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Comic-Con: Quint has tons of TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES info + 4 character posters!
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with an update on the Warner Bros Animation panel from Comic-Con. Lots of news on the TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES CG movie and some footage from ANT BULLY. ANT BULLY will be in another report, this one just has Turtle Power. Let's get to it, shall we?
Directory Kevin Munroe took the stage and showed a trailer (which is supposed to be up on Apple.com right now!) and then showed a 5 minute piece. In-between he answered a bunch of questions. You can see the trailer, so I'll describe some of the footage we saw after these tidbits gleaned from the panel.
- Release date is March 30, 2007
- Mako is voicing Splinter!
- Wouldn't reveal the voices for the Turtles (When asked, Munroe said, "Robin Williams is doing all the voices... No! No! Just kidding! Don't go and blog about that!"), but said all 4 actors aren't celebrities
- When they recorded the dialogue they had all 4 voice actors in the booth, which resulted in a much more natural back and forth between these mystery voice actors, who Munroe said were very sharp writers themselves. Lots of improv and natural reactions.
- Peter Laird is the "Godfather of all things Ninja Turtles" according to Munroe and he had to sign off on Munroe's involvement and has been constantly giving advice on the film
- Munroe wanted a sense of family with the Turtles. Quarreling brothers, etc.
- A little like SUPERMAN RETURNS this film kind of fits in after the 2nd movie, but there will be nods to the cartoon and previous films (including 3), but will be a "rebirth" of a movie
- TMNT will be an action comedy, but Munroe was quick to point out that the comedy comes from the characters, not fart jokes
- No Vanilla Ice
- No Corey Feldman (but Munroe made sure not trash talk the Feldmeister)
- Shredder is NOT the bad guy
- The universe is a bit more realistic, set in a world most like the first feature film.
- Casey Jones and April O'Neil return and the movie builds on their romance
- One person asked about full turtle on human bestiality in the film. Munroe: "No! Security!"
- John Woo? As far as Munroe knows, Woo was never officially attached. He said he thought it was just a rumor.
- Marco Beltrami is scoring! And he wants to give Ninja Turtles a theme as powerful as Elfman's BATMAN theme.
The exclusive presentation wasn't a huge deal, but we saw lots of glimpses at stuff... Bat monsters, lithe ninja chicks, big armored dude (not Shredder). Saw some work on Splinter. He's less extreme looking than the turtles. Still a big rat, a little more furry than the cartoon Splinter, but not as bizarre and dirty looking as the movie version. Mostly the footage was lots of tests and unfinished shots of the Turtles jumping around. There were facial tests of all the turtles making different, funny faces, a cool looking "muscle test" that had Leonardo lifting something heavy up, showing the bulging muscles and straining veins.
There was a scene of Michaelangelo in a fake turtle suit at a kid's birthday party. His legs were his own, but there was a fake zipper down his middle and fuzzy big turtle head on his own. The kids beat the hell out of him and he said (to Donatello who was speaking to him via an earpiece) "Why can't I hit 'em back?" Then he got beat up by the rowdy kids. They were called away for "more sugar" by the mom and Mikey slowly curled himself up into a fetal position.
The final shot had grey-scale Raphael and Leonardo standing on a rooftop, facing each other down for some unknown reason. Raphael had his sais out, Leonardo has his katana out. The charge each other, seemingly very serious, and just as their weapons look to collide they cut to black.
Got a few more reports to finish up before my day's over. Check 'em on the main page over the next couple hours.
-Quint
quint@aintitcool.com
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its too soon, dammit.
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Well, maybe...
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Im sorry but the only one with some brains, and also the Staff.... cant beat that man!
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Eat my balls Harry!
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He is the one with the balls!
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Kind of sucks that Shredder's not the main villain. Hopefully they can make just as good a new villain.
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much better than this pithly crap. As long as the turtles were given the same kind of attention that gollum was.
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Kitanas up your ass bitches!
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Nice 'do.
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This is still supposed to be funny? C'mon, we can do better, guys. We should have had at least 3 newer, funnier 'jokes' in rotation by now.
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That proposition really, really sets my balls a-tingling. Especially if, as he says, he's focussing on the family aspect (as I think he should). It'd take something big for two Turtles to fight each other (something which I don't think I've ever seen in any of the iterations -- barring any possible "possessed Turtle" storylines). I've always thought TMNT had way more potential than ever the great first movie offered. Sounds like this Kevin Monroe fellow may agree. Hope he pulls it off.
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this is the best superhero team ever! Well, after X-men and Thundercats.
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...even as a kid I thought of him as the gay one. His colour is purple. And his weapon is a big stick. It all makes sense.
