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First Ninja Turtles Movie Trailer is Vintage Michael Bay, Also Features Turtles!
The first official trailer for the new Ninja Turtles movie hit the Internet today and – holy cow – it’s a game changer!
First things first, the Turtles looked pretty badass in motion. They’re big, imposing, but wonderfully animated. Did you see Leonardo? He was a god among ninjas! Though the up close look at Michelangelo’s face in the end, especially without the mask, looked really freaky. And not ‘mutant turtle freaky’, but ‘ugly giant baby face’ creepy. Still, I’m happy.
Second things second, I can’t remember the last time I saw such a ‘Michael Bay’ movie trailer. It’s insane. The music, the narration, the action scenes, ‘Michael Bay’ really has become his own style of moviemaking.
Sometimes the World Really is as Awesome as Teenage Mutant Koopa Troopas
Oh to be James Farr, with the computer wizardry know-how to make brilliant animated video game pop culture mash-ups. If I had skills and could get paid to do it, this might be my life. Like, how about Princess Peach crossed with Kill Bill? Or maybe Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi and Princess Peach as the colorful pilots of Voltron? You can have those for free, James Farr.
Turtle Van Doing Its Turtle Thing
So Michael Bay’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle movie is in full-on production, with set photos floating all around the web. I haven’t been following this movie very closely, and I’m not sure why. Ninja Turtles was probably my favorite cartoon as a kid, and I wasn’t too miffed when the Michael Bay camp said his turtles were going to be aliens. It’s stupid, but I can be forgiving. We preach peace and tolerance here at Henchman-4-Hire.
The truth is I simply don’t want to clog down my blog with pictures of Megan Fox or guys in motion-capture turtle suits. Neither of those things is legitimately interesting to look at. However, a new photo surfaced today that I just had to share! Because if there’s one thing I’ll definitely post on my blog, it’s pictures of the Turtle Van!
We all wish we had one
Or as some of you might know it, the Party Wagon. I like it. Though how are they supposed to drive with the window blocked up like that? And would it have killed them to make a 100% accurate version of the cartoon Turtle Van? That thing would be boss! I like that the movie is actually including the Turtle Van. I have no idea what to expect from this upcoming film. Will it be any good? Does it even need to be good to succeed? Clearly people pay tons to go see the crappy Transformers sequels.
My Brain Just Exploded – Ninja Turtles LEGOs!
Holy crap, you guys. I literally started shaking when I saw this announcement. LEGO has secured the licensing rights to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and they’re going to start producing LEGO sets at the start of the new year.
My inner child is bursting with joy
Granted, they’ll be based on the new Nickelodeon cartoon, and not the classic 1980s Ninja Turtles, but c’mon! Don’t hold that against them! What little they’ve revealed so far look positively amazing. I am an old school LEGO nerd from way back, and I can’t help but get giddy and excited every time LEGO announce a new geeky license. Star Wars, Batman, X-Men, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and more have all gotten the LEGO treatment. And once again I have to ask, why didn’t we have these awesome LEGOs when I was a kid? Why was I forced to use my stupid imagination? Gah!
But the injustices of my childhood aside, this is utterly brilliant. The Turtle mini-figs look adorable, and they each come with accurate weapons.
Leonardo is the best Turtle
The only actual playset they’ve announced so far is one that involves the new version of the Turtle Van (I think), but you can visit this website to see all of the various mini-figs they’ve shown so far at the New York City Comic-Con. I still hate the new version of Splinter, but the Turtles look great, as do the Shredder, Krang and new evil mutant Dogpound. Though personally, I’ll always be a fan of Bebop and Rocksteady.
And unfortunately, Krang appears to be just painted onto the shirt instead of being an actual removable brain. Oh well.
I’m going to start saving my money now and hope that LEGO gets around to making sets of the classic Ninja Turtles from the 1980s.
Celebrating Independence Day with Some Turtles
A cute, kind of grungy little tribute animation to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. These characters are open to so many interpretations, and this little video by Malcolm Sutherland is just delightful.
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