Turtles Forever Review and a Look Back at TMNT 2K3

Sorry for the lateness but better late than never.

Lets make this really clear. Most animated movies have some dull moments. Most have highs and lows.

But this movie – Turtles Forever – will stand the test of time.

No TV Animated Movie (outside of the Christmas Classics) has ever entertain me in such a matter as This one did.

It was NON STOP EPIC from beginning to end. If there is one problem with the film, its the same problem everybody had dealing with the 1988 Turtles – they were perceived as too ketch – too corny. But the charm was there.

This movie also shows a great point – which was rarely mentioned in any review of the movie – a psychopath will get done in by his own devices. This is also true in life. A great lesson for any age.

The animation, despite its constraints – was well done. The 80’s Turtles looked mostly like the 80’s Turtles. There wasn’t a repeated cell in the film – I kinda wish they didnt leave the older paper cell instead for the Digital ones.

Also another thing you notice is that the 80’s. 2k3 and Mirage Turtles all have very different move sets. This is WONDERFUL Writing, because it shows how much things has changed between those versions.

Also, the movie as a whole, was coherent and amazingly well thought out. Most anime in the modern era fail on story and charatior aspects – and many NA Animation works – while starting out well, falls under its own hubris (this is true for the Comic Book Adaptations). This movie – as the combination of three series in this franchise – shows how truly UNDERRATED this franchise truly is. The fact the story takes place at major changes in each of the franchise – Mirage Turtles Beating Shredder – The Group W Turtles Moving to CBS, 2k3 Turtles ending is run and have it all combined into that last sence – the first drawing of the franchise in 1983 – makes this one of the most fulfilling Animated movies ANYWHERE and reaffirms my love of animation – ALL Animation.

This is also One of 4Kids Entertainment’s Finest Hours, even at very dark times. It proves a point I stated to folks in the Thundercat Community long ago. It should have gone to this company and not Time Warner. And every time 4Kids did something positive – my points were continued to be proven.

Anime, used to do stuff like this. Because of American Dubber (Their CEO’s and not their Voice Actors) Hubris – That Same Fanbase selling its intellectual core, and moral center to both Crunchyroll (which was helped by Disney) and News Corp (Via the story from Brian McFadden) – and these same mega Corporations strong arming their trash series and shows on Best Buy and all the rest – The Japanese dont have the will, nor the time and may not have the chance to make something – a whole series – like 2K3 and Turtles Forever.

What breaks my heart is that NA TV Animation is heading for that same boat – and partly is because of the Unions because no matter how good the wrting is, nor the company is – if they dont work with the Union? FUCK Them.

And the Fans Lose out as a result. So on that aspect- the Union deserves what it gets.

And what also breaks my heart is that there isnt going to be Eastman and Lairds in the industry anymore. Maybe there hearts couldn’t take it. But Just like the Japanese Industry is going through it – so is ours…

So how long before there is another Eastman and Laird? Will they come under a different name? Maybe our culture has become so “Controlled” that the best one can produce is “Camp Lazio?”, the best action series one can get is “The Secret Saturdays?” etc.

If Anime could produce – (and they USED to on a near weekly basis) this kind of work – the work that was limited in certain ways – then people will watch, and buy their Blu-Ray of the series. But then again – when the young are discontented…

If other MEGA Corps in this country produced something, this fun, this action packed – then they wouldn’t go “To those SITES”  To see the trash a society that has become hypocritical to its core has made and left behind.

But ONLY 4Kids Entertainment did. And I always KNEW they had THIS in them. And I ALREADY KNOW THEY HAVE MORE IN STORE.

And thats leads into why I think that 2K3 has made the whole franchise better as result.

If you remember – we had a small 80’s revival in the early 2000’s – He-Man Came Back, so did the Turtles, so did Gi-Joe and so did the Transformers – the only one missing was Thundercats – and Time Warner was desperate as hell to get a series on and going.

If you also remember, the Thundercats battle started way back in 2001 – Al Kahn made a statement to Animation World Magazine stating that he wanted the Thundercats – this is the project that later became the Turtles Franchise we see now. Why did it come this way? Because Time Warner was being petty – THEY had the Turtles first – but seeing that Al – already making money for Kids WB via Pokemon and at the time the hit – Yugi-Oh – could not touch this series. So a small war started between the former CN folk, and some in WBA – against 4Kids in the prevention of the series changing hands – in turn, a conslitory prize was given – The TMNT – for the Thundercats Project.

