The NEW Official Trailer Discussion

[Ramboraph4life aka Matt]

Originally Posted by BabyTurtles

I'm hoping for great spotlight for each character...I hope that isn't asking to much....I don't think so.

That's perfectly understandable, and nah that's not asking too much at all. In this day and age of making a new Ninja Turtle film, that is something that should be done and should be a no brainer.

Now, will the makers of the film do that? Personally, I'm very doubtful about that.

[sethmartin]

I don't understand the "Splinter should have an Asian accent" thing. I've always just heard him as an older sounding man and not a specific accent. If you go with the origin where Splinter was yoshi's pet, he learns to speak after being mutated in the sewers of New York so I think he would have an American accent. If you go with the origin that Yoshi IS Splinter, it makes more sense but if you really want to get technical, wouldn't he be speaking Japanese? I think his voice in this teaser sounds good! He sounds a lot like he did in the 80s show.

[Puddinpop]

Originally Posted by sethmartin

I don't understand the "Splinter should have an Asian accent" thing. I've always just heard him as an older sounding man and not a specific accent. If you go with the origin where Splinter was yoshi's pet, he learns to speak after being mutated in the sewers of New York so I think he would have an American accent. If you go with the origin that Yoshi IS Splinter, it makes more sense but if you really want to get technical, wouldn't he be speaking Japanese? I think his voice in this teaser sounds good! He sounds a lot like he did in the 80s show.

I personally prefer him being Yoshi's pet Rat. I think he sounds great in the trailer too. Either way wont put a damper on my excitement.

[Technogeek29]

Hmm well to begin
I don't like the turtles being mini hulks as it forces you to make evrything else over the top to match them. Not really a fan of using absurd technology for Don if it isn't really explained where he got it, It was my gripe in each cartoon as well. I don't like the too humanoid faces for the Turtles or in Raph's case too mamalistic looking. I don't mind the aacesseries but some of them I highly question. *cough* glasses Don/Raph*cough* I hate Shredder's armor as I still can't believe a ninja master can fight in that without be blindsighted and I'm not too thrilled about the story angle since some form of revenge has existed in the TMNT even the OT version however small a role it played.

What I do like is the voices are what I've heard of them so far. The action scenes look ok but to grand for a ninja battle. The turtle van is cheesy but ok but I hate its has the name "Shellraiser" would've preferred an original name. Comedy might be there hopefully and not overly vulgur otherwise I wouldn't classify it as a family movie.

[Candy Kappa]

Horrendous creature design aside, looking at the second trailer, it seems they have given Raph a nose job. When he orbits that soldier his nose looks more reptilian then mammal compared to the earlier designs used for the promotional poster and toy packaging.

[Zulithe]

I am putting a lot of effort into trying to like what is being put on display here. Some of it I dig a lot, like Shredder's suit. Others, like the look of the Turtles, I am having a hard time with.

I really need more information to form any stronger opinions.

I will be seeing it on opening day no matter what.

The music in the second trailer (the electronic sounding background stuff) is something I'm digging though. I hope that is a hint at what the score will be like.

[Candy Kappa]

If the movie turns out to be Robo Geisha kind of bad, I'd love to see it, but not for $20 ticket price.

[Zulithe]

I've spent $20 on worse This movie is definitely worth spending $20 on just to be part of the discussion, good or bad.

We don't get a new live action TMNT movie often. I think most of us here, as fans, need to experience it in the best way -- on a nice big screen with a full audience!

That is the best way we can judge it and put it into perspective

For this reason I am hoping they release it on IMAX, anyone heard any info about that?

P.S.... if you see the movie in 3D... there are special glasses coming out



Who will be collecting all 4? Heck even if you do not like the movie designs these should appeal to just about every TMNT fan because they are fairly universal looking

[marcelangelo]

hey I hope these glasses come out internationally!!I would love to get at least one of them..I was bumped about many of the things presented about this movie and had a very horrible imagination of what this film will be like at first but then with time eased out in places, felt more comfortable with various gripes of mine as I had a clearer second look...not all is to my liking if they turn out in the end the way I am imagining them now but I can live very well with a new version on the big screen.the exciting thing is:it happens again.turtles commin to theaters.this is something amazing that should be cherrished I think and as long as there is REALLY a team behind the cameras that KNOWS the history of the tmnt well and truly care to make a great MOVIE meaning a story with characters taht you can care about then I am thrilled with no end...sadly Ill have to wait until october to see it but for american turtles fans its only three more months now.
again.HOPE these glasses will be waiting for me at my theater, too!

