Hurr
Both pretty awful, in their own special ways.
I saw that in a post by Movie Bob on his blog. Goodness, that was amusingly bad.
That was just wow....
Hong Kong Phooey toilet jokes made it stupid enough plus Eddie Murphy's voice didn't really git him.
Marvin the Martian was okay mostly since the animation of him and his voice felt spot on but would better work in a different plot than a Christmas situation.
Drat, the link's down. Anyone know where else I can see it?
Agreed that they both don't look all that good. Hong Kong Phooey in particularly looks like it's trying too hard in some places and really not trying hard enough in others. Also, it looks like they're making similar mistakes as the Underdog movie.
The Marvin The Martian one has the best line, though:
"Man, Time Warner is really slipping these days..."
edited 30th Dec '12 6:24:26 PM by KnownUnknown
"The difference between reality and fiction is that fiction has to make sense." - Tom Clancy, paraphrasing Mark Twain.
Yeah what idiot decided Eddie Murphey was a good VA choice for Hong Kong Phooey?
"War without fire is like sausages without mustard." - Jean Juvénal des Ursins
Someone who thought "Hey! Jive talking raspy voiced black guy? Let's get Eddie Murphy!"
So, possibly the same kind of idiot who thought John Goodman was a good replacement for Phil Harris.
"The difference between reality and fiction is that fiction has to make sense." - Tom Clancy, paraphrasing Mark Twain.
This is painful. This is something the early 1990s straight-to-home video market would have produced - and it would have sucked then, too. Who made this? Did they get fired?
At least Marvin's voice was spot on. That was the only acceptable thing here.
edited 31st Dec '12 1:49:40 AM by TheBatPencil
And let us pray that come it may (As come it will for a' that)
Ugh, I've never been a huge fan of HKP, but this was just... ugh.
Marvin was slightly better, though that's like saying Transformers Revenge Of The Fallen was slightly better than Dragonball Evolution (Hint, it is in some ways).
Collector Of Fine Oddities
The Asylum wants their animators back.
Y'know, I'm glad these aren't being made, but after watching some of the old Hong Kong Phooey episodes, I wonder...
Is it just me, or would Tina Fey be perfect for Rosemary? If she could've done the accent, that is.
edited 24th Mar '13 7:04:33 PM by KnownUnknown
"The difference between reality and fiction is that fiction has to make sense." - Tom Clancy, paraphrasing Mark Twain.
My wife and I watched Howard the Duck this weekend out of a vaguely misplaced sense of nostalgia. It occurs to me that it could be the next big remake to try to pull in prior generations.
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The Permanently Confused
Of course, a Howard the Duck remake/reboot could actually be good. The source material's pretty funny.
What is it with Hollywood trying to force in toilet humor in live action film adaptions of pre-90s cartoons?
Here's a video of the new cancelled films for Hong Kong Phooey and Marvin the martian.