This movie was absolutely BODACIOUS!!!

[4NutzinYoface]

I just came back from a screening of "TMNT" and well....my subject heading says it all pretty much!

It was perfect....just...perfect. Kevin Munroe and the people involved in this film (everyone from Animators, Story Boarders, Voice Actors) put together what I'm thinking will be one of the greatest films ever! I know this sounds crazy but ... it's how my buddy and I who saw it feel!

It has insanely cool action, all 'filmed' really well. The shots/cinematography/design/details are beautiful. The characters and story is awesome and interesting. The humour was done soooo well! It wasn't campy or corny (even though I cringed at the infamous 'burping' scene in Trailer #2 from Mikey!) The jokes were friggin' hilarious..as well as just the little things..the little character intracacies and subtleties were great.

I LOVED the Monsters and the Stone Generals...sweet F#*$ they were awesome looking AND sounding (GREAT sounding voices)

The score was SOOOO good! It was so epic and just....well....cool! LoL!

The ONLY quabble/complaint I would have would be SPOILER:::::::::::

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::::::::::Not a huge fan of what happened to the Stone Generals in the end. Now I remember Mr. Munroe saying how he was disappointed in how Super Shredder was 'defeated' in Secret of the Ooze was handled...which I agree...they turtles didn't even fight him and then a dock fell on his head....wow. However in THIS movie, each of the Turtles fight a General and it's great (cooould have been longer, but I don't want to be picky ).....BUT here's where I was kinda miffed...the way they died...or didn't die for that matter. I was thinking at the very LEAST General Aguila would have had a wicked death....buuut not so much. Bah.

If that's the only complaint in this flick that I can find....I think we're doin' just fine. I know that some might like what happened with the Generals but I'm just saying.

GREAT movie and I really really want a "TMNT:2".......and 3

 

[4NutzinYoface]

By the way, don't even START with me on 'this should be in the review thread'....because...well, I loved the movie so much and I think this deserves a Thread of its own, and if it doesn't get merged I hope others who feel the same way as I do can post here!

 

[FatA$$]

i know this doenst involve TMNT but im trying to find out if there was a new spiderman 3 preview with the movie does anyone know?

 

[tzarinna]

I'm still trying to decide if I should go see this.

 

[4NutzinYoface]

OH man I actually JUUUST came in when the movie started...missed the previews entirely I would have loved to have seen that Spider-Man 3 trailer though....that trailer was amazing! Venom and Sandman look sooo flippin' wickedly cool!!

But yeah, anyone who has any doubts about this movie as a TMNT fan (or heck, even not a TMNT fan for that matter) don't worry at all.

I mean, that's just my opinion...it was just a fantastic film. Soooo much fun to sit through

 

[Moviefan2k4]

I'll join in with my two cents as well; "Masterfully done, dude!"

The entire story was executed so well, and everything was just great. My only beef was the fact that Karai mentioned a possible return for The Shredder. Too soon, guys; hold that off until part 3, and make them go against someone or something like Krang, or Baxter Stockman. They could even say that Baxter is and/or was April's boss, and gets into some sort of accident...I dunno, it could work.

However, dealing with this film, all I can say is, "Turtle Power is finally home, right where it belongs! Way to go!"

 

[UltimateJustin]

The plot with the monsters and the 3,000 years portal was ******ed, but just because it was weak doesnt mean that the story of the Turtles reconnecting wasnt done great. This movie contains "mondo" amounts of Turtle Power. Its pretty good. You should see it unless you're an idiot.

 

[4NutzinYoface]

The plot with the monsters and the 3,000 years portal was ******ed, but just because it was weak doesnt mean that the story of the Turtles reconnecting wasnt done great. This movie contains "mondo" amounts of Turtle Power. Its pretty good. You should see it unless you're an idiot.

See, I never understood when people say this....the movie is called Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles...and it's about....well just that! They are 4 ninjas who are talking mutated turtles led by a giant rat...who also talks...and they fight crime! So I hardly thing that the Monsters, Portal, Stone General plot is ******ed..I thought it was awesome!

