Five years later, how do we feel about TMNT (2007)? - Page 5

Method101 · 09-12-2012, 04:16 AM

I liked the film as well, but seeing as to how I forgot the movie storyline and a lot of the details of the movie, must not have had enough interest in the storyline, but I did love the animation and the voices in the movie.

Floyd91 · 09-23-2012, 11:38 PM

I caught part of it the other night on HBO. I couldn't really get into it. The animation looked great, but yeah that's about it.

*Chris* · 09-24-2012, 04:00 PM

Watched it the other day. The animation holds up really well (especially the Leo/Raph fight) but the plot just isn't good enough for a feature film. As others have said, it would have been better as a multi-part 2K3 episode. I appreciate they didn't want to re-tread old ground and use Shredder again, and I loved the idea that they were a bit older, had drifted from each other a bit and needed to come together again as a team (though they needed way better story balance between the Turtles), but the whole monsters plot just didn't cut it. This could have (should have) been City at War or Triceratons or any one of a dozen comic based story ideas.

Again, not bad, but certainly not as good as it could or should have been. 2K3 was miles better.

Heather Breckel · 09-25-2012, 12:17 AM

It's a fun movie and it looks nice, but definitely no cinematic masterpiece. I definitely don't dislike it, but it's not my favorite. I was surprised by how well it aged. (5 years isn't a long time, but it is when it comes to improvements in CG)

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 09-25-2012, 08:03 AM

I don't care anymore.

*Plasticplayhouse* · 09-29-2012, 07:44 AM

it was ok, i own it for tmnt love sake, but i was never a real fan of it.

Jahwabunga · 09-30-2012, 02:04 PM

I think i liked the trailer better than the movie. Was really siked about it, think it just disappoined me a little bit. Storyline wasn't that interested to though.

*Oculus Orbus* · 09-30-2012, 05:04 PM

I still feel the same about it. I watched it again a few months ago and I don't think that script is worth a movie. As it's been said before, it felt a lot like just an episode of the 2K3 series.

Foot Soldier Clang · 09-30-2012, 05:53 PM

I really disliked the CG TMNT movie. I'd sooner watch TMNT 3 or the Next Mutation series over it.

cACHI · 09-30-2012, 06:35 PM

it was ok. It was odd that they tied the first 3 movies with this one at the end.
The plot was very weak.

*CyberCubed* · 09-30-2012, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Foot Soldier Clang

I really disliked the CG TMNT movie. I'd sooner watch TMNT 3 or the Next Mutation series over it.

You'd rather watch Next Mutation over it? Wow.

I can understand not being crazy about the movie, but in no way did it ever come across as insultingly awful.

actionnate · 10-01-2012, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

You'd rather watch Next Mutation over it? Wow.

I can understand not being crazy about the movie, but in no way did it ever come across as insultingly awful.

yeah going to have agree +1

Time Mistress · 10-03-2012, 12:08 AM

I still love this movie as much as I did the day it came out. Raph vs Leo is still one of the best fights ever put to animation and SO emotionally charged. And now that I've become a Avatar: the Last Airbender fan, my love of Mako's performance of Splinter has only grown to the point I think he's my favorite VA for Splinter period.

This is easily one of my favorite versions of TMNT of all time!

NiNi · 10-26-2012, 09:35 AM

Funny thing - I watched the movie quite recently and thought about it in comparison to how I liked it in 2007.

It's an alright film. To me it's not as good as movie 1 or 2, but it has it's own charm.

The CG was gorgeous, the fight scenes were great - heck to me even the choice of voices for the film was good. But I think the one thing I love about it is the overall emotions used in the film - quite a lot of powerful moments.

However, the one thing that always stuck with me was the plot. I couldn't get over how that plot was so rushed for a movie. The plot it used would have been better if it were used for a mini series.

*TheBlueTurtle1* · 10-26-2012, 10:46 AM

I think its alright, Like peeps have said here, its not as good as the first 2, but still not a bad film by any means. Its better than 3, without doubt.

zodiac brave · 10-27-2012, 01:41 AM

i just look at it like i do every other incarnation. its its own thing, with some similarities/overlaps with details from other versions, but ultimately unique. i can understand some points about the shallowness of the plot, but to say it's horrible, or even just bad...that's insane troll logic.

and i know every other reply here invokes the greatness of the first flick and i will too. other than the '90 movie, this is the only film in the four that actually has emotion deeper than "beat the bad guy, cowabunga, dudes!". Yeah, leo and raph's troubles are pretty played out, but if it had to be shown again, this is an example of how to do that...and well!

