Cartoon Networks Says "Go Planet" to Live-Action Captain Planet Movie

[Himmelgeher]

As long as someone punches Hitler in the face I'm happy.

 

[Shining_Pyrelight]

Hopefully it will come with some tie-in merchandise. I've been wanting a set of those damn rings since I was a kid >.<

I'm sure my memories of it are clouded by 90s nostalgia though, because I remember it being a good show filled with helpful messages.

 

[CarlMin]

About time! Finally a serie with a realistic threat rather than some cartoony supervillain or old communist metaphor.

 

[Jabberwock xeno]

*sees captain planet*

HELL YEA-

*Live action*

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! [http://www.nooooooooooooooo.com/]

Why?!

Why CN?

What happened to you? Toonami, adult jokes in cartoons, powerpuff girls, dexters lab...

Now a LIVE ACTION captain planet?

What's next? I don't even think there's anything else they can ruin from my childhood that hasn't been already.

 

[thiosk]

The problem with Captain Planet is that wanton earth destruction was the villians' primary goal. Not to make money, not to gather resources, not to accomplish anything in particular-- just to be dicks.

HAR HAR HAR LETS POUR THE OIL IN THE WATER TO KILL THESE DOLPHINS SNORT
OZONE LAYER? MORE LIKE... erm, NOZONE LAYER! HAR HAR HAR. snort.

Even as a child, these motives for the bad guys made no sense. I wonder sometimes if folks who grew up at this time were effected by the captain planet view of modern corporations. Theres people who really believe the cars use gasoline only because evil corporations want to pour oil all over everything.

I maintain today that the only good part about captain planet was the bitchin' intro theme song.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Hahhaahahhahahahaaha

Oh please, the entire basis of Captain Planet is stupid squared.

I mean, look how they delicately and carefully dealt with the Irish.
(Anyone who is from Belfast or is Irish in anyway may not want to view this.)

Here's an idea, just from the top of my head: How about you show some CARTOONS?

 

[CarlMin]

6. environmental messages died in the 90s because everyone realized it was either full of shit or too inconvenient to even bother with or the fact that some environmental practices were actually WORSE for the environment. (example: recycling paper...look it up)

Okay, that statement doesn't make any sense of a number of reasons.

 

[Lord Beautiful]

Wow. This is fucking stupid.

 

[deserteagleeye]

Nostalgia Critic all over this.

 

[Stammer]

I support Bargo being Ma-ti, I hope this is going to be Amazingly bad

If they don't have Bhargav Dronamraju playing Ma-ti I'll be sorely unsatisfied.

Anything to hear someone walk up to Captain Planet and state that has "strong, plentiful balls".

 

[Jegsimmons]

1. captain planet sucked
2. most of captains planet environmental info was misinformed or just a lie
3. captain planet sucked
4. didn't they learn yet that live action films of cartoons ALWAYS FAIL?!
5. captain planet sucked.
6. environmental messages died in the 90s because everyone realized it was either full of shit or too inconvenient to even bother with or the fact that some environmental practices were actually WORSE for the environment. (example: recycling paper...look it up)
7. captain planet sucks.


also this is kind of a plot hole i realized in the series, captain planets only weakness is being covered in pollution right? but alot of the times the pollution tends to be something like oil which is carbon and comes naturally from dead life forms....how does that actually hurt him? yes it's toxic but its also a natural substance that comes from plants and animals. the guy should be downing some diesel fuel as an energy drink!

what the hell is this live action bullshit on my cartoon network?

i know! first shitty cartoons like johnny test now live action? BRING BACK MEGAS XLR AND TOONAMI DAMN IT!!!!
at least we are getting thundercats and the looney toons back.

you forgot swat kats, that got cancelled because of captain planet. "oh, this swat kats show is very popular, 6the game is good and the toys sell like hotcakes. but its too violent unlike captain planet. lets cancel it to make more captain planet"

unfortunatly i never saw muc of swat katz...heard it was good though.

 

[Jegsimmons]

6. environmental messages died in the 90s because everyone realized it was either full of shit or too inconvenient to even bother with or the fact that some environmental practices were actually WORSE for the environment. (example: recycling paper...look it up)

Okay, that statement doesn't make any sense of a number of reasons.

it makes perfect sense, the 90s were all about the stupid ecosystem and everyone got tired of it by the 2000s. and if you look at some of those movies and shows that tried to warn us about how we destroy the environment they usually have flawed or just wrong teachings. another example from ted turner; the movie ferngulley talked about saving rain forest from the logging corporations even though most of it takes place on privately owned land and they plant trees to replace the ones that were cut down, and that the farming of live stock is more responsible for the destruction of forest than the logging industry. that and how many trees did it take to animate all those shows and movies?

