jeffk said:

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We can all agree that Leo (and Cyclops) are the worst.

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Amen!

I watched a documentary a while back about the production hell of the 1990 film and how Howard the Duck nearly killed this film from being made. How it became an independent project. So much went wrong before it got to theaters...

I actually enjoy watching TMNT (2007)

Looking forward to this one in August

Leo

At first I rolled my eyes when i saw that there would be another ninja turtles movie, but I actually liked the trailer. I havent seen any of the nickelodeon TMNT stuff before, but this is the first time i felt they actually sounded and acted like teenagers. Considering its part of the series name, you would think previous versions would have done a better job as portraying them as teens rather than young adults.

Agree, the nerd with the bo staff is the best.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8589698/
August 2, 2023
Theatrical Exclusive

Brilliant decision to have the Turtles voiced by actual teenagers - it adds so much to the film tonally, but also the humor pops more. Yes it’s an origin story, but it pulls the best parts of the #TMNT lore & adds a freshness to it all. Truly, you TMNT nerds will adore this film pic.twitter.com/xNdNCDz9Ix

— Erik Davis (@ErikDavis) June 22, 2023

I don’t think I could’ve loved #TMNTmovie #mutantmayhem more. Holy CRAP.

Effortlessly cool & retro while also being hip & hilarious, it wraps you up in a meaningful story while weaving a brand new turtle tale. The music choices are amazing too. I smiled & laughed the whole time. pic.twitter.com/AD2xVL7bz4

— Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) June 22, 2023

It’s great but the 90s needle drops dominate and set the tone a bit more

— Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) June 22, 2023

I was in as soon as I saw the first trailer. Calling it, this will be better than Spiderverse.

Based on personal enjoyment, reviews, revenue, what?

The first two.

Other than the video games, Donatello is 100% the worst ninja turtle.

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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The first two.

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Maybe personal enjoyment but it'd be very hard for the reviews to be better than Spiderverse. If anything, the reviews will compare it to Spiderverse and state its either as-good or just a notch below it.

Gotcha. I'm sure I'll enjoy both this and Spiderverse. I know you weren't nearly as high on Spiderverse as I was, but if Turtles can beat it, that'd be impressive.

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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I was in as soon as I saw the first trailer. Calling it, this will be better than Spiderverse.

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I do admit that I'm looking forward to this more than I was Spider-verse as well. As badass as the Spider-verse movie have been, this looks to have a level of humor and charm that those movies simply don't have, that I think I'm going to gravitate slightly more toward here, but we'll see.

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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I was in as soon as I saw the first trailer. Calling it, this will be better than Spiderverse.

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https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/teenage_mutant_ninja_turtles_mutant_mayhem

98%.

Looking forward to this

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8589698/
August 2, 2023
Theatrical Exclusive

Alamo draft house has some unique food coming out for this and I kinda want to try the pepperoni and pickle pizza

jeffk said:

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TCTTS said:

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Brian Earl Spilner said:

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I was in as soon as I saw the first trailer. Calling it, this will be better than Spiderverse.

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I do admit that I'm looking forward to this more than I was Spider-verse as well. As badass as the Spider-verse movie have been, this looks to have a level of humor and charm that those movies simply don't have, that I think I'm going to gravitate slightly more toward here, but we'll see.

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I'm really excited about this turtles flick. But I think comparisons between it and Spiderverse are sort of shallow and mainly based on the fact that they're both animated. They can absolutely both be good and still different. This turtles movie is the first iteration into a new presentation style with this property and I think that'll drive a lot of excitement and eyeballs. Across the Spiderverse was part II of a trilogy and sort of needed to be more serious and dark in nature to set up the finale next year.

Sorry to nitpick. I really am looking forward to getting some better Ninja Turtles. I just think making direct comparisons is going to do both films a disservice.

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Not to mention that the first Spider-Verse film was pretty damn charming (and funny).

I do appreciate the Spider-Verse opened the door for more artistic expression in animated films, not everything has to look like a perfectly lit Disney fairytale. They actually did a bit of that earlier as well on the Hotel Transylvania films, but then Dreamworks has taken this inspiration on a few films like The Bad Guys and more so in Puss in Boots as has Sony in Mitchells vs The Machines (same director as TMNT btw). I'm excited to see where people start pusing animation if the studios will let them.

I unfortunately likely won't get to see TMNT till it hits digital but it looks like a blast, really looking forward to it.