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New THUNDERBIRDS trailer is go go go!

Oh dear.... by Uncle Paul	Nov 25th, 2003 04:51:29 AM
Nuff said.
cute by CuervoJones	Nov 25th, 2003 04:56:25 AM
shall we expect an Austin Powers cameo?
Shoulda used Ben Affleck... by JAGUART	Nov 25th, 2003 05:03:49 AM
With his oversized marionette head and wooden "acting" he'd be a natural. Instead we get to look forward to him being cast as God and The President someday.
Ooooo a trailer w/ CGI and that Blur song.... by Bong	Nov 25th, 2003 05:10:11 AM
zzzzzzzzzzz
Looks like it could be "fun" by Led Gopher	Nov 25th, 2003 05:18:52 AM
I never was into the old series, but for the nostaglia (sp?) of it all, this movie could be fun. I mean it doesn't seem like they are taking themselves too seriously, and it isn't just some ultra-violent film with drugs, sex, and violence. If anything it could be a good family film for those who originally grew up with the old TV show and thier own children to go see. The actors look like the old characters, the sets and costumes are colorful and all that. I may actually check this one out, with my little brothers that is just so I won't look like a total fool. I do think they could have used a better song for the trailer though, how about DMX's "Party Up"? That worked for 'House of the Dead', didn't it? ~LG
What a... by bigtime_charly	Nov 25th, 2003 05:26:55 AM
bag
This movie will be HUGE in the gay community. by FrankCobretti	Nov 25th, 2003 05:43:57 AM
I didn't realize that particular demographic was large enough to merit a major motion picture. Man, I must be behind the times.
Here we go again... by MyWord	Nov 25th, 2003 05:50:58 AM
flips the bird "Ride the bandwagon dummies."
Looked pretty damn sweet to me by ELGordo	Nov 25th, 2003 05:59:58 AM
Can't wait to see the QT version so I can see and hear things clearer but this impressed me more than the Hellboy trailer.
FrankCorbetti? by no-no	Nov 25th, 2003 06:03:59 AM
we're here, we're queer, get used to it, Fuckhead. btw, the trailer looks really bad.
.......... Jesus Christ that looks awful...... by PlainStupid	Nov 25th, 2003 06:11:11 AM
Can't be good............
Ah crap. I was hoping this would be good by FofR	Nov 25th, 2003 06:14:34 AM
And where are the blue suits?
QUICKTIME??? by Swithin	Nov 25th, 2003 06:47:04 AM
You mean the format whose player reassigns all your filetypes without prompting, after convincing you it'll just add a codec or two so you can view a trailer online? The one that makes you dumpster-dive your hard-disk looking for a file of every media-type to re-assign before the sheer stupidity of a propriety-format video player wanting to hog your jpg's makes your brain explode? That Quicktime? I've defended you many times, Harry - every time so far. But you must know better than this... so why? Why pretend Quicktime is anything more than a P.O.S. "it's not entirely owned by Microsoft so even though it sucks people will dig it" corporate-controlled format? On topic, I'm getting less and less excited by the Thunderbirds movie with every announcement. Thank the pantheon for all the other positive news and developments (Marvel movies!) going on...
This came out a little late... by BigPoppi	Nov 25th, 2003 07:22:40 AM
They should've shown this before President Bush went for his state visit to England. It would've taken some of the heat off of him. Thunderbirds should go...away.
no-no by FrankCobretti	Nov 25th, 2003 08:44:46 AM
Aye, there are few things in the world more persuasive or chastening than an overused slogan. I consider myself duly scolded. For what, I'm not entirely sure, but scolded nonetheless.
