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Voltron Coming To The Big Screen
wo1verin3 writes "Voltron is coming to theatres!. While details are sparse, we do know it will be produced by Mark Gordon ('The Day After Tomorrow'). I'm still waiting for the DVD sets." From the article: "The 'Voltron' animated TV series debuted in 1984, about the same time as Hasbro's Transformers toy line, igniting a morphing robot phenomenon. According to sources, Voltron has generated $750 million in worldwide licensing and nearly $200 million in toys and merchandising since 1984."
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Voltron cast:
Keith: Jon Bon Jovi
Lance: John Cusak
Princess Allura: Natalie Portman
Hunk: Brian Thompson
Pidge: Elijah Wood
King Zarkon: Anthony Hopkins
Prince Lotor: Christopher Walken
Robeast: Rosie O'Donnell
Read further only if you don't mind knowing how the Voltron movie ends...
OK...you've been warned...
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What does 'Since 1984' mean? What was the cutoff date for those stats? Prior to any news of a new movie, have there been any Voltron toys in stores for years? I don't recall seeing any for a long time now.
And they said zombies weren't real!
I'm waxing nostalgic for the good 'ol days of 1984, when cartoons were Japanese, cheap, and inventive, when toys were mass-marketed towards those clicks that like them..... I was in a click in my elementary school - we were the Voltron Kids. We were enemies with the GI Joe guys, and I eventually became a traitor because I liked Thundercats and became friends with the Thundercats. In reality, I could use less nostalgia and less crap in Hollywood. Transformers, Voltron - what's next, My Little Pony Strikes Back???
In addition to this awesome news, they mention that a transformers movie is coming also. Please let them not mess up these movies. These have the potential to be the coolest movies of all time, as long as they don't turn them into a "Look what we can do with CGI" showcase. Even that would be moderately cool, but with a good plot these would excite me.
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My mother still has a picture of me on my first day of grade school... with my brand new Voltron backpack.
Fressssh!
Not every argument requires reduction to absurdity.
That's a legitimate question, since there was that Voltron CG series in the late 90's that, honestly, I thought had much much better storylines than the original series. Granted, the CG made Voltron look like a toy and not a force to be reckoned with.
Sure, ruin Star Wars, Dukes of Hazzard, Transformers, and millions of other memories from my childhood days. Why not ruin Voltron.
While you're at it, go back in time and kick my dog, slash my bike tires, and burn down my fort.
Kiss my bass.
1. I'll form the head!
2. Form blazing sword!
3. ???
4. Profit!
No. That's like saying why should they make a new Transformers movie when they already made "GoBots meet the Rock Lords."
I am such a karma whore but here you go just tell them you got served
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... Voltron got served on the dance floor! [Hilarious WMA mini-movie].
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I still remember wanting a Voltron so bad before Christmas that one year. And luckily I was in Sunday School at that time so my prayer skills were sharp and I put them to good use.
Needless to say, God told my parents to buy that thing.
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The article mentions 5 maverick pilots, so that is the lions I assume. I only remember lions and one that was made up of a bunch of spaceships.
The lions could be a way better movie. Since each lion is in a remote location, they could have the characters finding each lion and learning how to use them.
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if Voltron somehow ends up fighting Iraqi Robeasts, though...
You're in luck. In this new, updated Voltron, there is no fighting. All of the issues are worked out through peaceful diplomatic negotiations. Intelligence is perfect. Politicians seek the best for all people, the media is educated, fully informed, interested in presenting the truth, and restrains from oversentationalizing everything. Wealthy corporations pay workers to stay home and protect the environment and everyone recycles, writes Open Source Software, and whistles while they work.
Well put. I can't believe how incredibly crappy Day After Tomorrow was. It was without a doubt the biggest turkey of 2004.
lets have Battle of the Planets (Gatchaman), pr even Starblazers.
Yes.
I quit!
Darn my inner child...
*Did* *they* *have* *a* *sale* *at* *the* ***asterisk*** *store* *today?*
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The only thing about that movie that got people to watch was the coolness factor of seeing real life cities devastated by weather effects.
The plot was about the cheesiest thing of all time. The plot was exactly the same as any of the disaster films. Every single movie about a disaster revolves around a separated family trying to get back together after an earthquake/blizzard/flood/tornado/volcano/nuclear bomb. The only variable is how the city gets ruined.
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The lion version was the original. It's what most people will remember. The biggest reason for this movie clearly is the nostalgia, which would be limited to a smaller audience by using the cars.
- Team member goes missing for some reason. (Kidnapped, low self confidence, etc.)
- Bad guys create a "robobeast".
- Robobeast slaps around individual Voltron lions, things look bleak for our heroes.
- Somehow, team member returns to their lion. (Escapes, realizes how important the team member is, etc.)
- Lions form Voltron.
- Voltron kills robobeast.
The end.Q: Who the heck is Volton?
A: "From days of long ago, from uncharted regions of the universe, comes a legend; the legend of Voltron, Defender of the Universe, a mighty robot, loved by good, feared by evil. As Voltron's legend grew, peace settled across the galaxy. On Planet Earth, a Galaxy Alliance was formed. Together with the good planets of the solar system, they maintained peace throughout the universe, until a new horrible menace threatened the galaxy. Voltron was needed once more. This is the story of the super force of space explorers, specially trained and sent by the Alliance to bring back Voltron, Defender of the Universe!" (from the Voltron opening narriation)
You got the Male hero.
You got an Overwieght guy.
You got a chick.
You got a strange little kid that is hard to understand.
You got a really cool Morphing Vehicle.
You got an Evil guy with a cape.
Now, you get the PROFIT!
C called.
It wants it's *pointers back.
wbs.
Huh?