Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

Verity Robins Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Deanna There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

Foreverisacastironmess This will always be my most favourite out of all the classic Saturday morning 'cartoon' shows of the 1980s, as it was the only one that I ever made that special childhood connection with and took to heart. It must have been right at the tail-end of the 80s when I saw the few episodes on TV that I did, the rest were on dusty old VHS tapes that I picked up over the years. It was definitely enough for it to greatly capture my imagination though, and I was very thrilled and entertained by the rich and unique world of the show and all of it's varied and colourful heroes and villains and I still love and have a special place for it today, it's one of those animated shows that can 'take me back'. When I eventually got the whole series on DVD I was surprised by how well it held up for me and how much fun I had watching the many episodes that I never got to see as a kid. I find the style of the show to still be pretty cool and impressive, especially the iconic intro song, that always got me all amped-up to watch it! I like how it was set on a planet that could be an alternate version of Earth that's eons into the future, based on how it was named "Third-Earth" as well as how most of the native races are recognisable as humanoid versions of Terran animals. That fantastically strange world had something for just about anybody, it had futuristic technology and robotic races like the bizarre Berbils, who while most fans always seemed to unanimously hate them, I always thought they were cute as weird buttons! They had those things side by side with medieval-ish villages and magical fairy folk and axe-wielding savages and cyborg pirates and gigantic monsters and ancient demons. It may have been very episodic in nature but not to the downright painful degree that other popular animated shows of the time were, they did try out some story arcs like Lion-O's Anointment and Mumm-Ra Lives, and I enjoyed the vast majority of the episodes, even when the show started to get a little crazy when the Lunataks showed up and the exploded home planet of Thundera began putting itself back together! Some of my favourite episodes are "The Tower of Traps" because it's such an atmospheric little tale and it has a poignant ending, "The Garden of Delights" for the hilarious blatant drug addiction metaphor, "Mongor" because a demonic purple goatman who feeds on the power of dear is nifty, "The Book of Omens" as it's the only time Mumm-Ra asks Lion-O to save him, and "Shadowmaster" for it's the only time that Mumm-Ra secretly helps the Thundercats out, if only for his own benefit! The Wildstorm comic books beautifully carried on the story after the series ended, I'd highly recommend them if you're a fan of the Thundercats. It had its moralistic themes but they weren't mercilessly preachy and rubbed in your face all the time. I loved how the Thundercats could fight if they had to, which they frequently did, but were peaceful beings, their idealism and innocent outlook and diplomatic attitude was something good and positive for little kids to be watching. I think the animation is fine enough, to me it also holds up, and much better than certain other famous series of the time I might mention.. In some sequences it looks to be inspired by Japanese anime. And now on to my favourite animated villain of all time. Poor Mumm-Ra during the intro, screaming in mad frustration at being eternally thwarted and foiled in his evil schemes! I love that crazy old demon mummy, he was so much fun to watch, and he was pretty scary too with his corpse-like blue skin, red eyes and sharp teeth. The way he looked and sounded, coupled with the macabre visuals of his black pyramid lair was almost chilling. He was so evil yet absurdly lovable too that I sometimes wanted him to win! No matter what the Thundercats did to banish him he always came back, even if he and his whole pyramid were completely destroyed the Ancient Spirits of Evil could just bring it all back out of nothing, and thanks to his sarcophagus time was certainly on his side... And what an amazing trademark insane laugh he had, Earl Hammond did a phenomenal voicing job as the bandaged ranting fiend, how the man didn't erode his voice-box while cranking out those booming commands and hoarse roaring cackles at such incredible pitches us beyond me! It was truly one of the all time great voice performances, let nobody ever dare to forget the magnificence of mighty Mumm-Ra! He was possibly the most memorable thing about the show, hell one could even say that he arguably made the show. I never even got tired of seeing his transformation sequence in practically every single episode where he was freakishly beefed-up and had his power level greatly increased and had a much cooler design yet was strangely never all that more effective in his evil ways, it was so epic! This to me is a timelessly wonderful series that I still love to revisit every once in a while for old time's sake. I mean yeah it was a product of its time but Thundercats was still a very great and special show that stood out from the rest, it was one of a kind and still is. I don't think they'll ever be its like again. My thanks to everyone involved who pulled such a terrific and legendary animated series together. Too awesome to be forgotten. I can still feel that Thunder!!! x

