Warner Bros' "TMNT" arrived on DVD shelves today.
While the film didn't do too well with either critics or box office patrons, it was still fun and totally worth the $16 bucks you can find it for at some major electronics stores.
Your other option is to go fish 4 turtles out of your local pond, tape ninja weapons to them, and then film the action, hoping that something cool happens.
Trust me... it won't.
According to DVD Active, "TMNT" will hit store shelves in all major formats on August 7th.
According to the site, no details on extras have been announced at this time, but I'm still pretty excited about picking this bad boy up. Like Jessica Simpson, the film was light on substance and heavy on visual beauty, but it was still a kick in the pants to watch.
I'd totally let Jessica Simpson kick me in the pants.
DVD Active's TMNT Details and Box Art
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The director for Warner Bros' "TMNT" recently sat down for an interview with Animated Views.
AV: Can you think of any of the other rules that Pete had?
KM: Turtles are not interested in girls - at all. Not that I probably would have wanted that anyway, but I mean it’s just a big pet peeve with Pete. It’s like you having a crush on a French poodle. He’s a turtle, and she’s a human. There’d be no crossover, right. So there was that.
That's one of the funniest things I've ever read in an interview, and yet at the same time I now feel dirty for having a crush on my French poodle.
Read the Entire Kevin Munroe Interview at Animated Views
Animation World Network talked with the filmmakers behind "TMNT," and luckily for us, they decided to write their conversation down on paper.
Imagi used Maya, today's default CGI software, with Pixar's RenderMan used for the production pipeline's "back-end." "Maya's front end, its tools to move models, place lights and so on are very interactive, it's what Maya's good at," Wang explains. "What it's not so good at, it doesn't have a great render -- it has a sufficient render.
"What people do when they become higher-end studios, either they write own software like DreamWorks, or they'll buy high-end off the shelf software, which is what we did: Pixar created RenderMan. They keep us a year behind the version they use in-house, but it's pretty cool. We upgraded to it to get the better quality for the Turtles."
That's pretty clever of Pixar to license their software but keep everyone else one version behind. It's the same way that I offer to let all of my friends wear my underpants, but only after I've worn them for a year.
Read the entire article by hitting the link below.
AWN TMNT Article FTW!
It's not a 30%. I'll tell you that right now... dude.
I just got back from a viewing of "TMNT" the movie, and I can tell you, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that this film is not deserving of the 25% it's currently gathered over on Rotten Tomatoes from our friends in the film critic world.
Let me tell you up front that I was a fan of The Turtles "back in the day," but I'm by no means a fanboy. Heck, I'm still not even sure which ones are which, in terms of names and got more than a couple nasty looks tonight when I said things like, "The one with the sword kicked ass!" So you're not getting some delusional review by a guy who slept in turtle PJs as a kid.
With that out of the way, let me tell you that this movie is very good. It's most certainly not great, and that's mainly due to the story, but it's worth the price of admission and a film you should see on the big screen to truly appreciate.
Going into a Weinstein picture, I of course expected art in line with "Hoodwinked," but that's not the case. The character models are awesome, from the Turtles and Splinter right on through to the monsters. The animation is also top notch, and the Turtles are actually a lot of fun to watch as the scramble across the rooftops and fight the various baddies. The scene on the rooftop in the rain near the giant red neon sign is amazing, and worth the price of admission alone.
The plot is where the film stumbles, with it's cliches (stars align to unleash bad things on Earth) and cheesy dialogue, the the script is about as thin as a pizza.
That being said, "TMNT" is a great action flick and a beautiful film to watch. The eye candy makes up for the premise, and if you're even a remote fan of the franchise or a fan of CG films, it's worth your time for sure.
Cowabunga indeed.
Official TMNT Website
TMNT Coverage at IGN
TMNT Reviews at Rotten Tomatoes
IGN has a ton of "TMNT" clips posted right now, including at least one exclusive.
So if you're on the fence about seeing the film, head over to IGN's site and check out some of the clips. I already liked the art style, but I like it even more after seeing some of these clips. While some are much better than others (the jungle scene was awesome, while the clip with the Foot Clan in the office was just okay), overall the film looks great.
The film is currently scoring a 29% overall, but most of the critics agree that it looks great but has no substance. Sort of like Jessica Simpson reading outloud from the Larry the Cable Guy autobiography.
TMNT Clips at IGN
TMNT Reviews at Rotten Tomatoes
Grab a pizza and your sword which you never use to actually kill anyone, and head on down to your local theater today, because "TMNT" is slashing it's way onto movie screens!
Get ready for more shouts of "DUDE!", "COWABUNGA!", and "RIGHTEOUS!" than you can shake a stick at, as well as a burp joke at least once a minute.
In all seriousness, this looks like a fun movie, and a really great art style, so look for me at the theater.
I'll be the one wearing the "Donatello Does Machines Like I Do Hot Chicks" shirt.
Official TMNT Website
Saw this last night while I was watching TV...
The website for the upcoming "TMNT" film has been updated.
If you ask me, the one thing this site is missing is a healthy dose of dinosaur butt.
See post below.
Official TMNT Website
There is a brand new (HD) trailer for "TMNT" up over on the Apple Quicktime site.
First of all, until I saw this trailer, I had no idea that the Weinstein Company was involved, which scares the turtle turds right out of me.
Second of all, I can already tell that the voices are going to completely ruin this film for me.
It sure looks nice though.
TMNT Trailer on QT
Here's the latest poster for "TMNT."
It's almost like they're staring at you and saying, "Our voice acting will probably annoy the hell out of you." Either that or, "Please don't scratch your name into our shells, you jerkhole."
I was never good at reading turtles facial expressions.
Ain't It Cool News has a handful of screenshots from the upcoming "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" film.
The jury is still out for me on this one, as the art looks superb, but the voice acting seems like it might get really annoying.
Be warned that AICN mentions how the last shot in the series could be a spoiler that you may want to save until you watch the film in theaters. I looked at the last shot and personally had no idea how seeing it spoiled anything for me, but I also was the guy who had no idea that knowing that the Titanic sank would spoil the end of that movie for me as well.
AICN's TMNT FTW BYOB!
If you're willing to sit through the crap-filled advertisements over on MTV's website, they've got a new trailer up for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles flick.
You can choose to expand the size of the trailer, thus decreasing the overall resolution/quality, but at the same time covering up at least some of the ads for "The Real World 42: Flint, MI" and various other quality programs from MTV, or you can choose to watch it at it's standard tiny resolution.
I chose the former.
"TMNT" Trailer on MTV
