Did you specifically like the movie?

[TigerClaw]

The Sewer Sirens released a new episode reviewing TMNT: Out Of The Shadows, you can listen to it here.
http://sewersirens.podomatic.com/ent...22_53_09-07_00

[Commenter 42]

Originally Posted by IndigoErth

Or at the very least get DNA from those animals to lace the mutagen with and Shredder can just be like, "Krang told me how to do this." (Because otherwise "too complicated.")

Turtles and humans... Well, we're all vertebrates, still share much of the same basic body plan, and share ancestors if you go WAYYY back, but, yeah, that's going to require a Delorean (or Renet) to get human DNA into turtles. Not to mention B & R had separate animals in their DNA, so you need to make absolutely certain that you get it into OUR Turtles' exact ancestors.

If a third film happened and delved into that again, a simple enough answer could be that the Turtles were also a little bit of a genetic experiment, since the original mutagen was intended for human use, 'so something something human DNA because reasons'.

You understand that this is completely ridiculous. Humans do not carry the DNA of Rhinos or Pigs.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by Vicky82

I enjoyed it, it's better than the last movie but it did have some issues.

No memorable things happened.
Shredder and Karia basically doing nothing.
I liked the action but not enough fighting and not enough use of weapons.
Stephen as Casey, he was alright not perfect though.

Yeah agreed, but that technodrome eyeball made me squeal a bit lol

[IndigoErth]

Originally Posted by Commenter 42

You understand that this is completely ridiculous. Humans do not carry the DNA of Rhinos or Pigs.

Gee, you don't say. And nothing in my comment was even about that.

Perhaps my sarcasm was too subtle. I'll try again to make it easy.

Or at the very least get DNA from those animals to lace the mutagen with and Shredder can just be like, "Krang told me how to do this." (Because otherwise "too complicated.")

Turtles and humans... Well, we're all vertebrates [reference, neatoman: "at least rhinos, pigs and humans are all mammals"], still share much of the same basic body plan, and share ancestors if you go WAYYY back [offer biological connection for reptiles and mammals], but, yeah, that's going to require a Delorean (or Renet) [this is a joke/sarcasm at movie, reference neatoman: "And it's been proven that turtles evolved long before mammals."] [because connection is in the wrong order for human-turtle movie DNA magic] to get human DNA into turtles. Not to mention B & R had separate animals in their DNA [movie reference not intended for real life accuracy as lead-in to further comment, the actual point being made], so you need to make absolutely certain that you get it into OUR Turtles' exact ancestors. [another sarcastic joke, because if humans magically have random animal DNA then so too is it random in other animals; have to make sure they get the human kind - note reference of absurd movie stuff, not intended for real life]

If a third film happened and delved into that again, a simple enough answer could be that the Turtles were also a little bit of a genetic experiment, since the original mutagen was intended for human use, 'so something something human DNA because reasons'. [offer of easy "not too complicated" explanation for film makers that takes mere seconds of screen time to mention]

[Autbot_Benz]

Just got back from seeing it. I loved it. It totally made up for that crap from 2014.

Loved the end credits with the theme song.

[TheSkeletonMan939]

Originally Posted by Autbot_Benz

It totally made up for that crap from 2014.

Didn't your sig used to say you were a "proud fan of the 2014 film"?

[Autbot_Benz]

Originally Posted by TheSkeletonMan939

Didn't your sig used to say you were a "proud fan of the 2014 film"?

yes it did I Denounced that proud fan after seeing this movie

[TheSkeletonMan939]

Well, it's good you recognize its shortcomings. There are some people here that will defend the 2014 movie to the death.

I'm a fan of the 2007 film, which for some reason no one else seems to really like, but I certainly recognize its fallacies.

[Technogeek29]

Originally Posted by TheSkeletonMan939

Well, it's good you recognize its shortcomings. There are some people here that will defend the 2014 movie to the death.

I'm a fan of the 2007 film, which for some reason no one else seems to really like, but I certainly recognize its fallacies.

I liked 2k7.

[Autbot_Benz]

Originally Posted by TheSkeletonMan939

Well, it's good you recognize its shortcomings. There are some people here that will defend the 2014 movie to the death.

I'm a fan of the 2007 film, which for some reason no one else seems to really like, but I certainly recognize its fallacies.

ya the only things I liked from 2014 was splinter/shredder fight and splinter's opening monolouge. Other than that its a mess. I just wish Shredder fought in this movie.

[LeotheLateBloomer]

Whew, I just got back and saw Out of the Shadows. I am incredibly dumbfounded how these same writers made a legitamite TMNT film. The same writers who did that garbage excuse for a TMNT film. How is this possible?!

This film literally gave me some elements I wanted from the last one; heart, conflict between the brothers (all of the brothers, not just Leo and Raph), working as a team. It's not the TMNT film that I want (either a Mirage or IDW inspired film series or a darker take) but my fellow haters of the 2014 film, this movie is actually better than the last one by far. It's still not a great movie and it's hard to say if it's literally good but it gets the hint that there is a lot you can do with this property.

I'll get into more in depth of what I liked and didn't like. But the guy on here who saw this film early was not lying. This is literally trying to be a serious action film. Think Fast and Furious but with Turtles.

[sdp]

So is this the review thread? I just saw it today and I liked it.