thehuman-2 It's extremely flawed and corny. granted. The story lines are mostly weak, even to a point of in-coherency and complete absurdity, granted. There are no exceptional depths of characters, granted.However, this is a masterpiece if you know how to experience it as such.To me, I find it compelling, mostly in terms of the biblically epic soundtrack for the most part, and the animation.If you try to not render too much meaning to this journey as a storytelling, but more as a thematic soundtrack experience that manifests itself in certain situations and scenarios that you can easily relate to, then this experience would leave its mark on you in the most profound way, as it has on me ever since I've first experienced it as a 6 year old, and still in awe to it now as I'm already in my early thirties. one can't simply deny the way it reflects the mood and general ambiance in such a remarkable way, and still for the most part include the lite motif of the theme song in it without diminishing the mental traits of every track respectively. Secondly - I loved the animation, and the characters, although quite depth-less were very memorable and had a lot of gravitas in the ways they expressed and handled themselves.To conclude, the real mastermind behind the success of the Thundercats is no other than Bernard Hoffer, who granted us one of the best soundtracks in the history of film and television, and I want to thank him personally for this amazing and one of the most memorable experiences in my life.

aliceanne82 Like all Thundercats fans I really loved this cartoon!! So much so, that 20 yrs since watching an episode when I saw the whole series on DVD for sale online I decided to order it. I was so excited when I received my package that I thought I'd have a Thundercats marathon with my older sister (who also loved it) about halfway through the first disc (there's about 14 discs all up) I couldn't remember why I loved this cartoon so much? Don't get me wrong, it was exactly how I remembered it but something was missing? Probably the fact that there was absolutely no opportunity of me ever becoming a Thundercat or cruising around 3rd Earth in the Thundertank, I guess it lost all of it's appeal. Oh and Liono, Lord of the Thundercats really annoyed me, he was more like Liono, Lord of stating the obvious! I guess when you're older you pick up their silly mistakes, such as when they introduced new characters (such as bengaly and pumara) the old characters (such as cheetara & tigra) disappeared off the face of 3rd earth. It wasn't a total waste of money though, I have a younger brother and sister who were born after the Thundercat era and have grown up on the "new" 3d cartoons (that have absolutely no morals or lesson to be learned) so seeing them watch the series was OK I guess!

Armybratsmom2624-1 OK, so here's my take on those fab cats! Lion-o: Big strong guy with an awesome sword. A little unsure of himself at times, but who isn't? Always willing to help out others and a bit shy around Cheetara.Panthro: A tough guy with a tender heart. But watch out for his nun chucks, they're lethal. A master mechanic who is in love with his "baby", the Thundertank.Tygra: Architect and designer, he is also a physic of sorts. He is a voice of reason for the other Thundercats, uh, when he isn't getting addicted to Silky Fruit or keystones, LOL, just had to put that in there.Cheetara: OK boys, go ahead a drool. This she cat is a fast one and an accomplished fighter. She is also known as a sex symbol of teenage boys during the 80's.Wily Kit and Wily Kat: Always getting into trouble, but still very adorable. These kids were the link for many kids, even today. They go through what we did at that age, so we can relate to them.Snarf: Lion-o's former nursemaid and his verbal conscience, he's not too good with electronics, but he can help out in a pinch.Bengali: What can I say, the man is sexy(or maybe I just think so). A blacksmith back on Thundera, Bengali has had to reforge the Sword of Omens on more then one occasion. Oh, and don't forget his growl (shivers) Pumyra: Often overlooked and under-appreciated, this chick gets very little respect. What is known about her is that she is a healer and has never had a change of clothes.Lynx-o: The oldest of the Thundercats, he was blinded during his escape from Thundera. Very knowledgeable about most everything and is sensitive to sound. He uses a braille board to "see" things. Not bad for an old guy.So there you go, my little account of the Thundercats. If you want to know more, check out some of the websites dedicated to them. I'd give you a site, but I'm not sure the censors would let me. :(