New Movie Star Turtles Are Not Great... Target Exclusive Retro TMNT Set from Playmates.

[@redroversk]

i like how target and walmart get all these exclusives and i never see them in stores

[@GeekDadLife]

It is a pain, I miss Toys R Us!

[@MrPonytron]

Right?? Especially MOTU Origins, I've noticed. Nothing but He-Man, Skeletor and Battle-Cat from wave 1! They don't even stock the Eternia minis anymore, either, and I've been having a lot of fun collecting those. You see new ones one day when you have no money. But, when you do have money and you go back to the shops, no more new stock on new MOTU

[@bionabot]

Haha yes it is quite funny and not deeply frustrating for collectors at all

[@TruthhTalkk]

Facts

[@ericlewis217]

This was never in any of my targets that I ever saw. I hit target 3-5x a week on average.

[@bentonrp]

Splinter done got his hands in the Cheeeeeze Nipsss

[@GeekDadLife]

😂

[@collegerebel]

Wow. That Splinter is the definition of "phoned in.

[@GeekDadLife]

100 percent agree!

[@josephjones7828]

@@GeekDadLife Until you did the side by side comparison showing it was a bad repaint of 88 Splinter it thought this Movie Splinter might of been a re-release of the TMNT III movie Splinter which I recall also being pretty awful.

[@great159]

Playmates probably didn't have the original mold for Splinter or it could have been damaged after all these years😕

[@GrowingwithTheGardners]

Your intro with you playing w the toys 😂 This is really who you are - thanks for sharing a piece with us!

[@GeekDadLife]

lol! Thanks Ashley

[@johnhess9443]

I was going to order this set until I saw that Splinter. He saved me money.

[@srienasparklebronytv]

I don't have any of the original turtles because I wasn't born in the 80's or The 90's. the originals are kind of expensive for me to buy, but I do think that this a really smart idea that playmates re- released them for people who don't have them, can have them now so they don't have to pay like 1 million dollars for just 4 figures.

[@Ol_Lochy]

I payed $160 for the original four turtles :P

[@adamkolaites]

I had the original Splinter movie figure. It was badass.

[@RetroCynical]

I dont know why they keep doing that with the 88 repaint, the same thing happened in the Comic Book Turtles set, they just repainted 88 Splinter and Shredder.

[@GeekDadLife]

It's sooo lazy at this point,

[@kevinburnett4937]

You're bringing back people's childhoods and I think that's the best that you could do. I did not think you're geek you're bringing that in digital to see. I wasn't in the 80s well I was born in the 80s and I think it's just good scrutiny that you bring in backs stuff. 1:02 🎉

[@flip1sba]

I hope Playmates would re-release The Movie III Turtles line. I like the concept of the TMNT in samurai armor.

[@carlinrackley8547]

The colors of these turtles are different from the ones released in 1992. these are the colors of the 2012 turtles. So basically, they took the old line of action figures and gave them the colors from the newer line of action figures.

[@kenaugustin396]

right make no sense😂😂

[@ADAM_COLLECTS]

i have my original turtles, i have the recent retro box set and this movies box set. The movie figures are very different however, the weapons are a let down but at the price point, having it for a display piece or even for a kid who loves the original turtles films is great. Personally i wish they had Tockar and Razor instead of supershredder and Splinter.

[@superveryman]

Mikey's coloring looks like the 2012 cartoon.

[@kenaugustin396]

i was thinking the same thing😮😂😂

[@ghostjunkstudios]

The weapons switch is a total bummer dude! Nice video though! #cowabunga 🤙🏻

[@GeekDadLife]

Thanks Marc!

[@AdamZ84]

The only one of the movie stars figures I had as a kid was Raphael...my parents weren't going to buy the whole set for me all over again...I don't mind buying 6 figures for $45.00 to have that feeling of having a complete set I didn't have as a kid. As much as I don't like what they did to Splinter, my kids an I will enjoy pretending to play the first two movies with these figures. Is there a date these are due to come out? I live in CT and on the website, it says on all Targets in CT that "not sold in this store"...did you get these early like your castle grayskull?

