5 Reasons The New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles May Be Worth a Watch
2014.08.11
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The old Turtles back in the 90s were pretty cool enough. Even Roger Ebert thought they were cool at some point. So was it a good idea for Michael Bay to give them a makeover? Here's a quick comparison:
1. The new Turtles look seriously badass.
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The new.
The Turtles in the 90s were played by actors wearing foam and latex suits and their faces were operated by off-screen puppeteers. The new redesigned turtles on the other hand were CGI turtles.
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The old.
2. April O'Neil just got hotter. And her relation to the Turtles isn't as lame.
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In the 90s version, Judith Hoag who played April O'Neil was a news reporter that discovered the turtles. Needless to say, they did focus a lot on her. But in the 2014 version, played by Megan Fox, the story connected O'Neil's past with the turtles back when she was a child.
3. Splinter looks the same but his origins are different.
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No change, bro!
In the 90s version, Splinter was actually from Japan, and is a former pet of a martial arts master named Hamato Yoshi, who is murdered by his rival, Shredder. The 2014 version of him is a rescued lab rat that learns ninjutsu from a book he picks up in the sewer.
4. The Turtles are battling a supervillain.
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Instead of going the Spider-Man route, the turtles are instead going head on against Shredder, instead of just solving and fighting petty crime.
5. The new Turtles are a little darker and gritty compared to the slapstick-like 90s version
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Action packed.
The plot for the story is admittedly more interesting because it involves fighting against Shredder and evil scientist Sacks' evil plot to gas New York.
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Slapstick packed!
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