Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) Movie Reaction | First Time Watching

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0:34 Intro
1:38 Tara's Commentary
14:07 Enter the Shredder
27:11 Who Goes There?
38:26 Outro
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Original: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
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[@Bus_Driver117]

And this is why Jim Henson will always be the best. CGI will never replace the greatness of Jim Henson

[@tudeslildude]

'You've got to know what a crumpet is, to understand cricket.' Truer words have never been spoken.

[@michaeljacyna1973]

This is by far is the best of the 3 live action ones. The others are fun but they lean into the goofiness. This one actually has some heart.

[@nsasupporter7557]

Of course… this was the only good TMNT movie. As a kid, I loved all 3 movies. But now as an adult, I realized that the 1st one was the only good

[@The_RedVIII]

Well, the third one is absolutely terrible. But the second one is at least fun, yeah.

[@DarkAlex1978]

The second is toned down compared to the first movie, but for me the major flaw is how they used Razar and Tokka: they totally wasted the chance to make them a serious treath. I remember this as my major complain when the second movie came out. The third one is as bad as the penicillin pizza.

[@coreyhendricks9490]

One of my favorite childhood movies of all time

[@nsasupporter7557]

Mine also, I watched it religiously and at my friends house. I loved all 3 movies… until I became an adult, I realized that the first one was the only good one. They went soft with the second one and the third one was a total abomination

[@coreyhendricks9490]

@@nsasupporter7557 I 💯% agree with you

[@nsasupporter7557]

@@coreyhendricks9490 what about the reboots by Michael Bay, did you like those or the computer animated movie from 2007?

[@coreyhendricks9490]

@@nsasupporter7557 I haven't seen them, I'm not really into remakes or reboots that much, thanks again

[@matt1839]

Same, what? Did we just become best friends?? 😂 😂

[@JayRock21122]

Fond memories of seeing this in the Theatre as a young child. When Raphael yells "DAMN" in the beginning I looked over at my dad like uh should I be watching this? 😆

[@TaraTunesIn]

Hahaha awwww that’s cute

[@SandevistanSeanzo]

I got in trouble for repeating that “DAMN” as a kid 🤣

[@eklecticskeptic]

I don't care what no one says. This is one of the best movies of all time. Simple story, realism, action, each Turtle has a personality. That fight with shredder was good. Solid movie.

[@TaraTunesIn]

I agree!!! It was so good!!

[@jkhoover]

BTW- Their personalities were defined in the TV cartoon show's theme song. 🎵Splinter taught them to be ninja teens (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) Leonardo leads, Donatello does machines (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) Raphael is cool but rude Michelangelo is a party dude🎵

[@TaraTunesIn]

OMG this is awesome!! That's exactly what they're like haha I have, sadly and regretfully, never seen the cartoon! Thanks for telling me this! It all makes sense now!

[@megafan2000]

Heroes in a half shell. Turtle power!

[@tomhoffman4330]

@@TaraTunesIn (1) You can always find the original Turtles' theme song on YT, and the classic Cartoon Intro as well!!!! (2) I happen to know that Jen is also a Huge Fan of the Turtles, especially that original cartoon! (3) If you ever post a Quick-Vid of Yourself Singing-&-Dancing to it...I know that WE Would ALL Love that!

[@UncleUncleRj]

@@helicoptersrkool Those guys singing knew the truth... Raph is too awesome not to be the leader.

[@helicoptersrkool]

@@UncleUncleRj Raph's always been my favourite 👍

[@Billinois78]

The 2 movie reference/impressions: "Adrian!" is from the movie "Rocky" (such a great movie and so are the sequels). "You dirty rat, you killed my brother" is an often-used misquote of the actor James Cagney. The closest Cagney ever came to saying that was in "Taxi" (1932): "Come out and take it you dirty yellow bellied rat or I'll give it to ya through the door".

[@Hinatachan360]

Fun fact: All 4 of the Turtle stunt actors made cameos in the movie out of costume. Ie. Raph was the guy in the cab, Donatello was the Foot Soldier sparing with Tatsu, etc.

