Something in the back of my mind told me that was wrong...but man I can't remember...it's right there on the tip of my tongue.Johnny Novgorod said:I think you're confusing your MastersDragonbums said:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Co-Creator: Movie Designs "Fix What Isn't Broken"
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Leonardo and Donatello look...moderately okay. Leo still has those big human lips going on, but at least he and Don have vaguely turtle like face features.
Raph and Mike just look awful though with their humanish noses. Mike is probably the worst looking of the bunch just with his overall facial structure.
I don't really mind the extra features like the armor or goggles or whatever (I'm not gonna say I love them but they aren't deal breakers for me...)
So yeah...two of the four turtles look kinda sorta okay, one looks meh and the other looks awful.
Not the best track record in the world, but at this point I'll take what I can.
...I'm probably not going to go see this movie anyways.
Raph and Mike just look awful though with their humanish noses. Mike is probably the worst looking of the bunch just with his overall facial structure.
I don't really mind the extra features like the armor or goggles or whatever (I'm not gonna say I love them but they aren't deal breakers for me...)
So yeah...two of the four turtles look kinda sorta okay, one looks meh and the other looks awful.
Not the best track record in the world, but at this point I'll take what I can.
...I'm probably not going to go see this movie anyways.
Maybe because Roshi wears a turtle carapace on his back?Dragonbums said:Something in the back of my mind told me that was wrong...but man I can't remember...it's right there on the tip of my tongue.Johnny Novgorod said:I think you're confusing your MastersDragonbums said:
Johnny Novgorod said:Dragonbums said:Something in the back of my mind told me that was wrong...but man I can't remember...it's right there on the tip of my tongue.Johnny Novgorod said:I think you're confusing your MastersDragonbums said:
Was it? Wow. I wasn't even close. Had to look it up...Splinter...I could've sworn that was a bad guy name. Wow it's been AGES since I last watched Ninja Turtles.
Maybe because Roshi wears a turtle carapace on his back?
Right, Splinter is the turtles' teacher, the bad guy is called Shredder (which would make sense as a rat name). Roshi is the guy with the turtle shell in Dragon Ball.Dragonbums said:
It's some weird invocation of Uncanney Valley, I agree. I actually liked the Henson muppet versions, though. I think they worked well enough.valium said:
The colour is so people at home (kids) can identify them. Besides, does it really matter? They fail at pretty much every element of of the concept of Ninja in almost every iteration.ExtraDebit said:
The idea is not to draw attention. Have you not noticed how much hoodies can draw attention? Wear one around white people can you can get shot.
Ninja would very likely dress in uniforms. Servicemen, delivery men, drivers, etc. People we are conditioned to not look twice at, the direct analogue to the way Ninja operated in the past. And the way subterfuge is employed now.
I'm probably pretty alone here, but I don't have toooooo much of a problem with the redesigns. They're exaggerated to a point well beyond silliness, but shouldn't we expect individuals to tailor their fashion around their personalities? In the modern world we have jocks, emos, goths, hipsters, rastafarians, preps, and countless other groups of like-minded people all easily distinguished by their fashion. Is it so unlikely that Donatello would like the look of some steampunk goggles? Or that Raph would wear some badass shades? After all, not only are they part of the modern day, not only do they live in a city full of diversity, but they're TEENAGERS! If anything the redesigns make MORE sense than their traditional look, despite the aforementioned silliness.ShakerSilver said:
You're not alone, but I still think they're kinda lame.NoeL said:
Though honestly, for me it's more the faces than the extra gear. I don't think I'd mind much if it was a more classic Raph with a 'doo rag or Mikey with shark teeth. I mean, since the 80s cartoons he's had a "surfer dude" attitude, so why not accesorise like one.
