[Pauly]

I didn't realise this all CG-fest was out now/soon! And neither did you???

http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/tee...tles/trailer2/

[TomAwesome]

I've been fully aware, but I don't know how I feel about it. As nostalgic as I am about the Ninja Turtles, the previews I've seen make this movie look kind of stupid. If they're going to make another TMNT movie, it needs to be live action with the work of the Jim Henson studio. Most of the incarnations of the turtles I've seen in the last several years have been pretty lame. I guess I really only liked the first two movies and the ooold animated series. I feel similarly about Batman. There's so much potential there, but most of the people that get a hold of the rights don't know what to do with them, and the only Batman series I ever really liked was the old cartoon (the one that I think Batman Beyond was supposed to take place after). Mark Hamil owns the Joker. At this point I'm just babbling because I haven't slept...

[Rick]

Not gonna see it.

Don't fuck with the original.

[Vince]

I've known about this movie for awhile. I love the idea of going CGI with the characters. I love the style of the movie. I still don't love how it's such a kiddie flick, and they're missing half the characters from the comics/80s tv show.

I mean, this is what, the 4th TMNT movie? We've yet to see Krang, Bebop, Rocksteady, the Technodrome, or any of the bad guys from Dimension X. It's fucking rediculous. It'd be like the Transformers movie not having the Decepticons, X-men not having the Brotherhood, Superman without Lex Luthor, Spiderman without Venom (oh wait! ), etc. I want to watch TMNT for nostalgia, and it NEEDS those characters (and Shredder for god's sake!) for me at least and probably most young adults to get into the story again.

They released the TMNT arcade game from 1989 on Xbox Live last week, and a few buddies of mine & I spent a couple hours going through and just having tons of fun beating up the old bad guys from the show. That was fun, those characters were great and counterbalanced each other well.

The TMNT creaters haven't done anything good with the IP in about 15 years. They keep trying to make it modern & relevant, when they should just learn their place is nostalgia. That's fucking sad they can't figure that out.

I get passionate about this one because it was my favorite comic book & TV show when I was a kid & I hate to see them pissing all over a formula that would work if they'd just let it.

[eaeolian]

I take it you liked the Archie's series comics, then? I was a fan of the original Eastman and Laird Mirage books, until the whole thing got really commercialized and lost it's "edge". (I hated the movies and the first cartoon series, since it was WAY too "kiddiefied" for me. I haven't seen the new series.) The new movie looks like it might have something to it, but probably not - I'll never underestimate Hollywood's ability to misunderstand the true appeal of comics like that...

Yeah, I'm a curmudgeon when it comes to comics. At least HBO did "Spawn" some justice, since the movie was so awful...

[distressed_romeo]

Originally Posted by TomAwesome

I've been fully aware, but I don't know how I feel about it. As nostalgic as I am about the Ninja Turtles, the previews I've seen make this movie look kind of stupid. If they're going to make another TMNT movie, it needs to be live action with the work of the Jim Henson studio. Most of the incarnations of the turtles I've seen in the last several years have been pretty lame. I guess I really only liked the first two movies and the ooold animated series. I feel similarly about Batman. There's so much potential there, but most of the people that get a hold of the rights don't know what to do with them, and the only Batman series I ever really liked was the old cartoon (the one that I think Batman Beyond was supposed to take place after). Mark Hamil owns the Joker. At this point I'm just babbling because I haven't slept...

I know the feeling...I'm a huuuuuuuge Batman fan, so I'm aware of how many shitty interpretations of the character there have been. The old Batman cartoon (the one related to JLU and Batman Beyond) was beyond supreme, and the Tim Burton films were great, but then there's the old Adam West tv shows, and the Joel Schumacher movies, which were both abominations. Having said that, I have high hopes for the next one, as Batman Begins was just brilliant...

Regarding the Turtles, I think this is a serious mistake, as the older films/cartoons were so much a part of most people's childhoods that any attempt to 'improve' them is doomed to failure.

[Vince]

Originally Posted by eaeolian

I take it you liked the Archie's series comics, then? I was a fan of the original Eastman and Laird Mirage books, until the whole thing got really commercialized and lost it's "edge". (I hated the movies and the first cartoon series, since it was WAY too "kiddiefied" for me. I haven't seen the new series.) The new movie looks like it might have something to it, but probably not - I'll never underestimate Hollywood's ability to misunderstand the true appeal of comics like that...

Yeah, I'm a curmudgeon when it comes to comics. At least HBO did "Spawn" some justice, since the movie was so awful...

I'm a fan of the ultra-violent original comics. I believe those were the original Eastman & Laird comics, but i could be wrong. I was so young when the TV show came out, that it's a part of my childhood. I loved the show when I was 8 or 9 years old or so.

[eaeolian]

Originally Posted by desertdweller

I'm a fan of the ultra-violent original comics. I believe those were the original Eastman & Laird comics, but i could be wrong. I was so young when the TV show came out, that it's a part of my childhood. I loved the show when I was 8 or 9 years old or so.

Yeah, the ultra-violent ones (#1-#16, and some of the "Tales") are my absolute favorite comics ever. I was a teenager when they came out, so I was a little resistive to the original cartoon series, although I do find it amusing when I run across it. The movies made me want to gag, though.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by rg7420user

Not gonna see it.

Don't fuck with the original.

if you're going to fuck with the original, at least do it WELL.

[Nick1]

I saw it last night and I liked it. Its cool go see it.