NO!!!! NO! NO! NO! God no!!!!

MattSullivan · Post by **MattSullivan** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 9:16 pm

It just...gets....worse. And here I thought that "underdog" was going to give me a stroke. it/s...ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS!!!
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=21742

Terastas · Post by **Terastas** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 9:48 pm

Dear God. . . And Camp Lycanthrope still hasn't been financed. . . Why?

Seriously Matt, consider this a good sign. If Hollywood remains devoid of originality to the point that they crank out remake after remake that systematically get crappier and crappier, by the time all of us finish our respective scripts and storyboards, we're all going to look like freaking Spielbergs by comparison.

Silverclaw · Post by **Silverclaw** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 9:50 pm

lol, I saw that earlier today. First thing I thought was ,'WTF?! Holy Hell.....'

Oh boy.

Teh_DarkJokerWolf · Post by **Teh_DarkJokerWolf** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 10:36 pm

I grew up with these guys, as a matter a fact I saw this the other day lol I can't wait to see this an I hope they give them justice lol it's funny my sister only now realized that they were actually anthromorphic chipmunks XD She didn't believe me so she looked it up on Wikipedia an then she believe me lol I didn't see a cover heh they are still cute as hell

ravaged_warrior · Post by **ravaged_warrior** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 10:45 pm

What the f***? Did they seriously just hip-hopify Alvin and the f*** Chipmunks? Who got stoned and came up with that?

Kaebora · Post by **Kaebora** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 1:14 am

You know... this is one movie that I DO NOT want to see in 3D. Not using traditional animation to make this is blasphomy!

BOYCOTT THE ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS MOVIE!!!!

Figarou · Post by **Figarou** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 3:05 am

Thundercats and He-man is also going to hit the big screen.

Terastas · Post by **Terastas** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 6:40 am

Figarou wrote:Thundercats and He-man is also going to hit the big screen.

That actually makes slightly more sense because there's a plot you can sort of build off of and update; it'll be comparable to, say, the remake of Transformers I think. Alvin & The Chipmunks, on the other hand, is more or less just a cute concept -- they'll need to come up with a plot to justify making it a movie.

So I think the Chipmunks movie will be comparable to, say, the first Garfield movie -- a few five minute clips reminiscent of the comic strip, and one great big festering turd of a central plot.

CyberWolf · Post by **CyberWolf** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 6:44 am

Figarou wrote:Thundercats and He-man is also going to hit the big screen.

Didn't they already make a He-Man movie in the 80's or something? Maybe the 90's?

Alvin & the Chipmunks should stay cartoon style.

Templar · Post by **Templar** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 2:33 pm

Oh.

Good.

Lord.

Well, they finally did it. After years an' years of beatings an' torture, they gave originality the killing blow. Told it ta bite the curb an' then stomped on its head.

Dreamer · Post by **Dreamer** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 2:58 pm

KILL IT! KILL IT WITH FIRE! Poor JAson Lee. And he was so good in My Name Is Earl.

OF course, I think the He-Man movie would be awesome just because it's gonna be done in the 300 style. Plus it might give MAttel a chance to bring back the toyline.

Kaebora · Post by **Kaebora** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 9:59 pm

Figarou wrote:Thundercats and He-man is also going to hit the big screen.

Those can actually make good live-action films. 100% CG animated, no. 100% 2D animated, hell yes. But a mix of live and CG, maybe. Neither of those shows ever had a very good plot to begin with anyways, except in the two or three part episodes.

In any case, Hollywood is natorious for being scared to death of anything original, and butchering classics. (Yes, more so than the modern Disney studios.) If you want anything even remotely original anymore, you'd better write a damn good top selling novel for a film adaptation ten years after the publication. Or... work for a company like Pixar.

geekboy1500 · Post by **geekboy1500** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 10:24 pm

alvin and the chipmunks is going to make me bleed inside.

Set · Post by **Set** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 5:15 pm

... *facepalm*

Figarou · Post by **Figarou** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 6:39 pm

Terastas wrote:
Figarou wrote:Thundercats and He-man is also going to hit the big screen.
That actually makes slightly more sense because there's a plot you can sort of build off of and update; it'll be comparable to, say, the remake of Transformers I think. Alvin & The Chipmunks, on the other hand, is more or less just a cute concept -- they'll need to come up with a plot to justify making it a movie.

True..... "Thundercats" and "He-man" could be a lot better than Alvin & The Chipmunks. I was pointing out a few more films adapted from a cartoon.

I also heard "Speed Racer" will be on the big screen.

ravaged_warrior · Post by **ravaged_warrior** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 7:41 pm

Speed Racer is gonna be the Wachowskis, though, so that might end up tolerable. Maybe they'll go the Transformers route and mature the storyline a bit (or at least that's what it looks like they did there - haven't seen it).

Morkulv · Post by **Morkulv** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 11:53 pm

Aaargh!! I thought they were annoying...

ravaged_warrior · Post by **ravaged_warrior** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 1:02 am

Does anyone else laugh uncontrollably at that poster? I just can't believe what they're trying to do.

Morkulv · Post by **Morkulv** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 1:02 pm

Haha. I can see what they'r trying to do here though.

ravaged_warrior · Post by **ravaged_warrior** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 6:16 pm

Morkulv wrote:Haha. I can see what they'r trying to do here though.

Yeah... But I can't believe they think it's going to work.

Fenrir · Post by **Fenrir** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 9:26 pm

....what in god's name could anyone have done to make us deserve this sham. I really am loosing faith in the movie industry, I want something new something fresh something mind blowing......and here we have a piece of "art" that will shink the name of the eighties even further down.

ravaged_warrior · Post by **ravaged_warrior** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 11:04 pm

Fenrir wrote:....what in god's name could anyone have done to make us deserve this sham. I really am loosing faith in the movie industry, I want something new something fresh something mind blowing......and here we have a piece of "art" that will shink the name of the eighties even further down.

Sixties... But they're getting the voice actors from the eighties show.

Anubis · Post by **Anubis** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 1:46 am

I busted out laughing when i saw that!!!

Not because I'think it'll be good or any thing... it just sounds so absurd!

Yeah, that is pretty bad.

Zombie · Post by **Zombie** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 1:10 pm

I cant see any of these blasphemies ending well for anyone involved....

Transformers was a 2-hour commercial for the new Chevy Camaro that wont even be out untill 2009.

Im gonna be sick...

-Zombie

Morkulv · Post by **Morkulv** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 2:48 pm

A zombie getting sick? Thats kinda ironic.