Film Runtime

[TigerClaw]

The previous 4 movies had a short running time, This is due to them being family friendly films, Family films are known to be around 90 minutes or less.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles = 93 Minutes
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze = 88 Minutes
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: 96 Minutes
TMNT: 87 Minutes

If the new TMNT film is PG-13, Then there is that possibility that it could have a running time around 2 hours. Now I'm all for that cause i always felt movies with shorter running time are always rushed and they don't leave room for character development. This is the perfect opportunity for this new movie to explore the characters of all the Turtles so that we can get to know them more.

[The Stryker]

Jesus christ. I hope the movie isn't 2 and a half hours long.

A ton of movies coming out lately have been long for no goddamn reason. Was 2 hours really needed for a Vince Vaughn comedy? Ninja Turtles is an action comedy. No need to have it drag on forever.

[CyberCubed]

I can see it being n hour and 20 minutes. It seems to have a bare bones plot and they're not putting any effort into it.

[TigerClaw]

Jesus christ. I hope the movie isn't 2 and a half hours long.

A ton of movies coming out lately have been long for no goddamn reason. Was 2 hours really needed for a Vince Vaughn comedy? Ninja Turtles is an action comedy. No need to have it drag on forever.
Well, It doesn't have to be exactly 2 hours and 30, But within just the 2 hour Range.

[Refractive Reflections]

It really depends on how enjoyable or good the movie is, then I won't care about the length. (I enjoyed long movies like Titanic and Gone With the Wind, but those are legendary movies with universal acclaim.)

...But since this is a TMNT movie and plus my expectations for this film are not really high, I'm expecting around an hour and a half, maybe 2 hours at most.

[Jester]

What's the average length of one of the Transformers movies?

Your welcome....

EDIT: Dear god...it's 2.48 hours. We're doomed.

EDIT x2: BUT.....Liebsman's other movies are around 90 minutes. The average duration of Battle LA, Texas Chainsaw the Beginning, and Wrath of the Titans is 1.7 hours.

[FlogginMcMurryZombiePizza]

The movie is still being shot and then it needs post production, any potential re-shoots, editing, sound etc.

In the end:
Transformers 3: 154min
Transformers 2: 150min
Transformers: 144min
A Nightmare on Elm St.: 95min
Bad Boys 2: 147min
Bad Boys: 118min
The Rock: 136min
Armageddon: 151min
Pearl Harbor: 183min

That's just looking at some of his movie. I dont know if he has any shorter than 90min.

[TigerClaw]

The other thing to remember is they always count the end credits as part of the running time.

[Slap-Happy]

Why is this conversation being had? The movie isn't out for another 11 months.

Either way, I'm thinking this'll be around 120 minutes, more or less.

[Jester]

Why is this conversation being had? The movie isn't out for another 11 months.

Either way, I'm thinking this'll be around 120 minutes, more or less.
Yeah, that was my initial thought too, but I figured some sort of answer might help this thread fade into obscurity.

[jacobzking]

The run time will be 102 minutes and 30 seconds (approx). I have a crystal ball.

[chrisdude]

Hopefully 2:15, 2:30. That's what all the action movies run, now.

[TigerClaw]

Well, We wont find out til the movie comes out, But it should be at least be right on on the 2 hour mark. You have to take into account that End Credits also count for the running time.

[Lord Nightwalker]

I can see it being n hour and 20 minutes. It seems to have a bare bones plot and they're not putting any effort into it.

Agreed. It will float in the middle time wise, and the lack of effort is damned SHAME. The franchise deserves better.

[NYShell]

Jesus christ. I hope the movie isn't 2 and a half hours long.

A ton of movies coming out lately have been long for no goddamn reason. Was 2 hours really needed for a Vince Vaughn comedy? Ninja Turtles is an action comedy. No need to have it drag on forever.

Calm down, buddy. 2 hours isn't the worst timing if they utilize it well. Like what someone said, it's a good length of time for action and character development. Last thing we need is another rushed TMNT product.

[Jester]

True, but how many recent over 2 hour films have felt sooooo long. I'm sure Lone Ranger didn't benefit from it's extensive run time.

[Zulithe]

I'm hoping for around 120 minutes. 90 feels short for a live action blockbuster to me, especially for an origin film that has to establish a lot.

I dig TMNT1 a lot but there's plenty room for more scenes in there if they'd wanted.

But then I'm always one to love long films. Most of my favorites tend to run long (150+ minutes) Could TMNT sustain a running time that long? Personally, with the right story and pacing, I really think it could. And it would be awesome!

I've really never understood those who don't like long films. I love movies, and I'll sit through as much as I have to because I'm enjoying every minute of it. And there are plenty of films that deserve their long running times.

More isn't always better... that's not what I'm trying to say. But when there's likely to be at least 2 years, if not 3+, until TMNT 2 (assuming we're that 'lucky'), I'd like a beefier film so we have more to dig into until the next one is out.

[Irishmile]

It depends on how many Bay-splosions there are.

[TigerClaw]

When the movie becomes engaging and your getting into the story and the world it creates, You often forget about the movie ever being long.

The people who complain about movies being too long in general are the kind who get bored at certain parts that they would deem boring.

[Jester]

When the movie becomes engaging and your getting into the story and the world it creates, You often forget about the movie ever being long.

The people who complain about movies being too long in general are the kind who get bored at certain parts that they would deem boring.

Or....and I'm just spit balling here...some movies don't make good use of their time and you really do feel the length.

I agree, that if a movie is engaging and you're invested in the story, length isn't an issue. Strip all of that away and a long movie can feel like it goes on FOREVER.....FOREVER....H-Q7b-vHY3Q

[Leo656]

It'll be a little over an hour and a half, maybe just under two hours. They'll never be able to keep the "jokes" going for longer than that, so forget it going over two. Carve out a decent 20-30 minutes to address the origin and various plot points relating to it, a solid 30-40 of "action scenes", and the rest "jokes & exposition". 100-110 minutes sounds about right.

[Shark_Blade]

The longer the better.

More turtles and Megan Fox goodness. :tlove:

[Leo656]

They barely have enough material for a 90-minute movie as it is, based on what they're trying to do with it. I'd be fine with a 90-minute movie that didn't drag, over a 3-hour "let's cram in every bit of minutiae from the entire TMNT canon" farce that had people rolling their eyes at the 500th pizza joke. If it goes near two hours, people are gonna be chewing their own arms off to leave.

Having too much of a good thing is a real problem. Having too much of *this movie*, on the other hand... heh, that's an entirely different problem they're gonna have to deal with.

[Slap-Happy]

If it goes near two hours, people are gonna be chewing their own arms off to leave.

You don't know that. You don't know anything about this movie. For all we know, it'll be two hours and leave people wanting more. In a good way.

Then again, it could be sh*t. Once again, we know nothing.

[Leo656]

We know plenty if we know what to look for in the information we do have. We haven't had anything spelled out for us, no, but there is sufficient evidence to suggest that the movie won't be great. It might *look* great, but they're not aiming very high.

Giant afro wig, bro. That's an example of the type of "humor". It's a small detail that says a lot. It says we're supposed to see Whoopi Goldberg, in a TMNT movie, with a gigantic afro, and chuckle at the ridiculousness of it all. This, despite the fact that neither Whoopi Goldberg or giant afros are funny at all on their own, and neither adds anything to a TMNT film. It's only one thing, sure, but it indicates a lot about the angle from which they're approaching this project.

