Nov 20 2008'Astroboy' Teaser Trailer: He Wears a Shirt Now?
Since when does Astro Boy wear a shirt? As a purist and an android pedophile, I demand answers. Furthermore, why does he have the same laugh as an over-excited Mario? All this trailer tells me is that it will be an awesome video game:
He busts right through the earth! To entrust that kind of power to a child is insane! I hope that's in some way addressed.
Reader Comments
1. Elmo - November 20, 2008 4:46 PM
where's Eggman? ohh wait that's Sonic, the other cartoon on at 4 in the morning....
wha..? DAMN Nighy's in this too
2. B - November 20, 2008 5:04 PM
hehe...he laughs like mario...
3. Fazh - November 20, 2008 5:05 PM
nicolas cage huh
4. deadmuffin - November 20, 2008 5:10 PM
......why? it has been dead for decades...might as well bring a gigantor movie out now -_-
5. pluto - November 20, 2008 5:26 PM
I wonder what series it will be based on?
The really old ones, or the american ones?
uh, wait... DUH, this is Hollywood... it will be based on the shitty ideas of soul-less frauds.
6. Regee - November 20, 2008 6:00 PM
I can understand the clothes. Every parents group will have a field day with a boy flying around in his underwear.
7. deadmuffin - November 20, 2008 6:10 PM
anyone else think he looks like the big boy from those restaraunts now?
8. Snoodle - November 20, 2008 10:00 PM
I generally like it but that stupid shirt is ruining it...
9. Count Orlock - November 20, 2008 10:16 PM
Do they seriously thinking putting a shirt on him will stop people from drawing Shotacon from him?
Dear Jesus...I hope not!
10. B - November 21, 2008 10:14 AM
yup, deadmuffin, I thought so too...
11. Harry Coe - November 21, 2008 2:05 PM
He still better have machine guns that pop out of his butt, that's all I'm saying!
12. practicecactus - November 21, 2008 5:16 PM
Yeah, why not just copy the iron man teaser trailer? It totally worked and created a buzz. Brlliant idea.
Idiots.
13. Ortsa - November 23, 2008 11:33 AM
rape! rape! my childhood is being raped!
14. Ortsa - November 23, 2008 11:36 AM
well it's a teaser. can't be sure that he won't be shirtless at some point in the movie. is it wrong to want to see astro shirtless? i feel so wrong but you know what i mean
15. buzz_clik - November 24, 2008 8:13 PM
Uh, he always used to wear a shirt! He didn't just rock up to school in his hot little pair of black metal jocks, y'know.
And don't even get me started on his sister's penchant for upskirting. Saucy little minx.
16. FRIST!!!!!11!1!1 - November 25, 2008 12:39 PM
@ 12
Idiot, it is based of the old astro boy cartoons. Keep you're mouth shut if you don't know shit about what you're on about.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=D4HVYZhohGw
17. Annie - November 28, 2008 6:42 PM
O O .... is it just me, or does he look like apollo justice as a kid? ..... just what i think .... but yeah, i dont think this movie will be all that great.. XD
18. Nimnio - November 28, 2008 10:26 PM
"Uh, he always used to wear a shirt! He didn't just rock up to school in his hot little pair of black metal jocks, y'know."
True. I'm pretty sure that in the majority of the Astro Boy TV episodes he spent some amount of time with clothes on.
This movie will clearly be absolute shit. I am entirely qualified to make this judgement because I'm the director and a soulless fraud who earns money by making movies that people don't like.
19. parkur - November 29, 2008 8:32 AM
That shirt is hilarious especially considering all the creepy pedo under tones the original cartoon had. (any one who saw the episode where he had to "refuel" the other robots knows what I mean)
20. xob - November 30, 2008 6:01 PM
The shirt is probably the LEAST offensively bad part of the trailer. I don't think the creative genius behind such classics as Space Jam and Kindergarten Cop can do justice to the emotional depth of Tezuka's original work. This movie is going to be charmless, witless turd.
21. Andrew Vaughn - December 2, 2008 8:34 PM
I hope he is just wearing that for the first spin, because clothes would completely ruin half of his arsenal. Also, I like my Astroboy as a high-voiced little kid who talks insanely fucking fast! Also, why would he wear cloth? Actually, here is a better question. Why are they doing the same shit they did to "Transformers," but with something much more near and dear to me.
22. someguy - December 4, 2008 7:01 AM
Is that Mt. Fuji? Isn't he supposed to be saving people? why is he digging holes on a volcano?
23. nerd - December 7, 2008 12:56 PM
nnnnnnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrddddddddddddddsssss
24. Parker - December 9, 2008 8:28 PM
Why the heck does Hollywood keep taking successful franchises, beat them with rubber Mexican sledgehammers and churn out bad movies that ruin them (all while spending ridiculous amounts of money in the process)?
Speed Racer, anyone?
Castlevania is on the chopping block.
So is Warcraft.
Silent Hill is dead to me now. God help us if they ever do a Halo movie, too.
I can think of only two successful franchise transitions into film where Hollywood didn't totally bollix it up: LotR and Narnia (and Prince Caspian is highly questionable).
This movie will make baby Jesus cry. Chuck Norris might also accidentally kill the prime minister of Malaysia in an uncontrollable fit of frustration, also.
"Have a blast" while destroying my childhood, Astroturd!
25. Patrick - December 10, 2008 12:51 PM
CGI: Because ripping out the soul from one of the original anime series ever created is A-Okay.
26. Nathiest - December 13, 2008 2:51 AM
Looks a billion times better then that Dragonball movie.
27. kr0ck - December 17, 2008 7:48 AM
comming 2010....the sequal to the hit movie astroboy......ASTROVAN (sponsored by Chevy)