Live action Yogi Bear in the works

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

Originally Posted by J Legault

I knew they were gonna use that cartoon as another live action flop.

Apparently Alvin wasn't a flop, which surprises me. I guess Scooby Doo did well enough for a sequel though. I thought most movies based on cartoons weren't very successful.

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by Mr._Mutant_Man

I thought most movies based on cartoons weren't very successful.

That's a substantial lie.

Movies based on CRAP cartoons arent very succesful.

Alvin and The Chipmunks is more than just a show though, since it's been a sizeable animated marketing device for deformed voice-driven cover music

[Drtooth]

Gadget wasn't successful... it warranted a DTV sequel... but then again, any freaking movie Disney made apparently warranted a sequel. Garfield only did well overseas... Bullwinkle flopped because they had everything right, and added one stupid aspect that ruined the film... George of the Jungle did okay... Dudley Do-Right Flopped... unlike Bullwinkle, everything was wrong except one little concept.

And Speed Racer should have done better, but too many people were jaded by those aforementioned movies to bother seeing it. Speed Racer was one of the few occasions they actually got something right. Though, I still think Inspector Detector was too young.

But then again, people always criticize Popeye... and that has truer roots to the original Thimble Theater comic strips than even the old Popeye cartoons had.

[Wildcat]

Regaurding my last post...^^^....Spiderman and Shrek(?) were deemed too violent. Hasnt there been violent films and other stuff to come from China?

Inspector Gadget was pretty good imo...I never the saw the sequel though. Only thing that bothered me about "Gadget" was that Penny was too old.

She should have been younger and blonde(like in the cartoon) and the car was lame,it should have been a police car that transforms from van to sports car...or at least just be a sports car.

[Drtooth]

Gadget was a movie I liked the first time. But it seems they got everything they could get wrong wrong, even dropping the S from the catchphrase. Wrong town name, talking Gadgetmobile ("ooh, it's like Knight Rider's car, but he's African American, and therefore street, but family friendly street" says the white producer), Brain was a regular dog that didn't do anything, ditto Mad Cat, and everything else just smacked of ignorance of the source material and poor casting. Worst of all, Gadget came off as a lovable oaf, and not the arrogant, oblivious buffoon who can't tell the difference between dangerous situations, and mundane ones. Oh... and severe lack of exploding messages.

The sequal was only a little better, they at least pulled random Mad Agents from the TV show and had Dr. Claw's face hidden. Of course, now Gadget came across as whiny (and it was still a better job than Mathew Broaderick)... and it had too many McDonalds, Disney, and Paul Frank (that ugly monkey) product placements. In fact, Penny's wardrobe was nothing but Paul Frank merchandise. I did like how they tried to make it a character study of Penny, but it just doesn't work on some level.

[Wildcat]

Originally Posted by Drtooth

Gadget was a movie I liked the first time. But it seems they got everything they could get wrong wrong, even dropping the S from the catchphrase. Wrong town name, talking Gadgetmobile ("ooh, it's like Knight Rider's car, but he's African American, and therefore street, but family friendly street" says the white producer), Brain was a regular dog that didn't do anything, ditto Mad Cat, and everything else just smacked of ignorance of the source material and poor casting. Worst of all, Gadget came off as a lovable oaf, and not the arrogant, oblivious buffoon who can't tell the difference between dangerous situations, and mundane ones. Oh... and severe lack of exploding messages.

Oh ya the exploding messages would have been cool. Brain being a normal dog was kinda disappointing but maybe they thought itd be too much for him to do stuff since they already had that dumb car,plus Penny was always there.

[J Legault]

Sorry for my immediate statement about the idea of a live action Yogi. It's just only 3/4 of the total live action cartoon films were rated lower than a 5/10 on various websites. But that's my way of thinking what successful cinema is.

One of the fewest live action cartoons, that I think did well was Speed Racer. Just because it was well written and has a lot of the original estence as the anime did. And it didn't had anything that ruined the whole film. I don't have issues against live action cartoons it's just a lot of filmmakers don't seem like they're not even trying making the film adaptions of a cartoon good.

I could list some examples, but someone already did that.

[Drtooth]

Originally Posted by J Legault

One of the fewest live action cartoons, that I think did well was Speed Racer. Just because it was well written and has a lot of the original estence as the anime did. And it didn't had anything that ruined the whole film. I don't have issues against live action cartoons it's just a lot of filmmakers don't seem like they're not even trying making the film adaptions of a cartoon good.

Speed Racer is an example of how things can be done RIGHT. It LOOKED like an anime, and the characters all look like they stepped out of the Americanized style guide. John Goodman as Pops Racer? You couldn't be any more perfect than that, I think. One of the biggest complaints I've heard about the movie was that it was long and talky... DUDE... rewatch Speed Racer... or any anime. They go into extended flashbacks all the time. Entire episode arcs are flashbacks in some cases.

At least it doesn't look like they shot it cheaply in a Mexican desert, and no one bothered to look like their original character designs because they didn't wanna go bald or wear a fake beard....

