I think that this movie is as good as any movie that derives itself from a cartoon and action figures could be. And I mean that in a good way. You only need to see the two sequels to this movie to see how bad things can be. In the midst of a pretty terrible genre, I consider Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to rank with Masters Of The Universe as the greatest "action figure" movies of all time.
I saw this when I was a kid caught up in TMNT fever and I loved it, but I can still watch it to this day and enjoy it.
Considering that they had to work around a cartoon, the makers of this movie did an excellent job. Yes, there are some absurdities and ridiculous moments in this movie. But the filmmakers did a lot of great things. For starters, while still managing to keep this a children's movie, they really managed to mature the story and make it more of something that adults could also enjoy. The darker setting is a great atmosphere for the movie, and those who designed many of the sets for this film deserve great credit. Now, yes, I do realize I probably sound insane by calling this a "mature" film, but anyone who has seen the cartoon knows what I am talking about.
Bottom line, when you consider what there was to work with, the filmmakers did an excellent job. And when you stack TMNT up against the Power Rangers movies of the world, it's pretty damn good.
I saw this when I was a kid caught up in TMNT fever and I loved it, but I can still watch it to this day and enjoy it.
Considering that they had to work around a cartoon, the makers of this movie did an excellent job. Yes, there are some absurdities and ridiculous moments in this movie. But the filmmakers did a lot of great things. For starters, while still managing to keep this a children's movie, they really managed to mature the story and make it more of something that adults could also enjoy. The darker setting is a great atmosphere for the movie, and those who designed many of the sets for this film deserve great credit. Now, yes, I do realize I probably sound insane by calling this a "mature" film, but anyone who has seen the cartoon knows what I am talking about.
Bottom line, when you consider what there was to work with, the filmmakers did an excellent job. And when you stack TMNT up against the Power Rangers movies of the world, it's pretty damn good.