CGI is fine, but live action Turtles is magical

[Bug-Eyes]

This post is simple and to the point.

Cgi is fine for one or two films......but lets not let it lead the way. There was something magical about the turtles in the live action films, especially in parts one and two when jim hensons shop made the costumes

 

[jimmylace]

The atmosphere in TMNT1 is absolutely great and it gives additional life to the costumes. BUT I don't think that we'll ever see another turtles movie with guys in suits. The technology is there to enchance their expressions with CGI, but youve still got the limitations that a costume brings with it plus the expense as it's a dying art.

I think CG will be the way the turtles go forward and I don't think this is a
bad thing at all....it's about the mood. If the new TMNT captures the mood of the first movie, then it can't fail.

 

[SpyderDan]

I think the CGI design looks pretty sweet myself.

 

[TheVileOne]

This is something different. They already did a trilogy of movies in live action. Plus the live action series.

I think this will work.

 

[TheSaintofKillers]

This post is simple and to the point.

Cgi is fine for one or two films......but lets not let it lead the way. There was something magical about the turtles in the live action films, especially in parts one and two when jim hensons shop made the costumes

Part one was by Jim Hensons' shop. It was magical. Part two wasn't made by them. And it sure wasn't magical. And the third one got even worse.

It isn't the medium you use that makes your movie magical, but rather the talent and the execution behind it. I'll take a well done animated movie over a badly done live action one (which, frankly, is how it would have ended up if it had been green lighted in 2006).

This new animated movie's potential > a live action TMNT made by today's hollywood.

The thing is, people here forget so easily (or do not know enough about the industry) that if it wasn't for that animated movie, we wouldn't be getting a new TMNT movie at all.

It wasn't a question about how it would be done, but rather who would do it. Peter Laird wanted control over his franchise. If he gave it to hollywood, he would lose it all. Chances are, there would NOT be a new TMNT movie, and if by miracle it was green lighted, we would have got something in the lines of the new scooby-do and garfield movies. And yes, don't kid yourself, that is what we would have gotten.

Now, a CGI animated movie made by a company such as Imagi give Peter Laird nearly 100% control. He WILL give us something faithful. Something good. And that is what is important here, isn't it ? That we get a good movie ?

Or would you rather have had a 100 million dollars live action movie made by the team who made the garfield movies ?

Brrr. Be happy.

Here, ask you yourself this: What is better, an animated movie made by skilled people (like Brad Bird's the iron giant, or Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited away) or a big budgeted children movie like garfield ? If you take a studio-fest movie like Garfield over a work of wonder like Spirited away, then I won't go any further and will hope you might one day refine some of your tastes. But if you are like most people with tastes, you'll take Miyazaki, or Bird, or Takahata's work over these.

Animation can and often IS (by the right people) better than many live action.

Now, will this one really be that good ? Evidence seems to point to it being great. But I guess we'll only know by next march.

 

[Dangerous]

The atmosphere in TMNT1 is absolutely great and it gives additional life to the costumes. BUT I don't think that we'll ever see another turtles movie with guys in suits. The technology is there to enchance their expressions with CGI, but youve still got the limitations that a costume brings with it plus the expense as it's a dying art.

I think CG will be the way the turtles go forward and I don't think this is a
bad thing at all....it's about the mood. If the new TMNT captures the mood of the first movie, then it can't fail.

Yeah but that new CGI trailer looks so crap compared to TMNT 1990.

 

[Spider Ham]

TMNT 2 was all Jim Henson. 3 was the only one they didn't work on.

And the CG trailer is awesome.

 

[The Shredder]

Yeah but that new CGI trailer looks so crap compared to TMNT 1990.

Although the TMNT 1990 trailer is very cool, and I especially love that shot of The Shredder coming down from the sky near the end of the trailer, I didnt think the new trailer for the CGI TMNT looked like crap compared to it.

It's different, but I thought it was good as well.

 

[jimmylace]

^ yip. I'd love a live action movie with great costumes and cgi touch up, but unfortunately this franchise won't command the super-budget required to do that well.....we'll just have to see how the CGI movie goes down. Even then I doubt well ever a get a live action again. Bear in mind the turtles are a comic book about mutated animals..the live action movie is the abnormal part of the canon. The fact that it worked at all is a testament to the talent of those involved and due to the fact that it's a dead art..those kinds of people just arent around anymore (look at TMNT 3)

Like it or lump it, CGi is the way it's going, and what has revived the interest in a turtle movie franchise...lets give it a chance.

 

[cyrano_says]

the cgi trailers looks pretty darn good... i cant wait to see this one...