the animation is great. the designs, i thought, were pretty good for the most part. casey looks very much like he does in 2k3 and i think april is perfectly fine. i mean, other than white girl with red hair, what other defining physical characteristics are there for her? though i did think max winters' legs were distractingly thin, but only the first time i saw it.

i think the plot is good for what they were trying to do with the movie. it was a departure from the norm with an ambitious plot, as others have said, and you gotta give imagi props for trying. if i had seen this flick as a kid, i woulda flipped my lid over how cool it was! as an adult, i can appreciate that they had a line to walk, not just in the tone (kid vs adult), but in execution (die hard vs casual/new fan).

i dunno...i think it was a good addition to the overall franchise.

Garfield · 12-01-2012, 01:22 AM

I only saw it once. I remember being kind of critical of it. I want to see it again, just to see what i'd think of it upon another viewing.

eoireitum7 · 12-02-2012, 03:25 AM

I guess I'm just glad they did something with the turtles. I'll take anything over nothing! Eh, maybe not but still

DonatelloNinja82 · 12-02-2012, 01:41 PM

I love this movie, honestly. I think that yes, the monsters plot was rather weak at times, and I wish there was more of Donnie and Mikey in the movie, but I think it delves into the characters. It shows them growing up and how family relationships change over time. I really like the dynamic of Raph and Don not getting along very well in Leo's absence when Don was leader.

Donatello_ftw · 12-04-2012, 04:21 AM

I just watched TMNT last night and I got to say I liked it a lot more than the first time I saw it. Perhaps seeing the end of the 4kids show and the starT of the nickelodeon show has opened me up to the odd storyline the film uses but tome TMNT seems like a really good 3 parter of the 4kids show. Not spectacular, but not bad. I definitely enjoyed Turtles Forever more, however I think TMNT holds up as a pretty good entry, especially after the disaster that was the third movie.

09-25-2012, 08:03 AM	#85
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,481	Don't care I don't care anymore.

09-29-2012, 07:44 AM	#86
Plasticplayhouse the gray ghost Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: North East Posts: 2,194	it was ok, i own it for tmnt love sake, but i was never a real fan of it. __________________ Want to see more of my custom figures? http://plasticplayhouse.deviantart.com/

09-30-2012, 05:53 PM	#89
Foot Soldier Clang Hench Mutant Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Big Apple, 3am Posts: 456	I really disliked the CG TMNT movie. I'd sooner watch TMNT 3 or the Next Mutation series over it. __________________ My Collection

10-03-2012, 12:08 AM	#93
Time Mistress Stone Warrior Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pennshellvania, or the 79th level of Null-Time Posts: 710	I still love this movie as much as I did the day it came out. Raph vs Leo is still one of the best fights ever put to animation and SO emotionally charged. And now that I've become a Avatar: the Last Airbender fan, my love of Mako's performance of Splinter has only grown to the point I think he's my favorite VA for Splinter period. This is easily one of my favorite versions of TMNT of all time! __________________ AKA the Edwardian Adventuress and Fairlady_Z "You just made your last mistake, Bugeyes -- 'cuz nobody beats up my best buddy and gets away with it -- Nobody! Got that?!" Raphael about Michaelangelo, TMNT Volume 1

10-26-2012, 09:35 AM	#94
NiNi Hench Mutant Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 369	Funny thing - I watched the movie quite recently and thought about it in comparison to how I liked it in 2007. It's an alright film. To me it's not as good as movie 1 or 2, but it has it's own charm. The CG was gorgeous, the fight scenes were great - heck to me even the choice of voices for the film was good. But I think the one thing I love about it is the overall emotions used in the film - quite a lot of powerful moments. However, the one thing that always stuck with me was the plot. I couldn't get over how that plot was so rushed for a movie. The plot it used would have been better if it were used for a mini series. __________________ DeviantArt ~ FurAffinity

09-12-2012, 04:16 AM	#81
Method101 Random Punk Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 36	I liked the film as well, but seeing as to how I forgot the movie storyline and a lot of the details of the movie, must not have had enough interest in the storyline, but I did love the animation and the voices in the movie.

09-23-2012, 11:38 PM	#82
Floyd91 Random Punk Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 47	I caught part of it the other night on HBO. I couldn't really get into it. The animation looked great, but yeah that's about it.

