03-21-2019, 12:46 PM | #1 |
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Why was the 2007 movie CGI?
Perhaps this has been answered before, but I've been wondering why this movie is CGI? It's still the only non-live action TMNT movie to this date. What was the reason behind this decision? Was it originally the plan? Was an animation studio the only one showing interest in a TMNT movie in 2007? Or did they reach the best deal with them?
Or was it simply a matter of "hmm, an animated TMNT movie has never been done before, let's try and see if it works"? |
03-21-2019, 12:49 PM | #2 |
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They probably didn’t want to create complex practical costume effects for the turtles, but didn’t want to spend enough to make CGI turtles that could pass in the real world as organic beings, so they met in the mdidle and made it all animated.
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I'm guessing partially because CG animated movies were more cool and trendy at the time.
I'm glad they did though, because the movie is still very pretty to look at.
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Yes, it looks good. And the video game based on it was quite solid for what it was. It was kind of like a Prince of Persia clone, right? You did feel like a Ninja Turtle jumping all over rooftops. in that game haha |
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Always seemed like an... interesting choice. I also don't think they had much of a marketing budget because very few people even knew there was a movie out.
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And ofc, a lot of people were like "WAIT, NO SHREDDER ,BEBOP, ROCKSTEADY AND KRANG?! **** IT" |
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03-22-2019, 11:21 PM | #7 |
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Somehow I saw it in theaters in 2007. I "liked" TMNT at the time, but I'm surprised my parents knew that there was a movie out.
I remember waiting for a sequel, too- but it never came. Still, 2007 is a very underrated piece of TMNT history. I genuinely like it more than 2k12 in some aspects. Last edited by snake; 03-22-2019 at 11:35 PM. |
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03-22-2019, 11:38 PM | #9 |
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To be fair, I have no idea what they were going for either, but it's nice that the folks behind it were clearly fans. You don't get that covered up canister obscuring either TCRI/TGRI from people with only casual TMNT knowledge.
The Raph/Leo fight scene stuck with me- and seemingly everyone else who watched the movie- the most. |
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Karia should have been the villian along with the foot clan or they could have done a city at war movie with different factions of the foot clan fighting and tearing up the city. The turtles come back together ect.... I know there were talks and even plans for a sequel movie along with a promotional poster released with Mikey by himself with shredder in the background, but it was scrapped in favor of a supposedly hardcore Mirage reboot and then the property got sold.
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Kevin sold his half of rights to Peter in 2000. But yes, he was involved in the Fusco incarnation in the same way he's involved with the IDW TMNT comics.
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This is the first I’m hearing of the mirage-style movie planned before the sale. Anyone else have any more info on it?
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Imagi is an all CG studio.
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A few years ago someone mentioned here that a FW animated movie was planned around the time the show was ending. I wonder how it would have turned out. An epic final battle between the Turtles and Shredder & Krang? |
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03-23-2019, 02:48 PM | #19 |
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Found it. It was during the 25th anniversary in 2009. Speaking of which, I don't remember the 30th anniversary having as big of a hype as the 25th one. Aside from the IDW comic, it just came and went. Hopefully, the 35th anniversary is different.
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Thank you for the YouTube link to that audition video - I don't think I've seen that before. I always felt bad for those people because a lot of them traveled from far away for that (some from overseas), and the fact that they held it on an open street instead of a proper facility made it pretty obvious that it was a publicity stunt instead of a true tryout.
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