Things that bug you about the 2014 movie...

[IndigoErth]

Originally Posted by scratch

"Liebesman: I think the movie gets a lot of **** when people say, "Oh, I can't believe that happened. Oh, that's convenient." No. We did our research. We did what you fans wanted us to do and went and looked through every ****in' creation story and picked what we thought was really great in some of them. With the permission of the creator. "

FAIL

Research is one thing, and ya might have done plenty of it, but still doesn't mean you didn't take some lazy short cuts that were convenient.

[scratch]

Originally Posted by IndigoErth

Research is one thing, and ya might have done plenty of it, but still doesn't mean you didn't take some lazy short cuts that were convenient.

That in combination with the fact that after they did their research and took the shortcuts what they came up with was soooo bad that they had to leave it on the cutting room floor is really reason enough for them to hang their heads in shame. I predict Liebesman will drop out of the sequel if he is on already. The problem was none of these guys seem to be to have been REAL FANS.

[oldmanwinters]

I know it sounds like a small thing, but...

April's inexplicably blue fingernails. Was that a design choice or did Megan Fox just not want to change her look?

[Shark_Blade]

Her fingernails are green actually. Shoutout to the boys.

[IndigoErth]

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

I know it sounds like a small thing, but...

April's inexplicably blue fingernails. Was that a design choice or did Megan Fox just not want to change her look?

Never even noticed. lol There is so many bits and pieces I feel like I missed because the pacing was so fast it was hard for everything to sink in.

[Puddinpop]

Shaky cam.

Btw.. how many times are we going to have the same " things you hate about the movie" thread? lol These thread topics have really gone down hill in the past week : /

[Sabacooza]

Why was Raph as weak as **** when fighting against the Shredder at the lab? That was a little disappointing.

[TurtleTitan97]

Let's see, where do I start:

-Erich Sacks getting more screen time than Shredder
-Karai not playing any large role in the film
-Foot Clan not being ninjas
-Megan Fox's "acting"
-6-foot bulletproof TMNT. Splinter's design wasn't hat great either
-No Hamato Yoshi
-The villains' plan in the film is basically a ripoff of The Lizard's in "The Amazing Spider-Man"
-Rushed plot
-April taking out Shredder
-Shaky cam
-No real character development for the Turtles
-For a movie called "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", April sure does get a lot more screentime than the title characters do.

[ScrewtheMirageTMNT]

Raph wasn't weak as hell, shredder is just a really good combatant. That's all.

[Xiewin]

What exactly did Raph do to knock himself out during the lair invasion? I couldn't make out what was happening in that scene.

[Spidergreg]

Originally Posted by Candy Kappa

^ This. Red-Eared Sliders are still turtles. Heck, Box Turtles are turtles not tortoises, but are still land dwelling turtles, so doing a strict layman terms grouping is severely wrong. Especially when they way you grouped it is wrong, since Terrapins are Turtles, not a "third grouping".

Stop quoting that stupid wiki, it doesn't say terrapins are turtles. All it said were europeans doesnt recognize difference of turtles vs terrapins.

There IS A BIG DIFFERENCE!

Turtles can live in the sea indefinitely coming up to shore only to lay eggs.

Tortoises live on land indefinitely.

Terrapins live in fresh water but during the day, THEY NEED TO BASK UNDER THE SUN! They cant live in either one environment alone which is why i said they're hybrids. You'd know if you have RES'.

[Sabacooza]

Originally Posted by Xiewin

What exactly did Raph do to knock himself out during the lair invasion? I couldn't make out what was happening in that scene.

The ceiling fell on top of him.

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by Shark_Blade

Her fingernails are green actually. Shoutout to the boys.

Oh! That makes a bit more sense, I guess. I figured they must be at least turquoise due to the lighting.

Not sure it really makes any more sense, but in a movie like this... what should one expect?

[J_Snake_Lorenzo]

Stop quoting that stupid wiki, it doesn't say terrapins are turtles. All it said were europeans doesnt recognize difference of turtles vs terrapins.

There IS A BIG DIFFERENCE!

Turtles can live in the sea indefinitely coming up to shore only to lay eggs.

Tortoises live on land indefinitely.

Terrapins live in fresh water but during the day, THEY NEED TO BASK UNDER THE SUN! They cant live in either one environment alone which is why i said they're hybrids. You'd know if you have RES'.

Dude...

"The word chelonian is popular among veterinarians, scientists, and conservationists working with these animals as a catch-all name for any member of the superorder Chelonia, which includes all turtles living and extinct, as well as their immediate ancestors.[citation needed] Chelonia is based on the Greek word kelone,[7] for armour or interlocking shields.[8] "Turtle" may either refer to the order as a whole, or to particular turtles which make up a form taxon that is not monophyletic.

