So I saw TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES 35TH ANNIVERSARY

 Still stands to this day as the Best Comic Book Movie Ever. Batman (the 60s one), Dredd (the one with Karl Urban), Punisher: Warzone, and to a lesser extent the first Spider-Man (the Sam Raimi one). I know it sounds insane because they are far better comic book movies from a cinematic standpoint.

But I'm using a different lens. Which movies capture the FEEL of the comics, not just copying visuals like a fourth rate Michael  Bay, but capturing the characters. That's how

I can say with a straight face That Batman and Robin by Joel Schumacher is a much better Batman movie than the Christopher Nolan trilogy. The movies I mentioned didn't do 1:1 copies of the comics or just copy panels. They, in theor own way, brought the comics to life.

While yes, the Original (and Best) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, is dated, and a low budget movie, with all its limitations, it made not only an impressive adaptation of the material, but it was the original gateway to the True TMNT. Long before thhe 2003 series was conceived, the 1990 movie was the perfect hybrid of both the Source Material, and the kid friendly "bastardization" (that despite my reverence to Mirage, the MWS universe is my main TMNT playground).

I wish more movies could learn from it. Learn from Dredd, from the 60s Batman... hell even some visual elements from...

Yes... The fourth rate Michael Bay himself. He's good at establishing shots... he just needs to use less slow-mo.

A return to more practical effects. I know the Bay Produced TAINT had actors in turtle shaped MOCAP suits and for Action scenes it makes sense, but for non-Action scenes, practical trutle suits and use CGI to correct any issues from practical like say this:

James Gunn's Superman is a beginning to a return to this, but under Gunn's irreverent style, which comes from his Troma background. After the end of the Infinity Gauntlet Saga, the MCU lost its way and tried to artificially recreate Phase One but couldn't get the ball rolling as they were betting on setting up the next big event. They, in a way repeated the same blunders WB did after the "Marthagate" and desperate attempts to correct course from the Snyderflops. 

The reason why these movies feel better than others is that they're good on their own and aren't just one piece of a larger puzzle.

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES somehow managed to catch lightning in a bottle by creating an extremely respectful adaptation to the source Material with a not so high budget and being Actually Good! Especially in an era where comic book movies were bastardized in ways that they barely resembled the source Material. Like my beloved Burton Batman films.

I think the world is ready for a True to Mirage TMNT Live Action movie.