Post your thoughts on ComiCon & "Turtles Forever"!

*Andrew NDB* · 07-27-2009, 02:03 AM

I had an effing blast! The Friday night shindig was the greatest time I never thought I'd have/it would be... truly a great time.

Meeting Dan was just awesome... the man I've been talking to over the internets for over a decade, finally we're in the same room. Dooney, Lavigne, Lawson, even Gary... just phenomenal. Tristan knows how to hang too, though by my own witness this tall-ass Aussie is a bit of a nurse when it comes to the liquor! (I kid, I kid)

"Turtles Forever"... I completely didn't expect to like it. Not because I have an axe to grind against the TMNT in the animated media, but just because a crossover between the cartoon versions of the TMNT... while interesting on paper, would just be combining two things... one of which I loved as a child and outgrew, another I like but do not love or hold anywhere near the same alter as the Mirage comics.

It was hinted to me that there might be the inclusion of the Mirage TMNT at some point in the film. It was rather stressed to me. At this point... OK, I was all aboard, or at least my curiosity was extremely piqued.

Long story short, fantastic night, can't express how cool it was to hang with the Mirage crew that night, awesome meeting and hanging with tokka (my brutha!!! avoid the bicycle rides, lesson learned for both of us), Michele, Rose, Amanda, G-Dub, Brina, Dawn, Cynlee, Buslady, Archon, and Spitfire (a treat... didn't know his ass was gonna show up!).

Movie was supremely entertaining. I don't know that I could take someone that had never watched or read Turtles and say, "Hey, watch this movie!" and it would make sense to them/they would enjoy it, but it's -- as others have said -- a true love letter to Turtle fans. All Turtle fans, the fandom as a whole... divisive and diverse as it may be. I'm OK with that... I'm very OK with that. The only quibbles: 1) I'd be the first one to point out how the original cartoon was... to put it politely... not that cerebral? That said... I would agree that maybe this movie made the original cartoon TMNT a little bit more on this level (empty headed) than it deserved. 2) The Mirage TMNT... not enough!

But I'll take what I can get. That's all.

Since this would be this forum/website's namesake I feel compelled to add... this movie made the Technodrome a truly fearsome, terrifying thing!

Just a great presentation by all parties involved... I wasn't expecting how cool this would be and I'm damned glad I was able to be a part of it. Much thanks to Tokka.

07-27-2009, 02:03 AM	#1
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,274	Post your thoughts on ComiCon & "Turtles Forever"! I had an effing blast! The Friday night shindig was the greatest time I never thought I'd have/it would be... truly a great time. Meeting Dan was just awesome... the man I've been talking to over the internets for over a decade, finally we're in the same room. Dooney, Lavigne, Lawson, even Gary... just phenomenal. Tristan knows how to hang too, though by my own witness this tall-ass Aussie is a bit of a nurse when it comes to the liquor! (I kid, I kid) "Turtles Forever"... I completely didn't expect to like it. Not because I have an axe to grind against the TMNT in the animated media, but just because a crossover between the cartoon versions of the TMNT... while interesting on paper, would just be combining two things... one of which I loved as a child and outgrew, another I like but do not love or hold anywhere near the same alter as the Mirage comics. It was hinted to me that there might be the inclusion of the Mirage TMNT at some point in the film. It was rather stressed to me. At this point... OK, I was all aboard, or at least my curiosity was extremely piqued. Long story short, fantastic night, can't express how cool it was to hang with the Mirage crew that night, awesome meeting and hanging with tokka (my brutha!!! avoid the bicycle rides, lesson learned for both of us), Michele, Rose, Amanda, G-Dub, Brina, Dawn, Cynlee, Buslady, Archon, and Spitfire (a treat... didn't know his ass was gonna show up!). Movie was supremely entertaining. I don't know that I could take someone that had never watched or read Turtles and say, "Hey, watch this movie!" and it would make sense to them/they would enjoy it, but it's -- as others have said -- a true love letter to Turtle fans. All Turtle fans, the fandom as a whole... divisive and diverse as it may be. I'm OK with that... I'm very OK with that. The only quibbles: 1) I'd be the first one to point out how the original cartoon was... to put it politely... not that cerebral? That said... I would agree that maybe this movie made the original cartoon TMNT a little bit more on this level (empty headed) than it deserved. 2) The Mirage TMNT... not enough! But I'll take what I can get. That's all. Since this would be this forum/website's namesake I feel compelled to add... this movie made the Technodrome a truly fearsome, terrifying thing! Just a great presentation by all parties involved... I wasn't expecting how cool this would be and I'm damned glad I was able to be a part of it. Much thanks to Tokka. Last edited by Andrew NDB; 07-28-2009 at 12:38 AM.