We can also surmise, this late in the game (it's still coming out in spring, isn't it?), that April and Vernon have some sort of "relationship" aside from working together. You may not be aware of this, but it is in fact a "rule" that every "blockbuster" movie, or any movie based on a popular property, has to have a "romance" element. It's done to appeal to women, because they're 50-60% of the population and Hollywood wants their cash. It's why they made up Rachel Dawes for "Batman Begins", despite the fact that Batman's origin didn't need a love story and her character's existence really caused more problems for everyone else than anything. So far, it looks like Vernon is the male lead, so we can all but assure they'll at least tease something between him and April. If they were going to use Casey at all for this movie, they're running out of time, so I don't think they are. I don't really care to see Vernon macking on April. Odds are we will, and that's pretty dumb.

The fact that much of the early script did make it into the movie also shows that they really don't know or care about what they're doing, they just want to get the movie done. I mean, they're already filming it, and they're still announcing new characters and actors in a piecemeal fashion, almost if it's still not finished behind the scenes. For all we know they're still working on what the movie is supposed to be like. It's actually entirely possible it's an "Alien 3" situation, where they already started filming to make the release date despite having no actual finished, complete script. It happens more than you think, and the results are usually not stellar. The studio wants the movie done. The earlier script was what they were working from up until fairly recently, and in "Hollywood-time" anything they've come up with since then absolutely HAD to have been a rush job. There simply wasn't time for the studio to come up with, review, and approve anything too different from what they already had. So what most likely happened, is they took 3 or 4 rejected scripts, watched a few episodes of the old cartoon, and started combining pieces of all the rejected ideas and changing character names to better match the cartoon show. Simply put, the story is likely going to be pretty weak. Add in arbitrarily changing Shredder's backstory ("allegedly"), and it just looks like, on paper at least, a big mess.

By all accounts, it will *look* great. I'm betting it will have awesome CGI and the fight scenes will be exciting enough to make some people overlook some of what's wrong with it. I'm sure it will be "fun", and "exciting", and all that. But I want something *more* than that. I didn't want a "it's fun if you shut your brain off and just go with it" kind of movie, but seriously, that's what it looks like to me, based on absolutely everything we DO know so far. I still think it will be better than some people are expecting, but some people are expecting it to literally make people get cancer. I just think it's going to be needlessly juvenile to the point of annoyance.

[Cure]

You can go on your usual hundred paragraph long justifications, but it doesn't change the fact everything you're saying is an assumption. You could be wrong, you could be right. No one knows.

[Leo656]

I hope it's the best thing ever and I'll be the first one to say so if it is. I'm just callin' it like I see it so far. I'll be the first one to say I was wrong if it turns out great.

[chrisdude]

Aside from that one crummy photo of a sewer set piece, we haven't caught as much as a glimpse of a single scene or actor who wasn't shot on the open streets of NYC. We have no idea what or who has been filmed on soundstages, or even just inside buildings. We really can't guess whether they have "enough material" for a two hour movie.

And if every Transformers movie can go well over 2 hours, with their garbage storylines, I don't see why TMNT can't.

[turtlefanforever]

the movie is just the trailer and we are actually watching the whole thing multiple times a day as it comes on.

[xChri5x]

I found this website, no idea how reliable it is, claiming the running time is 87 minutes, mine you that may seem short, but it's still longer than Liebesman's Darkness Falls.
http://movieleaks.co/movie/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles/

That website is shady as ****.

[electric_sheep]

02:30:66

1.30 Of human assholes being assholes. 1:00 of mindless action. 66 of Michael Bay flapping his dick in your face...

[Ramboraph4life aka Matt]

That website is shady as ****.

I know Wikipedia is not the best either, but that says 89 minutes.

[TigerClaw]

I found this website, no idea how reliable it is, claiming the running time is 87 minutes, mine you that may seem short, but it's still longer than Liebesman's Darkness Falls.
http://movieleaks.co/movie/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles/
I doubt it, That site for watching bootleg movies online, Even movies that are currently in theaters.

[TigerClaw]

I think the movie will have around a 2 hour running time, And 2 hours is plenty for character development, story, and action set pieces.

[Eiko]

if it is anything like transformers, it has that feel when watching the trailer then it will probably be a 2 hour movie.

[TrickOrTreater]

No more than 2 hours 15 minutes. That's my guess.

[thebrownranger]

Hopefully the running time is long enough to where there's decent plot and character development.

[BabyTurtles]

I hope it's long enough to give each turtles a chance to shine ^_^

[TigerClaw]

I hope it's long enough to give each turtles a chance to shine ^_^
Yeah, 2 hours is enough to show each Turtle's Abilities and Skills.

[NinjaPug]

My guess is between 100 and 110 minutes.

[pdizzle]

I found this website, no idea how reliable it is, claiming the running time is 87 minutes, mine you that may seem short, but it's still longer than Liebesman's Darkness Falls.
http://movieleaks.co/movie/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles/

I know Wikipedia is not the best either, but that says 89 minutes.

Please god, say it isnt so..... the 07 movie was about that short and look how rushed and ****** that one turned out. Ive stated this before but I would love to see a 2 to 21/2 hr turtle movie if the story and character development was right. After reading some of these comments tho I think I might be the only one. :embarass:

speaking of which if anyone is good or expierienced with scripts what would you say the run time would be based off the bluedoor script?

[samxsteal]

Please god, say it isnt so..... the 07 movie was about that short and look how rushed and ****** that one turned out. Ive stated this before but I would love to see a 2 to 21/2 hr turtle movie if the story and character development was right. After reading some of these comments tho I think I might be the only one. :embarass:

speaking of which if anyone is good or expierienced with scripts what would you say the run time would be based off the bluedoor script?

Chances ar eit will be a long movie, Transformer has a genral run time of about

TF1-144 minutes
TF2-150 minutes
TF3-157 minutes
Wrath of the titans-100 minutes
Battle LA-116 minutes
so im betting its going to be 120 minutes give or take

[TigerClaw]

Take into the account that the running time also counts for Opening Credits and End Credits. The movie could be a little over 2 hours, But there might be a few minutes of open credits and end credits thrown in, and sometimes an end credit scene.

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

Chances ar eit will be a long movie, Transformer has a genral run time of about

TF1-144 minutes
TF2-150 minutes
TF3-157 minutes
Wrath of the titans-100 minutes
Battle LA-116 minutes
so im betting its going to be 120 minutes give or take

id agree with 120...maybe even 144...as Tigerclaw said be sure to account for both opening and closing credits....even though i dont think bay films do much for opening credits

[NYShell]

Hopefully it isn't short. 140 mins would be a perfect, ideal time to set up this Turtles reboot. Please let it be good running time.

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

part of me hopes we have enough time ..especially with the long character list we seem to have


even with the long time frame TF3 had i felt like we had a new character shoved in every 10 minutes

like the whole Deep Wang thing was just way to long..and set myself for that pun

however unlike TF these arnt random people made up for the screen

[samxsteal]

id agree with 120...maybe even 144...as Tigerclaw said be sure to account for both opening and closing credits....even though i dont think bay films do much for opening credits

YEah their pretty short Be cool to have a Remix TMNT wolf intro before hand (doubt they would) but thats more a fan want then anything.

