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I googled around and only found a telanovella that somewhat matched your description. I think you dreamed it all.

I found it, it's called Northfolk. I swear I didn't dream it up, this is proof enough.

Okay, here's one: when I was a kid there was this cartoon that involved the adventures of a young boy and his sidekick, who was some kind of monster or imp or something, I think. At one point in the movie they are in a basement or a hobbit hole and they peer out a window to watch the bad-guy army march by, and someone refers to these soldiers as "redcaps". Everyone I mention this to says this sounds really familiar but they can't remember what it was called. I don't think it was 'Wizards' but it has been a really long time, and I remember nothing of either.

I can't even remember how long ago this was, but i remember watching a japanese anime series about giant steam/lightning powered mechs that traveled around on trains fighting nazis during WW2. Towards the end of the series aliens appeared ofcourse and the giant mechs were used to battle them as well. Anyone have any recollection of that?

Posted By: FerrosI can't even remember how long ago this was, but i remember watching a japanese anime series about giant steam/lightning powered mechs that traveled around on trains fighting nazis during WW2. Towards the end of the series aliens appeared ofcourse and the giant mechs were used to battle them as well. Anyone have any recollection of that?Never go with a hippie to a second location.

Kishin Corps! Available on Amazon no less, not the correct region but at least i know it wasn't a crazy fever dream. Googling combinations of WW2 Mecha and aliens eventually had to spit out a solution didn't it!

Posted By: TindomielOkay, here's one: when I was a kid there was this cartoon that involved the adventures of a young boy and his sidekick, who was some kind of monster or imp or something, I think. At one point in the movie they are in a basement or a hobbit hole and they peer out a window to watch the bad-guy army march by, and someone refers to these soldiers as "redcaps". Everyone I mention this to says this sounds really familiar but they can't remember what it was called. I don't think it was 'Wizards' but it has been a really long time, and I remember nothing of either.Normally, this is that part where you'd say a prayer. For me, however, speaking those words has the unfortunate side effect of setting me on fire.

Here's another for ya... I remember an 80's cartoon with 5 main characters (a la Voltron) that wore white suits, and one of the guys had a yo-yo as a weapon. Actually, it might have been a girl who had the yo-yo. I thought It was Silver Hawks or something, but everyone tells me I'm thinkin of something else.

Posted By: KristiHere's another for ya... I remember an 80's cartoon with 5 main characters (a la Voltron) that wore white suits, and one of the guys had a yo-yo as a weapon. Actually, it might have been a girl who had the yo-yo. I thought It was Silver Hawks or something, but everyone tells me I'm thinkin of something else.

Posted By: Mike Brady
I thought that sounded familiar, so I did some poking around. Is itBattle of the Planets (G-Force)? If so, I don't think I have seen it after all.

To keep up the 80s anime theme, I had a tape as a kid of either one movie or two mid-length episodes of a poorly animated giant robot team. As I recall the writing was surprisingly fantastic, and the perfect tension scared the shit out of me as a kid (not that that was really hard). The main robot for the team was black or a dark shade of some other color, and had an enormous battleaxe that charged itself with thunderbolts.
The crew operated out of a white laboratory on a mountaintop, owned by a scientist with a white labcoat and white hair.
During the second portion of the video they fought against a strange circus that quietly released thousands of rabits into the forest in the valley below the laboratory that looked absolutely normal, but breathed fire.
The main robot was on the cover, along with a red and steel robot that it was fighting.
I thought the name on the tape was "Starformers" but after extensive googling all I can turn up with that is those disturbing Transformer toys that turn into Star Wars shit.

Posted By: Duder
My best guess would be Mighty Max

Posted By: Tindomiel

Posted By: Duder
My best guess would be Mighty Max

Not the one I was thinking of; the cartoon in question was more Rankin-Bass in animation style, and feature-length. I totally remember Mighty Max though.Normally, this is that part where you'd say a prayer. For me, however, speaking those words has the unfortunate side effect of setting me on fire.

There was one movie I used to love as a kid about a bunch of teenagers that get trapped in some circus and become part of the freak show.

Posted By: Duder

After some googling I found an old forum thread where someone asked almost the exact same question you did and the answer was a TV special from 1981 calledFaeries.

Hope this is what you're looking for.

Posted By: TindomielOMG! That's it! Thank you!

Posted By: TindomielPosted By: Duder

After some googling I found an old forum thread where someone asked almost the exact same question you did and the answer was a TV special from 1981 calledFaeries.

Hope this is what you're looking for.

OMG! That's it! Thank you!Normally, this is that part where you'd say a prayer. For me, however, speaking those words has the unfortunate side effect of setting me on fire.

Posted By: Mutant EnemyThere was one movie I used to love as a kid about a bunch of teenagers that get trapped in some circus and become part of the freak show.It's like looking into the eye of a duck and sucking all the fluid from its beak. -Bernard from Black Books

I am once again in need of the Fancy Bastard google-fu. I'm trying to remember another cartoon from the 80's, it was an American cartoon and it involved two teams battling in a mountainous lava filled region over something or other. They rode machines that could shoot ropes between mountains and slide around on them. Every episode invariably involved someone stuck somewhere over lava requiring them to zip over there and save them.

I will also throw myself on the mercy of the thought collective of the Bastards...

It was a HORRIBLE movie/series from the eighties that I remember watching over and over as a kid (it was Germany on base - there were 5 tv channels in English). It has live action, animation, guys in rubber suits all thrown on each other. It was something about some elite group that drove vehicles that looked like dumpsters with wheels to battle dinosaurs. The main characters were the animated, the vehicles were models, the dinosaurs were guys in rubber suits.

And it was horrible in the best way. As a youngster, I ate it up on a spoon.

Posted By: RoeI will also throw myself on the mercy of the thought collective of the Bastards...

It was a HORRIBLE movie/series from the eighties that I remember watching over and over as a kid (it was Germany on base - there were 5 tv channels in English). It has live action, animation, guys in rubber suits all thrown on each other. It was something about some elite group that drove vehicles that looked like dumpsters with wheels to battle dinosaurs. The main characters were the animated, the vehicles were models, the dinosaurs were guys in rubber suits.

And it was horrible in the best way. As a youngster, I ate it up on a spoon.

Posted By: FerrosI am once again in need of the Fancy Bastard google-fu. I'm trying to remember another cartoon from the 80's, it was an American cartoon and it involved two teams battling in a mountainous lava filled region over something or other. They rode machines that could shoot ropes between mountains and slide around on them. Every episode invariably involved someone stuck somewhere over lava requiring them to zip over there and save them.Never go with a hippie to a second location.

....I found it and it's soo much more horrible than I remember.

http://www.badmovies.org/othermovies/supermonsters/

Attack of the Super Monsters (as opposed to regular monsters... or just dinosaurs...). And I have clips ... for your viewing pleasure?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICIEzHgJAaA

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There was a trailer that was shown before Watchmen. They guy nailed it perfect when he said, "So they take Dead Space, mix it with a heaping amount of BioShock, and then fuck it in the ass till it bleeds."

It's set in space with mutants and such. Anyone remember the name of this movie?