TMNT NECA Secret of the Ooze 4 Pack VHS Packaging Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Review and Comparison

Hey, what's up?! In this video I review NECA's new Secret of the Ooze VHS 4 Pack. I go over the packaging excessively, compare the new turtles to the 1990 turtles absurdly, talk about the Secret of the Ooze faces immensely and discuss all of the accessories extensively plus more!

[@anthonysandoval5512]

Considering all the parents that were complaining about the first movie being too violent it's no surprise Leo never uses his swords in secret of the ooze

[@razrentals8897]

Very true.

[@MonsieurJimjams]

1:00:20 Yes, April swinging the chucks around was cut from the European releases. Also when Michelangelo swings those cold-cuts around. He grabs them, screams "Combat cold-cuts", and it cuts to the two guys running away and him chasing them.

[@razrentals8897]

Jeez, it seems so weird to cut that out and leave all the other weapons in. I guess they don’t really use them other than Don.

[@MonsieurJimjams]

@@razrentals8897 The original film was edited worse. Anything with nunchucks was removed, so the nunchuck face-off in the apartment was gone, they darkened the image of him swinging his chucks while ordering the pizza on the phone, and any reference to Splinter using the nunchuck at the end is omitted, so it's poorly edited to look like he just grabs the spear, and Shredder just inexplicably lets go and falls. I saw the uncut version before the edited version, so it was very jarring when I saw it all. The one thing I think the European edit has going for it is that I feel the apartment fight has a stronger edit. It's on KZbin somewhere, but it has alternate footage. I felt a combination of the US and EU released footage could've made a very strong fight there.

[@razrentals8897]

@@MonsieurJimjams I’ll have to look up the alternate fight scene to see the shots I haven’t seen. That death of Splinter scene sounds pretty bad.

[@MonsieurJimjams]

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[@madisonlynn2419]

Just found your channel today and dude, I gotta say, I love these TMNT reviews!! They’re really informative and fun, and you go really in depth on the figures! Plus your trivia spots are really cool too! Happily subbed! Keep up the phenomenal work!! 😄

[@ioncewasmikey]

The Dinosaurs analogy, that's spot on. The Tokka & Rahzar effects in SoTO though, that's good stuff.

[@razrentals8897]

Agreed Tokka and Rahzar look awesome.

[@PhillipTajalle]

Great video as always! Just got the VHS 4-pack, accessory set, and soto shredder for Valentine's Day!

[@supernukum5159]

They ever release a Keno toy?!? I feel like he was a big part of the movie, as a kid he was my favorite character. Also he had that kool scooter. "Who are you, night security?"

[@rob_colt.4577]

I also noticed my 4 pack Soto turtles have the updated ballpoint hips, but the 2 pack Soto turtle sets still have the older hip joints, and also noticed it on other Soto 2 pack reviews... So I guess only the vhs 4 packs have those updated ball joints. Thought that was pretty strange.. and unfortunate for anybody who got the 2 packs instead of the 4 pack.

[@razrentals8897]

That is really strange. I’m surprised they keep showing up at all.

[@KootenaiKing]

That's probably why we were able to find the SoTO 2 packs very early last summer: they didn't change very much. They just gave us an updated head sculpt, with different paint apps.

[@dr.darkroom]

See I knew there had to be something different between the two besides the box. If it seemed like the 4 pack was a good idea - it definitely was.

[@MarkVersion1]

@@dr.darkroom are the newer SOTO 2 packs still shipping the old hip joints? I was thinking probably the initial run had the old ones while the newer run will have the new hip joints

[@sketchpoplife]

Another deep dive epic!! Thank you Gary!!! VHS cover art rocks!!

[@razrentals8897]

You’re welcome! I hate when they make new covers for dvds instead of using the older artwork. They’ll photoshop some pictures of the characters together or something. Forget that and give me the vhs cover!

[@christrockentoast]

Was sooooo cool watching Thank you. ❤

[@dzkmeister]

Awesome review! Can't wait to get mine. My only nitpick is that the bandana ends all seem to be exactly the same, even on the accessory pack heads. Would've been nice to have two different ones for each turtle, like the 1990 figures.

[@razrentals8897]

I just took a look at that and I agree with you. It would have been nice to have some choices.

[@spadedonemcdysentery2493]

Oh boy. Been waiting for this one!

[@razrentals8897]

Thanks!

[@spadedonemcdysentery2493]

@@razrentals8897 Another awesome review dude! I went the 2 pack route and couldn’t be happier with these figs. I came into the line recently so I gotta track down a few things but I guess NECA got me all in on another line😹 Bring on that Keno next and hopefully we can get Paige Turco on board for a Soto April soon.

[@magidkaiser9406]

Best review ever , thank you 🎉

[@razrentals8897]

Thank you!

[@Kevin.Herbert]

Thanks for the in depth review

[@razrentals8897]

You’re welcome!

[@ioncewasmikey]

What do you use for your lighting setup for your toy photos? Nicely done!

[@razrentals8897]

I have a desk lamp and two directional lights that were pretty cheap on Amazon. I shoot with my iPad and edit in iMovie.

[@ioncewasmikey]

@@razrentals8897 nice! Simple & effective! Are you looking forward to the Mutant Mayhem stuff, whatever it might entail?

