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The 2 most cringeworthy embarrassing characters - Splinter and Krang.

posted 8 years ago by filmcritic-16538
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Every time i stream this i have the urge to just skip over to the next scene every time those 2 characters get their bit of screen time. The way that Splinter talks with everything being so philosophical, is hilarious. And Krang - oh my days, words can't describe how embarrassing this character is - not just physically, but everything he says and the way that he says it is awful and the way that he talks to that robot that he lives in - that whole entire scenario is embarrassing to watch, lol smh

I know they're from the cartoons, but it's still really embarrassing though.

[–] vincent_schawl 8 years ago

Splinter was pretty much a non factor in this movie, they could have left him out and it wouldn't have affected anything..just a boring character. Krang definitely needed more developement...nobody had any idea what the hell he was or why he wanted to destroy the world

[–] q_leo_rahman 8 years ago

Splinter's my favourite TMNT character, but I have to agree, he did very little in this film. Just like the 87 cartoon, though.

And Krang is pretty much his 87 cartoon version, a warlord in a suit who uses his Technodrome to conquer worlds, except that he is smart enough to make Shredder his puppet and have him do all the work.

07/08/06... 786... the sentinel of Allah has arrived.

[–] vincent_schawl 8 years ago

True if you watch it simply as just a live action version of the 89s cartoon it works fine...although April ONeal is more of a sexual symbol in this then back then and the Casey jones character is off a bit...otherwise not bad mindless fun

[–] vincent_schawl 8 years ago

80s*^

[–] TheBeardedWonder 8 years ago

The first movie in the reboot series was the same way I thought. It didn't take itself seriously and I definitely appreciated that. This got a little more dramatic in my opinion, but still reminded a lot of the 80s cartoon because of characters they used: bebop/rocksteady, Baxter, Krang, etc.

[–] minhas4 8 years ago

I thought krang was awesome because he was true to his 80s cartoon character. I guess if you aren't a fan of the 80s cartoon version of turtles you would feel differently.

I agree that splinter was almost pointless aside from one inspirational speech he gives Leo.