[@jeremydover8694]

Do they smell the same I remember as a kid opening those and they had a unique smell

[@a_nice_guy5438]

No. You want to smell something, stick a finger in your bottom

[@GhostCorpsGenesis]

I'm surprised they didn't do the 1995 unflocked Movie Splinter. I do see why they went with a new variant of the '88 Splinter. It's cost effective and gives the retro line a new variant figure. Not great, but for a limited edition line it gets the job done.

[@Myturtlefriends]

love the videos very high quality

[@GeekDadLife]

Thank you so much!!

[@markheadley125]

Awesome toys action figures 80's collection ❤❤❤❤❤😊

[@TimboFromLimbo]

This line of classic reissues is my favorite thing to collect currently. The colors do look a lil off but that doesn't bother me much. That Splinter does look atrocious though. I got the turtles individually from Target. I hope they continue to delve into the past and bring us more of our favorites from the original series.

[@josenavarro3564]

When are they being released??????

[@PixelsNcreatureS]

Why is Splinter wearing surgical gloves

[@gamephreak5]

I have the OG movie turtles Donatello and my brother's Michelangelo and the OG movie version of Splinter "with real rat fur!" Loved the way those movie toys felt and looked!

[@popculturehero]

I'm not really minding the mocked up splinter. I understand their not going to find every steel mould, and he does not look too bad next to shredder. The lack of movie turtle weapons is the bummer here. Probably not buying this one. But hopefully they can improve. I know playmates can deliver a quality toy even today.

[@vidfreak727]

I managed to get Leo but that’s it. The vendor at Frank & Sons was trying to force set sales only but I couldn’t afford $100, so I convinced him to sell me only Leo

[@maximusprime3459]

I never thought the original versions looked like the movie versions either. And why do they keep brightening the color on the remake figures?!

[@GeekDadLife]

I don't know why they do that, someone else said they match the 2012 colors and they're spot on with that observation. Don't know if that was intentional, or them just being lazy...

[@maximusprime3459]

@@GeekDadLife Yeah, I think its some weird copyright thing or maybe the coloring is to definitively separate them from the older versions.

[@Ol_Lochy]

@@GeekDadLife they’re not spot on they’re a bit different especially since the 2012 Raph is extremely dark green

[@keliburns1161]

Crazy how we have to put ourselves through so much stress to get neca figures that’ll probably break later due to the poor quality control.

[@razrentals8897]

You pretty much spent $40 on a box. That’s how I felt when I bought the mirage box set. I passed on these because they don’t have the right weapons, the colors are off, and they all use Leo’s body instead of having their unique sculpts. If they were correct I would have bought one just to have a set of doubles. That Splinter looks awful haha. The hand and feet color is ugly as can be. Nice review!

[@GeekDadLife]

Yeah a 40 dollar box of disappointment, I will not be buying another one of these. Playmates completely phoned this in. They need to do better.

[@optimascrime5235]

It's a total bummer that Playmates thing re-release the movie star turtle figures with their original accessories, posability and card backs

[@GeekDadLife]

Yeah, its a big bummer

[@Ol_Lochy]

While I do recommend the originals more than these ones, the originals are much more expensive and they go for like $40 in decent condition the turtles alone cost me $160! It’s crazy so if you can’t afford the old ones or don’t want to spend that much on these figures I’d say this is a decent alternative

[@yodaevil]

This is a hard one. I loved my old turtles and never got the movie star set. Now there is issues if you can side by side them yes, but if you don’t have the vintage and are like me on a budget (way too much coming out for me to buy) the price point is great! 7 bucks each in a world of 15 dollar figures? I’m going to grab it because it’s a steal. If it was faithful to the og ones at 100 bucks, I’d said that’s cool. But not for me. Had to choose between the new ecto and the transformer ecto because I couldn’t tell my wife I spent over a hundred bucks on toys with out risking bodily injury! Lol

[@GeekDadLife]

The price is a benefit for sure, and can’t blame anyone getting them to have them on a budget!

