Now You Face ... Marketing

[FellowChucker]

Looks like June, 3 months out is when they decided to kick it in gear. We're going to see new trailers. We're getting individual character posters now. Toys are about to hit retailers. Crush Soda is running flavor specific runs for each turtle. Raph = Strawberry, Mikey = Orange, Donnie = Grape, and Leo = Berry. Pizza Hut marketing will soon be coming. More stuff coming to light.

THIS Shredder, totally over the top, just like the character was meant to be. But he looks totally bad ass.

http://i.imgur.com/bpdtf6J.jpg

Nice black and white theme as a nod to the possible original Mirage source material? I dig it.

http://i.imgur.com/pPZwH2M.jpg

Love Mikey's face here:

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[TigerClaw]

I just hope places like Walmart would sell those posters, I would buy one of those black and white ones.

[sh3llshocked]

Come on full trailer!!

[Powder]

http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=46854

[TheSkeletonMan939]

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What in the world is Mikey doing?

And isn't it spelled "Donny"?

[Glados]

I have to agree with Powder, this didn't need it's own thread... (Those stencil-graffiti's are pretty nifty, tho.)

[Glados]

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What in the world is Mikey doing?

And isn't it spelled "Donny"?

It can be spelled both ways. I have no idea what's going on with Mikey's face... they sure could have picked a better pic of him, the other guys look good while he looks slightly retarded...

[Candy Kappa]

But we can't discuss the various marketing images and other images in that thread it would be nice to have a thrwd where we could do that, comment on the pictures and talk about them, and not clutter the picture thread with needless posts that isn't images.

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What in the world is Mikey doing?

And isn't it spelled "Donny"?

Viacom have decided that Donatello is now going to be shortened to Donnie instead of Donny. It's in the other Viacom versions as well

[Glados]

But we can't discuss the various marketing images and other images in that thread it would be nice to have a thrwd where we could do that, comment on the pictures and talk about them, and not clutter the picture thread with needless posts that isn't images.

Ah, I temporarily forgot that the previous marketing-discussion thread got closed! Well, see how this one fairs then...

[ctt4lfecw]

The only part of this whole movie thing that made me smile.

[MastahShredder]

I like this thread so we can also discuss the photos unlike the stickied one.

http://i.imgur.com/bVY8SV3.png

[Glados]

I like this thread so we can also discuss the photos unlike the stickied one.

http://i.imgur.com/bVY8SV3.png

I'm actually warming up a bit to the Shredder suit... It's still too bulky here and there and there's too many pointy bits, but the samurai-influence makes it a bit more likable.

[TheSkeletonMan939]

Viacom have decided that Donatello is now going to be shortened to Donnie instead of Donny. It's in the other Viacom versions as well

I've never heard of something shortening something by adding a letter.

[Sewer Sirens Podcast]

Great thread, we need some place to talk about all the stuff released without discussing in the image thread. Plus, this is a great place to talk about new trailers and TV spots, since the trailer discussion thread is also closed down.

Now let's hope this thread survives.

[pennydreadful]

Great thread, we need some place to talk about all the stuff released without discussing in the image thread. Plus, this is a great place to talk about new trailers and TV spots, since the trailer discussion thread is also closed down.

Now let's hope this thread survives.

I'll offer a snackrifice to the thread gods. :lol:

While I'm still not digging the designs, the graffiti promo is a really fun thing to see - I like the art style. If nothing else, I'm happy that we're at least starting to see something.

[NinjaPug]

This is about marketing. And the perception that it's been lacking, when it hadn't even started yet.

The fact that it hadn't started is why it was lacking. This is a summer blockbuster. Marketing for these films typically start prior to 60 days from release.

[Candy Kappa]

I've never heard of something shortening something by adding a letter.

Still shorter the his full name. :P

And it's not as silly as the short name for Richard :lol:

[Machias Banshee]

I stickied this for ya. Play nice and have fun... :)

Great thread, we need some place to talk about all the stuff released without discussing in the image thread. Plus, this is a great place to talk about new trailers and TV spots, since the trailer discussion thread is also closed down.

Now let's hope this thread survives.

Once the Bickering's been cleaned out (probably tonight), it will be reopened... I would like to see this thread survive as well.

I really like the black and white images. I don't drink soda, so the crush isn't something I'd pay attention to, but I like the simple B&W contrast in the images.. :)

[NinjaPug]

It has started 60 days prior to release.

:lol:

That's the point. It is out in 60 days and the marketing you mentioned (X-Games, Crush) just started. It should've started sooner.

I'm not even going to comment on their method of marketing. Any other movies using the X-Games as promotion?

[Cure]

Yeah, cool, another thread for everyone to complain about the marketing. Awesoooome.

[TurtleTitan97]

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What in the world is Mikey doing?


It looks like he's trying to hold in a fart.:lol:

But in all seriousness, it's about time they started the marketing. Wonder when more viral stuff will soon appear.

[Sumac]

Destroys the myth of no marketing.
By starting marketing just 2 months before the movie. Which could be a bit too late.

Graphities are nice. If not for designs, it would've been an interesting idea.

[graphic_content]

Please know that I'm not trying to start an argument, but I do not understand the context in which people believe that TMNT is late is late to the marketing game.

The only reason I wish they would pick up the pace is because I love the turtles, and would love to see as much as possible.

But does anyone here actually work in film marketing professionally? Someone who can say for sure they are lagging behind?

A bunch of films are coming out in August, ie Guardians of the Galaxy, and I don't see them anywhere, sure they have more substantial trailers, and figures, just like the Turtles...but has anyone seen much more than that? Nope. Take a look at comicbookmovie.com, and the majority of the posters being released for Guardians are fan made awesomeness that even the director, James Gunn admits to wishing he could use.

My point? Can a working professional confirm if they are lagging behind, OR is this truly just the opinion of fans on a forum?

[TrickOrTreater]

Please know that I'm not trying to start an argument, but I do not understand the context in which people believe that TMNT is late is late to the marketing game.

The only reason I wish they would pick up the pace is because I love the turtles, and would love to see as much as possible.

But does anyone here actually work in film marketing professionally? Someone who can say for sure they are lagging behind?

A bunch of films are coming out in August, ie Guardians of the Galaxy, and I don't see them anywhere, sure they have more substantial trailers, and figures, just like the Turtles...but has anyone seen much more than that? Nope. Take a look at comicbookmovie.com, and the majority of the posters being released for Guardians are fan made awesomeness that even the director, James Gunn admits to wishing he could use.

My point? Can a working professional confirm if they are lagging behind, OR is this truly just the opinion of fans on a forum?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_(film)#Marketing

All the way back to 2013.

You should see Godzilla's marketing too.

Yes, typically these types of movies market in small ways a year or so out from release(teaser posters, film stills, etc), and then pick up big 7-8 months from release with a teaser and/or official theatrical posters. Then after that we get the first full theatrical trailer which is usually around the 2-2.5 minute mark. After that you get more posters, more film stills, tv spots up until release.

This movie started official marketing 5 months before release with a teaser trailer.

Everything before that was leaked unofficially.

So yes, the marketing for this movie prior to the teaser release was non-existant.

Big summer blockbuster films of this type more often than not start marketing further out than 5 months from film release.

Not a professional marketer, but I have been following these types of movies as a hobby for 10 years.

[samxsteal]

Please know that I'm not trying to start an argument, but I do not understand the context in which people believe that TMNT is late is late to the marketing game.

The only reason I wish they would pick up the pace is because I love the turtles, and would love to see as much as possible.

But does anyone here actually work in film marketing professionally? Someone who can say for sure they are lagging behind?

A bunch of films are coming out in August, ie Guardians of the Galaxy, and I don't see them anywhere, sure they have more substantial trailers, and figures, just like the Turtles...but has anyone seen much more than that? Nope. Take a look at comicbookmovie.com, and the majority of the posters being released for Guardians are fan made awesomeness that even the director, James Gunn admits to wishing he could use.

My point? Can a working professional confirm if they are lagging behind, OR is this truly just the opinion of fans on a forum?
No regardless of what any one on these board no it's not I have heard from multiple source this is normal some movies choose, key word choose to have a larger marketing but the average it more similar to what we are getting, just like at paramount and all there movies from the past year maybe two all shorter marketing people like to assume because other movie do it everyone does but its not the case

[Donatello19]

Where did you find those posters? Do you know if they'll be sold at retail or are just promotional items?

[xChri5x]

Where did you find those posters? Do you know if they'll be sold at retail or are just promotional items?

http://www.allposters.com/-st/Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtles-2014-Posters_c206778_.htm

[TigerClaw]

http://www.allposters.com/-st/Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtles-2014-Posters_c206778_.htm
Cool, And they have them on sale. :)

[Puddinpop]

Chucker: I dig the Black and white. I've heard that in the next few weeks there's going to be interviews, plot details and new footage released. Let it begin :D

[pennydreadful]

This movie started official marketing 5 months before release with a teaser trailer.

Everything before that was leaked unofficially.


I think part of the problem was that the stuff that was unofficially leaked kind of gave a worst-foot-forward vibe (purely IMO). I don't think that the first glimpse of the Turtles we should've been seeing was that awful Halloween Mikey costume - seeing that put me in a funk about everything to do with this movie for days! I know you can't always control leaks, but it was a very unpleasant shock.

On the other hand, it can only get better from here. :lol:

[TrickOrTreater]

I think part of the problem was that the stuff that was unofficially linked kind of gave a worst-foot-forward vibe (purely IMO). I don't think that the first glimpse of the Turtles we should've been seeing was that awful Halloween Mikey costume - seeing that put me in a funk about everything to do with this movie for days! I know you can't always control leaks, but it was a very unpleasant shock.

On the other hand, it can only get better from here. :lol:

The way to combat leaks is by releasing official things on their terms in proper context.

They did not do that.

[Puddinpop]

I think part of the problem was that the stuff that was unofficially linked kind of gave a worst-foot-forward vibe (purely IMO). I don't think that the first glimpse of the Turtles we should've been seeing was that awful Halloween Mikey costume - seeing that put me in a funk about everything to do with this movie for days! I know you can't always control leaks, but it was a very unpleasant shock.

On the other hand, it can only get better from here. :lol:

I hated that Halloween costume lol.. But I wasn't flipping out like a lot of people. Halloween costumes are never an accurate portrayal of actual CGI in the film. Or even what the end result will be. I'm glad that those kick ass Marquettes were leaked directly afterwards along with the pic of Shredder. Plenty of positive feedback after those were released. Unlike when the costume.

[Warboss74]

I like this thread so we can also discuss the photos unlike the stickied one.

http://i.imgur.com/bVY8SV3.png
I just can't believe how ridiculously awful that Shredder design is. It does destroy any argument that the Turtle designs are the way they are because they're going for a more realistic take on the franchise.

[UGHShellshocked]

I hated that Halloween costume lol.. But I wasn't flipping out like a lot of people. Halloween costumes are never an accurate portrayal of actual CGI in the film. Or even what the end result will be. I'm glad that those kick ass Marquettes were leaked directly afterwards along with the pic of Shredder. Plenty of positive feedback after those were released. Unlike when the costume.

Those marquettes where the only thing that saved me from dropping a huge pile on this movie, however, my next question was Where do I get these wonderful toys? I think they really screwed the pooch with the lack of advertising. It's probably going to hurt the movie but what can you do?

[Puddinpop]

Those marquettes where the only thing that saved me from dropping a huge pile on this movie, however, my next question was Where do I get these wonderful toys? I think they really screwed the pooch with the lack of advertising. It's probably going to hurt the movie but what can you do?

I actually don't see any difference with any other movie coming out this year. I think what Graphic Content said plays a huge role in it. A lot of us are practically foaming at the mouth for new promo so it seems like we aren't getting enough bc we always want more. My only issue is the fact that we haven't had a full theatrical trailer...yet. But I think we will before release. But with any other film the marketing only really kicks up about two mouths out.. some even a month out. Whether it be GOTG or Transformers or DOTPOTA.. TMNT is pretty on par with other films when it comes to marketing. I also think that things are about to kick up in the next month. I would love to have those Marquettes as well.. but I think they belong to Platinum Dunes and I'd be surprised if they mass produced them for sale. Bummer

[Zulithe]

These pics are from Slash32 (http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/member.php?u=7492). He bought this at Target recently near the registers.

Crush Soda tie-in with the symbol on the cap. It says "1 in 10 wins" apparently you can win movie tickets and other prizes.

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5476/14189277680_87c0f70052_s.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nBRKUC)IMAG0271 (https://flic.kr/p/nBRKUC) by the_real_slash (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3885/14189273960_51bc3d083f_s.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nBRJNu)IMAG0270 (https://flic.kr/p/nBRJNu) by the_real_slash (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr

I'm gonna try to buy one (or some!) tomorrow when I go snag some 2014 Movie figures

[voltron80]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_(film)#Marketing

All the way back to 2013.

You should see Godzilla's marketing too.

Yes, typically these types of movies market in small ways a year or so out from release(teaser posters, film stills, etc), and then pick up big 7-8 months from release with a teaser and/or official theatrical posters. Then after that we get the first full theatrical trailer which is usually around the 2-2.5 minute mark. After that you get more posters, more film stills, tv spots up until release.

This movie started official marketing 5 months before release with a teaser trailer.

Everything before that was leaked unofficially.

So yes, the marketing for this movie prior to the teaser release was non-existant.

Big summer blockbuster films of this type more often than not start marketing further out than 5 months from film release.