[@Minion_of_Cthulhu]

This was great! Tons of nostalgia for me to see this again after so many years. You mentioned that the turtles looked good. That's because they were created by the Jim Henson Creature Shop and were one of Jim Henson's last projects before his death. Henson was best known for creating The Muppets, including Kermit and Miss Piggy.

[@TaraTunesIn]

Oh thats awesome! I didn't realize they were Jim Hensen creations!! That makes a lot of sense! They looked so awesome!

[@havok6280]

Yeah, I remember when Jim Henson died. I was in 3rd grade. Very sad.

[@godmagnus]

@@TaraTunesIn the characters aren't his, just the Muppets and animatronics used in the movie.

[@jddole7079]

Yeah tmnt was comics at first before cartoons then movies

[@nsasupporter7557]

@@godmagnus the point is him and his company made the costumes and nobody (especially at that time) could make costumes for movies and have them look so real as Henson and his creature shop. Which was why the costumes and animatronics in the 3rd movie were so terrible because it wasn’t his company that made them

[@Artisan1979]

17:46 The only advantage these guys have is in numbers. That's why Raph held his own so well up on the roof before the reinforcements showed up. The Turtles have had fifteen years of Ninjitsu training while they've probably had only six to eight months. That's the Foot Clan's style; they attack in waves to crush their enemies.

[@shanepulliam4152]

I was born after the movie came out But I still watched it all the time, truly a childhood classic

[@havok6280]

Favorite line of the movie: Ninja kick the damn rabbit!!!

[@Hinatachan360]

I love how Casey's fighting stance during the fight in the second hand shop comes directly from the original TMNT comic book.

[@krisfrederick5001]

My brother and I saw this as kids together in theaters when it came out. When we left we were literally looking down the sewers on a rainy night to maybe see them. Then went together to see it again for the special 30 year anniversary re-release in 2020. It was a nostalgia overdose in the best way... We still do the pork rind joke to this day randomly 🍕🐢🐢🐢🐢 Some fun facts: The original TMNT VHS has a Pizza Hut Little League baseball commercial in the beginning, yet Domino's ended up with the greatest pizza product placement in movie history. AND the delivery guy was actually one of the turtles, out of costume. Also the guy in the cab was one of the turtles out of costume as well. Also there are cut scenes and altered ones of Michelangelo. He was the one shouting from the top of the farm house yet they used Raph's voice. He was also the only Turtle to not have his drawing shown done by April

[@Mortismors]

When I was eleven I got a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles role playing game book. Middle school was spent making mutant animal characters instead of paying attention in class.

[@TaraTunesIn]

That’s awesome!! I spent a lot of time as a kid designing weird monsters and animals!!

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

We had the exact same experience. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness, Palladium Books, right?

[@Mortismors]

@@jean-paulaudette9246 yup with the comic by Laird and Eastman in the middle.

[@Mortismors]

@@jean-paulaudette9246 did you ever get the expansion, After the Bomb?

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

In Britain in the 1980s & 90s, it was obscene to say or show the word 'ninja' on television. When the cartoon version of this was imported there, the opening titles were altered to say "Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles." I forget whether it was the same for Australia or not.

[@palasta]

It was for Germany. I guess other countries too.

[@robertlombardo8437]

And I'm pretty sure they censored Mikey's nunchucks because it was a favored weapon of the IRA. Freedom of speech is just not their thing, is it?

[@NightRanger-lz6tp]

Fun Facts; The voices of 3 of the Turtles are: Leonardo: Brian Tochi , best known for appearing in Revenge of the Nerds (another classic comedy you should check out) and Police Academy 3 and 4 Michaelangelo: Robbie Rist, known for playing Cousin Oliver the later seasons of The Brady Bunch Donatello: Corey Feldman This film features a young Sam Rockwell (Wild Bill Warton from The Green Mile) as one of the Shredder's gang members near the end of the movie.

[@tomhoffman4330]

WHAT..? Is that True: THAT Brian Tochi really was Leonardo all this time?!?!? I've seen all of those movies, and many times over but I'd Never, EVER realized that-that was Him! I guess I'm too used to hearing his Japanese accent. (LOL)

[@NightRanger-lz6tp]

@@tomhoffman4330 Just the voice of Leonardo.