As for end credit those are freaking long now and days with all the CGI it takes tons of teams working on different aspects and each has to be recognized

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

YEah their pretty short Be cool to have a Remix TMNT wolf intro before hand (doubt they would) but thats more a fan want then anything.

if i remember right most of the transformers opening ones are even non exisitant



a remix would be cool, but honestly recently i re listened to the current theme after the trailer came out and i feel it fits alot better with the current movie than the older one will

[samxsteal]

if i remember right most of the transformers opening ones are even non exisitant



a remix would be cool, but honestly recently i re listened to the current theme after the trailer came out and i feel it fits alot better with the current movie than the older one will

Or that I love the new theme is like a revamp of the old one anyway so it would be cool to have that instead.

[Puddinpop]

Agreed. It will float in the middle time wise, and the lack of effort is damned SHAME. The franchise deserves better.

Nothing personal and I mean no offense here but, I don't understand how anyone can think there was a "lack of effort" put into making this film.. Its hasn't been released yet. I think it would take a lack of effort to write a story that has already been written, create designs that have already been created. Don't you? This movie has been in motion for almost five years now bc they wanted to get it right. That to me is not a lack of effort at all and anyone saying so is insulting every person that has dedicated serious amounts of time and energy into making this movie. Rather than saying what a "lack of effort" it is I wish people would stop being so entitled and start appreciating the fact that were getting a new 130 million dollar TMNT film.

[pdizzle]

Nothing person and I mean no offense here but, I don't understand how anyone can think there was a "lack of effort" put into making this film.. Its hasn't been released yet. I think it would take a lack of effort to write a story that has already been written, create designs that have already been created. Don't you? This movie has been in motion for almost five years now bc they wanted to get it right. That to me is not a lack of effort at all and anyone saying so is insulting every person that has dedicated serious amounts of time and energy into making this movie. Rather than saying what a "lack of effort" it is I wish people would stop being to entitled and start appreciating the fact that were getting a new 130 million dollar TMNT film.

I seriously couldnt agree with this anymore than I do..... very well put bro...

[samxsteal]

Nothing person and I mean no offense here but, I don't understand how anyone can think there was a "lack of effort" put into making this film.. Its hasn't been released yet. I think it would take a lack of effort to write a story that has already been written, create designs that have already been created. Don't you? This movie has been in motion for almost five years now bc they wanted to get it right. That to me is not a lack of effort at all and anyone saying so is insulting every person that has dedicated serious amounts of time and energy into making this movie. Rather than saying what a "lack of effort" it is I wish people would stop being to entitled and start appreciating the fact that were getting a new 130 million dollar TMNT film.

I seriously couldnt agree with this anymore than I do..... very well put bro...
Agreed And it suck people feel so entitled Guh

And they ruined it for everyone Mass effect anyone, Guh how great it could have ended but nope fans got their way and still weren't happy with it GUH

[TigerClaw]

Yeah, I'm getting sick and tired all all these so called people thinking there entitled for something that's reminiscence of the 1980s, They complain about the way the Transformers looked, Yet those films were huge box office successes, the reason, Cause it got a whole new generation of fans.

this movie is going to get a new generation of Fans that may have never seen a TMNT movie in there live, And only know about it through there own parents who at one time watches the cartoons, and probably caught the Nickelodeon series, You know Nickelodeon is going to promote the hell out of this movie on there network.

[samxsteal]

Yeah, I'm getting sick and tired all all these so called people thinking there entitled for something that's reminiscence of the 1980s, They complain about the way the Transformers looked, Yet those films were huge box office successes, the reason, Cause it got a whole new generation of fans.

this movie is going to get a new generation of Fans that may have never seen a TMNT movie in there live, And only know about it through there own parents who at one time watches the cartoons, and probably caught the Nickelodeon series, You know Nickelodeon is going to promote the hell out of this movie on there network.
see that why i dont care what they fans say about transformers. They gained so many new fans because of that movie, and the same will be done with this movie Just people being Vocal Annoyances. Just wish people would stop with the This doesn't look like the 80's so it suck and thus MBay is raping my Childhood, its really stupid.

[Warhorse]

see that why i dont care what they fans say about transformers. They gained so many new fans because of that movie, and the same will be done with this movie Just people being Vocal Annoyances. Just wish people would stop with the This doesn't look like the 80's so it suck and thus MBay is raping my Childhood, its really stupid.

But this is the deal, it's not just us 80's fans that are bitchin, and the Turtles do have an entire new generation of fans thanks to the Nick toon (which is a great compromise across the entire TMNT lore) They are complaining about the looks too and are confused as to why there is such a different movie out compared to what they are seeing in the toon. So, it's not just people stuck in the 80's. Hey, I was hoping to take my 8 year old cousin to see the TMMT movie this year, we're both fans of the Nick toon, and Transformers, and thought this would be a great movie, but the second she saw Mikey's face, that went out the window.

[graphic_content]

I'm hoping at least 2hrs. Not that I want some elongated storyline for the sake of fluff, but I've haven't seen a live action turtles on a movie screen since the mess that was TMNT III, so the longer the better I say.

I just don't want six different endings like LOTR...I raced to the bathroom when it was 'finally' done.

[samxsteal]

But this is the deal, it's not just us 80's fans that are bitchin, and the Turtles do have an entire new generation of fans thanks to the Nick toon (which is a great compromise across the entire TMNT lore) They are complaining about the looks too and are confused as to why there is such a different movie out compared to what they are seeing in the toon. So, it's not just people stuck in the 80's. Hey, I was hoping to take my 8 year old cousin to see the TMMT movie this year, we're both fans of the Nick toon, and Transformers, and thought this would be a great movie, but the second she saw Mikey's face, that went out the window.

But not everyone feels like way I have Three neices and four nephews all TMNT fans ranging from 3-12 and they all love this So much and they are super excited Talked to alot of younger customers from work and they all are super excited about it and love it, Twitter and tumblr filled with alot of love as well as hate,

This is the same reaction fans give anything; Batman, Superman Transformer, spiderman, xmen, avengers, thor, All have the same level of complainers. and its getting really irritating people Feel that they have to be catered to Personally they don't and never will.

[Warhorse]

But not everyone feels like way I have Three neices and four nephews all TMNT fans ranging from 3-12 and they all love this So much and they are super excited Talked to alot of younger customers from work and they all are super excited about it and love it, Twitter and tumblr filled with alot of love as well as hate,

This is the same reaction fans give anything; Batman, Superman Transformer, spiderman, xmen, avengers, thor, All have the same level of complainers. and its getting really irritating people Feel that they have to be catered to Personally they don't and never will.

Like I said, the BO will be the defining answer. So, we'll see.:)

[Breadcrab]

Please god, say it isnt so..... the 07 movie was about that short and look how rushed and ****** that one turned out. Ive stated this before but I would love to see a 2 to 21/2 hr turtle movie if the story and character development was right. After reading some of these comments tho I think I might be the only one. :embarass:

speaking of which if anyone is good or expierienced with scripts what would you say the run time would be based off the bluedoor script?

Not sure how many pages the Blue Door script was, but I do know that in professional screenplays, each page is meant to equal approximately 1 minute of screen time.

So if you have access to the script, take the page count, maybe add 5-10 minutes and there you go. :D

[Shark_Blade]

The movie is still being shot and then it needs post production, any potential re-shoots, editing, sound etc.

In the end:
Transformers 3: 154min
Transformers 2: 150min
Transformers: 144min
A Nightmare on Elm St.: 95min
Bad Boys 2: 147min
Bad Boys: 118min
The Rock: 136min
Armageddon: 151min
Pearl Harbor: 183min

That's just looking at some of his movie. I dont know if he has any shorter than 90min.
Bless, I was hoping it'll b 2 hours++ movie. Seems like it'll follow that trend too hopefully.

