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[Stugehen]

Originally Posted by Puddinpop

I agree.. I think after AOE.. things will begin to pick up. Just two more weeks

And we will all discuss every glorious second of it on the forums for weeks after!!!

[zodiac brave]

Originally Posted by Puddinpop

I think so... That would be a missed opportunity imo if they didn't. They need to come out with a full on kickass trailer. Knock it out of the park. They need that!

word.

id put money on a t4 attached trailer.

im kind of a nerd for kids meal toys. the xmen ones that are at carls junior right now are pretty cool.

i hope we get something like those.

anyone remember when places would give away nice glasses for movies. or, like, sell em for a couple bucks with a meal? i remember batman, indiana jones, et...all those had some. i think even the fiorst lotr trilogy had em.

THAT would be awesome to see.

[Stugehen]

Originally Posted by zodiac brave

word.

id put money on a t4 attached trailer.

im kind of a nerd for kids meal toys. the xmen ones that are at carls junior right now are pretty cool.

i hope we get something like those.

anyone remember when places would give away nice glasses for movies. or, like, sell em for a couple bucks with a meal? i remember batman, indiana jones, et...all those had some. i think even the fiorst lotr trilogy had em.

THAT would be awesome to see.

You are meaning glasses like cups right? Cause I remember the theater selling movie themed mugs and cups. I'd buy me a set of TMNT cups of they sold those.

[pennydreadful]

Originally Posted by Puddinpop

I think so... That would be a missed opportunity imo if they didn't. They need to come out with a full on kickass trailer. Knock it out of the park. They need that!

Absolutely. If we don't get a big dose of Turtles in this trailer, there's going to be blood. They really have to bring their A-game on this one.

[Puddinpop]

Originally Posted by Stugehen

And we will all discuss every glorious second of it on the forums for weeks after!!!

Yes we will lol.

Boston.. I literally quoted what you said. it doesn't irk me.. I think its funny. And I'm sure I know exactly who the low life is that took the time to search for all the "quotes" for you Your damn right I've called people out for trolling. You see... I'm not denying it like you are. I'm not gonna go deleting everything after denying it either. Just like you probably just did lol

If you want to continue this after Jester just asked everyone to cut the **** that's your decision.. But I promise kid.. you WILL lose.

[zodiac brave]

Originally Posted by Stugehen

You are meaning glasses like cups right? Cause I remember the theater selling movie themed mugs and cups. I'd buy me a set of TMNT cups of they sold those.

yeah, glass ones. i do like the giant plastic ones they sell at theaters. got the star wars episode 1 re-release, the man of steel, the cap 2 and the xmen days of future past ones. would be awesome if they had those for t4 or tmnt.

[TrickOrTreater]

Originally Posted by Puddinpop

But I promise kid.. you WILL lose.

Oh man.

[pennydreadful]

Oh my god, enough with the pissing competitions already. I'll... I'll... I'll start quoting Next Mutation lines at you if you don't stop!

It's the most serious threat I can think of.

[Puddinpop]

Originally Posted by pennydreadful

Oh my god, enough with the pissing competitions already. I'll... I'll... I'll start quoting Next Mutation lines at you if you don't stop!

It's the most serious threat I can think of.

Penny.. I'm going to steal your Avatar one day lol... just sayin
JK

[pennydreadful]

Originally Posted by Puddinpop

Penny.. I'm going to steal your Avatar one day lol... just sayin
JK

I know - I had to use it first before anyone could beat me to it!

[Candy Kappa]

The things I miss when I go to bed...

It would be cool if they got several street artists to recreate those graffiti-like posters, and do it on walls where people can see them. Maybe a recreation of "Mutants Rule" as well.

[Puddinpop]

Originally Posted by Candy Kappa

The things I miss when I go to bed...

It would be cool if they got several street artists to recreate those graffiti-like posters, and do it on walls where people can see them. Maybe a recreation of "Mutants Rule" as well.

Didn't they kind of do that at the X-games with the mural? That's the impression I got from it.. I heard that kids ruined it though so scratch that

[Candy Kappa]

I am not familiar with that, but where I live we do have graffiti zones, where Artists can go nuts, since it's usually illegal. Sadly the best spot got torn down due to construction work.

[Technogeek29]

So in other news what have we heard about the film? Besides the new Shredder suit? (Spoilers I don't like it) anything plot wise? Or is this supposed to be a superhero movie? I'm not interestead in Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles so please tell me the Turtles don't go out as vigilantes?

[TrickOrTreater]

Originally Posted by Technogeek29

So in other news what have we heard about the film? Besides the new Shredder suit? (Spoilers I don't like it) anything plot wise? Or is this supposed to be a superhero movie? I'm not interestead in Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles so please tell me the Turtles don't go out as vigilantes?

Not a clue in the world.

But I bet I can guess that April is the main character ala Shia LeBeef in Transformers.

[voltron80]

Originally Posted by Ramboraph4life aka Matt

That's fine. But that has nothing to do with what we were posting about. Casey looked taller in the pic that you posted and does kind of tower over them, especially ones like Leo & Raph, but you were saying that Casey wasn't towering over them. Wasn't that the discussion?

I'm talking about crappy videos now. Or as Charles Barkley would say

[Technogeek29]

Originally Posted by TrickOrTreater

Not a clue in the world.

But I bet I can guess that April is the main character ala Shia LeBeef in Transformers.

Guess? I figured that out when it takes 30secs in the trailer to even see a glimpse of any Turtle. The CGI on the Turtles is too expensive so they'll be use sparingly, which means are focus is the humans. This could work but the crew behind this project aren't known for their deep and thought provoking writing. So the the TMNT will be events for the humans (even Erich Sachs) to play off of. I rather they have use animatronics or costumes and CGI around that instead making the entire project less cost effective.