[@JurassicRod]

You'd be better off buying the decent knock off versions from China. They're actually better quality than these. The only difference between the knock offs and the originals is the knock offs are made of solid plastic rather than the real skin rubber the originals were. The knock offs I bought look almost identical to the real ones, no where near as bad as the knock off shown in this video so I guess you have to search around for the decent ones.

[@rjc_tmnt]

They went cheap because they knew it would sellout. Why is it I have never seen any NECA at Walmart? And why can I never find any at Target? NECA really has screwed us true collectors by driving up the secondary market. NECA please make more volume so we have a chance! Great review, my first watch of your channel.

[@GeekDadLife]

Agree, I wish distribution was better, but I could say the same for a lot of toy companies these days. It's getting harder and harder to find toys.

[@questlive2338]

I think they used the same colors for the newer turtle toys (Nick series)

[@rickiebradshaw3695]

Still love my original movie stars figures. Just got mines a few months ago. I got the target one and I wasn't really impressed. So I gave Target ones to my son. Lol. Vintage always win.

[@bigalcincinnatikidadventur7692]

I didn't care much for that Splinter either!!!

[@thetoythief8940]

I think playmates made the colors off so someone wouldn't sell them off as the originals

[@GeekDadLife]

Maybe? But they could have done a better job with the colors themselves.

[@daveleclair8521]

Great video .. agree with you on the splinter looking awful!

[@One21Jiggawatts]

If they gave us a tokka and razar, I’d have already bought this.

[@JONNYSORENSEN_AU]

I never had the OG movie turtles (and never wanted them, fairly ugly zit fest) but do have the no price ebay knock offs which are hilarious. My Donnie arrived pre-decapitated. They have this set on sale locally in Perth so think I will pick it up for the Super Shred and Splinter, as its currently half price here. Thanks for review and comparison.

[@TLC21]

I just bought all 4 movie turtles at Walmart for 10 each wish they had the bad guys , u got such a better deal I should have watched this video first

[@nolongeractive7176]

I honestly think the set is fine..... Splinter bothers me though

[@GeekDadLife]

Splinter def drags the whole set down for me, bu there are positives to it!

[@nolongeractive7176]

@@GeekDadLife I still buy it

[@MutatedGuy]

It's kinda worth it for the turtles and Shredder but what do I know. 😂 Still excellent review, thanks

[@GeekDadLife]

It is really cheap, but unfortunately the figures are really cheap do to that fact lol

[@whatnotandstuff]

Only reason id get them, use donnie's and mikey's belts , and super shredder's belt, and splinter's robe an belt, oh and leo's belt for my history of Leonardo movie star leo, i may spare the raphael because i never had one , and as for their weapons, I'm giving them to turtles that don't have any

[@GeekDadLife]

Yeah that’s probably the best use for these lol

[@spitt0110]

I did that with he ebay bootlegs. :) at least the ebay bootlegs came with the alt weapons :) and a spinter that looked like movie splinter.

[@toyreps]

Really disappointing. Why they just can't make it like it was before. So weird. Btw great review. Subscribed!!!

[@GeekDadLife]

Yeah it was a bummer! Welcome to the channel! Be sure to join a live stream to hang out with the community!

[@garblejatbles]

I don't think they're that bad, except for shredder, but Donnie and Leo look pretty nice

[@zionbrisbane8324]

I agree im not really fan of the movie style old school tmnt figures. I liked the storage shell old school turtle figures i feel like they had more of a bigger impact i guess thats just me though

[@superkneppirdk7149]

I still have my original movie star Raph and Shredder

[@GeekDadLife]

That's awesome, when you have childhood survivors.

