Codename: Kids Next Door Movie

[ZariusTwo]

Some new storyboards and finished character designs have emerged for the upcoming theatrical Codename Kids Next Door movie "Operation Z.E.R.O", have emerged on the Curious Pictures official website production blog

http://knd.curiouspictures.com/blog/index.html

[Dr. Doom]

I really think Kids Next Door is an excellent show, it really never ceases to impress me. Even though it's targeted for kids (even more so than a lot of the other stuff we all like to foam at the mouth over, typically), I find it to be incredibly intelligent, like I can relate to it, like I get it, even tho I'm far beyond the targeted age group. It's easily one of the best kid's shows on TV right now and I'm sure the movie will be something worth seeing. If I had kids, I'd certainly be encouraging them to watch it. That's probably a long way off tho.

[ZariusTwo]

Warbuton also confirmed if the film is succesful, there doing a live action version, a mistake in my book, it'll remind mainstream audiences too much of "Spy Kids"

But yeah, CKND is the only decent thing on CN, too bad cliched crap like "Fosters" gets more praise than this show, its' continuity is so tight and expansive, it basiclly screws any new audience and forces them to backtrack.

I love cartoons that pull that off, reminds me of how Disney had the balls to permit the "Goliath World Tour" in Gargoyles

[Ra]

A KND movie....eh, why not? Everything else has been done. Besides, it could be good. I'm willing to see if it's worth viewing in my busy time later when it's completed

[Drtooth]

I'm surprised to hear it will be theatrical. I mean, the Powerpuff Girls Movie was a total Bomb.... and it was pretty good, too.

What I really hope is that they can get the Christmas special, Operation NAUGHTY onto DVD. A fresh satire of Marvel comics? That was pure gold, IMO.

[Jo269976]

well a year after it's made it'll be put on Cartoon Network for a bored afternoon's viewing

[DrSpengler]

I love KND. I was expecting some overly melodramatic crap about the schoolyard "adventures" of elementry school kids, like Recess or Fillmore. But instead got something really clever, creative and has more continuity and a deeper mythology than most action cartoons these days.

The snot jokes and "gross humor" I don't particularly like, but that's the only major downside.

I'll go see the movie when it comes out. Hopefully they won't tone-down the creativity to appease a larger (stupider) audience, like what was done with the Spongebob movie or like they ALWAYS do with the Looney Tunes movies.

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by DrSpengler

I'll go see the movie when it comes out. Hopefully they won't tone-down the creativity to appease a larger (stupider) audience, like what was done with the Spongebob movie or like they ALWAYS do with the Looney Tunes movies.

Loony Tunes Back In Action regretfully bombed just as they were actually allowing more liberties to be taken, paving the way for WB finally giving up on Bugs and co and creating the dreaded Loonatics.

[DrSpengler]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

Loony Tunes Back In Action regretfully bombed just as they were actually allowing more liberties to be taken, paving the way for WB finally giving up on Bugs and co and creating the dreaded Loonatics.

Well, when I look at Looney Tunes' theatrical offerings (Space Jam, Back in Action) and their television offerings (Tiny Toons, Animainiacs, Taz-Mania, and especially Duck Dodgers) I see a remarkable variance in creativity and quality of humor.

Duck Dodgers was VERY clever, appealing to the long-term fans of the cartoons but never being so blatant as to shamelessly recycle the same old jokes over and over again.

I watched Back in Action on tv a few months ago and it was basically every 60 year-old Looney Tunes cliche' crammed into 2 hours.

I dunno, it just pisses me off that writers have to "Dumb things down" when doing theatrical movies because it's the only way to appeal to the masses.

And it also pisses me off that they use different voices for the the Looney Tunes in the movies than they do in the tv shows. But that's a seperate gripe.


Er, anyway, back on topic...

One thing I really look forward to in the KND theatrical movie: hearing my favorite voice actors on the big screen.

May seem kinda stupid, but they rarely do character voice work in movies these days. Mostly because people associate their voices with kiddy cartoons so they don't dub any action animation.

I remember sitting in the theater watching Team America and the part that excited me most was when Maurice LaMarche showed up doing Alec Baldwin.

I can't wait to hear him as Father in the movie.

[Drtooth]

They decided to make it a bloody telefilm after all. I don't even think they'd put it on DVD. That is a horrible bloody shame. Seein g a cartoon series on the big screen is amazing... seeing a telefilm or a dvd of the same thing is like watching a 1 1/2 hour episode.

And since I don't have cable, it's a real p**s off since I cannot watch it.

[Dr. Doom]

They'll probably put it on DVD.

[ZariusTwo]

Cartoon Network are airing the movie on August 11th, but Warubton has already confimred a DVD release after it's airing. The trailers look incredible.

[DrSpengler]

I'm afraid to say I saw this coming.

Apparantly, kids won't go see animated movies in the theater unless they're all CGI.

The age of Theatrical Cel-Animation is dead. At least in America.

I'll be watching this movie when it hits TV, though.

[ZariusTwo]

The movie has aired on Cartoon Network, and it certaingly seems to be worth looking at

Spoiler:

Wally and Kuki finally kissed, setting up some new development in the sixth season, Fathers real name was revealed (Benedict), and in a rather hilarious nod to Star Wars, almost every member of Nigel's family tree were revealed to be Father (Uncle), Grandevil (his Grandfather) and the DCFDTL (Cousins, they were also once KND agents and part of Sector Z), with his father being revealed to be Numbah Zero

[Mars-Chan]

OHMYGAH!!!

That was the most AWESOME KND MOVIE EVER!!!


*Goes off to rant on how cool it was on other boards*

[Drtooth]

Originally Posted by DrSpengler

I'm afraid to say I saw this coming.

Apparantly, kids won't go see animated movies in the theater unless they're all CGI.

The age of Theatrical Cel-Animation is dead. At least in America.

I'll be watching this movie when it hits TV, though.

errr... I wouldn't say that. Especially since we're bombarded with so many cheap crappy Pixar wanabees shoving celebrities into different roles to repeat old movie catchphrases, that soon shall end.

The problem is that the Powerpuff girls movie was a total failure (though not half as bad as Hey Arnold), and they didn't want to risk losing money on something that doesn't even have the PPG scale of Popularity (at the time, anyway).

I do NOT have cable, and I desperately NEED the DVD.

The sad thing is that Japanese cartoon shows get made into multiple movies, and ...well... it took 17 years to make Simpsons a film?

The only successful movies based on shows that are around at the time were:
Spongebob (though it got hammered by being relased so close to the Incredibles)
Rugrats 1+2 (dunno about 3)
South Park
Beavis and Butthead

all, clearly, Viacom releases. Given also the nature of Warners for botching up a movie's popularity by underpromoting them, I really felt sad about this one.