Quote of the Whenever: Ninja Turtle Edition
Posted on March 23, 2007 @ 10:21 am
From Stephen Hunter’s Washington Post review of the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie:
“As a piece of film design, the film is first-rate; on sheer aesthetics alone, it rivals Triumph of the Will for astonishments.”
Yes, I realize that Triumph of the Will was a cinematic landmark, but is a 1930s Nazi propaganda film really the best point of reference for a movie about a bunch of anthropomorphic reptiles who like pizza and know kung-fu? Let’s just say I don’t expect “rivals Triumph of the Will!” blurbs to start popping up in television spots for TMNT anytime soon.
I’m not a professional movie reviewer, but let me see if I can fix that quote. How does this sound?
“As a piece of film design, the film is first-rate; on sheer aesthetics alone, it rivals Shrek 2 for astonishments. Cowabunga, dude!”
There. That’s better.
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I think the idea is the reviewer appreciates the craft in spite of the subject matter, so TotW is as good a reference as you’re going to find.
I’m aware this makes me a movie nerd, but that whole sentence just strikes me as hilarious.
That’s borderline insane. Why not throw in some references to Intolerance while they’re at it?
Jess and friends, you are hereby invited to participate in my caption contest!
Tom: True, Triumph of the Will is a good example of bad subject matter plus good filmmaking (I’ve never seen it, but I’m going by what I’ve read through the years). Still, there must be a more appropriate example to cite when reviewing a kids movie about ninja turtles, right?
No Corey Feldman = No interest.
I think this reviewer is trying to throw in a gratuitous film reference just to show how overqualified he is to review a ninja turtles movie.
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OMG! I didn’t even know this one was coming! That’ll mean another 1.5 hour in the cinema with The Kid! Shhhhhh…
haha… this made my morning.