Thu 2009/01/08 20:52
Mu! Want to see! Been a fan of Thundercats since I was a wee lad. Too bad its just fan made. Which brings me to a question. Would you each donate a dollar to the person who made this trailer to make a full blown movie? And check out the 1985 anime version below. See how animation back then pwns most of this winters seasons anime in terms of animation quality. Original text from WiseFreeman below.For all the fans of Thundercats, this will definitely worth your time to watch this fan made trailer. Casts: Lion-O: Brad Pitt, Mel Gibson. Panthro: Vin Diesel Tygra: Hugh Jackman Cheetara: Gigi Edgley WilyKat: Daryl Sabara WilyKit: Alexa Vega Jaga: Robert Eddison Mummra: Richard Cetrone Movies clip taken from: 10,000BC, Masters of the Universe, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Lord of The Rings: Return of the King, Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars, Chronicles of Riddick, Pitch Black, X2:X-men United, X-men:The Last Stand, Troy, Star Trek6: The undiscovered Country, Space Hunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone, Stargate, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, Garfield, Enemy Mine, Spykids, Underworld, The Mummy, The Mummy Returns, Galaxy Quest, John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars, Planet of the Apes, Aliens, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, Reign of Fire, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. Credit to the awesome animator/illustrator. YouTube
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Otaku
Seem it last year on youtube.com , would watch it in the cinema if they make it. looks better then Dragonball Evolution and Chun-li movie.
(ID #440306) Posted on 2009/01/08 19:31
DCX001-Prototype
yea, it's just 18 days ago with 1.22million hits~~~~~~~~~~~~
(ID #440312) Posted on 2009/01/08 19:49
Daigakusei [Consular and Diplomatic Affairs]
yeah~ it's damn better~ DB:Evolution $ Chun-li movie are epic fails~
(ID #440405) Posted on 2009/01/08 22:20
THUNDERCATS! <3
(ID #440310) Posted on 2009/01/08 19:44
DCX001-Prototype
HO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(ID #440311) Posted on 2009/01/08 19:47
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 太もも Appreciator
Ahaha I saw this on Attack of the Show. Tis great. The host, Kevin Pereira, said don't tempt Vin Diesel cuz he WILL make a Thundercats movie XD I don't recall seeing Mel Gibson in this though... Musta missed it.
(ID #440314) Posted on 2009/01/08 19:54
LOL the Thundercats !
(ID #440322) Posted on 2009/01/08 20:12
lol wow i remember when i used to watch the anime when i was little w/ my dad ^^; lol i guess imma have make him watch the movie XD
(ID #440323) Posted on 2009/01/08 20:13
keroro platoon member
wow cool! thunder thunder thundercats, HOOO....!!
(ID #440331) Posted on 2009/01/08 20:24
Self Employee NEET
Thundercats are... Thundercats, Thundercats are us! Feel the roar, feel the magic, Thundercats are us!
(ID #440334) Posted on 2009/01/08 20:26
DCX001-Prototype
sing along with you~~~~~~~~~
(ID #440382) Posted on 2009/01/08 21:53
Self Employee NEET
Thunder-Thunder-Thunder-Thundercats...!!!
(ID #440408) Posted on 2009/01/08 22:23
Ah..the gold old days remember watching this on t.v all the time. Hopefully it'll look better than the DBZ movie =/
(ID #440339) Posted on 2009/01/08 20:45
Whoa!!! Thundercats,i was watching that cartoon version 6 years ago...Remembering memories.
(ID #440350) Posted on 2009/01/08 21:07
DCX001-Prototype
I'll definitely contribute more than a dollar to make this project come true~~~~~
(ID #440357) Posted on 2009/01/08 21:19
I'm feeling all nostalgic.
(ID #440359) Posted on 2009/01/08 21:21
IT Manager
this is the best fan made trailer I have ever seen. very nice
(ID #440360) Posted on 2009/01/08 21:22
Mahasiswa yang terdampar di Singapura.
lulz... this is one awesome fake trailer... Hope to see a real movie of this old anime, i mean, cartoon...
