Mikey VS. Donnie--In The Movies

[Donatello]

Ryo, i agree after the first movie he did a little too silly. the first movie had it down pat, sly wit, with a little bit of goofiness, where as mikey was silly, as he is supposed to be. in the first movie & the new toon, he is funny, but far from being a "mikey Clone" as said above.


as for the puppet, in #2 the general look was better i thopught for don, but eyes were a little too big.

even his straight lines in the first mkovie are sometimes funny like: "uh, ..guys structurally speaking i dun't know if this is the best time for your uh, buddies to drop in"

and the bond between mike and don in that movie was great, that whole apartment scene had great action but was really funny too.


the new toon has it pretty good too, don's got that sharp wit, like when the foot tech was holding casey over the drain and he said to drop the weapons, casey goes "don't do it guys, i'm not worth it" and don goes "y'know he's got a point" (the only thing wrong w/ that scene is when leo says "don your starting to sound like mikey" when really, i tihnk it's a dead-on Don line, it's a little mean for mike to say it)

[SeaThreePeeO]

I did notice in the second movie that Donatello suddenly had a thing for putting hundreds and thousands candy sprinkles on very thing. At least I think that's what they were. In the scene with them arguing over which channel to watch Donny can be seen in the back ground carefully sprinkling each piece of popcorn. Weird.

I did like the 'he's right, he's right, their both right.' bit

[Leonardo_the_sword_master]

well i would say Donnny and Micky where both VERY funny.

Donatello is SO clever with his wit! I like it when in the new series, The guys are staying at April's place (this is the episode that I believe is called "Shredder strikes back"), And Donatello and Raphael are watching football, and Raph says, "Bears, Dolfins..., you'd think they'd have something a little more reptilien..." And Donny says "The turtles? Unfortunatly society has labeled the lowly turtle with the stereo-type of being velocity-challenged." And Raph says "Say what?". TOO funny!

Gotta love Donny!

[Leonardo_the_sword_master]

I remember that. yeah donny of course is the techno geek inthe turtles. i eman they got a techno geek they got 10 year old turtle (mikey) they got a Hot head and a Ninjitsu geek.

[KROW]

I think Donnie was funnier than Mikey in TMNT 3. Mikey seemed to mature in that movie whereas Donnie was just having fun. And Mikey found his funny side again when he saw Splinter wearing the lampshade.

[Leonardo_the_sword_master]

that i can agree with. Casue i jsut watched the third movie today.

[Donatello]

Originally Posted by KROW

I think Donnie was funnier than Mikey in TMNT 3. Mikey seemed to mature in that movie whereas Donnie was just having fun. And Mikey found his funny side again when he saw Splinter wearing the lampshade.

i think they tried to do a "coming of age story" w/ mike in tmnt3

[KROW]

That's what I thought, too.

[Zelda]

Did anyone else notice the hilarious way Donnie was drinking that soda in April's apartment in TMNT 1? His upper lip was going up to show he was sucking on a straw. It looked so ridiculous but was funny as hell! <-NOTICED AND AMUSED hehehee the first time it took me a minute to figure out what was going on with his mouth haha.

Hmm, yeah in 3 Donny might've been funnier. But... that thing with the shorts! And why was it that when the honor guard came through, the guy for Mikey had the shorts but not the 'shell diaper'? Mikey has a shell like the rest of the guys so the honor guard should have had BOTH the shorts and the shell instead of just the shorts. (well actually none of them should have had the shell diaper cause the turtles obviously didn't leave their shells behind....however...it's classified a kids movie! ;p )

Donny is FANTASTIC in the new series, he finally seems like he has his own place whereas in the other series/movies he was just kinda...'the computer guy' but without the personality to seperate him from his brothers, just the talent. The new series really gives him flesh that the other series never got around to giving him much of :/ (though I liked in 2 when he was saying he didn't believe that was all to the ooze).

rofl, candy sprinkles?? Maybe he just likes...putting stuff...on...other stuff... he held the salt over Mikey's pizza FOREVER!!

"y'know he's got a point" (the only thing wrong w/ that scene is when leo says "don your starting to sound like mikey" when really, i tihnk it's a dead-on Don line, it's a little mean for mike to say it) <- Agreed. I was totally confused when Leo was saying he sounded like Mikey...that doesn't sound AT ALL like Mikey to me... not this Mikey. Even if he was joking around sarcasm I think he would've said something way more out there than 'he's got a point'...definitely more of a Don line...it's got the logic

[Jo Dawn]

Originally Posted by Zelda

Donny is FANTASTIC in the new series, he finally seems like he has his own place whereas in the other series/movies he was just kinda...'the computer guy' but without the personality to seperate him from his brothers, just the talent. The new series really gives him flesh that the other series never got around to giving him much of :/ (though I liked in 2 when he was saying he didn't believe that was all to the ooze).

