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Joop · 04/26/2010, 01:07 pm

I don't know if anyone likes the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but seeing as it's one of my favorite childhood series, I thought I'd check.

I'm not into the new series at all, but I thought I'd check this new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Forever feature, seeing as it had the 80's Turtles in it.
I gotta say it's pretty awesome!
If you ignore the voices of the old characters that are sometimes totally off, it's quite a funny feature.
The different art styles are handled pretty well, I was laughing out loud when they got to the 80's Turtles universe. Only then did I realise how weird some of those people are designed.
The whole throwback to the Turtles origin was pretty awesome too. I wonder how Eastman and Laird felt about their pencil drawings finally coming to life.
All in all, it's a pretty funny, if kinda short, movie, and people will at least recognise a few things that will wake the sweet cloud of nostalgia.

The only problem I have with the thing, apart from not getting the original voice actors, is the budget.
All of it looks pretty good, but I would have loved if even more versions of the Turtles were there. Imagine the original movie Turtles having a cameo or something!
Of course I do realise that this would be impossible to do on a non-super-big-hollywood-producion basis. So I forgive them.
They could have spend some extra money for the original actors and tunes though. I would've loved hearing the old tada-tada-dum-dum after a fight.

Jen Kollic · 04/26/2010, 01:33 pm

I just watched that the other night! All I can say is that it's freaking genius. My flatmate and I both thought it was hilarious, we both cracked up when they went to the 80s Turtles universe and the 80s Turtles explained that they had to save April every day, you can set your watch to it.

Rather Dashing · 04/26/2010, 01:36 pm

The movie turtles DID get a cameo, sort of. They are on one of the Shredder's floating universe screens.

Personally, I would have preferred a gritty comic-universe DVD movie, but I'll take what I can get.

Joop · 04/26/2010, 01:40 pm

Yeah, I liked them being in the cameo.
But wouldn't it be great if they would be fighting next to each other?
The first movie Turtles still are my favorite!

Giant Tope · 04/26/2010, 01:45 pm

I just watched this yesterday with my sis. A++ will watch again

...though the phrase April O'Neil O'Fools kept going through my head. I blame KC Green.

Friar · 04/26/2010, 01:51 pm

*is confused*
Are you on about the movie from a couple of years back?

Factoid: The 80's series was called Teenage Mutant Hero turtles here in the UK, as Ninja's were deemed too violent.

Avistew · 04/26/2010, 01:55 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Friar

*is confused*
Are you on about the movie from a couple of years back?

Factoid: The 80's series was called Teenage Mutant Hero turtles here in the UK, as Ninja's were deemed too violent.

Factoid: in France, TMNT are just "Ninja Turtles". They obviously thought it was too long otherwise.

As a result, I never realised they were supposed to be teenagers, incidentally.

Joop · 04/26/2010, 01:56 pm

No, I'm talking about this.
It's a celebratory movie for the Turtles 25th birthday.
It conjoins the 80's Turtles with the 2003 Turtles in their battle against Shredder.

Factoid: The 80's series was called Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles here in the Netherlands too. But we kept Michelangelo's Nunchaku's!

Friar · 04/26/2010, 02:04 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Avistew

Factoid: in France, TMNT are just "Ninja Turtles". They obviously thought it was too long otherwise.

As a result, I never realised they were supposed to be teenagers, incidentally.

Factoid: I can't read the words "teenage mutant hero/ninja turtles" Without the theme song erupting in my mind.

Avistew · 04/26/2010, 02:04 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joop

Factoid: The 80's series was called Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles here in the Netherlands too. But we kept Michelangelo's Nunchaku's!

Some people didn't?

We had costumes as a kid. I was Michelangelo. Wouldn't have liked going without my nunchakus!
I like Raffaello's weird knives too though.

Joop · 04/26/2010, 02:07 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Avistew

Some people didn't?

We had costumes as a kid. I was Michelangelo. Wouldn't have liked going without my nunchakus!
I like Raffaello's weird knives too though.

Raphael has always been my favorite.
They actually censored the Nunchaku's in Britain, which cuts a lot of Michelangelo's great moments. If you watch the first three seasons you see them appearing less and less, because the animators wanted to keep Michelangelo in, until they truly changed it by giving him a grappling hook in season 4.

Actually, I read somewhere that at the end of the first movie, in Britain Shredder just runs off the roof into the trashcan. Pretty lame ending if you ask me.

Friar · 04/26/2010, 02:13 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joop

Raphael has always been my favorite.
They actually censored the Nunchaku's in Britain, which cuts a lot of Michelangelo's great moments. If you watch the first three seasons you see them appearing less and less, because the animators wanted to keep Michelangelo in, until they truly changed it by giving him a grappling hook in season 4.