(ID #440362) Posted on 2009/01/08 21:22
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:54)
would love a thundercats movie and would gladly donate a dollar. ^^ btw the animation looks like anime because the animation crew were Japanese: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088631/fullcredits#writers
(ID #440363) Posted on 2009/01/08 21:23
Mahasiswa yang terdampar di Singapura.
The animator were indeed from Japan... from what i knew it was a combination of several studio that we know now as the one "Studio Ghibli" XD So that's how they learn to draw Totoro and that Cheshire bus-cat. lol.
(ID #440366) Posted on 2009/01/08 21:34
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:54)
I don't know why, but I'm suddenly reminded of the robo bears. ^^
(ID #440420) Posted on 2009/01/08 22:36
in the op of the 1985 cartoon, lion-O's moves kinda meke me think of Cutie Honey
(ID #440415) Posted on 2009/01/08 22:31
AdvDip Network Security - CCNA - Ironport - Security+
I suddenly feel VERY old =_______="
(ID #440365) Posted on 2009/01/08 21:33
Mahasiswa yang terdampar di Singapura.
Totally feel the same my friend... hahahahaha.
(ID #440369) Posted on 2009/01/08 21:35
I dont know, but it is not really my thing ^^ I mean, X-Man was cool and so on but "Cats" :/ Dont even know the anime.
(ID #440375) Posted on 2009/01/08 21:47
soon-to-be 2nd year Civil Engineering student
same with me. never seen it before. ^^;;
(ID #440388) Posted on 2009/01/08 21:56
anime/cosplay events organizer
as long as he sticks to the original storyline and plot...i'll invest in his movie project
(ID #440376) Posted on 2009/01/08 21:47
filmaker
omg...i hate snarf. Snarf is jar-jar binks father. And isnt that apc the apc from "aliens?"
(ID #440385) Posted on 2009/01/08 21:55
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:54)
yes it is, the apc thundertank. ^^;
(ID #440422) Posted on 2009/01/08 22:38
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
Wow.... that is awesome!!! Loving the use of Chiana from Farscape.
(ID #440397) Posted on 2009/01/08 22:06
College student, Mech programmer and striving photographer.
Nekos fighting everywhere O_O I seen SOME episodes of thundercats but quit after discovering Transformers. Robots who transform into cars and tanks were more appealing to me than humanoid cats fighting to save the world against a mummy ^^;
(ID #440398) Posted on 2009/01/08 22:09
Grew up after thundercats, but I gotta say that's some incredible editing. Wouldn't have been able tell it wasn't real if I wasn't told.
(ID #440421) Posted on 2009/01/08 22:37
Mechanical Engineering student
Saw the "trailer" at AOTS some days ago. Thought for a second that it was real LOL XD I only have vague memories about the series but what I do know was that I did watch it when I was a kid x_x
(ID #440434) Posted on 2009/01/08 22:54
NEET (Desktop Support / Admin)
totally forgot about Mummra - would mind watch the anime series again someday
(ID #440441) Posted on 2009/01/08 23:05
Wait, I swear I saw an article about a Thundercats movie a couple years ago in Newtype. Did that one not come out?
(ID #440473) Posted on 2009/01/08 23:34
I believe it was said that a live action TC movie is indeed coming. Supposed to be about Lion-O's coming of age, or something like that.
(ID #440518) Posted on 2009/01/09 00:27
Otaku
totally awesome^^
(ID #440504) Posted on 2009/01/09 00:12
Freelance Artist
One of my favorite cartoons of all time. That's actually a really good fan trailer. It just shows how much love there is for the property. It's probably better that Hollywood doesn't get its hands on Thundercats, though. Look at Dragonball and Chun-Li and you'll see why.
(ID #440505) Posted on 2009/01/09 00:13
Freelance Artist
And in case anyone's interested, here's a custom Lion-O figure I'm working on, using the MOTUC King Greyskull as a base... http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/7541/kingsbk1.jpg
(ID #440508) Posted on 2009/01/09 00:14
DCX001-Prototype
wow! please share with us your final work when u're done ^_^
(ID #440552) Posted on 2009/01/09 01:04
Now if only they made a Silverhawks movie as well.
