Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 Gets A New Title!

[AlZarkovski]

Now “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Half-Shell”

From here (http://www.shockya.com/news/2015/03/27/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-2-gets-a-new-title/).

[IndigoErth]

Please only be a "working title." Surely.

[TrickOrTreater]

http://i.imgur.com/BnLWnA1.gif?1

[Leo656]

Hah. What.

I'd say "Please be false", but this is one case where I'm actively rooting for a worst-case scenario. I want this thing to fail so hard nobody ever makes a TMNT movie again.

For this plan to work, every single thing needs to be as terrible as possible. So far, great start.

Hey... more like, "TMNT: Half-ASS", am I RIGHT?!

Had to.

[IndigoErth]

Hey... more like, "TMNT: Half-ASS", am I RIGHT?!

Had to.
Took the words out of my mouth.


If they don't at least come up with a semi impressive title by this time next year, they need to drop out of the business. At that point film making is just too hard for them.

[Bry]

Hey... more like, "TMNT: Half-ASS", am I RIGHT?!

Had to.

Aww, y'beat me to it.

Man, I wish I could be this objectively terrible at everything I do and still just skate by in life. Ah, to be a Platinum Dunes producer...

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

For a brief fleeting moment, I was excited.

Then I read the title.

Now I hate Michael Bay just a little bit more.

[TigerClaw]

Now “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Half-Shell”

From here (http://www.shockya.com/news/2015/03/27/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-2-gets-a-new-title/).
That's gotta be a working title. Usually when they film movies, They have a working title that has nothing to do, with the actual name of the film, Its usually to hide the fact, That they are filming the movie.

[Galactus]

Aren't working titles to disguise the movie so that info doesn't leak and so on? Like The Blue Door, it referred to something in the script but if you hadn't read the script no one would know but "Half Shell" doesn't exactly disguise anything especially when you've got people blurting it out in interviews.

I love how the interviewer doesn't hide how bad it sounds.

[Leo656]

That's gotta be a working title. Usually when they film movies, They have a working title that has nothing to do, with the actual name of the film, Its usually to hide the fact, That they are filming the movie.

Oh, yeah, that's a title that's gonna fool everybody. :lol: "'Half-Shell'... huh... must be a movie about oysters..."

It could very well be a working title, but that's not the reason; it'd be because they just don't have a real title yet.

[TigerClaw]

Here's video talking about it, Its right at the begining.

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[IndigoErth]

Its usually to hide the fact, That they are filming the movie.
What's their excuse this time... create drama because even bad attention is attention? lol

Like you I figure it's a working title, I can't see them not trying to come up with something more impressive and probably just haven't given the title much thought this soon. Which is reasonably understandable really. Though I assume it's just a place holder rather than hiding it since it's still an obvious name.

[TigerClaw]

Whats interesting is J.J. Redick never saw the 1st movie, and only just found about it recently.

[Bry]

I love how the interviewer doesn't hide how bad it sounds.

"It's 'colon, Half-Shell'?"

Well, it's sure colon something.

And the basketball dude didn't know they made a new movie before this? Jealous... :trazz:

[Candy Kappa]

Colon Half-Shell, sounds a bit wrong. Why not go all out and go for "Half-Shell heroes" and be done with it (a phrase I personally hate, turtles don't have half a shell).

[Leo656]

iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii KNOW.

It's like, it's corny AND it makes zero sense. So, of course, it's exactly what this crew of misfits would think to reference.

[TrickOrTreater]

Or at LEAST TMNT: Heroes In a Half-Shell.

The very least.

[TurtleTitan97]

BWHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!

"Half-Shell"? Seriously? That's the best they could come up with? Not anything like "TMNT: Return of the Shredder" or something that at least sounds cool?

This better be a working title, cause if not.... :lol:

[Bry]

I mean, it's possible it's just a working title. But even then... effort...

http://media.giphy.com/media/bxPnpFoYphgYM/giphy.gif

[Galactus]

Can I also point out this is confirmation this will be more than a just a small cameo for Vern and his new Victoria's Secret babe like people were defensibly arguing it would be.

[Vicky82]

It's most likely a working title or a code name used for the filming crew.

I expect they don't want to draw too much attention if they used the full name as they probably want to film some important scenes in secret or Just don't want huge crowds gathering near them and maybe don't want anything getting leaked onto the internet like photos, videos ect.

But obviously stuff will get leaked soon enough and end up here and then we get the messages that Paramount want them removed. :P

I expect there will be a lot of rumours on different title names, in the next few months.

[TigerClaw]

It's most likely a working title or a code name used for the filming crew.

I expect they don't want to draw too much attention if they used the full name as they probably want to film some important scenes in secret or Just don't want huge crowds gathering near them and maybe don't want anything getting leaked onto the internet like photos, videos ect.

But obviously stuff will get leaked soon enough and end up here and then we get the messages that Paramount want them removed. :P
That is correct, They often have a working title, that doesn't make a reference to the actual movie, But Half-Shell is pretty much a reference no matter what.

And usually when the word gets out of a film's working title, They know the movie is filming, So they can't hide it no longer.

We can expect more behind the scenes photos and videos, of any of the filming going on in the next couple of days or weeks.

[TrickOrTreater]

I expect they don't want to draw too much attention if they used the full name as they probably want to film some important scenes in secret or Just don't want huge crowds gathering near them and maybe don't want anything getting leaked onto the internet like photos, videos ect.

Oh yeah. I wonder what the movie codenamed Half-Shell with a bunch of Mutant Turtles in it is about.

Total mystery.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Oh yeah. I wonder what the movie codenamed Half-Shell with a bunch of Mutant Turtles in it is about.

Total mystery.

Perhaps it is a Daredevil movie? :trolleye:

[IndigoErth]

At this stage, goodness knows what they'll even end up with in the end so it may also take a bit to really figure out a suitable title anyhow.

[TheSkeletonMan939]

The wave of idiocy Bay and Lebiesman emanate is powerful stuff.