Originally Posted by Puddinpop

I enjoyed both trailers. After seeing the first one I had problems speaking for about 3 days, screaming like a 12 year old girl through the entire thing. I must say I liked the Brothers TV spot more. I absolutely love Splinters design and his Voice. Its a little different, but has that wise tone to it. It just fits for me. The little hints of fight action from Don and Raph make me really want to see the intense fight scenes this film will supposedly offer. I love all of the nods to the past iterations. The little hints in the trailer like the scroll and the TCRI canister. I wonder how it will all play out. I think for the first time in twenty years I actually felt that creeped out feeling from my first look at Leo when he landed on the brick wall. I had that same feeling as a kid when I watched the film. The part where Raph screamed in the lair after realizing that Splinter had been kidnapped. That scared me as a 6 year old. The updated look that these new Turtles have, brought that same feeling back but in its own way. I think they should be freaky looking as they are mutant/humanoid turtles. The joke at the end was spot on. It wasn't dirty or offensive, it was a clean innocent joke. Good ol TMNT humor. I hope the film will have a good balance of Action/grittiness/humor and suspense. Im hoping for a good story with some new intriguing twists. Ive heard rumors from a few people online that we might be getting our first theatrical trailer on the 5th of may. Its a "rumor" but I would be ecstatic if we got a new trailer on the 5th, the 30th anniversary of the TMNT franchise. A full two and a half minute trailer! Fingers crossed. I am so excited to see this film. Im excited to relive that same overflowing joy and excitement I felt as a child watching the first film. The thought of sequels with new villains makes me even more excited. My brother was killed in Afghanistan in late July of 08. Every year around that time things get a little rough for me and my other brothers. It may sound ridiculous but at least now I have a film like this to take some of the sting out. Im thankful for it.

hey, I can totally relate to that feeling!I sensed something similar watching this new trailer for the first timehahaha, incredible!..something that took me back to the first movie and that same moment back then..
hope the rumours of a 30th anniversary full trailer turn out to be true!!!

I am sorry to hear about the loss of your brother!I know what its like too, I have lost two sisters in the past 10 years and last summer my mother died.the day she called me from the hospital to tell me where she is was august the 8th and now this movie comes out on exactly that date...hmmm...

[Refractive Reflections]

Here I go into the line of fire...

As for the live-action trailer, my predictions about this movie being a much darker version than we (the fandom) have experienced seems to somewhat still be holding up:
http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/sho...83#post1207383

I don't necessarily mind this level of darkness, but as my post mentioned before, if it doesn't address some of the practicality/logic issues, people won't take the movie as seriously as it apparently wants to be taken and it will be an unintentional parody of itself.

I don't know... Seeing Leonardo land on the concrete ledge creating an impacting dust cloud, and Raphael being used as a wrecking ball against a military Humvee (a turtle shell against armor used for IEDs) is just screaming an excessive amount of action "loudness" to me at the expense of a dark-oriented plot. I mean aren't ninjas supposed to be quiet and stealthy? Poor Raph, his brute strength is being taken to such an extreme level that he's being used as a wrecking ball. LOL, with Leonardo's landing, I'm sure the residents in the building could hear him 3-4 floors underneath him, so much for being part of the "shadows". As for how these four are gonna fit in the TurtleVan, LOL...

Of course, and as always, this could all change when the movie is actually released, but for now... honestly... I couldn't stop laughing at the trailer. William Fitchner's vocal narration/introduction was so cliche and hilarious, I mean the "high rise in crime in our great city" speech could easily be interchangeable with any other superhero movie.

One thing that is actually an interesting twist for me is seeing how April's father and Shredder/Eric Sachs are somehow associated with each other in "creating" the Turtles.

Hearing how they are using Johnny Knoxville's voice for Leonardo now, and how they are still refilming some scenes (according to Alan Ritchson) after a budget of $125 million... yeah... I'm not having much confidence in this film. Ever since this movie's beginnings, it has all been a messy production. It seems that this production staff is struggling to put something cohesive (like a big tape job) with a hodgepodge of elements they have. As examples, the Turtle designs, the script writing of the past, Bay being shifted from director to producer, voice over changes, etc rather than some confident, firm concept or idea of where they want to take the Turtles and their character development. Then again, this is a Bay film, so expecting this level of depth is a joke and it will probably be like most Bay films, a superficial "bad ass" violent film with a thin plot and thinner characters, which will be massively successful as a perfect "turn off your brain" summer flick.


Then again all those setbacks could all be nothing but a PR ploy just to keep us talking, LOL. I mean the public is more interested in talking about a train wreck rather than something going smoothly, so all my logic could be turned right on its head.

[Puddinpop]

Originally Posted by Zulithe

I am putting a lot of effort into trying to like what is being put on display here. Some of it I dig a lot, like Shredder's suit. Others, like the look of the Turtles, I am having a hard time with.

I really need more information to form any stronger opinions.

I will be seeing it on opening day no matter what.

The music in the second trailer (the electronic sounding background stuff) is something I'm digging though. I hope that is a hint at what the score will be like.

