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Post by wildojinx on Jun 10, 2023 21:25:18 GMT -5
That's movie, not tv special. I just saw The Peanuts Movie and I'd have to say that qualifies as the best, at least when it comes to animated ones. If you want live action, I guess Flash Gordon.
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Post by Red Mage Riot on Jun 10, 2023 21:35:48 GMT -5
Honestly, Dick Tracey is a movie that I think has aged pretty well.
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Post by CMWaters on Jun 10, 2023 21:45:51 GMT -5
I'm sure at least one of the 28 Blondie movies made between 1939 and 1950 are at least close to the source material.
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Post by Mrs. Potato Dick on Jun 10, 2023 22:03:00 GMT -5
The Dennis the Menace with Matthau
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Jun 10, 2023 23:36:10 GMT -5
The first Modesty Blaise movie was a lot of fun. Except for the musical numbers.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jun 11, 2023 0:19:11 GMT -5
If someone would get around to making a Mary Worth movie it'd be that one.
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Post by tirtefaa on Jun 11, 2023 1:03:42 GMT -5
The 1959 Lil' Abner is not only a good movie, but a good musical.
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Jun 11, 2023 2:38:33 GMT -5
The Phantom movie was way better than I expected it to be.
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Jun 11, 2023 8:03:57 GMT -5
If someone would get around to making a Mary Worth movie it'd be that one. I will watch this only if Mary only has like two minutes of screen time at the very beginning and the very end, and the rest of the movie is just Wilbur being Wilbur. The Phantom movie was way better than I expected it to be. Not gonna lie, I still have not figured out why Catherine Zeta-Jones' character switches sides at the end.
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Post by ace on Jun 11, 2023 8:06:23 GMT -5
Addams Family Values
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Jun 11, 2023 8:13:43 GMT -5
Outside of Tracy: Popeye, Flash Gordon, Over The Hedge and Annie are all pretty entertaining.
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Post by Gremlin on Jun 11, 2023 9:01:51 GMT -5
Friday Foster kicks all kinds of ass.
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Post by wildojinx on Jun 11, 2023 9:05:31 GMT -5
I'm sure at least one of the 28 Blondie movies made between 1939 and 1950 are at least close to the source material. Only if they have giant sandwiches.
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Post by Gunhaver on Jun 11, 2023 10:29:50 GMT -5
Y'all forgot about Brenda Starr in a hurry, huh.
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Post by jobber2thestars on Jun 11, 2023 11:03:28 GMT -5
Probably nowhere near the best, but I love The Phantom. Billy Zane should’ve been a star, but being the perfect villain in the biggest movie of all time made it hard for him to be a hero.
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Post by saneiac on Jun 11, 2023 12:55:51 GMT -5
This has to be The Addams Family. It took an IP that was basically dead, having not had anything new for 15 years, and renewed interest in it to the point that it's now everywhere. All by just being a great movie.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2023 9:12:04 GMT -5
It's not perfect, but Robert Altman's "Popeye" absolutely deserves to be in this conversation. Hell, the reason it's been maligned for so long is that people go into it expecting the Fleischer cartoons, but get the comic strip instead. Looking back, it's pretty ballsy that they went against expectations and not only gave a lot of screen time to the Oyl family, but also included characters like George Geezil, Ham Gravy, Rough House, etc.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Jun 12, 2023 10:08:00 GMT -5
If someone would get around to making a Mary Worth movie it'd be that one. I will watch this only if Mary only has like two minutes of screen time at the very beginning and the very end, and the rest of the movie is just Wilbur being Wilbur. The Phantom movie was way better than I expected it to be. Not gonna lie, I still have not figured out why Catherine Zeta-Jones' character switches sides at the end. If by "Wilbur being Wilbur" you mean "bad things happen to Wilbur because of his own actions and rather than learn from them he sits there and sulks about being wronged again" I'm in.
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Jun 12, 2023 10:13:41 GMT -5
I will watch this only if Mary only has like two minutes of screen time at the very beginning and the very end, and the rest of the movie is just Wilbur being Wilbur. Not gonna lie, I still have not figured out why Catherine Zeta-Jones' character switches sides at the end. If by "Wilbur being Wilbur" you mean "bad things happen to Wilbur because of his own actions and rather than learn from them he sits there and sulks about being wronged again" I'm in. You forgot the part where he eats a sandwich, but yeah, that's basically it.
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Post by Big DSR Energy on Jun 13, 2023 3:41:16 GMT -5
The Phantom movie was way better than I expected it to be. Not gonna lie, I still have not figured out why Catherine Zeta-Jones' character switches sides at the end. Well, Kristy Swanson's character asks her at one point "Why do you have to be so mean?!" Seems Catherine's character didn't really have an answer to that question so she decided to be less mean...? *shrug*
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