ThunderCats
ThunderCats
TV-Y7 | 29 July 2011 (USA)

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    Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!
    Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.
    Ketrivie It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.
    Mehdi Hoffman There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.
    David del Real ___Thundercats 2011___---The Thundercats Remake!!!---It was the middle 1980´s when kids around the world went...----"THUNDER....THUNDER....THUNDER....THUNDERCATSSS H000000..."----for the first time during the recess at school, Two decades and a half later, an interesting remake featuring many of the original elements but adding new interesting characteristics to the plot arrived to the screens and even when it was not as successful as its predecessor, it granted us some episodes that will remain jewels to the cartoon enthusiasts of all ages. Either if we are talking about the original 80´s version or the 2011 remake, the Thundercats are an important part of our pop culture and a very rich set of stories that takes us from Eastern tales to the Ancient Egyptian Culture and from the Outer Space to faraway dimensions.David del Real. 2018.
    toronto_ghostbuster I have to admit, at first the animation seemed a little too current for Thundercats. Once I got over it, the show really grew on me.The slow introduction of the original characters, and the deep, evolving storyline kept me hooked until the last episode. There's much more continuity than the original series, and to be honest, when stacked up against the original this one is actually more interesting to watch. I was looking forward to seeing Lion-O grow into a Mature, wise leader but it looks like the show might be cancelled after season 1.Unfortunately the animation is not quite abstract enough for today's youth as the heads of the characters don't look like squares, or weird triangles, and the bodies are not made of weird shapes. That's really too bad because I saw a lot of potential for this series.
    Matt Kracht When I was a kid, I was pretty big into Japanese animation, though it was mostly the butchered American cuts that were imported in the late 70s through mid 80s for TV syndication (Voltron, Battle of the Planets, etc). Along with that, I was also a big fan of Thundarr the Barbarian, Thundercats, Dungeons & Dragons, and Galaxy Rangers, which took most of their inspiration from Western comic books. All of them were flawed -- some worse than others -- but, overall, I think they were able to generally overcome their flaws and establish very strong tropes in their respective genres. In particular, the plots were generally pretty throw-away. For example, in Voltron, Thundarr, and Thundercats, most episodes ended with the exact same Deus Ex Machina, a magic sword. It's easy to overlook such things as a kid, especially when what's really drawing you are the characters, the art, the themes explored, and the creative ideas.This reboot of Thundercats avoids some of the pitfalls of the classic 1980s cartoons -- especially, the horrible Deus Ex Machina endings, though it plays the whole MacGuffin angle pretty straight. The original series was very didactic, with an important lesson that Lion-O learned every episode. It wasn't very subtle, either. That carries over into this new series, with the same lack of subtlety. Arguably, it's even more overt, though the lessons are weaved into somewhat interesting stories. The lessons learned in this new version are a jumbled, eclectic mix, ranging from the authoritarian "family values" of the 80s D&D cartoon ("never go against the group", "never complain, whine, or express doubt in leaders", "know your place in the social hierarchy", "optimists/idealists are always right; pessimists/cynics are always wrong"), while also incorporating some degree of liberal/libertarian principles, such as individualism, non-conformity, and anti-imperialism. Of course, none of the characters are non-conformist enough to be outside societal norms, such as being gay or rejecting traditional gender roles. In particular, the men are heroic, over-the-top beefcake, and the women, while competent and confident, exist mainly as sexy love interests (and fan service). Certainly, it could have been much, much worse -- Cheetara never once needs to be rescued by the men -- but it's still a slight bit disappointing, for all their talk of individuality and non-conformism.The writing is a bit uneven, while the art is quite good. In both areas, however, they take time out to hit every single cliché imaginable. At one point, Lion-O and Mum-Ra both form exoskeletons and rush at each other, like some cheap anime from the 90s. Lion-O also has the most stereotypical spiky anime hair ever, as if he were designed by some weeaboo fanboy who'd never seen any anime except cheap Dragonball Z ripoffs. Obviously, I'm not really a big fan of the art style, though it's quite good for what it is. Despite how clichéd and derivative it is, it looks as though it had quite a lot of money put into it. It's too bad that more time and effort wasn't put into the writing, though the series is capable of some surprisingly good episodes (with the Petalars as a particular stand-out, probably better than any of the original episodes). Besides the Petalars, the writing often struck me as ham-fisted, stereotypical and clichéd, though much of that is certainly due to the fact that it's a kids' cartoon. These aren't really known for subtlety or being particularly deep. However, there's an admirable amount of grey morality present, and the show never actually patronizes its audience by dumbing things down for them. The Thundarian empire, for example, is portrayed as being a bit fascist, having degenerated into an authoritarian, brutal state that sees mercy as weakness. It's not Shakespeare, but few things truly are. For a kids' cartoon, that's pretty good.Despite what some people may say, this series really isn't aimed at adults. It's pretty obvious that it's squarely aimed at kids, much like the original series, though I wouldn't say that young adults are all that far outside of its demographic. I enjoyed the original series as a teenager, and I'm sure that there's a lot here that a teen or college kid could like, as well. I'm a bit perplexed as to what 35 and 40 year old fans of this show are seeing, but they apparently do exist. The power of nostalgia is undeniably strong, and I'd probably be willing to overlook many cheesy, campy aspects of the original series if I were to watch it again now, but I have no such emotional ties to this new series. Judged entirely on its own merits, I'd say that it's an above-average kids' cartoon, but that's about it.
    dlauer_93 I think that this show is amazing and that the reboot was long over due. although this is my favorite show i gave it a 9 out of 10 because of one thing and that is my favorite character Snarf. Snarf was the best character in the old episode but i think he is terrible in the new series, and this is because of the noise he makes. In the original series Snarf could talk and hes voice was glorious in the reboot he can't talk and he meows like a cat. Snarf isn't a cat, he is a Snarf. Snarfs are intelligent cat-like creatures who live on Thundara in the valley of Snarfs. Also what happened to Thundara being a planet and the other mutants for that matter like jackalman and monkian .