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Gunpowder 01-29-2015 12:29 PM

Anyone who used to like this movie, but no longer does?
 
Each time I watch this thing, I get closer and closer to the realization that it's garbage. From my perspective, production values and the Turtles' mocap actors were the ONLY real high points of this movie. Nevermind the plot holes, nevermind the crappy editing, nevermind the fact that half the cast was hired for being a name...the thing that frustrates me most is that these problems only happened because the production team - which is infamous for this stuff in the first place - was allowed to mess with the property, and handled it in a way that was geared 100% towards product placement and making money. Nothing more, nothing less.

Eh, but I guess I'm starting to sound one-sided, huh? I'll still watch the thing on occasion, but only when I'm in a blank mindset and just want to watch something that's one-dimensionally entertaining. BUT, more to the point, I used to like it a whole lot more than I do now - that was after having seen it only one time. Like I said, each time I see it, I'll notice something that makes my head turn, either from making no logical sense or just being unnecessary - and this is without any influence from other people whatsoever. Same thing happens when I watch it by myself.

So am I alone here? Did anyone else like it upon first seeing it, but liked it less down the road? Or even the reverse - did you used to hate it, and now like it? Has your opinion changed on it at all? (I won't take shots at you for liking it, don't worry. :tlol:)

Creativemind 01-29-2015 12:49 PM

I'm assuming you are talking about the new one. No, I still like it. I still think it's better than the 3rd one or the 2007 tmnt.

Autbot_Benz 01-29-2015 12:50 PM

I have watched 3 times once in the theater twice on DVD. I still like it.

Xiewin 01-29-2015 12:56 PM

you're not alone.

The first time I watched it, it was okay.

The second time it was just a bad story, with good turtles

the third time is when I realized that this movie was just pure garbage, both the story and turtles themselves.

Amaranthus 01-29-2015 01:09 PM

Why would anyone watch a recent movie like TMNT 2014 3 times?

Candy Kappa 01-29-2015 01:23 PM

No, I jumped ship when the designs was first leaked (Mikey Halloween costume). And it just went downhill from there.

Mew 01-29-2015 02:11 PM

I think the movie is good.
To much Megan Fox, but hey, she's hot! :lol:

CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy 01-29-2015 02:12 PM

I still love the Turtles' characterization, but when I watched it on DVD, I fast-forwarded thru the entire opening until they first appeared. So basically, now when I watch it, I'm skipping all of the April/Vern material. (And facepalming at the horrible Sachs/Shredder magic blood writing.)

Nameless 01-29-2015 02:33 PM

i like the movie but not as much as when it first came out... its just not a movie that re-watches well because you don't get anything more out of the movie. not like you watch it and notice same things you missed the first time.

snake 01-29-2015 02:45 PM

I never liked it. I don't plan on watching it again.

IndigoErth 01-29-2015 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy (Post 1413223)
I fast-forwarded thru the entire opening until they first appeared. So basically, now when I watch it, I'm skipping all of the April/Vern material.

While I probably don't belong in this thread since I've come from the other direction, I've started doing that as well. Since I warmed up to these Turtles a bit eventually and own the movie via Christmas gift I've had the DVD in a few times, but I've started to fast forward through all the non-Turtles stuff and done so the last couple of times. After a couple viewings the human-only portions start to feel a bit long winded and dull. And with the writing already spotty, what's to miss.
Spoiler:
Granted I suppose were I a guy (or a woman that swings that way) and was into looking at Megan Fox it might be less dull :P, but I'm not... and well, a couple of the best looking guys involved are hidden behind their green counterparts.

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Originally Posted by Gunpowder (Post 1413176)
was allowed to mess with the property, and handled it in a way that was geared 100% towards product placement and making money.

The one I'm most surprised at at this point is the "Project Almanac" advertisement...

In some way it's interestingly 4th wall breaking to now have trailers for it on tv not having known it was a real thing, in other ways...wtf using the Turtles movie to advertise it early.

Only after watching it again at home have I realized just how much product placement is there. Is this money that helps the film or goes into pockets? Because I thought that stuff was supposed to help movies, but if it's going into their pockets then at that rate what are the rich producers contributing other than control.

Shark_Blade 01-29-2015 03:42 PM

I watched it 8 times at the cinema. And many more on blu ray.

Still loving it.

lindz247 01-29-2015 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MewMeow (Post 1413222)
I think the movie is good.
To much Megan Fox, but hey, she's hot! :lol:

Hahaha!

I thought the movie was great. The funny parts were great. (Loved the part with the elevator!) The turtles were too. Yea it was a little clishae splinter "found" a book of ninjutsu out there in the gutter. I've watched it multiple times since christmas (when I got it). The weird part was April kept screaming for no reason. xD

pennydreadful 01-29-2015 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by IndigoErth (Post 1413256)
Granted I suppose were I a guy (or a woman that swings that way) and was into looking at Megan Fox it might be less dull :P, but I'm not... and well, a couple of the best looking guys involved are hidden behind their green counterparts.

Dude, trust me - I swing a number of ways and I don't find Fox appealing either. Judith Hoag has it all over Fox in spades.

Maybe I'm in the minority here but huge amounts of plastic surgery are not only a turn-off for me, but also massively creepy - all these actors walking around with the same features. Doesn't anyone else find it genuinely unsettling on a visceral level? All these celebs having the same teeth, noses and cheeks? It's like we're being invaded by aliens.

http://basementrejects.com/wp-conten...upermarket.jpg

Mew 01-29-2015 04:42 PM

Yes!
:lol:

Gunpowder 01-29-2015 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xiewin (Post 1413183)
the third time is when I realized that this movie was just pure garbage, both the story and turtles themselves.

I still like the Turtles themselves (minus Knoxville's voice), but that's about it.

IndigoErth 01-29-2015 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pennydreadful (Post 1413284)

:lol: Yes. Reaching for perfection that doesn't exist. Before this movie I never knew anything about Fox other than hearing the name. Her facial expressions (or lack of) annoy me now, it looks as if she's trying too hard to keep the one single expression she thinks is appealing. (Also... her eyes are creepy in the darker lighting of some scenes in TMNT, particularly when she's laying there after being yanked back onto the roof, dead alien looking eyes.)

Powder 01-29-2015 05:16 PM

I'm a red blooded male who loves to gawk at females & I feel the same way. She's too supermodel looking for my tastes. I much prefer a more homegrown regular look. Either way, April's looks are her least important aspect. Had she been a greek goddess, porn star, whatever, no matter how attractive she is, it doesn't make up for other shortcomings in the film. Not to anyone who thinks with their upstairs head, anyway.

The Boston Ninja Turtle 01-29-2015 05:21 PM

I was one of those with an open mind and ready heart...even when the halloween costume came out i was scared but didnt right it off write away

i mean kids halloween costumes are awful anyways


then we got those Leo and Donnie Statues and i was still ok

then we got more..my heart sank, trailers came out and i lost all hope.ive said it before and i will say it again this is not TMNT outside of its name....its just a cash grab

Shark_Blade 01-29-2015 05:59 PM

Megan Fox is #1 Hottest Women on Empire.
http://www.empireonline.com/100sexie...ult.asp?star=1

And she's still in the top 10 in 2014.
http://www.wonderslist.com/10-beautiful-women-of-2014/

And many magazines and websites. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean others feel that way too. ;) The world has regarded highly of her. Look yourself in the mirror before slandering other people. ;);)


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