10 Ways To Make Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 Not Suck

[Bry]

Ha! I was trying to copy/paste the whole article, which it turned out was too many characters for one post, and in the meantime Redeemer did it all anyway.

But yeah - I agree with the majority of this, and the points were well-made.

The only points I disagree on were "No Shredder" and "No Origin", but that's only because those things were so badly-handled in this movie and deserve to be done justice in a modern film.

But they make a great point about the Shredder not being the only villain that matters. I'm always going to be crossing my fingers for a truly great "City at War" adaptation, because I feel the Shredder's best role was always his absence and the quagmire that created. An interesting/deep and action-packed movie that delves into the messy side and aftermath of vengeance would be incredible, and the story's already there - they just need a filmmaker and storyteller with actual talent to bring it to the big screen. It's the perfect capper to a trilogy, so hey, maybe next reboot...

Reading the "Brotherly Love" section in particular hits me. Especially the image used. Because they sold so much about these characters and their relationships in subtle, believable ways in the 1990 movie that I'm worried we'll never see done that well again as long as the current "powers that be" are calling the shots. The Donnie/Mikey "waiting for pizza" scene was quite well-written and says a lot about who they are if you read between the lines. Even as a kid, I loved how the movie expected me to "get it" and keep up. We need that kind of respect for audiences back - especially young ones.