How the hell do you get more lame-ass than TMNT: Half-Shell? Are they "too cool" for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2?

I have never wanted to see a film fail so much, let alone a TMNT one. I want this awful studio to eagerly pour hundreds of millions of money into this abomination only to see it fail at the box office. I want them to realize in horror that you can only shovel so much garbage into the audiences' face before they stop buying tickets, and understand too late that they should have hired someone remotely competent in the first place.

Of course that won't happen though. It'll be another box office success and they'll make a 3rd and a 4th because people love to be shoveled garbage. Just look at Transformers. :(

[Autbot_Benz]

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in all seriousness wait until stuff comes out regarding The Turtles Bebop and Rocksteady splinter and Shredder. I mean bitching about a title that is the working title and not the actual title is pretty silly.

[Vicky82]

Well thanks to the sarcastic replies, not everyone will know that Half Shell is TMNT.

I knew about this Half Shell thing yesterday when I saw this tweet

olv
‏@olv
Got a tip something called Half Shell is filming in NYC, anyone know if this is the new TMNT movie?

https://twitter.com/olv/status/581161044439121920

It's from On Location Vacations and even they wern't sure if it was for TMNT.

This is the website

http://www.onlocationvacations.com/

so if they get a tip where TMNT are filming somewhere, it get's reported here.

[Jester]

Hey... more like, "TMNT: Half-ASS", am I RIGHT?!

Had to.

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[Powder]

Jesus Christ.

Half-Shell... Supermodel... Basketball players...

Watching this is going to feel like having a railroad spike hammered into my pineal gland.

[bushido]

It's most likely a working title or a code name used for the filming crew.

Yes, first movie had "Foursquare" as working title so it's probably a working title too. http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2013/04/03/update-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-is-filming-at-jones-beach-in-new-york/

[NinjaPug]

Jesus Christ....Half-Shell is not a working title. Working titles have no correlation to the film.

For example, Bigfoot was the working title for Ant-Man.

[TrickOrTreater]

Jesus Christ....Half-Shell is not a working title. Working titles have no correlation to the film.

For example, Bigfoot was the working title for Ant-Man.

TMNT 2's working title:

Turtle Ninjas.

[IndigoErth]

Uh, well a working title isn't always to go incognito, that's not the only use, sometimes it's just a place holder.


No reason to permanently decide this soon to call it "More Turtles This Time" when after editing it turns into "April Movie 2".

[Powder]

Why not Twonage Twotant Ninja Twotles?

[Jester]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the BOOO-ze!

[evan2000]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the BOOO-ze!

Let me improve that for you:

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the BOOBS!

(Victoria's, to be specific) :tlol:

[IndigoErth]

Let me improve that for you:

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the BOOBS!

(Victoria's, to be specific) :tlol:
Yeah, because a Mikey joke about the billboard is kind of a sure thing now. (I swear to god if that is that same girl on it... :roll:)


Although "BOOO-ze" made me think of drunk Turtles. lol They may need to be to get through it.

[evan2000]

I swear to god if that is that same girl on it... :roll:

Then... what?

Let's make Mikey's dream come true by mutating her into Venus :evilgrin:

[IndigoErth]

:lol: The CGI character might be cheaper than a super model's paycheck at least.

Although I'm kind of terrified of the thought of the design Bay & Co. would likely come up with.

[Commenter 42]

TMNT 2's working title:

Turtle Ninjas.

I lol'ed.


This is bay's trademark. It's exactly what he did with TF3. Instead of "dark side of the moon" he went with "Dark of the moon" if you recall.

Why? Because TMNT is better when it's about Vern, car chases and the NBA.

Sorry, did that not make any sense? Did I leave an important part out?

Ostriches, of course. Just goes to show you where lightning comes from.

[pennydreadful]

Well, I did say I was curious as to exactly how bad it was gonna get... between this and the Victoria's Secret model being shoehorned in, we're off to a great start! :trolleye:

[Candy Kappa]

It would be kinda awesome if the supermodel plays Tiffany, Burne's girlfriend in the FW show.

[IndigoErth]

It would be kinda awesome if the supermodel plays Tiffany, Burne's girlfriend in the FW show.
:lol: She's the prissy little twit that hated turtles, right?

"Ewww!" :trolleye: And not one crap was given by the Turtles. :tlol: Well, Mikey might be offended, because model.

[evan2000]

It would be kinda awesome if the supermodel plays Tiffany, Burne's girlfriend in the FW show.

Unfortunately, Burne has became Bernadette in this continuity :trolleye:

Did Vern ever had a love interest in the OT?

[Xav]

It would be kinda awesome if the supermodel plays Tiffany, Burne's girlfriend in the FW show.She's actually playing herself.

[Candy Kappa]

Unfortunately, Burne has became Bernadette in this continuity :trolleye:

Did Vern ever had a love interest in the OT?

Yeah, but that doesn't need to change Thompson's partner, and then Tiffany side dates Vernon and we can have a love-triangle, yush. Just what TMNT: Half-She'll needs.


Or Tiffany is Vernon's girlfriend in this incarnation, cause I don't think PD have the collected intellect to actually portray lesbians that isn't the trope of bi curious cockteases that actually just wants the D. :roll:

She's actually playing herself.

Eh, lame.

[Leo656]

I don't think PD have the collected intellect to actually portray lesbians that isn't the trope of bi curious cockteases that actually just wants the D. :roll:



Waaaaaaait, wait wait wait WAIT.

Wait.

......That's NOT all of 'em...? The f*** outta here.

[DarkFell]

Unfortunately, Burne has became Bernadette in this continuity :trolleye:

Did Vern ever had a love interest in the OT?
I don't think that Vernon ever did had a love interest in the show.

[neatoman]

Half-Shell? Even "The Next Mutation" and "Back to Sewers" would be welcome subtitles now...

[Candy Kappa]

:lol: She's the prissy little twit that hated turtles, right?

