unimatrix972
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Sadly, I did not follow that guideline, and since it was like 20 years since I've seen the first one, this movie ended up being a narrative with many holes and unclear concepts. So it can't really stand on its own.
In spite being more drama than action-packed, and having a pretty good story, some scenes just didn't add up. The characters' actions seemed to be random and significantly more complicated, instead of doing something more plausible.
But, the major impact on my score was the sound and music. While I do remember the pleasant melodies of Vangelis in the first one, here the music was mostly irritating. I don't know if it was the IMAX effect or originally it was written there, but some music pieces were probably performed by a quartet of Tripods from Tom Cruise's War of the Worlds.
Same goes to the sound of engines and vehicles, too loud, and used too often instead of making it outstanding and peak of a special scene.
I'll now watch the first and then see the 2nd when it is out on DVD or something. If I feel that the score was unjust, I'll change it. Except for the music and sound, that's credit where credit is due.
In spite being more drama than action-packed, and having a pretty good story, some scenes just didn't add up. The characters' actions seemed to be random and significantly more complicated, instead of doing something more plausible.
But, the major impact on my score was the sound and music. While I do remember the pleasant melodies of Vangelis in the first one, here the music was mostly irritating. I don't know if it was the IMAX effect or originally it was written there, but some music pieces were probably performed by a quartet of Tripods from Tom Cruise's War of the Worlds.
Same goes to the sound of engines and vehicles, too loud, and used too often instead of making it outstanding and peak of a special scene.
I'll now watch the first and then see the 2nd when it is out on DVD or something. If I feel that the score was unjust, I'll change it. Except for the music and sound, that's credit where credit is due.
Maybe I had too many expectations, I dunno. Maybe I thought that after giving us the Dark Knight trilogy which in overall was good, and after Man of Steel which I really liked, that the combination of both could result in something satisfactory.
On the plus side, Ben Affleck did a very good Bruce Wayne, I kept seeing in him my favorite Bruce Wayne from the 90s Cartoon Series. I would also award this movie with an extra 1 point on the scenes shown in the first 10 min - you don't often see this in a superhero movie, and that was well-crafted.
The rest of it was disappointing. Whoever cut the scenes created gaps which made little sense even with suspension of disbelief. I remember gazing at the armrest to put my cola down, and when I looked back I couldn't figure how what I saw now is connected to what I see now. For a moment, I thought "did I just fall asleep and missed like 10 min?"
The characters were bad without the capacity of even simple logic. Interactions that could have been epic had the most lame dialogs. Information was "free for all" and you were often left with the notion of "how did he/she/it know?"
Seriously DC, go over to Marvel and learn how to create an epic movie to build up the excitement of multiple superheroes.
On the plus side, Ben Affleck did a very good Bruce Wayne, I kept seeing in him my favorite Bruce Wayne from the 90s Cartoon Series. I would also award this movie with an extra 1 point on the scenes shown in the first 10 min - you don't often see this in a superhero movie, and that was well-crafted.
The rest of it was disappointing. Whoever cut the scenes created gaps which made little sense even with suspension of disbelief. I remember gazing at the armrest to put my cola down, and when I looked back I couldn't figure how what I saw now is connected to what I see now. For a moment, I thought "did I just fall asleep and missed like 10 min?"
The characters were bad without the capacity of even simple logic. Interactions that could have been epic had the most lame dialogs. Information was "free for all" and you were often left with the notion of "how did he/she/it know?"
Seriously DC, go over to Marvel and learn how to create an epic movie to build up the excitement of multiple superheroes.
I was never a big fan of TMNT, but the concept was always a unique one. Instead of the far east style of mutual cold looks and "Yaaa!" yells, while the tough good guy fights a cruel enemy, you get these "karate kids" who are in fact mutants and they fight the almost super-human villain.
You get the tension of they having to hide in the sewers as they are still being feared by us - regular people - and the realization that as much as we admire them we also want them on the research table. Add to that the character of April - a journalist who finds herself in triangle of conflict (up yours Louise Lane!): a journalist who uncovers secrets, the confident of the turtles and (in a way) the role of the mother, who would rush to danger to help them and protect them.
This could be a great platform for a good deep movie heavily spiced with great ninja action. But instead what did we get...
1) An absurdly idiotic storyline which kinda gives you the feeling that the story writing was revolving around the already shot action scenes.
2) Action sequences which appear to be copy paste from transformers and only replaced by turtles (I don't count shredder as he always looked like a robot).
3) The role of April is basically something I would put in "Little Pony", which is reduced to nothing more then a brain dead, incoherent (she's a goddamn reporter for crying out loud!) and basically doesn't contribute anything to the good cause.
On the plus side:
1) It was nice that they emphasized the uniqueness of each turtle beyond the color of the head band. Their entire gear is crafted to their different personalities.
2) In the past movies or TV series they were always turtles fighting in human style, in here for the first time they make use of their physical turtle attributes.
Bottomline, this movie could have been so much better, and it feels like it was a wasted opportunity. a reboot I might watch, but if there is a number 2 on the way, then yeah...I'm not giving it another 2 hours of my life.
You get the tension of they having to hide in the sewers as they are still being feared by us - regular people - and the realization that as much as we admire them we also want them on the research table. Add to that the character of April - a journalist who finds herself in triangle of conflict (up yours Louise Lane!): a journalist who uncovers secrets, the confident of the turtles and (in a way) the role of the mother, who would rush to danger to help them and protect them.
This could be a great platform for a good deep movie heavily spiced with great ninja action. But instead what did we get...
1) An absurdly idiotic storyline which kinda gives you the feeling that the story writing was revolving around the already shot action scenes.
2) Action sequences which appear to be copy paste from transformers and only replaced by turtles (I don't count shredder as he always looked like a robot).
3) The role of April is basically something I would put in "Little Pony", which is reduced to nothing more then a brain dead, incoherent (she's a goddamn reporter for crying out loud!) and basically doesn't contribute anything to the good cause.
On the plus side:
1) It was nice that they emphasized the uniqueness of each turtle beyond the color of the head band. Their entire gear is crafted to their different personalities.
2) In the past movies or TV series they were always turtles fighting in human style, in here for the first time they make use of their physical turtle attributes.
Bottomline, this movie could have been so much better, and it feels like it was a wasted opportunity. a reboot I might watch, but if there is a number 2 on the way, then yeah...I'm not giving it another 2 hours of my life.