Makes sense though. wHollyWeird have been creatively bankrupt in the main
for so long now. They've bastardised much of their own stuff for profit
that now they want to do the same to the UK creations that we can't or
won't do ourselves. Until the beancounters are shown the door, expect
Space 1999 to follow in short order! :/
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"Chika" <miy...@spam-no-way.invalid> wrote in message
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There's still a huge pile of these stupid "resurrect the past" movies in the
planning, and no sign of them ending any time soon. :-(
Your Name
New Zealand just after New Years Day. Here's what the local TV Guide review
says ...
Thunderbirds
Fans of the 60s kids' series would do wll to
stay away from this disaster of an adaptation,
with its low-brow humour and stilted dialogue.
One star out of five
Halmyre
One star? I know it's Christmas, but...
Your Name
"Halmyre" <no....@this.address> wrote in message
> In article <hh0k56$4tk$1...@lust.ihug.co.nz>, your...@isp.com says...
> > The live-action (so-called) "Thunderbirds" movie is playing on TV here
in
> > New Zealand just after New Years Day. Here's what the local TV Guide
review
> > says ...
> >
> > Thunderbirds
> > Fans of the 60s kids' series would do wll to
> > stay away from this disaster of an adaptation,
> > with its low-brow humour and stilted dialogue.
> > One star out of five
>
> One star? I know it's Christmas, but...
I think one star is the lowest rating they can give. :-)
Your Name
"Your Name" <your...@isp.com> wrote in message
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Yep, I checked it last night and their ratings system for reviews of movies
(on TV), DVDs, and games is:
one star = Bomb
two stars = Fair
three stars = Good
four stars = Very Good
five stars = Excellent