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Put down the 80s franchise and step away from the movies!
Sunday, July 10th, 2011 11:37 pmSo in my random internet boredom trawlings tonight, I came across this little nugget:
"Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon have brought Michael Bay and his Platinum Dunes partners Brad Fuller and Andrew Form on to produce the next film that reboots the film series."
Noooooo! No nono no nonooo nononononononononono! There's so many reasons for Do Not Want. D:
1) You've already had one movie series based on an 80s nostalgia fueled cartoon series to play with Bay, get your hands away from the Turtles. As much as I love the live action Transformer movies, I will be perfectly content if Bay never comes near that franchise ever again.
2) Like Transformers the subject of TMNT as a whole is pretty darn silly. Giant Alien Robots that Turn Into Cars makes about as much sense as Giant Terrapins That Know Martial Arts. But just because the subject matter can be seen as silly doesn't mean it shouldn't be handled with respect. Unlike Transformers, TMNT has had live action movies done before, and pretty darn well done at that (studio meddling to make them less dark as the franchise went on aside).
3) I do not want to see a TMNT movie about the freaking US military trying to either capture or fight alongside (and completely overshadow) the characters the movie is NAMED AFTER.
4) While I don't particularly mind the way the 80s TMNT movie series evolved (and took on a decidedly less serious tone as they went on {Ninja Rap ftw!}), I would like to keep the seriousness that they tried to re-install with the 2007 CGI movie please. They are freaking ninja and have Very Deadly Weapons that they use in Very Dangerous Fights.
5) And on the fact that they are ninja, that means that there is a tendancy towards the silent and stealthy approach. There should be no asplosions to save you here. But I can't shake this feeling that that doesn't mean you won't try. -_-
In other more excitement news, time off for Living End approved, and concert tickets purchased. All that's left is the flights. :D
"Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon have brought Michael Bay and his Platinum Dunes partners Brad Fuller and Andrew Form on to produce the next film that reboots the film series."
Noooooo! No nono no nonooo nononononononononono! There's so many reasons for Do Not Want. D:
1) You've already had one movie series based on an 80s nostalgia fueled cartoon series to play with Bay, get your hands away from the Turtles. As much as I love the live action Transformer movies, I will be perfectly content if Bay never comes near that franchise ever again.
2) Like Transformers the subject of TMNT as a whole is pretty darn silly. Giant Alien Robots that Turn Into Cars makes about as much sense as Giant Terrapins That Know Martial Arts. But just because the subject matter can be seen as silly doesn't mean it shouldn't be handled with respect. Unlike Transformers, TMNT has had live action movies done before, and pretty darn well done at that (studio meddling to make them less dark as the franchise went on aside).
3) I do not want to see a TMNT movie about the freaking US military trying to either capture or fight alongside (and completely overshadow) the characters the movie is NAMED AFTER.
4) While I don't particularly mind the way the 80s TMNT movie series evolved (and took on a decidedly less serious tone as they went on {Ninja Rap ftw!}), I would like to keep the seriousness that they tried to re-install with the 2007 CGI movie please. They are freaking ninja and have Very Deadly Weapons that they use in Very Dangerous Fights.
5) And on the fact that they are ninja, that means that there is a tendancy towards the silent and stealthy approach. There should be no asplosions to save you here. But I can't shake this feeling that that doesn't mean you won't try. -_-
In other more excitement news, time off for Living End approved, and concert tickets purchased. All that's left is the flights. :D
