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Cause its so damn good

Its... good for what it is. Unfortunately what it is; is a children's movie made in the year 2023 by Seth Rogen. What do I mean by that?

Children's movie: The violence is toned down to the point where "the power of Friendship" literately saves the day. The goal of the main characters is to make friends at school... instead of fight badguys; AND that's the plot. Which is like saying it's okay to have bad writing if you admit it.

2023: The turtles' cellphone habits directly reflect the usage and popularity of tiktok. The rest of their personality is also very Zoomer-esque. Donatello is a stereotypical portrayal of Autism.

Seth Rogen: A hackfraud with no sense of humor other than smoking weed. He couldn't make his usual "joke" of giggling like a stoner in a children's movie (thankfully) so unfortunately the best he could do is celebrity references. "This is just like that scene in that other movie, with my favorite actor!"

That said; the animation was solid, the cast of characters were good picks even if some of them were annoying. Splinter was rough at first (making him jew-ish instead of Japanese) but he kicked butt and finished strong. Baxter was basically the villain, and it was a great choice to save Shredder for a sequel.

I wouldn't say it's "so damn good" but I would say something like "better than it has any right to be."

I actually didnt feel like it was much of a kids movie, felt very mature imo especially the villain Superfly

DoomSwell posted...

Children's movie: The violence is toned down to the point where "the power of Friendship" literately saves the day. The goal of the main characters is to make friends at school... instead of fight badguys; AND that's the plot. Which is like saying it's okay to have bad writing if you admit it.

Let's all point and laugh at this dude.

VampireCoyote posted...

I actually didnt feel like it was much of a kids movie, felt very mature imo especially the villain Superfly

It was surprisingly well written with good characters and a 'mature' moral, but it was very much: A moral that has a plot, rather than a plot that has a moral. Which is a writing style used in children's media to emphasize the moral so children absorb it because they aren't old enough to draw conclusions from nuanced plots. Also the characters acted more like middle schoolers than high schoolers.

dave_is_slick posted...

Let's all point and laugh at this dude.

Care to elaborate? Childrens media doesn't have to be dumbed down. The 80's TMNT cartoon is witty as all get out. Some of the jokes are the same 'hidden adult jokes' people applaud classic Cartoon Network series for, like Johnny Bravo or Powerpuff Girls.

Compare the original Teen Titans to Teen Titans GO and you'll see the points Im trying to make.

DoomSwell posted...

Its... good for what it is. Unfortunately what it is; is a children's movie made in the year 2023 by Seth Rogen. What do I mean by that?

Children's movie: The violence is toned down to the point where "the power of Friendship" literately saves the day. The goal of the main characters is to make friends at school... instead of fight badguys; AND that's the plot. Which is like saying it's okay to have bad writing if you admit it.

2023: The turtles' cellphone habits directly reflect the usage and popularity of tiktok. The rest of their personality is also very Zoomer-esque. Donatello is a stereotypical portrayal of Autism.

Seth Rogen: A hackfraud with no sense of humor other than smoking weed. He couldn't make his usual "joke" of giggling like a stoner in a children's movie (thankfully) so unfortunately the best he could do is celebrity references. "This is just like that scene in that other movie, with my favorite actor!"

That said; the animation was solid, the cast of characters were good picks even if some of them were annoying. Splinter was rough at first (making him jew-ish instead of Japanese) but he kicked butt and finished strong. Baxter was basically the villain, and it was a great choice to save Shredder for a sequel.

I wouldn't say it's "so damn good" but I would say something like "better than it has any right to be."

Jesus fucking Christ get over yourself

I liked it. That ending shot Whooo very nice.