Actually, I read somewhere that at the end of the first movie, in Britain Shredder just runs off the roof into the trashcan. Pretty lame ending if you ask me.

I think the nunchaku's were filtered out because Youth gang culture was rising, and so were their (the nunchaku's) popularity.

Oh, and i'll try tracking that movie down later. I hated what i saw of the new TMNT stuff (i went into a nostalgia induced rage!), but i'm glad to here they included the old turtles. *hums tune*

GuybrushWilco · 04/26/2010, 03:00 pm

I never saw the 2003 turtles, but I did love the old cartoon when I was a kid. I also had tons of turtles action figures

. This 2003 special sounds entertaining though, I should check it out.

Secret Fawful · 04/26/2010, 05:40 pm

Yeah this was a great special. I was skeptical but it turned out okay. I just kind of wish Casey Jones had more to do. I can definitely say that this movie blew TMNT out of the water.

Remolay · 04/26/2010, 05:42 pm

I liked it a lots, and I only saw about half of it.

FILTHY TURTLES!

It's not true, we shower regularly.
*awkward silence*
WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO!?

Joop · 04/27/2010, 12:22 am

Yeah, the fourth wall breaking and the characters' reactions were pretty hilarious!
I love it when they pull stuff like this!

tredlow · 04/28/2010, 01:29 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMNry4PE93Y

flesk · 04/28/2010, 02:16 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joop

Raphael has always been my favorite.

Yeah, mine too. I used to have a Raphael action figure when I was younger. Good times.

Scrawffler · 04/28/2010, 03:34 am

I used to watch the old cartoons when I was a kid, in the early '90s. Loved it, even though I can't remember that much about many of the episodes now. For some reason I can remember the introduction sequence and theme music really easily though; it was catchy.

Friar · 04/28/2010, 09:47 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scrawffler

I used to watch the old cartoons when I was a kid, in the early '90s. Loved it, even though I can't remember that much about many of the episodes now. For some reason I can remember the introduction sequence and theme music really easily though; it was catchy.

Turtles in a half-shell!

Anyway, i just watched the Turtles forever thing, and really enjoyed it. The replacement Voice actors did a great job of doing the 80's turtles! Although that could be because i haven't watched an actual episode in so long. I forgot how funny they were! I still don't like the new turtles though.Too gritty (i guess more like the very originals, buut still).

04/26/2010, 01:07 pm	#1
Joop Vocal Chord Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Panningen, The Netherlands Posts: 724	Turtles Forever I don't know if anyone likes the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but seeing as it's one of my favorite childhood series, I thought I'd check. I'm not into the new series at all, but I thought I'd check this new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Forever feature, seeing as it had the 80's Turtles in it. I gotta say it's pretty awesome! If you ignore the voices of the old characters that are sometimes totally off, it's quite a funny feature. The different art styles are handled pretty well, I was laughing out loud when they got to the 80's Turtles universe. Only then did I realise how weird some of those people are designed. The whole throwback to the Turtles origin was pretty awesome too. I wonder how Eastman and Laird felt about their pencil drawings finally coming to life. All in all, it's a pretty funny, if kinda short, movie, and people will at least recognise a few things that will wake the sweet cloud of nostalgia. The only problem I have with the thing, apart from not getting the original voice actors, is the budget. All of it looks pretty good, but I would have loved if even more versions of the Turtles were there. Imagine the original movie Turtles having a cameo or something! Of course I do realise that this would be impossible to do on a non-super-big-hollywood-producion basis. So I forgive them. They could have spend some extra money for the original actors and tunes though. I would've loved hearing the old tada-tada-dum-dum after a fight. __________________ Bound only by the paper thin wrapper of mortality, a soul here lies, struggling to be free, and so it will thanks to a bowl of bad gazpacho and a man named Calavera!

04/26/2010, 01:33 pm	#2
Jen Kollic >B[ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 538	I just watched that the other night! All I can say is that it's freaking genius. My flatmate and I both thought it was hilarious, we both cracked up when they went to the 80s Turtles universe and the 80s Turtles explained that they had to save April every day, you can set your watch to it. __________________ *"Gentlemen! Please! You can fight like itsy bitsy babies later. Right now we have adult name-calling and mud-slinging to attend to."* - Dr. Nightmare, Attorney at Law DeviantArt FFN

04/26/2010, 01:40 pm	#4
Joop Vocal Chord Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Panningen, The Netherlands Posts: 724	Yeah, I liked them being in the cameo. But wouldn't it be great if they would be fighting next to each other? The first movie Turtles still are my favorite! __________________ Bound only by the paper thin wrapper of mortality, a soul here lies, struggling to be free, and so it will thanks to a bowl of bad gazpacho and a man named Calavera!

