Hollywood Recycling concept art

[Commenter 42]

Originally Posted by xChri5x

**** this whole ****ing thread

You mad bro?

[Candy Kappa]

Originally Posted by ProactiveMan

Funny, judging by that picture, if the turtles fired those missiles, they'd blow the front tyre off.

Yeah, I noticed that too... Maybe Donnie isn't as smart as he'd like to think he is.

Smrt!

[IndigoErth]

Silly, it's the Bayboot, naturally they use missile-proof tires.

[Commenter 42]

Originally Posted by IndigoErth

Silly, it's the Bayboot, naturally they use missile-proof tires.

OF COURSE! If their shells are bullet proof, it stands to reason the tires are too.

[RaphaelinSTL]

Originally Posted by Gunpowder

I'm fairly certain that was because they already had plans for more than one film.

That's a problem though. A film should never assume it's getting a sequel...that's how you end up with Green Lantern.

[massakre]

Originally Posted by Powder

I think they featured more of it but it tied too much into the Sachs stuff & hadda be cut. Just a guess.

agreed.. this, this, this..
matter of fact I dont even think they added that final scene of the movie until the reshoots.. other than that i dont think the Turtle Van wouldve made it in the movie.

[Matt2310]

the van was in the movie only for a minute because clearly its going to be used in the second one and they wanted to introduce it in the first.... ppl are so dumb....

[Gunpowder]

Originally Posted by RaphaelinSTL

That's a problem though. A film should never assume it's getting a sequel...that's how you end up with Green Lantern.

Agreed. But it's Platinum Dunes, so problems and assumptions are to be expected.

Originally Posted by Matt2310

the van was in the movie only for a minute because clearly its going to be used in the second one and they wanted to introduce it in the first.... ppl are so dumb....

I'm surprised by how few people seem to understand that. Even if they were intending to use it in more of this movie than they did, they have it accessible for use in at least 2 movies now.

[Candy Kappa]

Originally Posted by Matt2310

the van was in the movie only for a minute because clearly its going to be used in the second one and they wanted to introduce it in the first.... ppl are so dumb....

Then why even introduce it?

Why have a pointless Van cameo and cut out Kevin Eastman's cameo for time run?

Why cut out Raph-in-disguise scene, but include the Van cameo?

.... ppl are so dumb....

[TMNachoT]

The van was introduced just because playmates wants our money!!

[RaphaelinSTL]

Originally Posted by Matt2310

the van was in the movie only for a minute because clearly its going to be used in the second one and they wanted to introduce it in the first.... ppl are so dumb....

See my point above Matthew.

[Discogod]

Originally Posted by Commenter 42

Again, same designers, same idea tacked on to two different films.

Point is, it's lazy, especially if we are to believe the turtles are forced to wear discarded junk as clothes, but they have military grade weapons in their van.

And no resorting to crislers law for an explanation.

It's just weak design.

Well, why don't you design something better, if it's so easy?

Other than both vehicles having guns & missiles, I'm not seeing the similarity.

[IndigoErth]

Originally Posted by TMNachoT

The van was introduced just because playmates wants our money!!

Yeaaaah... as much as I'd want to think "nah," the toys were already made, have to push that van somehow, esp with the Raph in disguise bit cut.


I wouldn't really call anyone dumb for not jumping to automatic conclusions about sequel/sequel footage based on a one-off sighting of a van. For all anyone knows the sequel may barely show it either.

Do we even know how capable this thing is as an actual vehicle? Is there any video of it moving or only photos of it sitting somewhere.

[Commenter 42]

I love the personal attacks on this forum.

"Could you do better?".

See that's the reason i'm going to the movie. To see something I can't do.
And If I pay for it, I can choose to comment on the quality. 'Cause I'm the consumer.

Except in this case, I think anyone could copy and paste, so like I said, I'm not Impressed.

[jestermon]

Originally Posted by Discogod

Well, why don't you design something better, if it's so easy?

Other than both vehicles having guns & missiles, I'm not seeing the similarity.

Yeah this guy is ridiculous once you point out a problem with his "issue" of guns and missiles looking like guns and missiles and him personally attacking the company and artist that spend thousands of hours creating this stuff.

Also, people sign on people for a certain amount of films all the time, I don't know what world some of you people live in, if they didn't they might not secure their actors for the next movie.

The foot were a corrupt organization so no I don't think they had an issue with stealing technology from them since they tried to you know kill them and they had a huge cache of weapons that the foot would use against them again.

[Fourcylinder]

Originally Posted by jestermon

spend thousands of hours creating this stuff.

Let's be fair, no one spent thousands of hours creating that concept art, the weapons are so low res, they look like they came out of a PS2 game.

[NYR]

Originally Posted by Commenter 42

Not in the final version, sure. Not the point though, is it?

That's exactly the point. Concept art. They are beta ideas. The ones posted here are most likely only a few of thousands that didn't make it into final production. There are most likely many terabytes worth of concept art that was scrapped.

Working in advertising, there are literally thousands of concept advertisements that get chunked weekely, many of which are recycled concepts. That doesn't make the people working on them for 14 hours per day, lazy or uncreative.

[d_osborn]

I'm still hearing you as Tommy Magnum in my head.

Eh, what you see as copy/paste, I see as just generic modern weapons. Unless the producers wanted to get more sci-fi/alien or handbuilt by Donnie, there's no use in reinventing the wheel. A big, modern gatling gun and a few missiles.

I think the juxtaposition of the high-tech weapons with the sputtery engine and Christmas lights in the cab is hilarious. It was one of the things that gave me a huge, nostalgic grin in the movie.

They should have painted the missiles orangish red.

[Commenter 42]

Originally Posted by NYR

There are most likely many terabytes worth of concept art that was scrapped.

You know that's not true. Hyperbole much?

Originally Posted by NYR

Working in advertising, there are literally thousands of concept advertisements that get chunked weekely,

Thousands? Literally? Tens of, maybe. Even that would be stretching.

Originally Posted by d_osborn

I think the juxtaposition of the high-tech weapons with the sputtery engine and Christmas lights in the cab is hilarious. It was one of the things that gave me a huge, nostalgic grin in the movie.

They should have painted the missiles orangish red.

http://i.imgur.com/ND0y4gC.jpg

I just can't get behind the weapons, or the shrink wrap on the van...

I buy xmas lights in the van, it's plausible, and even a rebuilt van also very possible. But it's lazy to give them high grade military weapons, or access to them. it's callous, and clearly stems from the same brain that wanted them to be 8 feet tall.
Blowing up of vern's car was also utterly pointless. This is a minor infraction in a movie full of bad ideas, but that doesn't make it less true.

[Candy Kappa]

Wearing old sports gear as gauntlets, rice mat as armor and soup cans for bracer, un-fixed glasses. But a Gatling gun and missiles, I guess the turtles have their priorities.