The music in the trailer is Jack Trammell Neuromorph http://youtu.be/sBzv81nHsxI

Originally Posted by marcelangelo

hey I hope these glasses come out internationally!!I would love to get at least one of them..I was bumped about many of the things presented about this movie and had a very horrible imagination of what this film will be like at first but then with time eased out in places, felt more comfortable with various gripes of mine as I had a clearer second look...not all is to my liking if they turn out in the end the way I am imagining them now but I can live very well with a new version on the big screen.the exciting thing is:it happens again.turtles commin to theaters.this is something amazing that should be cherrished I think and as long as there is REALLY a team behind the cameras that KNOWS the history of the tmnt well and truly care to make a great MOVIE meaning a story with characters taht you can care about then I am thrilled with no end...sadly Ill have to wait until october to see it but for american turtles fans its only three more months now.
again.HOPE these glasses will be waiting for me at my theater, too!



hey, I can totally relate to that feeling!I sensed something similar watching this new trailer for the first timehahaha, incredible!..something that took me back to the first movie and that same moment back then..
hope the rumours of a 30th anniversary full trailer turn out to be true!!!

I am sorry to hear about the loss of your brother!I know what its like too, I have lost two sisters in the past 10 years and last summer my mother died.the day she called me from the hospital to tell me where she is was august the 8th and now this movie comes out on exactly that date...hmmm...

Wow dude.. I am truly sorry to hear that. Yea i am thankful for this film and the joy that it will bring. I will flip if we get it May 5th as well lol

[Ramboraph4life aka Matt]

Originally Posted by Refractive Reflections

Then again all those setbacks could all be nothing but a PR ploy just to keep us talking, LOL. I mean the public is more interested in talking about a train wreck rather than something going smoothly, so all my logic could be turned right on its head.

Well, if it's all a PR ploy...it's the best one in the history of films. So it's either that or the train wreck, take your pick

[Puddinpop]

Well.. i think your right. People in the press and folks on the inter webs have been talking about this film since 09. Within the last couple of years the interest has really kicked into high gear and as you all probably have heard the trailer got more views than any other trailer for any film out this year.. 31.4 Million views in its first week. Some say it was people watching the trailer over and over but i tried that and it only counts once by IP address i believe. Even if it was possible that's an INSANE amount of views for one week regardless of what people try to take away from it. And if you can watch a trailer more than once than that goes for all trailers but some will go to the ends of the earth to take away Anything positive in regards to this film. So i agree with you, Either its an unintentional train wreck, or the best PR job in history. I think that the HIGH level of interest will translate into high ticket sales bc when you think about it, most of the people that spend a ton of time blogging and posting on forums and youtube comment columns Facebook pages etc whether its negative or positive have invested so much time and energy and emotion into this film that they will most likely see it. It will be interesting to see what happens after August 8th. I wonder if the next trailer will create even MORE excitement/uproar.. In my eyes its all good

[Candy Kappa]

I do like the mood of the lighting and the colors in the trailer, it have a very dark but comic-like feel, almost a hint of Zack Snyder.

The voices of Raph, Don and Mikey sounds pretty good for their character, the other voices we've heard so far... Eh, not really a fan, but I'm sure they'll do.

Creature design aside, they look for the most part well integrated into the scenes, I'm sure it'll be more polished with it comes out, but PD do make good looking moves despite being good or bad. The Nightmare on Elm Street remake was atrocious, but it looked very good.

The look of the Van, the rocket skateboard looks a bit out of place with the overly human-realistic creature designs and the overall grit of the bad guy soldiers looking, almost looks like it's from two different movies.

I am curiosity what the conflict will be and the origin, and if there is more to Shredder then meets the eye, but. I'm not holding my breath.

Originally Posted by Zulithe

I've spent $20 on worse This movie is definitely worth spending $20 on just to be part of the discussion, good or bad.

We don't get a new live action TMNT movie often. I think most of us here, as fans, need to experience it in the best way -- on a nice big screen with a full audience!

That is the best way we can judge it and put it into perspective

For this reason I am hoping they release it on IMAX, anyone heard any info about that?

P.S.... if you see the movie in 3D... there are special glasses coming out

http://i.imgur.com/6xqdX4m.jpg

Who will be collecting all 4? Heck even if you do not like the movie designs these should appeal to just about every TMNT fan because they are fairly universal looking

Not for me, I can enjoy a movie, bad or good just as well in my living room as in the cinema. And had I still been a student back in the UK where the ticket price is under half of what it's in Norway, I'd might consider watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, I did one weekend where nothing happened watch TF3 for a insanely cheap price (cheap for my experience) and I didn't feel too bad spending money on that crapfest.

But. Now I have limited spare time, a HUGE loan to pay off and the majority of my salary goes to rent and bills, which means I have to save chucks of my salary to even manage to pay when the tri-monthly student loan bill arrives, cause it's more the what I have left after rent.

