What should the new movie be rated?

[thebrownranger]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

That said, the apparent complete lack of any kind of martial arts weapons of the Foot Soldiers still makes me scratch my head in terms of what sort of fighting we're actually going to even be able to see... just a series of grappling moves, blocks, weapon removals and "quick takedowns"? Boring.

I feel the same way man. I don't know how long it will take until I start snoozing in the theater because the turtles keep dodging about a thousand Foot soldier bullets per second every fight scene. It's hard to see the stealthy ninja/assassin feel in them because of this militaristic "covert-ops" attire.

[zak_the_neutrino]

This topic is pointless. We all know it's gonna be PG-13. Why are we even discussing this???

[zak_the_neutrino]

Originally Posted by thebrownranger

I feel the same way man. I don't know how long it will take until I start snoozing in the theater because the turtles keep dodging about a thousand Foot soldier bullets per second every fight scene. It's hard to see the stealthy ninja/assassin feel in them because of this militaristic "covert-ops" attire.

Wow you sure can judge a lot about a film by one photo.

[TurtleMaster4]

I'd prefer a PG-13 turtles story for once, nothing above that, save that for the older comics.

[thebrownranger]

Originally Posted by zak_the_neutrino

Wow you sure can judge a lot about a film by one photo.

My hope is that it wouldn't turn out into what I think it seems like right now, judging from what I see at the moment. Just giving my opinion from what I see so far, Mr. zak_the_neutrino.

[Powder]

Originally Posted by thebrownranger

My hope is that it wouldn't turn out into what I think it seems like right now, judging from what I see at the moment. Just giving my opinion from what I see so far, Mr. zak_the_neutrino.

He hates opinions and speculation.

[raph27]

Weta would be AWESOME for the Turtles. LOTR is still my favorite film to this day.

[Bob]

It will be good to finally have a PG13/12A rated TMNT film. It’s been a long time coming. Going by the director’s track record I don’t think we have to worry about anything lower.

[Metalwolf]

I hope it goes PG-13. It would be about time for the Turtles to return to their darker and more grittier roots.

[chrisdude]

Originally Posted by Metalwolf

I hope it goes PG-13. It would be about time for the Turtles to return to their darker and more grittier roots.

Whoa, yeah no. I wouldn't count on that.

But PG-13 seems like a no-brainer. Unless some suits force them to go PG for some dumb reason, it should happen. PG-13 doesn't scare parents anymore.

[Plasticplayhouse]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Possibly. But historically Playmates has held all of the cards over the studio/director/producer(s), not the other way around. And at least as far as the last movie goes, they were not willing to bend one millimeter.

that may have been the case when pete owned the turtles and playmates was an initial investor into the tmnt line when many others balked at "ninja turtles". all that's in the past. viacom is the new owner and playmates was chosen from a host of various toy companies that were interested. i doubt playmates holds as much clout now as they may have in the past. transformers was pg-13 and their toyline which is geared to the same age group, was very successful. i think it will be pg-13 and it wont be an issue.

[chrisdude]

I don't know anything about the rights, and who owns what, but if whoever's in charge can't see the toys these Marvel movies are moving, somebody needs to knock them on the head. #40differentironmans

[Raphael Let It Go]

It will probably be PG-13 but how cool would it be to have a R rated movie? I mean Leo has katanas for Christsake! It would be a bit more realistic if he chopped some bad guy with them. Sometimes it is nice to embrace the source material. TMNT is dark and violent so I think the medium of film or television should reflect that. Producers need to stop catering to children. Besides, the children from the golden era of the Turtles are almost well into their 30s.

[Candy Kappa]

you can still have Leo cut a Foot in a PG-13 movie, theres no need for Tarantino blood fountain do indicate a direct hit from a sword.

[Luzmagica]

Originally Posted by chrisdude

It needs to be PG-13. That's the sweet spot for action movies. 20 years ago, it might have been an issue for kids to see PG-13 movies, but these days, all the superhero movies are PG-13, and parents bring their six-year-olds to every single one of them. I'd be shocked if it were PG. I can't think of the last PG action movie.

Plus, adults and teenagers wouldn't take an action movie seriously if it were PG. That rating is reserved for Disney/Pixar films.

I think you got a goog point here....

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

... however that all 4 previous TMNT movies have been PG and Munroe even indicated directly that their deal with Playmates was such that it was contractually obligated to be PG...

Originally Posted by snakeweed101

Interesting...I never knew playmates had to have the movie pg.

Same here! I never knew about that neither!

So.....I didnt vote because both opinions have a good point there!!

[OrokuYoshiFilms]

Reeeeealy didn't wanna start another thread for this question but I didn't wanna butt in on anybody else's off topic. I was just wondering about the MPAA rating for this movie and any information that pertains to it.

[joefsas]

Don't mean to sound like the usual 'use the search function' guy but i'm pretty sure there is already a topic on this

[Refractive Reflections]

This thread has it here : http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=42696

[OrokuYoshiFilms]

Originally Posted by JYX

This thread has it here : http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=42696

*Whoa...shell shock..* Hate to sound like a dork but I don't really know how they do it, but I think it's cool how you can just merge threads to save space on being repetitive unnecessarily....thanks whoever did that.

But yeah on the inside, I really want an R rated TMNT movie. Not so they can just go over the top with violence, but at least have the cushion to add a little more *ouch* to a few moves here and there...and more "human" if you will, reactions to whatever drama may unfold. I know that would totally leave the kids out who I feel would be most important (ethically and from a financial standpoint) as far as an audience goes as it's always been.

Movies like Ong-Bak and The Protector come to mind when I envision a good turtle movie (action/violence-wise). First of all, it was great just from watching the Muay Thai technique being shown in action like that. So, since the turtles are ninja, and practice ninjutsu, I would like to see that technique really shown in action. That along with the way the fx were like when Tony Jaa did some of his joint locks to really make you cringe.