Dec 18 2007'Gatchaman' Makes Space-Bird-Ninjas Sleek and Stuff
For some time, I've had the aching need to know how someone could strangle whatever remaining fun, nostaglia, and enjoyable kitsch out of old Japanese anime. The Wachowskis' live-action Speed Racer provided a logical answer--treat it like an aging celebrity, using modern technology to streamline it to the point that you can barely stand to look at it--but leave it to these production stills from Gatchaman to provide an assenting second opinion. Unless this is the only idea we have left, it seems a tad superfluous to modernize a team of young ninjas dressed as astronaut birds.
Sneak Peek at Gatchaman [IESB]
Reader Comments
1. Fehklar - December 18, 2007 6:47 PM
Wow... I can't wait... I loved this show when I was a kid.
(The americanized Battle of the Planets)
I even liked the lame-ass deus ex machina that was 7-Zark-7
(1-Rover-1 always sucked though)
Fehk
2. cbobgo - December 19, 2007 2:37 PM
Yeah, battle of the planets was a fav of mine. But just like the remake on TV sucked (bad voices/dialog) the remake as a movie will likely suck too. Then again, maybe I only thought it was cool because I was 12, and it actually always sucked.
3. markonius maximus - April 5, 2009 4:14 PM
This is going to be sooo sick...
Was a big fan of this as a kid.