Comments | promisemewings: The pink-haired elephant in the room, aka the live-action "Jem" movie

promisemewings

The pink-haired elephant in the room, aka the live-action "Jem" movie

May 01, 2014 19:43

Okay, it wouldn't be like me to not blog about this on my LiveJournal account. It's been a little over a month since the news got out, and I was vocal about this on Tumblr and Twitter, so let's get this out of the way on here ( Read more... )

jem and the holograms, jem!, ranting

Comments 5

cosmosmariner May 2 2014, 01:12:02 UTC

YES

YESSSSSSSSSSss

Preach.

desert_vixen May 2 2014, 14:33:55 UTC

OH GOD THANK YOU I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE!

I mean, I completely agree. I hadn't heard about the teeneager part, but not surprised. BUT WHY? They already have freaking Hannah Montana. And yeah, I don't care that John Chu has done commercials and music videos, he's still not the right guy.

If it sucks (and I think it will) I'm just going to refuse to acknowledge it. Because I have an eight year old who thinks Jem is awesome the way she IS.

I'm really anti-live action movies for any of the 80s properties, really. I'd rather have a lush, well-done animated feature length movie, like DCs Wonder Woman.

Mind if I link to this in my journal?

ditzyfish May 4 2014, 21:42:30 UTC

They just keep on pooing all over my childhood. The thing about 80's movies and cartoons is that they were of their time and had a certain magic about them which is what we loved about them, and they just cannot recreate that. I mean, why don't they just make up a movie about a teenager starting up her own band? Why does it have to be linked to Jem? especially when they want to change so much??

Also not looking forward to a Ghosbusters 3 or a Goonies 2.

promisemewings May 12 2014, 11:46:12 UTC

See, I think a new "Goonies" movie could work if it were a new generation of kids or the kids of the ones in the original. And I think they've waited too long for a new "Ghostbusters."

There's a theory at one of the Jem fansites that the reason they're pushing forward with a movie now is because Mattel announced plans for a live-action "Barbie" movie. And the sad thing is, I'd rather see THAT than a live-action "Jem" movie.

ditzyfish September 24 2014, 11:19:03 UTC

I feel the same way. Not bothered what they do with Barbie but please just leave Jem alone.