Let it go on for as long as it can.

[pdizzle]

Not sure how many pages the Blue Door script was, but I do know that in professional screenplays, each page is meant to equal approximately 1 minute of screen time.

So if you have access to the script, take the page count, maybe add 5-10 minutes and there you go. :D

Thanks for this. 8)
if this is true then the blue door script was 119 pages and adding 7 min (just to meet in the middle) would make the storyline its self aprox 126 min...... hopefully they kept it about the same with this new script

[Xav]

see that why i dont care what they fans say about transformers. They gained so many new fans because of that movie, and the same will be done with this movie Just people being Vocal Annoyances. Just wish people would stop with the This doesn't look like the 80's so it suck and thus MBay is raping my Childhood, its really stupid.Honesty, I don't know why anyone would care how many "fans" there are.

[JTH]

18 seconds.

18 seconds before I run out of the theater.

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

Not sure how many pages the Blue Door script was, but I do know that in professional screenplays, each page is meant to equal approximately 1 minute of screen time.

So if you have access to the script, take the page count, maybe add 5-10 minutes and there you go. :D

i can vouch that this is true 99% of the time so looks like we have our running time give or take a second

[Batman_89_aficionado]

I hope the movie is a little over 2 hours. Good, bad, great, really bad, mediocre, really mediocre. Bring it. If this movie is that long at least certain portions of it will get time to breathe due to the running length of the movie. There would be a possibility because of that.

[TigerClaw]

I bet the movie will start with a news report of some sort, Like in the first movie, Where you hear a news report about crime and stuff.

[Warhorse]

I bet the movie will start with a news report of some sort, Like in the first movie, Where you hear a news report about crime and stuff.

That's what I was thinking, but this time, they are interviewing Sachs out right. I have this feeling he's going to be the opposite of Bruce Wayne!

[TrickOrTreater]

I bet the movie will start with a news report of some sort, Like in the first movie, Where you hear a news report about crime and stuff.

Or it's going to start with Megan Fox bouncing up and down on a trampoline.

[samxsteal]

I bet the movie will start with a news report of some sort, Like in the first movie, Where you hear a news report about crime and stuff.

I have a feeling they are going to go with the version of April who starts out as a fluff reporter she tries to get good stories, then Gets in trouble, gets fired then has to "redeem" herself Like in the Wolf series, and that when they find the turtles and such

That's what I was thinking, but this time, they are interviewing Sachs out right. I have this feeling he's going to be the opposite of Bruce Wayne!

Maybe a kind of Lex Luthor angle -_^ could work IMO

[TigerClaw]

I have a feeling they are going to go with the version of April who starts out as a fluff reporter she tries to get good stories, then Gets in trouble, gets fired then has to "redeem" herself Like in the Wolf series, and that when they find the turtles and such
And she gets a chance for a good story when the Foot Soldiers suddenly take over the Subway. Shes sees them getting beat up, and pulling out her smart phone to catch all the action in hopes of reporting it on Channel 6.

[graphic_content]

And she gets a chance for a good story when the Foot Soldiers suddenly take over the Subway. Shes sees them getting beat up, and pulling out her smart phone to catch all the action in hopes of reporting it on Channel 6.

Will Arnett stated in an interview that because they are a reporter/camera man combo, it puts them in a unique state to tell the story using that 'point of view'...so my guess is, they will DEFINITELY be using found footage elements.

[shuriken]

No idea whatsoever, but I'll shoot a number out of my ass because everyone is doing it so... 111 minutes because why not.

[pdizzle]

Will Arnett stated in an interview that because they are a reporter/camera man combo, it puts them in a unique state to tell the story using that 'point of view'...so my guess is, they will DEFINITELY be using found footage elements.

Not so sure I like this idea for the turtles :ohwell:

[RedRocBoy]

I can see it being n hour and 20 minutes. It seems to have a bare bones plot and they're not putting any effort into it.

Are you being serious? :teek::teek::teek::teek::teek:

[RedRocBoy]

Not so sure I like this idea for the turtles :ohwell:

I kinda do. I think certain parts would be dope using found footage. L ike people having sitings of humaniod type creatures in new york. Could be dope. :tcool::tcool::tcool:

[RedRocBoy]

I have a feeling they are going to go with the version of April who starts out as a fluff reporter she tries to get good stories, then Gets in trouble, gets fired then has to "redeem" herself Like in the Wolf series, and that when they find the turtles and such



Maybe a kind of Lex Luthor angle -_^ could work IMO

Would be pretty cool. I hope so. Something new for the movie versions.

[Breadcrab]

Not so sure I like this idea for the turtles :ohwell:

Same. Found footage has been done to death at this point, and do they really need to be going that 'realistic' and edgy? I mean, this is a movie about giant turtles who wear colored headbands and fight a guy who may very well be a pink octopus-alien in a suit of armor.

[snooz]

The Cinplex website has this movie listed as 1:30

http://www.cineplex.com/Movie/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles

[TheSkeletonMan939]

The Cinplex website has this movie listed as 1:30

http://www.cineplex.com/Movie/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles

Wait, an hour and a half only? The LEGO Movie was longer. I was expecting two hours or so.

[Vicky82]

Probably just a prediction, they usually don't announce running times until couple of weeks before release. Anyway it be best to find out when movie news site reveal it.

[Matt2310]

i hope it runs more like 2 hr 20 minutes... this is a reboot i dont want anything rushed

[graphic_content]

do I have any idea on the run time?

Nope. :P

[fridaynightdestination]

Likely 1 Hour and 45 Mins- 2 Hours and 15 Minutes. No longer than 135 Mins I think.

[TigerClaw]

Likely 1 Hour and 45 Mins- 2 Hours and 15 Minutes. No longer than 135 Mins I think.
I hope its at least in the 2 hour range, you need enough time for character development.

[Xiewin]

Yeah I wouldn't take Cineplex's predictions to seriously.

I remember when they listed the same 1hr 30min run time for the 2014 Godzilla about a month before release. But when it came out, movie ended up being over 2 hours long.

[TMNT is cooler than MOTU]

Likely 1 Hour and 45 Mins- 2 Hours and 15 Minutes. No longer than 135 Mins I think.

That's my guess too. I saw Transformers and it was waaaaaaaaaaaaay too long.

[TurtleMikey]

According to a friend of mine who contacted his local theater, the film clocks in at 90 minutes. However, that may not be accurate; Possible speculation on the part of the theater.


Too short? How much longer should it be?

[TigerClaw]

I say 2 hours, The film needs enough time for Character Development, It has to explain the Origin, It has to show each turtle with there moments to shine, The back story behind Splinter, Shredder and the Foot Clan.

Keep in mind the Running Time counts the opening credits to the end credits. I wish there was a way to check on the actual running time of movies that shows the footage itself minus the credits. when you look at that, it would seem a lot shorter.

[Warhorse]

Well, i would like a movie that is 2 hours or more, but, only if those extra 30 minutes are well worth it (Turtle character development time.) But if that exrra 30 minutes is just going to be wasted on april and/or vernon bs, then dont bother.

[graphic_content]

I know this sounds like me being a jerk...

...but I fail to see how this thread, minus the poll, is any different from the thread about runtime already in existence. We are all just speculating on preferred run times as nobody has any actual concrete information, I came in here thinking someone actually knew something...oh we'll, ya live and learn.

[Breadcrab]

2 hours would be ideal in my opinion. Make it any shorter and you run the risk of underdeveloping certain story elements, much like in TMNT 2007.

