Take Back The Sewers

[Candy Kappa]

did April ever get kidnapped by the foot in the Mirage books?

[Master of the Foot Clan]

Originally Posted by Jester

Seems "Mirage Comics" is the new buzz phrase for instant legitimacy in Turtle lore. Want to get fans on board despite what you may intend to change? "Well, I've read the Mirage books..."

LMFAO FTW

Originally Posted by Master Splinter

It will only be a matter of time before they google "Take Back the Sewers" and see that this thread shows up before their project.

-ms

That is hilarious because I actually wound up on this thread from google, trying to find some more info on this movie.

I'm all for fan films and was into this until I saw this video.
I think some of the statements in the video are kind of ridiculous i.e. "Michael Bay is gonna make his movie which will cost a hundred million but we think we can do it for $40,000 and ours will be better."

[Cipher]

April gets kidnapped.

April.

Gets kidnapped.

Kidnapped.

Whokay, guys. Ignoring how sexist and pandering that is as a plotline outside an episode of an '80s kids' show, there are just so many things I'd rather spend money on than a fan-made version of the Fred-Wolf toon with red masks and swearing.

[ZariusTwo]

I think these guys need to make their mark with something simpler and not overcomplicate everything. Just do a nice ten minute brawl between the Turtles and The Foot, no need to throw in characters noone outside the niche comics audience will recognize and take anyone down some kind of rabbit hole. The truth is nobody cares that much about the early Mirage stuff. They have a better shot at their script being made into a fancomic than a movie with the budget they have in mind.

Just another one of those "easy to SAY" types just BEGGING for a reality slap

[Spitfire]

I'll sum up my feelings with a few emoticons


What a joke. Even if it's written better, which I doubt, they won't have real actors. And they can shoot on a freaking Red but Hollywood quality make up and suits alone will cost well over 40 grand. Let's not forget the cost of sound design which is one of the major areas where independent productions such as this fall completely flat. Seriously 2 grand for post? Either they have some major hook ups or they're greenier then a Ninja Turtle.

I've joked about making my own TMNT movie for awhile now but even I'm not dense enough to actually attempt it. And if I did I wouldn't proclaim it could stack up to a several million dollar Hollywood production. Not with that trailer. Looks like a slightly above average student production.

Good luck guys. If you do manage to get the funding I'll be curious to see what you end up making with it. I doubt it'll be feature length.

Edit: I watched the other video someone posted. That one just makes these guys look like blind fan boys who have not a clue what they're doing. "Fan uprising against the big studios!" Yeah they're really gonna be hurting. They're going to lose so many ticket sales over your fan film. Your illegal fan film that you can't actually profit from. Even if every "die hard" TMNT fan in the world skipped out the film would still make money. That's reality. If the trailer was a long as this crap ass video more people might actually be interested.

[BubblyShell22]

Yeah, this doesn't sound like it'll go very far. The only reason they're doing this is in response to the whole Michael Bay thing, and that's a poor excuse for making a film. You should make one just because you're a fan, and that's it.

[Master of the Foot Clan]

Originally Posted by Cipher

April gets kidnapped.

April.

Gets kidnapped.

Kidnapped.

Whokay, guys. Ignoring how sexist and pandering that is as a plotline outside an episode of an '80s kids' show, there are just so many things I'd rather spend money on than a fan-made version of the Fred-Wolf toon with red masks and swearing.

LOL.That sounds like the worst thing ever. Unfortunately I happen to know someone whose ideal movie would be just that.

Originally Posted by BubblyShell22

Yeah, this doesn't sound like it'll go very far. The only reason they're doing this is in response to the whole Michael Bay thing, and that's a poor excuse for making a film. You should make one just because you're a fan, and that's it.

That should be the final thought for these guys. It actually just seems like their trying to capitalize on the Michael Bay thing for notoriety. SMH

[pannoni1]

I watched part of Star Trek's fan film, Trekkies yesterday. Honestly, the best we could possibly get is something along the lines of canadian-turtle's Turtledoc, since it has similar production values to that film. At least Nickelodeon and IDW are doing a decent job with casting, as many of those artists & actors grew up with the franchise, and as Rob Paulsen explained at NYCC, says that the people behind the current wave of most TMNT products are fans. They must pass special auditions to get as far as they have gotten, and are fully professionals. Amateur film can only go so far and unless a very special circumstance is broken, is best left for the niche fanbase.

[Master of the Foot Clan]

I think this Turtle Fan Film is much better.Even though the names are similar. It's potentially the best one I've seen if it gets made. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...blood-brothers

The Costumes are so cooool. Trying to scrounge up enough money for the Shredder helmet