Paramount Pictures @ Comic Con. 'TMNT' to be included?

[UGHShellshocked]

Originally Posted by AquaParade

It was a bit of a waste but she does a lot for the tmnt community so I can't complain.

Besides, the next question was an even bigger waste - "Who's your favorite turtle?" Eehh.
Kinda funny though to get an audible gasp from a chunk of the audience, at the thought of such a radical question.

From all her youtube clips she has said she is trying to go into this movie with a clean slate and she is never seen here in the movie discussion so it doesn't surprise me she doesn't know. Respect to her. I wish I had her patience to wait and I was going into this movie blind. I'm super impatient.

[Turtle Soup]

I was totally getting into this movie. Every new thing that was being released was making the movie look better and better, until..........dick jokes and bulletproof turtles.

Mikey's sex and dick jokes are so so terrible. And honestly, I think I could get behind bulletproof shells on the backs of the turtles, but bulletproof plastrons? I don't think so, even worse is that Raphael is actually able to flex and shoot the bullets back?!??! So stupid, how does his plastron, a freakin' shell, flex anyway? Makes no sense and is corny as hell.

Get rid of the terrible sexual/dick jokes and bulletproof plastrons, and I'm cool with everything else, I think.

[Xiewin]

Get rid of the terrible sexual/dick jokes and bulletproof plastrons, and I'm cool with everything else, I think.

If only those things were taken out, this movie would have been perfect for me.

[IndigoErth]

I've noticed in the clip where Mikey says "adult conversations," as soon "conversations" comes out of his mouth Leo's eyes shoot straight to Mikey's direction and he gets up with his eyes still locked on him. I am hoping Leo is about to tell him to quit it. Seems reasonable to think that Leo would, and to me doing so would at least partially excuse the inclusion of such comments.

[TigerClaw]

Here's another video with Director Jonathan Liebesman courtesy of Screen Crush

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I'm genuinely surprised that absolutely zero film footage from the con has made its way to the internet.

With a fan base as rabid as the one for TMNT, and with its official US release in under two weeks, I thought for sure hype would be high and someone would have snuck out their camera phone during the screening of new footage, and posted it somewhere.

I'm hoping that something comes along soon, the wait for this movie had been easier due to little tv spots here and there showing just a touch of new footage, but man, I'd love to see the footage the con attendees were privileged to.

[sgtfbomb]

Personally, I'm not too bothered by the "I can feel my shell tightening" line. Naturally, that feels pretty tame in my opinion, particularly in comparison to what I feared from reading the words "dick jokes."

However, having said that, it may or may not be a bit risque for a film that has the Nickelodeon logo attached to it. Sure, fart jokes are synonymous with the network, but all too obviously hinting at a boner? Well, to me, that's a little too much for this film.

The line doesn't phase me, being an adult and all, but what does worry me is the film becoming too reliant on such humor, as was prevalent in the Transformers films, particularly the two of the three sequels that I've seen. For one, the jokes feel out of place and seriously bog down the pace, story, running time, and more importantly, what everyone who pays for a Transformers film wants to see, the action. Also, the jokes aren't even funny. They're the equivalent of musings a junior high schooler would make while eating that nasty, greasy, cardboard pizza slice in the cafeteria.

It's like The Hangover Light, at times. I don't want any Ninja Turtles film to be like that.

[Glados]

I can totally handle Mikey being a bit flirty in general, suits his personality. A very small hint of innocent perv, is fine too (the Victoria's Secret billboard part made me snicker). The "shell tightening" line does feel a bit too much, tho... He should come of as childish, not a creeper. I really hope that's the only line of that caliber we get from him in the movie.

[samxsteal]

Originally Posted by sgtfbomb

Personally, I'm not too bothered by the "I can feel my shell tightening" line. Naturally, that feels pretty tame in my opinion, particularly in comparison to what I feared from reading the words "dick jokes."

However, having said that, it may or may not be a bit risque for a film that has the Nickelodeon logo attached to it. Sure, fart jokes are synonymous with the network, but all too obviously hinting at a boner? Well, to me, that's a little too much for this film.

The line doesn't phase me, being an adult and all, but what does worry me is the film becoming too reliant on such humor, as was prevalent in the Transformers films, particularly the two of the three sequels that I've seen. For one, the jokes feel out of place and seriously bog down the pace, story, running time, and more importantly, what everyone who pays for a Transformers film wants to see, the action. Also, the jokes aren't even funny. They're the equivalent of musings a junior high schooler would make while eating that nasty, greasy, cardboard pizza slice in the cafeteria.

