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Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy
True, but even as an OT homage, the movie failed miserably. The writing and editing were atrocious. If PD wanted to acquiese to fan complaints about a white-washed Shredder, then they shouldn't have half-assed it.
A terrible movie is somewhat subjective, due to taste; but terrible writing is absolutely objective.
And you would be absolutely within your right as a scriptwriter or director to produce a 66-Batman movie. But it would be idiotic to do so, knowing that the majority of your potential audience will not like it. In the same way, Michael Bay is an idiot for not knowing that 50% of his audience are adults who grew up on the OT, but are now old enough to recognize half-assed writing and lack of interest, and who will villify him for insulting their intelligence and their fandom.
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There were certainly a lot of writing issues. We'll never know how deeply the budget cuts and rewrites altered their plans. It's easy to say they should've done better with the changes, but we'll never know what options were actually at their disposal at those stages of production. What they could afford to do, or what footage was rendered worthless. Personally, I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt, in that area. Especially since I think feel they did a great job with the turtles, themselves. I don't share the impression that there was a lack of care or concern. At least not from Leibesman.
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Originally Posted by Candy Kappa
Framed for murder attempt and a assassination plot that mutated the victim instead isn't that small potatoes though.
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You wouldn't think so, but that's how they treated it after the first miniseries.
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Originally Posted by D Piddy 1982
Talking of p*ssing all over a franchise's legacy, much respect to Robert Zemeckis who is blocking all Hollywood attempts to re-make BTTF as long as he's alive.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/back...bert-zemeckis/
Shame others don't have that respect for other franchise's....
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As someone who loves BTTF as much as TMNT, it's a
perfect property for a remake. There's just a 95% chance it would be done poorly. The story of a teenager who goes back in time 30 years to when his parents were teenagers, and has to make them fall in love? That's GOLD.
GOLD. That story could work today, a hundred years from now, or a hundred years ago. But no one would remake BTTF using
only the core concept.
You try reusing the old characters or old jokes? Hello, McFly, 1.21 jiggawatts, Doc, Marty, Biff, the DeLorean? You'll never please fans. But just that core story concept? It's like most remakable thing ever.