Not a professional marketer, but I have been following these types of movies as a hobby for 10 years.

http://www.standupamericaus.org/sua/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/moving-the-goal-post.jpg

[Allio]

I stickied this for ya. Play nice and have fun... :)


you know we wont

[zodiac brave]

sweet!

ha! that shredder one is so over the top! with the caliber of quality behind this movie, i'd expect no less. from the very first image we received of the shredder, i've thought they were going with a kinda "extreme" mortal kombat style for the character designs and this goes right along with that.

and that raph graffiti style one is def awesome!

as per marketing...ive just now started seeing promotional stuff pop up at stores for how to train your dragon 2 and aside from the posters i still havent really seen anything for xmen literally til yesterday when i went to carls jr and saw they had kid's meal toys (all of which i scooped, heh.)

iirc, i never really saw anything for cap or spidey 2 til about a month or six weeks before they came out. at least in terms of any periphery stuff. they had about the same as tmnt regarding posters n trailers/tv spots. id say we're in pretty standard shape regarding marketing.

[Pondslider]

Captain America and Spider-man 2 both had Super Bowl ads.

[zodiac brave]

thats right.

well they did come out way before this flick.

did transformers or any more recent releases. gotg didnt, right?

just trying to get a gauge on whether this movies lack of one is an anomaly or if its just such a late in the year release that it wasn't something that would been done as a standard by the studio.

[Pondslider]

Transformers did too. Gotg didn't, but they started releasing official images in December (Link (http://comicbook.com/blog/2013/12/31/guardians-of-the-galaxy-official-synopsis-image-released/)) and the first teaser came out in mid February. They also had a panel and showed footage at SDCC last summer.

[zodiac brave]

i really do wish this flick woulda gotten the AAA treatment.

but its just not as popular or "important" in the studio's eyes, i guess.

i hope this movie miraculously turns out awesome.

[Puddinpop]

sweet!

ha! that shredder one is so over the top! with the caliber of quality behind this movie, i'd expect no less. from the very first image we received of the shredder, i've thought they were going with a kinda "extreme" mortal kombat style for the character designs and this goes right along with that.

and that raph graffiti style one is def awesome!

as per marketing...ive just now started seeing promotional stuff pop up at stores for how to train your dragon 2 and aside from the posters i still havent really seen anything for xmen literally til yesterday when i went to carls jr and saw they had kid's meal toys (all of which i scooped, heh.)

iirc, i never really saw anything for cap or spidey 2 til about a month or six weeks before they came out. at least in terms of any periphery stuff. they had about the same as tmnt regarding posters n trailers/tv spots. id say we're in pretty standard shape regarding marketing.

Yea i agree 100%. I want that Shredder poster on my wall. This is BY FAR my favorite portrayal of him so far. An evil over lord controlling the entire city, media, TCRI, Police, Politicians, some powerful evil malicious man.. Shredders castle? DAMN :lol:
Maybe this first one doesn't get the AAA treatment but if it is successful im sure the second one will. Its their goal to make it as successful as the Transformers series. I hope so. It is def. possible

[pennydreadful]

I hated that Halloween costume lol.. But I wasn't flipping out like a lot of people. Halloween costumes are never an accurate portrayal of actual CGI in the film. Or even what the end result will be. I'm glad that those kick ass Marquettes were leaked directly afterwards along with the pic of Shredder. Plenty of positive feedback after those were released. Unlike when the costume.

Oh dude, I totally flipped out - I've got no problem admitting that. :lol: But then we saw the maquettes and although Raph's loincloth was a bit iffy for me, I saw some things that I liked about the designs. But after that the more we saw, the more I just started yo-yoing on the whole thing. As I said, my emotions have been all over the place with this movie.

[Puddinpop]

Oh dude, I totally flipped out - I've got no problem admitting that. :lol: But then we saw the maquettes and although Raph's loincloth was a bit iffy for me, I saw some things that I liked about the designs. But after that the more we saw, the more I just started yo-yoing on the whole thing. As I said, my emotions have been all over the place with this movie.

Yea I hear ya.. It's been like that for a lot of folks.. It's why I just want the DAMN thing out already lol. No more speculating.. no more question marks burning into our heads lol...
I just want to see it. It's been sooooooooooo long. Less than two months to go. It will be here before we know it ; )

[pennydreadful]

Yea I hear ya.. It's been like that for a lot of folks.. It's why I just want the DAMN thing out already lol. No more speculating.. no more question marks burning into our heads lol...
I just want to see it. It's been sooooooooooo long. Less than two months to go. It will be here before we know it ; )

Yeah - though I'm starting to think the infighting is not going to improve once the movie's out - if anything, it'll probably get fiercer. :lol:

[MastahShredder]

http://i.imgur.com/h6oVNHg.jpg

[Puddinpop]

Yeah - though I'm starting to think the infighting is not going to improve once the movie's out - if anything, it'll probably get fiercer. :lol:

Um... yea id have to agree with ya lol. But at least all of these questions will be answered once and for all. Then the opinion pushing will be forced into overdrive. After the movie comes out I know Ill probably come here less often.

[Radical Raph]

Those black and white posters are badass!

[zodiac brave]

Um... yea id have to agree with ya lol. But at least all of these questions will be answered once and for all. Then the opinion pushing will be forced into overdrive. After the movie comes out I know Ill probably come here less often.

word.

:ohwell:

[Puddinpop]

word.

:ohwell:

I like coming for news and stuff.. Everything that you said the other day was right on. I just have had it with the trolling snarky snobbery supremacists garbage that just gets worse and worse.. misery loves company.. ill definitely frequent the site.. just probably not as much.

[massakre]

I know theyve been hitting the NBA Finals with TV spots pretty hard.. and you're tapping into a demographic there that may not pick up comic books or tune into the Nick cartoon. I think the marketing is doing well at this point. I've seen several of my friends on FB (that are avid sports nuts tuning into the Finals) go and take a sec and update their status saying something like "whaat?! a new ninja turtles?! im there opening day" .. another status on FB said "transformers? TMNT? Man its gonna be a good summer for movies" one more status said "cant wait to take my sons to see TMNT".

Like I said, the marketing isnt as bad off as what I initially thought it'd be.. i agree that because of the internets, im probably just being impatient.. checking this site and others daily probably doesnt help lol

[Puddinpop]

I know theyve been hitting the NBA Finals with TV spots pretty hard.. and you're tapping into a demographic there that may not pick up comic books or tune into the Nick cartoon. I think the marketing is doing well at this point. I've seen several of my friends on FB (that are avid sports nuts tuning into the Finals) go and take a sec and update their status saying something like "whaat?! a new ninja turtles?! im there opening day" .. another status on FB said "transformers? TMNT? Man its gonna be a good summer for movies" one more status said "cant wait to take my sons to see TMNT".

Like I said, the marketing isnt as bad off as what I initially thought it'd be.. i agree that because of the internets, im probably just being impatient.. checking this site and others daily probably doesnt help lol

I agree.. it seemed a little slow at first.. but we were so Hungry for info lol. I hope i see the trailer on TV Tuesday.. I think that is when the next game is on. The marketing blitz is only going to get better from here on out :D

[Pondslider]

I agree.. it seemed a little slow at first.. but we were so Hungary for info lol. I hope i see the trailer on TV Tuesday.. I think that is when the next game is on. The marketing blitz is only going to get better from here on out :D

Ukraine bet people will Czech it out even if does turn out to be a Turkey.

[MastahShredder]

Saw this on Twitter..

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BptCPo0IQAAzb4L.jpg:large

Advertising for the new #TMNT is pretty cool. These are plastered all over the city. #WashingtonDC

[1984TMNT]

Saw this on Twitter..

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BptCPo0IQAAzb4L.jpg:large

Interesting he isn't wearing the glasses in that artwork. I'm realllllllly hoping they only make a brief appearance in the movie before Donnie ditches them - though I'm not holding my breath since there has been plenty of other media/promo shots with him indeed wearing them.

[MastahShredder]

From this..his bo definitely looks sort of retractable.

http://i.imgur.com/P3UpFkQ.jpg

[RedRocBoy]

Looks like June, 3 months out is when they decided to kick it in gear. We're going to see new trailers. We're getting individual character posters now. Toys are about to hit retailers. Crush Soda is running flavor specific runs for each turtle. Raph = Strawberry, Mikey = Orange, Donnie = Grape, and Leo = Berry. Pizza Hut marketing will soon be coming. More stuff coming to light.

THIS Shredder, totally over the top, just like the character was meant to be. But he looks totally bad ass.

http://i.imgur.com/bpdtf6J.jpg

Nice black and white theme as a nod to the possible original Mirage source material? I dig it.

http://i.imgur.com/pPZwH2M.jpg

Love Mikey's face here:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/t1.0-9/10388092_10202158930874908_8006132097284694905_n.j pg
Damn!!!! Shredder looks so freakin' bad ass. :teek::teek::teek::teek:

[Galactus]

HIS Shredder, totally over the top, just like the character was meant to be. But he looks totally bad ass.

Considering that in the initial design process for the character they tried a different look but the mutual agreement of everyone that it worked best as a more simple realistic look then I'd sat that "over the top" is certainly NOT how the character was meant to be.

Also this Shredder looks ridiculous. When he draws his extra blades it looks like his hands are peacocking.

[TrickOrTreater]

Considering that in the initial design process for the character they tried a different look but the mutual agreement of everyone that it worked best as a more simple realistic look then I'd sat that "over the top" is certainly NOT how the character was meant to be.

Also this Shredder looks ridiculous. When he draws his extra blades it looks like his hands are peacocking.

Such wasted potential.

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

Also this Shredder looks ridiculous. When he draws his extra blades it looks like his hands are peacocking.

http://treasure.diylol.com/uploads/post/image/159216/resized_socially-awesome-kindergartener-meme-generator-i-wanna-see-your-peacock-40bded.jpg

[Puddinpop]

These are the best theatrical posters we've ever got for a Ninja Turtles movie. Loving the black / white Mirage style graffiti theme going on here:

http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtle-Street-Poster-Raphael.jpg


Co-sign.

http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtle-Street-Poster-Shredder.jpg


Nah.

Shredder the concept, the costume, has always been over the top. That's the point. The turtles always make jokes about it too. It's intenionally both over the top, funny, and intimidating.

This just ramps up the idea even more. It's not un heard of because he's embossed in an entire metal, eyes glowing suit in the 2k3 show. Where gradually his suit gets more and more over the top. In the Nick toon he has blades that extend, or retract to ridiculous lengths.

"Maybe all that hardware's for making coleslaw"

DAMN man seriously... I WANT THOSE F-ING POSTERS!!! Esp. The Shredder one. I agree they are by far the best posters we've ever gotten for a TMNT movie. I've gotta buy them.

Edit: I much rather have an evil powerful man Literally controlling the entire of city " even lives in a Castle"
than some Japanese guy in a warehouse hanging out with a bunch of cigar smoking, TV snatching teenagers.
This Character seems way more focused, more intelligent, more malicious, more conniving, more menacing, more dangerous, more powerful and more controlling. It's going to be the bomb watching it play out.

[Pondslider]

The posters are nice, but I can't help but think at some point there was a conversation like, "How can we advertise the movie and show the turtles without clearly showing the designs people dislike so much?"

Hopefully whoever came up with the posters was well compensated.

[Rooish]

These are the best theatrical posters we've ever got for a Ninja Turtles movie. Loving the black / white Mirage style graffiti theme going on here:

http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtle-Street-Poster-Raphael.jpg



Do you have good quality versions of the other Turtles?

Also as for the Donnie spelling, it has definitely always been both. I've usually seen "Donnie" in the comics, except for Image. Including the canonical ones (Vol. 4 by Peter Laird).

[Puddinpop]

The posters are nice, but I can't help but think at some point there was a conversation like, "How can we advertise the movie and show the turtles without clearly showing the designs people dislike so much?"

Hopefully whoever came up with the posters was well compensated.


Hahaha look he spelled Hungry wrong he spelled hungry wrong
I gooootta say something I just can't help myself :lol: Yea real funny... what a smart guy you are. Making jokes about Ukraine right now...


You're right they are awesome...Yea that's exactly what they said... "lets go black and white and hide their faces". First it's complaining that they aren't using the "movie" turtles.. then they start using the "movie turtles".. and now it's " they're hiding their faces by doing animated black and white"? :lol:

[FellowChucker]

Do you have good quality versions of the other Turtles?
http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtle-Street-Poster-Michaelangelo.jpg

http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtle-Street-Poster-Leonardo.jpg

http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtle-Street-Poster-Donatello.jpg


You're right they are awesome...Yea that's exactly what they said... "lets go black and white and hide their faces". First it's complaining that they aren't using the "movie" turtles.. then they start using the "movie turtles".. and now it's " they're hiding their faces by doing animated black and white"? :lol:
Thought I was going to have to be the one to bring it up. Trolls.

We get it, you're vehemently opposed to EVERYTHING. We get it. But don't have a constant shifting approach to your nit picking criticisms. First it's "they don't have the balls to stick with their vision" ... now a slew of marketing, with these awesome designs being used front, and center.

We got bad ass, artistic, interesting black / white theme, paying homage to their source material roots is now a problem? Jesus, these people will never be pleased. No where is their designs being hidden here either. These posters show pretty interesting amounts of effort.

:lol:

[TheSkeletonMan939]

Those new posters look so sloppily done. I could probably do the same thing in Photoshop in an hour or two, with better results. Why did they leave some spots so blurry?

It's like they tried to emulate that poster for The Wolverine but didn't feel like doing any work.

And Shredder still looks like a moron.

[Jester]

Those new posters look so sloppily done. I could probably do the same thing in Photoshop in an hour or two, with better results. Why did they leave some spots so blurry?

It's like they tried to emulate that poster for The Wolverine but didn't feel like doing any work.
Indeed:
http://www.moviedeskback.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/the-wolverine-huge-wallpaper.jpg

[Puddinpop]

Those new posters look so sloppily done. I could probably do the same thing in Photoshop in an hour or two, with better results. Why did they leave some spots so blurry?

It's like they tried to emulate that poster for The Wolverine but didn't feel like doing any work.

And Shredder still looks like a moron.

It's meant to purposely resemble street art.. It's....supposed to look like spray paint. Hence
the runnage .. They are black and white for a reason... I can't.....

uh never mind

[MastahShredder]

Those new posters look so sloppily done. I could probably do the same thing in Photoshop in an hour or two, with better results. Why did they leave some spots so blurry?