[@Bus_Driver117]

I did a drawing of Leonardo when I was in the YMCA and my counselor met Brian Tochi. She took my drawing and got him to sign it. I still have it

[@DaniBlazin]

What ?! Corey Feldman is Donatello ?! Never knew that

[@DaniBlazin]

Lol lookin at cast. Pizza guy is same guy in Mikey’s suit! 🥷

[@kevinerose]

TMNT - a movie with some class BTW in case you were wondering, all teenagers love pizza.

[@sagittarius420cheefie]

Raphael is the only one with a New York accent.💯🤣

[@TarlaPrettyPaws]

It's always nice to see people appreciate movies that defined my childhood. This was the first movie I ever saw in theaters! I was seven, and I still remember it lol. A small note for the next movie if you decided to watch it : people were rather shocked of the violence in the first movie. For the second, the turtles were no longer allowed to use weapons, so just... be prepared for little more cartoony slap-stick than this.

[@mattjamison484]

Casey Jones just steals the show. He had all the funny lines. "Opps."🤣🤣

[@e.d.2096]

I just have one question...KUNG FU WITH A TURTLE SHELL ON YOUR BACK!!!

[@Rainbow.Pegacorn.Cosplay]

Hands down the best out of all the Ninja Turtles movies that have been done. I especially love the scene where the turtles are camping out in the woods and they channel Master Splinter's spirit.

[@TaraTunesIn]

I LOVE that scene too!!! It was actually pretty moving, but also had funny moments, and was kind of the turning point for the group to come together with a common goal... Loved it! :)

[@Rainbow.Pegacorn.Cosplay]

@@TaraTunesIn heck of a turning point, especially after Raph was beaten to within an inch of his life by The Foot.

[@jamesoblivion]

Mikey chooses not to engage with serious, heavy subjects, until it gets VERY serious. He doesn't want to think about a time when Splinter won't be with them, so he consciously tunes it out. Until Splinter is taken. Then he has to face it. There were actually a few scenes cut/altered, particularly at the farmhouse, because I think the producers wanted to keep Michelangelo as a fun character for the kids. Originally, after they fled to the farmhouse, Mike lost his sense of humor entirely, was largely silent, and trained relentlessly (only a brief snippet of this remains, in a montage). The 'Turtle Wax' scene was originally a bigger deal, because it highlighted how hard he was training, but more significantly, it was the first joke he cracked since they had to leave their home. If you look closely, it's actually Mikey who throws his fists into the air and yells Splinter's name into the night sky. They dubbed Raph's voice over him. I think the final cut (the producers fired the director during editing so they could cut several scenes) sells Mikey short, and I'd love to see a director's cut released. All that notwithstanding, this is still one of the best comic book movies ever made. All the key story beats and many specific scenes are taken straight from the early comics. 33 years later, this is still THE Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie.

[@visionaryventures12]

Brief history of the Turtles. Began as an independent dark action comic book in 1984. A parody of Daredevil. Became adapted into a kid friendly hit cartoon in the late 1980s. This origin story in the movie is the one in the comic books.

[@adamromero]

My sister and I would watch this and the sequels all the time when we were younger! Now that she has a son shes been able to share them with him too! 🐢

[@TaraTunesIn]

Aww thats awesome!!!

[@nsasupporter7557]

The first one was the only good movie

[@jasonalcantara8380]

Great reaction! The intro alone was worth the wait, especially when you were singing "T-U-R-T-L-E POWER!" This movie has gotten a lot more emotional for me as I have gotten older. Hahaha...

[@TaraTunesIn]

Hahah I’m so glad you enjoyed it!!! LOVED the rap song 😂

[@jdeuce38]

So Mikey didn't want to acknowledge that Splinter could die which is why he disregarded Donatello's questions. This movie does at least try to show how each turtle tries to cope with potential grief

[@KingRichard1013]

