Peter Allen As a massive fan of Gerry Anderson's works, I was rather afraid of watching this film. Fortunately, I found it for a mere 50p. First, the good bits:Some action scenes were pretty good and the most of the Thunderbirds look pretty cool.Negatives: Tracy brothers are barely distinguishable, whereas in the original they each had unique appearances and voices.Thunderbird 2 looks terrible with it's fatter design.In the show, the hood would try to steal the secrets of the thunderbirds to sell to the highest bidder. What does this idiot do? He uses them to rob a bank when he could have easily just sold them like he always wanted.The idea of the hood having a massive sub and henchmen is a terrible decision. The hood is supposed to be mysterious and subtle, living in an ancient hidden temple.The three protagonists (Alan, Tintin and Fermat) are the usual stereotypes: Moody teen, strong girl and awkward nerd. In summary, don't pick this up even if it's free.

sbradfor-863-215238 I grew up watching the Thunderbirds on TV. I was really happy to find this movie on Amazon streaming. People unfamiliar with the series may not get some of the jokes and things that they are doing here, but I was pleasantly surprised to see how true this was to the series. It has the same fun, adventurous attitude. It's sad that so many fanboys have decided to hate it because it isn't a carbon copy. It is OK to like both.

Leofwine_draca At some point in Hollywood's history, somebody had the genius idea of making a live action version of the classic puppet show THUNDERBIRDS. Being Hollywood, at the same time they made it suitable for American audiences by destroying all of the old fashioned British style that people loved it for in the first place. So in this version of THUNDERBIRDS, we get dumb humour, sexual innuendo, martial arts, and extremely exaggerated acting.What's most amazing about this film is that they somehow wasted fifty-seven million dollars on making it. Pity poor Jonathan Frakes, STAR TREK actor and director, for ruining his movie directorial career with this film (he's only worked in television since). Watching it, you'll wonder where all that money was spent. THUNDERBIRDS the film is a cheap and cheesy vehicle of excess that makes SPICE WORLD look like a movie classic. The whole thing looks like it was filmed on a green screen with awful CGI effects throughout.The character work is even worse. Pity poor old Bill Paxton, who has never been so stiff as the senior Tracy. Sophia Myles, an actress I usually love in most stuff, is awfully wooden as the plummy Lady Penelope. Only Anthony Edwards and Ron Cook as Brains and Parker respectively get close to their original puppet characters. The less said about Ben Kingsley's ham acting, the better. As for the kids, they're the worst thing about this; they look like boy band rejects and it comes as little surprise that the awful boy band Busted sing an updated version of the theme song over the closing credits. As an action lover, the worst thing about this for me were the fight scenes, which are among the worst ever seen; stars like Myles throw their hands around randomly and are doubled for every little leap. It's cringe worthy. THUNDERBIRDS is the type of film that'll make any sane viewer want to tear their own eyeballs out; it really is that awful.

alistairc_2000 Now I know they are making a new Thunderbirds series so I just thought I would jot down a quick review describing what I thought of this monstrosity.This is a movie that deserves a big fat zero. I wanted to go and see it. So I asked my mum even though I was in my 40s to take me. She has a pained look on her face and said do I have to? I said yes. I looked in the papers and it had only lasted a day.A couple of weeks later it was out on VHS and I bought it. Wow was I in for a shock. I have seen some bad movies but this one must rank as one of the lowest. I loved TB as child. Loved the music and the rockets.In this one it is a lame kids movie. Aimed at under 4s.If you know someone and want to get them a present which will make them hate you this is it! Truly and complete. The worst ever. Hang your head in shame Frakes.