"Ewww!" :trolleye: And not one crap was given by the Turtles. :tlol: Well, Mikey might be offended, because model.

http://www.joblo.com/newsimages1/tmnt-2014-mikey-thumb.jpg


"Babette, you just made my shell un-tighten... Uncool. But don't worry, you so fine it'll get tighter again. See you through the window of your apartment later tonight."

Creeper Mikey, I could make a comic out of these...

[Leo656]

It's funny, I always had Raph pegged as the date rapist. It's amazing what you learn. You think you know "people".

[Candy Kappa]

Nah, PD Raph is like Ultimate Comics Hulk, he eats hobos.

[neatoman]

Nah, PD Raph is like Ultimate Comics Hulk, he eats hobos.

I'm so happy the Ultimate universe is being scrapped, such a mess of terrible ideas and pointless shock value.

The Goblins being like Hulks, Maximoff incest, Venom being a cancer cure, characters being killed in mass just for the hell of it...

[Candy Kappa]

Yeah, Utlimate was a mess. He only stories I've encountere that I liked was Naked Hulk trying to get into a pancake house and Gambit meeting a orphan child.

Not read Ult. Spider-Man, but I hated X-Men, FF and Ultimates.

[evan2000]

She's actually playing herself.

How often do we get celebrities appearing as "themselves" in blockbuster films like this?

I know it's common for certain TV shows like The Simpsons etc, but films?

Does Vanilla Ice count in SOTO? Although I don't remember him spelling out his own name within the film itself.

[Jester]

http://www.joblo.com/newsimages1/tmnt-2014-mikey-thumb.jpg


"Babette, you just made my shell un-tighten... Uncool. But don't worry, you so fine it'll get tighter again. See you through the window of your apartment later tonight."

Creeper Mikey, I could make a comic out of these...

It's funny, I always had Raph pegged as the date rapist. It's amazing what you learn. You think you know "people".
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[Commenter 42]

TMNT2: Pay cheque

[LeotheLateBloomer]

The wave of idiocy Bay and Lebiesman emanate is powerful stuff.

How the hell do you get more lame-ass than TMNT: Half-Shell? Are they "too cool" for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2?

I have never wanted to see a film fail so much, let alone a TMNT one. I want this awful studio to eagerly pour hundreds of millions of money into this abomination only to see it fail at the box office. I want them to realize in horror that you can only shovel so much garbage into the audiences' face before they stop buying tickets, and understand too late that they should have hired someone remotely competent in the first place.

Of course that won't happen though. It'll be another box office success and they'll make a 3rd and a 4th because people love to be shoveled garbage. Just look at Transformers. :(

With how vocal we were when we heard the Shredder will be played by a Caucasian, I feel that we do have a voice. From the whole alien idea to the leaked script (depending if you even believed in it), maybe we are more vocal than we think. I just feel that we should let Viacom or whoever know how we feel about this new reboot. I know it sounds pointless and this is Hollywood we're talking about but I feel that if we can have some impact on what's acceptable and what's not, maybe we can get something more suitable. It's unlikely but who knows.

[Mutant Ninja Anole]

I just dropped by to be amused that Zach Lowe accidentally got to break major TMNT franchise news. I'm probably one of the few basketball fans here and Zach Lowe is one the best NBA writers today.

I wouldn't be surprised if this is just a working title though.

BTW, does this mean the turtles have a big brawl in the middle of an NBA game? The Foot could probably fare better than the Knicks have this year.

[turtlefanforever]

Hah. What.

I'd say "Please be false", but this is one case where I'm actively rooting for a worst-case scenario. I want this thing to fail so hard nobody ever makes a TMNT movie again.

For this plan to work, every single thing needs to be as terrible as possible. So far, great start.

Hey... more like, "TMNT: Half-ASS", am I RIGHT?!

Had to.

agreed on all accounts except for anyone never making a TMNT movie again. I'd be fine with another movie as long as someone who actually cared about it made it and made it good

[Amaranthus]

TMNT2: Pay cheque

TMNT 2: Age of Utrom

[THGhost]

I don't mind the title. :P

[neatoman]

TMNT 2: Age of Utrom

TMNT 3: Triceraton War Part 1

[Xav]

How often do we get celebrities appearing as "themselves" in blockbuster films like this?

I know it's common for certain TV shows like The Simpsons etc, but films?Ghostbusters, Space Jam, The Hangover, Transformers 3, Ted.

[evan2000]

Space Jam had numerous people playing themselves. Mike Tyson played himself in the Hangover. Buzz Aldrin played himself in Transformers 3.

Hmm. But Space Jam is more of a cartoon than a live action film, and the other two were just cameos.

I guess there are other examples as well, like Tom Hanks in The Simpsons Movie. But again that's a cartoon.

[Megatron]

lol at you morons freaking out over the working title.. :lol:

also the NBA thing is vern with his gf sitting at an nba game & those players just happen to be playing.. that's it! they are not acting, its going to be a short scene.. stop flipping out over tiny **** like this.

you guys keep hating but will go watch it in the cinemas anyways just like you did for the 1st movie. lol

[DarthRaphael]

Some of you are a little over "passionate" in here. Please keep it civil.

[Xav]

you guys keep hating but will go watch it in the cinemas anyways just like you did for the 1st movie. lolI never saw the first movie in cinemas.

[TrickOrTreater]

lol at you morons freaking out over the working title.. :lol:

Here's the level.

you guys keep hating but will go watch it in the cinemas anyways just like you did for the 1st movie. lol

I streamed it for free online two months after it came out.

lol

lol

lol

[Bry]

lol at you morons freaking out over the working title.. :lol:

lol at this jerk, getting mad at people for talking. :tcry:

you guys keep hating but will go watch it in the cinemas anyways just like you did for the 1st movie. lol

Saw it for free, homeboy. A lot of us did.

[IndigoErth]

http://www.joblo.com/newsimages1/tmnt-2014-mikey-thumb.jpg


"Babette, you just made my shell un-tighten... Uncool. But don't worry, you so fine it'll get tighter again. See you through the window of your apartment later tonight."

