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 Member 554 Level 17.68 Mar 2006 
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I've been watching a lot of the more recent animated series lately which does the original comic far more justice than the old animation and the downright campy bits of the old movies (Vanilla Ice anyone?). That being said, I think the trailer looks very promising. The design of the green guys is pretty close to Eastman & Laird's original artwork, the atmosphere is dark, a bit gritty and yet there's still room for humor and a good measure of self-irony.
If that's the spirit of the upcoming movie, I'm already sold. Jam it back in, in the dark. |
Member 554 Level 17.68 Mar 2006
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Go back to 1988 and ask people on the streets about Batman. Then wait a year and do it again.
There's nowhere I can't reach. |
Member 554 Level 17.68 Mar 2006
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Well, in 1988 they would have been like "Oh yeah, of course I know Batman ... da-da-da-da-da-da Batmaaan ... Adam West and Burt Ward were hilarious".
1989: "Wow, this Burton movie was dark, I mean dark! I gotta check out this badass Frank Miller comic everyone keeps telling me about..." My point is (and sorry for making it so late, I kinda forgot about this thread): TMNT would not be the first franchise to be somewhat ... misrepresented by certain deriative works. Elements like the protagonists' obsession with pizza, the Cowabunga catchphrase and most high-tech gadgets came from the first animated series. The original comics were pretty down to earth, dark, gritty and to some degree a direct homage to Frank Miller comics like Ronin and his work on Daredevil. I'm not saying the new movie should severe all ties to the more light-hearted interpretations (the 2003 animation doesen't do this either and it's ok) but I do hope the Turtles' days of excessive camp are over for good. This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.
Last edited by Cyrus XIII; Aug 21, 2006 at 06:06 PM.
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Member 554 Level 17.68 Mar 2006
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I wonder whether they stuck with the original homecoming/reunion plot. Pitting the Turtles against some cheesy extra-dimensional threat and probably the Foot is ok in my book as long as the movie still takes its time to actually deal with the characters. Given that the new trailer was an MTV exclusive, I'll just presume for now that it was compiled with an audience of attention span deficient kiddies in mind.
I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body? |