I have so many nostalgic memories with this movie I first saw it when I was in preschool a kid in my class had a copy of it on VHS and he really wasn’t a big turtles and surprisingly he wanted to sell it. And I asked how much he wanted $20 for it and so I begged my parents I did chores and did whatever I could to earn the money. And then my mom gave me $20 and I gave it to the kid at my school and then I had it about a week later and I remember I had a TV in my room that had a built-in VCR. And the day I got it I cannot wait to get out of school and go home and go in my room and just sit down and pop it in and watch it and I turned it into a special occasion I made popcorn and I even made some melted butter and just poured it all over the popcorn and I also munched on some goldfish which was my favorite snack at the time still is LOL. And I remember I sat down and I watched it and it blew me the fuck away and that’s what started my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles phase for a while I became obsessed with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. And this was right around the time when Halloween was coming up and I wanted to dress up like one of the turtles I wanted to be Raphael because at the time he was like my favorite Turtle because he kind of reminded me a lot of myself when I was a kid. When I was a kid I used to act like a tough guy, and I used to be a bit hotheaded, stubborn, impatient, Full of anger, and very Angsty. And that year I actually did end up dressing up like Raphael for Halloween and my mom bought me this really cool Raphael costume and one night on Halloween while I was trick-or-treating I decided to reenact that scene where Raphael yells Damn. And I remember running down the sidewalk after getting candy from one of the houses in my neighborhood but it was also because I ended up getting a particular type of candy that I didn’t like and I remember running down the sidewalk and yelling damn like Raphael did in the movie.

[@BlankSpace83]

“The class is Pain 101. Your instructor is Casey Jones.” 💀🏒

[@tomhoffman4330]

Good Quote and I like that Picture too. I wish the MCU would ask Wesley to be "Blade" once again!

[@pleutron]

I was a teenager when this came out. I had a huge crush on April. The turtles were okay, but KC Jones was my favorite :)

[@TaraTunesIn]

I think I would have completely idolized April if I had seen this as a kid hahah

[@robertlombardo8437]

Casey Jones was my favorite too! I love his mask.

[@Artisan1979]

20:05 She lost her store, her job, AND her apartment, don't forget.

[@havok6280]

Random fun fact: there was a TMNT rock band in the 90s. The songs were cheesy but awesome. Look up the songs for a laugh. Their tour was the Coming Out of Our Shells Tour.

[@Bus_Driver117]

We don't speak of this!!!!!!!

[@havok6280]

@@Bus_Driver117 speak for yourself... I played the hell out of that cassette when I was a kid. It was right up there with The Simpsons Sing the Blues...

[@randomanton]

Shame to you 🫠

[@Aurochhunter]

Ah yes, you don't forget your first time seeing a movie like this. TMNT were all the rage when I was a boy, so naturally when we learned there was a movie of it everyone wanted to see it, then in the follwing weeks it was what everyone talked about. I remember one time on a family holiday it was the free to air movie that evening, and so we all watched it togetehr. My grandmother couldn't quite follow what was happening, one time she even asked if Splinter was a dog.

[@TaraTunesIn]

Hahahah grandmas 😂

[@eddiejravannen]

It's incredible how well the suits hold up to this day. Fun fact, this was originally an unofficial daredevil spinoff. The same chemicals that made daredevil blind, mutated the turtles. Daredevil was taught by a blind guy named stick, the turtles were taught by a rat named splinter. Daredevil fought ninjas called the hand, The turtles fought ninjas called the foot. This was also a lot darker before it became a cartoon.

[@TaraTunesIn]

Lol since I’ve never seen Daredevil… I wouldn’t have ever put that together! Thanks!

[@timroebuck3458]

Shredder=Darth Vader on his day off.

[@Cheers_Mcgee]

I saw this in theaters when I was just about to go on into Kindergarten, loved growing up in the 90's turtle culture! Interesting that this movie as compared to the newer Michael Bay ones of recent years, has a much darker undertone, surprised it was rated only pg as compared to todays standards. I think this movie did a good job delving into darker themes and trusting most kids during those years to handle it or at leas talk to parents about what they had seen. Loved your reaction, new subscriber!

[@TaraTunesIn]

I agree!! Things have changed so much in this respect! I remember watching some pretty dark stuff as a kid!

[@splinter579]

"Oops! Casual murder." ~Cassie Jones. And yes my name is Splinter for a reason. Love this movie.

[@Celowin28]

I forgot a lot of this movie. Only saw it once at the theater when it first came out. Thanks for reminding me how good it was.