Creeper Mikey, I could make a comic out of these...
http://i.imgur.com/qeJDF66.gif

also the NBA thing is vern with his gf sitting at an nba game & those players just happen to be playing.. that's it! they are not acting, its going to be a short scene..
Reporting live from the movie set?

I mean, yeah, and maybe the players simply were going to later shout a few things more clearly off or on camera for it, but still, only those involved really know what their plans are?

[MrTMNT2012]

I streamed it for free online two months after it came out.

lol

lol

lol

Well done. That's not why the movie made over $400 Million at the Box Office though...

[Jester]

Well done. That's not why the movie made over $400 Million at the Box Office though...
Yeah, it was people who thought it was the "BEST THING EVAR!!!" seeing it upwards of 5 times.

[Leo656]

Yeah they still haven't gotten one nickel from me for it. And since I plan to wait until I can pick it up used at FYE for $5, they probably never will. Those guys can take a leap.

turtlefanforever: I'd be with you *in theory*, but I don't trust Hollywood anymore. They're professionally stupid. Like, it's their job. An' I don't like that. Let 'em go make bad movies about something else.

[pennydreadful]

you guys keep hating but will go watch it in the cinemas anyways just like you did for the 1st movie. lol

I didn't pay to see it, and certainly didn't see it at the cinema. You can connect the dots from there, I'm sure.

Bay's got enough money - he ain't getting mine! :tlol:

[TurtleTitan97]

Count me in as one of those people who didn't waste their money seeing the first one.

[Jester]

Count me in as one of those people who didn't waste their money seeing the first one.
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[Galactus]

lol at you morons freaking out over the working title.. :lol:

Let's hope it's the working title but then one of the main purposes for that kind of thing is to keep things under wraps. As it's been pointed out a title like that doesn't disguise anything.

If indeed it is a working I'd make sure people like JJ Redick doesn't blurt out erroneous information like that in interviews because stuff like that can catch on very quickly. It's exactly what happened with the 2014 movie where we a complete information blackout except for stuff that intentionally leaked like the Blue Door script, the photo of children's costume all giving poor first impressions of what the movie would be.

Sadly most of this stuff ended up accurate.:(

also the NBA thing is vern with his gf sitting at an nba game & those players just happen to be playing.. that's it! they are not acting, its going to be a short scene.. stop flipping out over tiny **** like this.

Well some of them have lines and it certainly it doesn't sound like a short scene.

As I've said before this is a very un-TMNT kind of setting which is exactly the kind of thing the last movie was filled with and ended up being the kind of stuff that even the people who liked it wanted to see less of in the sequel.

Also with a rumored budget of a paltry 70 million then you wonder why they are wasting money on this.

you guys keep hating but will go watch it in the cinemas anyways just like you did for the 1st movie. lol

I think defenders of this movie series should be very careful with those kinds of comments.

Fans of Bay's Tranformers series can get away with comments like that because those movies make billions.

TMNT 2014 made substantially less than The Amazing Spider-Man 2 which was seen as a failure enough to cancel that movie series. I do think we're reaching a tipping point on the idea that "they'll go see it even if they hate it" more people will be willing to stream it, more people will be willing to stick to their guns and not see it at all if they are not careful.

[TrickOrTreater]

Well done. That's not why the movie made over $400 Million at the Box Office though...

I didn't...claim it was what the f*ck are you talking about?

[Bry]

Also with a rumored budget of a paltry 70 million then you wonder that they are wasting money on this.

Is that the entire budget? I've heard that number repeated a few times on here, but I haven't read any reports about it personally, so I've got no idea.

If that's true, then the budget for the sequel would be basically slashed in half from the first's. That seems kind of insane.

[IndigoErth]

While something like an NBA game is outside the norm for a TMNT movie and sounds absurd as the first bit of info we hear, what disappoints me is knowing they probably won't take these normal real life settings as an opportunity to treat these characters like people. I doubt most of them in charge can even wrap their minds around that concept.

Sure, the Turtles are a bit different than the average New Yorker, but if they're trying to make them fit the real world then it would help if they recognized that the guys would still have other aspects of their lives that are separate from just fighting the bad guys. (Film makers read: the down time people have asked for - for the Turtles, not Vern.) They aren't just weird "talking animals" who go home and sit in the dark until the next bad guy does something terrible. They're people who probably go home after a long night and grab some dinner and crash in front of the tv for a bit before going to bed.

Chances are high that, like many other people in the city, some or all of the Turtles might be fans of the local teams. What the Turtles might not give - other than blowing their cover - to have the option of attending one of those fabled super bowl parties with other fans. Why not tap into that? (Not necessarily those topics or spend too much time on it than a film can fit, but that perspective at least.) If they're trying to make them real to the viewer, simple things that are that relateable would go a long way. If they ever mange to do it I'll be pleasantly shocked.

Should be added I guess that their bedroom in particular being so full of their posters and other stuff helps that, I assume, but then of course in the actual film it was barely there.

[MrTMNT2012]

I didn't...claim it was what the f*ck are you talking about?

Just saying there's no point in saying you didn't pay to see the movie when it doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things.

[Leo656]

That can't be the budget. $70 million won't cover the catering on most of these types of flicks nowadays. That had to have been misreported or misquoted.

If it's accurate though... Haha, nice. If it openly looks like crap, people won't be razzle-dazzled into defending it.

Doubt it, though. Way too much CGI (we're talking 7-8 characters, at least, that will be all or heavily CGI) for that low a number. I do remember reading "TMNT 2" and "$70 million" in the same place, but I can't remember where, and I doubt it was referring to the entire budget. That seems crazy low.

[snake]

Weird. It's probably just a working title.


How they haven't come up with something better is beyond me.

[NinjaPug]

I doubt that's the full production budget but if $70 million is then PD really doesn't give a crap about making anything decent. They're just trying to increase their bottom line.

Why should they waste money on this? The first one proved you don't need to put any thought into a TMNT movie to have people show up.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Yeah, it was people who thought it was the "BEST THING EVAR!!!" seeing it upwards of 5 times.


