05-28-2015, 06:03 PM | #1081 | |
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I can't speak for every fan, but I'm pretty sure not all people want to see a live action movie based solely on the OT like you do. Heck, I'd for one settle for a movie that emphasizes less on "Cowabunga" and more on their Frank Miller-comic based roots. What this franchise needs is it's own "Batman Begins"/"Daredevil" type of movie.
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05-28-2015, 06:15 PM | #1082 | |
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The general audience? You mean the same people who turned out in droves to see The Dark Knight? The polar opposite to everything that is the Adam West Batman tv show that most people remember about Batman? Same people that made that a billion dollar franchise? The general audience doesn't care either way. They don't. They'd see ultra light OT Turtles, or they'd see darker, more serious Turtles. |
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05-28-2015, 06:16 PM | #1083 |
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05-28-2015, 06:23 PM | #1084 |
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There are people who only grew up with the 80s version of TMNT, Bebop and Rocksteady were a product of the 80s cartoon.
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05-28-2015, 06:26 PM | #1085 | ||
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Looks like they're also sticking with the Shreddertron-esque arm gauntlets with blades that pop in and out at convenient times. Btw, anybody want to place any bets on whether there's going to be tone-deaf borderline racism in this one? I mean, we've already seen inklings with some shots of the Halloween extras: people of color all in nice, stereotyped little hula and African chief outfits. (Because why dress up as something scary or spooky for Halloween when you can just throw on a costume that neatly reduces your race and cultural heritage to a caricature?)
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05-28-2015, 06:29 PM | #1086 |
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To be fair, the casting call said to bring your own costume. But I guess there's always the possibility some showed up without any & got crappy spares.
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05-28-2015, 06:30 PM | #1087 | |
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05-28-2015, 06:52 PM | #1088 | |
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Just look at the response on Twitter, Instagram, etc. Its been super positive, and i know you chalk it up to us idiots wholl swallow whatever they churn out, but we ALL have fond memories of the OT, to which you admitted yourself, so why wouldnt a studio bank on that. Theyd be foolish not to. does it always make for great story telling? No. But clearly they are takin steps to correct/try to erase their mistakes, minus scrapping this altogether, which ISNT happening, chanign course is the best thing for it. |
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05-28-2015, 06:55 PM | #1089 | |
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Same writers are back. And they're cramming in even more characters to screw up. |
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05-28-2015, 06:58 PM | #1090 | |
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thats why Bumblebee is a camaro i had a friend once ask me what the brains name was...i had another friend who is a mom to a kid who watches TMNT ask me who shredder was do you know how many people returned the comic book toys in my time at TOYS R US because " we bought leo and this is raph we want the blue one" iver heard people identify them by their colors only go outside and survey people..you may get lucky but they wont know turtle one from turtle two forget asking them who casey jones is just because they grew up on it doesnt mean they care or will remember every detail but why settle for this when we could have so much better at the hands of someone who knows what they are doing, why funds this and not voice or stand up for something better never mind dont answer, i already know the anser "because its turtles"
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05-28-2015, 07:04 PM | #1091 | |
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05-28-2015, 07:08 PM | #1092 | |
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you could tell them Leo killed shredder in ep two and they will go "yea i remember that" Lets look at another franchise thats getting movie treatment soon Mighty Morphin Power Rangers aside from a handful of fans how many people of the GA do you think remember the main details of the show? not many if any, and they dont care..most dont even know PR is still on... "Fans" in the GA cant and dont care about remembering who slash or krang or irma is because its nostalgia.
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05-28-2015, 07:10 PM | #1093 | |
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And yes, comestic changes alone will not guarantee a good or even decent film, but its a start. and i know what you and most others might say, dont applaud them for doing something they should have done in the first place...they messed up, but are trying to correct things. We dont know what direction the writing will go but the aesthetics are certainly a good groundwork. |
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05-28-2015, 07:10 PM | #1094 |
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05-28-2015, 07:12 PM | #1095 |
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05-28-2015, 07:16 PM | #1096 | |
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Nonetheless, I remain distinctly uneasy - there are some things that you can't transition from the OT to live-action without looking really bad. You can have B&R being utter dimwits who can barely read or tie their shoes in the cartoon, but do the same thing in live-action and it's going to be very cringeworthy and uncomfortable to watch.
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05-28-2015, 07:23 PM | #1097 |
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I'd be a lot more receptive of a "based on the OT" movie if they actually went whole hog on it. Bright colors, jokes, April in a jumpsuit, all that. But instead we get this stupid hybrid of nostalgia-bait and some misguided attempt at being edgy, cool, and "not your daddy's TMNT" that completely misses it's mark.
Want to make a goofy OT movie? Go for it. Want to make something with a real edge to it? Do some direct Mirage, or at least IDW. They choose to take the least important elements of both and make something painfully mediocre instead.
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05-28-2015, 07:27 PM | #1098 | |
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Nothing more evident of this than Michael Bay, over steak and martinis, saying they need to lighten it up more and add more jokes. They don't know what they're doing at all. |
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05-28-2015, 07:33 PM | #1099 |
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Take this with a grain of salt, But according to a wiki article. George Takei is voicing Splinter, But I find it hard to believe because, Anyone can write and edit a Wiki page.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teena...ure_performers Personally I think George Takei would make a great Splinter, But The fact its a Wikipedia, I have doubts about that being true. |
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