I mean, this is a pretty stuffed movie considering you have the four Turtles, Splinter, April, Vernon, Eric Sachs, Karai, the origins of the Foot Clan and possibly Oroku Saki and Baxter. Fleshing all of that out will take some time, and on top of all that you need the awesome action scenes.

That rumored 90 minute runtime seems like a placeholder to me, but if it does turn out to be true, I'll immediately suspect that a ton of footage may have been cut for various reasons. Perhaps some stuff was deemed too dark, or things that the fans hate is being downplayed, or maybe Paramount just doesn't have faith in this and is slicing it down to a lean length so as not to scare off audiences, etc.

On another note, I have to wonder if Michael Bay has any influence over the runtime. He is the producer after all, and the film is being made under a production company he co-founded. We all know how long his Transformers flicks are, so who knows? Having a 2 and a half hour TMNT flick may very well be possible.

[NYShell]

I hope it's 2 hours 30 mins. Anything shorter than that runs the risk of being rushed and not leaving enough room for character screen time and character development and/or story telling. Can we for once have a tmnt movie that isn't short?

[Hannurdock]

I put as much time as allowed because I love turtles and its a pleasure to see them in the cinema.

Failing that, I hope there will be a lot of extra scenes added to the blu ray when it comes out which lengthens the movie considerably.

I think it will be around the two hour mark, though.

[Refractive Reflections]

I say 2 hours, The film needs enough time for Character Development, It has to explain the Origin, It has to show each turtle with there moments to shine, The back story behind Splinter, Shredder and the Foot Clan.

Keep in mind the Running Time counts the opening credits to the end credits. I wish there was a way to check on the actual running time of movies that shows the footage itself minus the credits. when you look at that, it would seem a lot shorter.

I'm all for character development, but I doubt this movie is going to be as deep as we would like to considering the type of films Liebesman and Bay are involved with. I'm sure we'll get the origin, a small backstory of Splinter and Shredder, and the Foot Clan, but most of it will be about the Turtles staying in the shadows, April almost revealing their existence/identities to the world, the Turtles and April teaming up, plot twists, and very elaborate action/fighting scenes.

Based on that it should be at most two hours; if running time goes beyond that, the movie has to go into substantial character depth, otherwise it will be superfluous action and fighting for a mere popcorn flick.

[pennydreadful]

Failing that, I hope there will be a lot of extra scenes added to the blu ray when it comes out which lengthens the movie considerably.

Agreed, I'd actually be really interested to see any deleted scenes - see what made the cut for the theatrical version and what didn't. Maybe there'd be some good character stuff in the deleted scenes which were cut for pacing reasons or something.

[1984TMNT]

I can see it being n hour and 20 minutes. It seems to have a bare bones plot and they're not putting any effort into it.

Wow - more assuming. Gotta love it. Doesn't that get old?

[TheSkeletonMan939]

Wow - more assuming. Gotta love it. Doesn't that get old?

Hey, we're just going off of what the trailers imply. That's what trailers are for - assuming what the movie will be like.

[TigerClaw]

The new trailer only shows 3 things happening, The fight at the Subway, The fight in the Sewers, And the Snow Chase, I'm sure there are more set pieces that they haven't revealed yet, There's gonna be something going during Time Square because of that Tower tumbling over.

With those Set Pieces, The movie has to at least be around 2 hours. There is plenty of time for character development and story between those scenes.

[Zulithe]

I'm hoping for something in the two hour range. 90 mins just feels rushed for a sci-fi action blockbuster film.

I know the 1990 movie is a bit on the short side, but I always wished it had been longer and they were able to squeeze more stuff into it.

not necessarily more characters, but more character development stuff. How about more time in the sewer before the foot clan raids them? how about more scenes on the farm?

The movie is very Raph-centric, they could have spent more time on Donny for example -- who always gets shortchanged. You never get a sense of his brilliance in the films, they totally just relegate him to supporting mikey's jokes and i hate that.

[Powder]

If you read the comic adaption, which used the entire full original script, you'll see it was meant to have all that stuff.

[Slap-Happy]

2 hours. I want my money's worth.

[Warhorse]

So, any word on the run time and the rating yet?

[Foombamaroom]

I feel like 130-140 minutes would be a perfect runtime.

[Lone Ranger Ninjutsu]

Transformers: Age of Extinction was not a terrible film by any means, but it was pretty bad, and a lot of what made it bad became increasingly apparent the longer the film went on, making it's runtime it's greatest weakness. The movie bordered on being three hours long. For an action adventure film with little to no plot and thin on character development, that's too god damn long. The Avengers was even shorter than that, though not by much.

This movie should be two hours at maximum. Two and a half or more? Nu-uh. No way.

[DioLeo451]

On Fandango it says 1 hr 33 mins

[TigerClaw]

On Fandango it says 1 hr 33 mins
I wouldn't trust that, since other sites don't have the running time yet.

93 minutes is way to short for a movie of this scale.

[NinjaPug]

Don't trust the runtime on Fandango until you can preorder tickets from the site.

[NinjaPug]

Liebesman said the runtime of the film is just under 100 minutes in an interview at superherohype.com

[SwiftNinjaFox]

Bah, I hit 1.5 hours and meant 2

Oh well, we know it's under 100 minutes. Probably closer to 90 minutes if the end credits are typically included in the run time.

[A_Little_Too_Raph.9859]

IF we get a sequel I think it will be longer

[Sanjuro]

Liebesman said the runtime of the film is just under 100 minutes in an interview at superherohype.com

Sounds about right. After the near three hours of Transformers 4, this is definitely welcome.

[Alex]

90 mins according to the official cinema company website in Sweden. (http://www.sf.se/filmer/Ninja-Turtles-3D/).

[Glados]

I'll admit I'm a liiitle bit disappointed it isn't longer... But that it's well put together is far more important then run time! There seems to be a trend of making movies too long lately, I've seen some that could benefit from an extra round in the cutting room...

[MrTMNT2012]

The funny thing is the Ninja Turtles have had more screentime in the footage released thus far than Godzilla had in his entire movie! How the tables have turned....(Btw, I loved Godzilla!)

[DioLeo451]

Liebesman said the runtime of the film is just under 100 minutes in an interview at superherohype.com
1 hour 40 min works for me:)

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

The funny thing is the Ninja Turtles have had more screentime in the footage released thus far than Godzilla had in his entire movie! How the tables have turned....(Btw, I loved Godzilla!)

dont be surprised if we have already scene ALL turtles footage in trailers


Transformers did the same thing pretty much

[A_Little_Too_Raph.9859]

The funny thing is the Ninja Turtles have had more screentime in the footage released thus far than Godzilla had in his entire movie! How the tables have turned....(Btw, I loved Godzilla!)

Godzilla was great...probably movie of the year so far for me

[MrTMNT2012]

dont be surprised if we have already scene ALL turtles footage in trailers


Transformers did the same thing pretty much

True...but with the ways the trailers set things up, I'm feeling more optimistic.

Think about it, there's the full Snow Chase scene, Turtle Lair invasion, Underground Hostage fight, Turtle Van scene and the Final Battle with Shredder which really haven't been shown off that much.

There's definitely a lot more of the Turtles we haven't seen and I'm afraid, a LOT more of Megan Fox that we haven't seen, seeing how she's not that much featured in the previews!