Either way, straight up...if you choose not to see it that's fine obviously..but you are really missing out on a great film

 

[thatoneguy234]

i know this doenst involve TMNT but im trying to find out if there was a new spiderman 3 preview with the movie does anyone know?

no there wasnt a spider-man 3 trailer in my theater they just showed underdog, FF2, and are we done yet.

i thought this movie was incredible. im glad that they went with a darker more serious movie instead of a little kid movie. it was aweosme

 

[UltimateJustin]

See, I never understood when people say this....the movie is called Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles...and it's about....well just that! They are 4 ninjas who are talking mutated turtles led by a giant rat...who also talks...and they fight crime! So I hardly thing that the Monsters, Portal, Stone General plot is ******ed..

Yeah, I use that same argument to support the third movie, and now I use the argument that just because the ninja turtles is a far-fetched idea doesnt mean you can just have any random plot and have it be acceptable. It doesnt matter though, because this is still a good movie.

And its not just that its ******ed I guess, but check out what you are saying.. monsters.. portal.. stone generals.. thats like three things. Convoluted in a movie that all ready contains teenage mutants.

 

[Mr. Credible]

By the way, don't even START with me on 'this should be in the review thread'....because...well, I loved the movie so much and I think this deserves a Thread of its own, and if it doesn't get merged I hope others who feel the same way as I do can post here!

this should be in the review thread. your review is not special in any way.

 

[ninjaspyder13]

I just saw the new TMNT movie. It was the most fun I've had in a long time. TMNT was in a word, awesome, despite what you read from the critics -- and I'll briefly give my theory on why there were so many awful reviews.

WHY THE CRITICS DIDN'T LIKE IT
The majority of the professional reviewers out there are disappointed that the movie is not in the spirit of the old silly cartoon. The movie is actually more in the spirit of the original, darker TMNT comics, but most reviewers are painfully ignorant of the other TMNT incarnations. Most refuse to go in with fresh eyes; they only compare the new movie to the old ones, which to me is a narrow-minded (incorrect) way of judging any film. Others assumed the movie was nothing but a cheap money-making shot, which I know to be false because I've seen/heard the direct talk about TMNT. This movie was made by a "hardcore" fan, for all fans of the ninja turtles. He didn't want money. He wanted to make a good TMNT movie.

The majority of critics who don't spend their time whining that they didn't see the goofy Bebop and Rocksteady or thoughtlessly concluding that this was all about money criticized the absurdity and technical "shortcomings" of the movie. Now, when I say awful reviews, I don't just mean negative. I mean they didn't convince me one way or the other of their reasons for hating the film. It's almost like, no matter what, the review was at a loss of what to say and

The reason is that in film analysis, the writer needs to rely a lot on cliches to get his or her point across -- this isn't "bad," it's just understandable. The point is for the reviewer to present his or her impression of the film in accessible terms. Unfortunately, TMNT makes itself difficult to define. As one of my friends who saw the film mentioned, it is almost impossible to pull out how the film fit together, because technically the director did many things "the wrong way."

WHY MOST VIEWERS LOVED IT
But somehow, the wrong way ends up being the right way with this film. Much like the comics, TMNT's story progression is unorthodox, and technically wrong. But that's how it works. It's frustrating to analyze. No wonder there were so many negative reviews. The most honest review I've read, actually, states that TMNT is "Totally out of its freaking mind." I strongly disagree with the man's verdict that TMNT was therefore not an enjoyable film. In fact, part of what amused me most about the film, what most likely left the biggest smile on my face that lasted for hours was that I it surprised me in a very good way. I thought it would be okay at best. It was blown away at the end by how awesome it was as a whole. (I understand that not everyone thought it was super-dee-duper awesome, but the point is, you WILL be surprised.)

The humor is, in my opinion, as enjoyable as in the first film, though not as prolific, and not as goofy overall. (for me personally, that makes the film easier to watch) Visually, the film holds fairly well. Certainly worth checking out if you're interested in animation. It doesn't give us anything new, technically... but it does show off what can be done with today's technology. The action is the best I've seen in any TMNT movie. Especially the duel between Leonardo and Raphael. This is one of the more powerful movie fights I've seen in recent years, not just in animated movies.

