Turtles Forever - Talkback Discussion Thread

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by Shredder

I actually finally got around to watching this recently and thought it was kind of a mixed bag. It's too bad the OT characters were portrayed as a disappointing parody of the originals. I mean, we get it. The older cartoon was more light-hearted than the newer one was, but the Turtles didn't all have one shared obnoxious personality and constantly give each other noogies. And you never, ever saw them cower and cry in fear when facing an enemy. Shredder and Krang were kind of funny here, but not nearly in the same way as in the old show. This movie seemed like a cool idea, but kind of poorly executed in my opinion. I'm guessing fans of the newer cartoon probably found more to like in this than old cartoon fans like me.

That said, there were some aspects I liked about it, especially the animation. The OT characters and setting (especially the lair) were perfect visually. I also really liked the scene with all of the different TMNT "universes." Plus, for all of its faults, I found it to be pretty entertaining throughout, and it did have a few funny moments. Still, I think the 25th anniversary of the TMNT deserved better, or at least something that showed some respect for the aspect of the franchise (the OT) that really put TMNT on the map for most fans.

i agree with most of what you said. but despite all that, i really enjoyed TMNT Forever alot