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Gawd dang, this is way more exciting than Spidey news!
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special look at video from Transformers soundtrack http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKSa7bA-LC4&search=short%20circuit
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And I dont even know the story yet. I remember lining up opening night for the first (and best) Turtles movie. And this quasi sequel thing sounds good. I dont care if Shredder isnt directly part of it. Because we all know that either after the credits roll, or right before. We are going to be teased with a return of Shredder. I'm fucking primed for this movie, BRING THAT SHIT! AND RAPHAEIL KICKS FUCKING ASS! Roof Scene on Ninja Turtles one! Fucking Classic Cinema that was!!
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Here's hoping the CGI is better than garfield
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I have no problem with that. Too bad Singer didn't have the balls to make a no Luthor Superman movie. Doesn't matter, though. This movie is not going to make enough to get a sequel made because red staters will be scared off by a gay ninja turtle (I'm looking at you, Donny)
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Seriously, this has just sky-rocketed up to my number one most anticipated movie. Sorry, Snakes on a Plane...but you're no match for the awesome might of Raphael, clearly the best Turtle of them all! :)
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On september 11th 2001 a group of muslim extremists hijacked a 4 planes and committed the biggest act of terrorism ever seen on american soil. 2 of the planes hit the twin towers and another one of them was flown into the pentagon.These acts lead us into a war ofThe last of the 4 planes, United 93, crashed when the passengers decided to fight back.
They had heard about the other planes and started to piece it together that this was no highjacking with a possible happy ending. These terrorist werwe not going to land the plane somewhere and make demands....they were going to use it as a weapon....possibly against the whitehouse. The passengers then fought back to take over the plane and it crashed in a field in Pennsylvania.There were no survivors. A film titled United 93 was released earlier this year about this flight and the tragic events that unfolded that day. When trailers first appeared for the film in cinemas reports came in of people yelling out "too soon" and it took off as a jokey catch phrase which gets used here all the time. You will see other examples of this type of thing throughout the site. Tomboy beanpole...hulk hogan references.....bobm in ribcage...it is teh suck....I might have got that one wrong but there are a lot of them. -
http://dvd.ign.com/articles/719/719955p1.html
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King Kong Shaves - jump back! wanna kiss myself!,
,Bath time for Kong,
Creating 1 hair on Kong - 50 minute documentary,
Jack Black babbling for 2 hours,
Peter Jackson - anatomy of weight loss. see a fat man shrink before your eyes in 50 minutes,
Juggling Naomi Watts - Literally,
Hayes & Jimmy - A love story,
Okay, i'm kidding about the 4th disc lol
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I didn't really pay much attention to this film, the early stuff looked lame. The teaser and these posters kick ass though. Looks like it's gonna be turtle time again.
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That Michelangelo doesn't kick ass. He was just the smart arse punk that provided the comic relife... I myself am a Donatello, for the simple fact that I could use a broom to be his quater-staff. Otherwise, my friend used branches for katana's, garden forks for sai's, and the nun-chucks were always a problem. We tried taping string to two bits of wood...
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No, he's the Turtle. THe movie was good, but I wish it was more like the comics. The comics kicked ass. Anyone else play the RPG when they was a kid? I had a mutant Ant...only 2 1/2 feet tall but was bullet proof and could lift a mach-truck over his head...
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Just that he (or is it SHE? ;) ) has a minor role. Shredder is expected to have a larger role in the next film (yes they're already planning a sequel).
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Yay! They actually do ninja stuff!
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slone13 wasn't trying to figure out where the "too soon" thing came from. He was saying it's time to retire it. I agree. It's just not funny, never was. And I don't mean that in a sympathetic fashion to those who were saying that to the United 93 trailer. I mean that it's just not funny. Or ironic.
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The original movie WAS the comics. I have a graphic novel (called Book IV I think) that the film's script follows very closely. Probably one of the most direct comic adaptations I can think of actually.
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But I lost a bit of intrest when I saw the Mikey poster. Can we stop w/ the Xtreme turtles now? They're teenagers, but they don't have to act like jackasses
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until the end at least. I'm saaaad that Michealangelo used to be my favorite
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The more turtles in the multiplexes, the better we'll be. I've missed my favorite teenaged mutants. I'm sure a part of me will miss the wonderful Jim Henson puppet work from the original films, but this looks really cool. I wish I had a kid so I could take them to see it in March.
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"The universe is a bit more realistic, set in a world most like the first feature film."