I totally agree. Don is great in the new series. I also liked that part in 2 when he talked about the ooze.

rofl, candy sprinkles?? Maybe he just likes...putting stuff...on...other stuff... he held the salt over Mikey's pizza FOREVER!!

Hehe, it always made me laugh... when Don put all the salt on the popcorn... Because that's just how I used to eat it when I was younger!! Put salt on each individual piece. Heh.

"y'know he's got a point" (the only thing wrong w/ that scene is when leo says "don your starting to sound like mikey" when really, i tihnk it's a dead-on Don line, it's a little mean for mike to say it) <- Agreed. I was totally confused when Leo was saying he sounded like Mikey...that doesn't sound AT ALL like Mikey to me... not this Mikey. Even if he was joking around sarcasm I think he would've said something way more out there than 'he's got a point'...definitely more of a Don line...it's got the logic

When Don said that in that episode, I burst out laughing. I agree, a much more 'Don' line than a Mikey one.

[Donatello]

oh, and i must not forget one of my all-time favorate tmnt moments. in TMNT1 by the campfire

Raph: Leo, if you dragged us out here for nothin...

Don: don't worry, i came prepared


that still cracks me up

[Leonardo_the_sword_master]

Originally Posted by Donatello

oh, and i must not forget one of my all-time favorate tmnt moments. in TMNT1 by the campfire

Raph: Leo, if you dragged us out here for nothin...

Don: don't worry, i came prepared


that still cracks me up

Uh wasnt it mikey who said, " Don't worry i came preparred". and then he holds up the bag of marshmellows.

[Donatello]

Originally Posted by Leonardo_the_sword_master

Uh wasnt it mikey who said, " Don't worry i came preparred". and then he holds up the bag of marshmellows.

nope, it was don

You're definitely right, Donatello. I remember that scene.

[DrSpengler]

I just thought it was odd that in the first flick they made Don Casey's buddy. I know Raph was all beat up at the time, but would Don really hang out with someone like Casey out of his own free will? And would Casey really find an egghead like Don all that interesting?

With the exception of Raph, they made all the characters sillier. I guess so they'd resemble their cartoon selves more (especially in the second one). Don't constant use of pool que chalk on his bo staff seemed kind of unlike him. Don isn't really known for his prop comedy.

[Jo Dawn]

Originally Posted by Donatello

oh, and i must not forget one of my all-time favorate tmnt moments. in TMNT1 by the campfire

Raph: Leo, if you dragged us out here for nothin...

Don: don't worry, i came prepared


that still cracks me up

That part always kinda bugged me. It just didn't strike me as a 'Don' thing to say, especially in that situation...

I just thought it was odd that in the first flick they made Don Casey's buddy. I know Raph was all beat up at the time, but would Don really hang out with someone like Casey out of his own free will? And would Casey really find an egghead like Don all that interesting?

I agree. I don't think they should have had them all buddy-buddy. I really disagreed with that part. Although amusing, I'd rather it have been more like in the new cartoon, where Don's a little more standoff-ish with Casey... Maybe even moreso.

With the exception of Raph, they made all the characters sillier. I guess so they'd resemble their cartoon selves more (especially in the second one). Don't constant use of pool que chalk on his bo staff seemed kind of unlike him. Don isn't really known for his prop comedy.

Nor for his 'Three Stooges' impressions, I thought...

Well, I didn't 'mind' the pool que thing that much. It was a little quirk... much like in the secod movie, I thought Don's adjusting of his belt was kinda cute.

[KROW]

I liked the flaming marshmallow. It gave the scene some flare, if you'll pardon the pun.

But when you think about the Don/Casey relationship, it makes sense. Don is the gadget guy, and Casey has some mechanic abilities. It seems fitting that the two would connect if just for that one scene. As you should remember, later in the movie, Casey verbally abused Don about claustrophobia. So I guess you could say their friendship was not as solidified as Casey and Raph's.

I also liked the evens-odds game Don and Mike played near the end against Shredder.

[Leonardo_the_sword_master]

Your right KROW. remember that one scene in the second movie at aprils apartment, when Leo and Raph are fighting about who killed shredder. "His right". BLAH BLAH BLAH. "There both right".

[KROW]

Yeah. Actually, if memory serves, I think Raph and Leo were arguing about the Foot Clan, too. And Don was making fun of the whole thing by muttering "He's right. HE'S right. They're both right." to April. I like that, too. I also love Donnie dancing with his bo with the mop-heads on it and kissing it.