[graphic_content]

dont be surprised if we have already scene ALL turtles footage in trailers


Transformers did the same thing pretty much

doesnt bother me - we've glimpsed those scenes, so I imagine once they are fleshed out, and we see them in context, itll be just the right amount.

on another note - 90 mins? I wouldnt be surprised, considering the sheer amount of work that went into this per the 'Inside the Action' special. and quite honestly, minus a few promo images that came out early on when they were still working on the CG, all the focus has been on the Turtles as of late.

[The Stryker]

I'm fine with it being an hour and a half give or take.

A lot of movies nowadays overstay their welcomes like crazy. Godzilla was too long, TRANSFORMERS oh my god. If it was just a half hour shorter I think I would've liked it more.

Don't get me started on all of these comedy movies that think they're worth a 2 hour run time.

[fridaynightdestination]

I'm fine with it being an hour and a half give or take.

A lot of movies nowadays overstay their welcomes like crazy. Godzilla was too long, TRANSFORMERS oh my god. If it was just a half hour shorter I think I would've liked it more.

Don't get me started on all of these comedy movies that think they're worth a 2 hour run time.

Godzilla was only 2 hours and 3 minutes and you think it was too long? Seriously? I thought it was too SHORT. I think it needed to be longer for more character development and more monster screen time. A movie like Godzilla should have the 2 hour and 45 minute run time, not Transformers. (nothing against Transformers)

[The Stryker]

Godzilla was only 2 hours and 3 minutes and you think it was too long? Seriously? I thought it was too SHORT. I think it needed to be longer for more character development and more monster screen time. A movie like Godzilla should have the 2 hour and 45 minute run time, not Transformers. (nothing against Transformers)

Well Godzilla FELT longer than it was I guess. The plank-wood characters killed all interest for me. More time with them would NOT have helped.

They definitely could have told the story they told in less time though. There's a lot of wasted time in that movie with characters staring at nothing and talking about stuff that was already established earlier.

(Not the biggest fan of 2014 Godzilla)

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

Well Godzilla FELT longer than it was I guess. The plank-wood characters killed all interest for me. More time with them would NOT have helped.

They definitely could have told the story they told in less time though. There's a lot of wasted time in that movie with characters staring at nothing and talking about stuff that was already established earlier.

(Not the biggest fan of 2014 Godzilla)

i get this, and i agree 100% as much as i loved the godzilla scenes the focus was way to much on the Human characters, it left me wanting more...but without that proper monster to human ratio it did drag..alot

[The Stryker]

i get this, and i agree 100% as much as i loved the godzilla scenes the focus was way to much on the Human characters, it left me wanting more...but without that proper monster to human ratio it did drag..alot

And it's not so much that I disliked it focusing on humans. I get that and I understand that. The original films do that most of the time. It's just that the human drama is so bland and uninteresting. They had a character in the beginning that was fun and interesting to watch develop....then he's gone and the movie goes off a very boring cliff for the next hour.

Again....IMO.

[MrTMNT2012]

And it's not so much that I disliked it focusing on humans. I get that and I understand that. The original films do that most of the time. It's just that the human drama is so bland and uninteresting. They had a character in the beginning that was fun and interesting to watch develop....then he's gone and the movie goes off a very boring cliff for the next hour.

Again....IMO.

Especially when they had Bryan Cranston in the beginning, it really showed the drop in quality when they focused on the other characters!

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

And it's not so much that I disliked it focusing on humans. I get that and I understand that. The original films do that most of the time. It's just that the human drama is so bland and uninteresting. They had a character in the beginning that was fun and interesting to watch develop....then he's gone and the movie goes off a very boring cliff for the next hour.

Again....IMO.

i agree, and like you said human focus is nothing new to Godzilla...just this time it wasn't done well...and yea the one character they milked is gone in like 5 minutes

[graphic_content]

I'm fine with it being an hour and a half give or take.

A lot of movies nowadays overstay their welcomes like crazy. Godzilla was too long, TRANSFORMERS oh my god. If it was just a half hour shorter I think I would've liked it more.

Don't get me started on all of these comedy movies that think they're worth a 2 hour run time.

When Transformers finished, the first thing I heard was this woman behind me, turn to her boyfriend and say "you realize that could have been 30 mins shorter, and nothing would have changed."

I laughed, because I agreed. :lol:

[Sanjuro]

When Transformers finished, the first thing I heard was this woman behind me, turn to her boyfriend and say "you realize that could have been 30 mins shorter, and nothing would have changed."

I laughed, because I agreed. :lol:

Thirty minutes? They could have easily shaved off an hour and the narrative would not have changed.

[Raph]

Yep, just read in the Dutch Preview magazine it'll be 87 minutes. I hoped for , but just hoping for a good story, whatever the lenght.

[TigerClaw]

Here's the part where they talk about the Runtime, And about the classic theme.
The pair also said that the film will run just under 100 minutes and promised that we “might even hear” some of the original cartoon’s theme song in some manner. The end credits, too, will offer a “very, very fun song.” Mostly, though, their primary goal is to capture the overall tone of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and deliver it in a manner that will palatable for new audiences.

[pdizzle]

this just ruined my whole day..... and if an hour and 40 minutes isn't bad enough, the eighty seven minute thing made me sick to my stomach.... personally I just feel that there's too much going on in this movie to have that short of a runtime.... but after hearing the 87 minute thing on hour and 40 minutes seems like heaven.... not only that movies with a short run time in the 80s to 90s mark mostly feel generic to me

[Sanjuro]

this just ruined my whole day..... and if an hour and 40 minutes isn't bad enough, the eighty seven minute thing made me sick to my stomach.... personally I just feel that there's too much going on in this movie to have that short of a runtime.... but after hearing the 87 minute thing on hour and 40 minutes seems like heaven.... not only that movies with a short run time in the 80s to 90s mark mostly feel generic to me

The original film made you sick to your stomach?

Interesting.

[Raven]

this just ruined my whole day..... and if an hour and 40 minutes isn't bad enough, the eighty seven minute thing made me sick to my stomach.... personally I just feel that there's too much going on in this movie to have that short of a runtime.... but after hearing the 87 minute thing on hour and 40 minutes seems like heaven.... not only that movies with a short run time in the 80s to 90s mark mostly feel generic to me

This is pretty standard practice, unless its a very huge block buster. About 80% of movies run this time, especially heavy cgi ones.

[pdizzle]

The original film made you sick to your stomach?

Interesting.

No....but 2 wasnt great and 3 and tmnt did....

[TigerClaw]

Let's just hope the Runtime is at least bigger then the last 4 films.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1990 = 93 Minutes
The Secret of the Ooze = 88 Minutes
Turtles in Time = 96 Minutes
TMNT = 87 Minutes

Interestingly Turtles in Time was the only of the 4 films to be 3 minutes longer then the 1st one.

[Leo656]

It's a little disappointing for me, because it's pretty obvious based on it being about an hour and a half, and how many big action scenes we've seen glimpses of already, that anything that isn't "action" and CGI is going to be glossed over and rushed through like crazy. I kind of like a little bit of decompression in movies - within reason. As far as Godzilla, I wish they'd done a better job handling the humans but I thought for the most part it was fine... I loved the movie but it did feel longer than it really was. I feel it was a good length, maybe could have been a little longer, but they could have used the time a little more efficiently.

I like to really get immersed in the story and appreciate the dramatic "weight" of things. This movie looks like it's gonna be rushed-through. :ohwell:

[pdizzle]

It's a little disappointing for me, because it's pretty obvious based on it being about an hour and a half, and how many big action scenes we've seen glimpses of already, that anything that isn't "action" and CGI is going to be glossed over and rushed through like crazy. I kind of like a little bit of decompression in movies - within reason. As far as Godzilla, I wish they'd done a better job handling the humans but I thought for the most part it was fine... I loved the movie but it did feel longer than it really was. I feel it was a good length, maybe could have been a little longer, but they could have used the time a little more efficiently.

