OT:Thunderbirds movie

Went to see the Tbirds movie yesterday. Okay - it's a kid's movie so take
along a kid - preferably one under 13. (Not enough explosions to suit older
kids.) If you liked Spykids, you'll probably like Thunderbirds.
Had the look and feel of the original - sets, models/CGI, etc. The adults
were about as emotionally thrilling as puppets. The stars were the three
kids (Alan Tracy, Tin-tin and Brain's kid whose name escapes me) along with
Lady P and Parker and the Thunderbird ships (of course).
Comments from the single teenager in the audience - 'I don't care how much
power you put behind one of those things - it won't fly! But the space
station was good and they didn't use oxygen pills.'
Deborah R.
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Was Anthony Edwards ( the doc from ER) in the film?
His casting as "Brains" was a HUGE deal when the film
was first announced. Was he cut out completely?



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He was certainly in the "Making of" enthusing about it so I guess he was
in the "Made" as well...

Nick

ultramannick wrote:

Hi, ultramannick,

Saturday, July 31, 2004, 6:42:51 PM, you wrote:


u> Was Anthony Edwards ( the doc from ER) in the film?
u> His casting as "Brains" was a HUGE deal when the film
u> was first announced. Was he cut out completely?

Yes, he was. He wasn't exactly the "Brains" you remember, but he was
very good nonetheless.

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Your review was very interesting. I love everything Gerry and Sylvia Anderson produced. Was Thunderbirds like Power Rangers?bslDeborah Rorabaugh <[hidden email]> wrote:Went to see the Tbirds movie yesterday. Okay - it's a kid's movie so take
along a kid - preferably one under 13. (Not enough explosions to suit older
kids.) If you liked Spykids, you'll probably like Thunderbirds.
Had the look and feel of the original - sets, models/CGI, etc. The adults
were about as emotionally thrilling as puppets. The stars were the three
kids (Alan Tracy, Tin-tin and Brain's kid whose name escapes me) along with
Lady P and Parker and the Thunderbird ships (of course).
Comments from the single teenager in the audience - 'I don't care how much
power you put behind one of those things - it won't fly! But the space
station was good and they didn't use oxygen pills.'
Deborah R.
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Your review was very interesting. I love everything Gerry and Sylvia Anderson produced. Was Thunderbirds like Power Rangers?bslDeborah Rorabaugh <[hidden email]> wrote:Went to see the Tbirds movie yesterday. Okay - it's a kid's movie so take
along a kid - preferably one under 13. (Not enough explosions to suit older
kids.) If you liked Spykids, you'll probably like Thunderbirds.
Had the look and feel of the original - sets, models/CGI, etc. The adults
were about as emotionally thrilling as puppets. The stars were the three
kids (Alan Tracy, Tin-tin and Brain's kid whose name escapes me) along with
Lady P and Parker and the Thunderbird ships (of course).
Comments from the single teenager in the audience - 'I don't care how much
power you put behind one of those things - it won't fly! But the space
station was good and they didn't use oxygen pills.'
Deborah R.
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--- In [hidden email], "Deborah Rorabaugh" <librarian@s...>
wrote:
> Went to see the Tbirds movie yesterday. Okay - it's a kid's movie
so take
> along a kid - preferably one under 13. (Not enough explosions to
suit older
> kids.)

It was just OK to me. I didn't get the feeling that the three kids
gelled on screen...could've been cast better. I think some that is
also due to a lack of tightness in both the dialogue for them and
the directing.

Definately had the feel of the '60s series. My son even thought he
saw, on one close-up of hands at the controls, strings attached to
them. I didn't see it, but will check it out again if I ever see it
again.

I did notice that Sylvia Anderson was in the trailing credits as a
consultant. (Btw, the opening credits sucked!!)

MHO,
Dan

Hi, come_in_mobile_2,

Sunday, August 1, 2004, 11:45:15 AM, you wrote:

c> My son even thought he saw, on one close-up of hands at the
c> controls, strings attached to them.

I can confirm that.

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The inside joke: As you may remember form the original series, when ever a close up was need of a characters hand, a real human hand was used.

Well in a shot where the three children are leaving Tracy Island aboard Thunderbird One, an actual puppets hand, strings and all, reaches out and places its hamd on the thrust lever. It is only on screen for a second but in a reverse joke I found it amusing. I hope to submit a review later.

Thanks

JMD

On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 15:45:15 -0000
"come_in_mobile_2" <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Definately had the feel of the '60s series. My son even thought he
> saw, on one close-up of hands at the controls, strings attached to
> them. I didn't see it, but will check it out again if I ever see it
> again.

