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Semi here!
So I was at a friend's house last night, and I noticed that they had TMNT II on VHS. Having not seen it in YEARS, I pop it in for nostalgia's sake. I'm aware that this was the movie that tried to be more kid-friendly, which means...... no angst, less serious moments, more cartoony slapstick, and no swearing Turtles!
However, I decided to watch the movie for the first time in about a decade.......
God, the movie sucks ass!
I'm aware of the fact that I ADORED this movie when I was a kid, but unfortunately, this movie did NOT age well! Even moreso, when you compare it to the greatness that was the first Ninja Turtles movie, there's just no contest! The first movie was--and still is--the shit! It was well-made, because it had elements from both the original black-and-white comics AND the animated series! Friendly enough for the youngsters AND gritty enough for the grown folks!
The Rhazar and Tokka thing could've been executed much better if the movie had the same feel as it's predecessor! Not to mention that ALL FOUR of the Turtles acted like Michaelangelo! Oh, and we can't forget about how much of a fuckin' TOOL Vanilla Ice is! Sure, the song, 'Ninja Rap' has since become a guilty pleasure for all diehard Turtles fans, but the sheer fact that they got that douchebag to be in the movie is ridiculous!
Then there's Shredder's minimal role in this movie...
You'd think he would be more interested in having a more... "hands-on" approach to getting revenge on the Turtles, but NOOOOOO! He was just as much of a whiny do-nothing as the cartoon Shredder! The way they took him out was pathetic as well! I understand Hamato Yoshi's words about how "he who lives without honor shall die without honor" (thus explaining the garbage truck scene), but come ON!!! The Turtles defeated him by blasting him out of a nightclub with SPEAKERS! They could've done SO much better than that... EVEN for a kid's movie!
Oh, wait... he's not done for yet!
Then there's Kevin Na--I mean, Dies--I mean Super Shredder! He had a nice, kickass design and all, but how in the bloody blue fuck did his armor mutate along with him?! I know, I know, it's a kid's movie! However, SOMEBODY in charge of making the movie HAD to know that this didn't make sense!
I've been meaning to vent since last night, since I saw the movie, but I decided that since I'm drunk (I'm taking extra special care not to mistype), I might as well rant about how bad this movie was! So, yeah...... TMNT II was extremely lame in retrospect!
The third movie was definitely no picnic, but I really don't care to see it again anytime soon, because I already have the same bad taste from my childhood!
The chick who played April in TMNT I was the best (RIP)!
Semi out!
So I was at a friend's house last night, and I noticed that they had TMNT II on VHS. Having not seen it in YEARS, I pop it in for nostalgia's sake. I'm aware that this was the movie that tried to be more kid-friendly, which means...... no angst, less serious moments, more cartoony slapstick, and no swearing Turtles!
However, I decided to watch the movie for the first time in about a decade.......
God, the movie sucks ass!
I'm aware of the fact that I ADORED this movie when I was a kid, but unfortunately, this movie did NOT age well! Even moreso, when you compare it to the greatness that was the first Ninja Turtles movie, there's just no contest! The first movie was--and still is--the shit! It was well-made, because it had elements from both the original black-and-white comics AND the animated series! Friendly enough for the youngsters AND gritty enough for the grown folks!
The Rhazar and Tokka thing could've been executed much better if the movie had the same feel as it's predecessor! Not to mention that ALL FOUR of the Turtles acted like Michaelangelo! Oh, and we can't forget about how much of a fuckin' TOOL Vanilla Ice is! Sure, the song, 'Ninja Rap' has since become a guilty pleasure for all diehard Turtles fans, but the sheer fact that they got that douchebag to be in the movie is ridiculous!
Then there's Shredder's minimal role in this movie...
You'd think he would be more interested in having a more... "hands-on" approach to getting revenge on the Turtles, but NOOOOOO! He was just as much of a whiny do-nothing as the cartoon Shredder! The way they took him out was pathetic as well! I understand Hamato Yoshi's words about how "he who lives without honor shall die without honor" (thus explaining the garbage truck scene), but come ON!!! The Turtles defeated him by blasting him out of a nightclub with SPEAKERS! They could've done SO much better than that... EVEN for a kid's movie!
Oh, wait... he's not done for yet!
Then there's Kevin Na--I mean, Dies--I mean Super Shredder! He had a nice, kickass design and all, but how in the bloody blue fuck did his armor mutate along with him?! I know, I know, it's a kid's movie! However, SOMEBODY in charge of making the movie HAD to know that this didn't make sense!
I've been meaning to vent since last night, since I saw the movie, but I decided that since I'm drunk (I'm taking extra special care not to mistype), I might as well rant about how bad this movie was! So, yeah...... TMNT II was extremely lame in retrospect!
The third movie was definitely no picnic, but I really don't care to see it again anytime soon, because I already have the same bad taste from my childhood!
The chick who played April in TMNT I was the best (RIP)!
Semi out!
A "friend" of mine posted this on another forum... I totally agree with his points and wonder if anyone would be willing to edit TMNT:2 and make it more adult... similar to the original... Just an idea.
If you need any more suggestions for ideas on what to edit... let me know. Thanks.
http://www.shoryuken.com/forums/showthread.php?t=114610