Whoopi Goldberg is April Boss???

[chrisdude]

TMNT fizzled because no fans wanted a CG movie. (Except me. I was hoping for one, long before TMNT) I talked to plenty of fans who said, "Why didn't they do costumes like the old movies," and just never went to see it. No one saw it as legitimate or real. Just like how all the TMNT fans of old will flock to this new movie, like their childhood favorite is making its return, after completely ignoring the new fantastic cartoon. People think animation is family-friendly kids stuff, and that's just the way it is.

[Xav]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

At this point I wouldn't be surprised if Jim Carrey is in the movie.

I know, Will Arnett, Danny Woodburn, Abby Elliott, and Whoopi Goldberg? Why is almost every supporting character a comedian? I'm half expecting this film to be a full blown comedy. I bet Carrey will play Casey Jones.

[The Stryker]

Supporting casts in action movies are usually comedy based.

Also Whoopi is awesome. I love that old bitch. As far as I'm concerned she adds class to this project. She's usually pretty good in small cameoish roles.

Originally Posted by chrisdude

TMNT fizzled because no fans wanted a CG movie. (Except me. I was hoping for one, long before TMNT) I talked to plenty of fans who said, "Why didn't they do costumes like the old movies," and just never went to see it. No one saw it as legitimate or real. Just like how all the TMNT fans of old will flock to this new movie, like their childhood favorite is making its return, after completely ignoring the new fantastic cartoon. People think animation is family-friendly kids stuff, and that's just the way it is.

I think the Ninja Turtles brand being at an all time low at the time of release, awful marketing and the movie being a piece of sh*t made it a failure more than anything.

CG animated movies are usually big business....when they're good.

[Xav]

I hope she is just a cameo and nothing more.

[The Stryker]

Originally Posted by Xav

I hope she is just a cameo and nothing more.

I'm sure she will be but why?

You have something against Oscar winners in your Ninja Turtle movies?

[MikeandRaph87]

I would rather a man named Burne Thompson be the boss above anyone but I am open to Whoopi. She has more talent in a finger than Megan Fox does altogether.

I hope that Abby's role is not limited to comedic relief. Such potential never given the chance to completely blossom and I look forward to see Will Arnett's portrayal to see what he can do. I mainly know him as Amy Poehler's ex. So he may surpise me.

[Xav]

Originally Posted by The Stryker

I'm sure she will be but why?

You have something against Oscar winners in your Ninja Turtle movies?

No I have something against unfunny comedians appearing in the film.

[The Stryker]

Originally Posted by Xav

No I have something against unfunny comedians appearing in the film.

Uh....huh.

Because Ninja Turtles is known for it's high brow nuanced comedy?

Yo, Sister Act is still funny.

[Jester]

I prefer the sequel, myself.

[TigerClaw]

I bet the humor in the movie will appeal more to adults, Some of those teenage angsts can be mature sometime.

[DonatelloNinja82]

This is cool to me. I love Whoopi Goldburg...come on... how can you not like Guinan?

[TigerClaw]

a lot of people forget that she was in The Color Purple.

[Coola Yagami]

well it is related to Micheal Bay... so I'm more worried about the movie being more like 'The misadventures of the Channel 6 news crew and the TMNT cameo' like the TF trilogy turned out to be.

[Machias Banshee]

Well, with all these comedy actors starring in the movie, it leave me to my theory about Shredder..

Shredder's going to be the Scotch-Korean from the Starburst commercials.

[zodiac brave]

Originally Posted by Jester

I prefer the sequel, myself.

word.

joyful joyful.

[Galactus]

Originally Posted by donnyt2u

The 2007 TMNT movie was such a joke. It probably only pulled in Turtles fans, but no else seemed to notice or care. After 14 years from the original movies, that's the best they could come up with? A couple of monsters come to the city and need to be captured? They weren't even in the movie that much. They only decent thing was the Leo-Raph story. It didn't have any impact at all. It was such a forgettable movie. I remember I was trying to convince myself that it was a good Turtles movie when I got out of the theater. It was so cheesy. It took itself too seriously. Fingers crossed for this new movie.