[@danger2bananas]

the four actors who physically played the turtles cameo in the movie Raphael actor is in the taxi heading the airport

[@antoineporche-rideaux4841]

fun facts tara , the guy who was in the cab that ralphel rolled over chasing after casey jones was the 1 who voiced and played ralphel in the suit except when ralph was chasing casey . the pizza delivery guy played michalangelo

[@TaraTunesIn]

Oh ahaha that’s awesome!

[@antoineporche-rideaux4841]

@@TaraTunesIn also if you rewatch it especially the scene when Ralph wakes up and don't tell us a joke when he laughs and leaves his head back you can see the actor's eyes in his mouth

[@daryl9434]

This one the first of 3 VHS tapes I brought as a kid.

[@antoineporche-rideaux4841]

Last fun fact Tara the actor who played Casey Jones Ellis koteas is from Montreal Canada

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

Wow! I've enjoyed his work for years, and never knew. I thought he was a dyed-int-the-wool New Yorker.

[@TaraTunesIn]

Nice!!! 🇨🇦

[@antoineporche-rideaux4841]

@@jean-paulaudette9246 me too

[@mattmc5069]

In 1990 TMNT was at the hight of its popularity. They were as big as pokemon or beenie babies would be later. They where EVERYWHERE then. I saw this in theaters at age 7. There was a line the whole way down the street about a block before you even got to the theater. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers would steal most of that heat a few years later. By around 1995-1996 turtle mania died down and continued to do so untill the 2003 new cartoon

[@brianvalencia7717]

To sum up (from oldest to youngest & by personality): Leonardo (the disciplined one), Raphael (the rebellious one), Donatello (the genius), & Michaelangelo (the silly one).

[@TaraTunesIn]

Thank you!!! I haven’t seen the cartoon haha but I’m told that their personalities are explained in the intro to it 😂 I did think they would each have one but I wasn’t 100% clear on what they were by the end of this movie I was able to pick out that Mikey was silly and Leo was the leader :)

[@UncleUncleRj]

I was like 4 or 5 when this movie came out, it was my favorite, and my mom bought me a journal-like book that had April's sketches in it 22:48 and some notes like they were written by April about the turtles while they were hiding. I was so psyched over such a small thing, made it feel so real.

[@TaraTunesIn]

That actually sounds like such a cool thing!!! Way better than action figures and lunch boxes in my opinion!!!

[@gordonworth5461]

Its crazy to me this movie is so old but still so better then the recent live action ones

[@martinstallard2742]

17:32 thanks for dropping by

[@whoarocket]

Regarding the impressions you didn't recognize, one is important, and the other isn't. The important one ("Adriaaaaan!") is from Sylvester Stallone's (sort of) first movie, Rocky, from 1978. He wrote the script himself and was trying to get interest from studios, but they wanted to take it over with their own directors and actors, but he wanted it made a certain way, so he did it cheap and independently. So he also directed and starred in it. It is well worth watching, as well as at least a couple of the sequels.

[@ForEternia]

I remember seeing this in a packed theater. Resulting in my mom, my friend and I having to sit apart. Still had goosebumps during the opening credits. Ah, those were the days. I know you would have had fun Tara 😀

[@TaraTunesIn]

I SO would have!! I wish I had seen this when it came out!!

[@Souliest1]

I used to sing the Turtle Power song along with the tape. I was such a nerd!

[@Bus_Driver117]

Fun fact: the person that asks "what the hrll was that" was the voice over actor for Raph

[@Billinois78]

