Check this TMNT in top 20 FX suits!

*Raph* · 02-02-2008, 06:47 PM

I found this site about creature suits in movies.
The Turtles are in this top 20 on the 5th place! Pretty good heh!

http://cardboardmonocle.com/blog/?page_id=747

*Revan* · 02-03-2008, 01:34 PM

Sweet list. I think Amy from Congo should have made the cut. She was just so lovable. Nice job on the turtle suits beating out Chewbacca!

*Mr._Mutant_Man* · 02-03-2008, 04:46 PM

I think the turtle suits are definitely worth mentioning on a list like that. I remember watching the movie for the first time in a while and was amazed at how well the turtle costumes hold up. You'd think having turtles that did martial arts moves on screen would be tough to pull off, but they managed to do it.

Alien probably does belong at #1. Due to the design, it is easier to suspend disbelief that it's someone in a suit.

*Raph* · 02-04-2008, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr._Mutant_Man

Alien probably does belong at #1. Due to the design, it is easier to suspend disbelief that it's someone in a suit.

I have to agree on that! But it can also be blamed on the acting talents of the guy in the suit

Zog the Equalizer · 02-05-2008, 10:39 PM

If you look at their list of the best comic book weapons you'll see Casey's golf bag.

*Mr._Mutant_Man* · 02-06-2008, 01:23 AM

I guess the turtles weren't eligible for the animal-themed list since they were supposed to be mutated turtles. If only the crooked Ninja Turtle Gang was added to the comics...

*Buslady* · 02-06-2008, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr._Mutant_Man

I think the turtle suits are definitely worth mentioning on a list like that. I remember watching the movie for the first time in a while and was amazed at how well the turtle costumes hold up. You'd think having turtles that did martial arts moves on screen would be tough to pull off, but they managed to do it.

Alien probably does belong at #1. Due to the design, it is easier to suspend disbelief that it's someone in a suit.

how well they hold up? well they had alike a gazillion copies of the costumes. Cos they didn't hold up THAT well.

BTW- that link doesnt work. i get some host company

*Mr._Mutant_Man* · 02-06-2008, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Buslady

how well they hold up? well they had alike a gazillion copies of the costumes. Cos they didn't hold up THAT well.

BTW- that link doesnt work. i get some host company

I meant hold up as in...you can look at the TMNT suits today and it's still easy to suspend disbelief about them being mutant turtles, it isn't like an alien costume from a 50's b-movie which is clear as day a guy in a suit.

Fugitoid Jones · 02-11-2008, 12:49 AM

Yeah, the Turtle suits in the first one really do look like humanoid turtles, and you don't think about them being guys in a suit. TMNT 2 and 3 on the other hand, the suits got worse and worse, until they looked like guys in horrible rubber frog suits.

*Revan* · 02-11-2008, 04:36 PM

actually I thought the suits in 2 were better in every way (except raph's cranial structure. Loved raph's head in movie 1).

The plastron in soto looks much better

*Rooish* · 02-11-2008, 08:12 PM

Nice! Yeah, the Turtle suits were amazing. They still look real to me. Including the second movie.

*Tinuvielsdreams* · 02-13-2008, 08:35 AM

The first movie suits are my fave, I am still so impressed with the details The skin, the eyes, the way the costumes fit, it all just came together.
If you see the special about the making so much went into those suits, not just the outside but all the mechanics and puppeteers it took to make them talk. They definitely deserve to be on that list. Amazing!!!

02-03-2008, 01:34 PM	#2
Revan Han Shot First Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Paper Street Soap Company Posts: 3,687	Sweet list. I think Amy from Congo should have made the cut. She was just so lovable. Nice job on the turtle suits beating out Chewbacca! __________________

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Zog the Equalizer Stone Warrior Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Corpus Christi, Texas Posts: 534	If you look at their list of the best comic book weapons you'll see Casey's golf bag. __________________ "Pork rind?" "Pork rind!"

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Fugitoid Jones Stone Warrior Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: D'hoonib, VT Posts: 886	Yeah, the Turtle suits in the first one really do look like humanoid turtles, and you don't think about them being guys in a suit. TMNT 2 and 3 on the other hand, the suits got worse and worse, until they looked like guys in horrible rubber frog suits. __________________ "You are right, I have always known about man. From the evidence, I believe his wisdom must walk hand and hand with his idiocy. His emotions must rule his brain. He must be a warlike creature who gives battle to everything around him, even himself." -Dr. Zaius

02-11-2008, 04:36 PM	#10
Revan Han Shot First Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Paper Street Soap Company Posts: 3,687	actually I thought the suits in 2 were better in every way (except raph's cranial structure. Loved raph's head in movie 1). The plastron in soto looks much better __________________

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Rooish Devil's Advocate Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 2,130	Nice! Yeah, the Turtle suits were amazing. They still look real to me. Including the second movie. __________________ Thanks evan2000 for the sig!

02-02-2008, 06:47 PM	#1
Raph Mad Scientist Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Netherlands, Rotterdam Posts: 1,888	Check this TMNT in top 20 FX suits! I found this site about creature suits in movies. The Turtles are in this top 20 on the 5th place! Pretty good heh! http://cardboardmonocle.com/blog/?page_id=747 __________________

02-03-2008, 04:46 PM	#3
Mr._Mutant_Man Mad Scientist Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,340	I think the turtle suits are definitely worth mentioning on a list like that. I remember watching the movie for the first time in a while and was amazed at how well the turtle costumes hold up. You'd think having turtles that did martial arts moves on screen would be tough to pull off, but they managed to do it. Alien probably does belong at #1. Due to the design, it is easier to suspend disbelief that it's someone in a suit.

02-06-2008, 01:23 AM	#6
Mr._Mutant_Man Mad Scientist Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,340	I guess the turtles weren't eligible for the animal-themed list since they were supposed to be mutated turtles. If only the crooked Ninja Turtle Gang was added to the comics...

02-13-2008, 08:35 AM	#12
Tinuvielsdreams Nothing without passion Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,722	The first movie suits are my fave, I am still so impressed with the details The skin, the eyes, the way the costumes fit, it all just came together. If you see the special about the making so much went into those suits, not just the outside but all the mechanics and puppeteers it took to make them talk. They definitely deserve to be on that list. Amazing!!!