Secret of the Ooze back in theaters March 13-19
 

Cool, I'm surprised people would pay money to go to a theater for a movie we all own and watched a hundred of times, especially with the recent 4k sets that just came out.

I sometimes pay to watch movies I know I will enjoy in the theaters just for the experience of seeing them on the big screen again. Beats watching the slop they put out now.

I’m taking my kid and nephews.

I wouldn’t go to this otherwise. I did go see 1990 when it was out last year. I’ve seen it a million times, but it beat sitting in an empty hotel room.

The trailer almost makes it feel like a different movie. Here is the original trailer:


Well while I agree I think the fact that these movie releases are just the same digital files you download makes it feel less special. Back when it was film then yeah it was a special experience, but now it literally is the same file as the bluray rip. I was honestly disappointed when I saw Daft Punk Interstella 5555 and it had the exact same flaws as the digital file.

Still awesome that it's in theaters again. I'd love it if they'd do that in the Netherlands.
Of course thanks to Arrow we already have it in 4K now! But spreading more TMNT is never a bad thing.

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There will be a Kevin Eastman feature with him talking about the comics before the movie starts.

Is that a Last Ronin tease at the end of the trailer?

Someone on Reddit said there was some type of live action segment that resembled the last ronin shown alongside the interview.

I just got back. Was a fun time, very nostalgic. But man, what a stupid ****ing movie lol. I mean the production value and the cast go a long way, but overall it’s barely less corny than Next Mutation. Some random thoughts:

- I declared a fatwa against Fathom Events in 2009 after the Turtles Forever debacle. This is the fist time I’ve ever given them a dime.

- Keno is such a creep and a loser lol. Fat-shaming that cute girl and laughing at his own joke? Barging in April’s house uninvited? Mouthing off to Raph for no reason? He sucks!

- I never realized how bad they did with Leo’s lip syncing. Every other dubbed character was mostly fine, but it felt like 90 percent of his lines.

- Crowd at my screening was surprisingly large.

- We still need Pagie Turco and Vanilla Ice NECA figures lol.

- I forgot how lame Super Shredder’s “fight” and death were. Wow.

Very fun time at the movies though. Huge dose of nostalgia. I’ve now seen every TMNT movie in theaters but Turtles III (hoping they’ll do a rerelease in 2028) and Mutant Mayhem.

Can confirm. It’s pretty campy, and he’s just in ninja garb with his shell exposed. But yes, it’s a black-clad turtle fighting Foot ninja by himself. Pretty sure it was meant to be Leo.

Between that new segment and Kevin claiming he wasn’t worried about the TLR movie it does feel like something is up.

Also this nearly sold out today at my theater. No desirable seats left. I actually find that shocking.

Edit: Now I’m hearing rumors, from a source with a very spotty track record, claiming Ellison wants to do a TLR movie after establishing a TMNT universe first. This would align with Kevin’s attitude but I definitely don’t take this source as gospel despite occasionally having good info.

I can see a world where they bring Kevin into this new universe they’re building and try to meet somewhere in the middle by capturing the general tone of the 1990 film once again. It seems that’s what most hardcore fans want anyway as opposed to a TLR adaptation. For me, TLR is just an indicator of tone. I don’t necessarily need to see that story adapted, I just want to know they are going to take things generally seriously and adapt the comics.

Again, Kevin being seeming so at-ease over the whole thing really makes me think there’s something brewing we don’t know about - like they just decided to start from the early years but pay tribute to Mirage. He seemed to have at least light involvement with the TLR movie, having spoken with the writer several times that we know of, so they may have very well transferred him over to what they’re doing now.

Keno is a perfect example what adult men were like in the early 90's. Feminism wasn't a thing back then, we just thought we were all cool masculine men who knew what was right and would MANSPLAIN to women like when he just walked into April's apartment. (Also April just let's him in and shuts the door to her apartment behind him :lol: )

Other than the Super Shredder fight being too short and the Turtles not actually "fighting" him, I really enjoyed the movie when I rewatched it on the 4k sets back in December. Shredder is basically a walking cartoon character in this movie, basically Fred Wolf Shredder, and the jokes are still funny and has some nice memorable scenes between all the characters, like David Warner, the Foot training camp scenes, the Turtles finding their new lair in the abandoned train station, Rahzar/Tokka knocking down the telephone polls, Chief Sterns brief scenes, etc.

