2014 "officially licensed" movie turtles costume for this Halloween :(

[1984TMNT]

Originally Posted by Donatello19

Alright, so according to what they said, the images were sent out to costume companies by mistake. With this logic, the other three turtles are out there somewhere.

They say directly "We’re unveiling the Michelangelo image today, but don’t worry Turtles fans, we’ll be revealing the other Turtles shortly."

To my other point regarding this statement:
"The coolest thing about this new Turtles look is that Paramount really seems to be taking a more authentic Samurai Warrior/ Japanese culture approach toward the Turtles and we think that is a pretty cool thing. It would certainly be consistent in regards to original vision of Turtles creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, wouldn’t it?"

Not only do I highly disagree that the leaked image looks ANYTHING like Eastman/Laird's original vision - I'm not picking up ANY "Samurai Warrior/ Japanese culture" vibe or look from the picture, so not sure WTF they are talking about here. Perhaps they are referencing Leo (as it's been rumored he wears samurai-esk gear)?

Regardless, unnecessary clothing aside, the head designs are just freaking awful....everything from the shape of the head to the protruding nose (let alone nostrils) to the friggin' human type lips.

It's about as terrible as I think it could ever get.

Hope real images come out soon and prove me wrong.

[TurtleTitan97]

Originally Posted by BabyTurtles

your not helping!!

come on this is gonna be a live action film! I'd imagine the turtle costumes would be a littttle harder to copy.

He has a point, though. The costumes based on the Nick cartoon look much better than this one.

[BabyTurtles]

Originally Posted by Donatello19

What isn't he helping, people to agree with you?

I was trying to get people to calm down, by saying halloween costumes don't reflect what the actually character is gonna look like, cause they usually look kinda bad.

then he said that the NickLeo costume looked pretty good XD thus proving me wrong, which didn't help me calm down anyone.

[Donatello19]

Originally Posted by 1984TMNT

They say directly "We’re unveiling the Michelangelo image today, but don’t worry Turtles fans, we’ll be revealing the other Turtles shortly."

So they're the only ones that have images of the other turtles?

[1984TMNT]

Originally Posted by BabyTurtles

I was trying to get people to calm down, by saying halloween costumes don't reflect what the actually character is gonna look like, cause they usually look kinda bad.

then he said that the NickLeo costume looked pretty good XD thus proving me wrong, which didn't help me calm down anyone.

Because in the particular example you used, it didn't back up your statement. That's actually the best looking and most faithful adaptations (for a costume) I've ever seen to the source material that was being used/referenced.

Originally Posted by Donatello19

So they're the only ones that have images of the other turtles?

I have no idea.

[Galactus]

Originally Posted by JYX

Thanks chrisdude, appreciate it.
...But I honestly don't know what to think about the facial appearance of Turtles now. Yet it's odd that something like this leaks so early, but yet the plot details are still relatively guarded. Any of you think the staff behind the movie are testing the public's reaction instead, to see if they need to make last minute post-production changes

If that was the case then we'd have seen rough designs and concept art by now which is not uncommon. In fact wasn't Optimus Prime from the Transformers movies slightly redesigned after fans reacted badly to designs they put out early.

It doesn't really suprise me that we're seeing merchendise first, surely that's the main concern with this movie. The plot - such as it will be is probably a turn off anyway so best to keep it under wraps rather than let this movie's stigma grow even more - hasn't Kevin Eastman been as good as saying that?

Originally Posted by chrisdude

And let's not forget this is Michelangelo, we're looking at.

Considering that the justifcation for the turtles wearing clothes is so they are more ninja-esque but that falls by the wayside if some of them are not wearing actual martial arts gear.

A better spin - and one that fans have made is that it's supposed to better highlight the turtles individual personalities but that's not what the powers that be are claiming (so far) and even then has it ever been necessary before? It also doesn't make it any less fugly.

Originally Posted by d_osborn

I've been looking forward to the complete meltdown of this place once an official-ish image hit. You guys do not disappoint.

Well it is a pretty eye rolling design

[Sanjuro]

[BabyTurtles]

Originally Posted by 1984TMNT

Because in the particular example you used, it didn't back up your statement. That's actually the best looking and most faithful adaptations (for a costume) I've ever seen to the source material that was being used/referenced.

I know, I messed up! T^T I should have found a crappier costume.