Ignorant? by TheKingInYellow	Nov 25th, 2003 09:20:15 AM
Somebody hasn't figured out how to compress flash video yet. too bad it's somebody at a major production studio. you'd think they would know how to work a program as simple as flash, or squeeze for that matter. WTF? IT'S SOOOOO EASY. becasuse the data rate is so shitty, and the audio bit rate is so low i don't even know what i just watched. looked like moving jpg corruption and pops and hisses. next time you guys want to do something with flash try reading the manual.
well.... by blckmgk13	Nov 25th, 2003 09:31:17 AM
that looked like complete and utter shite. oh and harry, you suck as an editor, or at least that is what I HEAR!!!!
the negative talkbackers strike again by Lost Skeleton	Nov 25th, 2003 09:46:34 AM
sometimes I wish you all would die...but then the world would be a lot less fun wouldn't it? I'll wait for Quicktime
Nice - They're Still Sporting the Matching Homosexual Jogging Su by hipcheck13	Nov 25th, 2003 10:26:21 AM
How, in the name of all that's holy, can this cheezy pile of dung get major studio backing while George Romero and the like of "Bubba Ho-Tep" have to go hat-in-hand looking for some money? I hope this rocket-powered turd explodes on lift-off.
Looked fucking good by fevriul	Nov 25th, 2003 10:29:41 AM
I'm sorry for those that though it looked gay, thats because your fucking 12 year olds, allowed to play with the keyboard while mummy is away. The machines looks like the classis birds, the suits looked a bit garish but still class. Damn there are some fucking fuckwits on this board.
Awful, just awful... by Gilkuliehe	Nov 25th, 2003 10:30:01 AM
This piece of crap has THE AVANGERS, BATMAN AND ROBIN, TEENAGE MUTANT WHATEVER, and all that non-sense written all over it. And they made one of the puppets look like Bill Paxton.
graograman you are a fuckwit by fevriul	Nov 25th, 2003 10:39:26 AM
How exactly do you get the film will be bad froma 2 minute trailer, with nodialouge apart from 15 words tops??? Fucking moron. And to all those complaining about the trailer looking bad, wait until it loads fully into your browser and then run it, for fucks sake, what are you PS2 owners, fucking dip shits populating these boards.
Okay by Gristle	Nov 25th, 2003 10:48:50 AM
First off, I'm in the camp of those who don't understand why you would make a "Thunderbirds" movie without marionettes. But, since I'm not a diehard fan of that series, it doesn't matter. This looks like it could be the most homoerotic big budget film since "Spartacus". Some of those ships screamed "Ambiguously Gay Duo"! Looks like fun.
It's not that bad... by Jimbo TFU	Nov 25th, 2003 10:53:12 AM
It looks pretty cool in an ironic post-Charlie's Angels kind of way. Could be good fun, which is surely what films are all about.
Like nobody said this yet: by PumpyMcAss	Nov 25th, 2003 11:44:12 AM
NEW THUNDERBIRDS TRAILER IS GAY GAY GAY!
I'm surprised this has any kind of appeal at all by WeedyMcSmokey	Nov 25th, 2003 11:46:26 AM
I would have assumed it too unknown for any modern tween audience and its nostalgia value actaully pretty low compared to about 50 other properties. I only speak of it this way because I'm sure this was the sum total of studio consideration for a greenlight. Love to see the marketing data on this. I think they fudged it. Maybe its really big overseas. Maybe I've spent all the time I'm ever going to take thinking about it.... Now.
One word: cheesy! by stitch	Nov 25th, 2003 11:48:40 AM
I'm a fan of the original series and I can't believe how cheesy that looked. Will it be direct-to-video? Yeesh!
How can you all even say this thing will be that bad when you go by Terry_1978	Nov 25th, 2003 12:13:56 PM
You KNOW that's a redeeming quality right there.
It won't finish by Steal_Dragon	Nov 25th, 2003 12:33:25 PM
It plays until the end of the Universal logo then stops.
Ugh by P.T. Hardon	Nov 25th, 2003 12:36:02 PM
Oh my God. Who the hell gave THIS the green light??? The only thing I can say is... LAST!!!!!!!!!!!!
fevriul = PLANT!!1 by IAmJacksUserID	Nov 25th, 2003 12:41:50 PM
Hehehe..kidding. Or...Am....I?
Ambiguously Gay Duo by P.T. Hardon	Nov 25th, 2003 12:56:39 PM
Now THERE's an idea for a film. But who can we get to play the live action Ace and Gary besides the obvious, Damon and Afflect? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
THUNDERBIRDS MUST GO! by Mac Styran	Nov 25th, 2003 02:06:33 PM
Damn ... that looked crap. I mean, 70s feeling and puppet stuff ... ok, the original show was fun. But THIS? It must be oozing from sarcasm and ironic self-conciousness. Either way ... it'd be a miracle if this thing doesn't BOMB at the box office!