It's like they tried to emulate that poster for The Wolverine but didn't feel like doing any work.

And Shredder still looks like a moron.

To be honest, these are very simple posters. They work well because some of the film they went really overboard with stuff. This is a fresh look imo

[TigerClaw]

I think those posters look great, And going for something unique and different as far as poster designs go.

[ctt4lfecw]

Art looks like IDW's Andy Kuhn.

[TrickOrTreater]

Indeed:
http://www.moviedeskback.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/the-wolverine-huge-wallpaper.jpg

I think those posters look great, And going for something unique and different as far as poster designs go.

Unique and different.

[Galactus]

These are the best theatrical posters we've ever got for a Ninja Turtles movie. Loving the black / white Mirage style graffiti theme going on here

Oh c'mon now. I know we've gotten into a mode of viewing everything with a positive or negative eye depending on what side we're on but putting aside everything including the designs of the characters themselves I don't think these can be viewed as "good".

I'm not the biggest fan of the Imagi movie but surely the posters including the individual ones worked much better at selling the look and tone of the movie as well as being much better images than any of these.

These are just crude line drawings and the turtles poses seem to be conveniently designs to obscure their abundance of accessories as well as show them with more standard faces. You don't really get anything from this.

Also let's not go down the route of saying this is Mirage Comics inspired. Putting aside the wrong colors, the lack of toning that the Mirage books were known for and not looking at all like anything from any of the comics do we really think anyone involved gives enough of a **** about the original comics to give a nod in this way.

Shredder the concept, the costume, has always been over the top. That's the point. The turtles always make jokes about it too. It's intenionally both over the top, funny, and intimidating.


Tell that to Eastman and Laird who after trying out more over-the-top looks agreed a simpler approach worked best.

The turtles tend to make light of a lot of things. That's just how they are characterized in most versions.

[zodiac brave]

OMG these are DOOOOOOPE!

next bunch of desktop backgrounds right here.

i love the street team style marketing too.


I could probably do the same thing in Photoshop in an hour or two, with better results.

why dont you?

i want some art even more awesome than those!

cmon, man...do it for us fans!

:tgrin:

[TheSkeletonMan939]

why dont you?
:

Because I don't have Photoshop, I don't have a computer stylus, and I don't have the character models handy. In fact, I don't have any clear pictures of these turtles taken from the film. Maybe if they stopped focusing on Megan Fox for a few minutes, I could actually see some images of what the turtles will look like in the movie.

[Shark_Blade]

I love the posters.

[Puddinpop]

Oh c'mon now. I know we've gotten into a mode of viewing everything with a positive or negative eye depending on what side we're on but putting aside everything including the designs of the characters themselves I don't think these can be viewed as "good".

I'm not the biggest fan of the Imagi movie but surely the posters including the individual ones worked much better at selling the look and tone of the movie as well as being much better images than any of these.

These are just crude line drawings and the turtles poses seem to be conveniently designs to obscure their abundance of accessories as well as show them with more standard faces. You don't really get anything from this.

Also let's not go down the route of saying this is Mirage Comics inspired. Putting aside the wrong colors, the lack of toning that the Mirage books were known for and not looking at all like anything from any of the comics do we really think anyone involved gives enough of a **** about the original comics to give a nod in this way.



Tell that to Eastman and Laird who after trying out more over-the-top looks agreed a simpler approach worked best.

The turtles tend to make light of a lot of things. That's just how they are characterized in most versions.

One minute it's " simplicity is genius" the next minute its " crude... laziness "..

Tell that to Eastman and Laird who after trying out more over-the-top looks agreed a simpler approach worked best.

I give up

[Galactus]

One minute it's " simplicity is genius" the next minute its " crude... laziness "..

Do you not understand the difference between simple and crude?

I give up

Because you can't counter my point?

[d_osborn]

I like the idea of the street art posters, but I really wish the spray paint textures had been handled a little better. It looks like the artist used some sort of basic smearing/blurring to give a stencil look instead of digging into more accurate textures for the medium. More splatters, too. They're way better than floating head posters, though.

[Galactus]

For marketing, I prefer simplicity. See Batman '89 style marketing.

You mean the very sleek oval Batman symbol? I agree that was very cool but imagine if the posters and billboards and the like was that same Bat symbol drawn with a sharpie. Wouldn't look as good, would it?

Also that movie initially had a lot of the same stigma that this movie had but he released a neat trailer early on that put fans fears very comfortably to rest. This has not.

[zodiac brave]

These are just crude line drawings and the turtles poses seem to be conveniently designs to obscure their abundance of accessories as well as show them with more standard faces. You don't really get anything from this.


i definitely agree that they seem to be trying to kinda obscure how weird the new designs look. but i also think they've chosen to do it in a way that (and your mileage may vary on whether its good or bad) is consistent with the type of imagery that has been coming out so far.

the ampersand pic, the color swatch pic and now a kind of graffiti/art/banksy wanna be style series of posters. seems like they're going a little more abstract as opposed to outright action, in your face imagery.

philosophically, if they're banking on a lot of people coming to see this sheerly outta nostalgia, then i think this is genius. it NOT being outright pics and examples of EXACTLY what we'll see in the flick may work better at attracting the general masses because they wont see the new stuff and automatically hate it, like so many tend to do. after transformers, im sure the producers kind of expect that to happen from the hard cores to the casuals. people seem to not like change AT ALL.

honestly, i've gotten used to the new designs. i still think shredder is way too busy, but so crazy it works, and based on the action figure, splinter looks awkward with his hair bun and i really think mikey's face is ridiculous, but the other turtles look fine.

[Puddinpop]

Do you not understand the difference between simple and crude?



Because you can't counter my point?

My buddy already did.. look above smart guy. I understand that you guys continue to shift.. constantly. I understand that your engaging in the same slander campaign and no matter what they put out it's gonna be the same " Nope.. I don't like it... Nope I don't like it.. Nope I don't like it..
Which is fine.. to each their own.. I just don't have the energy anymore.

[RaphAndDonnie]

The posters look...Ok, except for Shredder. His mask looks cool but what is up with those giant claw hands? :o Regardless I kinda like the posters. I like the black and white feel, it looks good.

[TrickOrTreater]

i definitely agree that they seem to be trying to kinda obscure how weird the new designs look. but i also think they've chosen to do it in a way that (and your mileage may vary on whether its good or bad) is consistent with the type of imagery that has been coming out so far.

the ampersand pic, the color swatch pic and now a kind of graffiti/art/banksy wanna be style series of posters. seems like they're going a little more abstract as opposed to outright action, in your face imagery.

philosophically, if they're banking on a lot of people coming to see this sheerly outta nostalgia, then i think this is genius. it NOT being outright pics and examples of EXACTLY what we'll see in the flick may work better at attracting the general masses because they wont see the new stuff and automatically hate it, like so many tend to do. after transformers, im sure the producers kind of expect that to happen from the hard cores to the casuals. people seem to not like change AT ALL.

honestly, i've gotten used to the new designs. i still think shredder is way too busy, but so crazy it works, and based on the action figure, splinter looks awkward with his hair bun and i really think mikey's face is ridiculous, but the other turtles look fine.

People don't like bad change.

Nolan's Batman films were considerably different from Burton's and that was a very successful, billion dollar franchise.

Helps that it was more faithful to a specific Batman ideal, but that only matters to us nerds. They were ALSO good, exciting movies that were very entertaining.

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

FYI You didn't respond to the rest of my post about Shredder's over the top appearance in general, and even more exaggerated states in other versions of the material ...

shredders never been this over the top though..he has never had excessive spikes or blades like this...even in series like 2k3 he has been very subtle..the only other over the top shredder was cyber shredder from back to the sewers and super shredder in SOTO

[zodiac brave]

Because I don't have Photoshop, I don't have a computer stylus, and I don't have the character models handy. In fact, I don't have any clear pictures of these turtles taken from the film. Maybe if they stopped focusing on Megan Fox for a few minutes, I could actually see some images of what the turtles will look like in the movie.

hm.

you should get photoshop and a stylus. then you could totes get into the movie marketing art racket and make some bucks, bro!

on an only slightly related note...

i just noticed that, in terms of poster and billboard marketing, there hasn't been any april or vernon or splinter stuff.

i do like that they seem to be focusing on the brothers and shredder. at least right now, initially.

[Puddinpop]

FYI You didn't respond to the rest of my post about Shredder's over the top appearance in general, and even more exaggerated states in other versions of the material ...

It's the exact reason I decided to "give up" lol..

[zodiac brave]

People don't like bad change.

Nolan's Batman films were considerably different from Burton's but that was a very successful, billion dollar franchise.

Helps that it was more faithful to a specific Batman ideal, but that only matters to us nerds. They were ALSO good, exciting movies that were very entertaining.

true. and this movie already has so many strikes against it...

hopefully this'll AT LEAST be entertaining, if not good.

[Puddinpop]

Smear campaign.

I don't like this ... Nope, not that either. Everything sucks.

:lol:

Careful hehe.. " SO WE"RE SUPPOSED TO LIKE EVERYTHING???" 3...2...1..

Edit: Look at all those over the top blades.. I repeat... I give up lol

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

Shredder at the start of the series is decked out in entirely metal armor.

but then are you only comparing one shredder or all shredders?...cause in your posts you seem to be generalizing all shredders


Edit: Look at all those over the top blades.. I repeat... I give up lol

but are they stand alone shredders? no....it is a shredder who kept trying to defeat the turtles so he got bigger and badder as the story progressed...he didn't start that way, he was very sleek and reserved "classic" shredder look

only after so many defeats that he went "over the top"

and i am pretty sure one of the mega shredders is from the alternate timeline that was "Same as it never was"

then one being a night mare and another being a clone ish thing

even tengu shredder had a very "classic" simple shredder look and he was a demon

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2072/2424075972_24a4368e1d.jpg


i hate to say this because i know you guys are just going to label me a troll for having a different view, but if this is your defense i must ask..do you understand the source you are pulling from....sure i havent seen all of 2k3 but ive seen enough to know that shredder stayed pretty simple for a lone time

and also it is the same shredder the entire time...not many shredders who designed them selves to look that way..but one guy who kept wanting to win..AFTER many losses to the turtles

[TrickOrTreater]

Shredder at the start of the series is decked out in entirely metal armor. Before he just had a pink outfit and bladed shoulders, wrists, shin guards, and mask. He's turned into a full on cyborg in the series.

It progressively gets more, and more ridiculous as the series progresses. Stuff far more exaggerated than what we're getting.

http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20121019183022/tmnt/images/d/d7/2856154642_d6142db621_o.PNG

https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3046/2423266537_3ba03a8d02.jpg

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2375/2424078916_3dcccbc50c.jpg

https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3245/2677750761_afc3ec4021.jpg

Yes and all of these are bad. What's your point?

Except for the first one, which isn't bad so much as not ideal.

Here he is as he first appeared in 2003:

http://i.imgur.com/tEsuS7y.png?1

Slightly more armor than usual? Sure. But that's not a bad thing in theory.

This is considerably better than the mess in this new movie.

[zodiac brave]

and there was also this...with metal that for whatever reason mutated too...

http://i1078.photobucket.com/albums/w489/zodiacbrave83/Super_Shredder_zpsd3314961.jpg

http://i1078.photobucket.com/albums/w489/zodiacbrave83/super_shredder12_zpsfc77cae9.jpg

yeah, original movie shredder design aside, the first version of 2k3 shredder is my fave.

EDIT: oh, snap! i almost forgot IDW shredder. i LOVE his costume design. the scarf mask is ill as fukc!

[Puddinpop]

but then are you only comparing one shredder or all shredders?...cause in your posts you seem to be generalizing all shredders




but are they stand alone shredders? no....it is a shredder who kept trying to defeat the turtles so he got bigger and badder as the story progressed...he didn't start that way, he was very sleek and reserved "classic" shredder look

only after so many defeats that he went "over the top"

and i am pretty sure one of the mega shredders is from the alternate timeline that was "Same as it never was"

then one being a night mare and another being a clone ish thing


i hate to say this because i know you guys are just going to label me a troll for having a different view, but if this is your defense i must ask..do you understand the source you are pulling from....sure i havent seen all of 2k3 but ive seen enough to know that shredder stayed pretty simple for a lone time

and also it is the same shredder the entire time...not many shredders who designed them selves to look that way..but one guy who kept wanting to win..AFTER many losses to the turtles

Soo... what's wrong with starting out with a villain that seems unbeatable... is it that crazy or ridiculous to see a villain like Shredder and think to yourself... Oh my god... how are they going to beat this guy.. I just don't get what the logic is.. What's the problem? I cant believe people are making this a "problem"..

Edit: Zodiac: Look at that.. and that villain didn't even have 5 minutes of screen time before killing himself

[zodiac brave]

Soo... what's wrong with starting out with a villain that seems unbeatable... is it that crazy or ridiculous to see a villain like Shredder and think to yourself... Oh my god... how are they going to beat this guy.. I just don't get what the logic is.. What's the problem? I cant believe people are making this a "problem"..

Edit: Zodiac: Look at that.. and that villain didn't even have 5 minutes of screen time before killing himself

i can see why it bothers some people just from a design standpoint, because (and i've said this before) this new movie shredder looks like a mortal kombat character...all extreme and like hes ready to do a fatality.

again, ive said this before as well, it looks so crazy thats it gotta be interesting at the very least. now that im looking at it, it does have a very busy, super detailed, over designed bayformers look. kinda like megatron.

as for the whole "evolution of the shredder" from 2k3...its still the character, or an echo of what that character represents to the tmnt. for all intents and purposes, regardless of whether its a robot or clone or alt reality version...those are all THE SHREDDER.