It wasn't as fun as the first trailer made it out to be though. I think it's both better and worse than the first movie. The first movie had plenty of problems however it also had some very strong character moments which I loved and redeemed the movie in my eyes. Here you never get a scene like say the elevator segment in the first movie. I also think this movie is aimed at a younger audience, I can't put my finger on what exactly but overall I felt more like I was watching a kids CG movie than say the first film so yeah it kind of felt "bland" at times which is my main complain.

Talking about characters I still like Fox as April and love Vernon. Wish we had gotten more Splinter. I was beginning to think I wouldn't like this version of Casey Jones after his "origin" but I ended up liking him. Rocksteady and Beebop were pretty good, they definitely had more potential but they were handled well. I liked the police chief and she could make an interesting character. Kraang was interesting but didn't like his voice and he could be way over the top. The foot were awesome. Karai was useless, why recast her if she did absolutely nothing? Shredder was also a bit pointless for the most part, I see no reason why he was recasted if he was going to have such a small role. Him getting frozen by Krang totally weakened the villain for the rest of the series though. No Thompson? What a waste.

[Technogeek29]

Originally Posted by sdp

So is this the review thread? I just saw it today and I liked it.

It wasn't as fun as the first trailer made it out to be though. I think it's both better and worse than the first movie. The first movie had plenty of problems however it also had some very strong character moments which I loved and redeemed the movie in my eyes. Here you never get a scene like say the elevator segment in the first movie. I also think this movie is aimed at a younger audience, I can't put my finger on what exactly but overall I felt more like I was watching a kids CG movie than say the first film so yeah it kind of felt "bland" at times which is my main complain.

Talking about characters I still like Fox as April and love Vernon. Wish we had gotten more Splinter. I was beginning to think I wouldn't like this version of Casey Jones after his "origin" but I ended up liking him. Rocksteady and Beebop were pretty good, they definitely had more potential but they were handled well. I liked the police chief and she could make an interesting character. Kraang was interesting but didn't like his voice and he could be way over the top. The foot were awesome. Karai was useless, why recast her if she did absolutely nothing? Shredder was also a bit pointless for the most part, I see no reason why he was recasted if he was going to have such a small role. Him getting frozen by Krang totally weakened the villain for the rest of the series though. No Thompson? What a waste.

I put my review here will probably repost later when actual review section is back up.

[T-U-R-T-L-E POWA!]

I personally did not like the movie. I found Bebop and Rocksteady to be the most redeemable part of it but I just thought it relied on too many cliches such as "We've got company" and "Say hello to my little friend". I also thought it made no sense that Casey was supposedly a cop in this one but yet they still had to sneak in to the police hq??? I also didn't like the further objectification of April with the whole Catholic school girl thing at the start of the film. I also didn't like the whole "We're not freaks" thing to just be pushing a little bit of an agenda and I'm so sick of everything these days trying to make a "statement" or whatever. I'm not trying to be mean but sometimes I'd like to just be entertained and not feel like I'm being preached to. I respect everyone's opinion that did like it but it just didn't do it for me. I don't think it makes you any more or less of a fan whether you like it or whether you don't. When it's all said and done we're all TMNT fans and have great love for the franchise and that's all that really matters.

[T-U-R-T-L-E POWA!]

Originally Posted by TheSkeletonMan939

Well, it's good you recognize its shortcomings. There are some people here that will defend the 2014 movie to the death.

I'm a fan of the 2007 film, which for some reason no one else seems to really like, but I certainly recognize its fallacies.

I like the 07 film. I still have a poster from it hanging on my wall. Honestly I wish they would have made a sequel to it. I thought it was the second best portrayal of the Leo/Raph sibling rivalry on film. I know it wasn't perfect but I liked it better than the last 2 movies and probably better than Turtles in Time. The original TMNT is still my favorite by a country mile though.

[OrangeNinja1987]

I really liked this movie. I thought it was stronger than the first in so many ways. Both are summer action movies, but OotS has better action, character moments, and humor. It doesn't try to be dour all the time.
Some of the jokes were legitimately funny. I didn't like Bebop and Rocksteady at all, which is sad because they can be entertaining in other versions. The character moments were great; all I wanted was to see in the last movie was the characters act how they're supposed to and have that be a focus point of the film. This time, the turtles are the turtles the whole time.
The credits theme was miles better than the first's. Better than a confusing rap is a new rendition of the classic theme. It sounds great, I just wished they'd added in the little remarks like "That's a fact, Jack!" and "Gimme a break!" from the new voices.
The CGI isn't as good as in, say, a movie like Civil War, but it passes for me. Most of the time I wasn't thinking "I'm looking at a CGI turtle", rather than "I'm looking at a Ninja Turtle." The worst CGI, I'd say is with Krang. Something about him felt...off. I didn't like how he swung around outside of his suit, either.
Of course, the plot is a bit weird and nonsensical. Krang comes out of no where and it baffles me why Karai had to be recast. Couldn't Shredder just have a tiny fight scene? I mean, come on!
But for me, personally, it's a solid 7.5/10. Considering it as a cheesy, Ninja Turtle action movie, it actually came out really well.

[hitmonkey]

I took my 5-year-old daughter and she had an absolute blast. So in that regard, I loved the movie. Is it what I would have wanted for me? Definitely not, but I had a lot fun watching her love the movie and I'll definitely be picking up the Blu Ray for her.

[Garfield]

Yeah. I quite enjoyed it. It was fun.

[TigerClaw]

The guys from IGN's Up At Noon totally get TMNT.

[ScrewtheMirageTMNT]

I want to say that I'm not a part of the TMNT fanbase that likes them AND that thinks that the brand is stupid conceptually speaking.