Nailed it! by chasfkane	Nov 25th, 2003 02:10:58 PM
I liked it. Have you dorks even seen the show? Looks to me like they've captured exactly the cheesy sort of gung-ho spirit of the original. The shot of the guy waving to the camera is perfect. Wholesome fun without a lot of psuedo-dramatic "depth" added to characters who don't need it.
That hammering sound... by Captain Decker	Nov 25th, 2003 02:54:14 PM
...is the final nail going into the coffin of Frakes' mediocre directing "career". If you rounded up every cinema-illiterate fuckwit who liked "First Contact" and paid them to watch this craptastic elephant dumpage, it'd STILL bomb. My God, even Pvt. Hudson looks ghey!
Lost in Space Redux by Black Rubber Dog	Nov 25th, 2003 05:11:34 PM
Maybe this time they can get Joey AND Chandler in on the "mission". Hmmmm...FRIENDS in space, I might actually pay to see that...Think of all the wackiness that could ensue on a spaceship! It'd be SPACE CAMP meets SPACEBALLS meets SUPERNOVA meets DARK STAR!
This be the best film of the year... by Black Rubber Dog	Nov 25th, 2003 05:18:28 PM
...FOR ME TO POOP ON!
Sorry - This WILL be the best film of the year... by Black Rubber Dog	Nov 25th, 2003 05:21:14 PM
...but still only for me to poop on. (Typing is extremely difficult when you don't have any hands.)
I. I. I..I. I DIG IT!! Looks like it could rock! by TallScott	Nov 25th, 2003 05:31:28 PM
So far from the looks of the trailer it looks between the great puppet sci-fi show and a tribute to the great 50's and 60's sci fi movies of old
Oh this TOTALY OWNED ME! by Knobules	Nov 25th, 2003 05:58:16 PM
What a stupid thing to say.
Uh, Swithin? by El Fuego	Nov 25th, 2003 06:07:06 PM
Quicktime's actions aren't perfect, but the fact is that it looks better than any other format out there, save maybe for DivX. That's why Harry digs it. And if you can't turn off the digging through your files to see the great picture and sound quality, maybe you can stick with realPOS and Windows MonkeyCrap Player.
Quicktime by De Selby	Nov 25th, 2003 06:50:42 PM
Indeed. I couldn't even get the Hellboy trailer to play thanks to windowsmedia...Buffering...2%. ...8%...2%...plonker, until the nice shiny quicktime version came out.
bill paxton is the greatest actor of all time by mr_show	Nov 25th, 2003 07:13:59 PM
zing!
Umm... it looked like Thunderbirds. If you think it looked bad by Smeg For Brains	Nov 25th, 2003 07:33:51 PM
It doesn't look GOOD, but it didn't look bad. Actually I was pleasantly surprised that it looked so much like the show. I expected a pathetic update. When you update cheese you get fancy looking cheese, or something that doesn't resemble ther original in any way and isn't worth making. With something like this it is only going to work if you go with the original feel, and cheese. Anyway QUICKTIME IS THE BEST. I'm using a Mac, so of course it is the best. I'm sure Windows Media Player works the best on a Windows machine, But I can tell you this. I am 100% sure that QT for Windows isn't a thousandth as bad as WMP for the Mac. It is obvious that Microsoft intentionally designs their stuff to work poorly on Macintosh. What is with that? Do they think I am going to run out and buy a PC just so I can use Microsoft products that actually function well? No it just makes me find more alternates to using Microsoft products, and makes me all the more positive that I will never use a PC (at least exclusively). I'm no Mac snob, use whatever works best for you, but whatever you think about Apple, at least their stuff works well for whoever they make it for. iTunes on PC? My PC using buddys were all salivating over that, and now swear by it. What if Apple intentionally made it so it worked like shit? Wouldn't that be stupid?
