Who watched the original 1990 movie in theaters? - Page 2

*tone-master21* · 07-24-2007, 03:34 PM

I also watched all 4 movies in the theaters.

*gobo* · 07-24-2007, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by jerome

Hmmm it always strikes me as weird and puzzling that there are actually fans who love the turtles as much as us mid 20's people who are too young to have seen the turtles in 1990. But i guess that just shows the true awesomeness of the property as compared to say power rangers...

My nephews love the Power Rangers movie.

I've banned that program from my house, just in case.

*sdp* · 07-24-2007, 04:03 PM

Of course not, I was only 4 at the time, though I watched them both I think on PPV. I didn't care I remember being so happy when i watched them.

*sdp* · 07-24-2007, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by jerome

Hmmm it always strikes me as weird and puzzling that there are actually fans who love the turtles as much as us mid 20's people who are too young to have seen the turtles in 1990. But i guess that just shows the true awesomeness of the property as compared to say power rangers...

Well the turtles were still a pretty strong property until the mid 90s so that is why you still see younger fans.
And not to bring bad news but power rangers have proven to be more of a staying property. It has been on the air for the past 15 years and the toys sell a lot.

*Mr._Mutant_Man* · 07-24-2007, 04:28 PM

I was maybe four years old or so and I saw it with my dad. I don't remember much, except that I thought it was awesome, and I remember eating TMNT cereal that morning.

mattmanw54301 · 07-24-2007, 04:40 PM

I badgered my folks to let me see the first one on tape. I was a hardcore TMNT head by the time Secret of the Ooze came out. That one we went to see in the theater as a family.

blue_angel99 · 07-24-2007, 05:14 PM

Not me. My mother worked all the time and couldn't take us to the movies.

I was the only kid in my 2nd grade class who didn't see it. I lied and said I did, but of course when they asked questions about it, I got busted.

Mom finally bought it for us on vhs.

(she thought it was too violent...

)

jerome · 07-24-2007, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by sdp

Well the turtles were still a pretty strong property until the mid 90s so that is why you still see younger fans.
And not to bring bad news but power rangers have proven to be more of a staying property. It has been on the air for the past 15 years and the toys sell a lot.

yes but i don't think it has quite the mass age appeal as TMNT does. people from 4-40 still enjoy tmnt i don't think Power Rangers has quite that range...at least i hope not. that show is awful.

anyway...anyone else go to the coming out of their shells tour?

General Traag · 07-24-2007, 06:58 PM

No...i went to the he-man musical instead.

Ahye, btw, i remember seeing the first movie in the theatre and the second one only on tape. Which was ok, because the first one was and still is superior imo. ^^

Leonardo Leads · 08-08-2007, 01:21 AM

Sadly, I never got to see the first in theaters

But Secret of The Ooze, 3, and TMNT I saw all in theaters

*Ninjinister* · 08-08-2007, 08:33 AM

I saw all four on opening weekends. Booyah.

fastforwarddregg · 08-08-2007, 08:34 AM

I did too. I have not forgotten the scene when tatsu beats up all the foot clan members.

Time Mistress · 08-08-2007, 09:38 AM

Yup, I saw all 3 in the theaters. Not sure I made it opening day, but opening week - yes.

fearsome_fighting_team · 08-13-2007, 03:41 AM

I've seen all four Turtles movies at the cinema. The first one was my first cinematic experience. I was 5 and the whole atmosphere was fantastic. Popcorn in hand and Mum (yes 'Mum', I'm Australian) and Dad sitting next to me (they also took me to the next two). When it was over they bought me the soundtrack on cassette that same day and about a year or two ago I found it at a second-hand store on CD and, of course, bought it. They bought me the video for my birthday (I've obviously upgraded to DVD since)and I remember the actual video was green (I got a real kick out of that as the only videos I'd seen were the standard black). And this year I took my girlfriend to TMNT and I was almost as excited as I was back when I was five. My love of film, cinema and the Turtles hasn't changed!

junkboy · 08-13-2007, 05:30 AM

Watched all at theaters..
first one 3 times
second one 4 times
third one 2 times
animated one once.

Mr. Stay Puft · 08-13-2007, 10:42 PM

I was lucky enough to have seen all four movies in theaters, though I was only 5 or 6 when the first one came out. I remember wondering why they changed Splinter's origin in the movie and why the Foot Soldiers were human instead of robots.

It wasn't until I actually read the original comics years later that I realized that it was actually the OT that changed everything.

xmen510 · 08-14-2007, 10:52 AM

I have also seen all 4 movies in theatre.

*Kendamu* · 08-14-2007, 08:12 PM

I have (as well as the other three).

*displays Badge of Awesomeness*

*ZariusTwo* · 08-14-2007, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by jerome

yes but i don't think it has quite the mass age appeal as TMNT does. people from 4-40 still enjoy tmnt i don't think Power Rangers has quite that range..