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

Soo... what's wrong with starting out with a villain that seems unbeatable

absolutely nothing, Shredder is one of my Top 5 super villains

but i don't need giant blades and a mech suit to feel intimidated by him, that is something that over the years has kept shredder so high on my list

he is meant to be an ultimate ninja master..with no equal since the death/disappearance of yoshi

this 2014 shredder is a prime example of show not tell...he is big and sharp so of course he is dangerous

the turtles have always struggled with the shredder, he didnt need to become megatron to be unbeatable

in the first movie he pretty much destroys them nd even admits that they could've taken him had they fought together and only lost one brother in the battle


watch that fight again and tell me is that the fighting of a man who cant win or a guy toying with his prey...he is constantly taunting them only to be stopped by a lucky shot from leo

and he gets defeated because he looses focus ala splinter

[TrickOrTreater]

Soo... what's wrong with starting out with a villain that seems unbeatable... is it that crazy or ridiculous to see a villain like Shredder and think to yourself... Oh my god... how are they going to beat this guy.. I just don't get what the logic is.. What's the problem? I cant believe people are making this a "problem"..

Because Shredder needs to look ridiculously over the top to seem unbeatable.

Maybe he could have done that through his ACTIONS and demonstration of ninja skill and ruthlessness instead of 6 machetes on each mecha robot suit arm.

and that villain didn't even have 5 minutes of screen time before killing himself

So because past iterations of Shredder were less desirable to flat out bad it's okay that this movie's is too?

[Puddinpop]

absolutely nothing, Shredder is one of my Top 5 super villains

but i don't need giant blades and a mech suit to feel intimidated by him, that is something that over the years has kept shredder so high on my list

he is meant to be an ultimate ninja master..with no equal since the death/disappearance of yoshi

this 2014 shredder is a prime example of show not tell...he is big and sharp so of course he is dangerous

the turtles have always struggled with the shredder, he didnt need to become megatron to be unbeatable

in the first movie he pretty much destroys them nd even admits that they could've taken him had they fought together and only lost one brother in the battle


watch that fight again and tell me is that the fighting of a man who cant win or a guy toying with his prey...he is constantly taunting them only to be stopped by a lucky shot from leo

and he gets defeated because he looses focus ala splinter

Well how can you say it's just "show" without the tell when you haven't seen the film.. what about context.. buildup.. it's hard to "tell" when you haven't seen the movie. I know everyone hates it when you say that but it's true.

He isn't "megatron "... He's Shredder.. just not the exact Shredder we remember.. and that's fine imo. I like the fact that he seems unbeatable.. I makes it interesting.. I don't care that he's bladed from head to toe.. He's called the Shredder for a reason and that reason is apparent now.. Yea it's over the top.. but that's how I like it.. It's a taste thing. So you're not "wrong" for disliking it. but it's not outright "wrong" for the Character.

Edit: Ill judge better when I watch him enter the lair and approach Splinter.. but I think the fact that his suit is soo over the top could very well make him more intimidating.. I mean.. if I woke up and saw that in my room... id piss all over myself.

[Galactus]

What's so blasphemous about that? The unique style, the theme, the deliberate street feel to it with the spray paint. Mirage black and white color scheme.

I didn't say it was blasphemous or even bad art in itself and as Zodiac Brave said it's probably a good thing this art obscures the new designs but the idea of these being hailed as the best TMNT posters ever I think has more to do with the supporters of this movie hyping everything to do with it as the best thing ever than a objective view.

It trumps everything I've ever seen for Ninja Turtle films. The original teaser / theatrical poster got me amped as a child. It's the 2nd best. But these crap on everything else.

The posters for the first two TMNT movies still get referenced in media all the time, do you really really expect these posters will years from now?

Again the Imagi movie wasn't the best but comparing the individual turtle posters to these ones I'd strongly argue the 2007 movie takes it.

The simpler approach is still comical, and very much over the top. The entire concept of the ninja turtles in it's original conception is commentary, and poking fun at comic book tropes. "Splinter" ... "Shredder"

Well it's more of a nod to a specific comic book story and yes, it's still somewhat over-the-top in the sense that any comic book costume is over-the-top but relatively speaking the Shredder's outfit in the Mirage books is quite understated

They make light of the fact he is decked out in unnecessary razor blades. It's over the top version of samurai armor. Did you complain this much about the 2k3, and Nick Shredder designs? Which in many cases are even more over the top compared to this.

Actually I cast my mind back to see if I could remember how many versions the turtles have actually made light of the Shredder and I can only think of two examples.

I was mainly talking about the original intent of the comic design but since people have made an issue of it I thought the original 2k3 design was a good upgrade. It was pretty sleek looking armor in the early seasons. True given the twist to the Shredder's origin he later sported more sci fi designs but bare in mind that twist wasn't that well received with every fan and it wasn't long before he was sporting his standard armor.

The 2012 version has one retractable blade per arm that I don't think is too long. If he sprung SIX retractable blades per arm that were all as long as his actual arm like the Platinum Dunes version I'd think differently.

My buddy already did.. look above smart guy. I understand that you guys continue to shift.. constantly. I understand that your engaging in the same slander campaign and no matter what they put out it's gonna be the same " Nope.. I don't like it... Nope I don't like it.. Nope I don't like it..
Which is fine.. to each their own.. I just don't have the energy anymore.

You keep criticizing my writing style rather than counter any points I make which makes me wonder if it's because you actually can't counter them.

I'm not shifting any of my views. Again there's a difference between a simple symbol presented in a professional looking style and something which looks like graffiti. One is simple, the other is crude...or rather supposed to look crude. I get that it's intentional but I don't agree it's the best way to sell the movie.

Also why do you say I am conducting a smear campaign? What possible incentive could I have to do that. It seems paranoid, isn't it more likely that I just flat out don't like a lot of stuff to do with this movie and aren't shy on voicing my opinion?

[zodiac brave]

in the first movie he pretty much destroys them nd even admits that they could've taken him had they fought together and only lost one brother in the battle

watch that fight again and tell me is that the fighting of a man who cant win or a guy toying with his prey...he is constantly taunting them only to be stopped by a lucky shot from leo

and he gets defeated because he looses focus ala splinter

awesome for that movie.

good for that shredder.

that movie already already exists, though...

THIS isn't THAT.

[Stugehen]

The look of Shredder in the new TMNT movie is one of the few things I sympathize with all sides on. He does look pretty silly and extreme in the couple seconds of the teaser we've seen. On the other hand this is a live action movie and we haven't had a chance to see Shredder in real action. Super Shredder was barely able to move in Secret of the Ooze, but this is 2014 and we've come a long way in special effects. We may find that this version of Shredder looks bad-A in action.

[TrickOrTreater]

but this is 2014 and we've come a long way in special effects. We may find that this version of Shredder looks bad-A in action.

Yes. And we could have had a Shredder that looked like this

http://i.imgur.com/6K6ixn0.jpg?1

Or even remotely similar to this and, with today's effects and choreography, still could have looked totally badass and NOT be in a ridiculous bladed from head to toe mech suit.

[zodiac brave]

Yes. And we could have had a Shredder that looked like this

http://i.imgur.com/6K6ixn0.jpg?1

Or even remotely similar to this and, with today's effects and choreography, still could have looked totally badass and NOT be in a ridiculous bladed from head to toe mech suit.

yeah but it also depends on the general tone. maybe a simpler, toned-down shredder wouldnt work as well against these giant-ass wwe tmnt.

[TurtleTitan97]

Yes. And we could have had a Shredder that looked like this

http://i.imgur.com/6K6ixn0.jpg?1

Or even remotely similar to this and, with today's effects and choreography, still could have looked totally badass and NOT be in a ridiculous bladed from head to toe mech suit.

I always thought that IDW Shredder's costume would work perfectly in live action. I wish we could have gotten something along the lines of this design.

[TrickOrTreater]

yeah but it also depends on the general tone. maybe a simpler, toned-down shredder wouldnt work as well against these giant-ass wwe tmnt.

Which brings it back to maybe the Turtles shouldn't be that big.

A slim, ninja-like Turtle that's around 5'-5'3" at their tallest fighting THAT Shredder on the big screen, flipping around in great effects and choreography would be a dream come true.

And the fact that he's wearing so little armor speaks VOLUMES on his confidence in his skills.

[Puddinpop]

You keep criticizing my writing style rather than counter any points I make which makes me wonder if it's because you actually can't counter them.

I'm not shifting any of my views. Again there's a difference between a simple symbol presented in a professional looking style and something which looks like graffiti. One is simple, the other is crude...or rather supposed to look crude. I get that it's intentional but I don't agree it's the best way to sell the movie.

Also why do you say I am conducting a smear campaign? What possible incentive could I have to do that. It seems paranoid, isn't it more likely that I just flat out don't like a lot of stuff to do with this movie and aren't shy on voicing my opinion?

Well I wasn't only referring to only you.. I was referring to the "mood" as a whole.
and the rest of what you said.. Stop flattering yourself would ya. I don't have to counter anything I feel will end up in the same stalemate over and over.. Doesn't make me any less intelligent.. it's all observational. If it wasn't "crude" it'd be something else and that would be a problem. That's my point.
Yea.. we get it.. you don't like it. Please don't start with the opinion stuff.. no one said that you weren't allowed to voice your opinion.

[Stugehen]

Yes. And we could have had a Shredder that looked like this

http://i.imgur.com/6K6ixn0.jpg?1

Or even remotely similar to this and, with today's effects and choreography, still could have looked totally badass and NOT be in a ridiculous bladed from head to toe mech suit.

That would make sense if Shredder in this film turns out to be similar to the Shredder in the IDW continuity. My only point is that before we argue we should keep an open mind until we know more. We don't know where the story is going to go in this film. For all we know it could be Shredder's spirit driving a mech suit (this is why I'm not the writer :)) and how silly would that look to have Spirit Shredder driving an IDW looking Shredder.

[TrickOrTreater]

That would make sense if Shredder in this film turns out to be similar to the Shredder in the IDW continuity.

Uh...he doesn't have to have the same characterization as IDW Shredder to look or look similar to IDW Shredder.

For all we know it could be Shredder's spirit driving a mech suit (this is why I'm not the writer :)) and how silly would that look to have Spirit Shredder driving an IDW looking Shredder.

I...what?

[chrisdude]

We already knew what the turtles were gonna look like. If we got a carbon copy of the 1990 Michael Jackson Shredder, we'd all be wondering how he could stand up against the turtles.

[Stugehen]

Uh...he doesn't have to have the same characterization as IDW Shredder to look or look similar to IDW Shredder.



I...what?

Best possible reaction my post could receive. :lol:

[zodiac brave]

Which brings it back to maybe the Turtles shouldn't be that big.

but we DO have these turtles, and this IS what we get in terms of shredder design.

:ohwell:

That would make sense if Shredder in this film turns out to be similar to the Shredder in the IDW continuity. My only point is that before we argue we should keep an open mind until we know more. We don't know where the story is going to go in this film.

^^^

:tcool:

[Pondslider]

Hahaha look he spelled Hungry wrong he spelled hungry wrong
I gooootta say something I just can't help myself :lol: Yea real funny... what a smart guy you are. Making jokes about Ukraine right now...


Do you want an apology? I was making a joke and assumed that it had been an autocorrect mistake. I never said you didn't know how the word was spelled or meant for it to be personal.

[Jester]

BINGO ... all these guy's stuck in the past. We've already got the toned down, traditional, Mirage based TMNT film.

Why do people want the same thing, over, and over again? That's boring. I'm glad we got something new. Yet still faithful to the essence of things.
So...because we had that in the 90's (and some would argue that we've never had a truly Mirage comics based movie... *waits for Andrew) now we need some sort of bombastic, Michael Bay infused throwback to 90's "X-TREME!!!" brainless action schlock?

[Puddinpop]

yeah but it also depends on the general tone. maybe a simpler, toned-down shredder wouldnt work as well against these giant-ass wwe tmnt.

That would make sense if Shredder in this film turns out to be similar to the Shredder in the IDW continuity. My only point is that before we argue we should keep an open mind until we know more. We don't know where the story is going to go in this film. For all we know it could be Shredder's spirit driving a mech suit (this is why I'm not the writer :)) and how silly would that look to have Spirit Shredder driving an IDW looking Shredder.

BINGO ... all these guy's stuck in the past. We've already got the toned down, traditional, Mirage based TMNT film.

Why do people want the same thing, over, and over again? That's boring. I'm glad we got something new. Yet still faithful to the essence of things.


Thank you all :wink:
http://imgdonkey.com/big/OTNTOHRzNA/since-i-have-joined-imgur-enjoyed-making-upvote-gifs-here-is-what-made-so-far-&-thank-you-all-for-the-inspiration.gif

[TrickOrTreater]

but we DO have these turtles, and this IS what we get in terms of shredder design.

Yep. And at one point we had a Bane that said "BAAAANE" over and over again and a Spider-Man that danced like he was in Saturday Night Fever.

So...because we had that in the 90's (and some would argue that we've never had a truly Mirage comics *waits for Andrew) now we need some sort of bombastic, Michael Bay infused throwback to 90's "X-TREME!!!" brainless action schlock?

Imagine 1990 Shredder(minus the maroon jumpsuit) with today's effects.

Haven't seen that in live action yet.

THAT is Shredder.

[NYShell]

Anyone know where/ or if they sell the new movie toys anywhere currently?

[Jester]

It's hilarious when a troll is made mod.
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[MrTMNT2012]

BINGO ... all these guy's stuck in the past. We've already got the toned down, traditional, Mirage based TMNT film.

Why do people want the same thing, over, and over again? That's boring. I'm glad we got something new. Yet still faithful to the essence of things.

This. Part of the reason I zoned out of TMNT for a while was because of how repetitive it became! I'm glad Nickelodeon is doing something different with the franchise while still attaining the original essence of the story even if some people can't see it with their nostalgia-goggles.

[Galactus]

Well I wasn't only referring to only you.. I was referring to the "mood" as a whole.
and the rest of what you said.. Stop flattering yourself would ya. I don't have to counter anything I feel will end up in the same stalemate over and over.. Doesn't make me any less intelligent.. it's all observational. If it wasn't "crude" it'd be something else and that would be a problem. That's my point.
Yea.. we get it.. you don't like it. Please don't start with the opinion stuff.. no one said that you weren't allowed to voice your opinion.