I like to really get immersed in the story and appreciate the dramatic "weight" of things. This movie looks like it's gonna be rushed-through. :ohwell:

Being rushed through is what im affraid of and giving the runtime of the film I think I have to agree with you on this one....:cry:

[Leo656]

We've already seen so many snippets of much bigger, longer action scenes that you just know are going to take up a huge chunk of time. One of my favorite things in the first TMNT movie - and even the third, honestly - were the "small" moments, the character moments (the second one didn't seem to have many). People/Turtles just... talking, playing off of each other. The first one definitely seems longer than its length, NOT because it dragged, because it didn't, but because they were able to do so much with the time. Action and drama, fighting and character moments.

I'm really concerned that a lot of the "small" moments are going to be left out of this one at the expense of the carnage and "Look what we can do with SFX now". Now, the Turtles' personalities are pretty well intact, from the look of it, but what are they going to do with them, in between the fight scenes? Catchphrases aren't the same as characters.

I'm at an age where SFX and flashiness just bores me. It's all fake. Tell me a story. Give me some real characters and have them interact in a meaningful way. Then, I'll eat your CGI cotton candy after I've had my steak.

We'll see.

[Shark_Blade]

It's a little disappointing for me, because it's pretty obvious based on it being about an hour and a half, and how many big action scenes we've seen glimpses of already, that anything that isn't "action" and CGI is going to be glossed over and rushed through like crazy. I kind of like a little bit of decompression in movies - within reason. As far as Godzilla, I wish they'd done a better job handling the humans but I thought for the most part it was fine... I loved the movie but it did feel longer than it really was. I feel it was a good length, maybe could have been a little longer, but they could have used the time a little more efficiently.

I like to really get immersed in the story and appreciate the dramatic "weight" of things. This movie looks like it's gonna be rushed-through. :ohwell:

I hope it won't feel so rushed. Maybe we'll get extras/deleted scenes.

TMNT 2007 ending scene was so rushed it felt pretty bleak.

[fridaynightdestination]

Wait, it isn't really 87 mins is it?

[Shark_Blade]

87 minutes including credits?

So that'll be like... 77 minutes? :( ah, can't always get everything. But still good.

[Sabacooza]

77 minutes?! If that turns out to be true, that's terribly disappointing. There's too much to cover for it to only be 77 minutes.

[Taichi]

Wait, it isn't really 87 mins is it?

No, Liebesman said that it was just under 100 minutes.

I'm still not sure about that though, think I'm in denial about it, but since everything about this movie has been skewed, this might be the same thing. If it's true, hopefully the pacing is good. I'm leaning more towards 2 hours. I feel that's sufficient for this movie.

[The Stryker]

It's crazy how conditioned people are now to the 2 and a half hour bloated hero movie style.

Movies are able to be good and entertaining in an hour and a half!

[Taichi]

No, you're absolutely right. Buy ideally, 2 hours isn't bad. Hour and a half isn't bad either, I just prefer a 2 hour movie. Transformers is too long... way too long.

But hey, if this is true, so be it. I just don't want something rushed or oddly cut that's all. If they get the story to fit in just 100 minutes, I'll be a happy camper.

[Leo656]

The Transformers movies come off like they're trying to make the "Lord of the Rings" of Punching Robot movies. :lol:

Might actually work if every second that wasn't punching robots wasn't total agony.

[TigerClaw]

No, you're absolutely right. Buy ideally, 2 hours isn't bad. Hour and a half isn't bad either, I just prefer a 2 hour movie. Transformers is too long... way too long.

But hey, if this is true, so be it. I just don't want something rushed or oddly cut that's all. If they get the story to fit in just 100 minutes, I'll be a happy camper.
Yeah, I normally prefer 2 hours because, there is enough time for some quiet moments, for characters to relax after an action scene, it helps built character development. and it it also helps in the story.

[Taichi]

Yeah, exactly... agreed. For me, 2 hours is that sweet spot. It doesn't feel short, like you missed something, or bloated with too much exposition.

[snake]

It's crazy how conditioned people are now to the 2 and a half hour bloated hero movie style.

Movies are able to be good and entertaining in an hour and a half!

Exactly, Godzilla was pretty short and that was good.

[The Stryker]

Exactly, Godzilla was pretty short and that was good.

.....sigh.....

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

.....sigh.....

*pat on back*

[pdizzle]

It's crazy how conditioned people are now to the 2 and a half hour bloated hero movie style.

Movies are able to be good and entertaining in an hour and a half!

I agree....but my thing is, my head keeps going back to tmnt and how rushed and full of plot holes tmnt was at 80 something minutes. Then I take into account all that has to be covered inthis movie without plot holes.....and it goes.....

the new tmnt orgin
april and her career
vern
eric sacs
shredder and his new orgin
the sense of the family bond that the turtles are supposed to have
the turtles being captured so raph can go solo to rescue them (wich worries me cuz id like to see a movie with equal screen time for all 4 turtles)......

its not that it needs to be 2 hrs its like someone already mentioned.....if they can tell a strong solid story in 87 min with all of that then I will be just as happy then if they had made it two hrs, my fear tho is its a lot to squeez in, in the time given and tmnt 07 is proof of that, or maybe it just had really bad writers....all the same im still excited for this movie its just the time frame seems so limited on the story they can tell, at least from my stand point....

[fridaynightdestination]

.....sigh.....

I think Godzilla is the best movie of 2014 so far and I give it a 10/10. Also, I think it should of been 150-180 mins long. There, I said it. Sue me.

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

I think Godzilla is the best movie of 2014 so far and I give it a 10/10. Also, I think it should of been 150-180 mins long. There, I said it. Sue me.

i think you Misunderstand the sigh


Stryker never said Godzilla was a bad movie...actually we both talked about this in another thread...but Godzilla could have Shaved maybe half an hour off of the Human story and not drag on and still be a good movie

for the little amount of Monster battle we get the timeframe kind of hurt it...even as much as i love it i remember sitting int theaters thinking to myself if the movie ever was going to end

it really did drag..the time between action wasn't thought out right....then again TMNT could be the opposite..to much action in a faced paced timeline that doesn't tell the story..it wont look bad but it could hurt the outline of the story and pacing

[Leolead]

i think you Misunderstand the sigh


Stryker never said Godzilla was a bad movie...actually we both talked about this in another thread...but Godzilla could have Shaved maybe half an hour off of the Human story and not drag on and still be a good movie

for the little amount of Monster battle we get the timeframe kind of hurt it...even as much as i love it i remember sitting int theaters thinking to myself if the movie ever was going to end

it really did drag..the time between action wasn't thought out right....then again TMNT could be the opposite..to much action in a faced paced timeline that doesn't tell the story..it wont look bad but it could hurt the outline of the story and pacing

I agree, i think it could've had a little more Godzilla in it, but overall, i loved it, i'm a huge Godzilla fan! after Gino aka Godzilla 1998, i thought we'd never see another American Godzilla film again, dat Beam in the final battle though!! i can't wait for the Blu ray!

[Warhorse]

Uh-oh. So which Turtle is going to get the shaft this time?

Probably either Donnie or Leo, judging by the trailers.

[Quasimod0]

Hopefully this film is successful enough to put the sequel on the fast track. The next will probably be longer.