Yes, because something called "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" just screams "realism." The only version of "Ninja Turtles" that I've ever liked were the original Mirage comic books and the one issue of "Bodycount" I read some years ago (although I haven't read the Image comics, so I have no opinion there). They were virtually never realistic, just entertaining. The TV shows and movies have all ranged from bad to really bad. What hurt them is that they were too damn childish. I'm hoping that this movie is far more in line with the original comic books and isn't afraid to go in directions that the other screen versions wouldn't. I honestly wish they were going for an R-rating, but I strongly doubt they will. I just hope the filmmakers follow the Image comics' tagline of -
Who was waiting for the pizza delivery man in the sewer in the first film? Donatello? Or was it Michaelangelo? They uttered the immortal line, "Pizza Dude's got 30 seconds." I think about that scene every time I get delivery anything. It is all too much a part of my childhood.
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SPLINTER HAS A BEER AND CHEETS ON HIS WIFE!
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I've never read the comics, so I can offer no opinion there. But the first film was an essential piece of my cinematic upbringing. It is and always will be a kid's movie and any follow-up should continue that tradition. I think a PG-13 should be as far as they should go. And when they are talking about realism, they are talking about the world in which the turtles live. That means no Vanilla Ice. No organized crime syndicates run from warehouses filled with youngster Tony Hawk wannabes. No time travel. As far as the cartoons are concerned, this also means no Kang. That is certainly a good thing.
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different body styles instead of just mask and band colors (and freckles). Anyway, sounds fun!
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I love them already. Hopefully they don't have potty mouths.
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I really just got excited for this movie between this info and the trailer I just saw earlier today. Wow! I will say I sort of wished Shredder was the bad guy but oh well. But I'm now officially looking forward to this movie. The trailer convinced me they can do the cgi needed. And it seems like they have pretty dedicated folks working on this flick so I'm confident and excited.
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From what I remember the comics were darker..but if you ahve one, then I guess your right. The movie was a little to familyfriedly. Like to see a rated R one...
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Well not physically...But my name Darth Evil Dead is in the credits. Kevin Smith rewarded his Myspace Friends (Tell me that does not sound gay), by putting them in the credits of the movie. After the official credits roll. The View Askew Logo comes up..Then the fan credits roll...And they roll faster then my Mom rolling a dubie. Anyways double D..all the way on the right ... There it was "Darth Evil Dead". Awesome... Saw the film at 12 AM last night.. With a bunch of rowdy motherfuckers that laughed at every punchline. If this movie played to a regular PC audience..I dont think it will get as many laughs as this audience gave.. It was a Kevin Smith audience. And we loved it!! Whats a Kevin Smith audience... Well its middle age dudes.. That probably live with their moms, think everything sucks, and just talk about sex and pussy all fucking day long!!! Yep..and what the hell is wrong with that? Well all for the living with the mom thing.
Clerks 2 is that movie, that tells people.. Its time to fucking grow up loser !!! Yeah its fun to be a kid. Fuck around and shit with your friends. But one day, its time to become an adult. You have to grab life by the horns and become a grown up. Not everyone can walk around this world and be K-fed or Paris Hilton and do nothing !!.. You got to accept some responsibility one day. We all have to. Sure I want to fuck around, watch movies, talk shit, and play sports and videogames all the time. But I looked down the tube of a gun one time.. And had to decided. Do I want my life to be like this forever. And amount to nothing. Or choose a direction to greatness, and try to leave a mark on this rotating rock. Thats the point I got from Clerks 2. But besides that BS.. We get discussions of Porch Monkey's, Star Wars vs The Rings Trilogy, Pussy, and Animal Love. Kevin even pokes fun of his own movies a couple of times in this movie. And had a dance sequence right out of The Blues Brothers. Also alot of Ro Dawson's boobies bouncing up and down.
Ofcourse Jay and Silent Bob Returns, and they do not disapoint. Jay has a Silence of the Lambs moment that made the audience shreek in Horror..That was amazing.
All and all this is a great fun film.. Its a Kevin Smith film. If you dont get Kevin's humor, and talking about Pussy, Queers, Blow Jobs, and Cunts for an hour and a half. Then you might not like this movie. But if your a fan like me...You will love it.
Make sure you watch the credits..If you joined Mobbies on Myspace your name will be there. Also there are some funny movie facts about the cast written by Kevin. And of course it states in the end..That Jay and Silent Bob might Return in the future (a 007 tribute). And for all us fans..we hope its real soon.
Again see my movie trailer at http://youtube.com/user/DarthEvilDead
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Is it just me, or does the Raphael poster look like the Daredevil posters?
