Blast from the Past

Different cartoon characters will be following the huge and successful footsteps of summer blockbuster Transformers. I found this very interesting since I was a fan, at some point in time, of these cartoon classics about to make their big screen debuts.

Lorenzo di Bonaventura, co-producer of Transformers, said a script for all-American war hero G.I. Joe was being written and Paramount have earmarked November 2008 for the release of the first full-length animated Smurfs movie. Meanwhile, Warner Brothers are planning to produce movie adaptations of He-Man and Thundercats while Fox is working on a script for Alvin and the Chipmunks.

I truly hope they deliver, just like what the sparkplug of this trend (the Transformers) did. It truly was a great experience seeing Optimus Prime in action with a realistic look. If the Autobots and Deceptacons in the movie looked like the ones in the cartoons, I would be laughing my head off. They did a great job turning these characters to something real as they were able to preserve the look that they had in the cartoon series. It had comedy, drama and of course, action! Just one thing..... Isn't Megatron a gun, not a jet? It's very hard to find movies that would get your attention with every scene, but the Transformers got me hooked from start to finish.

Looking forward to the "Blast from the Past" movies!