[@joeesoko]

Gary, don't forget to check your box. There should also be a Dockshore Club insert in there. Thanks for the review!

[@razrentals8897]

Holy cow! I had no idea. Thanks for letting me know. I’ll have to say something about it in my accessory set review.

[@joeesoko]

You're welcome. Can't wait for the next video!

[@Spaceserenade]

I was cracking up when you said raph looks like a muppet

[@MonsieurJimjams]

Got mine last week with the accessory pack. The alt head for Leo looks so much better imo. But these are pretty sweet. Anyway, let's watch the actual review now :P

[@razrentals8897]

I agree with you. His other head looks a lot better. I think maybe I prefer all of the closed mouth heads.

[@MonsieurJimjams]

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[@ray.deathray]

Would love to see a deep dive video on the TMNT 3 movie figures next! 🐢⚔️⌛️🗾🇯🇵🐎

[@ioncewasmikey]

"It's Raz!" "Yeah, a little *too* Raz!"

[@razrentals8897]

That’s probably what everybody thinks when they see the video length.

[@ioncewasmikey]

@Raz Rentals I didn't mean it in a bad way, just couldn't pass up the opportunity! 😆

[@MarcoFD]

@4:19 in the original draft for the fred wolf cartoon, leonardo originally woulda been the orange one, and mikey the blue one. hence the early seasons titlecards having mikey hold swords and leo eating a pizza. its what remains of the original concept.

[@razrentals8897]

The conspiracy goes much deeper I see haha. I always wondered why he was orange when I was a kid. I’m glad they went with the colors they did. Orange fits Mikey and blue fits Leo much better.

[@dr.darkroom]

1:11:11 came to figure out why on Earth they included a spare forearm lol

[@InglesSpanishConversation]

In a lot of the photos I've seen: it looks like the original movie figures have less gaps between their joints. I wonder if that was to make the newer ones less stiff...yet, to me, that means the older ones look more like the real costumes, as you dont see those joint gaps in most angles. What do you see: with them both in hand?

[@razrentals8897]

I think there’s more of a gap in the elbows and maybe the knees. I took a quick look yesterday, but I agree with you, the elbows especially look better on the 1990 versions. I’d pick the 90s figures over the Soto turtles any day of the week, both because of the movie likeness and because I like the details and cleaner joints.

[@MrMatches44]

The reason Mikey never uses his nunchucks in the second movie is because of censorship in the UK. The turtles popularity in the UK took off, but certain ninja weapons were banned, even from being depicted in media. Nunchucks were one of these. Seems counter intuitive that the other weapons were OK to show, but a couple wood sticks connected by a chain was out of the question, but that's gov't for ya. Also, they were called the Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles in the UK.

[@grandePaoloDiCanio]

The best part when i was a kid was Casey Jones yelling at Raph "ciao, pd" in the french version of the 1st movie, which translates by "bye, f4gg0t". The kind of insult that would be absolutely impossible in 2023, the director would be facing deathrow.

[@powerturtlebusters]

Lol at Mikey head Leo.

[@arnymon9340]

Are they made of rubber material? Like first movie version more, think gonna get that set.

[@razrentals8897]

I think they’re made of similar quality vinyl.

[@arnymon9340]

@@razrentals8897 ok, thx 🙂

[@KootenaiKing]

I got the 2packs, and the left forearm on my Leo and Raph feel very loose, almost loose enough that I feel like I may twist it off. Help?

[@razrentals8897]

I’m not sure what you can do.

[@mbroderick1984]

Where dod you pick them up from?

[@toewstokane9023]

They are missing a Raz Rentals quote 🤔

[@powerturtlebusters]

They didn't gaf about the suits in tmnt 2 lol. Donnie had the best muscles n body type detail in Soto, but the figure didn't get that

[@razrentals8897]

I’ll have to take a look at Donnie again.

[@Chaoywowey]

leo was trying to be nightwing with two sticks

[@razrentals8897]

Haha that makes a lot of sense. Night wing also wears blue.

[@thagwap2097]

After buying 4 knockoffs I finally got 4 authentic from tmnt and I really like them so now I was thinking about getting these… but after seeing their faces I really don’t want them I can’t get over how bad Donny’s face looks n my favorite was Ralph cuz he’s the brawler n he looks too happy in this set.. I think I will pass

[@nestorperena8629]

don't know why the uk is againts the nunchucks

[@Chalor.]

And that caught on in other parts of Europe and the planet from what I recall. I remember reading a UK article stating that mother's were complaining about their kids creating nunchucks, so thus the ban started. And yeah, doesn't make sense...cause it's a lot easier to get a broom handle and use it as a bo staff.

[@dr.darkroom]

​@@Chalor.ya and beer cans get people drunk. Some fool mother forgot she controls what her little boy consumes and blamed somebody else, no biggie 😑

[@Kevin.Herbert]

👍

[@dawwe8869]

Eyy

[@gurminderresi139]

bro got a bootleg Mikey 1990

[@acehinkle583]

Am I the only one who wants to know is it TCRI OR TGRI CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP POINT THIS OUT HERE

[@razrentals8897]

In most things it’s TCRI, but for some reason it’s TGRI in Secret of the ooze.

[@Joseph-hz3em]

1991 is better in figures and movie