a fistful of edification... :) by Swithin	Nov 25th, 2003 08:04:48 PM
Quicktime works fine. Quicktime looks good. Quicktime Player is an offensive piece of software. It's not that Harry said "Quicktime looks good" that bothered me... it's that he morally quantified media formats - in the wrong order. Real (the company), well, they're not above reproach for their player. Nor is Microsoft above reproach. Macromedia, certainly, does not govern its own circle of hell - even if Flash is poorly used and overly liberally applied on the net, it's not Macromedia's fault. Of these, Quicktime has treated me the worst - I just don't like software you supposedly install in good faith that tries to "correct" your viewing habits on its own volition. It's not that big a deal, in itself, but media formats and the content they present are so intertwined by now that this site really is just as valid a forum for vaunting or denouncing a particular company or piece of software as for blasting a movie studio. Harry posted his opinion on this subject, which was just as incisive as mine, so I replied.
I can't help but be amused by sex-less internet nerds having the by supreme nothing	Nov 25th, 2003 08:29:37 PM
I thought a Thunderbirds movie was an awful idea, but this looks like.........Thunderbirds. Which means it rules. This movie has my full attention now.
Anyone who wants to see Bill Paxton at the top of his craft rent by AshesOfDonnie	Nov 25th, 2003 08:59:50 PM
this scene is getting old, you're getting old!!"
This owned me....NOT! ..... I am SO there in 2004...as IF! by HanFiredFirst	Nov 25th, 2003 09:13:08 PM
It was so ghey, I had to spell gay "ghey" just to emphasize its gheyness.
Hey there PooBumBum by Swithin	Nov 25th, 2003 09:59:58 PM
Thanks for the heads-up. I don't flame on these forums, so I'm not going to go all pissy. Just wanted to let you know that I read your post and I'm pleased you're not on my side. You are kinda insulting my girlfriend by calling me gay, but first off I don't think she gives a shit either, and second it really isn't an insult. So we're all clear. Now can a mod delete this idiot's comments and my reply, please?
No Wonder Damon Left The Band! OR... Remember With "Dune"... by jollydwarf	Nov 25th, 2003 10:45:13 PM
...how in at least some theaters, they handed out glossaries to people entering the particular screen so that the uninitiated could comprehend the film? (Although I don't know WHY they'd want to do that) Well, I hear with "Thunderbirds", they're going to have local Fred Durst/Eminem wannabe trailer-trash stand outside the film's screen and ridicule, then whack in the balls with an Easton aluminum bat, any guy over 5 who dares enter the screening. It's supposed to override the pain of the actual viewing experience, I guess.
Anyone remember.... by ginta1971	Nov 26th, 2003 01:27:30 AM
Anyone remember when we to movies for FUN? Man I miss those days. (For those missing the sarcasam, which I am sure is most, it means take this movie for what it is, a fun look back at childhood)
"Glorious Quicktime?" by SG7	Nov 26th, 2003 02:06:34 AM
WTF? Since when is Quicktime glorious? I mean, Windows Media Player ain't the best, but that app from Apple sucks more ass than, I duuno, a thing that sucks a lot of ass. Anyone who's seen the T2 HD WMV action knows that WMV9 pwns Quictimes ass. I don't see James Cameraon releasing any flicks using fucking Quicktimne. I don;t see Cinema Now or Movielink using it either. Quicktime is for folks who can't figure out how to use more than one mouse button. They can keep it.
Decker by Playhouse	Nov 26th, 2003 02:38:37 AM
I liked First Contact. Round me up, fucko.
gayness by theThingFromTheS	Nov 26th, 2003 04:55:46 AM
i love this gay movie so much i think i might become one. ups missus.
Whats with the Gay? by fevriul	Nov 26th, 2003 07:27:04 AM
My god there are a lot of virgins on this board? How exactly was the trailer Gay?? Jesus christ peolle get yourself some pussy.
Playhouse by Captain Decker	Nov 26th, 2003 08:31:44 AM
Obviously, you represent that singular class of undemanding dolt that keeps hacks like Berman, Braga, and Frakes employed, so enjoy this stinker, too, assclown.