[TrickOrTreater]

Originally Posted by Technogeek29

Guess? I figured that out when it takes 30secs in the trailer to even see a glimpse of any Turtle. The CGI on the Turtles is too expensive so they'll be use sparingly, which means are focus is the humans. This could work but the crew behind this project aren't known for their deep and thought provoking writing. So the the TMNT will be events for the humans (even Erich Sachs) to play off of. I rather they have use animatronics or costumes and CGI around that instead making the entire project less cost effective.

Yep. You're probably right.

[Bry]

Originally Posted by voltron80

http://static3.wikia.nocookie.net/__...nd_Casey_1.jpg

Yeah Casey is just towering over them.. Try again.

Kind of been covered, but... he actually is. He's roughly on the same plane as Leo and Raph, who are very short compared to him. Donnie is standing far closer to the "camera" than they are, but he's not actually bigger - it's just a visual trick.

I think a lot of the original, lasting appeal of the Turtles actually comes from those original designs - they're short, kind of cute and unassuming... but totally deadly. There's a bit of a visual joke in that (which was the original point), and also a bit of a "don't judge a book by its cover" message inherent to it that I've always liked. The mere concept of a ninja turtle was intended to be ridiculous, and it works best when they're not "overcompensating"... Making them massively tall and muscular loses that.

I mean, it's a subjective thing. There's no "wrong" per se, just personal opinions. But it's worth noting that the Turtles have pretty much always been short:



I think there's a good reason for that, and a reason it's largely been unchanged for 30 years. Some may not agree, but I think it's a worthwhile point/argument regardless.

(Uh, maybe for a different section/topic, though?)

[Puddinpop]

Originally Posted by Technogeek29

Guess? I figured that out when it takes 30secs in the trailer to even see a glimpse of any Turtle. The CGI on the Turtles is too expensive so they'll be use sparingly, which means are focus is the humans. This could work but the crew behind this project aren't known for their deep and thought provoking writing. So the the TMNT will be events for the humans (even Erich Sachs) to play off of. I rather they have use animatronics or costumes and CGI around that instead making the entire project less cost effective.

Thank god Bay didn't direct Godzilla... Holly ****. When it's another director, it's called build up. When it's Bay.. it's those pesky humans. EVEN if he's got nothing to do with the story. Not pointing the finger at you personally but I see this a lot on the internet now.. I wonder if people realize how trendy and weird it looks when they complain about "the humanz". Ill never understand how some can give a film like Godzilla " with a messy TERRIBLE story and plot that had NO flow to it, weak characters, the only strong character dies a quarter way into the film, and a title character that literally takes a back seat to a couple of giant praying mantises and only has about 20 minutes of screen time in a roughly two hour long movie". THANK GOD classics like Jaws and Jurassic park aren't directed by Michael Bay and being released this year. With this internet trend phrase " why all the humans" so prevalent these last couple of years after a billion dollar rebooted Transformer franchise directed by a man that everyone LOVES to rag on I think these classic films would seriously be torn to shreds if they had Bays name on them.. and that's saying something about todays "critic" imo.

This could work but the crew behind this project aren't known for their deep and thought provoking writing

Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol was pretty thought provoking... more so than any TMNT film.. How thought provoking do you really want it? TMNT should be a fun entertaining action film.. showcasing a relationship between 4 brothers and their father. It's a film about Family, responsibility and character. the writers know this. They also know that a large portion of the audience will be children as well.. so they don't want all the kiddies scratching their noggins trying to figure everything out. Ya know? With a film like TMNT.. you want it to be enjoyable for everyone.. making it to heady imo would take some of that away. It's going to be a tough line to walk but again I think they'll do fine IMO.

Andre Nemec: " I did have the old Eastman and Laird black and whites in the office. I knew very well the cartoons and the movies. I didn’t have the bed sheets. I didn’t have the lunch pails. I had a neighbor who had the Turtle Van. That was as close as I got, but I was a fan enough to know the differences between the original comics, the cartoon and the various iterations of the movies. … You know, the canon of the turtles, in all their iterations, always seems to harken back to a being a story about family, a story of friendship and a story about brothers. I think that, ultimately, when you look at all the different stories, whether it’s the Laird comic or the cartoon now or the cartoon from the late ’80s, or the movies where they’re in the suits, it really always boils back down to being a story about brothers. That really was the most driving principle for us, making sure that that element was always a central component of the movie.

They’ve all been pretty consistent over the years. Amazingly, they’re all pretty well represented by the weapons they use. Michelangelo has always been the freewheeling nun-chucks guy. Donatello has the bo staff, which is a simple but complicated weapon. He’s the tech guy. Leonardo has the swords of a leader and Raphael carries these big, brutish sais, which are really about doing the maximum destruction in the shortest amount of time. They have always, in the canon, lived by those principles. They’re four individuals who are individuals all alone, but, combined, really make one person, which makes them really interesting to watch. They sort of make their decisions, not to get too heady about it, but when those brothers are interacting, it’s almost like watching one person come to terms with the direction they’re going to move in, whether it’s left or right. … I think that the April you’re going to see is largely the April you know. … I can tell you that Splinter is in the movie. You will get to enjoy Master Splinter. He’s an important component in the dynamic of the Turtles themselves. It’s still very much a story of teenagers and that really is the sort of land that the Turtles — in all the versions of the story — find themselves in trapped in. The land of teenager problems. For us, that was a fun world to get in and play with. Without Master Splinter, it’s “Lord of the Flies.” Yeah, he’s in there. "

I think they know what they're doing. How well they do it or if they'll even "pull it off" only time will tell.