Who remembers seeing the Ninja Turtles movie in theaters?

[Octoberist]

People really tend to overestimate the "darkness" of that first volume sometimes. The Daredevil comics that it satirized were darker. The first movie is pretty much beat for beat a faithful adaptation of the first arc of the Mirage series so I don't get how it could feel kiddified.

Matter of fact I remember being in kindergarten and some of my peers at my school back then telling me their parents felt that it was "too dark" since it wasn't a replication of the cartoons. I'd give you the sequels save TMNT but I don't see how someone could view the original movie as more "Fred Wolf cartoon" than "Mirage comics" at all.

Yeah, I read the comics (more recently) and while it's mature, some fans made it as if it's friggin' super dark when it's not. It still had a silly tone to it.

 

[The Morningstar]

I rewatched the first one couple of years back. In the campfire scene when the turtles summon Splinter through the blue fire...




I cried.

It's a powerful scene. That's what makes it a great movie. It's funny and entertaining, but it's still pretty mature, smart and emotionally deep.

 

[SuperSoldier985]

 

[The Morningstar]

Awesome gif. The martial arts were actually pretty good looking back at it. Better than some other comic book franchise that shall remain unnamed but i think we all know what i'm talking about

 

[Octoberist]

Actually I watched it again too and the martial arts wasn't too bad.

 

[Punisher Rising]

Sadly I didn't see it in theaters, I was 2 when it came out. I watched it religiously on VHS as a kid though, definitely a childhood treasure of mine.