The rest, as we know see is history -

While The series never got the awards (See, Its NON UNION) it was one of the best written series outside of “The Last Air-Bender”  and close to Batman TAS (and Ironically – It was way better than the “Batman” series) that we ever had. It is a damn shame that older fans missed watching this series – it really, really desveres the love.

So Thank you Kevin, Peter, Fred – and Al – yes Al. For making this movie  and this franchise a great treasure.

And for Nick and Viacom – the new owners of this now, storied franchise?

You gonna fail if you dont treat the fans of the past with some respect. So watch what you do.

Your not too angelic, but your not without your demons either. You been a middle of the road kind of company – and in the time where Disney wants boys, and Cartoon Network wants to keep them – you better find a way to lead or get out of the way.

Better lead with a wise hand and Christian (AND I DO MEAN CHRISTIAN) Stewardship like Al Kahn did with this franchise – otherwise – just like with that now dead Marvel Contract – your dreams will be dashed like the Shredder’s in finally defeating those accursed Turtles once and Forever!

And one more thing for the Thundercats fans.

I TOLD YA.

AND

I WARNED YA.

Until Next Post:

Novid

More about the Turtles, and In Semi Defense of Twilight (ITS NOT WHAT YOU BASTARDS THINK)

ITS Tomorrow! Review On MONDAY. The Final, Truly Final Episode of the TMNT will be on the Place it started in Philadelphia. It all comes together. Turtles Forever! And I will be on Gamefaqs for ONE TIME ONLY – (I dont even go there anymore) to talk about the movie (along on NeoGaf)

This is truly the end of an era – and not just because Oprah is doing it to – on her 25th year – because everything is going to change. I have a feeling not only because Oprah is doing this – there is going to be really HUGE massive holes in 2011 that unless some company works hard NOW to fill them – its going to be empty as fuck and then folks will know that we dont have much of a Entertainment industry left – partly because of the economic issues – but mostly because of bad leadership and stupidity/hubris.

The Turtles Movie is going to be amazing look of one of the last great franchises this country has ever produced. I don’t think any other franchise will ever have a send off just like this – the Power Rangers had anniversaries, many shows had return specials. But this is for a series, and a franchise unlike any other.

So now, we get to Twilight – the new franchise every girl loves and every other boy uses to get girls – but for us Horror fans, we hate it with a Passion. The real Vampire Franchise – Dark Shadows is being worked over at London – so we will have  to deal with 4 fangs, one cute girls neck and Summit Media making more money than we can shake a stick at.

But if you look a the promos, you see this cute girl suffering withdrawal symptoms. (with that bastard wolf fake boi saying – “I Know What He did to you” YEAH, so you can yiff her? GOD where do these MORONS come up with this shitty nonsense – I know – that Meyer bitch – who NOWHERE close to being a Mormon -who hypocrite themselves…again for being pro gay but anti gay – fucked resident Internet Disease maven Uiuilla (or what the fuck his god forsaken name is) because THIS FUCKING STORY And let me go Foghorn Leghorn on these sons of wannibe white people – I SAY, THIS MOTHERFUCKIN STORY AINT WORTH TWO YANKEE DOLLARS TO GO INTO THEM MOVING PICTURES, MOTHERFUCKA! THAT MEANS IT AINT WORTH SHIT SON!)

But in the previews they do show the cute girl going through withdraw sypmtoms. This is the perfect example of what some in the medical call “Phycological Vampirism” aka “Psychic” Vampirism. That is a person can make another person she or he knows – Sick, mentally and even Physically – on the basis of the way they act and the way they conduct themselves on other people. People who are these type of “Vampire” hid themselves under a mask, but once they get there fangs in you- they can take your energy away – make you feel sad or weak – and when it comes to love… You can see the results.

So at least 12 min of the movie was worth the 10 bucks.  Even in the mountain of trash – there is something that one can take out of it.

But Dark Shadows will get into this aspect of the Neuropathy of Humanity better – and with better actors too.

So, Watch the Turtles; cry a little – because all we have left…

Is the Zombiefied remains of a culture so beautiful and full of life – now made dead by men who no nothing more than what is in between there legs…

MERGER, BITCHES!

Let Me say it again.

Sony and CBS will merge.

WANT More Evidence?