[@mattmaverick703]

I agree 100% the turtles aren't that bad could be worse! Leo and Don are the better of the 4 core turtles Raph especially being my favorite is off but I still got this set due to childhood good memories for my TMNT collection. Shredder is the best one! Splinter WORST lol. They should've even did Tokka and Rahzar instead of Splinter or Shredder but I like Shredder so yeah Foot Soldier would've been a good replacement for that horrible Splinter

[@anthonylinehan1855]

Playmates should be doing what Mattel are currently putting out with their MOTU origins line! I guess these are ok for exclusives in limited numbers, take it or leave it kinda things, but there's no excuse for such lazy choices! Even the recent bootleg movie star turtles that have popped up over the last several years included some of the original weapons and even used the original movie star splinter sculpt! It's maddening how much potential there could be for great new product based on thoes original figures! Playmates: sort it out! 😂

[@GeekDadLife]

Totally agree, this was a really lazy release...

[@leroywiggins8271]

Just got mine in the mail and.... they suck lol I’ll sell them for retail. And just keep looking for the original from 1992 hopefully I can find them on a toy show hunt one day.

[@GeekDadLife]

Yeah going with the originals is the way to go, these are no where near as good.

[@cazz8017]

im sorry totally disagree with this review, besides the splinter which is BAAAAAAAD. They made the colors to match the 88 figures and 2003 ones. The colors are spot on

[@GeekDadLife]

Hey if you like the colors, by all means im happy for ya, but you can see side by side with originals they're off and for Mikey and Raph they're waayyyyyy off. But if you like them, thats great!

[@TightPantsJack]

Playmates Exec: “This vintage Movie Star set is coming along OKAY, buuuut . . . how can we make it terrible?" Playmates Lackey: “I know! Let's ruin Splinter! In, like, every way imaginable." Boom. Box set.

[@GeekDadLife]

Hahahhaha oh man, so true!

[@RageONTv]

Hahahahah that sounded like something red letter media would say

[@jedipoodoo]

All it took to convince me of this is one glimpse of your Splinter figure and I'm just "Dafuq?" You aren't kidding that the vintage ones are just great, Neca's are beautiful, but these....I, I just can't.

[@nicolewhite3157]

So basically only super shredder is worth anything noted

[@GeekDadLife]

Pretty much…

[@wolchara2194]

Только один Super Shredder оправдывает существование этого набора.

[@DonHec]

That Splinter must had been painted by the same person who did disco Skeletor! 🤣

[@GeekDadLife]

Idk I kinda like Disco Skeletor, he's good in a bad sort of way, Splinter is just straight bad lol

[@DonHec]

@@GeekDadLife true. Lol

[@stevewittbrodt]

I bought this boxset and I put it in storage, never even opened it. Not even worthy of displaying. I spent the big bucks and bought the originals MOC. Those are displayed in a locked cabinet

[@thonysrnsen5104]

i Will always like TURTLES

[@ggary04]

I agree the splinters off but the rest are fine. People are getting way too picky with these re-releases.

[@therealivydawg]

I always hated the yellow spots on Leo and Don.still have my original ones.

[@vincea2996]

Seeing that it’s still available on the site and not sold out says a lot of what people think of this god awful set .

[@spitt0110]

flocking aside, there was a non flock version of movie splinter. or any of the knock-offs.

[@sydneyhalliwell2513]

When my set came in I almost cried at how bad they were

[@GeekDadLife]

I’m sorry Sydney!

[@sydneyhalliwell2513]

@@GeekDadLife You’re right about Splinter, complete disgrace while Super Shredder fared the best. It did put me off from buying anymore of these sets

[@justinmohan7103]

They should do a MOTU Origins style with the vintage figures. Just adding more articulation to the vintage sculpts.

[@GeekDadLife]

I would LOVE it if they did that, that would be miles better than these lesser than re-releases.

