tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post4419150744222126314..comments2024-02-18T08:45:16.295-08:00Comments on The Film Connoisseur: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)Franco Macabrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-43725081945403331012014-08-25T09:56:42.247-07:002014-08-25T09:56:42.247-07:00Occo: Low budget films are still made, they are u...Occo: Low budget films are still made, they are usually comedies...or shaky cam horror films like The Last Exorcism. Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-91488295310765654372014-08-23T02:31:39.281-07:002014-08-23T02:31:39.281-07:00Hollywood films nowadays tend to have budget less ...Hollywood films nowadays tend to have budget less than 1M or more than 100M. It seems that films like the old TMNT are sort of rarity nowadays (not to mention the FX)...Occohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11664056270697679606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-58462591947768293072014-08-21T07:47:36.384-07:002014-08-21T07:47:36.384-07:00Well, to be honest, Liebesman as a director doesn&...Well, to be honest, Liebesman as a director doesn't have a "style" that I'd call distinctive, I can't tell his films apart from other directors save for maybe the extensive use of CGI which he does a lot of on this one. <br /><br />The CGI is good, I personally did understand what was going on onscreen just fine...didn't have a problem with it like I did with the Transformer movies. <br /><br />I was just checking out your Johnny Mnemonic review, funny you should mention it! I'll comment on it later...cause I gotta go take a class now, but glad you caught up with it, I'll comment on it over at your blog.Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-33421602708382516252014-08-21T07:35:56.993-07:002014-08-21T07:35:56.993-07:00Francisco, what did you think of Liebesman as the ...Francisco, what did you think of Liebesman as the director? I personally love his style, which is surprising since I'm not a fan of shaky-cam at all. But I feel he utilizes it well and was excited to hear he would be helming this film. Though from what I hear, he leaned more towards the Michael Bay school of filmmaking this time around, which is to say lots of close-up action and you can't tell what the hell is going on. True??<br /><br />Also, exactly a year later, I finally tackled Johnny Mnemonic based on your recommendation. Here's my take on it:<br />http://robotgeekscultcinema.blogspot.com/2014/08/johnny-mnemonic.htmlrobotGEEKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00355070295108163031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-40849255056840775002014-08-21T07:24:12.553-07:002014-08-21T07:24:12.553-07:00Iron Criterion: Yeah, it's true, nostalgia win...Iron Criterion: Yeah, it's true, nostalgia wins the day for me, but at the same time, it's true what I mentioned about the original having way more heart and warmth to it, and the turtles are more alive...simply because they are actually there, on set. They are actors playing the ninjas..they are physical entities filmed by the camera as opposed to an animated computer image. <br /><br />RobotGeek: yeah, it's crazy man! I mean, why dont they just make the whole damn thing animated? I'll tell you why...monsters and creatures lend themselves to animation...but it's a whole lot more difficult replicating a human through cgi...it's something they haven't mastered yet no matter how hard they try. They use CGI doubles, because usually you see them from far away, but on a close up, no matter how hard they try....CGI cannot make a convincingly realistic human. <br /><br />Yeah, it was a fun ride, Id wait for it on dvd. Kids are devouring this one though...I smell a huge franchise...I'm thinking these films will be around for a while. I only hope they get better...I'm sure at some point we'll see Casey JOnes and the real foot clan on future films. <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by! <br /><br />Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-1288479310107873602014-08-20T14:10:28.865-07:002014-08-20T14:10:28.865-07:00I'm soooo glad you touched up on how a good ch...I'm soooo glad you touched up on how a good chunk of films these days are using CGI entirely, where "nothing" is actually shot. It bothers me to no end. I keep thinking "If they're going to do that why not just make a fucking entire CGI movie then?". Why bother trying to make a live action film then? <br /><br />Great review man. I'm in no hurry to see this. I love the original, and I don't want this film to sour that for me. Maybe when it finally hits DVD, but not anytime soon. robotGEEKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00355070295108163031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-62699618696425509342014-08-20T13:12:25.047-07:002014-08-20T13:12:25.047-07:00Great review. It was a decent movie, just a bit mo...Great review. It was a decent movie, just a bit more meh we compared to the original. I think nostalgia plays a large part in that, though.<br /><br />I especially agreed with your comments on giving up fighting the relentless progression of CGI.<br /><br />Iron Criterionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288412807415640704noreply@blogger.com