You're wrong. PR has that mass appeal, take one look at the Tokastu and Rangerboard communites

And "thatz sghowz is awfulz" is a typical casual audience response. It's like assuming TMNT began with the original cartoon. Why don't you watch Power Rangers In Space, with the assisted suicide of Zordon and mind-rape as storylines, and get back to me?

**Jo Dawn** · 08-14-2007, 09:04 PM

Saw them all in theaters with my parents and younger brother. (Well, my parents haven't seen the last one yet...)

07-24-2007, 04:03 PM	#23
sdp Detoxed Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tokio, Italy Posts: 11,137	Of course not, I was only 4 at the time, though I watched them both I think on PPV. I didn't care I remember being so happy when i watched them. __________________ *Trapt* *urself Page MiscRave!!!* Click to join The Drome Discord server

07-24-2007, 05:14 PM	#27
blue_angel99 Hench Mutant Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 382	Not me. My mother worked all the time and couldn't take us to the movies. I was the only kid in my 2nd grade class who didn't see it. I lied and said I did, but of course when they asked questions about it, I got busted. Mom finally bought it for us on vhs. (she thought it was too violent... ) __________________

07-24-2007, 06:58 PM	#29
General Traag Foot Soldier Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Technodrome Mark III, Dimension X Posts: 174	No...i went to the he-man musical instead. Ahye, btw, i remember seeing the first movie in the theatre and the second one only on tape. Which was ok, because the first one was and still is superior imo. ^^ __________________ -

08-08-2007, 01:21 AM	#30
Leonardo Leads Thug Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 87	Sadly, I never got to see the first in theaters But Secret of The Ooze, 3, and TMNT I saw all in theaters __________________

08-08-2007, 08:33 AM	#31
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	I saw all four on opening weekends. Booyah. __________________

07-24-2007, 03:34 PM	#21
tone-master21 Mad Scientist Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 2,152	I also watched all 4 movies in the theaters.

07-24-2007, 04:28 PM	#25
Mr._Mutant_Man Mad Scientist Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,340	I was maybe four years old or so and I saw it with my dad. I don't remember much, except that I thought it was awesome, and I remember eating TMNT cereal that morning.

07-24-2007, 04:40 PM	#26
mattmanw54301 Foot Soldier Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 182	I badgered my folks to let me see the first one on tape. I was a hardcore TMNT head by the time Secret of the Ooze came out. That one we went to see in the theater as a family.

08-08-2007, 08:34 AM	#32
fastforwarddregg Foot Soldier Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 164	I did too. I have not forgotten the scene when tatsu beats up all the foot clan members.

08-08-2007, 09:38 AM	#33
Time Mistress Stone Warrior Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pennshellvania, or the 79th level of Null-Time Posts: 710	Yup, I saw all 3 in the theaters. Not sure I made it opening day, but opening week - yes. __________________ AKA the Edwardian Adventuress and Fairlady_Z "You just made your last mistake, Bugeyes -- 'cuz nobody beats up my best buddy and gets away with it -- Nobody! Got that?!" Raphael about Michaelangelo, TMNT Volume 1

08-13-2007, 03:41 AM	#34
fearsome_fighting_team Mouser Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 8	I've seen all four Turtles movies at the cinema. The first one was my first cinematic experience. I was 5 and the whole atmosphere was fantastic. Popcorn in hand and Mum (yes 'Mum', I'm Australian) and Dad sitting next to me (they also took me to the next two). When it was over they bought me the soundtrack on cassette that same day and about a year or two ago I found it at a second-hand store on CD and, of course, bought it. They bought me the video for my birthday (I've obviously upgraded to DVD since)and I remember the actual video was green (I got a real kick out of that as the only videos I'd seen were the standard black). And this year I took my girlfriend to TMNT and I was almost as excited as I was back when I was five. My love of film, cinema and the Turtles hasn't changed!

08-13-2007, 05:30 AM	#35
junkboy Hench Mutant Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Turkey Posts: 443	Watched all at theaters.. first one 3 times second one 4 times third one 2 times animated one once. __________________

08-13-2007, 10:42 PM	#36
Mr. Stay Puft Stone Warrior Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: NH Posts: 580	I was lucky enough to have seen all four movies in theaters, though I was only 5 or 6 when the first one came out. I remember wondering why they changed Splinter's origin in the movie and why the Foot Soldiers were human instead of robots. It wasn't until I actually read the original comics years later that I realized that it was actually the OT that changed everything. __________________ And there came a day. A day unlike any other, when Earth’s mightiest heroes found themselves united against a common threat, to fight the foes no single superhero could withstand. On that day, the Avengers were born. R.I.P Chi Cheng and Jeff Hanneman

08-14-2007, 10:52 AM	#37
xmen510 Foot Soldier Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London Ontario Canada Posts: 105	I have also seen all 4 movies in theatre.

08-14-2007, 08:12 PM	#38
Kendamu Sewerhead Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,890	I have (as well as the other three). displays Badge of Awesomeness

08-14-2007, 09:04 PM	#40
Jo Dawn Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Authority On All Things Don Posts: 5,190	Saw them all in theaters with my parents and younger brother. (Well, my parents haven't seen the last one yet...) __________________