lisadoris

Well if you broaden the language to live action film from an animated property you can add the Transformers, GI Joe, Rocky and Bullwinkle, The Flintstones, Aeon Flux, Alvin and the Chipmunks, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Scooby Doo films. If you want to keep it to a film to film conversion, you got all the stuff that Disney is churning out (which is a LOT) and Ghost in the Shell. If they ever get it made, Akira would be on the list too.

shadokitty

^ Plus a new GI Joe ​​​​​​ movie just hit theaters, an origin story of Snake Eyes.

LJG765

Thanks, there were quite a few I hadn't thought of! Something like, "Watch a live action film based on an animated TV show/movie."

Would that work or am I missing a format?

lisadoris

That sounds about right.

Mr Awesome

There's also Popeye with Robin Williams, although that was a strip first, but so was Garfield. For Archie there was a 1990 tv live-action movie. There was also a live-action Woody Woodpecker film and a Yogi Bear one before that.

Speaking of Popeye, watching a block of Fleischer Popeyes, maybe throw in a Popeye and Son.

Travis McClain

I don't have a strong feeling one way or the other regarding live action versions of animated things, but I do think it probably merits closer auditing to see what began specifically as an animated work versus what started in another medium first. Wikipedia has 67 movies currently listed under their category of Live-action films based on animated series. I would take issue with some of what's there, including the aforementioned Garfield, Popeye, and G.I. Joe movies, which originated as comic strips and action figures before there were any animated iterations. Likewise Max Steel and the Transformers series, etc. Those quibbles aside, there's still a sizable number of clearly eligible content. Wikipedia also doesn't include any of the Disney live-action remakes because, of course, none of those were original stories in the first place.

shadokitty

I just finished one of my favorite episodes of Voltron ​​​​​​, ‘Magnetic Attraction’, about a magnetic, fire breathing robeast. One reason I always enjoyed this episode was it dealt with the inner workings of the lions, showing the turbines powering up.

On another note, I got my first box of a movie subscription box today, and a couple of the movies will work for this challenge. They are Independence Day, and Elena Of Avalor.

LJG765

Can I ask what the name of the subscription box is? Thanks!

I've been watching a lot of Disney+ so far this challenge. Lots of shorts, Pixar and Disney. I just watched Us Again, a really cute short about an older couple. The whole thing was a delight to watch, so if you have 6 minutes and Disney+, I do recommend it!

shadokitty

It’s from a website called Loved Again Media. They have movie, video game and vinyl subscription boxes available. The 10 DVD box is $19.99 a month.

LJG765

I'll have to look into that. Sounds interesting, thanks!

BobO'Link

I'm planning to finally watch some animation tomorrow. I got the new Herculoids BR in last week, have the BR of Space Ghost still unopened, and pulled Jonny Quest and The Jetsons BRs out for viewings. The quartet would be a nice flashback to when I was a pre-teen watching them on Saturday mornings (and I watched all of them during the original airings, Jonny Quest and The Jetsons in Prime Time). I also have the new Bugs Bunny anniversary BR (the one with the butt ugly FunkoPop thing) and a couple of the Looney Tune BR collections I've not yet made time to watch. I'm thinking of making it a kind of throw back Saturday/weekend with all of that...

LJG765

Sounds like fun! Feel like you're missing Penelope Pitstop, though! lol! Jonny Quest has always been one of my favorite cartoons. I even sort of liked the modern one from the '90s.

Last night, I watched Satellite Girl and Milk Cow. This was a total blind buy out of the cheap bin. No idea what it was going in. Still not 100% sure after watching it. Overall, it's pretty cute but there are definitely a few scenes that are just...bizarre. No other word for it. There's a short that I plan on watching today called, A Coffee Vending Machine and Its Sword. 100% going to watch because of the title.

BobO'Link

I have Penelope Pitstop on DVD - because I found it at BL for $5 and have granddaughters. I never cared for that one back then and really don't know if I've watched the DVD (I'm at work so can't check). I've also not upgraded it to BR. I probably will if the price drops low enough... I'll likely add George of the Jungle and Birdman and Galaxy Trio to the mix. Those are DVD (and "need" BR upgrades...).

LJG765

Pretty sure I got my Penelope DVDs at Big Lots during that awesome few months where they had everything...I kind of miss those days! I won't say it's my favorite of those cartoons, but it's up there. I doubt I'd upgrade to BR though.

wishbone

In the spirit of current events I watched Animalympics. I remembered a few parts including the runners that fall in love so not bad for not having seen it since the '80s on cable. I learned that summer and winter parts were separate specials but were later combined into the movie version.

Indy24LA

I am really enjoying Star Blazers 2199. It's a great remake that manages to capture the spirit of the original.

BobO'Link

Got home and looked at my database - Nope. I've not yet watched Penelope so may get that one out for a viewing and to see if I still have the same opinion (likely as I rarely change my mind about things I've watched no matter how recent or long ago it may have been).

Mr Awesome

Watched the new Suicide Squad movie last night so not much time for toons. Got in about a half hour of Looney Tunes.

BobO'Link

I started last night with the first 6 episodes of Jonny Quest. This one holds up for me very, very, well. I finished disc 1 this morning and started watching my new BR of Space Ghost. This, too, holds up for me though not quite as well as Jonny Quest. A lot of that has to do with the stories being compressed into a short ~7 minutes.

Giles

I'm a fan of Lin-Manuel Miranda, and the new animated Netflix movie "Vivo" was a delight - Sony Pictures Animation on a roll here this year!

shadokitty

I’ve been browsing Amazon lately, since I have $50 in gift card credit. I’ve thought about some of the cartoons I grew up watching, like Mighty Orbots. That was one of my favorite Saturday morning cartoons in 1984. Even though I have the series on digital through the Apple Store, I’ve also considered double dipping to have a physical copy of the complete series of Voltron ​​​​​​. Some of the Hanna Barbera sets also look interesting.

davidh777

I was a Wacky Races fan back in the day, and I own the Penelope Pitstop DVDs, but I’m not sure if I’ve ever watched them either. Maybe I watched one and had enough?

LJG765

I'll have to give this one a view too this month. I recently received access to Netflix so I might as well take advantage!

I could be wrong, but I feel like you try to watch a lot of Voltron during challenges? Maybe I'm thinking of someone else, but if it's you, you might want to grab that physical copy. I take advantage of digital copies/streaming, but I'm always aware that streaming might not be an option just because rights change and other issues...

I've never watched more than an episode or two here and there myself. I do enjoy some of the characters involved in the races though.

Mr Awesome

Last night I watched "claymation" and CGI shorts alongside a couple Mike Judge shorts on YouTube for the checklist. Watching stuff I wouldn't normally watch.

I remember watching Wallace and Gromit on PBS when I was a kid, "Cheese! Gromit, Cheeese!" The Mike Judge shorts weren't my cup of tea but King of the Hill was okay, but a little too low-key for my taste.

Mr Awesome

Wacky Races was good, but I liked The Perils of Penelope Pitstop more.