I compare Secret of the Ooze to, say, season 10 or 11 of The Simpsons. The writing and tone have been fatally wounded but the likable characters just barely manage to deliver a good time. The nostalgia doesn’t hurt but I like the movie more than I should considering how much of a downgrade it is.

I guess visually it also still looks pretty good compared to most modern spectacle movies. Again, a downgrade from the first movie in terms of lighting and atmosphere but
at least everything looks tangible and real. It’s a world I can just hang out in, not a plastic looking assault on the eyes.

Well said.

What a fun little short. The Last Ronin styled footage reminds me a lot of The Next Mutation, but I promise I mean that in a good way. Very nostalgic vibes there, I can appreciate how they did their best to sort of emulate the tone of SOTO while obviously aiming for a darker aesthetic. Always nice to see Kevin, too. God bless his passion & enthusiasm.

Don't think I'll be able to catch this in theaters, but glad it's a thing. I love all 3 of the classic films, & this one in particular will always hold a special place in my heart. Tokka & Rahzar have remained favorite characters of mine over the years, & it's neat to see they've finally started popping up in other iterations. I've long felt they were significantly cooler than Bebop & Rocksteady.

That short didn't really seem like anything to do with The Last Ronin to me, it was just Leo dressed up in black beating up random guys in hoods. I do have to say the Turtle costume looked good for what was less than 2 minutes of footage.

Definitely in line with the original 3 movies... a lot of slapstick there, the Turtle clowning around. Definitely not a Mikey grieving his dead brothers or anything.

Obviously it's not an adaption of TLR, guys, but if you think it's not deliberately evoking the look of it, you're both trippin'. :tlol:

It was also intercut with footage of Eastman literally drawing the Last Ronin.

Would call it a "rough TLR screen test," I guess (from back when there actually was a TLR movie in pre-production to have a "rough TLR screen test" for). Happy?

It just looks like a fan film, like something you'd see someone put on youtube.

Or a "let's have fun and dick around a bit" that can double as a "proof of concept" for the overall studio. It might have been they were at a point where they were auditioning/taking pitches from different groups to do the costuming/martial arts.

I’m thinking something like this too. Maybe even a “if we can do this for $5000, imagine what we can do for $100m”

Idk though it’s in this really weird in-between spot in terms of quality. Can’t imagine it being convincing to a studio and it’s a bit goofy. Maybe then it’s just something a fan showed Kevin to which he thought “let’s just show this to keep it on the tongues of the fans while I hint that the future is still open”. Although if that were the case you’d be better off showing that animated short of the the seppuku scene that’s up on YouTube - although maybe not quite appropriate for a Secret of the Ooze intro

It's overall a weird choice, which makes me think mostly the third party trying to impress didn't receive much or any real direction directly. Basically, "here's a martial artist inside a Turtle costume with full-range motion and here's how it looks in different situations." And because whoever made it probably loves Fred Wolf there's pizza and Looney Tunes stuff in the middle of it.

Exaaactly.

Here I was hoping for some sort of new insight on Secret of the Ooze.

It was cool seeing Langen's original story notes.

it was so awesome to see on the big screen, felt good!

The featurette was produced by the promoter of the rerelease event. It has no ties to a production beyond what it was.

It was fun. It had Michelan Sisti as the pizza guy. It was a nice bonus for seeing a 35yo movie, but it wasn't anything more than that.

Yeah I assumed it was produced by Fathom. Makes sense.

But just because it was just for fun, doesn’t mean Paramount isn’t monitoring fan reactions.

It does look like a fan film but one of those higher budget fan films. They nailed the style I loved it. It feels like The Last Ronin if it were set in the 90s trilogy continuity

Yeah I could honestly see them making a Last Ronin movie, but the 4 brothers are just all split up, or maybe 3 of them are captured, and they’re all reunited in the third act.