American males don't understand 'Thunderbirds' because they supp by workshed	Nov 26th, 2003 08:36:04 AM
...and that goes for all the devotees of the Evil Empire currently being Gayboys all over the world. Especially those in Iraq. Ask Freud about the need to exhibit machoistic aggression and he'll give you a straight answer... Uraguay.
Looks like Thunderbirds to me... by Jonas Wolfe	Nov 26th, 2003 11:19:03 AM
Leave off this film guys! Anyone who knows the original 60's series is probably gonna love this film. It seems to capture the look and feel of the series, even down to the cheesy look of the main characters. Sure, its gonna be camp, its gonna cheesy, its gonna be a film where you can switch your brain off for two hours. So what? Thats what the series was like. As for Bill Paxton, he rocks in whatever he is in just because he is Bill Paxton. Camp or not, this film floats my boat! By the way, just because it looks camp doesn't mean its a "gay" film. Broaden your awareness guys.
Oh, I like First Contact as well! by Jonas Wolfe	Nov 26th, 2003 11:21:36 AM
What the hell is wrong with "First Contact?" From a batch of generally mediocre Next Generation cast movies, from "Generations" to "Nemesis," "First Contact" is the jewel of the bunch. Frakes made a damn good job of that film, and generally gave everyone of the key players a chance to shine in some way. Get real guys!
One last post. by Jonas Wolfe	Nov 26th, 2003 11:22:52 AM
And another thing, it may not be perfect, this "Thunderbirds" movie, but at least it won't suck like Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions. What the hell were they supposed to be?
Directed by Jonathan Frakes??? by Gul Shah	Nov 26th, 2003 12:38:39 PM
So much for the sacrosanct memories of youth!
Live Action Retro film... by JAGUART	Nov 26th, 2003 01:00:09 PM
I dunno about the choice of music in the trailer, this movie would work as a live action RETRO film based on the marionette show. Kinda like how they did "Down with Love".
SFX by StandandDeliver	Nov 26th, 2003 01:41:52 PM
Looks like they used their Commodore 64's to make this one.
spy kids meets the fantastic four meets flash gordon. by Rant Breath	Nov 26th, 2003 02:37:11 PM
works for me! its a tim burton film on ecstacy. too bad people cant tell the difference between hollywood mass-marketed tripe and truly imaginative filmmaking.
G.A.Y is F.A.B by Words Of Mass D	Nov 26th, 2003 10:07:33 PM
If I am percieving this right branding a movie gay is carrying a negative vibe?, why is this?, Its kinda ignorant to be so openly bigoted without care of how you are percieved. Wise up closet case`s. Movie looks like entertaining fluff, I sometimes like fluff.
Decker More by Playhouse	Nov 26th, 2003 10:08:55 PM
Whoa now. Calm down there, chief. I didn't say I was a fan of Berman and Braga. Those goes wouldn't know a good story if it bit them in the ass and told them it was their mother. In fact, the only saving grace with First Contact's story was that there was another party involved. First Contact is generally considered by most in the clubhouse to be among the best of the series, trailing behind only The Wrath of Khan. (Still slightly partial to The Voyage Home myself.) It was highly entertaining and fit the Trek mythos well. Frakes did a pretty decent job directing. Did I like his follow-up, Insurrection? Not really. It just felt like a blah story. Not something really noteworthy to bring to the screen. And the direction seemed lackidaisical at best. Do I have high hopes for Thunderbirds? No. The actual market for this film is small. Not too mention that too many people will probably recall Lost In Space and not go see this. Plus, from what I could make out of the crap Flash presentation, it doesn't look all that fantastic. But don't slag against those of us who happened to like First Contact cause this looks like shit. Oh yeah, have to insert insult here at the end. Uhh, creamy fucknut butter twist. Yeah, I'll work on it.
GO!!! by stuntrocker	Nov 27th, 2003 06:13:52 AM
Thunderbirds are a Go!
