Its times like this I am glad I was not an 80s kid.
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Are you thinking of The Mysterious Cities of Gold? The French-Japanese anime that had the flying gold condor plane? If so that was awesome! Growing up watching that, a really weird cartoon called Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea, Danger Mouse and a bunch of other imported goodness from Canada, the UK, and Europe thanks to Nickelodeon. Much better quality stuff than most of what kids get today...Baffle said:
Clearly, you are on of the mature people in this thread which we can tell from the snark and desire to assert yourself as an adult. Don't get me wrong, you have a good point, but your post would have been a lot better without that first sentence which makes it all sound so bitter. Though I'm probably a hypocrite for even responding.Slice said:
On topic, I agree with casual shinji, if there aren't any remakes, sequels or rip-offs to fall short of the original, the original probably wasn't that good. At least the 80's kids have something worth caring about. That, and in a couple of years, there will be shitty remakes of whatever it is the OP likes. That's how this thing works, sadly.
Absolutely! Loved that theme, though I remember very little of it except the vocalization bridge. I've been trying to find the DVDs on a reasonable pricing that I can afford.Baffle said:
Point of order: I like both versions of Total Recall. There are probably additional examples, though not all apply.
I liked how each ep (except in the US version) had a mini-documentary about something from the ep.Imperioratorex Caprae said:
And then the same people made "Twins of Destiny", which went for 52 eps...1 a week for a whole year. That was looooong.
When was The Mysterious Cities of Gold broadcast, I missed that one.Baffle said:
You think Superted is odd, I want a bananaman film.
It was also not part of a field of dozens of other sfx driven movies. People forget now, that movies like Ghostbusters, Back To The Future, Star Wars, and others like that were islands of Sci Fi in a vast ocean. Those movies weren't released very often until after Terminator 2 sort of blew the lid off CGI as a main feature and audience draw. It used to be that in addition to people who loved the comedy, and the SNL alumnus involvement, a lot of younger people (like me) loved the sfx so much. It was the coolest thing we'd ever seen, along with a lightsaber, an a time traveling DeLorian. We didn't have much else though.pookie101 said:
People just forget, when they look back, all of the circumstances that made the experience what it was, including the age they were and what their life was like. Most people don't dwell on that, but online, and in the world of movies and games people wallow in nostalgia like pigs in mud.
If it was late 80s/ early 90s I would have been in the pub by 4pm. With a Bananaman movie and a dogtanian movie coming I may need to get drunk in sit in the back of cinema.Baffle said:
I just watch the original shows. After I saw the 1st transformers movie, I vowed NEVER to watch another remake. It's like hollywood is going out of its way to give us 80s kids the middle finger. Also, I wish traditional animation would come back. I'm sick of this CGI bullshit! CGI isn't all bad, but since I primarily watch japanese anime, I don't have to deal with this problem for the most part.
Yeah, they'll never start mining nostalgic properties from the 90s...
Though that url makes me sad.
Or this....
Yeah, the 00s are going to get their turn, too.
There's a nerd tendency towards nationalism, and identifying one's self with the hobbies or franchises one loves. When you internalise a consumer product to that degree, then changes to it are an attack on you.
I tend to ignore the bad and enjoy the good, though. Not always, mind, and as a nerd I like to argue about things anyway, but generally. New TMNT cartoon? Probably the best I've ever watched. Spectacular Spider-Man was awesome, and I can ignore Ultimate. BVS ends up sucking? I've still got both the Burton movies and the Nolan ones. Ghostusters sucks? Well, good thing I have the first two movies, the cartoons, the NOW comics, the IDW comics....
Though that url makes me sad.
Or this....
Yeah, the 00s are going to get their turn, too.
I doubt you're in a minority in general, but here? Probably.tippy2k2 said:
There's a nerd tendency towards nationalism, and identifying one's self with the hobbies or franchises one loves. When you internalise a consumer product to that degree, then changes to it are an attack on you.
I tend to ignore the bad and enjoy the good, though. Not always, mind, and as a nerd I like to argue about things anyway, but generally. New TMNT cartoon? Probably the best I've ever watched. Spectacular Spider-Man was awesome, and I can ignore Ultimate. BVS ends up sucking? I've still got both the Burton movies and the Nolan ones. Ghostusters sucks? Well, good thing I have the first two movies, the cartoons, the NOW comics, the IDW comics....
Cities of Gold was around 84.Baffle said:
He presents himself as a warmonger, a violater of the Geneva Convention, a racist, and a xenophobe. None of that is actually true (and I'm baffled how no one else seems to be able to see the lies writ in flaming letters on his face); he is just saying whatever he thinks his followers want to hear, because they're angry and frustrated and want someone to validate that fear and anger. The only two things of his platforms he actually believes are that the First Amendment should not be allowed to stop him from suing journalists who say things he doesn't like and that his penis is genuinely enormous, both of which statements are verifiably incorrect. Nevertheless, people who believe his bullshit think he will actually do the things he pretends he will do and make of us a nation regarded with as much international goodwill as North Korea, and a lot of the people who don't believe his bullshit are just outraged that such a circus clown could get to run for president and people would praise his courage for wearing his floppy shoes and big white gloves rather than tell him to get the fuck offstage.Samtemdo8 said:
Not really. It's more sad. I don't actually expect Trump to win the election, but if he does, I think it will be the governmental equivalent of an alcoholic hitting rock bottom; the moment when the country realizes it absolutely has to get its shit together or just commit to poisoning itself to death.Im Lang said: