Pros & cons about TMNT: OotS' failure at the box office

*Andrew NDB* · 06-06-2016, 11:14 AM

Pros:

* TMNT as a movie franchise can now take a very necessary dirt nap for a while and TPTB will have no choice but to reevaluate things for the next go-around.
* Another reboot can probably be expected, but probably not in the too-foreseeable future. We probably shouldn't have a great deal of confidence in said reboot being much better than this first foray, but it's difficult to imagine it being much worse.
* Platinum Dunes deservedly has egg on their face in a very public way.
* TPTB tried to do a big Fred Wolf bonanza with "Everything a fan wants" complete with Bebop and cowabunga and Technodrome and all of that and it has squarely fallen flat on its face. The overwhelming likelihood is that they won't try that a second time.
* This pleases me, personally, greatly. And that should be important to you.

Cons:

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06-06-2016, 11:14 AM	#1
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,574	Pros & cons about TMNT: OotS' failure at the box office Pros: * TMNT as a movie franchise can now take a very necessary dirt nap for a while and TPTB will have no choice but to reevaluate things for the next go-around. * Another reboot can probably be expected, but probably not in the too-foreseeable future. We probably shouldn't have a great deal of confidence in said reboot being much better than this first foray, but it's difficult to imagine it being much worse. * Platinum Dunes deservedly has egg on their face in a very public way. * TPTB tried to do a big Fred Wolf bonanza with "Everything a fan wants" complete with Bebop and cowabunga and Technodrome and all of that and it has squarely fallen flat on its face. The overwhelming likelihood is that they won't try that a second time. * This pleases me, personally, greatly. And that should be important to you. Cons: ... __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]