Thunderbirds - In 1999, a movie based on Gerry Anderson's Thunderbirds was set for release, but never made it to the big screen. Whether it would have been live-action or animated is unknown but in it, we would have seen the formation of International Rescue and how the Thunderbirds crafts came to be. To this day the only evidence of this movie's existence is a poster and this.
the best movies never made
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That was suppose to be a Live Action movie. It was covered in David Hughes book's "The Greatest Science Fiction Movies Never Made".
Since the fall of The Republic they'd hidden in the unexplored regions. The Shattered remnants of the Jedi Order had rebuilt, trained, multiplied and developed new weapons. No longer an order of monks they were now a true army hundreds of thousands strong thanks to mass cloning. Now it was time. Making contact with the Rebellion led by Knight Skywalker and his wife Leia they were coming back to reclaim what was taken from them. It was time for the....
Since the fall of The Republic they'd hidden in the unexplored regions. The Shattered remnants of the Jedi Order had rebuilt, trained, multiplied and developed new weapons. No longer an order of monks they were now a true army hundreds of thousands strong thanks to mass cloning. Now it was time. Making contact with the Rebellion led by Knight Skywalker and his wife Leia they were coming back to reclaim what was taken from them. It was time for the....
Well done
Flash Gordon and the Fortress of Death (1976), Dir. George Lucas. Coming off the success of American Graffiti, Lucas delivers another exercise in nostalgia. This time he dips into the well of those movie serials of the 1930's and 40's. And while he captures the style of the old Buster Crabbe serials, the film is a visual revelation with special effects that rival those of Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). The story has the intrepid Gordon once again going up against the evil Ming, this time to rescue his female companion Dale Arden from Ming's massive spaceborne Death Fortress. And of course, he disables Ming's plans to use this fortress to destroy the Earth along the way. However, as fast paced as the film is, the thinness of the script and the conceit that it's the "middle chapter" of a "larger saga" hardly matter. Kurt Russell stars as Flash, Cindy Williams as Dale, and Toshiro Mifune as Ming.
Apocalypse Now (1981).
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola and written by author and screenwriter Cormac McCarthy, this film takes us — by armored train — on a nightmarish journey across the bloodstained and famine-stricken hell of Russia near the end of its Civil War, as we follow Red Guard commander, P. E. Shchetinkin, on his mission to capture or kill the “bloody baron of Mongolia”: Ungern-Sternberg.
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola and written by author and screenwriter Cormac McCarthy, this film takes us — by armored train — on a nightmarish journey across the bloodstained and famine-stricken hell of Russia near the end of its Civil War, as we follow Red Guard commander, P. E. Shchetinkin, on his mission to capture or kill the “bloody baron of Mongolia”: Ungern-Sternberg.
Funny enough I just finished reading "The Road" about a week ago.
Flash Gordon - Ming Strikes Again (1979) Dir. George Lucas. Follow-up to the successful Fortress of Death, Lucas provides another "chapter" of his latter-day movie serial. Flash (Russell) returns tp thwart the further plans of Ming (Mifune). This time around Ming is aided by a mysterious figure in black known only as "the Dark Invader" (Peter Mayhew, voice of James Earl Jones). Lucas, seemingly emboldened by the success of the first film expands the scope of Flash's universe. We see many different worlds and new characters, including Flash's sidekick Lan Starwalker (Christopher Walken) a slightly disreputable pilot and smuggler. Many were disappointed as this "episode" seems like the middle of a larger ongoing story whose full depth is still not revealed or resolved by the end of the film. Also, in the film's climax when Flash confronts the Dark Invader, the sinister figure claims to be Flash's father but escapes before Flash can learn any more.
A Princess of Mars (1988) Dir. Steven Spielberg. Well regarded by both fans and critics alike, this adaptation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs classic featured Tom Hanks as John Carter, Geena Davis as Deja Thoris, and the voice of Louis Gossett Jr. as Tars Tarkas (whose physical appearance was engineered by the Jim Henson Workshop). Sadly, due to issues with the studio and the Burroughs estate, no follow-up films were ever pursued.
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The Jungle Book (1968)
During the 1950s, Warner Bros. Animation made its name in animation by making comedies in both their animated films and shorts. Wether they be satire of then-current Hollywood trends, or simple gags. For this reason, many considered Chuck Jones' The Jungle Book an excellent antithesis to these ideas.
The film adapts all the Mowgili stories in Rudyard Kipling's books The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book. Mowgili is a child who ends up abandoned in the wild, and is raised by wolves who swear their lives to protect him from Shere Khan. The monstrous tiger who wants to kill him simply for being a human. Eventually, this all leads to deep conflict when he must return to living with other humans.
