Are the 2014 designs good or bad?

[ironman29758]

Originally Posted by TrickOrTreater

Never fails.

You should see the SuperHero Hype Superman/Batman message board. If you are not ONE HUNDRED PERCENT on board with Eisenberg as Luthor you suck. Big time. And they'll tell you with lots of eye rolly emoticons and condescension.

yeah, after I made one comment and people derided me for what I would like to see in terms of Batman costume, I avoid that part of the board and hang around other sections(Spider-Man, Misc TV, DC comics, Superman and Ninja Turtles).

As for the designs while I'm not crazy about some of the elements based solely on the figures instead of the poster, they look pretty good for the most part. I'm not happy with some choices and felt like they weren't needed whatsoever but it's looks pretty decent to me.

[Garfield]

Originally Posted by electric_sheep

you guys are trashing them because you hate people involved,

Sometimes things just look like crap to some people. And that's all there is to it.

Originally Posted by InsaneZane

I think most people on here are being way too judgmental.
I voted good and I've been a huge tmnt fan for over 20 years...

They could be better, but they're certainly not terrible/horrible/awful or however you want to put it... They are simply "new"

I bet if people saw the concept art first, we'd have a completely opposite reaction...
Everyone would be like, "oohhh, those drawings are awesome!!!!"

It's a shame how narrow minded people are

you're the one that's narrow minded.

Look... if you love the designs, that's great. Its all subjective.

[zkarlette]

Wow, I can't believe "good" is winning.

[BabyTurtles]

Originally Posted by zkarlette

Wow, I can't believe "good" is winning.

they aren't terrible

there are some things I would have done differently....but overall they are pretty good

at least to me.

[hitmonkey]

I went with "bad". I don't hate the design of the Turtles themselves, and I'd probably be fine if they were wearing traditional TMNT gear. The clothes though, I absolutely hate. Especially Raph.

[turtlefanforever]

Originally Posted by Commenter 42

Maybe I'm the only one, but it's not the clothes that bother me, it's the character design itself. The facial structure, their stature, their color, the very subtle sea turtle influence, all feel disparate and incongruous. None of the elements work in concert with each other, almost as though it was design by committee.

Many comments have suggested that the film has gone a more realistic route.
I don't get that from these designs, at all.
They also don't look appealing. "hey, screw the realism, let's just have them look like the comics/cartoon..." because that would be awesome, but we're clearly NOT getting that either.

They also do not look original, or cool, but like a hodge-poge of planet of the apes and the Henson TV show dinosaurs from the 90's.

So, what's to celebrate? How could ANY fan say they look good?
If they weren't holding their respective weapons, and wearing bandanas, you'd never suspect they were meant to be ninja turtles.

Nope not the only one. I completely agree. I hadn't even thought if you roomy he weapons and colors or even just the colors away. You'd have no idea. I'm honestly surprised good is winning. But I imagine a lot of people are picking good because they are torn between the two.

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Designs are "terribul."

Haha yes! Agree, and nice Charles Barkley.

[CyberCubed]

Originally Posted by zkarlette

Wow, I can't believe "good" is winning.

I don't get it either. How can anyone stand those nostrils? My god.

[turtlefanforever]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

I don't get it either. How can anyone stand those nostrils? My god.

Casuals man casuals

[Zulithe]

i am tempted to vote but I don't feel like I have enough information to say. I am tempted to go with both 'good' and 'bad' at this moment, because it's really a mix of both to me. Honestly I feel it is leaning more in the bad direction overall... so far.

[snake]

Originally Posted by turtlefanforever

Casuals man casuals

Coming from the man that hates nick becuase it's not like the OT.

[Sabacooza]

If I could vote for bad more than once, I would. There's no sense standing for something so ill-conceived. Their faces are horrid and their costumes make little sense.

[turtlefanforever]

Originally Posted by snake

Coming from the man that hates nick becuase it's not like the OT.

I hate the nick series because of the terrible product it puts out. 2k3 was nothing like OT but I loved it.

