TMNT

Anubis · Post by **Anubis** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 11:08 pm

HELL YES!!!

http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/teenag ... large.html

wolfenknight · Post by **wolfenknight** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 9:34 am

wow I cannot wait to see it.

Merrypaws · Post by **Merrypaws** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 2:29 pm

Awww, slam. Only gives a broken vid symbol to me.

Anubis · Post by **Anubis** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 3:56 pm

then you need to update quicktime

geekboy1500 · Post by **geekboy1500** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 5:23 pm

(my mac does it automatically)
I really don't want to see it i really didn't like the tv show
so i doubt i would like the movie

Fenrir · Post by **Fenrir** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 8:04 pm

Ok they should have either done it live action or 2D

Vuldari · Post by **Vuldari** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 8:36 pm

Anubis wrote:then you need to update quicktime

I have the latest version of Quicktime, but no matter what I do, the video will not play for me from the movie website, in IE or Firefox.

It either does absolutely nothing (I tried leaving the page open for over an hour), or a question mark appears over the 'Q'.

...the only way I was able to see it was by following a link to apples website where they had "high definition" versions...and those DID play for me.

Overall, I'm curious...but the trailer really tells nothing about the story behind this one...and as for the animation....

...I'm sorry, but this looks hardly better than an above-average videogame CG intro sequence.

As I understand it, aside from the familiar sounding voices, this version is not based on either the cartoon series(s) or the live action films, but is instead a re-set taking the story, the mood and the characters back to how they were in the original comics.

I'll probobly see it, being a long-time "TMNT" fan...but I wish they had created better character models for the turtles. They just look cheap, IMHO.

Figarou · Post by **Figarou** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 3:37 am

Vuldari wrote:
Overall, I'm curious...but the trailer really tells nothing about the story behind this one.....

Thats because its a "teaser trailer."

Stone Wolf · Post by **Stone Wolf** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 12:20 pm

..I can't believe they made another movie... I was sure any more thoughts of making another movie would have died when the last movie was made... Oh well...

Terastas · Post by **Terastas** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 1:51 pm

My first reaction was "Oh God, you've got to be kidding. They remade it again?"

But I have to be honest, after seeing the trailer, I have to admit it looks like they did a good job on this one. They actually look like teenagers and look like ninjas for once.

Shadow Wulf · Post by **Shadow Wulf** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 3:07 pm

Aww man they should have done a live action movie, I like the first 2 they made, the third one was alright.

mabey we might see vannilla ice in this one.

Vuldari · Post by **Vuldari** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 9:55 pm

Figarou wrote:
Vuldari wrote:Overall, I'm curious...but the trailer really tells nothing about the story behind this one.....
Thats because its a "teaser trailer."

The point of my statement is lost if you don't complete it.

I was saying that, because they did not share any of the story, then they were clearly trying to grab my attention with thier animation style alone, but that I was unimpressed with thier animation and character design, and therefore mostly unimpressed with the prospects of the film so-far...at least untill I learn a little bit more.

Their faces look so flat and featureless...and they barely show expression. ...plus, it looks like someone sat on thier heads or something. *squish*

Neilak20 · Post by **Neilak20** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 12:03 am

Vuldari wrote: Their faces look so flat and featureless...and they barely show expression. ...plus, it looks like someone sat on thier heads or something. *squish*

Their heads reminded me of the Gieco Gekko from those insurance commercials.
Also I had to look up the trailer on Youtube since I got one of those broken quicktime symbol thingies (am to lazy to download the new version).

Terastas · Post by **Terastas** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:14 pm

Umm. . . About the flat heads. . . Need I remind you that their turtles? I'm guessing the "compact" look you're talking about is so they can animate them pulling into their shells. Remember how crappy that looked in the costume movies?

Vuldari · Post by **Vuldari** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:51 pm

Terastas wrote:Umm. . . About the flat heads. . . Need I remind you that their turtles? I'm guessing the "compact" look you're talking about is so they can animate them pulling into their shells. Remember how crappy that looked in the costume movies?

Yes...I am well aware of what turtles look like, as well as how they have appeared in all of thier incarnations, right back to the original comics (which were never really intended to become a REAL series. It was only supposed to be a spoof, originally).

I'm a long-time Turtles fan, and still have my small collection of the original action figures, including a first-run "Turtle Van" from the first cartoon series adaptation.
(None of which is in undamaged condition. I was a little kid back then. ...I PLAYED with my toys...)

I just don't like the look of them at all in this new version. They just look too cheap, distorted and simple...

...and not in an artisticly stylish sort of way. More like an ugly, amateur, first try at CG animated characters sort of way...

In fact...I think the characters in "Kaze" suffered from a similar sort of unpleasant, undesirable distortion in their faces.

I just don't like it.

...and though the detail and lighting effects are high in the rooftop animation sequence in the TMNT trailer, the supposed "Ninjutsu" choreography the turtles display at the end (especially Leonardos) looked anything but impressive, professional or even close to authentic.

There is just so much I am NOT impressed with in this teaser...

CG animation has been around far too long for highly detailed static objects (like buildings) with realistic light and shadow in 3D rendered landscapes to be enough to be cool any more. Thats par for the course.

You have to do something Interesting with the characters to make it stand out, like Pixar does.

...so far all I see is unpleasant looking turtles using phoney baloney Ninjutsu...

I'm very pessamistic about this one. The story and character diologue will need to be either spectacular, or at least gut-bustingly funny to make up for these inherant shortcommings, IMO. ...because the animation is not going to stand up on it's own.

Shadow Wulf · Post by **Shadow Wulf** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 11:06 pm

My gosh Vuldari, you so netpicky. If you were to find so much as a single grain of sand in your house you would freak out.

Vuldari · Post by **Vuldari** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 11:52 pm

Shadow Wulf wrote:My gosh Vuldari, you so netpicky. If you were to find so much as a single grain of sand in your house you would freak out.

Actually...I only just finally cleaned the dirty clothes off the floor of my room after over a week, and my two dogs shed soo much that I have all but given up trying to clean the dog hair out of the carpet.

TMNT is one of my old favorite franchises, and I'm picky about all movies in general.

I have certain standards I expect from both, and the trailer doesn't stand up to any of them.

I still say it looks like a merely slightly above average videogame intro sequence. Some of the cut-scenes in the latest FF games look twice as good.