(ID #440520) Posted on 2009/01/09 00:29
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 太もも Appreciator
LOL I have the season 1 DVD collection and OMG how corny it was XD Still it might be visually appealing in live action ^_^
(ID #441130) Posted on 2009/01/09 11:32
The movies/sources for the shots used is just inspired. Really crazy work there. I'd go see it!
(ID #440575) Posted on 2009/01/09 01:32
Student artist
I would like them to make better live action than the crappy generalized Hollywood style
(ID #440590) Posted on 2009/01/09 01:59
I loved the Thundercats when I was younger. I remember spending weekday afternoons watching it with friends and then going out and mimicking Lion-O. I would glad contribute to the creation of this film, but if the original creator of this trailer were to use the same actors and actresses--it would cost an insane amount of money.
(ID #440602) Posted on 2009/01/09 02:09
Yay for Thundercats! I'll definitely contribute. More than a dollar if necessary.
(ID #440623) Posted on 2009/01/09 02:26
Haven't heard about Thundercats before. :goes to read the wiki entry:
(ID #440644) Posted on 2009/01/09 02:39
Technical Writer/Editor, Designer, Collector, Artist, Nice Guy
To be fair, this 1985 opening is naturally higher quality than the rest of the half-hour episode. As a kid, I loved it! But when I tried watching again last year out of nostalgia, I couldn't finish 5 episodes, lol. I really tried. Nostaglic, true. But unexpectedly hard to watch again nowadays. Maybe I'll give it another shot. But if u haven't seen it since the 80's, maybe you'll think the same thing, hehe... >_<;
(ID #440665) Posted on 2009/01/09 03:02
this is awesome!
(ID #440668) Posted on 2009/01/09 03:11
Watching the trailer was so weird until I realized that they were painting over existing movie scenes. I was like "That guy has a very striking resemblance to Jackman's Wolverine....". Then I saw the Lion-o sword and shield clip and was like OHHhhhh!
(ID #440675) Posted on 2009/01/09 03:23
~Undine~
That's pretty nicely done! ^^ Saw some of "Thundercats" when I was little. I gather a Thundercats movie could be good, especially if they strike a more serious tone mixed with action like in Spider-man or X-men.
(ID #440684) Posted on 2009/01/09 03:31
Talk about nostalgia...got the theme song stuck in my head now, but awesome none the less.
(ID #440692) Posted on 2009/01/09 03:37
Unemployed Dollfie enthusiast
I'd watch it for sure. I loved Thundercats as a kid.
(ID #440698) Posted on 2009/01/09 03:44
Woa.. Blast from the past. If i remember correctly, i used to watch that show.
(ID #440722) Posted on 2009/01/09 04:23
Dental Technician, i make teeth!
Thundercats was as i remember awesome. Had the cool lion-o toy with light-up eyes if i remember rightly, took it in the bath with me. Why do kids do such silly things?
(ID #440725) Posted on 2009/01/09 04:26
Game Designer
No worries, now we have waterproof anime posters!
(ID #440773) Posted on 2009/01/09 05:44
American cartoon producers are the worst lyric writers of the world.
(ID #440727) Posted on 2009/01/09 04:28
This is too awesome. We NEED a Thundercats movie based on this.
(ID #440729) Posted on 2009/01/09 04:31
Wouldn't donate money, but that was a really good editing. I was wondering why everything seemed familiar until I saw Vin Diesel.
(ID #440738) Posted on 2009/01/09 04:48
Game Designer
OMG that trailer was freaking epic! Now all we need is a Mask trailer. No, I'm not talking abt the stupid green guy :P
(ID #440761) Posted on 2009/01/09 05:27
I actually thought this was for realz -_-' good trailer though!
(ID #440772) Posted on 2009/01/09 05:44
Blogger, consultant
Seen this a while ago. That doesn't mean it isn't good. That's some mad, mad editing skills. I'd donate to see if he could manage to make a full movie out of that. It would be interesting to see how much he knows the story. Would he include the New Thundara characters in a movie? Certainly Lion-O's father should make a cameo. Anyhow, I always thought that the Thundercats were too campy to make into a movie, but then again, they did Speed Race a while back, so I guess anything could happen.