I heard an interview with Jonathan Frakes a couple of weeks ago in
which he confirmed that he DID use a puppet hand for a close up,
as a kind of homage to the old TV series in which Gerry Anderson
famously used human hands in close up shots. I laughed, because I
remember Gerry being asked once during a chatroom interview if he'd
considered doing the same thing in UFO - which brings us neatly
back on topic :D

The sad thing is they have marketed it at kids who where never
around to see the original series.
Those who enjoyed Thunderbirds are now 30+.

If the same walking filofax`s get hold of UFO you can bet it will be
a bad rehash looking like the X-Files meets Battlestar Galatica...

But we must live in hope somewhere, someone has an ounce of vision,
not just how much cash can be scamed before
the hype wares off.

I really liked Deborah's critique of TBs and I felt she echoed what my
opinion of the trailer was. A kids' movie with little to interest an adult.
I was also interested in the quote she passed along from the teenager about
the space hardware: 'I don't care how much power you put behind one of those
things - it won't fly!"

However, seeing as how TBs is so juvenile it scares me to think about what
they might do to UFO......
Pam

stagg_knight wrote:

> But we must live in hope somewhere, someone has an ounce of vision,

You know I reckon there could be not just an ounce but a pound of vision
out there... Is this what we have been waiting for - or is it what we
have always feared...?

http://babyurl.com/1OzWwG

Nick

The best one I have seen in regards to this movie was a quote that said:
"Bring back the puppets."

James K.


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I thought this quote said it all in regards to what has happened to TBs:
"The sad thing is they have marketed it at kids who where never
around to see the original series. Those who enjoyed Thunderbirds are now
30+." .....and what could happen to UFO if the wrong people get their paws
on it......

Pam

In a message dated 8/3/2004 7:23:19 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
[hidden email] writes:

You know I reckon there could be not just an ounce but a pound of vision
out there... Is this what we have been waiting for - or is it what we
have always feared...?

_http://babyurl.com/1OzWwG_ (http://babyurl.com/1OzWwG)

I just had to decloak and comment:

I like the look of it, even though it's a spoof, one thing for sure it will
be funny -Lol
and I believe heaps better than the new Thunderbirds Movie. And from the cre
ators of south park! Cant be bad: They understood That we liked the pupets
Just as much as the gadgets -lol

TMN


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In a message dated 8/4/04 11:00:06 PM, [hidden email] writes:

<< The best one I have seen in regards to this movie was a quote that said:
"Bring back the puppets." >>

This movie was not marketed correctly. Trailers were not on Shrek 2 or Harry
Potter. The only kids picture the trailer was programmed with was Garfield
The Movie, which was a minor hit.
Opening weekend was embarrassing for this picture. The largest crowd in my
theatre for Thunderbirds was 21, and I was playing it in a 500 seat house!!!
Shrek 2 and Harry Potter were still going strong. Thunderbirds is a classic
"two weeker". In 2 weeks it will be out of the theatres. With luck they will
re-release it in the fall.
It's a shame because it really was a fun picture and a nice prequel to the
series. Sorry for rambling on.

Victor
Managing Director Amboy Multiplex

Mis-marketed is right! It's up with the diaster of
"Beetlejuice!"

The was begun as a serious interpretation of the
original series...but had to quickly re-tooled as a
tweener film ala "Spy Kids." The ships--The
Thunderbirds themselves--are only on the screen for
about 10 minutes.

JF



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You know, I read about this movie just before going
to the Comic-Con. I was telling Marc before I went
to the panel with Trey and Matt presenting some clips,
I felt it would be blasphemous; but had to check it
out given who the two producers are!!

I left with tears in my eyes from laughter!!! The
clip on the apple site is lame compared to the other
scenes they showed at the panel discussion!!!

As Matt and Trey talked about the difficulties of
working with puppets, they definately had a reverance
for Gerry Anderson's work.

They had the beginning and end of the film in the can,
however, like they do the SP episodes, they hadn't
even written the middle of the movie!

I'm so looking forward to this movie!!

Dan

--- In [hidden email], TheMagiciansNphU@a... wrote:
> In a message dated 8/3/2004 7:23:19 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> nhaysom@f... writes:
>
> You know I reckon there could be not just an ounce but a pound of
vision
> out there... Is this what we have been waiting for - or is it
what we
> have always feared...?
>
> _http://babyurl.com/1OzWwG_ (http://babyurl.com/1OzWwG)
>
> I just had to decloak and comment:
>
> I like the look of it, even though it's a spoof, one thing for
sure it will
> be funny -Lol
> and I believe heaps better than the new Thunderbirds Movie. And
from the cre
> ators of south park! Cant be bad: They understood That we liked
the pupets
> Just as much as the gadgets -lol
>
> TMN
>
>
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