This summer, all the cartoons you loved are coming to cineplexes. And that includes the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, albeit in a way and a form that you may not be familiar with. These aren't 'our' Ninja Turtles. Well... to some degree, anyway.
Do You Like Turtles?
As you might have noticed, while the core concept of reptiles becoming bipedal and practicing martial arts has remained, some aspects have... changed slightly. First of all, the Foot Clan appears to be a bunch of terrorists with guns instead of a bunch of ninjas who tend to steal stuff off trucks and other relatively harmless hijinks. Secondly, the Turtles themselves apparently need twenty pounds of gear in addition to their ninja weapons. But hey, Donnie's got a springloaded staff!
Michael Bay Strikes
Needless to say, because there can be absolutely no changes to a beloved property without some form of controversy, that's been the case with this movie, every step of the way. Mostly the accusations center around Michael Bay and Jonathan Liebesman, the producer and director, being a little too enthusiastic about the changes they're making, which really is accurate. Shredder has no fewer than, what, three sets of blades on his hands?
Also a point of objection seems to be the total lack of snouts on the Turtles. Which, let's be fair here, the fans kind of have a point. These turtles are freaky-lookin'.
You Can Count On Us
Still, it's just nice to see the property revived. What started as a gleefully ridiculous parody of '80s comic book excess has become a franchise in its own right, and really, this isn't any more insane than the cartoon. Besides, considering what Michael Bay's done to the Transformers, this is fairly mild. At least there aren't two Turtles who turn into racist stereotypes.
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