On my nightly Googletrek for the string "dinosaurs, machine guns", I came across this Firing Squad article which included the above trailer for the upcoming presumably direct-to-DVD, animated Turok film.

Normally we'd be excited to see a film based on a game that seems to follow its source material so closely, but that clip just leaves us scratching our collective metal heads. Since when was Turok successful enough to warrant an American animated film? Sure, an anime maybe -- the Japanese animate everything, from grocery lists, to every issue of Sports Illustrated to reruns of The Golden Girls -- but to get the green light for a real American animated film, you'd need a series that was either tremendously successful or lends itself extremely well to the realm of the cartoon. Admittedly, "dinosaurs + guns = awesome" is a fantastic premise, but it's been done before, as my childhood proves.

As a person of Cherokee descent I truly hope this film is taken seriously by its creators if only to bring honor to my people, but as a person who just lied to you about being a person of Cherokee descent, I couldn't care less how this thing turns out.

Now if you'll excuse me, it's been a while since I've watched Heavy Metal, and my spirit animal recently informed me that Turok won't have nearly as much nudity as that classic of the American cinema. 

Legacy Comments (will be imported soon)

SuitcoatAvenger

Yes, that's nice and all, but will it feature a racist Confederate general riding a dinosaur as the end boss?

I think not.

Toneman

Awesome, now I know to stay away from video stores in the near future.

glipe

But the Americans LOVE the Native Americans! Now that they've killed off their culture and diluted their genes to the extent that they're mainly just like everyone else in America now. But they LOVE THEM, and use them for mystical cashing in, symbolic money-making and broken-english stereotyping!

How about Turok vs Prey: The Colonial Invasion? Them speak with aliens good. Make-um big impact on industry.

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BS3 Owner

Another on bites the dust!

trasparenza

110% suck

i vote for a remake of Dino Riders. Huzzah.

VWGTI

I'll buy it. Turok rules.

Holyetheline

I am a huge Turok fan. I don't care what anyone says... Turok 2 is one of the greatest shooters ever.

BlindsideDork

Lots of blood, where is the aliens?

Also, Disney?

uptonogood

no, not disney, the weinstein's after they sold miramax and then broke off with disney.

as for the clip -- that is full of several heaping buckets of suck. why can't they just do the story then send it to japan to animate it. cos holy christ those character designs were horrendous. i couldn't get past 20 seconds of the footage.

Jetsetlemming

This doesn't have a thing to do with the video game line, it looks like, but rather the original comic books, hence the subtitle "Son of Stone".
There were no aliens in the original book. Just Turok, his brother (I think?), the Lost Land, and dinosaurs. All the stuff with the campaigner, the wars fought over the Lost Land, the aliens, the other humans... they didn't come into play until the modern Turok Comics.

Justice

It looks like a south park parody lol

RJG

Holy shit trasparenza, way to bring back my childhood yet. Come to think of it, I haven't seen that raped yet. The internet hasn't done it's work. And yeah, that would be awesome. Teched up dinos stomping shit. Holy shit I would play that game. Might even buy it.

king3vbo

RUN AWAY, RUN AWAY!!!

BlindsideDork

Disney owns the right to the upcoming Turok game.

iNFERN0

Speaking of the Turok game, word is that it is complete and is litterally sitting in a warehouse fully manufactured and ready to go. Sources indicate that they wanted to steer clear of the Halo bomb, and that the game won't be released until 1st quarter next year. WOWZAS

Bob Muir

Actually looks decent, though I've never played a Turok game.

Rosseh

And still there is no Conan Animation? Travesty!

DrRockso

@ Suitcoat

CYBORG racist Confederate general on a dinosaur, thank you.

SuitcoatAvenger

@DrRockso

Well played, sir. Well played.

Imako

I am....Toe-rock?

Fading Star

@RJG

The internet ALWAYS finds a way! Your memories are not safe!