It was back in 1990, Beverly Hills, CA, that I first saw (now labeled as "The Original Movie") Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, or TMNT. I was with my best bud and my parents had dropped him and I off at a mall on an off-amusement park day on our holiday in CA from AZ.
I was skeptical at first. I have always loved movies, and watched pretty much anything, everything back then as a high school'er. But, this looked cheesy from the trailers, even though I was both a fan of the show and the one sarcastic, fun-times turtle character, Michelangelo. Still, we weren't visiting one of the three parks that day and had time to kill. So, why not?
I had fun back then. I was thoroughly impressed with it. It had me rolling in laughter, I believed in the fantasy they created with the rubber-suited Turtles and, um, Rat and it had enough action to keep us both entertained. I gave it back then, 4/5 stars.
Today, revisiting it after not seeing it for twenty years, I have changed my opinion down to just 3½/5 stars. So, not much of a change.
Probably my biggest problem, or reason for the half star decrease in 20 years, is because the movie was just too dark. I'm speculating that it was the lack of faith people would believe the rubber-suited turtles would look "real" in bright lights. I really don't know. But, what I do know, that combined with the darkness for the majority of the picture and the poor transfer on BluRay, it just wasn't as fun as when I originally viewed it, or the few times following my initial viewing.
I won't downgrade a movie due to the lack of interest or funds to produce a high quality BluRay, but I did for the confidence the director had with the lighting.
I digress: The movie revolves around a crime spree in the big city and a band of brothers, er, "mutant turtles" who team up with both a reporter and a fellow, and hilarious, vigilante to fight this injustice.
That's the gist of it. Having to get past the fact no one would freak about a green 5'5" creature in a trench coat or how someone is amazed up front, but within seconds okay with a talking giant turtle or rat, is up to the viewer. You really have to suspend your disbelief. If you can and understand where this came from and know it's not just the 1990s, but 1990, then you might have as much fun as I have over the years.
See it!
I was skeptical at first. I have always loved movies, and watched pretty much anything, everything back then as a high school'er. But, this looked cheesy from the trailers, even though I was both a fan of the show and the one sarcastic, fun-times turtle character, Michelangelo. Still, we weren't visiting one of the three parks that day and had time to kill. So, why not?
I had fun back then. I was thoroughly impressed with it. It had me rolling in laughter, I believed in the fantasy they created with the rubber-suited Turtles and, um, Rat and it had enough action to keep us both entertained. I gave it back then, 4/5 stars.
Today, revisiting it after not seeing it for twenty years, I have changed my opinion down to just 3½/5 stars. So, not much of a change.
Probably my biggest problem, or reason for the half star decrease in 20 years, is because the movie was just too dark. I'm speculating that it was the lack of faith people would believe the rubber-suited turtles would look "real" in bright lights. I really don't know. But, what I do know, that combined with the darkness for the majority of the picture and the poor transfer on BluRay, it just wasn't as fun as when I originally viewed it, or the few times following my initial viewing.
I won't downgrade a movie due to the lack of interest or funds to produce a high quality BluRay, but I did for the confidence the director had with the lighting.
I digress: The movie revolves around a crime spree in the big city and a band of brothers, er, "mutant turtles" who team up with both a reporter and a fellow, and hilarious, vigilante to fight this injustice.
That's the gist of it. Having to get past the fact no one would freak about a green 5'5" creature in a trench coat or how someone is amazed up front, but within seconds okay with a talking giant turtle or rat, is up to the viewer. You really have to suspend your disbelief. If you can and understand where this came from and know it's not just the 1990s, but 1990, then you might have as much fun as I have over the years.
See it!