Gatchman Movie Art Shows Distinct Lack of Gatchaman
The Nerdertubes are all a-flutter because Imagi?makers of an upcoming CG-movie of Gatchaman, usually better known as Battle of the Planets?released a slew of new concept art for the movie. I’m not a-flutter, but that’s because only one of the damn pieces has a goddamn man dressed as a bird in it (above). All the rest are of car chases and alien invasions which, while well designed, don’t matter unless they have one or more psychotic teens in bird suits in them. That’s what Gatchaman is all about. So what I’m saying is, if you want those other shots, so somewhere else. I’m bitter.
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