Poke'G Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 So... Who's seen it yet, and what were your thoughts? I'm really curious to see reactions from the different fans out there, whether you were one of the hard core original comic fans, the late 80s group that I would think many of us are from, or the newer blood who only really knew the current cartoon. And for those of you who have no clue what I'm talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazygecko Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Never saw a single episode of the new cartoon. Nostalgia for the 80's series is what got me interested. Luckily the whole thing is up on YouTube for those of us who can't watch American broadcasts. Overall, it was OK. The tribute to the original comic was really awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwaltzvald Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Same thing here for the nostalgia. I haven't seen it but sounds interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arek the Absolute Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 I love both the 87 and 03 (sans flash forward) cartoons, so this to me was just fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwaltzvald Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 So how exactly is the 03 version and what happened to the "flash forward" series..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poke'G Posted December 1, 2009 Author Share Posted December 1, 2009 The 03 series at the outset tried to stay fairly close to the original storylines of the comics. The turtles personalities were more distinct, the Purple Dragons were around, Baxter was black and slowly had his body destroyed, etc. But slowly over the seasons strayed and did their own thing. The huge reveal that Shredder was an Utrom was the jumping point for me where I lost interest. Now that they have two DVDs to a season, I'd like to check out what I missed. A few years back, the commercial machine decided the show needed a revamp, scrapped an entire nearly finished season, and had Flash Forward made to promote new toys and the like. Didn't go over well, TMNT came out around the same time, and thus the 03 series picked up again as Back to the Sewers. I heard the scrapped season is on DVD, but I haven't seen any of the show since '05. I guess Flash Forward was swept under the rug. The tribute to the original comic was really awesome. The Miller style monologues were hilarious. I was impressed that the animators tackled two other art styles with their own and stayed pretty faithful. As a fan of the Turtles in general, the movie was a lot better than I thought it would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arek the Absolute Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Yea, hearing that Shredder was an Utrom was a bit upsetting at first, but I got over it quickly. The 03 series was so good up to that point, so it was forgivable. Flash Forward, on the other hand, was a story line that should never be revisited and should be forgotten as fast as "The Next Mutation" was. Back to the Sewers brought me back to the 03 series. Sad that it is over : ( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwaltzvald Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Shredder was an Utrom I remember hearing about that but it didn't make much sense to me at the time. Sounds though despite that revelation the series was pretty good. May check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphis Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 This is pretty neat, but I kind of miss the original voice actors + the 80s theme song playing during fight sequences. That would've really rounded this out nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global-Trance Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 This was one of the best tributes they could have ever done for Turtles, especially if you grew up with them from the start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fratto Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Incredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poke'G Posted December 2, 2009 Author Share Posted December 2, 2009 This is pretty neat, but I kind of miss the original voice actors + the 80s theme song playing during fight sequences. That would've really rounded this out nicely. Yeah, if they got the rights to use the old show's character designs, one would think the TV theme could easily follow. The 4Kids voice actors are pretty bad all around in anything they do (I hate the actress who does April, and they overuse her in their projects), but I thought they did a good job trying to copy the originals. With 4Kids, the fact that they cared to try was impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monobrow Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Wow, I just relived my childhood :J I <3 TMNT, and basically even though I never watched the newer 2003 show, they really did something amazing here, giving nods to the 80s show in all the right places. Loved it. The comic book salute was great too. I also think they did a great job with the 80s voices, about as close as they could get without the original actors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenPi Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Definitely an awesome movie, very nostalgic and stuff . Also Im a little confused, I never really kept up with the 2003 series, but I remember watching some of it here and there, and I remember the shredder being a human.. was he ever a human, or just an utrom in some sort of take body? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pezman Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Haven't seen it, and shall download it presently. But parallel universes always leave a bad taste in my mouth... Chrono Cross is the only story I've seen which has done that well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chernabogue Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Great news! Been a TMNT fan for ages! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poke'G Posted December 3, 2009 Author Share Posted December 3, 2009 ...or just an utrom in some sort of take body? This. His human body bot was Oroku Saki. I don't know whether he kept showing up as Saki or not after the reveal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BardicKnowledge Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Just saw this, and it was almost like a missing set of episodes from the 1980s. Great stuff, thanks for pointing it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devyn Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 I liked it, but I don't like how they poked so much fun at the 80s series. If you're gonna include it, don't insult it so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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