Review of Thunderbirds (2004) by David B — 15 Jun 2012
What impenetrable, overwrought codswallop this one's turned out to be. Once again, the American's screw up a British show. Thunderbirds wants to be two things at once: a live-action gee-whiz kiddie flick and a nostalgic spoof of 60's England when it swung like a pendulum.
The characters were way off and even though this is meant to be a sort of "Prequel" to the awesome TV series, they added characters that didn't exist, maybe to try and make it kiddie friendly.
The actors were awful and though Bill Paxton makes an almost credible Tracey, the kids were plain rubbish and extremely wooden. The special effects are nothing new and really dull, boring and a tad over used, and even though the production value is probably the best thing about the film, don't let the intro and music fool you that this is respecting the brilliant 1960's puppet TV series, because it doesn't.
When seeing the "Thunderbird's 1, 2, 3, etc etc...it does look good but the nostalgic wears off very quickly. Avoid and stick to the classic TV series. Blunderturds more like...
This review of Thunderbirds (2004) was written by David B on 15 Jun 2012.
Thunderbirds has generally received mixed reviews.
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