A friend of mine as a kid had a golden retriever who I called Master Splinter due to the resemblance. A very wise old dog. Technically this is a 90s movie, but the happy synth music and hair styles scream late 80s. Splinter's backstory was different on the cartoon series, Splinter used to be a human named Hamato Yoshi, and was part of an earlier incarnation of the Foot Clan in Japan, but was betrayed and framed by his former student, Oroku Saki - the guy who would become Shredder. No love interest was mentioned. Instead, it was Saki/Shredder's ambition to rule. So, Yoshi/Splinter ended up living in exile and eventually in the New York sewers (eww). The radioactive goo finds him and merging with the dna of the sewar rats, mutates him into a ratman. That same goo changes the dna of his baby turtles, merging with his dna (I don't wanna know how they got his dna) and mutates them into turtle-people. Also, on the cartoon, each turtle had more distinct personalities: Leonardo was the leader, often serious but not in an angry way, Donatello was the brainy, science nerd, always working on new inventions, Raphael was the wise-cracker (even moreso than the others) and not quite the grump he was in this movie, and Michaelangelo was the gnarly surfer dude persona. He was usually the only one who said "cowabunga". Yes, there are 3 of these movies, but they're not a "trilogy" per se. I mean, there is no continuing story arc other than them being ninja turtles. Part 2 is fun but if you accidentally "forget" to watch the 3rd one, no harm done. Your call, of course.

[@TaraTunesIn]

Cool!! Thanks for the intel!! I have heard, since posting this reaction, that the cartoon back story was a bit different for splinter, but I didn’t know how, so this was really interesting! Not sure which one I like better, but it’s cool to know that his character has evolved and changed! I kind of love that each turtle has a very different personality!! It’s just more fun that way! But I am glad to hear that Raphael does have a fun side, he is definitely pretty serious and uptight in this movie! I look forward to the second one! You’re not the only one who has made a comment like that about the third, but I imagine I’ll eventually finish up the set of three movies for good measure!! Thanks for the comment! :):)

[@Kenichi2002]

@@TaraTunesIn The backstory from the film here, leans more to the original comics. there splinter was the pet of yoshi and after oroku saki killed yoshi, splinter found the turtles in the sewer. The hwole film is a summoning of ideas of the original comic and the 80s cartoon. In the best way possible ^^

[@zmarko]

The awesome thing about this is it's one of the last of the pre-CGI era style movies. Where studios relied on what one could see in camera with costumes, puppetry, and props instead of shitty computer generated stuff. If this had been done with CGI, it would have been a totally different vibe, and I'm betting nowhere near as popular as it was (and is).

[@TaraTunesIn]

I agree!!! I loved how the turtles looked!! It would have been completely different if they weren’t giant tangible puppet turtles!

[@zmarko]

🎶 Giant tangible puppet turtles! Turtles in a rubber shell! TURTLE POWER! 🎶

[@BabyGeneral96]

This was one of my favorite childhood movies i even had a huge Laminated Frame of The Turtles in my Room & everything lol forever love my city. Fun Fact; Corey Feldman did the Voice Over of my favorite Turtle lol "Donatello" & Ernie Reyes Jr did the Stunts for Donatello he was also on "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze" & "The Rundown"(2003) there's a scene where he fights Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and he still has it lol Loved your Reaction😁

[@LooneyBanger]

Wow this reaction was a trip down nostalgia lane. I loved this movie growing up and great reaction too.

[@TaraTunesIn]

Thanks Kyle!!

[@chrisleebowers]

"The Foot? Really?" Watch Daredevil. It will all make sense.

[@NZBigfoot]

Alot of people watch TMNT 90 as a kids film but when you look deeper at it, its got alot more substance than you first see... If you look at scenes like the camp fire and their reactions to Splinter appearing to them, Donney and Mikeys conversation waiting on the pizza with Mikey blatantly ignoring the idea of Splinter eventually dying but being brought to tears and finally accepting the eventuality (and how Donney is always there to comfort Mikey), Leo being contemplative and Raph being almost in awe... In the bit with Raph on the barn yelling out splinter that was actually Mikey if you look closely but they changed the voice to Raphs which kinda dulled the impact of Mikeys trauma for the watcher. If you listen you can also hear in the boss fight, Mikey is the Turtle that lasts the longest against the Shredder, even though you dont see his fight. The fact Raph is so caught up in loosing his Sai, but in the end to save Leonardo he's the first one to throw his weapons away, and how Raph reacts to Casey calling him a freak showing Raph is the turtle most at odds at being what he is (and Mikey being the one most at peace with being a turtle), and Leo loosing his cool at the thought of Splinter being dead were elsewhere hes always calm and collective... Lots of little things you dont see or notice first time around... that makes it more than just a kids movie to me.