Not true. I saw it twice in the theater, and my hubby saw it with me the second time- but I didn't pay for any of those tickets. They were the freebies from Crush and the Nick TMNT DVD.



While something like an NBA game is outside the norm for a TMNT movie and sounds absurd as the first bit of info we hear, what disappoints me is knowing they probably won't take these normal real life settings as an opportunity to treat these characters like people. I doubt most of them in charge can even wrap their minds around that concept.

Sure, the Turtles are a bit different than the average New Yorker, but if they're trying to make them fit the real world then it would help if they recognized that the guys would still have other aspects of their lives that are separate from just fighting the bad guys. (Film makers read: the down time people have asked for - for the Turtles, not Vern.) They aren't just weird "talking animals" who go home and sit in the dark until the next bad guy does something terrible. They're people who probably go home after a long night and grab some dinner and crash in front of the tv for a bit before going to bed.

Chances are high that, like many other people in the city, some or all of the Turtles might be fans of the local teams. What the Turtles might not give - other than blowing their cover - to have the option of attending one of those fabled super bowl parties with other fans. Why not tap into that? (Not necessarily those topics or spend too much time on it than a film can fit, but that perspective at least.) If they're trying to make them real to the viewer, simple things that are that relateable would go a long way. If they ever mange to do it I'll be pleasantly shocked.

Should be added I guess that their bedroom in particular being so full of their posters and other stuff helps that, I assume, but then of course in the actual film it was barely there.


I'd actually like to see something like that, where they are sneaking in to watch a game, and Vern just happens to be there. Or maybe April is doing an interview at the game, and Vern's there, and something happens while they are doing the interview that gets the turtles involved. Any of these things could happen, and all of them would make sense.

[Galactus]

There's a few articles which claim that they will spend an estimated 63 million out of a budget of 70 million while shooting in New York.

It does sound unlikely that this is the whole budget. I would guess that's just for shooting and there will be more for cgi and the like.

That being said I don't think the budget will be significantly more than the last. I have a suspicion that it might be the same or less. I know Liebesman was banking on the cgi being cheaper to do in the sequel now that they had the models for the turtles, Splinter and Shredder and Dave Green is apparently good for working on big visuals on a small budget. Who knows maybe 70 mill is a more accurate figure than we may believe.

[Jester]

Not true. I saw it twice in the theater, and my hubby saw it with me the second time- but I didn't pay for any of those tickets. They were the freebies from Crush and the Nick TMNT DVD.

Well, there's always exceptions to the rule....

Did you think it was "TEH BEST THING EVAR!" though? Seeing it twice, for free, doesn't equate to enjoying it. :P

[Cryomancer]

"Yeah, I really want Vern to come back in a new TMNT movie" -no one, ever

"That was great, but how about if Vern had a girlfriend and scenes dedicated to just those two?" -somehow yet even less than no one, ever

[Jester]

"Who sees a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle movie for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, anyway?" - Paramount/Platinum Dunes Execs.

[Bry]

Not true. I saw it twice in the theater, and my hubby saw it with me the second time- but I didn't pay for any of those tickets. They were the freebies from Crush and the Nick TMNT DVD.

I'm still curious if all the freebie tickets they were throwing around counted toward the box office totals. Because those things were everywhere.

I'd actually like to see something like that, where they are sneaking in to watch a game, and Vern just happens to be there. Or maybe April is doing an interview at the game, and Vern's there, and something happens while they are doing the interview that gets the turtles involved. Any of these things could happen, and all of them would make sense.

A live NBA game would be the most risky place ever for them to "hide" - bright lights and cameras everywhere. Then again, they didn't care much about being stealthy in the first movie, so. :trazz:

There's a few articles which claim that they will spend an estimated 63 million out of a budget of 70 million while shooting in New York.

It does sound unlikely that this is the whole budget. I would guess that's just for shooting and there will be more for cgi and the like.

That sounds more realistic. Regardless - I'm curious. Either the budget's been slashed (and would likely look it) or it's as/more expensive than the first and coming out in a far more competitive month.

[pennydreadful]

If it openly looks like crap, people won't be razzle-dazzled into defending it.

Oh yes they will. You know there'll always be folks who will defend it no matter what. :tlol: I think it's like, Stockholm Syndrome at work or something.

[Jester]

Yeah, the TMNT fandom has something I'm going to coin "Stockman Syndrome."

"I've gotta support ANYTHING TMNT, even the worst, or else we'll never get GOOD TMNT again."

[Leo656]

Don't forget, "It made money, so it's awesome."

[TheSkeletonMan939]

I'm still curious if all the freebie tickets they were throwing around counted toward the box office totals. Because those things were everywhere.

Yeah, it makes me wonder a little if Paramount was concerned that ticket sales might be a little underwhelming, so they encouraged people to see it through free tickets on Crush soda or wherever.

Say what you will about this film, they did a good job plastering the turtles across every Crush soda they could.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Well, there's always exceptions to the rule....

Did you think it was "TEH BEST THING EVAR!" though? Seeing it twice, for free, doesn't equate to enjoying it. :P


I liked it enough to see it again, obviously, even though I could've used those Crush tickets for a different movie. Never claimed it was "BEST THING EVER!", but I liked it for what it was.


A live NBA game would be the most risky place ever for them to "hide" - bright lights and cameras everywhere. Then again, they didn't care much about being stealthy in the first movie, so. :trazz:



Eh, not if they went "Gargoyle style", and hid in the rafters or under stands or something. Most arenas have plenty of places one could hide in to watch without anyone seeing you. Though it would be funny if they just disguised themselves like in the "Fallen Angel" episode of 2K3 at the Purple Dragons initiation fight. Then they could hide right in the middle of the crowd, and no one would notice! (Stretching it, I know, given their size, but.... I'm going for the "ironic" factor here. Run with it, LOL!)

[Leo656]

They are seven feet tall and weigh about 700lbs each. Climbing in rafters? Are you serious? They play jacks with shipping crates, for crap's sake. They'd cause serious structural damage.