Sure you don't have to come up with counter points to any of my opinions but considering this a discussion board about the new movie and you keep responding to my posts then wouldn't it better to actually discuss the points at hand as opposed to the vaguely hostile responses?

[TurtleTitan97]

It's hilarious when a troll is made mod.

Seriously, Chucker? Calling Jester a troll just because he doesn't agree with your views on some movie that been getting nothing but mixed to negative reactions at most?

:trolleye:

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

It's hilarious when a troll is made mod.

ive seen you call everyone who doesn't agree with you a troll....even for the smallest thing

makes me wonder how you reacting to losing a game, being told you cant do something, your favorite team losing.. or a real life situation where someone disagrees with you


are they all just liars and cheaters and whiners?

[TrickOrTreater]

This. Part of the reason I zoned out of TMNT for a while was because of how repetitive it became! I'm glad Nickelodeon is doing something different with the franchise while still attaining the original essence of the story even if some people can't see it with their nostalgia-goggles.

Shredder is Japanese and Oroku Saki and isn't in over the top ridiculous mecha armor.

Soooo...yeah.

[Pondslider]

This. Part of the reason I zoned out of TMNT for a while was because of how repetitive it became! I'm glad Nickelodeon is doing something different with the franchise while still attaining the original essence of the story even if some people can't see it with their nostalgia-goggles.

The Nick series is basically an "Ultimate" version of the Fred Wolf series. Which is fine. It's not my favorite version of the Turtles, but it's fairly entertaining. If that's what this movie was trying to be I'd be much more optimistic than I am about we've seen and know about this version.

[Puddinpop]

ive seen you call everyone who doesn't agree with you a troll....even for the smallest thing

makes me wonder how you reacting to losing a game, being told you cant do something, your favorite team losing.. or a real life situation where someone disagrees with you


are they all just liars and cheaters and whiners?

If you don't mind.. id like to borrow your post to respond to someone.

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

If you don't mind.. id like to borrow your post to respond to someone.

uh ok? sure?

[Puddinpop]

uh ok? sure?

I've seen you call everyone who doesn't agree with you a troll....even for the smallest thing

makes me wonder how you reacting to losing a game, being told you cant do something, your favorite team losing.. or a real life situation where someone disagrees with you


are they all just liars and cheaters and whiners?

[zodiac brave]

So...because we had that in the 90's (and some would argue that we've never had a truly Mirage comics based movie... *waits for Andrew) now we need some sort of bombastic, Michael Bay infused throwback to 90's "X-TREME!!!" brainless action schlock?

well, no one actually said we NEEDED any of that. dont try counter extremism with extremism. thats not a good look.

(also, wasn't aware you were a mod now, jester. nice!)

Yep. And at one point we had a Bane that said "BAAAANE" over and over again and a Spider-Man that danced like he was in Saturday Night Fever.


and batman was rebooted into a critically acclaimed and supremely popular trilogy and spider-man was rebooted into...a supremely popular soon-to-be trilogy (whether its good or not is another discussion altogether).

both are more grim and grittier than the previous films in each franchise.

maybe in another decade we'll get that hawd-coah tmnt mirage based movie everyone's chomping at the bit for.

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

I've seen you call everyone who doesn't agree with you a troll....even for the smallest thing

makes me wonder how you reacting to losing a game, being told you cant do something, your favorite team losing.. or a real life situation where someone disagrees with you


are they all just liars and cheaters and whiners?

are you trying to be clever? would be funny and actually make sense if i called someone a troll

your point i am not seeing it

i dont call people trolls, never have....go check my history..ill give you a few minutes

[TrickOrTreater]

well, no one actually said we NEEDED any of that. dont try counter extremism with extremism. thats not a good look.

(also, wasn't aware you were a mod now, jester. nice!)



and batman was rebooted into a critically acclaimed and supremely popular trilogy and spider-man was rebooted into...a supremely popular soon-to-be trilogy (whether its good or not is another discussion altogether).

both are more grim and grittier than the previous films in each franchise.

maybe in another decade we'll get that hawd-coah tmnt mirage based movie everyone's chomping at the bit for.

I'm not chomping at the bit for a Mirage based movie(a mirage based series of Direct to DVD animated films are another story).

I'm just fine with the different colored headbands and distinct personalities and the pizza.

I just want something that doesn't look "BIG DUMB AND XTREME TO THE MAX BRO"

Something that Liebesman and Bay have nothing to do with, preferably.

[Ramboraph4life aka Matt]

This. Part of the reason I zoned out of TMNT for a while was because of how repetitive it became! I'm glad Nickelodeon is doing something different with the franchise while still attaining the original essence of the story even if some people can't see it with their nostalgia-goggles.


It's your opinion, and that's fine. But that doesn't make any sense to me. What repetitiveness?

The first movie and second movie are different from each other, and different from the comics & cartoon. It became its' own thing/hybrid.

The 2003 cartoon is different from the 80's cartoon, the comic books, and the movies. It became its' own thing.

The Image comics were even different from the other comics. Became its' own thing.

The 2007 CGI film had different stuff (Raph as Nightwatcher, etc.)

Even people in favor & defending the film keep talking about how each version/cartoon series/etc. did different stuff and were different from each other. Which is their reasoning for defending stuff which has been changed. And yet at the same time the franchise has been 'too repetitive'?

Repetitiveness has nothing to do with it. It's simple.

You either like changes that get made, or you don't like changes that get made. And Some people just think that the changes made for this new one suck. Not because it's New. Not because it's different.

But they simply go 'The Turtles look like crap' or the countless reasons that people gave a 100 times.

'still attaining the original essence of the story.' Wouldn't that be the 4 brothers chatting/talking/caring/responding to each other as a family? Isn't that the true essence of the story? If so, the marketing hasn't shown any hints of that kind of dialogue/rapport/bonding/etc. so far...

[voltron80]

I'm not chomping at the bit for a Mirage based movie(a mirage based series of Direct to DVD animated films are another story).

I'm just fine with the different colored headbands and distinct personalities and the pizza.

I just want something that doesn't look "BIG DUMB AND XTREME TO THE MAX BRO"

Something that Liebesman and Bay have nothing to do with, preferably.

1. The 2k3 turtles look like they could start for a few NBA teams.
2.Dumb? You haven't seen one clip of them interacting with each one and another.
3.That's all.

[TrickOrTreater]

1. The 2k3 turtles look like they could start for a few NBA teams.
2.Dumb? You haven't seen one clip of them interacting with each one and another.
3.That's all.

http://i.imgur.com/oUglGBp.jpg?1

Yeah they sure do look like basketball stars.

[mistajee33]

http://i.imgur.com/oUglGBp.jpg?1

Yeah they sure do look like basketball stars.

:lol::lol:

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

1. The 2k3 turtles look like they could start for a few NBA teams.

http://cdn.brobible.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/22022455/giphy.gif

[voltron80]

http://static3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100301230318/tmnt/images/8/82/Leo%2CRaph%2CDon%2C_Mikey%2CApril_and_Casey_1.jpgh ttp://i.imgur.com/oUglGBp.jpg?1

Yeah they sure do look like basketball stars.

Yeah Casey is just towering over them.. Try again.

[Ramboraph4life aka Matt]

Yeah Casey is just towering over them.. Try again.


Actually, Casey is kind of doing just that in the picture you posted. Taller than any of them. Especially taller than Leo & Raph in that pic.

[TrickOrTreater]

http://static3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100301230318/tmnt/images/8/82/Leo%2CRaph%2CDon%2C_Mikey%2CApril_and_Casey_1.jpg

Yeah Casey is just towering over them.. Try again.

No problem sonny jim.

http://i.imgur.com/eHHr2fb.png?1

Got a couple of Shaquille O'Neals here.

[voltron80]

Actually, Casey is kind of doing just that in the picture you posted. Taller than any of them. Especially taller than Leo & Raph in that pic.

Oh yeah you're that guy on YouTube.. Dude those videos are terrible.

[Jester]

Oh yeah you're that guy on YouTube.. Dude those videos are terrible.
Yep...that makes your point.

Knock off meanness...ALL OF YOU!

[voltron80]

No problem sonny jim.

http://i.imgur.com/eHHr2fb.png?1

Got a couple of Shaquille O'Neals here.

Wow you actually won this one.. Google images keep showing the turtles about a foot shorter. I guess I couldn't extend my winning streak against you 30-0. Bravo you actually use evidence to win a debate.

[TrickOrTreater]

Wow you actually won this one.. Google images keep showing the turtles about a foot shorter. I guess I couldn't extend my winning streak against you 30-0. Bravo you actually use evidence to win a debate.

:lol: Okay chiefy.

[voltron80]

Yep...that makes you point.

Knock off meanness...ALL OF YOU!

Huh?? What??

[voltron80]

:lol: Okay chiefy.

You used a fact, not an opinion from what I've seen thus far that's very rare so bravo.

http://img.pandawhale.com/40268-Joker-clapping-applause-gif-IUrX.gif

[Leolead]

I'm not chomping at the bit for a Mirage based movie(a mirage based series of Direct to DVD animated films are another story).

I'm just fine with the different colored headbands and distinct personalities and the pizza.

I just want something that doesn't look "BIG DUMB AND XTREME TO THE MAX BRO"

Something that Liebesman and Bay have nothing to do with, preferably.
Darn, this guy always finds something to complain about, the worst of the TMNT 2014 dislikers so far, at least The Boston Ninja Turtle Anc Ramboraph4life make sense and are not always trying to find something to complain about lol.

[Puddinpop]

That's why I adpoted this strategy. It's the go to move for "The Boston Ninja Turtle" and many on the Technodrome Forums ... I've seen it countless times before.


You mean like the movie poll where the overwhelming majority were excited about it. And the more vocal, cynical minority claimed we were "studio plants"

:lol:

Yepp. and the gentleman in question actually admitted that he'd be seeing it in theatres

i picked other, while ill probably see it in theaters..possibly even opening night , theres a good chance i may get in for free since i have a friend who works at the theater and im doing a few events in reference to it

but yet still picked other just to spite the "other side" bc he didn't want to add to the increasing majority. So we now know how you operate in a "losing situation".. People actually ADMIT to sticking around JUST BC someone told them "to leave". That was my point. Sorry if you didn't catch it Boston.

Boston: You HAVE accused people of trolling.. you have gone out of your way to exaggerate other peoples posts in an attempt to silence them, calling them out for "trolling".

Jester: I apologize for adding to it. Ill stop now.

[TrickOrTreater]

Darn, this guy always finds something to complain about, the worst of the TMNT 2014 dislikers so far.

I thought you had me on ignore? :lol:

[Leolead]

I thought you had me on ignore? :lol:

That was my brother.

[TrickOrTreater]

That was my brother.

If you say so.

[Leolead]

If you say so.

:lol: Yeah he used my account for a day, i was wondering why you was on ignore.

[Puddinpop]

How many think well get the trailer tomorrow?

[Ramboraph4life aka Matt]

Oh yeah you're that guy on YouTube.. Dude those videos are terrible.

That's fine. But that has nothing to do with what we were posting about. Casey looked taller in the pic that you posted and does kind of tower over them, especially ones like Leo & Raph, but you were saying that Casey wasn't towering over them. Wasn't that the discussion?

[Leolead]

Maybe.., i really wanna see more footage of the Turtles in action.:tgrin:

[pennydreadful]

http://cdn.brobible.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/22022455/giphy.gif

On a side note... seeing this cracked me up.

So... marketing. Trailers. I'm not getting my hopes up for anything this week but surely we'll have to get a proper trailer within the next fortnight. I can't imagine them leaving it any longer than that.

Well, actually I can, but at that point we'd be right down to the wire so it's reasonable to expect a full-length trailer by that point.

[Puddinpop]

Maybe.., i really wanna see more footage of the Turtles in action.:tgrin:

Me too man.. I think it will be a different trailer than the spot we got recently on TV.
I just hope it isn't all recycled footage. We need something fresh.

[Stugehen]

On a side note... seeing this cracked me up.

So... marketing. Trailers. I'm not getting my hopes up for anything this week but surely we'll have to get a proper trailer within the next fortnight. I can't imagine them leaving it any longer than that.

Well, actually I can, but at that point we'd be right down to the wire so it's reasonable to expect a full-length trailer by that point.

Do you think they'll debut a full trailer with Transformers 4?

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

Yepp. and the gentleman in question actually admitted that he'd be seeing it in theatres

yes you are very right i have said i will see it theaters many times..so i dont see how thats an issue


but yet still picked other just to spite the "other side" bc he didn't want to add to the increasing majority. So we now know how you operate in a "losing situation".. People actually ADMIT to sticking around JUST BC someone told them "to leave". That was my point. Sorry if you didn't catch it Boston.


actually no, as i stated when you asked even though the thread in question said i didn't have to explain


there is a good 95% chance i will not see it opening weekend, again the weekend is very busy for me..i also admitted that even though i may see it in theaters there may be a chance i will not be paying for it for a very number of reasons, all listed in the very thread


why that irks you i have no idea..im not denying watching it, im not saying i wont see it why does it matter at all how i choose to see it?

i bet if i was for this movie my answers wouldnt matter to you...because even still fact of the matter is i just can not see it opening weekend unless something changes

there is no spite there is no "grr this is my plan to make it fail mhwahahaha"

i'm just busy..i can give you a copy of my internrary if you really want to see it


again if i have called people trolls show me...i actually have proof thanks to another member who will go name less of how many times you and chucker call people trolls over this supposed number i have

[Puddinpop]

Do you think they'll debut a full trailer with Transformers 4?

I think so... That would be a missed opportunity imo if they didn't. They need to come out with a full on kickass trailer. Knock it out of the park. They need that!

