The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Movie

[Gatx]

TMNT really wasn't a prominent part of my childhood, I grew up with the 2001 redux (Which wasn't really that bad, especially how dark it got at times with shredder) so I don't really mind personally. Though this is really shitty of them to do, fucking over something in the damn title. I'm just glad that Bionicles is over and nobody will be GRIM/DARK rebooting my childhood anytime soon.

Funnily enough aliens featured pretty heavily in the 2001 series. What with Space Triceratops and Shredder being an amorphous alien blob piloting a robotic suit. The particular alien race, the "Ultroms," as I am to understand, are an established part of the various Turtles' stories.

 

[WeAreStevo]

My question is are they going to retain the acronym "TMNT" because they USED to be mutants.

Now it should be "TARNT" if anything.

And fuck Michael Bay. If he touches Thundercats then I'm going to go berserk..

 

[Tanis]

This guy, he's like an American version of Uwe Bowl.

 

[DustyDrB]

Is Vanilla Ice in it? No? Then it's not a real Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie.

 

[Don Savik]

So... Yeah... That completely destroys most of the backstory for the turtles. Why would they be ninjas if they're from space? Why would shredder want to fight aliens? It makes no sense!

Plus, what will it be called. Teenage Ninja Turtles? That doesn't sound as catchy! It wont be TMNT, it'll be TNT-- Waaaaaait a second... TNT? Michael Bay? Oh, now I think I see why he did this...

Shredder would also be an alien! Duh! and April O'Neal would be a hot actress opposite Casey played by Shia La Beouf. Jeez, its like you don't know anything about hollywood blockbusters.

 

[Syzygy23]

So... Yeah... That completely destroys most of the backstory for the turtles. Why would they be ninjas if they're from space? Why would shredder want to fight aliens? It makes no sense!

Plus, what will it be called. Teenage Ninja Turtles? That doesn't sound as catchy! It wont be TMNT, it'll be TNT-- Waaaaaait a second... TNT? Michael Bay? Oh, now I think I see why he did this...

No, it'll be TANT (Teenage ALIEN Ninja Turtles)

I find myself pretty indifferent about this.

Why are you guys getting so worked up about it? I mean come on, you're mad about a guy changing the premise from a group of TENNAGERS, who just so happen to not ONLY be MUTANTS, but TURTLES at that. Oh, and they're also fuckin' NINJAS.

Seriously, that sounds like something targeted towards young boys and everyone elses inner child. It's a silly premise that isn't supposed to be taken seriously. I don't see how changing the main cast from mutants to aliens some how ruins to silliness.

 

[idarkphoenixi]

Damn everyones getting pissed off about this...

Let me just get this straight here. So somehow them beings aliens makes less sense than them being regular turtles that gained anthropomorphic mutation through some purple science goo in the sewer?

Theres no point complaining because most people arn't going to care. Joe-shmoe public will eat this stuff right up so long as there are enough explosions and pretty ladies on screen.

 

[Courier_87]

Surely an alien race would have no need to live in a sewer and would never meet Splinter.... on a related note, Bay does realise the Turtles were created by the same stuff that blinded Daredevil (in the comics) thus grounding their origins on this planet. Spent last night watching Bad Boys to restore some faith in Mr Bay, now he's gone and lost it again

 

[chaosbedlam]

I have watched as the TMNT franchise grow in age from the interesting comic books to the cartoon series and the live action movies to the remake cartoon to the new animated movie... and now to aliens.
i didnt care much about transformers so when the movies came out i didnt really have much to say other than these are far too long. but now i ask why would you do this? its like taking Rambo and making him an FBI agent who uses martial arts.
Tonight i will be crying myself to sleep.

 

[Rawne1980]

Someone lock Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell in a windowless room please.

After all the shit coming from ye olde Hollywood recently I have the need for another Evil Dead movie to make it all better.

Captcha - Creative Visions .... Not in the movie industry Captcha, not anymore.

 

[TheVioletBandit]

I don't understand, why even do this? Well, I for one reject the idea, the turtles will always be mutants to me.

 

[Syzygy23]

Well, we can count on Doug Walker doing a review of this movie. Probably with James Rolf.

This is so fucking stupid. How do you explain aliens having Earth names? Even the worst scifi writers understand that. How would they know ninjutsu, as that's an Earth martial art? Or how about the fact that the word "mutant" is IN THE FUCKING TITLE! That would be like doing an adaptation of Superman, but not giving him superpowers. Crap, now I'm giving Bay ideas.

Oh and Mike tells us to chill out because we haven't read his script. Yeah, I'm sure its awesome when the only thing you can tell us in effort to get up hyped is that they aren't even mutant ninja. Dumbass, we've already seen the Transformers movies. Why should we expect any sort of quality from you?

Who wants to bet they aren't even Turtles? They're probably the same species of dinosaur as Bowser. And I'm also going to guess that the youngest one is 26. Fucking idiot director.

Edit: Oh, and the "turtles" look stupid too. Give him credit for consistency.

Doug Walker? he's way ahead of you: http://blip.tv/nostalgiacritic/why-the-ninja-turtles-should-be-aliens-6039138

 

[triggrhappy94]

The fuck's the point?
I thought the origin story worked as is.
I think Micheal Bay was a bully in high school and loved beating up on the nerdy kids, and now he's continuing his sadistic spree by ensuring that he can shit on nerds for generations.

Alternatively: He's trying to squeeze every penny out of this by making it as mainstream and middle of the road as possible, and "aliens" is suppose to sell better than "mutants".