Like, maybe the Ninja Turtles could do that kinda thing, yeah. Not these Shrek/Hulk?Gamera monstrosities.

Then again, "F*** Physics" could've been the first movie's subtitle, so whatever. It'd look stupid with these goofs, though.

[Jester]

Then again, "F*** Physics" could've been the first movie's subtitle, so whatever. It'd look stupid with these goofs, though.
Indeed:
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[Redeemer]

Indeed:
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That scene is funny literally make me laugh out loud.
I am hoping it means the sequel will take a new direction.

[IndigoErth]

Not sure if I'd want to suddenly have a giant mutant Turtle fall into in my lap. :lol: Well, for one I might consider making an exception IF it wasn't for the fact I'd probably die on impact. :tlol:

Here, put this stuff on and just get down here and watch the game like you're some degree of normal...stop being weird and attracting attention with the ceiling beams groaning under your weight. lol

[MsMarvelDuckie]

They are seven feet tall and weigh about 700lbs each. Climbing in rafters? Are you serious? They play jacks with shipping crates, for crap's sake. They'd cause serious structural damage.

Like, maybe the Ninja Turtles could do that kinda thing, yeah. Not these Shrek/Hulk?Gamera monstrosities.

Then again, "F*** Physics" could've been the first movie's subtitle, so whatever. It'd look stupid with these goofs, though.


Oh, don't exaggerate, Leo. They were just a little over six feet- that has been confirmed. And Raph was 400 lbs, tops. (Mikey might be around 300, since he was the "smallest"....)

[IndigoErth]

Oh, don't exaggerate, Leo. They were just a little over six feet- that has been confirmed.
I played around with this (in spoiler) once. Note, using only a rough estimate of the supposed height of a human head (via info I tried to look up online) and does not factor in if Megan Fox was wearing shoes with much height in the heel (can't recall).
http://i.imgur.com/RNQ322T.jpg

[Commenter 42]

I played around with this (in spoiler) once. Note, using only a rough estimate of the supposed height of a human head (via info I tried to look up online) and does not factor in if Megan Fox was wearing shoes with much height in the heel (can't recall).
http://i.imgur.com/RNQ322T.jpg

Yep. And Raph was maybe 6'6, possibly taller. SO WRONG!!!!

I hate it. I hate it. I hate it. Of course they're monsters, the idiot said he was designing monsters. IDIOT.

Garbage-pail-hulks designed by garbage artists. Tacky chinless losers.

Ugliest, nastiest art direction since Rob Liefield put pencil to paper.
They should be painting houses, not concept art.

[METALHEAD]

http://i62.tinypic.com/bhd1lw.jpg

And yet, fangirls find them sexy that way.

[IndigoErth]

Really when I was tinkering with that pic in Photoshop (using that image and Leo since he's standing fully upright with Megan Fox right in front of him - Raph and Mikey seem slightly bent over and felt Donnie was too far away to judge well enough) I was surprised it came out roughly 6'3" for Leo. Their mass makes them appear so much larger. (Not that being over 6' isn't tall, esp for them.)

I can deal with the fact that they're tall this go around - mostly by just pretending the movie lied about their age and they turned out taller than expected as adults - but I wish they would not have shot them up with steroids.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Really when I was tinkering with that pic in Photoshop (using that image and Leo since he's standing fully upright with Megan Fox right in front of him - Raph and Mikey seem slightly bent over and felt Donnie was too far away to judge well enough) I was surprised it came out roughly 6'3" for Leo. Their mass makes them appear so much larger. (Not that being over 6' isn't tall, esp for them.)

I can deal with the fact that they're tall this go around - mostly by just pretending the movie lied about their age and they turned out taller than expected as adults - but I wish they would not have shot them up with steroids.

I will agree with that, certainly! Though 'roid-rage WOULD explain Raph's "anger management" issues.....

[Commenter 42]

http://i62.tinypic.com/bhd1lw.jpg

Says the guy who bottoms for Bay on the regular. :lol:

[IndigoErth]

I will agree with that, certainly! Though 'roid-rage WOULD explain Raph's "anger management" issues.....
lol TMNT 2: Raph's Intervention

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Y'know, that MIGHT actually make a good movie!

[TrickOrTreater]

Just saying there's no point in saying you didn't pay to see the movie when it doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things.

Okay cool thanks for letting me know I guess.

I can't wait to forget you told me in like 10 minutes.

Oh yes they will. You know there'll always be folks who will defend it no matter what. :tlol: I think it's like, Stockholm Syndrome at work or something.

I can spout off a list.

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F*ck this movie.

http://i62.tinypic.com/bhd1lw.jpg

Only one butthurt here is you whenever somebody says a single negative word about this sh*tty movie that you like.

[Amaranthus]

http://i62.tinypic.com/bhd1lw.jpg

Michael Bay called, he says he wants you to bend over and relax.

[LeotheLateBloomer]

Really when I was tinkering with that pic in Photoshop (using that image and Leo since he's standing fully upright with Megan Fox right in front of him - Raph and Mikey seem slightly bent over and felt Donnie was too far away to judge well enough) I was surprised it came out roughly 6'3" for Leo. Their mass makes them appear so much larger. (Not that being over 6' isn't tall, esp for them.)

I can deal with the fact that they're tall this go around - mostly by just pretending the movie lied about their age and they turned out taller than expected as adults - but I wish they would not have shot them up with steroids.

I recall the official website saying Donnie is 6'8" and the blue-ray special features mentioning Leo being 6'5".

[massakre]

Wow.. the overreaction on this board lol! Over what MIGHT be a title..not even confirmed yet and we're already 6 pages deep with complaints.. :lol: this is amusing.

[Galactus]

The cheques must be coming in again. :ohwell:

As I've said before we went through all this last time with people accusing others of overreaction to small things. As if these small bits of info don't help build a picture of what the movie will be.

Most of the things fans "jumped the gun" in regards to things they thought was bad about the then upcoming reboot turned out to be exactly what we thought and in some cases worse so I think we're entitled.