Fucking Miserable by Hoppleman	Nov 27th, 2003 07:43:02 AM
The facial expressions and mimic art is awfull. From my point bill paxton is good actor but in this case he failed to cope with the challenge of behaving like a letter box
by NK246	Nov 27th, 2003 10:04:03 AM
Kill Bill
Playhouse more by Captain Decker	Nov 27th, 2003 11:15:11 AM
As you're intent on keeping it civil (there's very little of that to be found here, you see), I withdraw the dolt and assclown remarks, but reserve the right to recall them at a future date. The problem is that the Star Trek movie series (after the first two films), as a WHOLE, has been miserable. Miserably underfunded, miserably mismanaged, miserably produced, and I certainly don't think that "First Contact" can be exempted from these claims. If you see it as being "highly entertaining and fit the Trek mythos well", you're certainly entitled to believe that. I, on the other hand, saw yet another mediocre TV movie of the week shot in Panavision. It was a revenge movie with faux passion. It was a literary homage, not from a student of literature, as Nicholas Meyer is, but from a team of TV hacks PLAYING Nicholas Meyer. "First Contact" was certainly not on par with "The Wrath of Khan" by any stretch of the imagination. It, like the woeful "Nemesis", TRIED desperately to isolate the elements of TWOK that made it so successful, reproduced them as best as the amateurish creative talents assembled could allow, threw it all in a blender, knelt at the feet of the focus groups, and the result was a typically bland TNG two-parter, only slightly more derivative than the TV stuff (which, while coma-inducingly boring for the most part, DID, occasionally, attempt to move in a different direction). So, to keep it on topic, actors should act, and directors should direct. Yes, there are rare instances where there is some convergence, but, you know, Frakes ain't Orson Welles. Actually, he's starting to morph into DAVID Wells...
...Feel the Thunder? by Thunder_goddess	Nov 27th, 2003 06:51:32 PM
For real, get ready to feel the thunder? I feel all the happy puppet memories running screaming to the hills. Frakes raped my childhood!! (I had to say it) I adored the old show, plus two of my friends are extras in it, but I'm thinking come 2005 I won't wanna be admitting that. Oh what have you done! Love Lady P's car though...
give it a chance by megily	Nov 28th, 2003 04:42:17 PM
it often amazes me why people can be so vociferous in their hatred for a movie after viewing a two minute trailer.ok,i was brought up with thunderbirds here in the uk so i was a little worried about this live acion version when it was announced , but lets atleast give it a chance.lets not forget that working title are a uk based company with a good track record, so they may treat the subject with some respect.as for the movie looking camp, so did the tv series, come on all those guys living togeather with no women !!.camp can often be very amusing lets not forget austin powers.
Megily by TheYellowBoy	Nov 29th, 2003 12:41:10 AM
Are you insane? It looks like poo. And as for the film company having a good track record...only with gay-ass Hugh Grant films. Blah! PS. I won't be back to this talkback so fire away.
Jonathon Frakes... damn thats scary by TheAquabatman	Nov 29th, 2003 08:54:31 AM
I am not a critical person, i'm not... i've got nothing against Jonathon. He was a perfect number one... I even look remarkably like him. But damn if Clockstoppers didnt suck more than any other movie i've ever seen - I meen it really sucked. so much potential and he blew it big time. great concept. Remember that twilight zone episode where the girl could stop time... then froze it a second before a nuke hits the ground. so cool... anyway John i'm watching, lets see whatchagot.
It Still Holds Potential by hazard0us	Nov 30th, 2003 12:19:59 PM
Guys, the reason it looks bad is not because it
Sorry, but this flick looks like FUNNNNNNN!!! by StiffShots	Dec 5th, 2003 12:49:43 PM
Hey, I'm old enough to remember loving all the Gerry Anderson shows in their first runs -- even the ones that time has not been kind to (SPACE: 1999, anyone?) -- and I marked out huge over the current T-birds trailer. Yes, wooden models would have been more charming than CGI. Yes, Blur's "Song 2" is effective but overused. Yes, Frakes is no Robert Altman. But I think they did the right thing in taking the original concept (and craft!) and simply streamlining/modernizing things, rather than a radical rethinking (i.e. just about every other TV-show-to-blockbuster turkey of the last decade). Regardless of how bad it turns out (or is reviewed as such), I'm still putting the damn thing at the top of my '04 Summer Popcorn Flicks to-do list.

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