Are the Turtles still aliens?

[Plasticplayhouse]

Originally Posted by chrisdude

I don't think it's less reasonable than a ninja clan in present day America.

and therein lies the key to all of Hollywood's F' ups when making movies based from books. the story of the turtles does contain ninja clans in modern day america. is it realistic? not really, but neither are talking turtles that know how to meditate and kick ass. when will Hollywood learn that fans dont want "reasonable", we want the story that we know, the way we know it.

so many directors/producers are so concerned about making it "believable/relatable" that they abandon much of what makes up the source material in the first place. if a franchise is already very successful, why on earth would you want to change anything! there is no need to "recreate/reimagine/upgrade" any of the base story or characters. that is the whole reason why fans love the property in the first place.

it's quite simple. if you are producing/directing a movie that is based from an already very successful property, you are basically being handed success on an silver platter. simply translate it in honesty without adding any or your own tweaks, plots, characters, or designs and it WILL be a success.

some examples:
the hunger games: director made too many modifications to the original story. on the special features, he admitted that he fabricated parts of script himself because he thought it would "add" to the movie.

the last airbender: shamalan really f'd this one up when he added his own elements to the story and characters.

why must these producers/directors feel the need to "put their fingerprint on it"? you don't need to TOUCH anything! we don't want YOUR side of the story, we only want to see it how it's suppose to be.