Are the 2014 designs good or bad?
 

I don't wish to add yet another thread in which to debate the 2014 movie character designs. So, sorry if it turns into that. That may be unavoidable...

But I just think it would be nice to see the Technodrome's opinion, definitively, in plain numbers. Everyone's heard. No riding the fence.

Good or bad?

Poll needs a "Meh..." option.

Maybe use a looser scale to give more options rather than a binary choice.

Needs a “some good, some bad” option.

Nah, guys. That's part of the point. Too much "meh' around here.

Yep, that's what the flame wars between people who like the designs and those who don't makes me think. That there's too much "meh.." and not enough polarity in opinions...

You serious?

I guess I could throw myself in the "meh" category. The only turtle's look that I'm actually gravitating towards is Leo.

i think that it is racist, i think that is history...

It's really not a black & white issue, I think almost everyone agrees that some design elements are really cool, while others are terrible. So here's another guy for "meh".

But I guess to force myself... there's more bad than good in the latest poster, as far as I'm concerned, so I'll go with "bad".

In all seriousness I do think they're quite bad.

1. Those horrible nostril designs are awful. There's a reason all previous incarnations never had those nostrils. That damn game and now this movie makes them look like freaks.

2. They look too "Hulk-ish." Why are they so muscle bound? They look like huge monsters instead of teenagers.

3. They look nothing like the characters should. It's amazing how the original movies in the 90's captured the look of the Turtles so well in live-action. How CG can be so messed up in comparison is ridiculous.

4. The designs feel like Next Mutation on steroids.

5. Kids watching the Nick show will cry.

I'm leaning towards meh as well. Really the only design I like is Leo's and I don't mind Raph's all that much. Mikey and Don's are the only ones I don't like. :ohwell:

huh, soo despite you not giving us the Meh option it's still meh, it's 7-7

O'doyle rules!
 

Bad all the way. I'm surprised by the results. Most of the tweeners probably went with good. There has been a significant amount of new people who came here just to talk up the new movie so it's not completely wrong too assume good is mainly made up by them.:

To be fair, they're called "casuals" around here. They're people who pay no attention to the TMNT franchise but when a movie or new iteration comes out they act like experts about the franchise even though they know nothing about it.

Reminds me of those youtube punks complaining about the Nick show despite not watching a single episode.

Leo and Don look fine, Raph and Mike need refinement, or maybe just more pics of them...

Bad, they look terrible.

Throwing a wrench in your plans, boys.
 

Life-long turtler here who has a life outside of the internet and I voted "good." While I'm more on the 70%ish good, I feel that given the options...well, I like to go with the positive. I think that, given what they could have been, the designs are pretty decent. Not to mention that, as an artist, I'm open to seeing other people's interpretations. Blame it on years of RPGing Donnie as gay, or Raph as a crack head, but I love seeing that cannon characters looked at from a different angle, even if it's just on the physical.

I like the design of the Turtles. I don't like the clothing/accessories. The poster for some reason looks very different from the scale models of the Turtles. The poster made me worry. Hopefully the movie cg looks a lot more upscaled.

I'm gonna have to say "meh" as well...I like certain aspects, but others I completely hate.