I thought it was pretty decent but your post goes to show the all star supporting cast didn't affect your opinion in any way.

Originally Posted by The Stryker

I think the Ninja Turtles brand being at an all time low at the time of release, awful marketing and the movie being a piece of sh*t made it a failure more than anything.

CG animated movies are usually big business....when they're good.

"All time low"? The 4Kids era was on the wane but lets not compare it to the mid to late 90's death throes of the franchise or the attempt to revive it with The Next Mutation.

I'm not really sure that Imagi movie could realisticaly been a big hit. I don't think it really knew its audience or what to shoot for. It was Kevin Munroe's original intention to show you could actualy make a dark , gritty looking movie in cg yet (and in terms of the environments that worked) but also had pressure that the movie had to be ultra kid friendly like other cgi animated movies. It's not like the cgi movie was unsuccessful, it's a big reason why we have a cgi animated series now.

The Bay/Leibesman movie probably has a leg up as it has people with clout with a seeming singular vision. Sadly it looks like that vision is crap.

Uh....huh.

Because Ninja Turtles is known for it's high brow nuanced comedy?

I think its kinda known for action with a pinch of humour. All we've seen so far in the way of action is three of the turtles being pushed around by soldiers in masks while they panic and probably wait for Raph and his new allies April and her wacky friend Vernon to rescue them.

Also didn't the humour of the original movie come from the turtles themselves?

[Coola Yagami]

Originally Posted by The Stryker

I think the Ninja Turtles brand being at an all time low at the time of release, awful marketing and the movie being a piece of sh*t made it a failure more than anything.

CG animated movies are usually big business....when they're good.

This. Noone watching the movie knew about the 2K3 show or at least heard of it and thought the movie had something to do with it, so it was 'not for them'.

I think the new series was made in CGI DESPITE how 2K7 TMNT did... not because of it.

And again, by noone I mean people outside of this forum. Of course everyone here would know about the 2K3 show.

[Coola Yagami]

Originally Posted by Galactus

I think its kinda known for action with a pinch of humour. All we've seen so far in the way of action is three of the turtles being pushed around by soldiers in masks while they panic and probably wait for Raph and his new allies April and her wacky friend Vernon to rescue them.

Also didn't the humour of the original movie come from the turtles themselves?

I guess? The original trilogy had more slapstick than anything else. I think maybe they put all the silly gimmicks in the apartment battle to tone down the fact that the Turtles were getting their shells kicked and that Raph was near death. I think the only time the Turtles got serious and fought for real was when they had the showdown with the Shredder.

TMNT2K7 had more epic fighting... but they forgot that the series is about four Turtles and not just two....

[Galactus]

Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

This. Noone watching the movie knew about the 2K3 show or at least heard of it and thought the movie had something to do with it, so it was 'not for them'.

I think the new series was made in CGI DESPITE how 2K7 TMNT did... not because of it.

And again, by noone I mean people outside of this forum. Of course everyone here would know about the 2K3 show.

Didn't one of the original press releases for Nickledeon acquiring the franchise cite the recent cgi movie as an example of the TMNT's success/longevity and then talk about the upcoming cgi show?

Also there's quite a bit of similarity between them. The general "look" is similar as is the designs of the humans and the gangly turtles with oversized limbs. It also carries on what now seems a tradition of having the turtles look more unique with different height, builds and facial structures that the movie popularised.

While true many who grew up with the Fred Wolf show and Golden Harvest movies probably felt that the Imagi film was 'not for them' a lot of those same fans probably feel the same way about the current show and while the movie is generating a lot of talk with its questionable casting choices and alien controversies which probably means more asses on seats but a lot of those asses that grew up with the old show will probably walk out wondering what the hell they just watched.

[TheBlueTurtle1]

I hope shes gets a intense one on one fighting scene with Shredder. Backflips, sword clashing the works.