During the 1950s, Warner Bros. Animation made its name in animation by making comedies in both their animated films and shorts. Wether they be satire of then-current Hollywood trends, or simple gags. For this reason, many considered Chuck Jones' The Jungle Book an excellent antithesis to these ideas.
The film adapts all the Mowgili stories in Rudyard Kipling's books The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book. Mowgili is a child who ends up abandoned in the wild, and is raised by wolves who swear their lives to protect him from Shere Khan. The monstrous tiger who wants to kill him simply for being a human. Eventually, this all leads to deep conflict when he must return to living with other humans.
Voice Cast
Mowgili: Kurt Russel
Bagheera: Roddy McDowall
Baloo: Willie Rushton
Shere Khan: Vincent Price
Kaa: Mary Costa
Tabaqui: Paul Winchell
Father Wolf: Daws Butler
Mother Wolf: June Foray
Akela: Hans Conreid
Bander-Log: Mel Blanc, Don Messick, Daws Butler, and Paul Frees
The film received much acclaim, and to this day is still a regular on Cartoon Network's films.Mowgili: Kurt Russel
Bagheera: Roddy McDowall
Baloo: Willie Rushton
Shere Khan: Vincent Price
Kaa: Mary Costa
Tabaqui: Paul Winchell
Father Wolf: Daws Butler
Mother Wolf: June Foray
Akela: Hans Conreid
Bander-Log: Mel Blanc, Don Messick, Daws Butler, and Paul Frees
OOC: Special thanks to @NoName for letting me borrow some of his ideas.I hope they hook him up with an ass kicking female co lead. Why? Who needs reasons when you've got a heroine. :-D
Walt Disney's How The Grinch Stole Christmas. (1967)
Walt Disney's last production prior to his death in 1966, This animated adaption of Theodor ''Dr. Seuss'' Geisel's 1957 classic children's tale was a collaboration between both Disney and Suess himself and one that Geisel gladly finished following the former's passing. Disney had been in talks with Geisel about the project as far back as 1964, after the success of the Rankin Bass Christmas Special ''Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer'' that same year. Geisel had been reluctant to return to Hollywood, following the failure of his first major motion picture outing ''The 5000 Fingers of Dr T'' in 1953, but was ultimately persuaded into the deal by Disney.
Released 10 years after the Book's publication on December 12th 1967, with music, once again, by the Sherman Brothers, the movie sees The Green Tinted, Misanthropic, Cunning, Intelectual and Ill-Tempered Grinch, played by veteran actor George Saunders, plotting to end the Holiday Joy of the Elven-Like Whos of Whoville, by stealing the trappings of Christmas in an Act of revenge for past misunderstandings. Aided by his dog, Max, Played by Phill Harris, who attempts throughout the length of the film to both help and hinder his Master's progress. The Movie is known for giving the Titular villain/hero more of a justification for his scheme and granting more of a Focus on Whoville's residence, with emphasis placed on the Lou Who Family, including youngest Daughter Cindy, her Older Brother Danny and their friends Ray and Marine, (named in honor of Ray Harryhausen, whom Suess worked together with during the war on the Private Snafu series of shorts with Disney and His younger sister, Marine Suess Geisel.) played by Child Actors Pamelyn Ferdin, Bruce Reitherman, Matthew Garber and Denise Nickerson respectively. Of course, the film is most well known for two songs penned by Geisel himself ''You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch.'' (sung by Thurl Ravenscroft) and ''Welcome, Christmas.'' as much as for having nearly all dialogue spoken entirely in rhyme, a condition that Geisel insisted upon during production.
While Audiences would start off by despising and even fearing the green-furred hermit anti-hero, as the movie progressed they would soon see the potential good beneath the angry exterior, as the Grinch came to understand the kindness of humanity and the true meaning of Christmas and showing, once again, that love conquers all.
With Narration done by none other than Sebastian Cabot, this movie was a smash hit at the box office, has become known as a holiday classic by many and helped to assure the public that, while Walt was indeed gone, his spirit lived on in his Company. With faith maintained, and Walt's brother Roy now at the helm and thanks in no small part to the success of HTGSC, Disney carried on towards its now-famed Silver Age of animation.
Walt Disney's last production prior to his death in 1966, This animated adaption of Theodor ''Dr. Seuss'' Geisel's 1957 classic children's tale was a collaboration between both Disney and Suess himself and one that Geisel gladly finished following the former's passing. Disney had been in talks with Geisel about the project as far back as 1964, after the success of the Rankin Bass Christmas Special ''Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer'' that same year. Geisel had been reluctant to return to Hollywood, following the failure of his first major motion picture outing ''The 5000 Fingers of Dr T'' in 1953, but was ultimately persuaded into the deal by Disney.