It's like The Hangover Light, at times. I don't want any Ninja Turtles film to be like that.

Not trying to be rude but this statement is fully of Irony. They act like real teenagers Being Teenagers them self, but you dont want them to be teenagers just kind of funny

Though I get what your saying And if it not for already seeing things like this in previous versions i might be more upset

[Radical Raph]

Originally Posted by IndigoErth

I've noticed in the clip where Mikey says "adult conversations," as soon "conversations" comes out of his mouth Leo's eyes shoot straight to Mikey's direction and he gets up with his eyes still locked on him. I am hoping Leo is about to tell him to quit it. Seems reasonable to think that Leo would, and to me doing so would at least partially excuse the inclusion of such comments.

Yea until Leo speaks and says, "Mahkey, sterp hittin' ern Erpril!"

[Glados]

Originally Posted by Radical Raph

Yea until Leo speaks and says, "Mahkey, sterp hittin' ern Erpril!"

I laughed way to hard at that! XD

[ranger_scout]

Megan Fox was confused and bothered by the fact that there was not more time to answer questions at the panel. However, she should have realized that it was not just a panel for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It was a panel for Paramount Pictures and their upcoming films.

You know that Comic-Con is about to spring some surprises on you when they've got Megan Fox up on the dais at Hall H, yet they start rushing her off after five minutes. "Why can't the audience have more time to ask questions?" asked a confused Fox, who was at Comic-Con to promote Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles — ostensibly Paramount's biggest coming attraction here — and had barely spent any time onstage before the studio terminated her Q&A. The unofficial reason for Fox's quick hook came later in the Paramount panel, when two unannounced guests appeared and immediately became the stars of the show: Matthew McConaughey and his Interstellar director Christopher Nolan, Comic-Con virgins both.

http://www.vulture.com/2014/07/new-i...comic-con.html

[The Stryker]

Originally Posted by Radical Raph

Yea until Leo speaks and says, "Mahkey, sterp hittin' ern Erpril!"

Even if Knoxville's accent was that thick (it isn't)

Still not getting whats so 'wrong' with Leonardo having a southern accent.

[Warhorse]

Originally Posted by IndigoErth

I've noticed in the clip where Mikey says "adult conversations," as soon "conversations" comes out of his mouth Leo's eyes shoot straight to Mikey's direction and he gets up with his eyes still locked on him. I am hoping Leo is about to tell him to quit it. Seems reasonable to think that Leo would, and to me doing so would at least partially excuse the inclusion of such comments.

The thing is, Mikey is usually seen as the "innocent" one of the group. Either way, I'm just not keen of any of the TMNT being like this towards a woman. Casey, yeah, maybe Vern. But other than a quip of "She's hot", I think it's too crude for the Turtles. So, we have Vernon and Mikey oggling over April, and then there is going to be something with Victoria's Secret. Yeah, some things simply should not be in a TMNT movie, Good way to chase away half your audience.

Originally Posted by samxsteal

Not trying to be rude but this statement is fully of Irony. They act like real teenagers Being Teenagers them self, but you dont want them to be teenagers just kind of funny

Though I get what your saying And if it not for already seeing things like this in previous versions i might be more upset

Real teenagers also masturbate, crap and puke in the toilet, and I'm sure a great deal of them experiment with drinking beer or smoking pot, but it doesn't mean we have to actually see it happen on the big screen. And anyway, I always thought that the TMNT, being secluded from the outside, being raised by a somewhat strict Ninja master, would make them more mature and noble compared to most teenagers. Hell, look at how the Harry Potter kids were portrayed, they were teenagers while not being obnoxious, why can't the TMNT be the same way in the movie? They are like this in the 80's toon, the prior movies, the 2k3 and the 2012, why start down this road now when it wasn't needed?

Originally Posted by ranger_scout

Megan Fox was confused and bothered by the fact that there was not more time to answer questions at the panel. However, she should have realized that it was not just a panel for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It was a panel for Paramount Pictures and their upcoming films.



http://www.vulture.com/2014/07/new-i...comic-con.html

I heard about this. Stuff like this starts to make me actually hate Nolan himself. Usually it's just the Nolanites that bug me, but this here..... Wow.

[Powder]

Originally Posted by The Stryker

Even if Knoxville's accent was that thick (it isn't)

Still not getting whats so 'wrong' with Leonardo having a southern accent.

As someone who was born & raised in New York, like the turtles, that just... doesn't happen. You either sound region neutral, or clearly NY'ish.

[The Stryker]

Originally Posted by Powder

As someone who was born & raised in New York, like the turtles, that just... doesn't happen. You either sound region neutral, or clearly NY'ish.