[@TaraTunesIn]

Wow I really loved this analysis actually, those are the types of things I really look for in a movie… layers… ones that you might not notice the first time hit after you sit and think on it a few days, or watch it a few times over, stick out and make everything more meaningful! Thanks for this comment!!

[@samm7390]

It's not a cool thing to Raph and it's also not a dagger, is actually a Japanese weapon called a Sai. And their weapons mean everything is somewhere too if a Jedi loses a lightsaber

[@ListerDavid]

I was super lucky as a kid when turtle mania swept the country as my older sister worked at toys’r’us so was able to get me all the toys for Christmas and birthdays

[@TaraTunesIn]

That's friggin AWESOME!

[@enndo84]

OMG I love this movie, I even had the soundtrack when I was a kid

[@Ivar3587]

Omg this brings back such nostalgic vibes lol i loved these movies growing up

[@tehshingen]

6:50 raph suit actor playing man wondering what the heck was raph… the one most fans are likely to figure out as he was the only suit actor to also voice his turtle.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

These guys were originally conceived to be Marvel characters, whose origin was linked to that of Daredevil. That canister goop they craweld around in was meant to be the same canister that spashed Matt Murdoch's eyes, and his blind sensei "Stick" was imagined to have been Splinter's owner/teacher. And Stick's enemies were a clan of ninja called "The Hand." Alas, Marvel refused the property, so Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird had to publish independently. Who at Marvel do you think is kicking themselves over that?

[@havok6280]

Not exactly. The concept parodied several elements popular in superhero comics of the time: the mutants of Uncanny X-Men, the teenagers of New Teen Titans and the ninjas of Daredevil, combined with the comic tradition of funny animals such as Howard the Duck.

[@tomhoffman4330]

Believe ir Not, but the Turtles' have kind-of been adopted into the Realm of DC Comics instead. I know that there have been several issues printed, and (a few years ago) there was even an Animated DTV called "Batman Vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!" If you can find it, I'd highly recommend watching it...it is hilariously funny!

[@chrisgoode8320]

Man I've be waiting all week for this reaction. And I'm so glad you loved it Tara.. and can't wait for the others.

[@simonlealbarria6550]

I loved it that you noticed the rap at the end credits! Amazing movie :)

[@danieldunlap4077]

🤯 My Gen X expression hearing you say you had never watched any TMNT

[@1ButtonDash]

this was the best turtles movie. it still holds up today. the rest that were made aren't that good but this is considered a classic which is still loved.

[@vingrier87]

Sometimes I put in my vhs copy of this movie just to watch the classic pizza hut commercial.

[@DanJackson1977]

Its difficult to describe just how much of a miracle film this is. It shouldn't have worked... it shouldn't have been possible. I think the decision to base it more on the darker comics, that Golden Harvest (Hong Kong film company) produced it ensured the action world be excellent, and Jim Henson's company is the ONLY one that could have pulled off those suits or puppeteering work.

[@TaraTunesIn]

Oh yes I agree! It took the coming together of all the elements to make it sooo good! I think if any one element of this film had been done differently it had the potential to be a bit of a cheesy mess! Hahah But they did it all right in my books!!

[@tomhoffman4330]

Good Evening Tara, and have I got something for You..! Ever since E.T., I've been trying to find some more Positive movies about Space Aliens (to help with your fear of them). Just last night, I finally dusted off 2 "precious memories" from My Childhood, that would be just Perfect for You: "Explorers" ('85) and "Flight of the Navigator" ('86)! Both movies are Pure Fun with Adventure, Imagination and some of the Most Beautifully Composed Music that I have ever heard! Also, if no one else has recommended "The Last Starfighter" or "Galaxy Quest" to You yet, then those certainly belong on Your List as well!

[@TaraTunesIn]

Thanks Tom! I’ll add them to my list!

[@tomhoffman4330]

@@TaraTunesIn YW

[@e.d.2096]

GALAXY QUEST YES! Also, "Batteries not Included. Great suggestions Tom l second them all!

[@Minion_of_Cthulhu]

Flight of the Navigator! I haven't thought about that movie for years! I haven't seen Explorers, but Flight of the Navigator and Galaxy Quest are excellent recommendations. I hope to see them on the channel.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

I might have mentioned "Cocoon" and "Starman."