Personally, I think a live action Yogi Bear COULD work if done right. Unfortunately, they'll try to hip everything up with passe stuff that a bunch of old people toss in.

[ZariusTwo]

If they want to succesfully pull it off, they need to go back to the Yogi movies of the 1980s where he was more of an escape artist than a theif in the night, and use the charactersation of Ranger Smith from John K's shorts.

[Drtooth]

There would be nothing cooler than to see a live action remake of Yogi's Great Escape. Or something like that without the other HB characters... (I don't see them putting CGI Snagglepuss, Quickdraw, and the like in there).

What I want to see out of this is a new HB classic character short before the movie. A new Huckleberry Hound or even Pixie, Dixie and Mr. Jinx... Even if the movie is a piece of crap, I'd definitely go and see it for the new cartoon. Hell, the best part of the Dudley Do-Right film was the new Fractured Fairy Tale that was based on an unproduced Bill Scott script.

[J Legault]

Originally Posted by Drtooth

Speed Racer is an example of how things can be done RIGHT. It LOOKED like an anime, and the characters all look like they stepped out of the Americanized style guide. John Goodman as Pops Racer? You couldn't be any more perfect than that, I think. One of the biggest complaints I've heard about the movie was that it was long and talky... DUDE... rewatch Speed Racer... or any anime. They go into extended flashbacks all the time. Entire episode arcs are flashbacks in some cases..

Yeah I've seen the whole series before the movie was annouced. So I knew what was different and what was the same. I was glad it was done by the Walchowski Bros. who are actual anime fans. After seeing that movie I was like, now why couldn't other live action movies be more like that where there were only a few changes in the concept and it didn't look like that they were in a rush during production.

Personally, I think a live action Yogi Bear COULD work if done right. Unfortunately, they'll try to hip everything up with passe stuff that a bunch of old people toss in.

It could work out if the script and direction are all good. As long as they don't change the whole concept entirely. I like to atleast see Yogi still a ryhming bear who steals pinic baskets.

Cause if they did change the whole concept inside out then it'll face the same fate as Underdog.

[Drtooth]

Originally Posted by J Legault

Cause if they did change the whole concept inside out then it'll face the same fate as Underdog.

That movie was a morally bankrupt idea. Just terrible. At least Gadget had gadgets. They took everything about the Underdog show and replaced it with family friendly sassy, interchangeable talking dogs, and any crappy cheap Disney employee who'll sign anything they shove under his nose (YOU know who I'm talking about). And instead of super heroic stuff, we got butt biting and butt sniffing jokes. Taking an anthropomorphic character and making it a reall animal... it makes as much sense as making a Mickey Mouse movie where he really is a mouse, Goofy is a regular dog, and Donald is a regular Duck. It can't and shouldn't be done.

Usually people who make these films have no working idea of the characters. The Matrix bros KNEW what Speed Racer was about. And Speed Racer, I'm a fan and all, isn't about much. There's a race, Pops says its dangerous, and Speed races anyway... and the middle of it all there's some weird conspiracy or secret dealing or something that leads to an actual plot line and fight scene.

And I will say the Scooby people know what it was about, but took a Brady bunch approach to the movie and made fun of the source material. Which was fine, but I think the second film had better structure. Though, frankly, you could almost get the impression that the screenwriters ONLY watched a Pup named Scooby Doo... they make a lot of references to it, and Fred and Daphne acted like their PNSD counterparts instead of their adult versions.

That said, what the shell happened to the live action Jetsons movie they were planning since 1996?

[Raph's Girl]

Casting news.... Buh.... uh.... Dan Akroyd as Yogi, Justin Timberlake as BooBoo, and Anna Farris as a nature documentarian..... um..... Justin Timberlake as BooBoo??? W...T...F....

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/film_nm/us_yogi_1

[ZariusTwo]

Ha. Ha.

Cookies on dolls!

[The Stryker]

DOWELS!! GAWD!

I like Justin Timberlake, He was just about the only funny thing in Love Guru. He should do well as the UniBooBoo

[Newton Gimmick]

Prepare to have your mind blown, according to Variety Dan Aykroyd has reportedly signed on to play Yogi Bear in the upcoming live action CGI film. Now really prepare to have your mind blown... Justin Timberblake is reportedly in talks to play Boo Boo Bear.

http://www.infinitehollywood.com/200...yogi-bear.html

According to Variety, it's true. Timberlake isn't 100% confirmed yet.

What comes around goes around, eh Boo Boo buddy?

[BoggleKng]

Aykroyd is a perfect grumpy old bear..

[Raph's Girl]

Originally Posted by BoggleKng

Aykroyd is a perfect grumpy old bear..

Yes well... Yogi's neither grumpy nor old....He's just a bear that likes human food....

[kev trashcan]

lets make live action of paw paw bears, the snorks, the jetsons, swat kats, and more next....... anything for a dollar

[The Stryker]

Originally Posted by kev trashcan

lets make live action of paw paw bears, the snorks, the jetsons, swat kats, and more next....... anything for a dollar

How about a movie with giant turtles that happen to be ninjas!

Oh man!