fumanstan

Wasn't she in the TMNT animated movie that came out too?

My Other Self

Yeah, she's the main antagonist in TMNT. She was also an on-again/off-again ally of the turtles in the 2003 animated series.

If I remember correctly she was introduced as a character in the Eastman/Laird comics in the 90s.

Gunde

I'll disagree with this. I made no sense and was stupid. Why does everything have to be CONNECTED in movies today?

iggystar

Um, what happened to Casey Jones?! Why isn't he in this movie?!

RocShemp

You are correct. In the Eastman/Laird comics, she was

Why So Blu?

So did I call it or what? Is Shredder a robot like Silver Samurai was in The Wolverine?

RocShemp

Nope.

Supermallet

Supermallet

I agree. Let some things just happen.

RocShemp

I agree with the sentiment that not everything has to be connected but would have been 100% okay with Splinter being a Since the latter character doesn't exist in this movie, that was a wasted opportunity.

Solid Snake

Friend dragged me to this. Good thing she paid for the tickets. Starts in a bit. *sigh* not a fan of Bay productions so I'm already annoyed.

dex14

I didn't think it was great or anything... but it was entertaining.

Yavin

Call me crazy, but I liked it... I liked it a lot. The Turtle designs weren't as off-putting as I imagined (and they moved with the agility of Spider-Man but with the physical prowess of Batman), their origins (though altered) still seemed close enough to comic/cartoon canon (bonus points for not being aliens), their personalities shone through and the action (though appropriately insane) felt like it fit the story.

The two things I have to wonder about though, are:



4 out of 5. (Gasp) ... My full review can be found here.

Solid Snake

It was ok. Stupid but ok.

I guess they cut some scenes from what I remember from set photos.

Shredder's design is actually cool looking as a design. Stupid within the narrative.

The unity of so many things in the movie is generic BS. The plot has some drama to it but it isn't unique. It has an ending cuz they beat Shredder but The Foot Clan isn't giving a beating really.

I've been iffy on the CGI route for this cuz it never looked right. To shiny even when it was dirty. Just never looked right. Who was the main SFX guys?

I was unimpressed by the action. It was pretty predictable and bland for all the shine it had. It just never had some "oomph" to it.

Kids loved the stupid shit. Nice to see that Fox gets to be a piece of ass again. But with a backstory. Generic tying of it all but it added some soul to it. Still weak.

Guardians of the Galaxy is the best summer film so far. TMNT is just stupid and unimaginative.

Giantrobo

These positive reviews are causing cognitive dissonance. [/dvdtalk member]

RocShemp

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fumanstan

Am I the only one that thinks those "everything wrong with ..." videos are stupid? They're always like 10 minutes longer then they need to be.

Anyway, despite the negative overall rating it's interesting as i've seen a lot of fairly positive user reviews basically saying it's dumb but somewhat entertaining.

Solid Snake

That doesn't mean it's all that good. Good is pushing it.

Why So Blu?

I haven't seen it yet and will not until BD but the one thing that bugs me and seems to go over everyone's head is that (from what I've read about the plot) April raised the turtles or some shit and then they all want to fuck her when they're grown?

Am I right? Kind of pervy there.

My Other Self

No, I agree. I haven't cared for any of them.

I want to see GotG in IMAX tomorrow, then I'll probably end up catching this Sunday or Monday in a matinee.

zero

Saw it last night and the crowd was filled with old school fans and new ones as well. Parents brought their children and some were dressed as their favorite turtle. The movie exceeded my expectations and is a lot of fun if you don't think too hard while watching it. Not to say I need brainless entertainment but this is a movie about four mutant turtles raised in a sewer by a rat who teaches then ninjitsu...go see it and have fun.

fumanstan

But doesn't mean it's all that bad either, which was my point. Regardless, I probably won't spend the money to watch this in theaters and will wait for a home video release.

Mike86

Saw it tonight and I didn't really care for it much at all. I know the film is made by Nickelodeon and the target audience for it is kids, but I just felt like this was way too kid friendly and personally to me it didn't really work like I wanted it to. The plot was paper thin and it barely felt like anything happened in the movie at all. Just action sequence after action sequence. The Foot Clan didn't feel like much of a threat and the same goes for Shredder. The entire final battle was just meh. Overall I'd probably give this film a 2 out of 5. There are some fun moments and the Turtles themselves weren't terribly portrayed and seemed to embody the spirits of the characters but on a whole the film just feels largely forgettable.

auto

Nice review.

Mike86

I didn't feel like going too in depth, just some general thoughts I had after watching it. Plus it's just the regular thread and not reviews so I didn't want to say too much and get bitched at for spoilers.