[@lucillemorgan8582]

I fill like playmate didn’t even no what movie these figures are from these are from the second movie not first and the back makes it seem like first movie

[@mitchell7309]

They should’ve put more effort while also modernizing them in a way that was accurate to differentiate from the originals besides the near bootleg looking quality. Give them their brown elbow pads and wrist tape. Splinter is atrocious. I’m returning my set

[@GeekDadLife]

If I hadn't opened them, I would return mine as well :(

[@darthkreed]

Yeah, they really should have put in a Foot Soldier instead of spinter. I have the flocked one, and its waayyyy better!

[@Tor-jv8je]

I don't even collect these figures and I want to email Playmates with a complaint after seeing that splinter! (I've NEVER emailed anyone a complaint or even a compliment in my life)....jus sayin

[@GeekDadLife]

I think it’s in the running for worst figure of the year lol

[@Tor-jv8je]

@@GeekDadLife very good choice!

[@ThePeepshowmopguy]

Holy cow did they botch this. You are spot on that these look like cheep KO's, even the "good" ones. Shredder is great, but I can't justify buying the whole set just to get that one decent figure. I don't know if this is a byproduct of an incompetent design team or a money grab from an executive team looking to take another dip in the pockets of nostalgic adults, but either way I'll probably be investing my money with some other company producing Turtles. Now where did I hide my wife's hairdryer...

[@GeekDadLife]

Yeah, theer;s plenty of other toy companies making good turtles figures now, much rather put my dollars there!

[@Dude_im_Frying]

I agree that as a collectors item, they’re not great. As someone with kids under 6, these are a great inexpensive option for toys that are being played with instead of the non-branded items

[@danielclement6199]

My biggest question about this line is why are the limbs on the movie turtles a rubberized material and not solid plastic like all the other toys.

[@bidujador]

I was excited for this set but now I've lost my interest in it. I would have also gladly paid more for actual re-releases because I never had these figures as a child.

[@GeekDadLife]

That was my feeling too, I would have paid more for them to do it right.

[@jacobbaranowski]

TMNT in time cowabunga go Ninja go

[@PhantomDragonEternal]

I had the originals, and THESE ARE AN INSULT! What was Playmates thinking? They aren't getting ANY of my money for this one! My Movie Turtles and by extension my original movie Splinter were among my favorites from the line, and this re-release falls thousands of yards short of the mark!!

[@GeekDadLife]

Totally agree with you Ricky!

[@Murraygtandthebroddas]

Eesh, that Splinter. Looks like a 5 year old has been left alone with their toys and some paint pens.

[@GeekDadLife]

That's not far off!

[@jamesoblivion]

Why even include Splinter in the set if they were going to do...whatever THAT is? 🤢

[@GeekDadLife]

Totally agree, its sooo bad lol

[@katiepersons6575]

I used to laugh at that send away off-color super shredder back in the day you got through the mail. He goes for BIG bucks today. Just saying!

[@GeekDadLife]

Yeah the Campbell's soup mail away is a pricey collectable!

[@theoneandonlysessy]

@@GeekDadLife Neca is doing a repaint of their super shredder to match the black super shredder mail away and it is supposed to be coming out this month I believe

[@thcman7196]

Doctor Splinter looks ready to go into surgery.

[@GeekDadLife]

😂

[@spitt0110]

well i'm glad they stole the mold back from those Chinese bootlegs we find on ali-express/ebay/wish and now they can repaint the bandanas the right way.

[@GeekDadLife]

That's true, but they should have made them way better than the bootlegs and that just isn't the case :(

[@zeroh2hero]

I'd rather buy the originals good thing I saw this before buying the set

[@kenaugustin396]

i dont like the light green on mikey ill pass😂😂😂

[@MichaelHoncho]

Splinter sucks but they were a good deal for $44

[@JurassicRod]

Playmates Turtles really aren't worth buying now. They just don't seem to want to put the effort in anymore. Even in the early 2000s they made some great toys for the 2003 series. But they seemed to gradually stop bothering during the 2013 series run. It's frustrating that they still block mass retail release Turtle toys from other companies like NECA and Super7 who produce far better quality TMNT toys.