WHY YOU SHOULD GO SEE IT
The director Kevin Munroe, a lifelong fan of the Ninja Turtles, had to work very hard to bring back the turtles in an honorable form. I'm truly impressed with what he managed to give us considering who and what he had to work with. The movie is strong, despite itself -- and I'm not just saying that out of cliche. It's true.

It's also true that I didn't have a lot of faith that I'd like this movie so much. Despite being a part-time ninja turtle fan, I was extremely critical of the first-time director, the low budget, the time spent to make the film, the outlandish premise, the reviews, and even the online clips. But now I strongly want this movie to succeed, because when the credits started rolling, the first thing I could think of was how much I wanted to see the more of this.

TMNT needs to gross at least 100 million dollars at the domestic box office to receive the green light for part two. Sadly, this movie, which didn't have much support to begin with, had little time to advertise itself to the general public. The reviews certainly are not helping.

Do you want to have a great time at the movies? Do you want to swim in your nostalgia for the turtles, but at the same time want to see something new? Do you especially like being pleasantly surprised? Then go see TMNT in theaters.

Cowabunga.

 

[larryfilmmaker]

The plot with the monsters and the 3,000 years portal was ******ed, but just because it was weak doesnt mean that the story of the Turtles reconnecting wasnt done great. This movie contains "mondo" amounts of Turtle Power. Its pretty good. You should see it unless you're an idiot.

I agree that if there was one bad thing here it was the whole supernatural monsters storyline. I would have been more impressed with a simple story about Shredder's daughter reuniting the Foot Clan. The turtles becoming a family again was enough greatness to fill the rest.

 

[UltimateJustin]

I agree that if there was one bad thing here it was the whole supernatural monsters storyline. I would have been more impressed with a simple story about Shredder's daughter reuniting the Foot Clan. The turtles becoming a family again was enough greatness to fill the rest.

Even as I was watching it, I was thinking could KM just not write around these monsters? Did he try but could never figure out a different scenario that would call for

Spoiler

Leo to be kidnapped, the turtles to reunite

? Like some other people said though, the story did work really well even if it wasnt what some people wanted, I mean when I first heard the trailer say "every 3,000 years.. MONSTERS" I thought that was going to be srsly rtd, but the script was tight enough to pull it off. It just came off as a little much, especially in the final scenes where Casey and April and Karai and foot ninjas have a fun monster chase.

It works, but the idea is that after they defeated the Shredder they fall apart from lack of a purpose... so wouldnt Karai coming to NY to lead the Foot justify that purpose? Maybe they just wanted to show the turtles doing something they havent done before.

 

[4NutzinYoface]

this should be in the review thread. your review is not special in any way.

You are special.....but in a completely different way


And I still like the Monster plot...it was fun, and worked well with the rest of the film. I was skeptical a year or so ago when I heard they'd be fighting Monsters...but all my fears were put to rest after seeing it opening day yesterday!

 

[The Jester]

You are special.....but in a completely different way


And I still like the Monster plot...it was fun, and worked well with the rest of the film. I was skeptical a year or so ago when I heard they'd be fighting Monsters...but all my fears were put to rest after seeing it opening day yesterday!

Yeah, having a completely different thread for this is pointless.
I thought the monster/portal story was gay.
Everything else rocked, especially with Raph and Leo
It couldve been much better

 

[4NutzinYoface]

Yeah, having a completely different thread for this is pointless.
I thought the monster/portal story was gay.
Everything else rocked, especially with Raph and Leo
It couldve been much better

Congratulations on your new MOD job!! Must be tough work policing these boards...it's nice to see that you are determined to make the world a better place!

If by 'gay' you mean awesome, then yes...I agree with you.

I personally don't see how the movie could have been much better...other than having something much cooler happen with the villains at the end and MAAAYBE just a pinch or dash of extra fighting...don't wanna be greedy LoL...but the action was so awesome...wouldn't mind more of it. Perhaps for the sequel!

 

[The Jester]

Congratulations on your new MOD job!! Must be tough work policing these boards...it's nice to see that you are determined to make the world a better place!

If by 'gay' you mean awesome, then yes...I agree with you.

