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The end all and be all of all 80's movies...The Goonies. :bowdown:

I don't know if this has been talked about or not, but I just saw this at [URL=http://www.darkhorizons.com/news06/060609c.php]darkhorizons.com[/URL] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Imagi Animation Studios, in association with Tatsunoko Production of Japan, will produce a new CG-animated feature-length motion picture for theatrical release based on the long-running anime franchise "Gatchaman" (better known in Western countries for edited and dubbed versions under the title of "Battle of the Planets"). The new film will be written and directed by Kevin Munroe, who is currently writing and directing Imagi's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" CG-animation that is being distributed by Warner Bros. in the U.S. and The Weinstein Company internationally. The announcement was made today by Francis Kao, CEO and Vice Chairman of Imagi International. "We will push the wow factor to a new level with Gatchaman, a groundbreaking anime that has devoted fans worldwide, including myself," Kao said. "With the visual impact available through state-of-the-art CG animation, I think the film not only can satisfy fans, but will also appeal to moviegoers looking for something new and exciting. I am thrilled to work on this excellent franchise with Tatsunoko." Gatchaman centers around five young superhero ninjas who must defeat the nefarious terrorists known as Galactor, who are threatening to capture Earth's resources. With 205 TV episodes, one feature film, and three direct-to-video films, Gatchaman has over 30 years of history. In addition to its success in Japan, the series has fans in the U.S. from various domestic re-edited versions of the show, including "Battle of the Planets," "G-Force," and "Eagle Riders." "Growing up as a kid, Gatchaman was the first influence that pushed me into the world of animation, comics and writing," Munroe said. "I'm honored to get the chance to bring Gatchaman to the big screen the way it was always meant to be - huge action mixed with the real human drama. Gatchaman is a great next step after TMNT, in terms of storytelling and visual scope and also for Imagi as a player in the animation world." Imagi Animation Studios is now producing its own feature length movies, including the first CG-animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, which will be distributed by Warner Bros. domestically March 30, 2007 and The Weinstein Company internationally. Imagi has also produced CG-animated TV series, such "Zentrix," which was released in Europe and Asia, "Digital Monster X-Evolution" with Bandai and Toei of Japan, and NBC's "Father of the Pride" for DreamWorks.

I've seen the first FF at flee markets and some used video games stores, but good luck finding it. It's one of the rarest original Nintendo games out there. It's can be found but it's tough.

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, after many delays, was released today and I picked up a copy and watched it the second I got home from work. It is still my opinion that Final Fantasy VII is the greatest RPG ever made in terms of its story telling and emotional impact. I have to say after watching Advent Children I was far from being disappointed, but it still couldn't come close to compairing to the original. I somehow feel they could have done so much more with this film. It was a lot of awesome looking battles, but they did little to actually advance the story. It was almost a case of look how flashy and exciting we can make this. It work in some places, but fell flat in others. All the characters are back, but honestly it wouldn't have really mattered if they were there or not. Most of the heros of the game just appear out of nowhere when one of the battles starts and after that they are religated to the sidelines as cheerleaders. Only Tifa and Vincent, to a small degree, have any real place as supporting characters to Cloud. The biggest thing I was disappointed in was that I kept waiting for something emotional to happend which never came. They kept referring to the relationship between Aeris and Cloud with little teases where you think you are going to get some big powerful moment, but it never comes. While in his mind, I guess, their situation it resolved at the end, it just left me feeling unfulfilled. I have been very critical about Advent Children because I felt it had alot to live up to. Usually when that is the case it's always a disappointment. I would recommend seeing it because it is nice to see these characters again and due to the fact that where was really no conclusive ending to the game, it was nice to seewhat happened after the game ended. In that sense I liked it. I personally just think that so much more could have been done with Advent Children.

I'm here...I just don't have any time to post much nowadays :(