The new live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are... aliens?
3/20/12 2:00pm
We all know there’s a new live-action flick of the Turtles on the way at Christmas Day 2013...but Michael Bay has confirmed that our Heroes in a half shell.......will have an alien origin.
"When you see this movie, kids are going to believe, one day, that these turtles actually do exist when we are done with this movie. These turtles are from an alien race and they are going to be tough, edgy, funny and completely lovable."
Ok, I may be one of the few people that will defend the Transformer Bay Movies...well except 2 but Bay f*cking up the Turtles is unforgiveable...NOT EVEN 4 KIDS F*CKED UP THE TURTLES! Sure they made Shredder the same Race as Krang in their version of the Turtles but they did not F*CK IT UP!...which is odd if you think about it.
Besides my feelings on the matter what do the g1s think of The Turtles having a newfound alien origin thanks to Bay?
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g1 DISCUSSIONS
Dr. Wondertainment
Its more its a complete irrelevance today. The original origin was a parody of superheroes getting powers from random radioactive substances. But that ndoesn't happen seriously anymore, so kids won't get the joke.
JinjaBredMan
You make a valid point. There are far more alien-esque origin stories that the youth of today are exposed to. However they have been exposed to our radioactive substance origins in recent reboots (Sam Raimi's Spider-man, upcoming Amazing Spider-man, Incredible Hulk, etc.). And they'll also hafta do a whole lot of extra explaining during the movie to convince you of this new origin. Are they really turtles? Is Splinter a rat or of the same species as the turtles? How do they know ninjitsu? The list goes on...
Dr. Wondertainment
Dude, there was no radiation in any of the examples you gave. Raimis spider and Amazing Spider are both genetic experiments, not radiation. Same with the Hulk, he wasn't hit with a Gamma bomb, it was nanobots and gene therapy.
JinjaBredMan
Its been said many times that Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider, and Bruce Banner was exposed to a high dosage of Gamma radiation... both radiation, of course they may have changed the wording in the new ones
Dr. Wondertainment
No, not changing the wording, flat out contradicting and changing the origins. In both, it is not radiation, it is genetics. In Hulk, it is nanomachines, genetic modification and abuse from his father.
JinjaBredMan
Like i said b4, you make a valid point... doesn't really negate the point i was trying to make earlier about the turtles. Those changes were rather small (apparently unnoticeable by me) and more of an update to modern science than anything else. Turning the turtles from mutant amphibians to alien amphibians is far more drastic.
Dr. Wondertainment
I still think they're pretty noticable. Hell, the fact that its genetics is a major plot point for The Amazing Spider-Man. And yeah, its more drastic, but not unprecedented, and if we're being honest, not uncalled for.
JinjaBredMan
Agree to disagree. Funny thing is I actually enjoyed the 1st and 3rd Transformer movies, God-awful scripts and actors but they were entertaining enough. I just can't forgive this change to the turtles if it makes the cut. Good debating with ya.
REVULSIVE
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JinjaBredMan
lol thx Revulsive... can always count on ya