The meaning of the word turtle differs from region to region. In North America, all chelonians are commonly called turtles, including terrapins and tortoises.[9][10] In Great Britain, the word turtle is used for sea-dwelling species, but not for tortoises.

The term tortoise usually refers to any land-dwelling, non-swimming chelonian.[10] Most land-dwelling chelonians are in the Testudinidae family, only one of the 14 extant turtle families.[11]

Terrapin is used to describe several species of small, edible, hard-shell turtles, typically those found in brackish waters, and is an Algonquian word for turtle.[9]

Some languages do not have this problem, as all of these are referred to by the same name. For example, in Spanish, the word tortuga is used for turtles, tortoises, and terrapins. A sea-dwelling turtle is tortuga marina, a freshwater species tortuga de rio, and a tortoise tortuga terrestre."

It's just used to describe fresh water turtles as a whole.
At the end of the day all terrapin means, is turtles.
A turtle is a turtle no matter what you call it. lol

People should really start getting into Herpetology.

[Spidergreg]

Originally Posted by J_Snake_Lorenzo

Dude...

"The word chelonian is popular among veterinarians, scientists, and conservationists working with these animals as a catch-all name for any member of the superorder Chelonia, which includes all turtles living and extinct, as well as their immediate ancestors.[citation needed] Chelonia is based on the Greek word kelone,[7] for armour or interlocking shields.[8] "Turtle" may either refer to the order as a whole, or to particular turtles which make up a form taxon that is not monophyletic.

The meaning of the word turtle differs from region to region. In North America, all chelonians are commonly called turtles, including terrapins and tortoises.[9][10] In Great Britain, the word turtle is used for sea-dwelling species, but not for tortoises.

The term tortoise usually refers to any land-dwelling, non-swimming chelonian.[10] Most land-dwelling chelonians are in the Testudinidae family, only one of the 14 extant turtle families.[11]

Terrapin is used to describe several species of small, edible, hard-shell turtles, typically those found in brackish waters, and is an Algonquian word for turtle.[9]

Some languages do not have this problem, as all of these are referred to by the same name. For example, in Spanish, the word tortuga is used for turtles, tortoises, and terrapins. A sea-dwelling turtle is tortuga marina, a freshwater species tortuga de rio, and a tortoise tortuga terrestre."

It's just used to describe fresh water turtles as a whole.
At the end of the day all terrapin means, is turtles.
A turtle is a turtle no matter what you call it. lol

People should really start getting into Herpetology.

There is an easier explanation...
Calling them tortoise would just make them sound.... slow...
and nobody knows what terrapins are.
So turtles it is!! It really is that simple.

[pennydreadful]

Plenty of people know what terrapins are.

[Warhorse]

Oh for crying out loud, most of the posts in this thread is fighting over what consists of a turtle. Really?

My biggest gripe is the shaky cam. I might have been more excited for the movie if I could actually see what was going on, but when the camera is shaking, zooming in and out so quick, close up zooms and quick edits, it ruins the action. I really had a hard time seeing what was going on. And the sad thing is, they say shaky cam is used to cover up sloppy stunt work.

I also noticed, that the Turtles, as big as they are, really don't win their fights. Are they saving a more epic showdown for the sequels?

[Mellie]

Shaky cam. Good lord I couldn't even see the first few minutes of the movie.

Plotholes

Constant close-ups of Megan Fox's sexy parted lip face. Also after all that happened she never had a scratch or hair out of place.

It was long but the movie went by so quickly.. it felt like chunks of the movie were missing.

Not enough turtles.

[Leo656]

That interview was hilarious.

I've said before, "They don't get it."

Now, after reading that, I'm convinced... they really don't Get It.

[Candy Kappa]

Originally Posted by Spidergreg

Stop quoting that stupid wiki, it doesn't say terrapins are turtles. All it said were europeans doesnt recognize difference of turtles vs terrapins.

There IS A BIG DIFFERENCE!

Turtles can live in the sea indefinitely coming up to shore only to lay eggs.

Tortoises live on land indefinitely.

Terrapins live in fresh water but during the day, THEY NEED TO BASK UNDER THE SUN! They cant live in either one environment alone which is why i said they're hybrids. You'd know if you have RES'.

It's been explained to you that your idea is wrong. Terrapins are not a taxonomic unit. Not all fresh water turtles are even labeled as terrapins, and there are turtles that are land dwelling like tortoises. And there are fresh water turtles that don't bask on land or rarely goes on land, so again. Your idea is completely wrong.

Terrapin only describe a small group of turtles that live in fresh water or brackish water, mainly within the Emydidae family and the Geoemydidae family.