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I remember the first two live action films were really cool, hopefully the CGI version will do just as good.

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I have completely different memories of those movies.
 

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Posted by SoaPiNuReYe (Member # 9144) on :
 
Hey I was like 3 when those things came out so to me they were the coolest things ever.
 

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Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :
 
The characters roots predate the pizza-loving, catch-phrase-uttering, surfer-dude elements introduced in the 1987 cartoon. Just sayin'.
 

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Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :
 
As far as the live action films went, I think the Jim Henson Creature Shop did a great job on Splinter.

But...that's about it.
 

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Posted by Strider (Member # 1807) on :
 
I still have my old TMNT VHS tapes...for nostalgia. I don't even have a VCR to play them in, but man, I LOVED the ninja turtles growing up.
 

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Posted by SoaPiNuReYe (Member # 9144) on :
 
I remember i was the red one for halloween.
 

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Posted by MyrddinFyre (Member # 2576) on :
 

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The characters roots predate the pizza-loving, catch-phrase-uttering, surfer-dude elements introduced in the 1987 cartoon. Just sayin'. [Smile]

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Haha, yeah, I meant the Live Action roots! Hmm, are they taking their characters right from the comics? That would be both funny and really awesome.
 

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Posted by PUNJABEE (Member # 7359) on :
 
The first one was cool because it was sorta dark, but the 2nd and 3rd movies really sucked.

If the story is good, I guess I can get past how stupid the turtles look. I saw a picture of Leonardo online somewhere, he's all skinny and looks like a kid.

Lame.
 

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Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :
 
Like...a teenager?
 

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Posted by Shawshank (Member # 8453) on :
 
I liked the 2nd one a lot- but the third one was terrible.
 

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Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :
 
According to the TMNT creators, the new film will be similar to "Superman Returns" in that the "good stuff" from the previous films will be utilized as back-story...and everything else will be ignored.
 

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Posted by Evie3217 (Member # 5426) on :
 

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Originally posted by MyrddinFyre:
Turtles in a Half Shell! Turtle Power!!

I hope they go back to their California Surfer Dude roots. In the new comics there's a distinct lack of chillin with pizza ... and where did all their catch phrases go?? If someone doesn't say Cowabunga in this movie I will lose all faith in humanity.

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So, which TMNT is your favorite?
 

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Posted by MyrddinFyre (Member # 2576) on :
 
TOTALLY Donatello. Smart, quiet, and reliable... and he didn't need any flashy blades to kick butt. I don't think I even really liked the rest of them. Oh, and Splinter is my hero.
 

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Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
 

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Originally posted by Puffy Treat:
At both ComicCon 2006 and with 'The Ant Bully'

The CGI film is supposed to be done with the "tongue-in-cheek Frank Miller parody" tone of the original Mirage comics, but will be a new story.

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Oh, good. I like the black and white graphic novels, especially the one w/ Leo fighting the Foot in the snow while everyone else trims the Christmas tree.
 

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Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :
 
Oh, yeah! And the Foot Clan end up destroying the store of April's deceased father.

Traumatized and heartbroken, the TMNT, Splinter, Casey and April spend months hiding out in the country...they fall apart, but gradually pull together to heal each other.

(Seen in abbreviated and -much- less effective form in the movie)

I -devoured- the original Mirage run back in the day. Much preferred it to what the 1987 cartoon's version.

(The 2003 cartoon was a tad closer.)
 

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Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :
 
My favorite was Splinter. Not a turtle, but a mystic martial arts master who just happens to be a rat simply rocks.

Hmmm.

Maybe Stan Sakai will be able to do that "Space Usagi" animated movie/TV series if the new film makes Asian-influenced fighting animals popular again.
 

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Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
 
Oy, I never read the comic, I think it was before my time. But I loved the cartoons, and LOVED the first live action movie. I remember begging my mom to take my brother and I to the traveling TMNT musical they were performing, LIVE ONSTAGE! I wore out my cassette of the show twice. Sadly I have no idea where to get a replacement.

I hope that Shredder and the Foot are the bad guys in this, and that we get to see Bebop and Rocksteady. If they can bastardize other old cartoon/comic shows for whatever reason, they can do it to this one to make me happy!

Splinter rocks!
 

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Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :
 
Shredder and the Foot will not be villains in the new movie, though they may get mentioned.

The TMNT creators have stated the movie will have "multiple villains".
 

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Posted by Strider (Member # 1807) on :
 
I'm gonna go ahead and admit that I had both the TMNT 1 & 2 movie soundtracks. And loved them.

*hides head in shame*
 

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Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
 
Dude, I have just 5 words for you.


Go Ninja, Go Ninja, Go.
 

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Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
 
What other villains are there in the TMNT-verse?
 

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Posted by Strider (Member # 1807) on :
 
I think I used to know all the words to that.
 

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Posted by DMLPro (Member # 8653) on :
 
If you had the TMNT Vanilla Ice Behind-the-Scenes special, say Cowabunga!!!
 

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Posted by Strider (Member # 1807) on :
 
hah...I wasn't that bad!
 

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Posted by PUNJABEE (Member # 7359) on :
 
If you had the TMNT "Coming out of their shells Tour" CD or cassette...

you were as lame as I was.
 

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Posted by DMLPro (Member # 8653) on :
 
But none of us realized how lame we were. And that's what matters. I loved them then and love them now.
 

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Posted by SoaPiNuReYe (Member # 9144) on :
 

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Originally posted by Lyrhawn:
What other villains are there in the TMNT-verse?

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Originally posted by PUNJABEE:
If you had the TMNT "Coming out of their shells Tour" CD or cassette...

you were as lame as I was.

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Yeah that was it!

I LOVED that cd.


And I remember Krang now!
 

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Posted by PUNJABEE (Member # 7359) on :
 
The trailer is out.

It looks fanTASTIC...


until the very last 10 seconds.


/shame
 

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Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
 
Gotta say, I didn't think it was going to be THAT kind of CGI. I thought it would be live action with CGI turtles, not a Pixar style animated film. Should be interesting.

And I loved the last 10 seconds.
 

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Posted by cmc (Member # 9549) on :
 
If I knew how to post a picture of my brother in his Donatello costume, this is SO where I'd do it... I loved the show/movies only because of how much my kid bro did... But he remains 'D' to this day...

(ps - if someone shows/tells me how to do that w a pic i'm ready and willing... MUHAHAHAHAHA!)
 

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Posted by MyrddinFyre (Member # 2576) on :
 
They're so cute! I can't wait!

edit: cmc, if you upload a digital photo to photobucket or flickr and link the URL here that should work, unless that's not what you meant, then um ignore this
 

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Posted by b boy (Member # 9587) on :
 
I studied Kung Fu with someone who knew the dude who played the action half of Leonardo in the live action movies. (edit: whom i got to meet!) Apparently there were two different turtles they used for the movie, one for "acting" and the other for kung fu-ing.

My brother and I also had pet turtles, 4 of them, when we were younger. We were original enough NOT to name them Leonardo, Donatello, Michaelangelo and Raphael. the uber geekiness at the time might have gotten us beat up... but if only we knew that uber-geekiness would be revered when we grew up...
 

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Posted by b boy (Member # 9587) on :
 

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Originally posted by MyrddinFyre:
They're so cute! I can't wait!

edit: cmc, if you upload a digital photo to photobucket or flickr and link the URL here that should work, unless that's not what you meant, then um ignore this

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