[Bossa Nova]

From what I've seen, I like them. Are they fantastic all around? No. There are certainly things I would choose to change if I had any say in the matter. But I don't. So I'll be happy with the 75% of the design that I DO like. Some elements of their clothing is annoying, but their clothes are not the ACTUAL turtles themselves. Clothes can be taken off and changed around. It's not as huge a deal as some people are making it out to be. Their mouths are probably the feature I dislike the most, but the problem seems most prevalent with Leo and Mike...and yet in one picture of Leo it didn't look that bad at all, so really, it's hard to base judgement on the few photos we have. And for what it's worth, I like their nostrils and I'm glad they have them.

[Ramboraph4life aka Matt]

I would go with no. And Mikey looks like Gollum...I'm ready for him to say "My Precious."

[slingtheory]

I'm voting bad.I just don't care for them and not because I can't handle change but because it just screams unnecessary excess which makes me wonder if that might not the attitude of the whole production. I don't really have a problem with the turtles themselves (well except raph who looks more like a primate in the face then a reptile to me and might be a little too bulky for an agile stealthy ninja )but the gear. its like they went out of their way to make them look "cool" with the sunglasses and the tattoos and the armor. I wouldn’t even call it imaginative since its basically just lets have the characters wear their personalities. Plus it all seems to be samurai influenced for some reason even though they’re NINJA turtles.

Originally Posted by chrisguyver

Or it could be were just happy that were getting a movie and that this franchise keeps going and doesn't die.

nothing against you but I think that might be the most dangerous attitude a fan can have. as people who spend our hard earned money to support something we love I think we deserve a level of care, quality, and genuine effort in what's put out for us. being willing to take any half baked crap being thrown at you as long as it keeps the franchise around just sends the message that you'll buy anything so why bother trying to make anything good.

[Walkabout]

Had to vote bad.

Leonardo almost looks OK to me though.

edit: IMO it's "change for the sake of change"

[Michelangelo]

I voted good.
Sure they're different and perhaps that's why I like them.
I saw a pic of what the toys that the public can buy of them look like and they are nowhere near as good looking as those leaked images of the movie set figures. I always expected as much. Hopefully better quality figures will be available for those who want them to look more like the tmnts in the movie with better details and quality.
Overall I'm really liking the designs and am really looking forward to seeing them in action.

[Candy Kappa]

My first initial reaction when I saw the pictures, I laughed for 5 minutes straight. The second look it giggled for 5 minutes straight.

They look terrible, hilariously bad. I can't take these designs serious, let alone take them serious in a movie.

[kwalsh007]

Absolutley LOOVE the new looks. I hate the turtle van though. It looks like some well polished Miami Customs job. Vehicle wise I think they should have done to the turtle van what Nolan did to the tumbler-batmobile. My favorite look by far is Donatello. He has this homemade techy-tinkering look about him where all his gadgets are always breaking down and sparking out on him. My second fave is Raphael. He looks like an unleased, ground and pound somoan warrior. Third Fave is Leonardo. He has the calmness and focus set deep into his eyes that I've never seen so prominently before on the character. My least favorite is Mikey. IDK maybe its the whole halloween costume image. That picture is trully forever burned into my mind with utter disgust. I dont know what to think of him yet.. The production maquette had him in a cool stance but for him I really need to see more before I can say how I feel. I know hell be the comic relief character but I can already see writing on the wall with Jar Jar Binks and Mikey memes for years to come now.
Cant wait to see more but check me off for a very loud and definte YES on the new designs.

[Leo656]

I could handle the faces and bodies - although Raph is way too "Hulked-Out" and they all look fat on the poster - but those ridiculous outfits have to go. Entirely unnecessary and entirely overdone. I will not be shocked if Donatello begins blasting at Foot soldiers with a wrist-mounted laser cannon at some point in the film. I know some people would love that. But that ain't what I'm hoping for, sorry.

It's all such a cluttered mess. Did you know that movie studios who make licensed films like TMNT almost always design their characters by doing focus groups where they show concept art for toys to 6-10 year olds? Because they absolutely do. And if you don't want to simply take my word for it... well, the Turtles' designs are about as solid evidence as I could ever hope to display.

And it completely looks like it. They all entirely look like something an 8-year-old boy would come up with if given the instructions, "Draw a Ninja Turtle, but cooler!"