If you’re of a certain age, you’ll definitely remember Ulysses 31. You’ll know the theme tune off by heart and recall those horrible, ghostly cadavers that hung in the air that dead smoke. Even if you hated it (what’s wrong with you?), you’ll know all that.
Of course, nostalgia is big business and Ulysses 31 is something that is oft remembered, but rarely given proper tribute in favour of Thundercats and Transformers. Ulysses 31 is up there with The Mysterious Cities Of Gold in the criminally overlooked league.
However, that’s all changed with a live action version of the best sci-fi cartoon ever made. Don’t argue. You’re wrong or a contrarian if you liked Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors better. Anyway, shall we watch a really cool video together?
Quite why no-one has tackled Ulysses 31 as a live action film before now is beyond us. There was a lot more weight to the tale than the likes of He-Man and Transformers, all of whom got their own live-action motion pictures.
In fairness, they were both pretty terrible. For starters, Orko wasn’t even in the Dolph Lundgren He-Man flick, instead, replaced by a warty little fella with a big nose.
Anyway, while this isn’t the news that Ulysses 31 is being turned into a feature length film, it is a glorious fan-made live-action tribute that should warm the cockles of your foggy memory.
Originally spotted at the marvellous Den of Geek by confidence trickster and general lothario, Matt, here’s a video that should, if you have anything about you, tickle all of your pickles.
NOW WATCH AND START REMAKING MORE OLD CARTOONS FOR US. WE WANT DOGTANIAN WITH REAL DOGS ON THEIR HIND LEGS HOLDING SWORDS.
Ahem.