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Buslady

03-17-2007, 08:11 PM

We went to see all the action at the Mann's Chinese, it was CROWDED.
Stupid war protestors and their crap were right in the middle of the street, right in front!! The poor tv show people were trying to do interviews and the dopes on the stage with thier crap were playing this loud horrible noise! ugh...idiots.

but hey I met someone:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v431/buslady/DSC00118.jpg

I simply just wanted to shake his hand and tell him thank you :D Very nice fella. Thanks Kevin!!

Saw Stan Sakai as well, Kevin Eastman, son and wife were there. I missed Nolan North dang it. He was there. We saw what we could, it was cool. We did not spot Patrick Stewart but that dont mean he was or was not there.
They had goodie bags for those who attended, with figs, TMNT games for Wii or Playstation, McDs toys (which i got my friend's extra :D).

Jester

03-17-2007, 08:13 PM

Kevin Eastman was there (almost typed "Kevin was there" but there are a few attached to the TMNT...:P) Sweet. Lucky you, my fellow Raphie fan.

jezza

03-17-2007, 08:15 PM

Lucky you, I would like to shake the mans hand to and badger him for a sequel :lol:

ThemanthatwouldbeRaphael

03-17-2007, 08:15 PM

Lucky, I can't wait to see some of those interviews.

Were Kevin(Smith), Ziyi, and Sarah there?

Roseangelo

03-17-2007, 08:18 PM

Yay! Glad the trip wasn't a waste for you guys even though you didn't get to see the movie! ( :( )

I went with Dawnatello early in the morning and we were able to get into the theater. It was the most AMAZING day!!!

We ended up seeing Kevin Eastman with Julie and Shane (both before and after the movie), Mitchell Whitfield (Don), Mikey Kelley (Mikey - and OMG, this guy IS Mikey), Nolan North, and Kevin Munroe. We got swag, pizza, and popcorn and drink in TMNT containers.

And the movie kicks ass.

BEST. DAY. EVER.

Pictures are here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/roseangelo/sets/72157600005752884/), although I'll probably be updating the captions for each, as I just wrote stuff really quickly for right now.

Roseangelo

03-17-2007, 08:19 PM

Were Kevin(Smith), Ziyi, and Sarah there?

I did not observe that any of the name actors were there.

Buslady

03-17-2007, 08:20 PM

We think we spotted Ziyi (we couldnt figure out what her name was) she was there. The others, who knows.

This is what the crowed looked like:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v431/buslady/DSC00108.jpg

Kevin's in that mess. As well as Ziyi.

Buslady

03-17-2007, 08:21 PM

I did not observe that any of the name actors were there.

We think we spotted the Karai chick, but i dunno what she looks like. so were guessing. she did have her hair like Karai's though!

ThemanthatwouldbeRaphael

03-17-2007, 08:24 PM

Love the picture of Shane Eastman

Did you see laird?

blue_angel99

03-17-2007, 08:26 PM

Wow thanks for sharing your pics!!! Awesome but I'm so jealous!!!:cry: I'm a former So Cal girl. This is the one moment I wish i was there and not in hawaii....

Roseangelo

03-17-2007, 08:34 PM

Love the picture of Shane Eastman

Did you see laird?

None of the Mirage crew was there.

ThemanthatwouldbeRaphael

03-17-2007, 08:41 PM

None of the Mirage crew was there.

:o

Are you familiar with the old robot phrase: "Does not compute"?

Roseangelo

03-17-2007, 08:47 PM

Are you familiar with the old robot phrase: "Does not compute"?

Well, Peter doesn't step onto airplanes, so I expected that. Stan Sakai wrote in his blog just that none of the Mirage crew was able to make it; I don't know any details on why.

ThemanthatwouldbeRaphael

03-17-2007, 08:56 PM

Peter's afraid to fly?

VaughnMichael

03-17-2007, 10:40 PM

Peter's afraid to fly?
allot of people have the fear of flying...but that's no reason not to go...I just spent 2 days on a train from l.a. to pittsburgh,p.a. so it really doesn't take that long and I know peters quite the country lovin kinda guy some time on a train would have done him well...shame he didnt go.
And yeah to anyone who says kevin eastman doesnt care about the tmnt can go suck a fat one seriously..I think this all the proof you need guys.:)

Buslady

03-17-2007, 10:42 PM

Yeah really, Kevin wouldn't have been there if he didn't give a care about TMNT.

Splinter's Iroonna

03-17-2007, 10:49 PM

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/cynlee/PICT0059.jpg

I *think* this is her-- and considering how much she was interviewed, I'm sure it was. If only I could have gotten a better pic-- especially of her and the guy she was with, because he was HAWT as well as familiar-looking...

poobone

03-17-2007, 10:57 PM

here's a better picture of her:

http://www.nndb.com/people/109/000108782/ziyi-zhang.jpg

Come on, you guys know who she is..... Crouching Tiger, Hero, House of Flying Daggers, etc.

Splinter's Iroonna

03-17-2007, 11:07 PM

I meant-- that she was at the premiere. It HAD to be her, but being so darn short, coupled with the difficulty of taking pictures (due to the stupid stage that was set up for the war protest-- and the CONSTANT sound check of the SAME DAMN SONG OVER AND OVER AND OVER) and a few other distractions...

