Curt McGirt Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 The Guardian review of this was pretty funny as it started with the (obviously British) reporter announcing that the turtles are always craving Pizza Hut and there are literally none in NYC, something he actually cross-referenced on Google. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ligerbusa Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 I saw it yesterday and thought it was boring. I also saw Guardians for a second time earlier in the day. I never had a problem believing Rocket and Groot were actually there but the Turtles didn't really feel like they were. They really stood out in the snowy mountain scene. So when did Sacks shoot April's dad because I'm pretty sure Splinter said he died in the fire, right? His plan was to become rich because he would provide the city with a cure. The toxin originated from his own building. They completely wiped out the connection between Splinter and Shredder. Shredder just bursts in because they were tracking April. It's April that has the connection to everyone and she's the one who stops Shredder in the end. At least they kept Shredder Japanese but they didn't really play up the relationship between him and Karai. But I have to say, the little kids in the theater seemed to enjoy it with one kid shouting, "Good job, Donnie!". Everyone laughed at Michelangelo's jokes, I just found him annoying. But whatever, as long as the kids enjoy it, they're going to continue it. I can just watch the 1990 version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 I'm sure my dad would have thought the original TMNT movie sucked ass, but my friend and I loved it. I wonder if there's a bit of a generational gap here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wilson Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 I thought it was a fun movie. I went and saw it with my mom (if I go to the movies with her, she pays for it. Don't judge me.) and she enjoyed it as well. I mean its no Oscar winner but to lay back and enjoy an action movie I thought it was entertaining. It may have helped that we saw it in one of those new theaters with the leather recliners and huge arm rests, never been so comfortable watching a movie in my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Hey - we do have a thread for these movies! Variety says that Stephen Amell (the dude from Arrow) has been cast as Casey Jones for the 2nd movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Hey - we do have a thread for these movies! Variety says that Stephen Amell (the dude from Arrow) has been cast as Casey Jones for the 2nd movie Damn. I had heard rumors that he was being considered to be one of the favorites to be Commander Shepard, Nathan Drake, or Aiden Pierce should the Mass Effect, Uncharted, or Watch Dogs movie scripts ever see the light of day. I was kinda hoping his first action movie role would be in something decent but fuck, Ninja Turtles? Fire your agent, dude. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WholeFnMachine Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Hey - we do have a thread for these movies! Variety says that Stephen Amell (the dude from Arrow) has been cast as Casey Jones for the 2nd movie Damn. I had heard rumors that he was being considered to be one of the favorites to be Commander Shepard, Nathan Drake, or Aiden Pierce should the Mass Effect, Uncharted, or Watch Dogs movie scripts ever see the light of day. I was kinda hoping his first action movie role would be in something decent but fuck, Ninja Turtles? Fire your agent, dude. Man, he would be perfect as Nathan Drake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ligerbusa Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 If we're casting from Arrow, I think Colin Donnell would make a good Drake. Looks wise at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Hey - we do have a thread for these movies! Variety says that Stephen Amell (the dude from Arrow) has been cast as Casey Jones for the 2nd movie I'm kind of shocked you haven't moved this thread to the Comic Book Movies section yet. Hey - we do have a thread for these movies! Variety says that Stephen Amell (the dude from Arrow) has been cast as Casey Jones for the 2nd movie Damn. I had heard rumors that he was being considered to be one of the favorites to be Commander Shepard, Nathan Drake, or Aiden Pierce should the Mass Effect, Uncharted, or Watch Dogs movie scripts ever see the light of day. I was kinda hoping his first action movie role would be in something decent but fuck, Ninja Turtles? Fire your agent, dude. He wouldn't have made a good Drake. If we're casting from Arrow, I think Colin Donnell would make a good Drake. Looks wise at least. He would be a better fit than Amell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Hey - we do have a thread for these movies! Variety says that Stephen Amell (the dude from Arrow) has been cast as Casey Jones for the 2nd movie I'm kind of shocked you haven't moved this thread to the Comic Book Movies section yet. Well again - I totally had blocked this thread from my memory. I have fixed this oversight so now we can all constantly be reminded that there are going to be multiple movies in this series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 The 03 cartoon is still the best TMNT anything ever, dammit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Brian Tee (per Variety) is going to be Shredder in the sequel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Isn't Tyler Perry allegedly playing Baxter Stockman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Isn't Tyler Perry allegedly playing Baxter Stockman? Yes. There are photos of him in costume on the set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BP) Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Amell needs a wig. I miss Elias Koteas's beautiful long locks, but probably not as much as he does. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted May 1, 2015 Author Share Posted May 1, 2015 That just makes me think Casey should be played by MF Doom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Stephen Amell seriously needs a new agent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ligerbusa Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Does he, though? It's probably going to be a hit like the first one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 The first one was a hit? I had no idea. Maybe it's not a bad career move then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew8798 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Did 485 million WW. I thought it was alright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 It was successful but not like a fucking huge hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Considering the only other thing on his resume is "kinda popular CW show", I'd say a $400m flick is quite a smart choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingus Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 The new movie was by far the biggest earner in the TMNT cinematic franchise. Even after adjusting for inflation, Turtles-2014 took in over a hundred million more dollars worldwide than the original 1990 movie did. By comparison, the 2007 CGI-animated flick didn't even manage to reach a hundred million total. Considering the truly ridiculous amount of negative hype and fanboy backlash that the new movie received before anyone had even seen it, those numbers ain't too shabby at all. As for the movie itself: "meh" is really the worst thing I'd say about it. I think it's a generic-but-perfectly-tolerable action/comedy flick, and it's the very best thing that director Jonathan Liebesman has ever made by a huge damn margin. Yeah there are some annoying moments (the turtles were April's childhood pets and she named them? Shredder is now some random enforcer in a Silver Samurai suit and the Foot clan is basically led by a white guy?) but overall I've come to expect MUCH worse results than this from the gruesome twosome of Bay and Liebesman. Hell, I'd argue it's easily a better picture than anything in the live-action Transformers franchise. Even poor talentless Megan Fox was underrated in this; she was actually trying for once and seemed to understand that she was playing a specific character rather than just a disposable piece of eye candy. Sure she was miscast (and the movie's heavy focus on April-centric scenes makes it feel like the script was rewritten to vastly enlarge her part beyond whatever it was originally supposed to be) but that's a David Arquette, WCW World Champion situation: blame management's myopic blundering, not the unjustly-reviled performer who is trying everything in their limited power to make this work. Hell, even the pro critics were unfairly harsh on the movie; it received an ouchy Rotten Tomatoes score of 21%. Which was the exact same score that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III got. Can anyone look me in the eye and honestly proclaim that the new movie was just as terrible as THAT piece of franchise-wrecking shit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ligerbusa Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 TMNT III had Baltimora's "Tarzan Boy" and my friend had an action figure of the bad guy on a horse. I thought it was grand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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