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Were you disappointed in the all-CG TMNT movie that was a kinda-sorta sequel to the '90s live-action trilogy? I enjoyed it for what it was, but if you didn't, you should be aware that it could have been far, far, uhh...different. Turtles cocreator Kevin Eastman has been auctioning off his entire heroes-in-a-half-shell haul, and among the items to show up are a screenplay and concept designs for a fourth live-action movie that never happened. Based on the sketches presented, it would have involved April becoming evil and slutty, Shredder dressing like a glam rocker, nanobots, and a fifth turtle named Kirby (after that famous Renaissance painter Jack Kirby, don'cha know).
You have to see the designs to believe them. And after that, make Kevin Eastman an offer. Seriously. He's "proactively entertaining" them.
(Actually, these are still more interesting than anything I ever read about the proposed Michael Bay version.)
H/T SlyDante
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I was disappointed by the CG TMNT movie. It was awful, but it wasn't good either. A lot of the voice casting bothered me. They didn't fit. Get real voice actors! It's like they kept sinking further and further after the first first which was excellent due to its serious and slightly dark tone. Laird was the master at drawing all the detailed features in the old TMNT comic books. I'm really not enjoying Eastman's new line of Ninja Turtles reboot comic books. He has some way out there ideas and his drawings are evidence that Laird kept him grounded. Too bad Laird lost his love for his own creation. I guess we'll never get a really great Turtles film ever again. Ratings (out of 10): TMNT 1: 9 , TMNT2: 7.5, TMNT 3: 6 , TMNT 4 CG: 5.5, Michael Bay's TMNT: ZERO.
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omg god shredder looks like he raided elton johns old war drobe. and can not believe another fifth turtle when they tried that with venus and it did not go over well . though like that it was named after jack kirby
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So...Jack Kirby turtle, glam rock Shredder, evil April: A-OK.
Female turtle—heck, just other mutants, but female? <i>"No. Absolutely not, no way, never going to be canon, you don't DARE say that to my FACE."</i>
...'s'what I heard, anyway.
Poor Venus de Milo.
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And My beloved Mona Lisa,
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Anyone remember her? Anyone.
Sorry if you get this more then once Ranchoth, but it will teach you for being so quiet lately.
Damn Voice, you are my Arch Enemy!!
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well it could be worse; at least the turtles would have been teenage, mutant, and turtles.
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Was I the only one NOT disappointed in the CGI movie? I thought it was fine. It wasn't perfect by any stretch but it was a damn sight better than III.
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@EliasAlgorithm The CG movie that had Raphael dressing up in armor, Raphael and Leonardo fighting, and Karai leading the Foot?
I thought that was a good film. It felt a lot like the old comics. I wish they'd been able to make the sequel that it had set up.
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"it would have involved April becoming evil and slutty, Shredder dressing like a glam rocker" Didn't we have an FFF like that once?
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I can't decide if slutty April or terrifying Jack Kirby turtle is more of an embarrassment to the franchise.
Either way, DON'T LET MICHAEL BAY SEE THESE SKETCHES. ESPECIALLY slutty April. He'll have a new script inside of 30 minutes.
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@rabidronnie That's only because most of his movies follow the same pattern and he just puts names in his placeholder spots.
Ex. The Female is wearing shorts and is doing a pose that looks like she preforming sex act .
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@Someguy @rabidronnie Ooh! I can do this!
The ___Military Personnel___ has heated conversation with ___Title Character___ about the evil scheme of ___Villain___.
(how DOES one underline on this system?)
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@rabidronnie In the corner of the comment box you will see a pencil looking icon. Click on it and it will give you bold, italics, underline, couple of bullets and word%s. <- Click here Timely, this is for you.
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These look more like toy ideas, than actual movie characters (Kasey with Electric hands!).
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@Gallen_Dugall @jonap I think Eastman learned the power of selling out when they made the original cartoon deal, and subsequently ended up being the creators of the hottest kid's property of its time.
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Good lord, this may very well be the most '90s-est thing ever conceived by man. Even cancelling out the fact that this is art for an '80s property. Like, on a scale of one to ten Liefelds, this hit twelve. http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maix55FnHZ1rqnzpoo4_250.gif
And good lord, I just imagined the horror of what these designs would look like with live-action animatronics & early-to-mid-'90s CGI. Especially considering the third film's effects.
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@SlyDante777 It really looks like somebody wiped their ass with a bunch of 90's Image comics and put them on display. I scrolled down those concepts and was instantly haunted by the memories of terrible Wizard Magazine promo articles. These sketches are so dated it's painful.
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@SlyDante777 It was *so* '90s-tastic that I wondered if maybe someone had intentionally drawn these up as an attempt to make some money. It wasn't until I got to the colored sketches that I knew that these were absolutely from their time. NO ONE uses those exact colors anymore.
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@jonap @Ford_Thundercougarfalconbird I do believe it's........TROGDOOOOOOOOOORRRRR!!! TROGDOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRR!!!!
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@arivalscientist @jonap @Ford_Thundercougarfalconbird The movie must have THATCHED ROOF COTTAGES!
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@jonap @Ford_Thundercougarfalconbird If it ain't Shredder; It's crap!
On a different note is my underscore showing?
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@jonap @Someguy_ @Ford_Thundercougarfalconbird Stupid thing wouldn't let me comment. I also hate that I can't just have Someguy on my stupid account! And reality shows, they suck!
