Pros/Cons of the new film

*Slap-Happy* · 08-08-2014, 05:31 PM

PROS:

- The personalities of Raph/Leo/Don.
- The voices of the turtles, specifically Knoxville as Leo.
- The turtle designs.
- The fight scenes.
- Splinter using his tail offensively.
- The Shredder (out of costume).
- The montage of growing up in the sewers.
- Megan Fox, actually. She did well with what she had.
- "Who put you in charge?" "You know who did."

CONS

- Sacks' plan makes no sense
- The film feels heavily edited
- Some of Mikey. He's either fine, or one of the most annoying interpretations of him.
- The exclusion of Yoshi and Saki.
- Buck buck.
- The scene where Raph flexes and all of the bullets pop out of his skin.
- April causes most of the problems for the Turtles, and they're all friends in the end.
- The mention of saying Cowabunga when they were kids, even though there was no set up for it.
- Raph's speech at the end feels unearned.
- Raphael needs almost no convincing from Splinter to leave him.
- Raph's shell is cracked, but that doesn't really matter outside of a throwaway line.
- Splinter learning/teaching Ninjutsu from an instructional book.
- The effects were very video game-y
- Splinter using his tail to hold up Raph by the throat. Felt uncharacteristic.
- Shaloub is generic and boring as Splinter.
- Sacks' plan starts up again the moment he finds out the turtles are alive. It's as if the lab fire never happened.
- Sacks' plan is not very well thought out. The cloud of gas was being released above his building.
- The Shredder's magnetic rocket blades.
- The Shredder looked like Megatron.
- The opening credits that seem like a cartoon opening and don't add anything to the film.
- Splinter's vendetta is unexplained.
- It isn't explained how the mutagen works outside of having "regenerative" properties. No explanation for the intellect/growth of the turtles and Splinter.
- The goddamn product placement. The billboard for Project Almanac made me groan out loud.

I'm sure there are more here.

08-08-2014, 05:31 PM	#6
Slap-Happy Bad Boy Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,911	PROS: - The personalities of Raph/Leo/Don. - The voices of the turtles, specifically Knoxville as Leo. - The turtle designs. - The fight scenes. - Splinter using his tail offensively. - The Shredder (out of costume). - The montage of growing up in the sewers. - Megan Fox, actually. She did well with what she had. - "Who put you in charge?" "You know who did." CONS - Sacks' plan makes no sense - The film feels heavily edited - Some of Mikey. He's either fine, or one of the most annoying interpretations of him. - The exclusion of Yoshi and Saki. - Buck buck. - The scene where Raph flexes and all of the bullets pop out of his skin. - April causes most of the problems for the Turtles, and they're all friends in the end. - The mention of saying Cowabunga when they were kids, even though there was no set up for it. - Raph's speech at the end feels unearned. - Raphael needs almost no convincing from Splinter to leave him. - Raph's shell is cracked, but that doesn't really matter outside of a throwaway line. - Splinter learning/teaching Ninjutsu from an instructional book. - The effects were very video game-y - Splinter using his tail to hold up Raph by the throat. Felt uncharacteristic. - Shaloub is generic and boring as Splinter. - Sacks' plan starts up again the moment he finds out the turtles are alive. It's as if the lab fire never happened. - Sacks' plan is not very well thought out. The cloud of gas was being released above his building. - The Shredder's magnetic rocket blades. - The Shredder looked like Megatron. - The opening credits that seem like a cartoon opening and don't add anything to the film. - Splinter's vendetta is unexplained. - It isn't explained how the mutagen works outside of having "regenerative" properties. No explanation for the intellect/growth of the turtles and Splinter. - The goddamn product placement. The billboard for Project Almanac made me groan out loud. I'm sure there are more here.