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today's sign of the apocalypse

posted 20 years ago by dreinhard
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I've seen reports on www.superherohype.com that Disney and Spyglass Entertainment are pushing ahead with plans for an Underdog movie. This is going to ruin another of my childhood favorite characters. They're planning to use a live dog for the part. Why is this necessary? It's going to look completely stupid. There are almost NO movies with "talking animals" that don't completely suck. What next? Danny DeVito as Simon Bar Sinister? Gary Busey as Cad? Ugh. My disgust with this knows no boundaries.

The only good thing that might come out of this might be if they put out more of the old cartoons on DVD.

[–] InvaderDave 20 years ago

Gary Busey as Cad?

Uh...I actually kinda like that.

A live action dog? Lame. So very lame. Oh God, I'm going to hate that so much.

Hell, I'll probably go see it, being a goofy mark, but God it's going to suck. They could at least do Underdog with computer animation like Rocky and Bulwinkle (which I actually kinda liked), which would make it slightly better on me.

But the movie has no hope. I'll stick to my Underdog DVD's.

Supergood.

[–] cortbassist89 19 years ago

Live action underdog dog? That's as lame a reinvention as a CGI Yoda. God, Yoda used to kick ass as a puppet... now hhe just looks really liquidy. But then again EpIII had nearly a bajillion CGI shots, so he wasn't too out of place...

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[–] david-2271 19 years ago

I don't know, remember when the "James and the Giant Peach" movie was released? All copies of the book with the original Roland Dahl illustrations were withdrawn and replaced with books containing scenes from the movie. I can't help worrying that Disney will once again do what it can to promote its version while supressing alternate versions so those who enjoyed the original will have nothing to compare it to. Maybe I'm being paranoid, but you never know.

[–] i_am_so_doomed 19 years ago

they've been saying that they'll make an Underdog film since that Rocky and Bullwinkle fiasco. it'll suck, but on the plus side, it could spark interest in the original series. i doubt that they'll screw around with the original episodes.

[–] rogerc210 18 years ago

That has potential. However, the idea of a live action movie where animals & humans talk to each other does sound-to put it mildly-weird. It would be interesting to see if it had music scores that could do for us in 2007 what the original did for us in 1964. Assuming that's even possible. There's always the chance that the original(score) was imprinted on us, & hoping the movie would effect us the same way is like hoping baby geese will follow a 2nd "parent". Probably better to do what the Flintstones (Goodman) did & recycle the original score, which was excellent. Especially for its time.

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[–] simpsongirl 18 years ago

I share your frustration. Regrettably, however, I sort of LIKE your suggestions for who should play which character, however facetious! Unfortunately, the guy whom I thought would make the perfect Simon Bar-Sinister has passed on... the late Peter Boyle.

Still, regardless of who they get to do the parts, you are definitely right in the fact that this movie can do nothing but suck serious monkey-booty. Didn't Hollywood learn anything from Garfield or Scooby-Doo?

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[–] thenickatoms 17 years ago

The movie was great. I'm glad they did not pull another "Rocky And Bullwinkle" with stupid looking CGI characters wandering around with live actors.

Simon and Cad are perfrectly cast and do great.

I was against the film, but now that I've seen it, I've changed. It's a great film for Underdog fans. They've kept in all the cool stuff we liked from the cartoon.

And the DVD releases have been good, just not enough...

[–] Mainemovies 17 years ago

mmm...ever since "Babe", animal movies have been destined.

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[–] wakanasakai 14 years ago

I doubt that they'll screw around with the original episodes.

I personally know of one or more episodes of "Ren & Stimpy" on DVD that DID get censored. John K (their creator) was NOT the owner of them at that time, although he is now. The episode: The beret barrette girl scouts (or something close to that; it's been a while since I watched them, & I have watched them both on DVD & when they first aired on TV). When Ren & Stimpy try to join those "girls'" group, they try to earn their way in by earning the extra easy (& also risky) merit badges. The 1st merit badge in the book is flying (by walking off of a cliff!), followed by (at the same time) the "falling on jagged rocks" merit badge. After that, Ren took over using the book from Stimpy & had them earn the rest of the merit badges, including the next merit badge; "drowning"! Now, I don't remember WHICH merit badge reference was removed (from the DVD collection), but I DO KNOW that that IS the case. I can think of other examples too. We ALL can, if we try, but I HAVE made my point. So yes, current owners of TV shows & movies & the olympics(!) DO * with those things, usually because they HATE the stuffs' GUTS!

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