View Full Version : A Skunk Fu movie is in the work
Dontebell
05-18-2008, 09:14 AM
Skunk will be hitting the big screen soon.
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117985919.html?categoryId=3061&cs=1
Cartoons Saloon is working on developing its animated TV skein "Skunk Fu," which sold to more than 100 countries worldwide, into a feature film.
Sewer Bull
05-18-2008, 10:40 AM
Oh, I can already sense people's hatred towards this project.
Raph's Girl
05-18-2008, 01:56 PM
I guess they figured "Oh hey! There's that Panda kung fu movie out! Lets make one out of some badly done cartoon series that nobody really gives a crap about!"...
I think I saw like one ep of that show...
Drtooth
05-19-2008, 08:44 AM
Oh, I can already sense people's hatred towards this project.
Why? Because they're basically just cashing in off of Kung Fu Panda, or the fact that the cartoon sucks beyond belief? I will say I like the animation... but put it opposite Viva Pinata, I can't tell too much of a difference (Of course, I kinda like Pinata a little. I tried watching the show numerous times, and found it routine and just unbearable.
I don't see how well this film would do, since the show isn't well known. Maybe in it's native country of Ireland... but much like the Winx Movie, there wouldn't be enough call to import it here.
I'm still fuming over the lack of Lucky Luke Goes West and Asterix and the Vikings (which was recorded and animated in English with American voice actors... that stung) over here.
Spitfire
05-19-2008, 02:07 PM
Well on the bright side that article states more European movies will be coming out and that works for me since many of the ones I've seen recently are quite good.
Sewer Bull
05-19-2008, 05:32 PM
Why? Because they're basically just cashing in off of Kung Fu Panda, or the fact that the cartoon sucks beyond belief?
Because people would just ruin their nerves here, bitching over another anthropomorphic martial artist hitting the big screen and how it'd get better and wider recognition than the TMNT.
EDIT: 4K posts again, yippers.
Drtooth
05-20-2008, 08:21 AM
Because people would just ruin their nerves here, bitching over another anthropomorphic martial artist hitting the big screen and how it'd get better and wider recognition than the TMNT.
well, there's one thing wrong on that count. Whilest Kung Fu Panda is a major Dreamworks film (and more cashing in off the Asian fad than TMNT if you think about it), Skunk Fu is a low rated cartoon series that has absolutely no buzz about it.
I doubt we'd see it released here. Maybe as a Kidtoon Cinemas presentation. I could see a DVD release. Even if it was, I mean, who's gonna pay to see that? It can't have that many fans.
But come on. Europe has better animated movies they're keeping all to themselves.
Sewer Bull
05-20-2008, 09:57 AM
But come on. Europe has better animated movies they're keeping all to themselves.
Yes, we are that mean!
Dontebell
05-20-2008, 04:52 PM
Skunk Fu will be on Cartoon Network, May 27.
Oh, I can already sense people's hatred towards this project.
I HATE THAT SKUNK IT IS UGLY AND IT'S DEPRIVING ME OF MY ARTISTIC RIGHTS AND SO THEREFORE I AM GOING TO GO AND RIP THE CREATORS TO SHREDS!!!!!!!111!!1one1!
Enough hate for you Bull? :)
Sewer Bull
05-21-2008, 05:55 AM
I can always count on you.
You know it man. You know it. :)
Drtooth
05-21-2008, 08:42 AM
I HATE THAT SKUNK IT IS UGLY AND IT'S DEPRIVING ME OF MY ARTISTIC RIGHTS AND SO THEREFORE I AM GOING TO GO AND RIP THE CREATORS TO SHREDS!!!!!!!111!!1one1!
Enough hate for you Bull? :)
More like AAAAAAAHHHRRRGGG!!! If I have to see another movie or cartoon franchise held up by fart jokes, I'm gonna rip one in the creator's face.
ThirdMarioBro
05-21-2008, 03:39 PM
well, there's one thing wrong on that count. Whilest Kung Fu Panda is a major Dreamworks film
Dreamworks is a pile of sh*t. They don't really animate. They just hire a celebrity voice and then motion capture some goofy moves and get their distributor to hype it up.
Pixar is the real inheritor to the Disney throne.
More like AAAAAAAHHHRRRGGG!!! If I have to see another movie or cartoon franchise held up by fart jokes, I'm gonna rip one in the creator's face.
Who's making you see these movies? Really, I wanna know.
Sewer Bull
05-21-2008, 06:08 PM
Peer pressure.
Drtooth
05-22-2008, 08:49 AM
Who's making you see these movies? Really, I wanna know.
No one. But that doesn't mean I get barraged by a million different previews for the movies over and over. Each using every fart joke in them.
But I'm gonna agree with:
Dreamworks is a pile of sh*t. They don't really animate. They just hire a celebrity voice and then motion capture some goofy moves and get their distributor to hype it up.
Couldn't be more true. I will say, Madagascar, Antz, and Over the Hedge are the best things they ever made. I used to really like Shrek until I made the mistake of seeing the third one. The thing about the Princess Resistance force sounded too good to pass up.
But back to the subject at ahnd. A movie version of a C-grade, low rated, forgettable cartoon. I reiterate. I cannot see them releasing it here in wide or even short release. it's not Spider-Man, Avatar, or anything that has a buzz behind it. I can see it being released DTV. That is, outside of its native Ireland.
But seriously. I'm just waiting for kid's media to throw out the middle man, and finally make a show or movie called The Fart-tastic Fart-ventures of Fart farterson and his sidekick Farty.
GK Punk
05-22-2008, 08:54 AM
Oh come on, all the cool kids are doing it.
And what in the blue hell is Skunk Fu?
And thus, Wikipedia saves the day again. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skunk_Fu)
The show isn't that bad (I've only seen 2 minutes of one episode, so I can't say much...), but I really can't see it as a movie.
Drtooth
05-22-2008, 10:16 AM
I have to agree it isn't bad. It's just poorly writen and poorly acted. The animation however is great for television Flash animation. And I do like most of the character designs... but as a TV show, it's nothing I haven't seen a million times before.
I guess I don't so much hate the show, as I was just disappointed by it. It does seem like a bunch of good concepts executed poorly.
Maybe if the voice actors didn't rely on bad Celebrity impersonations, we'd have a better show.
Dontebell
05-30-2008, 11:18 AM
More news about the movie on page 2.
http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=pageone&article_no=3653
"It would deal with Dragon actually coming out of his mountain and Skunk somehow being the key to defeating him. We can't do that in the series because Dragon would be able to easily annihilate everyone. In the same way, we wouldn't have much of a series if Skunk were able to control his stink power and knock everybody out by just farting. The show would be finished early on."
and the show is on 4kids.tv/video
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