Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

Good start, but then it gets ruined

Don't listen to the negative reviews

Best movie ever!

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

Tmnt (1990) is really & truly an absolute CLASSIC FILM & one of the greatest comic book films ever MADE!!! With it's very dark atmosphere & crime infested view of new york it almost fit into the Death Wish franchise!!! The 4 BRILLIANT turtles fight crime in a very dark & dangerous & wet new york city & this makes the movie much more interesting & not just a kids film!!! I grew up with this movie & it's great sequel & love both movies but of course this 1990 original is the masterpiece & best tmnt movie ever made. Casey Jones is fantastic in this & has NEVER been bettered EVER!!! shredder is fantastic & scary & intimidating & not cartoony at all so he makes a good threat & all the fx are amazing!!! The sewers base is fantastic & this has the best April O'Neill EVER!!! Splinter is Amazing & again the best he's ever looked!!! This is truly a childhood classic of mine & a BRILLIANT comic book movie in it's own right. This still wipes the floor with all that MARVEL crap these days!!! Tmnt 1990 is a perfect Tmnt film & a perfect comic book movie

As someone who has not grown up with the Ninja Turtles and was only familiar with the videos playing with this franchise, I can not say much about it. As a comic fan who, after years of browsing, found the original Graphic Nobel and was surprised how different they are from the Nickelodeon TV series, I can not say much As someone who just loves to watch movies and is really too bad for any genre and always gets fascinated by old movies a lot more I have a lot to say.This movie is just unbelievable, I am amazed what people did at the time with little money do you remember the time when people used their hands for special effects and just practical stuff like dolls paint and objects? That was still time but how is the movie?Now the way the movie is pretty much empty at such a title I have a lot more fights much more teen talk or fun fooling around but no the movie looks pretty serious but also a good way, it has relatively few fights for a movie whose main characters are almost only training but also a good way, and seen much more how real kids and teens would behave if they were in this situation but in a good way.So for that, but not everything is right give me lots of things I do not understand maybe because I'm not such a big fan and not all out if I know or references TV series but fortunately all the things I do not understand are not really interested and not disturbed. Did I want more fights? Yes. After all, this is a feature film. But I think so as the film is put together in its entirety for a well-harmonizing recipe and should not be too much changed. the costumes as well as the animatronics are wonderful.The spot when April asked him "are you claustrophobic?" Was so funny that I had to interrupt the movie to make myself laugh, because honestly we would not make a joke these days.PS .: When comparing the German and the English soundtrack, it is noticeable that the German version plays cartoon-like noises such as bells or whistles in beats and kicks that are missing in the English version. Also on other occasions in the German version additional noises were recorded, for example a Kavalerietrompete, as Master Tatsu gives the Footclan Ninjas the order to attack. (Yes, I found the whole cartoon sound effects distracting and weird.)In the German version, two scenes have changed a lot: During the April raid, Michelangelo and a member of the Footclan compare their abilities with the nunchaku, which can not be seen in the German version. Furthermore, the scene in which the shredder falls from the roof is changing a lot. In the original version, Splinter first holds the shredder with his nunchuck, but drops it as he throws it at him with a dagger.