[Stugehen]

Both the TMNT and Transformers 4 are being distributed by Paramount. Perhaps they've been shy on promoting TMNT for fear of cannibalizing the target audience. Summer blockbusters are a blood bath of major AAA releases. I've assumed they wait on spending their millions until ... Well now.

[Puddinpop]

Both the TMNT and Transformers 4 are being distributed by Paramount. Perhaps they've been shy on promoting TMNT for fear of cannibalizing the target audience. Summer blockbusters are a blood bath of major AAA releases. I've assumed they wait on spending their millions until ... Well now.

I agree.. I think after AOE.. things will begin to pick up. Just two more weeks :D

[Stugehen]

I agree.. I think after AOE.. things will begin to pick up. Just two more weeks :D

And we will all discuss every glorious second of it on the forums for weeks after!!!

[zodiac brave]

I think so... That would be a missed opportunity imo if they didn't. They need to come out with a full on kickass trailer. Knock it out of the park. They need that!

word.

id put money on a t4 attached trailer.

im kind of a nerd for kids meal toys. the xmen ones that are at carls junior right now are pretty cool.

i hope we get something like those.

anyone remember when places would give away nice glasses for movies. or, like, sell em for a couple bucks with a meal? i remember batman, indiana jones, et...all those had some. i think even the fiorst lotr trilogy had em.

THAT would be awesome to see.

[Stugehen]

word.

id put money on a t4 attached trailer.

im kind of a nerd for kids meal toys. the xmen ones that are at carls junior right now are pretty cool.

i hope we get something like those.

anyone remember when places would give away nice glasses for movies. or, like, sell em for a couple bucks with a meal? i remember batman, indiana jones, et...all those had some. i think even the fiorst lotr trilogy had em.

THAT would be awesome to see.


You are meaning glasses like cups right? Cause I remember the theater selling movie themed mugs and cups. I'd buy me a set of TMNT cups of they sold those.

[pennydreadful]

I think so... That would be a missed opportunity imo if they didn't. They need to come out with a full on kickass trailer. Knock it out of the park. They need that!

Absolutely. If we don't get a big dose of Turtles in this trailer, there's going to be blood. :lol: They really have to bring their A-game on this one.

[Puddinpop]

And we will all discuss every glorious second of it on the forums for weeks after!!!

Yes we will lol.

Boston.. I literally quoted what you said. it doesn't irk me.. I think its funny. And I'm sure I know exactly who the low life is that took the time to search for all the "quotes" for you :lol: Your damn right I've called people out for trolling. You see... I'm not denying it like you are.:lol: I'm not gonna go deleting everything after denying it either. Just like you probably just did lol

If you want to continue this after Jester just asked everyone to cut the **** that's your decision.. But I promise kid.. you WILL lose.

http://gifsec.com/wp-content/uploads/GIF/2014/03/Come-At-Me-Bro-GIF.gif

[zodiac brave]

You are meaning glasses like cups right? Cause I remember the theater selling movie themed mugs and cups. I'd buy me a set of TMNT cups of they sold those.

yeah, glass ones. i do like the giant plastic ones they sell at theaters. got the star wars episode 1 re-release, the man of steel, the cap 2 and the xmen days of future past ones. would be awesome if they had those for t4 or tmnt.

[TrickOrTreater]

But I promise kid.. you WILL lose.

Oh man. :lol:

[pennydreadful]

Oh my god, enough with the pissing competitions already. I'll... I'll... I'll start quoting Next Mutation lines at you if you don't stop!

It's the most serious threat I can think of. :lol:

[Puddinpop]

Oh my god, enough with the pissing competitions already. I'll... I'll... I'll start quoting Next Mutation lines at you if you don't stop!

It's the most serious threat I can think of. :lol:

Penny.. I'm going to steal your Avatar one day lol... just sayin
JK

[pennydreadful]

Penny.. I'm going to steal your Avatar one day lol... just sayin
JK

I know - I had to use it first before anyone could beat me to it! :P

[Candy Kappa]

The things I miss when I go to bed...

It would be cool if they got several street artists to recreate those graffiti-like posters, and do it on walls where people can see them. Maybe a recreation of "Mutants Rule" as well.

[Puddinpop]

The things I miss when I go to bed...

It would be cool if they got several street artists to recreate those graffiti-like posters, and do it on walls where people can see them. Maybe a recreation of "Mutants Rule" as well.

Didn't they kind of do that at the X-games with the mural? That's the impression I got from it.. I heard that kids ruined it though so scratch that

[Candy Kappa]

I am not familiar with that, but where I live we do have graffiti zones, where Artists can go nuts, since it's usually illegal. Sadly the best spot got torn down due to construction work.

[Technogeek29]

So in other news what have we heard about the film? Besides the new Shredder suit? (Spoilers I don't like it) anything plot wise? Or is this supposed to be a superhero movie? I'm not interestead in Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles :P so please tell me the Turtles don't go out as vigilantes?

[TrickOrTreater]

So in other news what have we heard about the film? Besides the new Shredder suit? (Spoilers I don't like it) anything plot wise? Or is this supposed to be a superhero movie? I'm not interestead in Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles :P so please tell me the Turtles don't go out as vigilantes?

Not a clue in the world.

But I bet I can guess that April is the main character ala Shia LeBeef in Transformers.

[voltron80]

That's fine. But that has nothing to do with what we were posting about. Casey looked taller in the pic that you posted and does kind of tower over them, especially ones like Leo & Raph, but you were saying that Casey wasn't towering over them. Wasn't that the discussion?

I'm talking about crappy videos now. Or as Charles Barkley would say

http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/250x250/42993223.jpg

[Technogeek29]

Not a clue in the world.

But I bet I can guess that April is the main character ala Shia LeBeef in Transformers.

Guess? I figured that out when it takes 30secs in the trailer to even see a glimpse of any Turtle. The CGI on the Turtles is too expensive so they'll be use sparingly, which means are focus is the humans. This could work but the crew behind this project aren't known for their deep and thought provoking writing. So the the TMNT will be events for the humans (even Erich Sachs) to play off of. I rather they have use animatronics or costumes and CGI around that instead making the entire project less cost effective.

[TrickOrTreater]

Guess? I figured that out when it takes 30secs in the trailer to even see a glimpse of any Turtle. The CGI on the Turtles is too expensive so they'll be use sparingly, which means are focus is the humans. This could work but the crew behind this project aren't known for their deep and thought provoking writing. So the the TMNT will be events for the humans (even Erich Sachs) to play off of. I rather they have use animatronics or costumes and CGI around that instead making the entire project less cost effective.

Yep. You're probably right.

[Bry]

http://static3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100301230318/tmnt/images/8/82/Leo%2CRaph%2CDon%2C_Mikey%2CApril_and_Casey_1.jpg

Yeah Casey is just towering over them.. Try again.

Kind of been covered, but... he actually is. He's roughly on the same plane as Leo and Raph, who are very short compared to him. Donnie is standing far closer to the "camera" than they are, but he's not actually bigger - it's just a visual trick.

I think a lot of the original, lasting appeal of the Turtles actually comes from those original designs - they're short, kind of cute and unassuming... but totally deadly. There's a bit of a visual joke in that (which was the original point), and also a bit of a "don't judge a book by its cover" message inherent to it that I've always liked. The mere concept of a ninja turtle was intended to be ridiculous, and it works best when they're not "overcompensating"... Making them massively tall and muscular loses that.

I mean, it's a subjective thing. There's no "wrong" per se, just personal opinions. But it's worth noting that the Turtles have pretty much always been short:

http://s23.postimg.org/tmwl30nm3/tmnt_height.jpg

I think there's a good reason for that, and a reason it's largely been unchanged for 30 years. Some may not agree, but I think it's a worthwhile point/argument regardless.

(Uh, maybe for a different section/topic, though?)

[Puddinpop]

Guess? I figured that out when it takes 30secs in the trailer to even see a glimpse of any Turtle. The CGI on the Turtles is too expensive so they'll be use sparingly, which means are focus is the humans. This could work but the crew behind this project aren't known for their deep and thought provoking writing. So the the TMNT will be events for the humans (even Erich Sachs) to play off of. I rather they have use animatronics or costumes and CGI around that instead making the entire project less cost effective.

Thank god Bay didn't direct Godzilla... Holly ****. When it's another director, it's called build up. When it's Bay.. it's those pesky humans. EVEN if he's got nothing to do with the story. Not pointing the finger at you personally but I see this a lot on the internet now.. I wonder if people realize how trendy and weird it looks when they complain about "the humanz". Ill never understand how some can give a film like Godzilla " with a messy TERRIBLE story and plot that had NO flow to it, weak characters, the only strong character dies a quarter way into the film, and a title character that literally takes a back seat to a couple of giant praying mantises and only has about 20 minutes of screen time in a roughly two hour long movie". THANK GOD classics like Jaws and Jurassic park aren't directed by Michael Bay and being released this year. With this internet trend phrase " why all the humans" so prevalent these last couple of years after a billion dollar rebooted Transformer franchise directed by a man that everyone LOVES to rag on I think these classic films would seriously be torn to shreds if they had Bays name on them.. and that's saying something about todays "critic" imo.

This could work but the crew behind this project aren't known for their deep and thought provoking writing

Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol was pretty thought provoking... more so than any TMNT film.. How thought provoking do you really want it? TMNT should be a fun entertaining action film.. showcasing a relationship between 4 brothers and their father. It's a film about Family, responsibility and character. the writers know this. They also know that a large portion of the audience will be children as well.. so they don't want all the kiddies scratching their noggins trying to figure everything out. Ya know? :smile: With a film like TMNT.. you want it to be enjoyable for everyone.. making it to heady imo would take some of that away. It's going to be a tough line to walk but again I think they'll do fine IMO.

Andre Nemec: " I did have the old Eastman and Laird black and whites in the office. I knew very well the cartoons and the movies. I didn’t have the bed sheets. I didn’t have the lunch pails. I had a neighbor who had the Turtle Van. That was as close as I got, but I was a fan enough to know the differences between the original comics, the cartoon and the various iterations of the movies. … You know, the canon of the turtles, in all their iterations, always seems to harken back to a being a story about family, a story of friendship and a story about brothers. I think that, ultimately, when you look at all the different stories, whether it’s the Laird comic or the cartoon now or the cartoon from the late ’80s, or the movies where they’re in the suits, it really always boils back down to being a story about brothers. That really was the most driving principle for us, making sure that that element was always a central component of the movie.

They’ve all been pretty consistent over the years. Amazingly, they’re all pretty well represented by the weapons they use. Michelangelo has always been the freewheeling nun-chucks guy. Donatello has the bo staff, which is a simple but complicated weapon. He’s the tech guy. Leonardo has the swords of a leader and Raphael carries these big, brutish sais, which are really about doing the maximum destruction in the shortest amount of time. They have always, in the canon, lived by those principles. They’re four individuals who are individuals all alone, but, combined, really make one person, which makes them really interesting to watch. They sort of make their decisions, not to get too heady about it, but when those brothers are interacting, it’s almost like watching one person come to terms with the direction they’re going to move in, whether it’s left or right. … I think that the April you’re going to see is largely the April you know. … I can tell you that Splinter is in the movie. You will get to enjoy Master Splinter. He’s an important component in the dynamic of the Turtles themselves. It’s still very much a story of teenagers and that really is the sort of land that the Turtles — in all the versions of the story — find themselves in trapped in. The land of teenager problems. For us, that was a fun world to get in and play with. Without Master Splinter, it’s “Lord of the Flies.” Yeah, he’s in there. "

I think they know what they're doing. How well they do it or if they'll even "pull it off" only time will tell.

[TrickOrTreater]

Thank god Bay didn't direct Godzilla... Holly ****. When it's another director, it's called build up. When it's Bay.. it's those pesky humans. EVEN if he's got nothing to do with the story. Not pointing the finger at you personally but I see this a lot on the internet now.. I wonder if people realize how trendy and weird it looks when they complain about "the humanz". Ill never understand how some can give a film like Godzilla " with a messy TERRIBLE story and plot that had NO flow to it, weak characters, the only strong character dies a quarter way into the film, and a title character that literally takes a back seat to a couple of giant praying mantises and only has about 20 minutes of screen time in a roughly two hour long movie". THANK GOD classics like Jaws and Jurassic park aren't directed by Michael Bay and being released this year. With this internet trend phrase " why all the humans" so prevalent these last couple of years after a billion dollar rebooted Transformer franchise directed by a man that everyone LOVES to rag on I think these classic films would seriously be torn to shreds if they had Bays name on them.. and that's saying something about todays "critic" imo.

Never ceases to amaze me to see the director of Bad Boys 2 get compared in any way to Steven Spielberg.

If you had at all watched Jurassic Park, JAWS, or Godzilla(which I'm pretty sure you haven't based on your notions about them) you'd understand that those movies AREN'T about the dinosaurs, the shark, or Godzilla.

They're about the people reacting TO THEM. The humans are the main characters, not the monsters.

However, in media such as Transformers and TMNT, where the human characters almost ALWAYS DO take a back seat to the main non-human characters, it would be unusual and terrible for the opposite to happen.

Like, say, in the Transformers movies. Where we get Shia LaBeef and Megan Fox and Shia's crazy wacky movie parents and the BadAss Army Guys™ and John Turturro baring his ass cheeks or getting pissed on by a robot. And, more recently, Marky Mark as farmer inventor just trying to make ends meet and put his kid through college.

The Transformers should have been the main characters. The Turtles should be the main characters. Whether they are or not remains to be seen. I'm betting not.

[sh3llshocked]

God I hope April is not the main focus.

[TrickOrTreater]

God I hope April is not the main focus.

Me too. Me too.

[Radical Raph]

Kind of been covered, but... he actually is. He's roughly on the same plane as Leo and Raph, who are very short compared to him. Donnie is standing far closer to the "camera" than they are, but he's not actually bigger - it's just a visual trick.