 

[Dfskelleton]

My buddies and I have always made jokes about a live action Captain Planet movie. This will be fun.

 

[PrinceofPersia]

When will CN realize that they're the freakin' CARTOON Network? Enough with the Live-action bullshittery.

Agreed, I've seen better toons on Disney XD (Avengers) anyway.

 

[jack583]

kind of ironic
the show was against polution, yet all movies made from old cartoons are media polution
think of all the resources that will be waisted on making this movie!

 

[Dr. wonderful]

My favorite part about captain planet was the ridiculous things they routinely had to counter. I remember one episode the villians built a pollution machine. It literally just sits there and creates pollution. Why in the hell would anyone waste millions of dollars on something like that?

I don't know why Captain Planet never realized the source of the earths problems and turned on us in a murderous rampage where the only element of "heart" he would use is the one he ripped from your chest.

Actually, he's the most dangerous one.

From the Tv trope Article:

Captain Planet's Ma-Ti himself manages to elbow Hitler pretty damn hard that one time. Pre-pubescent boy vs. genocidal dictator. Power of heart vs. caricature featuring no heart whatsoever. It's probable the writers just stumbled onto this but...dude, Ma-Ti knocked Hitler to the ground. Give the kid his one-second victory. &#9702;

Heart IS an awesome power, besides. In one the It's A Wonderful Plot episode where Wheeler never got the ring, Ma-ti managed to get a snooty businessman to give him money. He can sense the location of seemingly any conscious life form, and if the comics are to be believed, he can read minds, knock people out, influence their decisions and command an endless horde of rabid wildlife to do his bidding. Screw fire! Heart is hardcore!

¡ Influence their decisions, indeed. One episode even shows a Bad Future where Ma-Ti stops playing around and becomes an unopposed dictator. Used effectively, Heart really is the strongest power, and Gaia wasn't just lying when she told him that in the first episode. However, Ma-Ti is so kind-hearted that he doesn't dare to use it to its full extent."

Did you read the last paragraph? He can freaking take over the world.

 

[Raziel_Likes_Souls]

Oh boy, a live action cartoon movie. lemme guess;

-Jason Alexander as Captain Planet.

-Rupert Grint as Wheeler.

-Fez from That's 70's show as Mati.

-Maggie Q as Gi.

-Cameron Diaz as Linka.

-Martin Lawrence as Kwame.

As if this won't be worse than Grow up Timmy Turner. Just imagine it.

MatiWith Hispanic accent) Hey, guys, we have to help out the planet.

Kwamesaid in Ebonics) Yeah, let's combine our powers, dog.

WheelerBritish accent) Oi, let's do it with fire!

Linkasaid with a bad accent)Yes, let us do it, comrades. With the power of Wind!

Gidone like King of Fighters*) Yeah! With the power of Lightning!
(Captain shows up.)

Captain: I'm telling you, kids! IT ADDS UP! Oh sure, one piece litter here, one piece of litter there.
AND THEN IT'S ALL OVER!

*Meaning with the wrong powers, and looking nothing like the character.

It will be glorious.

 

[Racecarlock]

You'd think cartoon network would have learned its lesson when CN Real completely destroyed their ratings and all live action on the network since then has been nothing but a money sucker. But they even refuse when the decision is unpopular to everyone and losing money for them. These guys are dumber than activision, who would at least see when something was losing money for them. This is on a whole new level of stupid. I cannot fathom why they still hold on to live action when it never even worked in the first place and in fact lost them a ton of money. And now they're relying on it. It's like relying on a mafia guy who just broke your legs and stole your wallet to take you to the hospital and pay for the operation. It's just plain stupid.

 

[emeraldrafael]

My favorite part about captain planet was the ridiculous things they routinely had to counter. I remember one episode the villians built a pollution machine. It literally just sits there and creates pollution. Why in the hell would anyone waste millions of dollars on something like that?

So the could charge billions to turn it off?

EDIT:

OT: I'm... not looking forward to this. just cause the show was about straight facing stereotypes like they were supposed to be fctual and someting kids could look up too. Plus, I dont remember Captain planet ever fighting the actual source of pollution, such as big business and the "laws" that were supposed to cut back on it.

 

[Lenin211]

I hope that it is really dark like all other superhero movies these days.