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to retire "too soon".
oh, and Hulk Hogan for Vanilla Ice cameo! NINJA, NINJA RAP, BROTHER! -
Damn enter button! Anyway, trailer was A.W.E.S.O.M.E. Thanks for the info, Quint! I hate myself for not going yesterday. TMNT 1 should IMHO be considered as one of the best comic book movie adaptations, right up there with both Spideys, both X-Men, 2 Supes films and Batman Begins... uh, yeah. It rocked! Oh! And back to the bestiality thing, seriously, is it really bestiality if you do it with an otherwise normal dude who just happens to look like a giant turtle? What's wrong with a little mutant-turtle on human action? I wouldn't mind a little green lovin' from one of the guys. I wouldn't mind AT ALL... (then again, they're jailbait, aren't they?)
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PG-13 I hope.
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The revival starts here !
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...or does the director look more like the turtles than the turtles do?
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Could this be a new trend? Imagine the possibilities: An Alien movie that takes place after Aliens, but ignores everything that came after it! A new version of Godfather III! And the clincher: A new Star Wars movie set after Empire which ignores Jedi and all the Prequels!
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Just awesome!
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The Steve Barron movie was something I enjoyed when I was a kid. I enjoyed a lot of crap when I was kid. Back then, I might well have said that
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I don't think anyone will be able to take this seriously. Comedies, such as Shrek and Toy Story, are the only things that really allow you to look past the fact that the movie is entirely CGI. Every action flick I've ever seen done like this has flossed with a fat bush. Final Fantasy: Advent Children gargle all kinds of diarrhea. I'd much rahter see another live-action Turtles movie - hell, it'd make tons of money just for the nostalgic value. Like someone suggested earlier, a live action + Gollum/Davey Jones treatment for the turtles would be great, but no studio is going to fund that for a franchise that's starred Ernie Reyes Jr. and Vanilla Ice.
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No Vanilla Ice? So none of this: http://tinyurl.com/rjgov
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the trailer has him falling into the dumpster at the end, his character poster is the only one that doesn't look badass, and he curls into a fetal position? i realize he was the closest thing to comic relief, but damnit, he was always my favorite and i don't want him to be like the Homer Simpson character on "Police Cops."
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I wish they'd make a movie as dark as when they all wore red bandanas and in a setting similar to Sin City ... no daytime, no slapstick, just as much violence as often as possible. Damn, sounds like the script for a SUCCESSFUL Punisher movie! ;)
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What does April look like in CGI? And... Mako. I'm *THERE*!
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i was always ridiculed for liking leo, bastard kids, yet in hindsight, i guess raph was a better choice
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why, aside from city of angels, what did it ever do to you
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Should be good if they're focussing on the characters
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That scene with Michaelangelo at the kids party actually sounds funny. Of course, it will depend on things like dialogue delivery. I like that the 4 turtle actors were in the same room. The dynamic would have sucked otherwise. As long as it comes close to the first Turtles movie, that will be good.
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What? Like they won't make her look like a slamming hottie... for a cartoon, that is.
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The "TOO SOON" jokes are soooo 3 months ago.
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Keep skating and forget all these cardboard cutouts around here trying to bring you down! Turtles are the best when they are FUN... Turning it into Sin City (!?) would be total BULL. The comics were dark, but FAR from the adult content many make it out to be. COWABUNGAAAA!!11
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CGI for the entire film isn't for me, the only ones I've liked are Shrek(+sequels) and Toy Story.
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RENAISSANCE!!! though Turtles will be nominated.
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I thought we were getting the Eastman and Laird Dark Horse version? It looked promising until Michaelangelo fell into the dumpster. That's when my heart sank. Why oh why does there have to be comedy? I guess the kidies don't want to see Leonardo chopping off Shredder's head. Screw them. Oh and Rapheal owns all.
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Sadly, I can't wait to see this!
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i was hoping for the version with the turtles that kill muthafuckers too . . . but i get the feeling not too many other people were looking forward to that.
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Oh yeah, because Eastman and Laird had no intention of making anybody laugh when they created MUTATED TURTLES THAT COULD WERE NINJAS. The comic was designed to be a parody of Miller's Daredevil run, parody being, by definition, "A literary or artistic work that imitates the characteristic style of an author or a work for COMEDIC effect or ridicule."
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I want the look of Sin City, not its plot. I just want to see some well-shot ninja fighting in the city, at night, and in the rain. Or at least some abridged ninja fighting.
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I'll take your word for it that they created "MUTATED TURTLES THAT COULD WERE NINJAS" to make people laugh (whatever that means. All I know is that the black and white Dark Horse comics were the coolest thing I collected in my comics days. I still have a charcoal drawing I did of the Leonardo head chopping incident I mentioned earlier. That image will be forever burned in my head. I understand that I and others on here are in the minority in our opinions, as the masses want something more easily digestible. The studios have to market it, and a toy line will follow. But excuse me if I weep to myself over what could have been. Maybe someday we'll get a direct to DVD uncut TMNT, until then, the shrill sounds of "Cowabunga" will rupture my eardrums. Enjoy.
