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Exodust · Aug 14, 2016

I'm bored and completely uninteresting individual, so naturally with that in mind I decided to look through random movie trailers on youtube. Tis how I discovered this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQGawWqJdfs

My first thought was "Who says Hollywood is out of original ideas?" and my second was "What the hell is this?".

With the pedigree of renowned filmmaker Chris Wedge and a cast that looks straight out of a Disney Channel original, you'd think this would be talked about more. Alas you need to be attached to a famous brand to get noticed in this world of social media and emojis. This Boy and his Blob remake will surely be the feel good story of the year. The moment in the trailer where all the monster trucks come together is nothing short of immaculate.

Discuss your excitement and personal theories on where the cinematic universe can go here.

Shaanyboi · Aug 14, 2016

I can see why kids would like it. Remember those toy vehicles from the 90's that, if you pressed a little lever, revealed that the car or plane was actually a monster with teeth? This is just that, slapped onto E.T.

I mean fucking Herbie has been a thing for decades.

i_am_ben · Aug 14, 2016

seems like harmless fun to me.

PumpkinPie · Aug 14, 2016

It would be better if there were different creatures, and each one was a specific car. That's what kids like me want.

Blablurn · Aug 14, 2016

Kids always wanna watch fun and harmless movies, OP.

Jon Carter · Aug 14, 2016

It looks bad but not that bad.

Exodust · Aug 14, 2016

It's not that it looks bad(it does) it's that it even exists. Which for me is strange.

Spinoff90 · Aug 14, 2016

Shaanyboi said:
I can see why kids would like it. Remember those toy vehicles from the 90's that, if you pressed a little lever, revealed that the car or plane was actually a monster with teeth? This is just that, slapped onto E.T.

I mean fucking Herbie has been a thing for decades.

Loved the Hot Wheels Attack Pack as a kid. So yeah I can see kids liking this too.

Tugatrix · Aug 14, 2016

Well at least is not reality tv

MC Safety · Aug 14, 2016

It's probably not a real movie.

They show previews sometimes for movies that aren't real movies.

DonMigs85 · Aug 14, 2016

MC Safety said:
It's probably not a real movie.

They show previews sometimes for movies that aren't real movies.

No this is definitely real.
I admire the filmmakers because movies like this are very rare nowadays. Gives off a campy, zany 90s vibe.

SpaceWolf · Aug 14, 2016

From the director of ICE AGE?!?

Oersted · Aug 14, 2016

Exodust said:
I'm bored and completely uninteresting individual, so naturally with that in mind I decided to look through random movie trailers on youtube. Tis how I discovered this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQGawWqJdfs

My first thought was "Who says Hollywood is out of original ideas?"

Exile20 said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQGawWqJdfs

WOw

Hollywood has ran out of ideals officially.

Did you do this on purpose?

antispin · Aug 14, 2016

Son's gonna love it. Thanks for bringing it to notice, that looks great.

sakipon · Aug 14, 2016

Oersted said:
Did you do this on purpose?

WOw

This is starting to look strange.

Exodust · Aug 14, 2016

Oersted said:
Did you do this on purpose?

Haha no.

Didn't even search for it, probably should have.

efyu_lemonardo · Aug 14, 2016

So it's basically transformers.

Oersted · Aug 14, 2016

Exodust said:
Haha no.

Didn't even search for it, probably should have.

Haha, all fine.

efyu_lemonardo said:
So it's basically transformers.

Somewhere, a exec just had an orgasm.

Amagon · Aug 14, 2016

We had a thread about this before.

G-Fex · Aug 14, 2016

sakipon said:
WOw

This is starting to look strange.

people gotta youtube for something to complain about

BreezyLimbo · Aug 14, 2016

It looks like fun. And hey, atleast it's kinda original. Sure it's mysterious creature being protected by a teenager, but the concept is neat.

Ninja Scooter · Aug 14, 2016

Why doesn't this movie aimed at children appeal to me, an adult?!?

BarringGaffner · Aug 14, 2016

it's a kids movie for gods sake. It's not for you.

Kallor · Aug 14, 2016

It actually looks kinda fun. Not what I was expecting lol.

CarpeDeezNutz · Aug 14, 2016

I thought this was going to be about Under Taker and... That's the only Monster Truck I know.

WordAssassin · Aug 14, 2016

We've already had at least one, if not two threads on this movie asking basically the same thing. It's a harmless kid's movie that looks like it takes heaps of inspiration from old 80s/90's fantastical kids adventure movies.

My favorite post from one of the other threads was a GAFfer that worked on it and said they had to completely redesign the monsters because the original screening had kids literally screaming and running from the theater.

HP_Wuvcraft · Aug 15, 2016

Exodust said:
It's not that it looks bad(it does) it's that it even exists. Which for me is strange.

What?

Um, what exactly are you trying to say?

It's a movie about monster trucks. That's probably how it got greenlit. There's probably an exec right now going "oh, MONSTER trucks".

GuitarAtomik · Aug 15, 2016

We've had this thread before and the general consensus was it looks like a fun, harmless, almost throwback type flick for kids.

efyu_lemonardo · Aug 15, 2016

WordAssassin said:
My favorite post from one of the other threads was a GAFfer that worked on it and said they had to completely redesign the monsters because the original screening had kids literally screaming and running from the theater.

Ooh I want to see that!

Exodust · Aug 15, 2016

Ninja Scooter said:
Why doesn't this movie aimed at children appeal to me, an adult?!?

But I was told kids movies like this don't exist anymore, Scooter. Imagine my shock and awe.

HP_Wuvcraft said:
What?

Um, what exactly are you trying to say?

It's a movie about monster trucks. That's probably how it got greenlit. There's probably an exec right now going "oh, MONSTER trucks".

Guess I didn't expect a movie like it would exist in this day and age. Not as a "This is so inferior" type of way, in a "I thought movies like this don't exist anymore" kind of way. Hell, can't say I'm offended by it, thought it looked really silly and it was worth making a thread over, forgot to search to find out that there was another one already.

daedalius · Aug 15, 2016

My son would love this

Zoggy · Aug 15, 2016

I'd watch that

Sinfamy · Aug 15, 2016

This movie looks like it has one of those "fill in the blanks" plots.

WordAssassin · Aug 15, 2016

efyu_lemonardo said:
Ooh I want to see that!

I went back through the other thread and found it. Turns out it wasn't a GAFfer but someone from another forum:

Theecliff · Aug 15, 2016

looks like a harmless albeit forgettable kid's movie.

WordAssassin said:
I went back through the other thread and found it. Turns out it wasn't a GAFfer but someone from another forum:

bahaha that's amazing

BladeoftheImmortal · Aug 15, 2016

This looks ummm

efyu_lemonardo · Aug 15, 2016

WordAssassin said:
I went back through the other thread and found it. Turns out it wasn't a GAFfer but someone from another forum:

Now I really want to see that version!

PillarEN · Aug 15, 2016

Well the boys round here
drinking that ice cold beer
talking bout girls talking bout trucks

DiscoJer · Aug 15, 2016

Didn't we have a thread about this a few months ago?

What always blows my mind is Steel Justice. You know Truckasaurus from The Simpsons? Well, this stars the robot truck it was based on, as a kids toy that transforms into a giant vigilante robot.

Was a pilot for a TV Show. Starring Joan Chen, whose career apparently was at a low point.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p9Y8GqJ8p4

More_Badass · Sep 21, 2016

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/monster-trucks-leads-huge-115m-931495

Who in their right mind decided to give this movie an $100-million budget?

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