I think a lot of the original, lasting appeal of the Turtles actually comes from those original designs - they're short, kind of cute and unassuming... but totally deadly. There's a bit of a visual joke in that (which was the original point), and also a bit of a "don't judge a book by its cover" message inherent to it that I've always liked. The mere concept of a ninja turtle was intended to be ridiculous, and it works best when they're not "overcompensating"... Making them massively tall and muscular loses that.

I mean, it's a subjective thing. There's no "wrong" per se, just personal opinions. But it's worth noting that the Turtles have pretty much always been short:

http://s23.postimg.org/tmwl30nm3/tmnt_height.jpg

I think there's a good reason for that, and a reason it's largely been unchanged for 30 years. Some may not agree, but I think it's a worthwhile point/argument regardless.

(Uh, maybe for a different section/topic, though?)
What do you think the reason is though? Or do you think they started out short so every other artist drew them that way, too?

The reason I like them being short, don't know if it was intentional, is because it makes them a bit of an underdog. It also stresses the fact that, despite being vertically challenged, they're still able to use martial arts to their advantage without having to rely on their size and strength alone. The new turtles might be big, but as long as the enemies they are facing are equally as tough, I might not have a problem with that.

[darthwahl56]

God I hope April is not the main focus.

April O'Neil and the Ninja Turtles :tcouch:

[Puddinpop]

Never ceases to amaze me to see the director of Bad Boys 2 get compared in any way to Steven Spielberg.

If you had at all watched Jurassic Park, JAWS, or Godzilla(which I'm pretty sure you haven't based on your notions about them) you'd understand that those movies AREN'T about the dinosaurs, the shark, or Godzilla.

They're about the people reacting TO THEM. The humans are the main characters, not the monsters.

However, in media such as Transformers and TMNT, where the human characters almost ALWAYS DO take a back seat to the main non-human characters, it would be unusual and terrible for the opposite to happen.

Like, say, in the Transformers movies. Where we get Shia LaBeef and Megan Fox and Shia's crazy wacky movie parents and the BadAss Army Guys™ and John Turturro baring his ass cheeks or getting pissed on by a robot. And, more recently, Marky Mark as farmer inventor just trying to make ends meet and put his kid through college.

The Transformers should have been the main characters. The Turtles should be the main characters. Whether they are or not remains to be seen. I'm betting not.


Man you're like that GF that just refuses to get the hint :lol: Even though you cried the other day about how "sad" it was us not being able to "ignore you" but yet you keep quoting me over and over.. Do you really want to talk to me this badly Tricksortreats? Fine.. but after this.. lets keep a distance ok.. nothing personal but.. I personally don't care to communicate with you. Which is why I haven't responded to your snark as of late.

They're about the people reacting TO THEM

The only Franchise in question that this COULD make sense is Transformers.. Maybe a film on Cybertron.. but how relatable would that be? Do you think that would do as well?
Not so sure, mostly just the die hard geeks of the franchise would enjoy it imo. But all the rest.. the TMNT, Jaws, Godzilla, Jurassic Park.. these are all films about things we don't see everyday and showcase the "humanz" "reacting to these things".

If you had at all watched Jurassic Park, JAWS, or Godzilla(which I'm pretty sure you haven't based on your notions about them) you'd understand that those movies AREN'T about the dinosaurs, the shark, or Godzilla.

Omg :lol:.... Nope.. Godzilla isn't about... Godzilla. Jaws isn't about a giant friggin shark. And Jurassic park isn't about dinosaurs. They're not the main attractions.. And you're arrogantly telling ME that you think I haven't seen these movies? Ice those arms so they don't ache tomorrow :wink: I care about my buddy after all we've been through.

These movies whether it be giant robots.. Dinosaurs.. a giant Lizard or a giant Shark are all films with people "reacting to them" This is why we see these films.. bc these are things we don't see every day Trickingtreater. There are humans in them " I cant believe I just said that btw" to help us all relate and gain a sense of "reality" while at the same time escaping our own reality. The first TMNT film? Did ANYONE get upset about the "humanz" in that film? All that screen time for April, Charles, Danny and Casey? Are you claiming that the first films didn't have a plot focused around the "humanz"? 1, 2 and omg 3? Come on Tricks.

Anyway.. My point is the utter stupidity and hypocrisy of film critics today.
People literally only make a stink when it's a Bay film while giving everyone else a free pass. It's ok for all of these films to have mostly "humanz" on the screen for the majority of the time but not when you have mutated turtles that were born on planet earth and live among human beings?

Ok Tricksandtreaty. You asked to be ignored.. now stop attempting to communicate with me ok ; )

[TrickOrTreater]

Man...

Right after that. All hogswallop.

Ok Tricksandtreaty. You asked to be ignored.. now stop attempting to communicate with me ok

Still waiting for you to. Nobody's forcing you to reply to me dollface.

[Radical Raph]

I like this thread so we can also discuss the photos unlike the stickied one.

http://i.imgur.com/bVY8SV3.png
How the hell do you fight that? Like at what angle can you attack him that you won't get stabbed?

[Puddinpop]

How the hell do you fight that? Like at what angle can you attack him that you won't get stabbed?

It's a great question to have going into a movie like this. I want my Turtles to be the underdogs. Not you but.. I thought that's what everyone wanted when complaining about their size.

Edit: I am starting to think that the Utrom/Krang is sitting in the helmet. I think that is why we see eyes.
Just a thought

[pdizzle]

Ok Tricksandtreaty.

:lol::lol::lol: this sh^t had me rolling....:lol:

[Radical Raph]

It's a great question to have going into a movie like this. I want my Turtles to be the underdogs. Not you but.. I thought that's what everyone wanted when complaining about their size.

Edit: I am starting to think that the Utrom/Krang is sitting in the helmet. I think that is why we see eyes.
Just a thought
I thought it was Sachs sitting in there? But seriously like where can you even hit the new Shredder where he's not armored? Lol, there's definitely no obvious weak points.

[Emma]

Maybe not a troll, it's a diplomatic way for me to basically articulate the fact I think he's a punk with a "forum badge" ... and it's not because he may disagree with me about something.

Not to be rude To you jester but FellowChucker is right I saw you start a fight in a thread really recent. And "Pudinpop" had to stop the fight a MOD
should stop fights not start fights. and back to topic now some one just reviewed all the movie figures heres the link
https://www.youtube.com/user/charlie2621/videos

[Puddinpop]

I thought it was Sachs sitting in there? But seriously like where can you even hit the new Shredder where he's not armored? Lol, there's definitely no obvious weak points.

Jump kick him/it in the chest :lol:. His chest is wide open. But if you're asking me? Don't. Bc I'd bolt so fast leaving a trail of piss behind I'm sure he wouldn't be able to catch me anyway.

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

so how about that marketing....ive seen about 2 different spots for transformers along with that oreo commercial



and only one turtles spot

[UGHShellshocked]

so how about that marketing....ive seen about 2 different spots for transformers along with that oreo commercial



and only one turtles spot

Its going terrible.

They should take a look at the numbers that Edge of Tomorrow is doing at the box office and we were bombarded with trailers from that movie.

So far all we have for the Turtles is a bunch of merch, the terrible Toy fair poster on most of it (only posed differently) and mere seconds of actual turtle footage.

We should be getting a 2 minute long trailer today but the next trailer is going to be 36 seconds long...:trolleye:

[Radical Raph]

Jump kick him/it in the chest :lol:. His chest is wide open. But if you're asking me? Don't. Bc I'd bolt so fast leaving a trail of piss behind I'm sure he wouldn't be able to catch me anyway.
How much you wanna bet Splinter gets his ear chopped off like in the 1990 movie. With all those blades SOMETHING is getting sliced.

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

They should take a look at the numbers that Edge of Tomorrow is doing at the box office and we were bombarded with trailers from that movie.

i will say i havent had to chance to live at the movies this summer but i have yet to see a turtles trailer attached to the moves ive seen

[TrickOrTreater]

Its going terrible.

They should take a look at the numbers that Edge of Tomorrow is doing at the box office and we were bombarded with trailers from that movie.

So far all we have for the Turtles is a bunch of merch, the terrible Toy fair poster on most of it (only posed differently) and mere seconds of actual turtle footage.

We should be getting a 2 minute long trailer today but the next trailer is going to be 36 seconds long...:trolleye:

Really? :lol:

Just about 2 months from release and not even a full theatrical trailer yet.

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

Really? :lol:

Just about 2 months from release and not even a full theatrical trailer yet.

yea its already week 2 and june in all we have are "posters"

[UGHShellshocked]

Really? :lol:

Just about 2 months from release and not even a full theatrical trailer yet.

Yep Alberta Film ratings classified the trailer a couple days ago and clocked it at 59 seconds (sorry correction)

But it still wouldn't surprise me if we don't see the same stuff in it. (Tower falling down/brothers voice over/hill slide/Mask joke with one brief added scene). I'm actually hoping that its one of those trailer premiere things that say "tune in tomorrow for the world premiere trailer"

I've been a pretty positive guy on this whole experience however the marketing just isn't doing it for me.

[Puddinpop]

so how about that marketing....ive seen about 2 different spots for transformers along with that oreo commercial



and only one turtles spot

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

3 TV spots
2 trailers and a 3rd coming this week
a macaroni and cheese commercial/ general TMNT promo with V. Ice
Crush soda Promo
Character "weapons" posters
Street style graffiti Character posters.
MTV interview with Megan Fox.
Today Show interview/trailer debut with Will Arnett.
Pizza Hut Promo with the turtles on every box along with the passcode "OOZE" for the website to watch the trailer. These pizzas were sent out to different media outlets.
X-game promo tent with Johnston mural.

All before the initial marketing blitz with two months left to go.
There will be plenty more to come as we get closer to release :D


Edit: UGHshellshocked: The next trailer was classified at 59 seconds long. The 36 seconds was the TV spot ; )

[TrickOrTreater]

Yep Alberta Film ratings classified the trailer a couple days ago and clocked it at 59 seconds (sorry correction)

But it still wouldn't surprise me if we don't see the same stuff in it. (Tower falling down/brothers voice over/hill slide/Mask joke with one brief added scene). I'm actually hoping that its one of those trailer premiere things that say "tune in tomorrow for the world premiere trailer"

I've been a pretty positive guy on this whole experience however the marketing just isn't doing it for me.

Ohh, 59 seconds. Somehow better and still somehow worse. Still actually shorter than the first teaser. :lol:

[UGHShellshocked]

Ohh, 59 seconds. Somehow better and still somehow worse. Still actually shorter than the first teaser. :lol:

Yeah I know what you mean. I really hope this trailer is all new footage.

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles


a macaroni and cheese commercial/ general TMNT promo with V. Ice

Pizza Hut Promo with the turtles on every box along with the passcode




eh mac and cheese was aimed more for the tv show but whatever you want it that bad you can have it

also pizza hut boxes technically doesn't count since thats not a mass release we all get....like oreo being a substitute for energon



but again as i said compared to TF now theres not much new in the current (now, ahora,jetzt,今, this momento) tv commercial world


also more like month and a half Kiddo,....studio may want to actually push something out soonish if they hope to gain more GA


this "blitz" is gonna have to make up for alot of quiet and empty time dont cha know

[electric_sheep]

Yeah I know what you mean. I really hope this trailer is all new footage.

10 seconds at most and that's being generous. When't the new trailer coming out?

[TrickOrTreater]

Yeah I know what you mean. I really hope this trailer is all new footage.

Maybe 3...4 seconds of new footage.

[Bry]

What do you think the reason is though? Or do you think they started out short so every other artist drew them that way, too?

I mean, it's entirely possible everyone stuck with it out of "tradition"... But the folks running each iteration could have beefed them up at any point in their history, but nobody really has until now. And personally, I think that their small size is a part of the appeal that most people (though not all) recognize, and it was retained for that reason.

The reason I like them being short, don't know if it was intentional, is because it makes them a bit of an underdog. It also stresses the fact that, despite being vertically challenged, they're still able to use martial arts to their advantage without having to rely on their size and strength alone.

That's a really good point as well! Yeah, that's definitely important. I feel like you need some sort of visibly-obvious stakes, a sense of challenge and danger you can understand just by sight alone. And the classic, short Turtles going up against armies of ninja or robots really sells that. By comparison, the PD Turtles don't look like much could be an immediate threat to them.

The new turtles might be big, but as long as the enemies they are facing are equally as tough, I might not have a problem with that.

Well, the issue I have with that is that you'd need to escalate everything, and hugely, in order to compensate for their size. Even a group of ninja can't be a challenge anymore, because these Turtles can just plow through them or toss them aside like rag dolls. The Shredder can't "just" be an extremely-skilled martial artist anymore - he needs to be in a giant mech suit in order to be a threat. They can even topple over armoured cars with a running/sliding start.

It just seems like a recipe for bigger, over-the-top superhero-level (or Bayformers-style) action pieces, which kind of misses the point of what the TMNT are, IMO.

(I wonder if this discussion is worth its own thread? Just in case the mods frown at going off the topic of marketing...)

[Puddinpop]

eh mac and cheese was aimed more for the tv show but whatever you want it that bad you can have it

also pizza hut boxes technically doesn't count since thats not a mass release we all get....like oreo being a substitute for energon



but again as i said compared to TF now theres not much new in the current (now, ahora,jetzt,今, this momento) tv commercial world


also more like month and a half Kiddo,....studio may want to actually push something out soonish if they hope to gain more GA


this "blitz" is gonna have to make up for alot of quiet and empty time dont cha know

If "I" want it that bad? :lol: You are reaching so hard it's so obvious :lol:
Ok.. Pizza boxes "don't count" but friggin Oreo cookies do :lol:
Transformers is also two weeks away genius.
It's the 10th of June. TMNT comes out on the 8th. July 8th= one month...August 8th= 2 months... kiddo :wink:

Lets see what you have to say about marketing a week before release. I'm sure they'd have done just as much as AOE

here allow me

http://thepoliticalcarnival.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/grasping-at-straws2.jpg

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

kiddo :wink:

are you flirting with me?

http://socadd.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/patrickstar2.jpg


http://thepoliticalcarnival.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/grasping-at-straws2.jpg

i like straws ..they remind me of

http://www.adventuresinpoortaste.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tmnt2_006.jpg

[Puddinpop]

are you flirting with me?

http://socadd.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/patrickstar2.jpg




i like straws but not as much as

http://art.ngfiles.com/images/215000/215113_jayraffo_i-like-turtles.jpg

Weak.... you meant " I'm sorry Puddin I stand corrected, I was wrong bc I cant count the days from now until release. I also was wrong about the number of TV spots for TMNT, I was also wrong not to mention Crush soda Promo..I also apologize for making the ridiculous argument that Oreo is somehow more significant than Pizza Hut, and most of all Puddin.. I apologize for not apologizing and just posting stupid gifs bc I had nothing left to say.."

