Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

I dare anyone to hate this movie. Come on. I triple dog dare you. Sit in front of the TV with a bunch of your friends and just try not to like it. You can't. It's impossible. I was a full fledged turtle fan back in the day (I don't think the fad lasted long enough for us to earn Trekker-type names) and of course at that point, I thought it was the Gone With the Wind of our time. That, obviously, it's not. But there is something just incredibly charming about a bunch of giant turtles acting like typical sit-com kids. One even gets yelled out for sneaking out past curfew to see Critters 2. If it comes on TV, even my dad has to pause to watch at least one fight scene. If someone in a college dorm pops it in, legions of kids will exclaim "Holy sh*t! Is that Ninja Turtles?" and then plop right down in front of the TV to watch. You have to give a lot of credit to the guys who made this film. It was released in the height of the craze so they could have thrown anything on the screen and it would have been a hit. (See Ninja Turtles 2). But instead, they tried to make it the best film they could, despite the subject matter. They came up with an almost relevant, after school special type plot. The jokes and references range from Moonlighting to John Steinbeck, and the fight scenes are done in the spirit of a Jackie Chan flick. Add the fact that there are giant turtles doing the fighting, and you get a funny, imaginative, and just plain likeable movie no matter what your age. Sure, it's about pizza loving ninja turtles. But it is the best movie that could ever be made about pizza loving ninja turtles. That has to count for something.

man this movie rocks so hard that it pains me to see a rating of 5.9.... all u guys suck who didn't vote 10... the splinter teachings get me man... brings a tear to my eye every time he schools Raphael on his anger. Its just so good, and Raphael is the king!!!!!! and the shredder was portrayed so good. the way i would want him to be more evil and and less pathetic like in the cartoons. the fight where Raphael gets beaten up is really good too as it shows how they turtles can learn from there mistakes. anyway "The Shed" is king over u all and if u don't vote 10 then I'm going to come round your house and beat u all up. so says ure fearless and mighty leader....

I saw this film when it was first released and brings back a lot of memories. The movie is such grittier than the cartoon but is still lots of fun.

IMDb 6.5 RATING? C'MON! They're the world's most fearsome fighting team. I grew up with Turtles, and my son is growing up with Turtles. How can you knock this movie? OK...I'll admit I took about an 8 year hiatus from TMNT and hadn't seen the movie as an adult until about a month ago. I honestly believe that this movie achieved something that few do; appeal to both an adult and a child audience. With the exception of the Pixar/Disney there aren't many kid movies I can watch. In fact they tend to kinda rub me the wrong way. Sure it's dated with 90's culture spewing from every T-shirt and song; however, I don't feel that the overall movie was tainted from this. My favorite part about TMNT is how there is a nice blend of dark (Though I don't know if any foot soldiers actually died...?) and happy-go-lucky (Mikey & Donnie).

It's all about pizza, saying radical things, and mutant turtles ninja fighting a cheese grater. I man seriously what's not to love. One of the great live action adaptations, seriously love the effects in this especially for the 90s. Acting is bad, but almost a good bad.

The turtles hit the big screen in their live-action debut, the heroes themselves created by the Jim Henson's Creature Shop in London, a result better than any CGI-effect done twenty-years later. The plot is an interesting one, with the turtles embarking on a journey to rescue their Master Splinter from their archenemy Shredder. The film becomes flawed with the overall mood, which includes everything from elements of darkness from the original comics to the lighthearted family gags of the successful animated television program, which results ultimately in an indecisive production. At least the sequels knew what they were aiming for. **½ (out of four)

Ok i havent seen it for some years but im guessing it hasnt changed. Obviously gets extra points for nostalgia. So much better than the terrible sequel. Which i didnt see till an adult. It is a dark film and shredder was even scary as akid. The soundtrack was great the title track being the first rap song i liked. The costumes are very good and more ebliveable than cgi. Its even emotional in parts, satrangely. It got panned on release. By old fogeys. (but then im an old fogey today who pans todays kids films .( it is very different from the cartoon tho. Why it took till 2016 to bring in krange and bebop/rocksteady is strange.

I am a Ninja Turtle fan, and liked this movie allot. I didn't see it till around late 2001. This movie is taken place in the early 90's of New York which is before 9/11. The movie has some references from the original comics. It's nothing like old cartoon. I was expecting it to be like the old cartoon at first. What cool about this movie is that Jim Henson's Company did the Turtle costumes and Splinter puppet. The action, humor, story, and animatronic costumes of the turtles are all well made. This movie was one of the top movies of 1990. And a must see for any TMNT fans. I recommend 8 and up for this movie. My rating 9/10 for a great movie.

Even after 32 years this movie still feels the same as if I was watching it as a kid. It never gets old! I was still smiling, remembered majority of the dialogue, and still entertained. This is still coined as one of the best ninja turtle movies ever in the franchise. The film type they used, cinematography, use of dark ambient lighting, etc. It's just overall.. DOPE. Thank God I still have this on VHS! "RADICAL"🤙🏾

This is a classic movie with fantastic special effects, amazing martial arts scenes, brilliant soundtrack. Great dark tone like the original comic ! What a masterpiece and hardly underrated. Hidden gem !