Joel sent me this:
When that stupid turtle fell into the dumpster in the trailer my hopes for a really cool TMNT flick did the same. If (and it sure looks like it) they go for the silly slapstick comedy aproach I could care less for this movie.
However MTV brings us this interview with TMNT writer/director Kevin Munroe that gives us som more info on the story and style of the film:
“It’s borderline PG-13,” Gray said. “This thing looks like ‘Batman,’ like a $130 million live-action movie. That’s the difference.”
“I really wanted to push this idea of them being teenagers, being a dysfunctional family,” Munroe said. “That’s the logic behind the design – making them a little leaner, more like teenagers, but at the same time using state-of-the-art CGI muscle systems and popping veins. All of these things are us saying, ‘Let’s create this sense of believable reality.’ This reinvigorates the franchise in a great way.”
And further down in the interview Munroe says this:
Most of the characters will be darker and stronger than in the live-action films of the ’90s, but Munroe was quick to assure fans that the Turtles’ affinity for pizza and the word “cowabunga” isn’t going anywhere.
“There will be both,” the director confirmed. “Mikey actually gets dressed up as a children’s-party mascot called Cowabunga Cow. He goes to birthday parties and entertains kids and gets beaten up by Nerf Nunchucks and stuff like that. And there will be pizza, not a lot like in the past, but there’s a nod to it. You can’t ignore it, like all of a sudden they don’t like pizza.”
Thank you Munroe for that assurance.
Why do we care for these turtles? Is it really because they eat pizza and shout “Cowabunga”? Or do we like seeing them kick butt? Personally, I think the teenage part of the concept is what brings it down. The characters can never really mature. Never really come into their own. I’d like to see the turtles as adults dealing with adult problems like addictions, stress or depression while fighting crime.
Why do you like the turtles and what would the perfect turtle movie be like? Would it have a Cowabunga Cow?
Just my two cents
/Joel
BTW: Just weeks after doing the voice of Splinter, 72 year old cult actor Mako passed away in cancer. He will missed.