[Bry]

Wow.. the overreaction on this board lol! Over what MIGHT be a title..not even confirmed yet and we're already 6 pages deep with complaints.. :lol: this is amusing.

Now now, don't soil yourself.

It's a TMNT forum. If this were any other movie, there'd be forums about it filled with just as much speculation. That's how fandom tends to work.

What's really more "amusing" - people speculating/commenting on the topic of the forum, or someone who just can't handle their conversation?

[Leo656]

Actually, only a couple folks actually complained, the rest of it is just people doing shtick.

[Autbot_Benz]

Michael Bay called, he says he wants you to bend over and relax.

no thanks :D. unlike most of you crybabies Bay's movies they don't bother me in the slightest.

Wow.. the overreaction on this board lol! Over what MIGHT be a title..not even confirmed yet and we're already 6 pages deep with complaints.. :lol: this is amusing.

This too

[DarkLightDragon]

Better to be a crybaby with legit grievances with what I'm being given than a spoiled baby who'll accept anything they give me regardless of quality.:P:D

EDIT: Oh hey, 666th post. Cool I guess. Funny I made in this thread of all things.

[evan2000]

EDIT: Oh hey, 666th post. Cool I guess. Funny I made in this thread of all things.

Just realized we both have the same post count... like right now :trazz:
http://i.imgur.com/Ulqo1sz.png
High-three! :tparty:

[DarkLightDragon]

*Gives evan high-three*

:lol:

[evan2000]

*Gives evan high-three*

:lol:

Thanks! :D

Have to balance our post count somehow :P

[IndigoErth]

unlike most of you crybabies Bay's movies they don't bother me in the slightest.
Sure, and some people are immune to the affects of poison ivy, doesn't mean it still doesn't give many others a rash.

[TrickOrTreater]

The cheques must be coming in again. :ohwell:

As I've said before we went through all this last time with people accusing others of overreaction to small things. As if these small bits of info don't help build a picture of what the movie will be.

Most of the things fans "jumped the gun" in regards to things they thought was bad about the then upcoming reboot turned out to be exactly what we thought and in some cases worse so I think we're entitled.

Yes indeedy. That is exactly what happened.

Sure, and some people are immune to the affects of poison ivy, doesn't mean it still doesn't give many others a rash.

Perfect analogy.

[turtlefanforever]

Only one butthurt here is you whenever somebody says a single negative word about this sh*tty movie that you like.

omg yes!!! So true. Finally people start to realize

[Autbot_Benz]

omg yes!!! So true. Finally people start to realize

funny you agree with that when you are the most butthurt that you think people should be banned for talking crap bout TNM

[Autbot_Benz]

Okay cool thanks for letting me know I guess.

I can't wait to forget you told me in like 10 minutes.



I can spout off a list.



F*ck this movie.



Only one butthurt here is you whenever somebody says a single negative word about this sh*tty movie that you like.

says the guy whose so butthurt about this movie he spends every waking moment whining complaining about the movie.

[TrickOrTreater]

says the guy whose so butthurt about this movie he spends every waking moment whining complaining about the movie.

Didn't you have me on ignore? Come on bro. Make up your mind.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Can we quit calling each other names and insulting our intelligence?

I'd like to continue arguing about the movie before the mods step in and shut us up because we can't play nice.

[turtlefanforever]

funny you agree with that when you are the most butthurt that you think people should be banned for talking crap bout TNM

i'm not butthurt about anything. And i only think trolls should be banned. It takes a lot to be banned around here, your non stop trolling should have put you on the radar by now. Are you friendly with the mods? cause that seems to be the saving grace of some people here.

[Mew]

Can't wait!!
:D

[Autbot_Benz]

i'm not butthurt about anything. And i only think trolls should be banned. It takes a lot to be banned around here, your non stop trolling should have put you on the radar by now. Are you friendly with the mods? cause that seems to be the saving grace of some people here.

I am not trolling I add to discussion on the toys/ nick cartoon and postive stuff about the movies. I am surprised Trollortreater hasn't been banned yet he adds nothing to topics and is just a whiny baby.

[TheSkeletonMan939]

It's kind of amazing to think that this movie is hurting the TMNT community the way it is.

[Mew]

It's kind of amazing to think that this movie is hurting the TMNT community the way it is.
Yes. It's a good flick, and peeps just hate on it, even though I understand SOME of the hate.

[Bry]

[Popcorn GIF #74,248]

[pennydreadful]

I posit the theory that the term "butthurt" in conjunction with this movie is like Godwin's Law - it inevitably gets fired at anyone with a differing opinion and as such, is now so tired and overused that it has completely lost all meaning. It seems to be the go-to response for people who just can't come up with a calm and reasoned response and as such, anyone who uses it instantly loses all credibility.

I propose a ban on the use of the word "butthurt", and suggest coming up with a new term we can ride into the dirt - just for a change of pace. Something like rectal-cramped or anal-pained, perhaps. :tlol:

[Bry]

I posit the theory that the term "butthurt" in conjunction with this movie is like Godwin's Law - it inevitably gets fired at anyone with a differing opinion and as such, is now so tired and overused that it has completely lost all meaning. It seems to be the go-to response for people who just can't come up with a calm and reasoned response and as such, anyone who uses it instantly loses all credibility.

Ding ding ding.

It's a cheap dismissal - insulting the person instead of their argument. If anyone actually has a point, or knows how to make it, they don't have to use it.

Beyond that, it's just comes down to different in tastes/opinions. If you've gotta get hostile and personal with someone because they don't share yours, how confident are you about it really?

[TheSkeletonMan939]

I propose a ban on the use of the word "butthurt", and suggest coming up with a new term we can ride into the dirt - just for a change of pace. Something like rectal-cramped or anal-pained, perhaps.

Shell-cramped?

[Bitsy83]

....wow, I really need to get to these threads earlier. Let's go back to the ORIGINAL topic, shall we?