09-24-2012, 04:00 PM	#83
Chris Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,898	Watched it the other day. The animation holds up really well (especially the Leo/Raph fight) but the plot just isn't good enough for a feature film. As others have said, it would have been better as a multi-part 2K3 episode. I appreciate they didn't want to re-tread old ground and use Shredder again, and I loved the idea that they were a bit older, had drifted from each other a bit and needed to come together again as a team (though they needed way better story balance between the Turtles), but the whole monsters plot just didn't cut it. This could have (should have) been City at War or Triceratons or any one of a dozen comic based story ideas. Again, not bad, but certainly not as good as it could or should have been. 2K3 was miles better.

09-25-2012, 12:17 AM	#84
Heather Breckel Official TMNT Staff/Cast Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 308	It's a fun movie and it looks nice, but definitely no cinematic masterpiece. I definitely don't dislike it, but it's not my favorite. I was surprised by how well it aged. (5 years isn't a long time, but it is when it comes to improvements in CG)

09-30-2012, 02:04 PM	#87
Jahwabunga Random Punk Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Holland Posts: 38	I think i liked the trailer better than the movie. Was really siked about it, think it just disappoined me a little bit. Storyline wasn't that interested to though.

09-30-2012, 05:04 PM	#88
Oculus Orbus Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Spain Posts: 1,535	I still feel the same about it. I watched it again a few months ago and I don't think that script is worth a movie. As it's been said before, it felt a lot like just an episode of the 2K3 series.

09-30-2012, 06:35 PM	#90
cACHI Thug Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 73	it was ok. It was odd that they tied the first 3 movies with this one at the end. The plot was very weak.

10-26-2012, 10:46 AM	#95
TheBlueTurtle1 Foot Elite Join Date: May 2012 Location: UK Posts: 2,892	I think its alright, Like peeps have said here, its not as good as the first 2, but still not a bad film by any means. Its better than 3, without doubt. __________________ http://jandmdev.deviantart.com/ (My Brother and I have a dev page, I am J, brother is M)

10-27-2012, 01:41 AM	#96
zodiac brave Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: san antonio, tx Posts: 822	i just look at it like i do every other incarnation. its its own thing, with some similarities/overlaps with details from other versions, but ultimately unique. i can understand some points about the shallowness of the plot, but to say it's horrible, or even just bad...that's insane troll logic. and i know every other reply here invokes the greatness of the first flick and i will too. other than the '90 movie, this is the only film in the four that actually has emotion deeper than "beat the bad guy, cowabunga, dudes!". Yeah, leo and raph's troubles are pretty played out, but if it had to be shown again, this is an example of how to do that...and well! the animation is great. the designs, i thought, were pretty good for the most part. casey looks very much like he does in 2k3 and i think april is perfectly fine. i mean, other than white girl with red hair, what other defining physical characteristics are there for her? though i did think max winters' legs were distractingly thin, but only the first time i saw it. i think the plot is good for what they were trying to do with the movie. it was a departure from the norm with an ambitious plot, as others have said, and you gotta give imagi props for trying. if i had seen this flick as a kid, i woulda flipped my lid over how cool it was! as an adult, i can appreciate that they had a line to walk, not just in the tone (kid vs adult), but in execution (die hard vs casual/new fan). i dunno...i think it was a good addition to the overall franchise. __________________ what we were after, was lashings of ultra-violence.

12-01-2012, 01:22 AM	#97
Garfield Hench Mutant Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: New England Posts: 432	I only saw it once. I remember being kind of critical of it. I want to see it again, just to see what i'd think of it upon another viewing.

12-02-2012, 03:25 AM	#98
eoireitum7 Random Punk Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 22	I guess I'm just glad they did something with the turtles. I'll take anything over nothing! Eh, maybe not but still

12-02-2012, 01:41 PM	#99
DonatelloNinja82 Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,345	I love this movie, honestly. I think that yes, the monsters plot was rather weak at times, and I wish there was more of Donnie and Mikey in the movie, but I think it delves into the characters. It shows them growing up and how family relationships change over time. I really like the dynamic of Raph and Don not getting along very well in Leo's absence when Don was leader. __________________ Michelangelo: Holy guacamole with hot sauce and jalapenos!

12-04-2012, 04:21 AM	#100
Donatello_ftw Random Punk Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Staten Island Posts: 41	I just watched TMNT last night and I got to say I liked it a lot more than the first time I saw it. Perhaps seeing the end of the 4kids show and the starT of the nickelodeon show has opened me up to the odd storyline the film uses but tome TMNT seems like a really good 3 parter of the 4kids show. Not spectacular, but not bad. I definitely enjoyed Turtles Forever more, however I think TMNT holds up as a pretty good entry, especially after the disaster that was the third movie. __________________