First of all I'd like to say that it is a crime that this movie has such a low rating on IMDb. After painfully watching the new Ninja Turtles reboot or remake or whatever Hollywood is calling it, I felt compelled to rewatch the first Turtle movie from 1990. What makes this movie so special and great is how the film makers were able to blend the original Eastman comic and the very popular cartoon of the 80's into a coherent, dark, action packed, and humorous movie without making it feel to far fetched. I have always been a fan of practical effects. In a time before CGI, the film makers were able to use makeup, costumes, and puppetry to bring the Turtles to life. The Ninja Turtles in this movie look a thousand times better than the awfully designed CG Turtles in the new movie. This movie also captures the dark and gritty side of New Yorks underbelly while still being able to lighten the mood using the Turtles offbeat humor. The other aspect of the film that works well is how they tackle the Foot Clan. By using kids who come from broken homes and giving them everything that a young boy would want, gives the Foot Clan a perfect opportunity to brainwash these kids into being indoctrinated into their crime syndicate. As far as villains go, I found the Shredder to be very Opposing who commands the screen with his pure evil presence. This movie is just a ton of fun and it is cool all the way around. I will admit that I do have nostalgic values when the t comes to this movie. I just hope a new generation of kids will be able to appreciate the original. Overall forget the New Turtles movie. This is the real Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) is actually a cult classic Epic Action film and one of the best movies. It is one of my personal favorite comic book films and it is also one of my childhood favorites. It is my number 1 personal favorite Ninja Turtles movie! I love this movie to death it defines my childhood I grew up watching this movie! You haven't already rated the movie well, please do so we can push the current 6.7 rating as high as it can go!! As a lifelong Turtles fan, I can honestly say that everything about this movie works. From the casting, to the fight scenes, to the music, there is nothing that I would have done any differently. There is just enough comedy, each turtle is given their own unique, identifiable, and believable personality, and the story is fast paced and gripping. Jim Henson's people did a stunning job on the Turtles themselves, and the Shredder looks even better than he did in the Cartoons. The film really pays homage to the original comics by introducing Casey Jones, dealing with Raphael's anger. Here they are Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, Michaelangelo are bad ass. Splinter, Tatso, Casey Jones they are all bad ass including Raphael. My favorite best movie. There is everything I love in this film. The acting, Jim Henson's creature shop were awesome. Fighting scenes, the foot clan, children who steals for foot clan. All characters are awesome. The cast, the plot everything is Terrific in this film. Why rebooting this film? Why? The original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) is the only film for me that I absolutely love to death! I grew up with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, I had an album of the animated series from 1987, I was collecting action figure from the third film that failed. I grew up watching this film and is always my favorite best action movie of the 90's I have ever seen. The fight stunts are awesome, the Acton sequences are amazing. Everything is just great in this film.The film has some Drama in it, the character development between the Turtles and Splinter was really touching and amazing. Another character development in this film that touches me is between Danny and Charles a father and son. That scene is so touching.Judith Hoag did an amazing awesome Terrific job as April O'Neil, a reporter for Channel 3 News she acted her character very serious and convincing. For me April O'Neal will always and only be Judith Hoag. I don't get it why was she replaced in the sequels which that didn't just work. Elias Koteas did an amazing performance as Casey Jones, a street wise vigilante who becomes an ally of the Turtles. He was the only Casey Jones for me he kicked ass! Seriously he did!!The fight scene on the end of the film is the best I have ever saw. Here the foot clans and Ninja Turtles are using weapons. Like foot clans use Axes in April's apartment to kill the Turtles, but they failed. One of the foot clan Ninja's used a nunchaku weapons similar to Michelangelo weapons. The fight scene with Raphael on the roof was fantastic one of the best scenes in the film I love. This film is highly entertained, it is fast paced, not too over long or boring or lame it is a are real true Comic book Ninja Turtles film. It also has a heart bringing a family together like Danny and Charles father and son together when they were falling apart. The fight scene with Turtles and The Shredder was the best scene in the film, the combat was awesome. Tough the Turtles were no match for him, Leonardo was the only one that wounded him with his sword. The last fight scene when Splinter faces The Shredder is the best thing in a film that ever happened. Splinter come on the roof he confront Shredder and in final showdown he defeat Shredder. Shredder attacked him and Splinter throw's him with Michelangelo's nunchakus and says: "Death comes for us all Oroku Saki but when you Die it will be without.....honor." And Shredder try's to stab him and Splinter let's him fall in a dumpster! End and Death of Shredder in the original movie.The film opened at the box office in North America on March 30, 1990, entering at #1 over the weekend and taking in more than $25 million.I love this film is my childhood film and Judith Hoag is the only April O'Neil for me. Elias Koteas will always be Casey Jones for me. I love this film to death! I love it. I love it to death!!! The best movie in the whole world. What else would you want in this film? There are a lot of martial arts in it. There were plenty used of weapons in the film: Leonardo used twin Ninja-Tou, steel swords of usually inferior make to samurai swords, roughly sharpened and straight bladed, Donatello wielded a bo, a staff made of tapered hard wood, Raphael wielded two sai (both singular and plural), dagger-shaped truncheons with two curved prongs and Michelangelo fought with twin nunchaku. Fight clan also used Axes. I love also the music score by John Du Prez and I love the song 9.95 Performed by Spunkadelic. 10/10