Right. Like Michelangelo in pretty much every movie and tv show?

If we really want to be stuck on this accent thing, why don't they all have Japanese accents?

[Powder]

I'd be fine with that, given they're raised by a (usually) Japanese rat.

[Purse Grabbin Puke]

I very rarely if ever post on this forum, so this may fall on deaf ears(eyes?)

1. They were raised underground and did not interact with other New Yorkers, they get their accents from watching TV, that's why Mikey always hasn't had a NY accent. Leo is always more serious almost Splinter-like. Raph is the only one who gets close to the NY accent because he actually sneaks out into NYC. Donnie get's his accent from TV or now we can assume youtube and other internet videos. I was concerned with Johnny Knoxville being Leo's voice, but from what I've heard he sounds fine.

2. The "sexual" humor complaints. You're just grasping at straws here, teenagers who have grown up watching only tv, and now this version has the internet, that would be a part of their humor. To say the shell tightening line is too much, then go into discussions of turtle boners, you might have some sort of sexual hangups you need to look at. It's a MOVIE. Mikey and April are not going to have sex, he's a young kid who thinks she's hot. In the 90's movie he calls her a babe. In the new cartoon Donnie is in love with April. They are throw away lines, that most movie goer's are going to laugh at and not be offended by or upset at, because there are a LOT worse things going on in movies now, this is really NOTHING you should be upset about, it's not like the whole movie you're going to be thinking of Mikey's turtle boner...or maybe you will, but that's your problem.

3. Bulletproof shells...this is one I had to really think about. Out of context it sounds bad, because they're making a major change to what we know. BUT, the foot soldiers all have guns, it would be ridiculous to think the whole movie the turtles would avoid all the bullets. This iteration of the turtles has them being created as weapons, so bulletproof shells sounds like something they could have been working on perfecting. Now, I am interested to see how they handle the Shredder fight, because if their shells are bulletproof, why not just let Shredder shoot all his blades and just block them w/ their shells? I'll just have to see for myself in 2 weeks.

Lastly, I have been waiting for his movie for forever. I was worried at first, but the more that's being released the more it looks like it's going to be great, and I can only hope they make more and more of them. Can't get enough TMNT, in all the different versions we've had all our lives.

[DioLeo451]

Originally Posted by floydbanks7

I very rarely if ever post on this forum, so this may fall on deaf ears(eyes?)

1. They were raised underground and did not interact with other New Yorkers, they get their accents from watching TV, that's why Mikey always hasn't had a NY accent. Leo is always more serious almost Splinter-like. Raph is the only one who gets close to the NY accent because he actually sneaks out into NYC. Donnie get's his accent from TV or now we can assume youtube and other internet videos. I was concerned with Johnny Knoxville being Leo's voice, but from what I've heard he sounds fine.

2. The "sexual" humor complaints. You're just grasping at straws here, teenagers who have grown up watching only tv, and now this version has the internet, that would be a part of their humor. To say the shell tightening line is too much, then go into discussions of turtle boners, you might have some sort of sexual hangups you need to look at. It's a MOVIE. Mikey and April are not going to have sex, he's a young kid who thinks she's hot. In the 90's movie he calls her a babe. In the new cartoon Donnie is in love with April. They are throw away lines, that most movie goer's are going to laugh at and not be offended by or upset at, because there are a LOT worse things going on in movies now, this is really NOTHING you should be upset about, it's not like the whole movie you're going to be thinking of Mikey's turtle boner...or maybe you will, but that's your problem.

3. Bulletproof shells...this is one I had to really think about. Out of context it sounds bad, because they're making a major change to what we know. BUT, the foot soldiers all have guns, it would be ridiculous to think the whole movie the turtles would avoid all the bullets. This iteration of the turtles has them being created as weapons, so bulletproof shells sounds like something they could have been working on perfecting. Now, I am interested to see how they handle the Shredder fight, because if their shells are bulletproof, why not just let Shredder shoot all his blades and just block them w/ their shells? I'll just have to see for myself in 2 weeks.

Lastly, I have been waiting for his movie for forever. I was worried at first, but the more that's being released the more it looks like it's going to be great, and I can only hope they make more and more of them. Can't get enough TMNT, in all the different versions we've had all our lives.

Well said I agree 100%

[Vicky82]

One thing I like to point out over the bulletproof shells.

People complained about how weak the Transformers were (in all films) as they were getting destroyed too easily.

Now people are complaining that the turtles are too strong and it's probably because you want to see the turtles with some blood on them and have some injuries.