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I knew this movie was on the horizon but I was not exctied until I saw the teaser and read this report.
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no mutant turtle or wolf (I forget their names)? no ooze, or secrets involving said ooze? no Vanilla Ice? with his phat beatz and poppin' fresh rhymes?!! no pin the buttons on the bald guy really fast training thingy? no Donnie pretending to be a mannaquin to fool a guy with panties on his head? no good Splinter one-liners ("I make another funny, HAHAHAHA")...so far? yeah, I'll see it anyways.
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sorry, it's been a long time since I went all nostalgic on TMNT 2's ass.
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I admit, that made me laugh.
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Very nice!
I don't care what anyone says, that scene from the first one, when Casey and April were on the porch at the farm having a little moment, and then the turtles show up and say "It's time to go back," and that music kicks in, was fucking phenomenal. Absolute tops. -
it'll probably beat the shit out of SUPERMAN, that's for damn sure...
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as for the villain, any guesses? If there's no Shredder, there probably won't be Baxter or Krang, or a Neutrinos cameo. Will Casey be there? An Elias Koteas VO would be wonderful.
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It's almost enough to send me digging through the shit in the crawlspace to bust out the old action figures. I hope that Ace Duck makes a cameo in the movie. At the very least, Mondo Gecko.
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Is a bad motherfucker.
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Is a bad motherfucker.
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Is a bad motherfucker.
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By far the best non-turtle character in the TMNT universe. Elias Koteas was a god for me during my childhood...and I suppose not many people outside of fanatics of the first movie can say that. "Hey--you're a claustrophobic!" "Are you kidding? I've never even LOOKED at another guy!" That's probably the most brilliant dialogue I've ever heard. In my life. Just the news that he's going to be in this is awesome. And Raph and Leo fighting each other...that sounds sweet. No Shredder? I hope he's at least in it, he doesn't have to be the main villain...but either way I'm looking forward to finding out who the main villain is. Anyway, this looks AWESOME. In every way.
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is still my fav. goofy? yes. a little corny? of course. but still, when it came down to it, mike could roll with the best of 'em. leo is a close second, tho.
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And so is Wolverine, Batman, Snake Plisken, Naked/Solid Snake... He really should get some royalties or sumthin.
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Krang should be in the movie. Dimension X, Technodrome, the whole shebang.
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http://media.wii.ign.com/media/794/794101/vids_1.html
looks pretty cool...it'd be nice to get a decent turtles game on the PS3 that is as fun as the old school snes games were.... -
I think this could be amazing. Why? TMNT...I grew up with them...this has to be amazing. If both this and Transformers licks? I really don't know what I'd do. CG models look good. Footage sounds good. I'm all smiles. Let's keep it that way, Kevin, okay?
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Complaining about 'Too Soon' Jokes being old is TOO SOON. I say, give 'em at least a year...
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"shudder". How about this for a TMNT title: "TURNIP BLOOD" or "DEAD HORSE VS THE STICK". Or to quote the most unnecessary line in movie history(that comes to mind): "Some mother-fuckers are always trying to iceskate uphill"-vanfan, ill give you 10 coolpoints if you can tell me what movie that was from.
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I would assume Voice sessions were already complete. Damn.......
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I had the pleasure of getting an autographed photo of him at a local comicon. I wanted to stay by his table and pepper him with questions, but decided not to be a pest. As you might expect, he was awesome just sitting their greeting fans.
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that quote was like garlic to the audience
how bout, "no, not the rug, man"
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Since when Turtles have been jumping around rooftops like four Spidermen?
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Since the cover of the first comic book back in 1984.
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It's a shitload more "ninja like" than driving a GIANT YELLOW SHELL-COVERED VAN.
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"I gotta get master splinter to say that jsut once!" I had a collection of the comics in a graphic novel format my pop had picked up for me just as the cartoon started getting hot with kids. Boy, was that a pivotal moment in my youth when it came to what entertained me. I can't recommend it enough (though I have no idea what it was called or where to get it, it was done by two guys, Eastman and Laird). Towards the end of the book, when Leo goes out into the snowy streets of the city draped in an overcoat and gets set upon by ninjas... whoa. Anybody else remember that?
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If I remember right, that was the begining of the "return of shredder" story arc. And a bad-ass one at that. I wish they would make a movie in that vein, instead of the pizza-swilling crap we're gonna get...
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