TMNT...to wishy washy?

[Sage Ninja]

I have a guy friend that I have been trying to hooked on TMNTsince he was never really into it growing up. So i've been showing him the Live action movies and the 2k3 series and recently the New Cgi movie. Well in my endever to show how awsome the TMNT are I was purposely exposing him to the more serious and hard core and dramatic epsides of the 2k3 series and that best show case the turtles dynaimics and characters, thinking that he''ll think it was as cool as I do. Well I got quite the oppioste reaction.
He was like "this is an action series!?

He said he felt that the turtles where to wishy washy, and that they are to emotional and dramatic to be taken seriously as a action franchise. He felt that the family dynmaic was to dramatic and that for suppsed hardned warriors that the turtles where rather sencitive and wimpy in there emotions. He said it seemed like the turtles are always breaking down over every little thing that happens to them and that only serves to have overly sickening cuddly "family make-up" moments and that it would be better if it focused more on plot and action rather on "boo hoo, i'm not Splinter;s favorite" moments.(and this is from the serious medims of the franchise). And basicaly said that he felt the TMNT was more of a thinly veiled chick franchise rather than a guys on since it the turtles are so emotional.

Jeez, I was really shocked and tried to explain to him that, yeah the turtles have a deep family dymamic that gets attention, but they are still kick ass and lethal, and that I felt the family thing humanised him. And he said thats because I'm a girl . He just felt that the turtles would be better if they where portrayed more badass and tough rather than emotinal and wishy-washy. Heck I even tried to change his mind by showing some more epsiode of the 2k3 series that don't have alot of family stuff in it but he wasn't convinced.

So do you all think, do you think the turtles are biit to emotional or wishy-washy? and it focuses more on the family than action? Personaly I like that the turtle show emotions like hurt and frustration and jealously and love for each othetr. I think it make them more realistic. But I got the typical "well your a girl so of course you'll like that" brush off" so I guess being a gilr makes my opinion null and void. But from an out sider point of view (or a guys), do you kinda agree that the turtles can be to emtional sometimes to the point that it takes away their warriorness?