Should the Turtles swear in the new movie?

[Warhorse]

Originally Posted by The Boston Ninja Turtle

you guys do realize if the turtles swear a bunch and drop fbombs its going to create a huge parent backlash and outcry

So, go let them. The last time the studios listened to parents backlash with a TMNT movie, the movie made half of what the first one made. Lets hope the studios don't make the same mistake again.

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

im not talking about had thought im talking HAVE as in current....one can look at transformers and say its a movie made for older people



but TMNT has a current show for kids..how many parents are going to take their kids just for that reason alone...and i bet a good chunk of them are going to freak out if the language is harsh

im not saying works like Badass or ass i mean huge words like Fduck or others

Originally Posted by Warhorse

So, go let them. The last time the studios listened to parents backlash with a TMNT movie, the movie made half of what the first one made. Lets hope the studios don't make the same mistake again.

but you know they will..as you said it happened before...except in this day with outcry happens it means a dead movie franchise...i say a parent mob is worse than angry nerds

[Warhorse]

Originally Posted by The Boston Ninja Turtle

im not talking about had thought im talking HAVE as in current....one can look at transformers and say its a movie made for older people



but TMNT has a current show for kids..how many parents are going to take their kids just for that reason...and i bet a good chunk of them are going to freak out if the language is harsh

i have enough crazy parent friends who do this stuff all the time

They'll deal. The 80's cartoon was sticky gooey goodness, and it reared a great hard PG movie. And if the parents are that worried, they have the internet to help them make the decision easier.

I'm curious though, the trailers still say this film is not yet rated. I wonder what the battle is. Is it getting it to a PG-13 from possible R-Rated content, or, I shudder, getting a PG rating with PG-13 content?

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

Originally Posted by Warhorse

I shudder, getting a PG rating with PG-13 content?

i would big bet its this....i cant see them making it originally R but i could see them cutting them some stuff to change content

[Warhorse]

Originally Posted by The Boston Ninja Turtle

im not talking about had thought im talking HAVE as in current....one can look at transformers and say its a movie made for older people



but TMNT has a current show for kids..how many parents are going to take their kids just for that reason alone...and i bet a good chunk of them are going to freak out if the language is harsh

im not saying works like Badass or ass i mean huge words like Fduck or others



but you know they will..as you said it happened before...except in this day with outcry happens it means a dead movie franchise...i say a parent mob is worse than angry nerds

I read somewhere that both April and Vernon in separate incidents say sh!t. So, we already got two sh!ts and an ass confirmed.

[chrisdude]

I don't think they can announce an official rating until the MPAA has reviewed the final cut. Because it's technically up in the air until then. It doesn't necessarily mean that they're in limbo, right now.

PG-13 is fine for these movies. Parents don't object to that like they used to. And if they keep the profanity at Marvel levels, there shouldn't be any problems with parents.

[Warhorse]

Originally Posted by chrisdude

I don't think they can announce an official rating until the MPAA has reviewed the final cut. Because it's technically up in the air until then. It doesn't necessarily mean that they're in limbo, right now.

PG-13 is fine for these movies. Parents don't object to that like they used to. And if they keep the profanity at Marvel levels, there shouldn't be any problems with parents.

MPAA is weird though. They gave Mysterious Skin and Blue Valentine NC-17 ratings, but yet movies like The Rising Sun and The Watchmen R-Ratings, when their content was much worse.

[Foombamaroom]

Okay, after all they've done with the movie that's been seen as wrong to the fans, I highly doubt they give a damn about the soccer moms who are going to get angry and drag Little Billy out of the movie theater.

I swear, I saw Transformers and this soccer mom freaks out when they drop the f-bomb and drags her kid out of the theater. "SOCCER MOMS, LET'S ROLL OUT!"

[raphmike]

back 1990 when tmnt movie come out parent get mad about
nunchucks and never mad about swear.

[chrisdude]

Originally Posted by Warhorse

MPAA is weird though. They gave Mysterious Skin and Blue Valentine NC-17 ratings, but yet movies like The Rising Sun and The Watchmen R-Ratings, when their content was much worse.

I don't know those movies, but I'm sure PD will do whatever they need to hit the rating they want. If they are having problems, I bet it's the weapons. For some reason, they're a ratings pain...

[Shark_Blade]

Originally Posted by raphmike

back 1990 when tmnt movie come out parent get mad about
nunchucks and never mad about swear.

Those stupid parents (aka adults with nothing better to do) should be electrocuted for being complete dumbasses.

Anyway, I don't mind the turtles swearing. I could expect that from Raph.

[A_Little_Too_Raph.9859]

Originally Posted by Shark_Blade

Those stupid parents (aka adults with nothing better to do) should be electrocuted for being complete dumbasses.

Anyway, I don't mind the turtles swearing. I could expect that from Raph.

WTF??? Seriously???

[raphmike]

oh yeah i love way raph say from 90's movie lol other thing i forgot add
what about parents they are swear at home real life i sure kids hear lots
swear came from parents.

[pdizzle]

Personaly, I would rather them cut back on the swearing all together justso they can squeeze as much violence/action/martial arts instead....maybe even properly use thier weapons during a fight....just saying

[IndigoErth]

Originally Posted by Shark_Blade

Those stupid parents (aka adults with nothing better to do) should be electrocuted for being complete dumbasses.

o.O

Well on the plus side, the parents now are the original fans. (Cue feeling ancient.) Grandma and grandpa can simply stay home and not be the ones to take the grand kids to this one.

They're probably rolling their eyes anyhow remember their own child's Turtlemania days... that may not have stopped. lol


Personally... swearing isn't necessary to make a decent movie good. Mild bad language and suggested language, go for it. If ya gotta fill it with it though, just trying to make up for something...

I can just see that now, some kid comes home from seeing the movie, grabs his Raph mask and plastic weapons and lets loose with all the bad words that spilled from Raph's angry mouth... yeah that'll work well. lol

[TigerClaw]

I wouldn't mind any of the turtles using the word Ass in some way, Like Donnie's "Allow me to be Bad-Ass for once."

Raph could say something like "I'm going to kick your ass!"

[pennydreadful]

Originally Posted by Warhorse

MPAA is weird though. They gave Mysterious Skin and Blue Valentine NC-17 ratings, but yet movies like The Rising Sun and The Watchmen R-Ratings, when their content was much worse.

I'm pretty sure Mysterious Skin got a higher rating due to the gay content, child abuse backstory for two of the characters, the fact that there was a scene where someone was sexually assaulted and the fact that one of the characters was a gay prostitute.

The ratings board is much more comfortable with high levels of violence than sexual themes. god that movie was depressing!

[Warhorse]

Originally Posted by mmacauley

Okay, after all they've done with the movie that's been seen as wrong to the fans, I highly doubt they give a damn about the soccer moms who are going to get angry and drag Little Billy out of the movie theater.

I swear, I saw Transformers and this soccer mom freaks out when they drop the f-bomb and drags her kid out of the theater. "SOCCER MOMS, LET'S ROLL OUT!"

Wow, some people got to get their priorities straightened out. So she was fine with a man getting turned into steel and Ratchet being butchered and discected but she walks out because of a bad word.

[ssjup81]

Ninja kick the damn rabbit!

[TurtleMikey]

Originally Posted by Warhorse

MPAA is weird though. They gave Mysterious Skin and Blue Valentine NC-17 ratings, but yet movies like The Rising Sun and The Watchmen R-Ratings, when their content was much worse.

Sex trumps Violence every time, in the eyes of the MPAA.

A film with alot of sex is quicker to get an NC-17 than one with alot of violence.