Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

[The Cosmic Geek]

I didn't see a thread devoted to the guys in green so thought I would make one. Any fans on the boards here? What was your favorite: original Mirage comic? Cartoon? Archie comic? Movies?

[Sam]

I watched the cartoon first, read the comics, then saw the movies. Here's my take. The cartoons (from the 80's, not the current ones) were well done and very entertaining. The comics were far superior though and much more adult in their content. The movie tried very hard to live up to the spirit of the comic while retaining the humor element from the cartoon without being cartoonish. I think it suceeded very well. I even enjoyed the second film, though it was more cartoonish than the first film. The third film never happened. It doesn't exist for me.

I haven't seen the most recent film and can't comment on it.

[The Cosmic Geek]

I like what you said. Well spoken.

If you like film 1 then you will no doubt like the most recent one TMNT. I honestly feel it captures all the best stuff from the original comic and first film. Excellent action scenes, great characterzation, still mainaints the humor level for the kids, but it really advances the characters from where they left off in film 1 and even 2.

I really recommend seeing it. I loved it.

I wish the Mirage comic, the current one, would come out more frequently. I'd like to read it, actually, I wish they would release the old ones as well, would like to read those.

[Chap]

Loved it as a kid, had the action figures and all that, the cartoon back then was great :) haven't seen much/any of the new stuff though.
and hey, one of the movies had Vanilla Ice, how can anything top that? :D

[Sam]

and hey, one of the movies had Vanilla Ice, how can anything top that? :D

Yeah, TMNT II: Secret of the Ooze did. That was where they shot off their pinkie toe.

[idk, my bff jill?]

I used to LOVE TMNT, specially Michelangelo.
But the last movie kind of sucked.

[SigTauGimp]

I'm a hhhuuuuuggggeee Turtle fan. My favorite was always Donatello.

I have lots of memorabilia around here, too...I'll have to take a few photos and show them around...I loved the "teens in green" in all their mediums...and agree with Sam when it came to the movies...there was I, II, and then they took a looonnngg break:P, then made TMNT.

My fav in my collection is an older (80's) laundry basketball hoop with backboard...I've had it since I was around 3. As soon as I grab hold of a digital camera, I'll post a pic.:rock:

[LadyHitchhiker]

Movies
then cartoons
then comics...
then video games
then years of playing tmnt with my friends.

:wub:

[Sam]

I LOVED the original Nintendo game but DAMN that thing was tough!!

[Chap]

Same here Sam, loved it! specially the "open world" feel you got on the surface. (back when we didn't have anything to compare it to)

posted this in another thread earlier:
YouTube - TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES by the Angry Nintendo Nerd

:lol:

[Sam]

I enjoyed getting to run over the Foot Soldiers in the third level. That was fun. :D

[The Cosmic Geek]

I'm a hhhuuuuuggggeee Turtle fan. My favorite was always Donatello.

I have lots of memorabilia around here, too...I'll have to take a few photos and show them around...I loved the "teens in green" in all their mediums...and agree with Sam when it came to the movies...there was I, II, and then they took a looonnngg break:P, then made TMNT.

My fav in my collection is an older (80's) laundry basketball hoop with backboard...I've had it since I was around 3. As soon as I grab hold of a digital camera, I'll post a pic.:rock:

Definitely post some pics of your TMNT items, that would be cool.

I haven't had a chance to watch straight through the latest cartoon. I see bits and pieces only. Fast Forward, the one where they were in the future, was OK. I loved that theme song, it was as catchy as the original cartoon one.

[The Cosmic Geek]

I helped a friend move today and after we finished we got some lunch. There in the strip mall was a comic shop. We checked it out and they had a bunch of Ninja Turtles comics. Couldn't believe it. I picked up about 5 of them. Needless to say, each time I visit my friend I will be hitting that comic shop.