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Heroes in a Half Shell

By graphics_girl


A couple weeks ago, before stuff started showing up on the internet about the new Michael Bay movie, I decided to watch the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie with my boys.

So, here's the jist of the story. Four tiny turtles begin a huge transformation after coming in contact with a mysterious green ooze. A rat who was once the pet of a great ninja master "adopts" them and teaches them the way of the ninja.

 While the turtles are studying in the sewers, there is a crime wave blanketing the city above. Robberies are on the rise and TV reporter April O'Neil finds herself a one of the latest victims. Unexpectedly, the streetlamp goes out....and when it goes back on, she's sitting next to a tied up pile of her attackers! Leave it to a reporter to get to the bottom of the story! April finds that behind this crime ring is the Foot Clan, led by the evil Shredder and he's not happy that she's onto him and he sends his henchmen to take care of her.

 So April meets the turtles, Splinter gets kidnapped by Shredder, and the turtles are chased out of the city before returning to save Splinter.

 I have a new appreciation for this movie for a couple of reasons. I am kind of obsessed with shows like FaceOff and the new Jim Henson's Creature Shop. I just happened to watch this movie right before Jim Henson's Creature Shop premiered. That shop was responsible for the creatures in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie and I am so impressed with the costumes, their creators, and the actors in them. Those costumes were so well done, and they allowed for these guys to kick, punch, and flip!

 What else did I love about watching this movie? Appearances by Sam Rockwell and Skeet Ulrich as Foot thugs....the MC Hammer theme song....the Noid on the Dominoes Pizza boxes....and the 30 minutes or your pizza is free discounted.....did anyone notice Donatello's voice as that of Cory Feldman.....and Splinter shares a voice with Elmo....Michelangelo is voiced by Whiz from Kidd Video....and Ernie Reyes Jr. of Sidekicks fame was the stunt double for Donatello???


 "Forgiveness is divine but never pay full price for late pizza."






Graphics Girl

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