What incarnation of the TMNT would your dream movie be based on?
 

With all the different incarnations of the turtles, people have different preferences as to their favorite turtles. I'm wondering, if given a choice, what would you guys have your dream TMNT movie based upon?

Comics? Cartoons? Movies? Games? Which ones of those? Some mix of the group?

My strongest childhood memories of the TMNT were from the first movie, so that strongly influenced my personal taste of the turtles. But, despite having gotten into it pretty late...I'd love to see an adaptation of Mirage's TMNT comic.

Specifically the Eastman and Laird issues of Volume 1. You could divide it up into several movies (perhaps a tv special or two to get some characters/stories done without an odd insert in an otherwise serious set of issues).

Maybe the first movie could be the first three issues of the comic and the Raphael one-shot. It's as good a place as any to start.

What about you guys? What would you love to see adapted in movie form?

Sorry, I ran out of poll options, so I couldn't add one for everything I thought I should. Feel free to point out your vote if "Other".

I'm going to go with IDW because they've done such a good job of mixing in aspects of all the different versions through the years while keeping a good balance of serious and fun.

Particularly like how Bebop and Rocksteady, while still pretty dimwitted, are legit dangers. The hired muscle aimed where Shredder/Karai direct them.

But I've said before, I would be bouncing in my seat giddy as could be if I ever got to see on film Leonardo's one-shot where Shredder returns and Leo's up against the whole Foot clan on Christmas Eve leading back to the antique store. Granted, that would largely be the same plot as the first movie following the comics more closely, but that issue is what sold me on Leo being more than just the straight man, but a legitimate bad ass in his own right.

Hmmm...
 

I am going to have to go with the Forgotten 4Kids Turtles. They are the best hands down.

I'd love a DTV adaptation of Mirage 1.1, stylized in black and white with red for bandannas and blood.....but that's never gonna happen.

Said it once twice then I've said it ten times by now. But I'm too lazy to look up the actual post so. IDW but I would take Issue 5 and combine it with SHOTFC. while the 2nd movie is Stockman and Krang.

Ok, a live action Turtles forever would be amazing, but kind of hard to pull off properly.

I'm not ashamed to say that if a live action version of the 2012 cartoon came out...I would piss myself with joy. Just, piss everywhere.

Im going to have to go with none of the above. There has never been a single perfect version of the turtles, I'd rather have elements from several Turtle incarnations blended into one movie

So far we seem to have an interesting mix of movie ideas. I do wonder what would be done for the ratings of the movies.

What would your movie be rated? G? PG? PG13? R? Or would it be something that pushes the boundaries?

I'd go for a hard-PG-13 to get most of the content in without pushing it to R and risking financial backing/rage from Viacom. Would allow for a wider audience to view it as well.

Either 2k3 or the IDW comic.

I had to go with Mirage (still pining for the darker reboot), but I could easily get behind a 2k12 movie. I'm kind of bummed that the 2014 movie is making bank, because I feel like the Nicktoon has gained in popularity enough now that the option could have been on the table. :ohwell:

Definitely could get behind this.

:lol:

This would be awesome and hilarious to see.

The Mirage, Fred Wolf, and 2k3 cartoons done in sort of Who Framed Roger Rabbit style alongside the new CG and the 1990 suits. :D

Ideally, I'd prefer IDW with some Nick influence. It would give me the same greatness of seeing this movie much like Mirage with Fred Wolf influence delivered for the original movie, and I'd wish future Bay sequels would get some influences here. I don't know why I would want it to be based off of existing movies since it would basically be a straight remake that wouldn't find much new under the shell. 4kids sort of had Turtles Forever itself, though I voted for Turtles Forever since its basically a concept of reshowing numerous popular incarnations, and an enhanced version would allow for a longer movie and a mixture of 2D (B&W and color), 3D (different animation styles to distinguish Nick and Bay for example), and live action, a concept that really would be cool to see.

Definitely the darkness of Mirage when it comes to combat scenes. The designs of the 1990 movie and the humor of the Fred Wolf show during downtime.

The 2003 series indubitably. That or Mirage.

Oooh I'd love to see "Sons of the Silent Age", "The River", or "City at War" made into a movie. It could be 2-d Duo-tone style animation, or CGI. Heck, if there was an effort to get the production team from "Where the Wild Things Are" to do the motion capture/puppetry it could totally be Dudes in Suits.

Jasika Nicole would be April.
With the 2k12 VA actors.

My perfect trilogy would be Season 1 of the FW Series spread out but played a little more seriously and no 4th wall breaking.

Ooh, good question!

At its core, Mirage. Play out the Yoshi/Saki backstory to give emotional weight to everything. Maybe make Yoshi and Splinter the same character to simplify that, and then let the basic Mirage plot play out with some aspects of 4Kids and IDW peppered in - Karai as the Foot's second-in-command with a conflicted sense of honour like in 4Kids, Baxter as a schemer working for TCRI, connecting him to the ooze, and April as an intern a la IDW, and Casey meets a runaway Raph like in the Mirage comics and the 1990 movie.

The second movie could have Baxter as the lead villain, trying to kill April after she discovers his true nature, which of course draws the Turtles into it. It'd also reveal the truth about TCRI and the Turtles' origins (whoo Utroms!).

The third/final movie would be City at War. The Turtles and Karai are forced into a truce to bring order to the city after the Shredder's death leaves a power vacuum in the NYC underworld. Sticking really close to the Mirage original. Tackle the whole "cycle of vengeance" theme in a really thoughtful and action-packed way.

That's how I'd do it.

A movie based on the Nick cartoon, with a little bit of Mirage thrown in, would be awesome.

Nick series.

Live action could get a little bit darker than the cartoon.

One of the main reasons would be the shredder/splinter rivalry with the Karai twist. That would make an epic plot in a film.

It still amazes me how many incarnations the turtles have had. When 15 poll options aren't enough to cover your varied interpretations of characters, you know a franchise is well off.

I wonder how each type of movie would be received by fans, from the most serious Mirage adaptation, to a movie focused on the sillier aspects of the Fred Wolf cartoon...to any TMNT movie crossing over with Power Rangers.

I wonder what movies the viewing audience would gravitate to more.