Something Awesome #33 - Movie Reviews - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a franchise very near and dear to my heart. The old '87 cartoon is one of the first shows that I ever remember watching and re-watching as a kid, and my desire to own a version of each of the four turtles characters in action figure form is a big part of why I collect toys now. I have enjoyed all of the animated series of TMNT, though I like some better than others, and I enjoyed the movie titled TMNT from '07, and both of the live action movies from the '90's (what third movie?). When it was announced that my arch enemy, Michael Bay, would be responsible for bringing TMNT back to the silver screen, I was apprehensive, and when the movie finally came out this evening, I naturally went to see it and witness how completely it had failed so that I might laugh derisively. Too bad for me, though, I didn't hate this movie.

TV Reviews - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)

I loved the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles when I was growing up. I had several of the old VHS tapes, and I would watch them over and over, and the TMNT action figures were some of the first that I ever actually collected from the store, unlike Transformers which I primarily bought from garage sales. I loved the characters, even if they were simple and stereotypical and a complete product of the times (cowabunga anyone?), and what passed for science in the show was laughable at best and totally suspension-of-disbelief-shattering at worst, but there was just something about the premise that worked. I also wholly believe that this show is responsible for my unnatural love of pizza. I enjoyed the live action movies as well, both of them (third movie, what third movie?). Needless to say I get excited whenever something TMNT is announced (unless it has Michael Bay's name on it).