Calvin and Hobbes - the movie trailer

[Dave W]

Some creative guys calling themselves Gritty Reboots have done a trailer for a grown-up Calvin in a dark, twisted Hollywood movie. I would see it if it were actually made!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17qyaXOFZXg

[gweimer]

Calvin and Hobbes helped teach my kids how to read and expand their vocabulary.  The content of the comic strip really went beyond a child's normal range, and the one thing I liked about it was the viewpoint of an innocent (presumably) and curious child. Personally, I found the trailer a little too dark, and the Calvin character a little too old.  He's old enough to know better and have learned more about the world that the strip.  The snowmen strips are still my favorites.

Calvin: "Dad, are you vicariously living through me in the hope that my accomplishments will validate your mediocre life and in some way compensate for all of the opportunities you botched?"
Dad: "If I were, you can bet I'd be re-evaluating my strategy."
Calvin to his mom, later: "Mom, Dad keeps insulting me."

[Highlander]

C&H are sort of like a mutant son of Dennis the Menace meets Christopher Robin and Tigger, I think...

I have some of the collections...

I have a Larson Far-Side book beside me at present but that's tangential...

[Dave W]

The trailer was deliberately dark. That was their whole point.

I still read the C&H reruns every day.

Calvin: Nothing I do is my fault. My family is dysfunctional and my parents won't empower me. My behavior is addictive functioning in a disease process of toxic codependency. I need holistic healing and wellness before I'll accept any responsibility for my actions.

Hobbes: One of us needs to stick his head in a bucket of ice water.

Calvin: I love the culture of victimhood.