[TerranigmaFreak]

I... don't mind the cloths at all. The chains are tacky, but otherwise, I think it fits Michaelangelo. I'll reserve judgement on the face. This is just a Halloween costume.

On a side note, check out this Halloween mask. Always wanted one as a kid. They're very high quality.

Spoiler:

[BabyTurtles]

Originally Posted by Sanjuro

XDDD oh man. Leo, Raph, and Don look like the fandom right now.

[Donatello19]

Originally Posted by Sanjuro

I laughed at this for like, 5 minutes straight

I got to thinking...what if all of the turtles have that same symbol tattooed on them? I mean, it was on the concept poster or whatever and now we see it on Mikey's arm, so it's got to be pretty important.

[TerranigmaFreak]

Originally Posted by Sanjuro

Can't be said enough, but this is brilliant.

[FlogginMcMurryZombiePizza]

Looks like crap... and is Mikey wearing SHORTS?!
Oi...
I'm really scared to see Splinter now...

[Donatello19]

Originally Posted by FlogginMcMurryZombiePizza

Looks like crap... and is Mikey wearing SHORTS?!
Oi...

They're ripped up jeans, actually.

[snooz]

there is definitely something fishy about this. i am now feeling like i wouldn't be shocked if this turns out to be fake

if someone who actually worked on the movie was releasing this image, how would it not be taken down by now? there is ZERO chance that anyone behind the movie actually wants this to be the first look, the reveal of the turtles that have been kept SO secret until very recently, and even then we've only been given some descriptions. no images.

and it is true, after looking closer at this photo, it looks completely fake. yes, it lines up with leaked details of the toys, but that info has been available now for a week or so? Plenty of time for someone to shop this according to those details.

[Donatello19]

Originally Posted by snooz

there is definitely something fishy about this. i am now feeling like i wouldn't be shocked if this turns out to be fake

if someone who actually worked on the movie was releasing this image, how would it not be taken down by now? there is ZERO chance that anyone behind the movie actually wants this to be the first look, the reveal of the turtles that have been kept SO secret until very recently, and even then we've only been given some descriptions. no images.

and it is true, after looking closer at this photo, it looks completely fake. yes, it lines up with leaked details of the toys, but that info has been available now for a week or so? Plenty of time for someone to shop this according to those details.

According to the article, images of the costumes were sent out to costume websites early, by accident of course. They listed Mikey, and now since the link is no where to be found, Paramount obviously made them take it down, along with the other turtles. HOWEVER, the article writers claim they have the pictures of the other turtles and will be releasing them shortly. The whole thing is very confusing, I'm not sure if I quite understand it myself..

[MST3KFan]

Looks like the fandom is definitely going thru the five states of grief over this now.

1.Denial
2.Anger
3.Bargaining
4.Depression
5.Acceptance

We seem to be between stages 1 and 2 right now.

[TrickOrTreater]

Originally Posted by Galactus

If that was the case then we'd have seen rough designs and concept art by now which is not uncommon. In fact wasn't Optimus Prime from the Transformers movies slightly redesigned after fans reacted badly to designs they put out early.

It doesn't really suprise me that we're seeing merchendise first, surely that's the main concern with this movie. The plot - such as it will be is probably a turn off anyway so best to keep it under wraps rather than let this movie's stigma grow even more - hasn't Kevin Eastman been as good as saying that?



Considering that the justifcation for the turtles wearing clothes is so they are more ninja-esque but that falls by the wayside if some of them are not wearing actual martial arts gear.

A better spin - and one that fans have made is that it's supposed to better highlight the turtles individual personalities but that's not what the powers that be are claiming (so far) and even then has it ever been necessary before? It also doesn't make it any less fugly.



Well it is a pretty eye rolling design

Seriously. What aspect of Raph's personality is being expressed by the purported loin cloth?

It's just pointless.

EDIT: Also, I really have no idea what the point of the sweater wrapped around his waist is. Usually when people do that, they were wearing it at some point and will be wearing it again.

I doubt he'd be able to wear it, given his shell. It'd look hilariously awkward, in the not good way. So it's just...for show? How odd.

[Powder]

No, D19, they're not jeans. They're athletic pants of some variety.

[bridgegrn]

I don't think the 'it obviously looks photo shopped so it can't be real ' reasoning holds considering all promotional images are photo shopped in one way or another before being released. This is most likely legit folks.