Yes. Half-Shell is HOPEFULLY just a working title, but if not, let's just be grateful they didn't go with "Shell Shock." Or hopefully they won't consider that.

I am so torn with this movie, honestly. It's hard to to really argue with the negative posts because...well, I agree with them! Yeah, I felt the plot was handled poorly. Yeah, I wish April and Vern got less screen time. Yeah, I'd have toned down the muscle-size of the Turtles, including Raph. And, YES, I wish they didn't have to make it blatantly obvious that Donnie was a NERD by giving him glasses, decked out totally in tech gear, and give him a retainer (Though I have a head cannon that he didn't really need the retainer; it was just part of an experiment he was performing to see if human dental tools work the same on a mutated terrapin.) And that's not even half of my list of complaints!

Do I hate Bay with a burning passion? Hell yes.

Do I wish he was banned from Hollywood? More than you realize.

Do I want him to be hogtied, doused in gasoline, stuffed into the trunk of one of his hot rods, then set the car on fire while pushing it off a cliff all the while listening to Beethoven's 9th Symphony on my iPod?
....I wouldn't really want to do that, but if it happened, I wouldn't lose sleep.

I'm just going to accept these movies and like the stuff I like and ignore the stuff I don't. We'll just get a reboot in another 10 or so years and, hopefully, they'll be better than these were. If anything, they've made me appreciate the franchise more than before. Sort of like what "The Last Airbender" movie was so bad, it made me love the TV show and comics more than ever. Sometimes having something BAD makes you appreciate the past stuff more. Then, hopefully, the more we go back to the past stuff, the more we keep in mind how to make the future projects great. That's why I really like the Nick show; you can tell it was made by people who loved the old shows and comics, and yet they still have their own creative spin on it. Sure, it has flaws, but not like the movie.

So, whatever we get in 2016, I'll just shrug and say "Whatevs." I'd rather be pleasantly surprised than get my hopes up only to get them burning to the ground.

[IndigoErth]

Do I want him to be hogtied, doused in gasoline, stuffed into the trunk of one of his hot rods, then set the car on fire while pushing it off a cliff all the while listening to Beethoven's 9th Symphony on my iPod?
....I wouldn't really want to do that, but if it happened, I wouldn't lose sleep.
:lol:

I wish he'd play a bad guy in it so the Turtles can smack him around. It's only fair for them.
I propose a ban on the use of the word "butthurt", and suggest coming up with a new term we can ride into the dirt - just for a change of pace. Something like rectal-cramped or anal-pained, perhaps. :tlol:
"Hiney owie." Make it childish and embarrassing and no one will want to use it. ;)

[Jester]

Who else is for The Rock-steady?
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[Leo656]

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Pr-lVhhorKYjkl_gCgIZjBeKDJK5ZQqgC5rDtWhuoy1ZEsoyktWoN 8FpQfXCdAG-_QclZEePXMGN2u4uwLsA-bYIxpr2W8agv2-vdosK6Xr39C1bfC1w00KDCg

[Jester]

Man, I did see that coming.

[MrTMNT2012]

Who else is for The Rock-steady?
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That would be incredibly stupidly awesome!

[pennydreadful]

Shell-cramped?

"Hiney owie." Make it childish and embarrassing and no one will want to use it. ;)

I want to nominate "half-shelled" as the new "butthurt". :tlol: As in "man, don't get all half-shelled about it - the movie will be great!"

[TrickOrTreater]

I am not trolling I add to discussion on the toys/ nick cartoon and postive stuff about the movies. I am surprised Trollortreater hasn't been banned yet he adds nothing to topics and is just a whiny baby.

The irony is staggering.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Pr-lVhhorKYjkl_gCgIZjBeKDJK5ZQqgC5rDtWhuoy1ZEsoyktWoN 8FpQfXCdAG-_QclZEePXMGN2u4uwLsA-bYIxpr2W8agv2-vdosK6Xr39C1bfC1w00KDCg

Oh god this made me laugh.

[Warhorse]

So, is this movie already shaping up to be a worse train wreck than the first one?

[IndigoErth]

I want to nominate "half-shelled" as the new "butthurt". :tlol: As in "man, don't get all half-shelled about it - the movie will be great!"
:tlol::tthumbsu: I like it.

So, is this movie already shaping up to be a worse train wreck than the first one?
I'm almost disappointed there were no absurd leaks today... lol I feel like it's just going to turn into a game of seeing how weird it can get.

[TrickOrTreater]

:tlol::tthumbsu: I like it.


I'm almost disappointed there were no absurd leaks today... lol I feel like it's just going to turn into a game of seeing how weird it can get.

Yep, the disappointment and sadness of not getting a great TMNT movie for the foreseeable future has passed.

I'm now sooooo so excited to see just how friggin' bad and ridiculous this thing is going to get.

[Commenter 42]

:tlol::tthumbsu: I like it.


I'm almost disappointed there were no absurd leaks today... lol I feel like it's just going to turn into a game of seeing how weird it can get.

I'm sooooo half-shelled there's no stupid news....


meh.. feels weird.


Oh and Jester...about the idea of the Rock as Rocksteady?

http://gifsec.com/wp-content/uploads/GIF/2014/06/no-way-gif-gifs.gif

[Jester]

But he's Sequel Viagra.

[Commenter 42]

But he's Sequel Viagra.

**** you for making me laugh.:lol:

GAH! now that stupid song is legitimately stuck in my head...

[Andrew NDB]

The TMNT don't and never have ever had "half shell"s. They have full shells, with both carapace and plastron segments in place. It was a stupid line from a stupid song at the forefront of the Fred Wolf cartoon that morons sung to themselves for so long, they began to think it was true.

Now, as a title for a sequel to that last "film" that came out, one that's clearly poised to go "full retard" into all-out Bebop, Rocksteady and Technodrome nonsense? It's absolutely the title it deserves. I support it.

[Autbot_Benz]

I look at these new movies as live action versions of a Platinum dunes universe Fred Wolf style with changes

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

That's the worst sub title I have ever seen for a movie, ever.