Sony Pictures To Market & Distribute CBS Films Overseas & Home Entertainment:

The only interesting part of this deal is that now CBS Films will compete with Paramount films. Look what Sumner Redstone’s dunderhead decision to completely separate them into public companies has wrought. It’s finally official that CBS Films is doing their own domestic theatrical and television distribution as well as retaining rights in a limited number of foreign territories. The company then put the rest of their international theatrical and wordwide video distribution out for bid. So Sony Pictures’ Peter Schlessel and Jeff Blake signed a 3-year marketing and distribution deal. Sony Pictures will handle international theatrical distribution of CBS Films productions as well as service worldwide distribution of the unit’s films in the home entertainment marketplace. It’s taken since 2007 for CBS Films to get up and running and now plans to develop and produce four to six movies a year spanning all genres, with production budgets up to $50 million per film. CBS Films and Sony are already collaborating to produce Faster, set to begin production in early 2010 – Nikki Finke

Some People Get On My Last Nerves.

Folks, we need to talk. This message is not for who you think it is. But it for someone in Toonzone.

Cybercubed is being a bitch. Why? Because he keeps harping on 4kids and wishing Al Kahn nothing but the worst.

Well, CyberBitch; heres something you must know.

4Kids Entertainment is the most Honest Company Have Left in this Country that deals with the Entertainment Industry – period, end of story.

See, your a fucking pinko commie. Wishing for the death of the only thing keeping this Industry from crumbling under its weight? That keeps that stupid piece shit site named Toonzone somewhat respectable and open?

Oh, You want Funi to take it all huh? Youre a fucking scab! How you fucking know any fucking thing about Business? What fucking rock you clawed out from?

See, I dealt with people like you all the damn time, and I dont give them my damn time – but this has to be said.

I don’t know who the fuck you are, I don’t even fucking care – but thinking that you can just hope for the suffering of Al Kahn, after Lehman Brothers when bankrupt, and 4Kids asked the Government to give what 4Kids was owed – and the Government of this Country – who saved fucking GM after they got rid of the ONLY FUCKING brand that got them through the 1980’s – Pontiac;  Chrysler who never had a leader after Lee Iacoca left, and as soon as white folk found out that a black guy designed the cars (which don’t look bad) they ran away from Chrysler (outside of the truck) like the plague – and all these Investments banks, especially Godless Sacks (Goldman Sachs Filth Avenue) – lied, cheated and stoled your parents 401K’s in order to live.

And you want Al Kahn – who GAVE UP HIS Pay to keep his company alive, to FAIL? FUCK YOU; YOU SON OF A FUCKING BITCH! He should be THANKED, not hated – because if Funi was in the same boat they would have done the same shit those sons of bitches i mentioned before done – TAKE a BAIL OUT.

Oh, let me tell you something about your anime industry – Fox and Disney – has been undercutting the dubbing business for years. If what I hear is true – BEFORE Hulu was a BLIP in the minds of Fox and NBC – Fox and Disney created Crunchyroll as a test and to destroy any chance of One Piece succeeding in this country. They created this new meme – and undercutted all of the Dub studios – creating the correction back in 2006/7 which we still haven’t recovered… And then HULU was announced.

What else is new with people like you Cybercubed? Oh wait – your angry on how they treated the TMNT? Were you hit on the head when you were a baby you son of a bitch? God these people make me so fucking sick?

These people are the scum of the fucking earth! I work for my fucking dreams to come true. I work because I don’t trust the government to do the right thing and provide – if not for us, for the children. (I dont have a kid, but Im just using that as an example) and here this idiot – this punk ass bitch – and all he says is GOOD, a CEO is suffering… hes no better…

Well you know what you stupid pussy faced dumbass – He gonna stay right where he is, TAUNTING YOU BITCH. He has dealt with worst than some internet HERO… He’s dealt with REAL FUCKING Dregs of the Industry – and beat them all.

And he will beat this. He has done before – he will continue to do it and he will get that hit -

Because he worked hard, and has deserved it.

And folks, that is what you get when you arn’t like NeoGaf and don’t take these complainers and sons of idiots and BANHAMMER THESE FUCKERS.

What Happens After November 21 2009 (After Turtles Forever Ends)

When Turtles Forever ends, this is what the American Industry loses – and what Nick Gains:

• The Longest Episodic Series created by American Hands (Production and stills made in house – actual cell work done overseas) on Saturday Morning/Syndication
• A series that had its movies be in the top 10 (the first two films and the 5th CGI film went Number 1)
• The Third Most Successful Franchise in the pantheon of 80’s franchises.
• Another Posititive Feather in the cap and Success for 4Kids Entertainment.
• Eastman and Laird one of the last of the Underground Artists from the Ralph Bakshi – Crumb strain, culminating into a 25 year (with a few bumps in the road) run with the franchises TMNT and Cowboys of Moo Mesa (and several other series)
• Millions of Toys sold, Games in the 5 million’s sold – Comics, Costumes and all the rest.

Not bad – from a couple of guys from Boston.