Some insight from inside the TMNT World

*Drtooth* · 02-19-2009, 02:26 PM

I'm probably the only one here who liked and still likes the 2k7 movie, but it really came off more like an OVA of the current series, only CGI, theatrically released, and with different voice actors. Of course, it didn't hurt that the 2k3 series had the turtles with the same personalities as their first 3 movies.... unlike the OT vs those films.

I really want to see a fifth movie, and I want to see it dark and gritty,don't forget it's up to film producers, a studio, and other financial backers. 2k7 did well enough to warrant a sequel... but only in the terms that 2K7 was low budget, and did pretty good initially with the merchandising. We were going to get another film by the same studio, but they wanted some goof ball comedy film with (and this is an educated guess since they have an ex-Dreamworks guy now) celebrity voice actors, fart jokes, and useless pop culture references (and I mean, outside of the WB forced advertisement for Gilmore Girls) by the bowlful. A fifth movie on the part of another company is going to be an amazing feat just to pitch... and they really need to strike while the iron is hot, since the comic book movie fad won't last forever.

But then again, I bet 90% of casual, nostalgic fans will whine that the turtles don't say cowabunga a hundred times, and that Bebop and Rocksteady aren't in the film.

02-19-2009, 02:26 PM	#24
Drtooth Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,439	I'm probably the only one here who liked and still likes the 2k7 movie, but it really came off more like an OVA of the current series, only CGI, theatrically released, and with different voice actors. Of course, it didn't hurt that the 2k3 series had the turtles with the same personalities as their first 3 movies.... unlike the OT vs those films. I really want to see a fifth movie, and I want to see it dark and gritty,don't forget it's up to film producers, a studio, and other financial backers. 2k7 did well enough to warrant a sequel... but only in the terms that 2K7 was low budget, and did pretty good initially with the merchandising. We were going to get another film by the same studio, but they wanted some goof ball comedy film with (and this is an educated guess since they have an ex-Dreamworks guy now) celebrity voice actors, fart jokes, and useless pop culture references (and I mean, outside of the WB forced advertisement for Gilmore Girls) by the bowlful. A fifth movie on the part of another company is going to be an amazing feat just to pitch... and they really need to strike while the iron is hot, since the comic book movie fad won't last forever. But then again, I bet 90% of casual, nostalgic fans will whine that the turtles don't say cowabunga a hundred times, and that Bebop and Rocksteady aren't in the film. __________________ [Insert mildly amusing banner here]