(ID #440828) Posted on 2009/01/09 06:58
"See how animation back then pwns most of this winters seasons anime in terms of animation quality." That's the opening though.....
(ID #440845) Posted on 2009/01/09 07:08
Looks good. Though it feels like a blend of dejavu...
(ID #440846) Posted on 2009/01/09 07:09
Student
New age is coming. computer geek Fan defeated a real-time director. LOL
(ID #440856) Posted on 2009/01/09 07:19
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
Posted it some weeks ago on my blog... but I didn't have the actors and movies list! Thanks fot that!
(ID #440863) Posted on 2009/01/09 07:27
Anime Store Owner, artist, Web master
omg, I forgot Thundercats was indeed and anime....that means I've been an otaku since I was 2 in 1985, not when I was introduced to DBZ in 1997....sweet ^_^
(ID #440894) Posted on 2009/01/09 07:52
Studio Bleach founder/owner
Honestly, I'm saving my money for a Gatchaman/Silverhawks cross-over. :3
(ID #440895) Posted on 2009/01/09 07:53
Air Transportation Journeyman
OMG THAT TRAILER WAS AMAZINGINGLY WELL DONE!
(ID #440934) Posted on 2009/01/09 08:32
Looked a lot more convincing than Dragon Ball or Chun-li
(ID #441011) Posted on 2009/01/09 09:49
Really nice use of words and music I have to say - so moving it brings a tear to my eye ...
(ID #441146) Posted on 2009/01/09 11:45
Administrative Assistant
I'd drop a fiver for a Thundercats movie. No doubt.
(ID #441164) Posted on 2009/01/09 12:06
President
In animation circles, this animated opening sequence is legendary! I think some of the key staff even went on to work as key staff for Studio Ghibli. So good...
(ID #441200) Posted on 2009/01/09 12:32
Would totally watch that! I love that Vin Diesel is Panthro and the kids from the spy kids are the little ones. xD
(ID #441268) Posted on 2009/01/09 13:15
Student of Computer Info. & Office Sys.
The Garfield-Snarf seriously cracked me up, otherwise it looked really believable as a trailer XD
(ID #441325) Posted on 2009/01/09 13:46
Boo! I want my M.A.S.K. movie! Hahaha!
(ID #441423) Posted on 2009/01/09 14:53
Student & Authorized Chicken Slapper
Looks awesome if it was real. LOL i remember the anime how he wiggled the sword and it grew out, ahhh....Thinking back on it, mad dirty lol.
(ID #441446) Posted on 2009/01/09 15:13
My god... Only if this were real!
(ID #441494) Posted on 2009/01/09 16:10
Online Business, Doujinshi Artist
amazing...it look like real thunder cat live action movie!!! i'm big fan of thunder cat, cant wait to see the movie release in future!! Another amazing live action movie [fake], which also i like is http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0HP_UQGuMQQ&feature=related.. Fan make AMV always the BEST VID!!! XD
(ID #441701) Posted on 2009/01/09 20:59
Brings back weird memories...Not sure if i will enjoy it again...
(ID #441726) Posted on 2009/01/09 21:30
Photographer, writer, blogger
I saw Thundercats on DVD at a friend's place a few years ago and while I was really impressed at the quality of the intro sequence, which looks like it was farmed out to Japan, I have to say the in-episode animation quality, especially mid-season, did not fare the test of time so well. In fact it looked like it had been farmed out to a home for quadriplegic, blind, Parkinson's sufferers. Still, a nice 懐かしい trip down memory lane.
(ID #441820) Posted on 2009/01/09 23:51
(blink) (blink) Vin Diesel as Panthro...That's all that was needed to get me on board!
(ID #441827) Posted on 2009/01/10 00:00
alternate opening http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6v0iLvjanY
(ID #442338) Posted on 2009/01/10 11:31
Wow. Cool.. i would definitely watch this if its real.
(ID #442366) Posted on 2009/01/10 12:00
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