And, I have no interest to watch a bad movie the cinema as it is far more fun to watch it in an environment where you can joke and laugh of the movie with your friends without bothering people that actually likes the moves. If the movie is good, eh, I might see it in theaters. I did see the Imagi flick on its last day, so I was the only one in the entire room.

But 3-D glasses are usually not too pricey, so I might grab a pair.

[Gimme_Three]

I like where they are going with the characteristics of each turtle in terms of design but I think it's overkill. It does get me extremely excited for what it could possibly means in terms of fight/action. I think we will appreciate that each turtle fights in their own way according to their personalities though overkilled in the designs.

Leo- most disciplined and follows teachings by the book is in tuned both physically and mentally, his fighting will be the closest thing to a "ninja" graceful and deadly.

Raph- Aggressive just wants to Rip Sh!t up. Mostly trains himself physically and as a result he's jacked, straight up muscle of the team.

Don- all mental hence all the inventive gadgets. I think they are going to go for a batman approach trained fighter assisted with a high tech arsenal. If done right it will be awesome.

Mike- He'll just toy with his opponents.

It would n't be as interesting if the turtles fought the same way just with different weapons. Gives me an impression that they are going to hit on one of my hopes for the movie which is fighting/ action.

At the end of the day I just want a good story which executes the family bonding and fighting of the turtles.

[Puddinpop]

Originally Posted by Gimme_Three

I like where they are going with the characteristics of each turtle in terms of design but I think it's overkill. It does get me extremely excited for what it could possibly means in terms of fight/action. I think we will appreciate that each turtle fights in their own way according to their personalities though overkilled in the designs.

Leo- most disciplined and follows teachings by the book is in tuned both physically and mentally, his fighting will be the closest thing to a "ninja" graceful and deadly.

Raph- Aggressive just wants to Rip Sh!t up. Mostly trains himself physically and as a result he's jacked, straight up muscle of the team.

Don- all mental hence all the inventive gadgets. I think they are going to go for a batman approach trained fighter assisted with a high tech arsenal. If done right it will be awesome.

Mike- He'll just toy with his opponents.

It would n't be as interesting if the turtles fought the same way just with different weapons. Gives me an impression that they are going to hit on one of my hopes for the movie which is fighting/ action.

At the end of the day I just want a good story which executes the family bonding and fighting of the turtles.

Well said.. I agree. Welcome to the forum btw : )

[Gimme_Three]

Originally Posted by Puddinpop

Well said.. I agree. Welcome to the forum btw : )

thanks.. I've been visiting this site off and on since the early 2000 i finally decided to make a profile.

[sethmartin]

Visually, the movie looks great! If you watch the trailer again but focus on the surroundings instead of the foreground action you notice the beautiful mix of colors and production detail. The way the colors reflect of of the clouds behind Leonardo make it a beautiful shot. In contrast, the snow scenes are desaturated and grey. It's bright but still has a dark mood. It really is a good looking movie visually. I think that after sitting through the movie for a bit, the turtle designs won't stand out as much.

The second trailer is my favorite. I wish they had released that one first. With Splinter's narration being a lesson to the turtles, it actually feels more like a ninja turtles movie than the Sachs narrated one. Also I like how they did some re-edits to make scenes like the humvee crash and Mikey's face reveal shorter and therefore less silly. I know they probably did these edits mostly because it's a 30 second teaser, but the way it was cut just worked better for me.

[graphic_content]

Originally Posted by The Boston Ninja Turtle

watching the trailer and the sliding down the snowy hill, part of me wonders how Donatello is sliding so smoothly

it also makes me wonder how it is attached to his shell

i rewinded that scene over and over again, and im not 100% sure that his gear is there during the scene on the mountain. my guess is that it was taken away during the raid in the lair, and he wasn't able to retrieve it before they made their escape from the holding facility in the mountains.

Originally Posted by Anton Chigurh

I liked both trailers one from the view point on shredder and the other from splinter, Tony's voice actually sounds really really good to me. Now lets get one from the view point of Leo

Edit: I can't help but think splinters bout to whoop some butt, really fluid movement this ain't no old and feeble rat

i never thought about it like that...one from Shredder's viewpoint, and the other from Splinter's...i like it that much more now. and the confidence projected in that moment when splinter flourishes that katana, as Shredder comes into frame...oh man...you know, its about to go down.

[electric_sheep]

Originally Posted by The Boston Ninja Turtle

watching the trailer and the sliding down the snowy hill, part of me wonders how Donatello is sliding so smoothly

it also makes me wonder how it is attached to his shell

That's a great point and how do Raphs glasses stay on when he smashes the Hammer?

I come back and all the interesting people are banned, atleast i take sollace that someone finaly put FellowChucker down, i hate that guy with a passion.