[@GeekDadLife]

Totally agree, its like after the 2012 run they were like ehhhhh lets not even try at all going forward, it's really sad for a company with a rich history of really great action figures.

[@JurassicRod]

@@GeekDadLife The original and 2003 TMNT lines, Toxic Crusaders, Skeleton Warriors! All such great lines from playmates. Heck, even now their Monsterverse stuff is pretty good. But they seem to have just given up on TMNT. I guess Rise under performing didn't help their enthusiasm for the property. I just wish they'd stop blocking other companies from making TMNT stuff at retail.

[@jarosbodytko6462]

What did you expect i’s Playmates.

[@GeekDadLife]

I know, but it still stinks they have completely given up like this.

[@angelotero7729]

I'll be able to live with the brighter colored turtles but that splinter is just pure laziness couldn't even give us that flocked version.Yes Playmates I'll buy these retros over any new figures you got because nothings better than the originals.

[@GeekDadLife]

Have they even made any new figures recently?

[@ADAM_COLLECTS]

My Donny’s eyes are… skew

[@LRonHubbard-Lj]

Wait to me they didn't look like the movie

[@dgambo1985]

The knock off of michelangelo you have is the knock off of the knock offs. I found those guys recently. Honestly the original knock offs are far superior to the new official movie figures.

[@spellweaver83]

That splinter. Wow. I remember the cartoon one and the movie one and that's not even close. It's a pass for me.

[@alexmanns9658]

Man they really butchered that splinter. And they didn’t even come with the original weapons that’s crazy. The colors were just bonkers. Not all the figures were included either. And if they didn’t want to use the splinter with the fuzz on him. The movie star version from the third movie was basically the same splinter except his hair was molded on him and looked much better. I can’t believe they released this.

[@GeekDadLife]

Totally agree, this set was a huge miss...

[@inazumanfrash]

Ironically it feels like Playmates are bootlegging themselves.

[@GeekDadLife]

Right?? It's sooo subpar to what other toy companies are doing, it's kinda sad to be honest.

[@inazumanfrash]

@@GeekDadLife It's just so weird they reuse the 87 molds as "retro" movie and comics. Meanwhile hasbro made somewhat decent reproductions of Kenner Real Ghostbusters. I get they're a smaller company but they really have not put much effort with these retro re-releases. My gamestop turtles set were super off color. I only got them because I wanted an extra set of turtles with weapons. Just wish they made better chucks for Mikey. I'm always replacing mine with actual chains.

[@antoniomontana2034]

I don’t really see em to be worthwhile honestly. Besides the turtles maybe, that mini me shredder and hideous derpaderp NOT movie star Splinter had sold me on not buying it!

[@GeekDadLife]

Yeah this is an easy pass, just buy the originals!

[@yauyuso]

This kinda sucks. I am find with reproduction looking different but seems like Playmates are matching the turtles with the Nick Turtles color scheme. More cartoonish than movie.

[@GeekDadLife]

Yeah it’s a shame they couldn’t get them right.

[@fishtropiccanada4747]

Lol 😂 2021 more effort lol 😂

[@GeekDadLife]

Indeed! lol

[@cesarcortes5017]

It's sad that Playmates did this to the fans, glad I didn't buy them.

[@GeekDadLife]

Yeah, these sets have sold out (hell I bought one) but I will not buy another one, not worth it.

[@TheLostGrem]

I just repainted my Michelangelo because it was so off. But I like them as like a DIY figure😂

[@tangymilk]

Such bs complaints. The figures are perfectly fine

[@RollinFilms]

My moviestar Splinter looks very different than yours. It has real hair and a white robe!

[@GeekDadLife]

Yup, it was a big miss on this set!

[@vadoraid2517]

Way too critical