It is really no different a thing than some film maker deciding to make a movie about any TV show that lives in people's fond memories of youth, and the film just overwrites and ruins those memories.
Dudley Do-Right, and
Bullwinkle come to mind as examples.
I have not seen the
George of the Jungle film, and have no intention to ever do so.
While the Tezuka Co. might have had some little input in it, it just is not Astroboy. It is no more Astroboy than those
Bullwinkle and
Dudley Do-Right films were
Bullwinkle or
Dudley Do-Right. The guy who made the cartoons had nothing to do with them. Likewise, an American made film about Astroboy would be no better than the 2003 series, and that failed to gain an audience in its U.S. release. It may have succeeded in Japan, but even given that it had the input of Americans, its conversion to the
Saturday Morning Cartoon Ghetto (a term coined by Fred Patten) destroyed it. Patten explained the process in his book about manga /anime. So, the film had to be a watered down PC version that offended nobody, but, likewise appealed to few. It did not appeal to those who watched the B&W series or those few who watched the 1980s color version. It bombed. Even more so, in Japan than in the U.S. Apparently, the Chinese liked it.
For those for whom it was their fist exposure to Astroboy, I understand why some of them may have liked it. Just as those who grew up watching the 1980s version like that best. But, it really sucked! I am certain that I made my opinion about this turkey abundantly clear elsewhere.
Somebody lock this thread & throw away the key!
Sad, that this is about the only reason the forum has any activity. Yes, I know about those other two threads.