It's ok Boston Ninja Turtle. We're good my friend :wink:

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

Weak.... you meant " I'm sorry Puddin I stand corrected, I was wrong bc I cant count the days from now till release. I also was wrong about the number of TV spots for TMNT, I was also wrong not to mention Crush soda Promo..I also apologize for making the ridiculous argument that Oreo is somehow more significant than Pizza Hut, and most of all Puddin.. I apologize for not apologizing and just posting stupid gifs bc I had nothing left to say.."


please don't put words in my mouth it makes you look childish and i didnt brush my teeth yet...i have things i could say they just fall on deaf ears

things like its june 10th,this very moment" in 6 days in will be june 16th, thats and month in a half left of marketing (aug 8 ) and i doubt in six days we are getting AOE months worth of releases in six days

its ok sunshine i know you don't take my word just because i am not happy with this film..i am sure if i was on your side..all my work,expereinces, knowledge of movies and education would be welcomed and followed like the bible

but you keep on keeping there "pal" i have more feeding audrey II things to do

http://th09.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/f/2010/326/d/6/parappa_propaganda_by_blinkstale-d33enr5.png










...anyways.....about this new trailer...i got 5 bucks on the mask joke

[Dākunaito]

So is everyone spectulating about a trailer today or is there some evidence?

[TrickOrTreater]

So is everyone spectulating about a trailer today or is there some evidence?

Speculating about the trailer coming out today?

[Dākunaito]

Speculating about the trailer coming out today?

Haha yeah, typing too fast.

[TrickOrTreater]

Haha yeah, typing too fast.

There's a 59 second one that's coming...soon.

No idea when though, sorry friend.

[Dākunaito]

There's a 59 second one that's coming...soon.

No idea when though, sorry friend.

Oh ok thanks, 59 seconds huh?

[TrickOrTreater]

Oh ok thanks, 59 seconds huh?

Yep. Bought 20-30 seconds shorter than the first one.

[Candy Kappa]

I thought it was Sachs sitting in there? But seriously like where can you even hit the new Shredder where he's not armored? Lol, there's definitely no obvious weak points.

Sachs' arms are bare under the exoskeleton arm frames, and his hands and fingers are unprotected to a large degree.

fun fact. most cutting techniques with a katana is about exploiting weak points on an armour. a diagonal upward swing would go for the armpit area, cutting through the softer fabric of the armour. Could be a clue on how to defeat Sachs.

[Puddinpop]

Sachs' arms are bare under the exoskeleton arm frames, and his hands and fingers are unprotected to a large degree.

fun fact. most cutting techniques with a katana is about exploiting weak points on an armour. a diagonal upward swing would go for the armpit area, cutting through the softer fabric of the armour. Could be a clue on how to defeat Sachs.

Bingo. I hope you're paying attention Leonardo. This and his chest being wide open.. could make him vulnerable..

[Pondslider]

Do people still eat Pizza Hut pizza? I'm always shocked that it still exists.

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

Do people still eat Pizza Hut pizza? I'm always shocked that it still exists.

you know with papa johns being attached to TF in the past I am alittle surprised pizza hut is with turtles (both paramount)


maybe they had a contract since way back in the days of the tour that said they would be part of turtles


then again i always find it funny the first turtles movie had mostly sponsorship from Pizza Hut yet they only eat Domino's on screen (only in the first)

[Bry]

you know with papa johns being attached to TF in the past I am alittle surprised pizza hut is with turtles (both paramount)

maybe they had a contract since way back in the days of the tour that said they would be part of turtles

then again i always find it funny the first turtles movie had mostly sponsorship from Pizza Hut yet they only eat Domino's on screen (only in the first)

It's just a shame that they couldn't work out a deal with Roy's Pizza for old times' sake... :tcry:

http://s1.postimg.org/c4kx4g6ov/keno.jpg

[graphic_content]

those with 'sources' - any word on that shiny new trailer that ALBERTA rated about a week ago?

going on vacation, and I'd love to kick it off with some new turtley-footage. (that sounds wrong, :lol:)

[UGHShellshocked]

those with 'sources' - any word on that shiny new trailer that ALBERTA rated about a week ago?

going on vacation, and I'd love to kick it off with some new turtley-footage. (that sounds wrong, :lol:)

Possibly with the NBA playoffs tonight or tomorrow

[pdizzle]

eh mac and cheese was aimed more for the tv show but whatever you want it that bad you can have it

also pizza hut boxes technically doesn't count since thats not a mass release we all get....like oreo being a substitute for energon



but again as i said compared to TF now theres not much new in the current (now, ahora,jetzt,今, this momento) tv commercial world


also more like month and a half Kiddo,....studio may want to actually push something out soonish if they hope to gain more GA


this "blitz" is gonna have to make up for alot of quiet and empty time dont cha know

Whats all this talk about transformers marketing....transformer comes out in about two weeks....this place is a walking contridiction....smfh.....its like its ok for tf not to have tf marketing untill the month prior but tmnt should started promos a year and a half ago....geez...this place never ceases to amaze me:-?


edit...should have read ahead....I see now this has already been coveredby one of the ones who actually make sense around here....:ohwell:

[Candy Kappa]

Not a fan of the blurring effect the black and white graffiti posters have, makes them look less graffiti and more done in Photoshop, besides that they are neat.

Or maybe it's just be being crazy. I have seen blur effects in actual graffiti art, but those don't... "Look" right, I donno, the blurr looks off.

[MastahShredder]

Was this posted? No text on it.

http://i.imgur.com/HBHnGtD.jpg

[Candy Kappa]

I think it's been posted before in the movie image thread.

[MastahShredder]

I think it's been posted before in the movie image thread.

Oh ok. Just know a lot of people who love the posters. Shredder looks like a badass. If they'd only tone the blades down a bit.

[Glados]

Not a fan of the blurring effect the black and white graffiti posters have, makes them look less graffiti and more done in Photoshop, besides that they are neat.

Or maybe it's just be being crazy. I have seen blur effects in actual graffiti art, but those don't... "Look" right, I donno, the blurr looks off.

I work with "street art" (in print form) on a daily basis, and you can get those sorts of blurry effects pretty much with a spray can. I think one of the things that makes the images seem a bit blurry at times if that the originals are often rather big, while what we see on our screens (and often in print too) is down scaled and scatter of paint ends up looking like "blur" a lot more.

[Candy Kappa]

The blurry effects seems to be made intentionally, as some places the line work is very crisp. When I first noticed it, I thought some thing was up with my contact lenses (it's late and I've worn them for quite some time)

[GrapeSoda]

Not a fan of the blurring effect the black and white graffiti posters have, makes them look less graffiti and more done in Photoshop, besides that they are neat.

Or maybe it's just be being crazy. I have seen blur effects in actual graffiti art, but those don't... "Look" right, I donno, the blurr looks off.

you said it later down the thread, but yeah, the blur looks to be intentional. The design is, initially pretty cool....but once you really look at it, the faux graffiti style just screams "photoshop".

Which is a freaking shame, because there are some AMAZING stencil and graff artists out there who could do the design total justice. One of my best friends is a stencil artist that does HUGE multicolor geek-centric pieces. I've partied with his "crew" and every one of them is some sort of 80s - 90s geek/pop culture nerd that would die for a chance to do work for the Turtles.

[pennydreadful]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

3 TV spots
2 trailers and a 3rd coming this week
a macaroni and cheese commercial/ general TMNT promo with V. Ice
Crush soda Promo
Character "weapons" posters
Street style graffiti Character posters.
MTV interview with Megan Fox.
Today Show interview/trailer debut with Will Arnett.
Pizza Hut Promo with the turtles on every box along with the passcode "OOZE" for the website to watch the trailer. These pizzas were sent out to different media outlets.
X-game promo tent with Johnston mural.


Just out of curiosity, has all of the marketing just been in the US thus far? I'm wondering whether there's been international marketing popping up anywhere - everything I've seen so far has been on the internet, but then if there's a butthole of the universe, I live in the country that's closest to it. :lol: (No offence, fellow Aussies).

Bingo. I hope you're paying attention Leonardo. This and his chest being wide open.. could make him vulnerable..

... or he could go for the eye-holes?

[UGHShellshocked]

Johnny Knoxville will be on jimmy kimmel tomorrow night so he might debut the trailer

[MastahShredder]

Great so now I have to watch a grainy trailer looked like it was taped in the year two for weeks. The new TV spot is still not online? That's horrid.

[TigerClaw]

Johnny Knoxville will be on jimmy kimmel tomorrow night so he might debut the trailer
It would be cool if it was more then just a trailer, But an actual clip from the movie.

[MastahShredder]

http://scontent-b.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xpf1/t51.2885-15/10449028_685988111455705_1561258273_n.jpg

http://scontent-b.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xpa1/t51.2885-15/10413856_267169903467967_1960886047_n.jpg

[zodiac brave]

Johnny Knoxville will be on jimmy kimmel tomorrow night so he might debut the trailer

like when chris pratt debuted the guardians of the galaxy trailer on there.

[TrickOrTreater]

like when chris pratt debuted the guardians of the galaxy trailer on there.

Wasn't that announced/known ahead of time? I can't remember.

Also, Knoxville had an AMA on Reddit very recently. A couple people asked him about the movie and as far as I know he didn't answer them.

[TigerClaw]

The Poster I ordered has shipped, Should be here in a few days, Dont know when exactly since its coming from FedEx.

This is the poster I'm getting, and it will be Laminated, so I'll have to post a pic of it on my Wall when ever I get it.

http://imagecache5d.allposters.com/watermarker/78-7804-Y9D7300Z.jpg

[zodiac brave]

Wasn't that announced/known ahead of time? I can't remember.

dunno. i actually didnt know about it til the day after it happened.

Also, Knoxville had an AMA on Reddit very recently. A couple people asked him about the movie and as far as I know he didn't answer them.

how long ago was it?

i just googled it and read the entire thing. it was for the opening of bad grandpa, so a while before the tmnt role. and no one asked about it at all.

heres a link:

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1p7kym/johnny_knoxville_here_ama/

[TrickOrTreater]

dunno. i actually didnt know about it til the day after it happened.



how long ago was it?

i just googled it and read the entire thing. it was for the opening of bad grandpa, so a while before the tmnt role. and no one asked about it at all.

heres a link:

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1p7kym/johnny_knoxville_here_ama/

No, no. This one.

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/27els2/iama_johnny_knoxville_ama/

As far as I can tell, he didn't mention it at all.

[UGHShellshocked]

Wasn't that announced/known ahead of time? I can't remember.

Also, Knoxville had an AMA on Reddit very recently. A couple people asked him about the movie and as far as I know he didn't answer them.

Well that's what I'm guessing that short trailer will be like an announcement to watch Jimmy Kimmel. Tonight is the Dumb and Dumber to trailer.

[zodiac brave]

No, no. This one.

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/27els2/iama_johnny_knoxville_ama/

As far as I can tell, he didn't mention it at all.

just read through it...actually not a single mention of tmnt at all.

[Technogeek29]

Yes and all of these are bad. What's your point?

Except for the first one, which isn't bad so much as not ideal.

Here he is as he first appeared in 2003:

http://i.imgur.com/tEsuS7y.png?1

Slightly more armor than usual? Sure. But that's not a bad thing in theory.

This is considerably better than the mess in this new movie.
I can give that armor a pass since it's an android. Eric Sachs? I don't know how he expects to move swiftly in that? Ignore the fact his armor has to run on a battery to even operate so if Donnie disables that he's just a giant hunk of junk that can't move.

[zodiac brave]

Ignore the fact his armor has to run on a battery to even operate so if Donnie disables that he's just a giant hunk of junk that can't move.

really? is that a thing?

i thought the talk of mech suits was exaggeration.

if this is true, it kinda makes me giggle even more.

like, how much crazier can they get?

[MastahShredder]

http://scontent-b.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xfp1/t51.2885-15/10369542_598764563573216_307029695_n.jpg

http://scontent-b.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xfp1/t51.2885-15/10401781_1441563079427483_254485246_n.jpg

Ready for Ninja Turtles strategy @Paramount #TMNT

[voltron80]

Ohh, 59 seconds. Somehow better and still somehow worse. Still actually shorter than the first teaser. :lol:

http://ts3.mm.bing.net/th?&id=HN.608022684725612310&w=300&h=300&c=0&pid=1.9&rs=0&p=0

[BlueKatana]

The Poster I ordered has shipped, Should be here in a few days, Dont know when exactly since its coming from FedEx.

This is the poster I'm getting, and it will be Laminated, so I'll have to post a pic of it on my Wall when ever I get it.

http://imagecache5d.allposters.com/watermarker/78-7804-Y9D7300Z.jpg

Were you able to order it laminated?

And if so, where at?

[pdizzle]

http://ts3.mm.bing.net/th?&id=HN.608022684725612310&w=300&h=300&c=0&pid=1.9&rs=0&p=0

Couldnt have said it better myself

http://scontent-b.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xfp1/t51.2885-15/10369542_598764563573216_307029695_n.jpg

http://scontent-b.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xfp1/t51.2885-15/10401781_1441563079427483_254485246_n.jpg

What is this from???