[@scottwilson3741]

The head thug in the white t-shirt is a young Sam Rockwell in his first role

[@sasamichan]

3 main movies followed by some PSAs and a rock band and a power rangers crossover then a bit of a break then we get a fully CGI film and a CGI/live action for two more films and a couple of fully animated TV ,movies and a batman crossover animated film. Turtles has multiple different canons so each time you see them they may have a different cast or back story or some small change. the three you talked about are all connected however.

[@Coolclubonline]

The Hockey guys name is Casey Jones by the way lol

[@nsasupporter7557]

I was the biggest TMNT fan as a kid, This movie was my life. I watched it so many times at home and at my friends house. I loved all 3 movies until I became an adult, then I realized that the first movie was the only good one

[@vidhead85]

Same here. I'm tired of the toning down of violence because kids eff then kids

[@Bus_Driver117]

Best TMNT film EVER

[@futuramayeah]

Tara, the creators based the comic book off of Marvels' comic book Daredevil , a vigilante that fights in New York City and fights the Ninja Hand Clan . i think they might have based Casey Jones after Jason from the Friday the 13th movies, who wears a hockey mask also, but i think the name Casey Jones might be a sports reference? i don't know. in the cartoon, you might know, April always wore a tight zipper down yellow jumpsuit , so i was a little disappointed that they weren't able to hire a woman that wore such an outfit

[@TaraTunesIn]

Hahaha awww too bad about Aprils jumpsuit!!

[@JohnSmith-zw8vp]

I don't think I've ever seen a pizza place that does anchovies...I thought maybe it was some joke topping you only saw on TV/movies!

[@AdamfromFWCI]

This is a great reaction! Loved it! This movie was my Jam back in the day!

[@AndrewsOpinion15]

cool teenage mutant ninja turtles [1990] film - movie reaction - first time watching !!!

[@bidwell13]

12:46 when I first saw this scene I was like a nice corrupt police chief. That was messed up of him to use the station managers son to change the news narrative of the police.

[@mikesilva3868]

Thanks huge tmnt fan 😊

[@kurbz31]

Probably my all time favorite movie, Mikey is my favorite.

[@stevenmacknight9960]

That makes 2 movies I need to watch.

[@vidhead85]

This was the best one. I hated how they tone down the violence for the 2nd and 3rd films

[@Hinatachan360]

When I first saw this movie I had no idea that Kevin Clash (Master Splinter) was my future fiance's (who I met years later) first cousin.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

I really wish we'd see some of the OG comic plot-lines made, like with the Utroms & Fugitoid out in space. and Renet & Savanti Romero through time.

[@burntvirtue]

🤮

[@pleutron]

You didn't get the "Adrian!" reference? Oh dear, time to watch the Rocky movies :P Come to think of it, I'm not even sure that Jen has seen 'em either :O

[@intotheabyss42478]

Raphael saw Critters at the theater. One of my favorites growing up! Love the cheesiness of the 80s and 90s!

[@TaraTunesIn]

Me too!!!

[@havok6280]

"Oooo...a sports equipment!!!" Nice... Is "garbage squished" a technical term? "I made a funny..."

[@TaraTunesIn]

Hahahah garbage squished is definitely a thing 😂

[@tarzapopohead]

I was in Jr High when this movie came out and if you did not sat cowabunga at least once a day by greeting someone.wou were considered an outcast or loser in today terms Ps pizza day became very popular.

[@TaraTunesIn]

Hahaha that’s awesome!!! I can see this movie creating an entire middle school culture lol

[@helicoptersrkool]

The best TMNT movie!!

[@joshuacampbell7493]

Cowabunga!

[@E_y_a_l]

Great reaction as always 🐢

[@douglaswatson]

Hey Tara. I loved this movie as a kid

[@Don-ol8ze]

A genuinely good movie.

[@shaneelliott6133]

Jim Henson help with the turtles costumes

[@nsasupporter7557]

Helped?? HE DID THE COSTUMES!

[@nsasupporter7557]

Nobody else did the costumes except him

[@tomclark5924]

Going back to my youth with this one, LOL. 🔍

[@havok6280]

For me, the highlight of the second movie is a certain white rapper...