04/26/2010, 01:45 pm	#5
Giant Tope bashful little whaleshark Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Portland Posts: 2,171	I just watched this yesterday with my sis. A++ will watch again ...though the phrase April O'Neil O'Fools kept going through my head. I blame KC Green. __________________ I am a dinosaur. BUT! i am hiding.

04/26/2010, 01:51 pm	#6
Friar Mad man with an Ox Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: UK Posts: 3,117	is confused Are you on about the movie from a couple of years back? Factoid: The 80's series was called Teenage Mutant Hero turtles here in the UK, as Ninja's were deemed too violent. __________________ "The universe has to move forward. Pain and loss, they define us as much as happiness or love. Whether it's a world, or a relationship...everything has its time. And everything ends."-Elizabeth Sladen: RIP.

04/26/2010, 01:36 pm	#3
Rather Dashing Throw Baby Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 7,813	The movie turtles DID get a cameo, sort of. They are on one of the Shredder's floating universe screens. Personally, I would have preferred a gritty comic-universe DVD movie, but I'll take what I can get.

04/26/2010, 01:56 pm	#8
Joop Vocal Chord Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Panningen, The Netherlands Posts: 724	No, I'm talking about this. It's a celebratory movie for the Turtles 25th birthday. It conjoins the 80's Turtles with the 2003 Turtles in their battle against Shredder. Factoid: The 80's series was called Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles here in the Netherlands too. But we kept Michelangelo's Nunchaku's! __________________ Bound only by the paper thin wrapper of mortality, a soul here lies, struggling to be free, and so it will thanks to a bowl of bad gazpacho and a man named Calavera!

04/26/2010, 03:00 pm	#13
GuybrushWilco Pirate Janitor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: USA Posts: 437	I never saw the 2003 turtles, but I did love the old cartoon when I was a kid. I also had tons of turtles action figures . This 2003 special sounds entertaining though, I should check it out.

04/26/2010, 05:40 pm	#14
Secret Fawful Fearless Oathbreaker Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Stuck In This Pose Sexiness: Off The Charts! Posts: 5,136	Yeah this was a great special. I was skeptical but it turned out okay. I just kind of wish Casey Jones had more to do. I can definitely say that this movie blew TMNT out of the water. __________________ You're the greatest. The greatest! - GuruGuru214 You'll go far in this life, Fawful. - That Guy In The Wheelchair Fawful, you sir, are made of win. - mgrant I love the Fawful! - Davies You're like a bad comedian. - monkey_05_06 ** you. - Giant Tope Why do you have to be such an hole? - Avistew You're a miserable little weasel who derives pleasure from being a *. - AllenB Grow up. - Mike Haley Now Playing: ~~Space Quest 0: Replicated~~ - ~~Space Quest I EGA: The Sarien Encounter~~ - Space Quest I VGA: The Sarien Encounter** - Space Quest II EGA: Vohaul's Revenge - Space Quest II VGA: Vohaul's Revenge - Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon - Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers - Space Quest V: The Next Mutation - Space Quest VI: Roger Wilco in the Spinal Frontier - Space Quest: The Lost Chapter

04/26/2010, 05:42 pm	#15
Remolay Does not compute Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Planet Earth(Sol 3) Status: My head asplode Posts: 1,987	I liked it a lots, and I only saw about half of it. FILTHY TURTLES! It's not true, we shower regularly. awkward silence WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO!? __________________ It's Gallifreyan, it doesn't translate Crap I do: Homestar WUW Twitter YouTube Fanfiction.net It says Remolay

04/27/2010, 12:22 am	#16
Joop Vocal Chord Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Panningen, The Netherlands Posts: 724	Yeah, the fourth wall breaking and the characters' reactions were pretty hilarious! I love it when they pull stuff like this! __________________ Bound only by the paper thin wrapper of mortality, a soul here lies, struggling to be free, and so it will thanks to a bowl of bad gazpacho and a man named Calavera!

04/28/2010, 01:29 am	#17
tredlow Has Possum Powers. Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,536	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMNry4PE93Y __________________ My Friend: You know, if only Bruce Wayne was bit by a radioactive psychiatrist rather than a bat, Gotham wouldn't even need Arkham Asylum. Me: Haha, yeah. That's true. Minutes Later Me: Wait, Bruce Wayne was never bit by a radioactive anything.

04/28/2010, 03:34 am	#19
Scrawffler Pappapisshu!! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: England wink wink nudge nudge Posts: 607	I used to watch the old cartoons when I was a kid, in the early '90s. Loved it, even though I can't remember that much about many of the episodes now. For some reason I can remember the introduction sequence and theme music really easily though; it was catchy. __________________ I'm not crazy; I'm sanely-challenged.

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