But I'm sure that was her. And that was the best pic I could get.

Roseangelo

03-18-2007, 02:04 AM

Oh, one of the comments Kevin M. said to me during the brief chat I had with him was basically an appology for not posting here more often. I told him not to worry about it and that we appreciated his participation period. :)

kithng

03-18-2007, 02:08 AM

ThemanthatwouldbeRaphael

03-18-2007, 02:23 AM

Is that Chris Evans inthe pic?

Buslady

03-18-2007, 08:20 AM

She is the wife of Executive Producer Francis Kao, Not Ziyi.

Ziyi is not there.

Trust me, I'm chinese. :D :D :D

HAHAH OMG so...Iroooooonie...you were drooling over the Exec Producer!!!! He was hot...

Roseangelo

03-18-2007, 08:44 AM

I am very confident in saying that NONE of the name actors were there. Not only did they not recieve applause after the movie (the name actors are listed in the credits first, then the Turtles and the rest of the cast; when they finally got to the Turtles there was TONS of applause).

Additionally, the security guards were given sheets with headshots of all the "big" people to be looking for. The Turtle voices were on this in addition to Kevin M. and other executive and producer-type people. No name actors.

Buslady

03-18-2007, 08:50 AM

I am very confident in saying that NONE of the name actors were there. Not only did they not recieve applause after the movie (the name actors are listed in the credits first, then the Turtles and the rest of the cast; when they finally got to the Turtles there was TONS of applause).

I'll cheer for Nolan's name next week :D:D:P

Additionally, the security guards were given sheets with headshots of all the "big" people to be looking for. The Turtle voices were on this in addition to Kevin M. and other executive and producer-type people. No name actors.

yeah i saw the headshot sheets...i wondered what they were for. i think it was funny even Kevin E had to show ID for his tix.

Splinter's Iroonna

03-18-2007, 09:18 AM

Ah well-- the press seemed to give HER a whole lot of attention.

Anyway, she's very beautiful, and her hubby was HAWT!

Thanks for setting me straight.

johnnyblaze

03-18-2007, 09:18 AM

I'll cheer for Nolan's name next week :D:D:P

yeah i saw the headshot sheets...i wondered what they were for. i think it was funny even Kevin E had to show ID for his tix.

wow

Security=And you are sir?

Eastman=Kevin Eastman.

Security=Not on the list.

Eastman=But, But..I co created the characters.

Security=Oh really? Not on the list.

Splinter's Iroonna

03-18-2007, 09:20 AM

HAHAH OMG so...Iroooooonie...you were drooling over the Exec Producer!!!! He was hot...

Funny, though-- I didn't (couldn't) get his pic, but it didn't LOOK like him-- if that is the same guy who was on the video someone put up at YouTube earlier...

Oh well! He WAS HAWT!

So was that guy who was the Turtle Wrangler-- ;)

johnnyblaze

03-18-2007, 09:22 AM

Roseangelo

03-18-2007, 09:25 AM

the credits singled out the turtles you mean? kind of like the end credits for the previous films?

The credits actually single out the name actors. They list each of them first and there's a ton of space inbetween each one so that there's basically only one name on the screen at a time. Then they list the rest of the cast regularly, with the Turtle names at the top of that list.

johnnyblaze

03-18-2007, 09:29 AM

oh, would have been nice if the boys got top billing in their own flick lol. great to hear though that they got love when their names appeared.

Roseangelo

03-18-2007, 09:35 AM

oh, would have been nice if the boys got top billing in their own flick lol. great to hear though that they got love when their names appeared.

I agree that the Turtles should have had top billing. Firstly because it's their movie, and they also definitely have more lines than any of the secondary characters.

I would hope that they would get love, though, considering all four of them were in the audience with their families and collegues. 8) In the opening credits the most love was given for the Imagi logo. At the end it was for Kevin M. and the Turtles (and the movie in general, of course).

03-18-2007, 09:40 AM

I can explain this. I am a screenwriter and future filmmaker. If the Turtles V.A. didn't get credit first it's due to something called "above the line," and "below the line." What it is basically is an ego trip on actors behalf. Sometimes actors sign on and demad above the line credit and not below. Why? So they are seen first which I guess gets them more buzz and more work. Anyone below the line is when the credits roll in full, not just single names and producers and directors.

So anytime single names show up first before the rest of the credits that's above the line, the rest is under that long pause (or imaginary line,) called below the line.

-X-

johnnyblaze

03-18-2007, 09:41 AM

sounds like they knocked it out the park big time

Splinter's Iroonna

03-18-2007, 10:05 AM

Okay, I went back to YouTube, and if that was indeed Francis Kao I saw with that woman, then he has LOST the pudgy face and toned up something fierce! He looked like an action-movie star!

And as for that name thing-- I think it's just another example of these whomevers who worry about securing "names" to sell a film-- and then they can't even get the "names" to show up to support it.

It's not the names that are gonna bring in the bulk of the money. It is the guys.