First TMNT movie

[d_osborn]

Originally Posted by TetsuDeinonychus

Eastman and Laird had turned down old-cartoon based scripts, because they wanted a Mirage based movie. The director was a Mirage fan, and the comics are the main branch of the francise.

That's why the movie was Mirage-based.

VERY interesting! what do you know about the early cartoon-based scripts? sounds cool...

[Jester]

the first movie might have been a kinda bonding thing....pullin the adults who read the comic and the kids who watch the show....both saying thatt's not the turtles i know...but still lovin it cause it's tmnt...u know...and it could be fun fro the kids and the parents who took them to see the turtle movie

[holygrail_4]

Originally Posted by Karpo_007

You know, the fact Eastman and Laird owned the TMNT property might have something to do with it... Maybe they just didn't want a goofy children's movie.

Spot on. If you'd created a bunch of hardcore no-nonsense mutants, the last thing you would want is to turn into a techno-coloured kiddies flick. Same applies for the likes of X-Men franchise.

[Voltron]

Originally Posted by holygrail_4

Spot on. If you'd created a bunch of hardcore no-nonsense mutants, the last thing you would want is to turn into a techno-coloured kiddies flick. Same applies for the likes of X-Men franchise.

The only time X-Men really was at all childish was in "Evolution" which came out after the first movie. The original cartoon was a bit more dramatic, and had a good fan base with older viewers.

As for the TMNT movie, I just think that they wanted to reel in some more cash with a bigger audience, so a more adult film with cartoon elements would appeal to a vast audience.

EDIT-And what Tetsu said...