Released 10 years after the Book's publication on December 12th 1967, with music, once again, by the Sherman Brothers, the movie sees The Green Tinted, Misanthropic, Cunning, Intelectual and Ill-Tempered Grinch, played by veteran actor George Saunders, plotting to end the Holiday Joy of the Elven-Like Whos of Whoville, by stealing the trappings of Christmas in an Act of revenge for past misunderstandings. Aided by his dog, Max, Played by Phill Harris, who attempts throughout the length of the film to both help and hinder his Master's progress. The Movie is known for giving the Titular villain/hero more of a justification for his scheme and granting more of a Focus on Whoville's residence, with emphasis placed on the Lou Who Family, including youngest Daughter Cindy, her Older Brother Danny and their friends Ray and Marine, (named in honor of Ray Harryhausen, whom Suess worked together with during the war on the Private Snafu series of shorts with Disney and His younger sister, Marine Suess Geisel.) played by Child Actors Pamelyn Ferdin, Bruce Reitherman, Matthew Garber and Denise Nickerson respectively. Of course, the film is most well known for two songs penned by Geisel himself ''You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch.'' (sung by Thurl Ravenscroft) and ''Welcome, Christmas.'' as much as for having nearly all dialogue spoken entirely in rhyme, a condition that Geisel insisted upon during production.
While Audiences would start off by despising and even fearing the green-furred hermit anti-hero, as the movie progressed they would soon see the potential good beneath the angry exterior, as the Grinch came to understand the kindness of humanity and the true meaning of Christmas and showing, once again, that love conquers all.
With Narration done by none other than Sebastian Cabot, this movie was a smash hit at the box office, has become known as a holiday classic by many and helped to assure the public that, while Walt was indeed gone, his spirit lived on in his Company. With faith maintained, and Walt's brother Roy now at the helm and thanks in no small part to the success of HTGSC, Disney carried on towards its now-famed Silver Age of animation.
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I, Daniel Blake
Film about the man who led a rebellion that overthrew the British government in 2021 after a disastrous No Deal Brexit in 2019 meant that not even the armed forces, let alone the civilian population, could be fed properly.
Watchmen
Game of Thrones spin-off, following the men of one small unit of the Night's Watch who spent their lives guarding the Wall and keeping the Wildlings and various unpleasant Undead at bay.
Film about the man who led a rebellion that overthrew the British government in 2021 after a disastrous No Deal Brexit in 2019 meant that not even the armed forces, let alone the civilian population, could be fed properly.
Watchmen
Game of Thrones spin-off, following the men of one small unit of the Night's Watch who spent their lives guarding the Wall and keeping the Wildlings and various unpleasant Undead at bay.
127 Hours
Political drama about the 127 hours that the British House of Commons spent fending off the danger of a No Deal Brexit.
Political drama about the 127 hours that the British House of Commons spent fending off the danger of a No Deal Brexit.
The Man with the Golden Arm (2018) A heartwarming biopic of James Harrison.
Trainspotting A look at trains and the people who love them in Scotland.
Trainspotting A look at trains and the people who love them in Scotland.
Nosferatu The Vampire 2012
To coincide with the 90th anniversary of the F.W Murnau classic and filmed in black and white.
A like for like remake directed by Ridley Scott.
Main Cast
Count Dracula: Tom Noonan stars as the titular character (although already being 6ft 7in in height, he wore 4in heels to add to his screen presence)
Lucy Harker: Jennifer Lawrence
Johnathan Harker: Bradley Cooper
Reinfield: Nicholas Cage
Abe Van Helsing: Daniel Craig
The Warden: Bernard Hill
The Harbormaster: Harvey Keitel
Schrader: Mark Strong
Town Official: Sean Bean
Clerk: Timothy Dalton
Coachman: Joss Ackland
Coffin Bearer
anny DeVito
To coincide with the 90th anniversary of the F.W Murnau classic and filmed in black and white.
A like for like remake directed by Ridley Scott.
Main Cast
Count Dracula: Tom Noonan stars as the titular character (although already being 6ft 7in in height, he wore 4in heels to add to his screen presence)
Lucy Harker: Jennifer Lawrence
Johnathan Harker: Bradley Cooper
Reinfield: Nicholas Cage
Abe Van Helsing: Daniel Craig
The Warden: Bernard Hill
The Harbormaster: Harvey Keitel
Schrader: Mark Strong
Town Official: Sean Bean
Clerk: Timothy Dalton
Coachman: Joss Ackland
Coffin Bearer
anny DeVito
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The Road to Singapore.
Banned 2018 Japanese film about the conquest of Malaya and Singapore. Japanese liberators are welcomed by cheering Malays who then turn on and butcher their British oppressors.
Banned 2018 Japanese film about the conquest of Malaya and Singapore. Japanese liberators are welcomed by cheering Malays who then turn on and butcher their British oppressors.
Corrected.
Can't remember now.
Just going off the net.
It's been a while since I saw the '79 version as well.
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