[TheSkeletonMan939]

An hour and 20 minutes? From the trailers it seems like this'll be the plot: NYC opening, turtles' lair being destroyed, going to some snowy mountain, back in NYC to fight Shredder. It seems like it'll be a bit rushed with all that happening.

[Xiewin]

It's official, this movie is going to be a rushed pile of mess

[Warhorse]

It's official, this movie is going to be a rushed pile of mess

Oh well. Better next time.

I wonder if they are making it so short because of the notion that the shorter a movie is, the more times it can play in the theater in a day.

[Xiewin]

Oh well. Better next time.

I wonder if they are making it so short because of the notion that the shorter a movie is, the more times it can play in the theater in a day.

I think it probably has something to do with the overly use of cgi.

But overall this sucks because I was really hoping for a 2-hour movie.

[Warhorse]

I think it probably has something to do with the overly use of cgi.

But overall this sucks because I was really hoping for a 2-hour movie.

Same here. The other TMNT movies were short, and it showed in that some of the Turtles got character developments cut.

[TMNT is cooler than MOTU]

Wait, it isn't really 87 mins is it?

No, that was the runtime for the 2007 movie. This one will be just under 100 minutes according to interviews. So minus the credits, it'll be about an hour and a half of actual movie time.

[samxsteal]

No, that was the runtime for the 2007 movie. This one will be just under 100 minutes according to interviews. So minus the credits, it'll be about an hour and a half of actual movie time.

unless he is not including the credits which is very well possible

[fridaynightdestination]

We still don't know for sure if the film is 87 mins. Let's wait for official confirmation first. I am disappointed it is only gonna end up being 85-100 mins though.

[samxsteal]

We still don't know for sure if the film is 87 mins. Let's wait for official confirmation first. I am disappointed it is only gonna end up being 85-100 mins though.

IM betting the 100 run time it the total time of the film itself not the movie and the credits and all that

[Leolead]

Man i really hope it's not 87 mins.

[Thoughtmirror]

I went to the theater where I will be seeing the movie and the lady that worked at the front counter told me the movie (with the commercials at the beginning) is about 100 minutes give or take. I'm going back there tomorrow in order to buy the tickets for the Aug 7th late night showing. Super excited:D

[Shark_Blade]

I should book my tickets too. If I'm mad enough to go see Maleficent 5 times, then TMNT should be more than that. :tlol:

[DioLeo451]

1hr 50min Official runtime
http://www.megaplextheatres.com/M-TEENAGEMUTANTNINJATURTLES?date=08%2F08%2F2014#show times

[TigerClaw]

1hr 50min Official runtime
http://www.megaplextheatres.com/M-TEENAGEMUTANTNINJATURTLES?date=08%2F08%2F2014#show times
If that's true, I am ok with that, Only 10 minutes short of 2 hours, But plenty enough.

[Xiewin]

1hr 50min Official runtime
http://www.megaplextheatres.com/M-TEENAGEMUTANTNINJATURTLES?date=08%2F08%2F2014#show times

This is a blessing.

[TigerClaw]

Whats interesting is that Runtime, Is more then the 3rd film, Which had a 1 hour and 33 minute Runtime.

[SwiftNinjaFox]

Yes.

Yeees.

This pleases me.

[TigerClaw]

So far we have this.

TMNT 1990 = 1 Hour 33 Minutes
TMNT 2: The Secret of the Ooze = 1 Hour 28 Minutes
TMNT 3: Turtles in Time = 1 Hour 36 Minutes
TMNT 2007 = 1 Hour 27 Minutes
TMNT 2014 = 1 Hour 50 Minutes

That's a pretty good Runtime for the new film to be honest, There's enough time there for character development and story.

[SwiftNinjaFox]

Agreed, they have enough time.

Just depends on how much they use well.

Using past Michael Bay films:
Bad Boys was right at 2 hours
Bad Boys 2 was 2 hours 27 minutes

I would argue despite being longer, Bad Boys 2 had a LOT of additional explosions and extended actions scenes beyond necessity.

Meanwhile, I'm a total nut for the extended Lord of the Rings films.

So it's all about the use of time. ;)

[TigerClaw]

So basically the new film will be 110 Minutes.

Considering that I read a previous interview with the director saying, That the film would be under 100 minutes.

[SwiftNinjaFox]

Huh...so still close to the original film's 93 minutes after all, then?

So that puts it back at about the same length of time if the film is under 100 minutes with the rest making up end credits. Because CG heavy films have loooooong end credits.

[TigerClaw]

Huh...so still close to the original film's 93 minutes after all, then?

So that puts it back at about the same length of time if the film is under 100 minutes with the rest making up end credits. Because CG heavy films have loooooong end credits.
Not only that, But End Credit Scenes would also add to the Runtime if they have any.

[Shark_Blade]

1hr 50min Official runtime
http://www.megaplextheatres.com/M-TEENAGEMUTANTNINJATURTLES?date=08%2F08%2F2014#show times

Praise and thanks to God!:D
It's as long as a Harry Potter movie.

[Cure]

It's as long as a Harry Potter movie.

No it f*cking isn't. The shortest one, Deathly Hallows Part 2, is 130 minutes.

[pdizzle]

http://www.regmovies.com/Movies/Movie-Folder/2014/Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtles-2014-153902




http://www.cinemark.com/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles



1 hr and 50 min? This would make me seriously happy. However not to bring anyone down but two of the theaters here have two differnt times other then this as well......
One says 1 hr and 33 min while the other says 100 min....:ohwell:

[TigerClaw]

Rotten Tomatoes is listing the new film as 2 hours.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/teenage_mutant_ninja_turtles_2013/

[DioLeo451]

Rotten Tomatoes is listing the new film as 2 hours.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/teenage_mutant_ninja_turtles_2013/
Whaaaaaaaaaa :o

[TigerClaw]

Whaaaaaaaaaa :o
I really hope that's true, That is 120 minutes, a Good length I might add.

[pdizzle]

Is RT a reliable source when itcomes to stuff like this? This would be so awesome....

[samxsteal]

So I have a theory about the runtime Ok so my local theater HAs show times on 7:00 and 10:00 thats a three hour separation take into account theater cleaning and reopening and "preshow" and starting late the movie should be about 2 hrs long give or take

[voltron80]

The previous 4 movies had a short running time, This is due to them being family friendly films, Family films are known to be around 90 minutes or less.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles = 93 Minutes
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze = 88 Minutes
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: 96 Minutes
TMNT: 87 Minutes

If the new TMNT film is PG-13, Then there is that possibility that it could have a running time around 2 hours. Now I'm all for that cause i always felt movies with shorter running time are always rushed and they don't leave room for character development. This is the perfect opportunity for this new movie to explore the characters of all the Turtles so that we can get to know them more.

AMC has TMNT listed at 1:41, Step Up All in runs 11 minutes longer.

[NinjaPug]

So people are going to completely ignore the director when he says the movie is just under 100 minutes?

[samxsteal]

So people are going to completely ignore the director when he says the movie is just under 100 minutes?

Heck people seem to ignore him for everything else whats the harm in ignoring movie run time which is a vague statement anyway, Does that include opening credits trailer, End credits, post scene, mid credit scene, ETC ETC

[Radical Raph]

2 hours is a good run time. Anything over that runs the risk of being too long.

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

Heck people seem to ignore him for everything else whats the harm in ignoring movie run time which is a vague statement anyway, Does that include opening credits trailer, End credits, post scene, mid credit scene, ETC ETC

oh the tangled web we weave