I personally don't see how the movie could have been much better...other than having something much cooler happen with the villains at the end and MAAAYBE just a pinch or dash of extra fighting...don't wanna be greedy LoL...but the action was so awesome...wouldn't mind more of it. Perhaps for the sequel!

im not a mod

by gay, i meant not that good

 

[4NutzinYoface]

im not a mod

by gay, i meant not that good

Exactly

And I know, I was just messin' around.....it's too bad that you didn't like the movie...but the strong box office and the fact that everyone I spoke to loved it...makes me feel all warm and tingly inside!

 

[The Caped Knight]

The movie was INCREDIBLE from start to Finsh . Great story, Awesome action , SUPERB Themes, Good Music .

I hope their's a DAMN SEQUEL for this movie in the future .

 

[4NutzinYoface]

The movie was INCREDIBLE from start to Finsh . Great story, Awesome action , SUPERB Themes, Good Music .

I hope their's a DAMN SEQUEL for this movie in the future .

Bless you sir!!! Agreed!!! Best movie of the year...this'll be a tough one to beat! I mean SP3 and Transformers look sooo awesome...but TMNT was a delight!

 

[ninjaspyder13]

I still haven't personally met anyone in real life who disliked the movie -- everyone I know seems to have really enjoyed it. It's like the only person on campus who thought the movie wasn't worth seeing in theaters was the dumb movie columnist herself -- and no one really agrees with her or the critics.

Despite it's obvious "weaknesses" TMNT was still some of the best fun we've had in months!t: TMNT suffered from several HORRENDOUSLY weak elements -- that monster plot, the weak design on the monsters and some human characters, the occasional video-game music, the pointless soundtrack (yes, even Klaus Badelt's music intruded on some moments where it would have been best to just shut up the violins for a sec), and the script that was natural, maybe even realistic, but truly lacking any theatrical dazzle. HOWEVER, and that's a big HOWEVER... the director/movie team/animators made an incredibly wise decision to pinpoint which elements of the film were the core and foundation -- the glue that held it together. It wasn't Max Winters and his 13 monsters and stone generals, it was the family that had drifted apart and came back together. The filmmakers identified the core of the film and gave it the most support. The rest was all MacGuffin, or expenditure that simply existed to support the foundation.

The reason why this film rocked despite its low budget and several major shortcomings is that the parts that rocked overwhelmed the parts that did not rock BY A LONGSHOT. This is because -- at least according to the guy who directed animation in Hong Kong -- their approach to the entire movie was to make the TURTLES THEMSELVES stand out from everything else, to make them the most believable individuals in the film, both visually and character-wise. They had to look more real than the humans. And they do. You can tell throughout the movie that any scene involving the turtles themselves is given the utmost attention in looks and believability. The filmmakers work hard to get those scenes to look and feel as real as they can be, knowing that even though they can't devote the same fastidiousness to other parts of the film, the parts that are great are JAW-DROPPING; as a result, we are naturally obligated to forgive the film of its errs. Why? Because these Jaw-Dropping scenes reveal the heart of the movie; they show us what this movie is actually about. When we leave that theater, we leave remembering the ninja turtles. We remember their characters, the conflicts they go through as a family, and how much ass they kicked in the movie.

 

[amazingfantasy15]

I thought the movie was really good, the only thing missing was a strong villian. It's not that I didn't like the villians, I thought pretty much everything about them was cool except the motivations sucked. With just a little tweaking it could have been much better. Don't even try to give off the evil vibe for Max Winters, show that he's sick of immortality, he knows of April's connection to the Turtles, he asks April to enlist the Turtles help in capturing the monsters (maybe he already has most of them, but as time is running short he needs help with the last few), April says the Turtles "disbanded", Max explains the world ending deal she talks to Leo and all the Turtles coming back together works pretty much the same way. On the other side though, the Stone Generals are working with the Foot to keep Max from gathering the rest of the monsters. I think that would've helped, my big problem was the villians plot just didn't work very well. Turtles stuff, great. Villians, not so great.

 

[4NutzinYoface]

I thought the villains looked and sounded fantastic! However I have to say, I was slightly disappointed that Max Winters wasn't evil in the end...he would have been a cool bad guy to fight 'specially in that sweet suit of armour!