Was TMNT1 really pefect?

[Brinatello]

Originally Posted by Jo Dawn

Er... wasn't it a dummy when Raph was carrying her for most of the scene? Correct me if I'm wrong...

Ohhh, I dunno. It may have been a dummy when he turned the corner. For Judith's sake, I hope so!

I think he was looking for actual faults. Not goofs.

Ahh, I see. So, is there any?

[MGMae]

I dunno, I saw the movie when I was...10? Younger? At the time it rocked bananas - complete awe.
Even going back and watching it 12 years later, I go into fan mode. So I'm sure the movie is flawed but I'm oblivious to those mistakes since so much childhood nostalgia is invested in the film.
That and I've never truly been exposed to the comics, so there was nothing for me to compare it to.

Strange, because I generally enjoy ripping films to shreds.
But while I'm thinking about it...some of the lines lean on the corny side. Shredder needs to ditch the sparkly pink jumpsuit.
And the DVD? Blegh. There does indeed need to be a director's cut, or at least a DVD for the fans. The extras are heinous.

Otherwise I say, flaws? What flaws?!

[JaffleMan]

I think some of the fight scenes could have been better. But i guess it was hard for the actors in those giant latex (or whatever they were made of) suits to move around.

[Nosferatu]

The only problems I have with the first movie is how the Foot were idiots when fighting and the fight scenes were sometimes too comedic.

I guess asking for the fight scenes to be more serious in a movie about mutant Turtles that train in ninjitsu is kind of an odd thing to ask, though.

[JaffleMan]

But isn't that what made TMNT the comic and movie great in the first place? A very odd, comedic set up made into a serious storyline.

I wouldn't think that'd be an "odd" thing to ask for at all.

[Sparvid]

Originally Posted by Rat King

The flaws that I found:

1) Mikey's pizza obsession and surfer lingo (although it could have been a lot worse)
2) Too much comedy during some of the more serious fight scenes (April's Apartment)
3) The Foot should have been more deadly and threatening than just a bunch of thieves. By this I mean the actual Foot ninjas, not the punk teens who they took advantage of.
4) Donatello's technical abilities were only hinted at and never shown. They also didn't delve into his scientific knowledge.

Agree with these, and add the shots clearly being shown in faster speed than they were shot, Mikey coming up from the sewer, for example. And (I think) Casey moving around in the truck, not being able to sleep.

[Gryen]

Mike is NOT SoCal...he's corny. We don't talk like that here.[/quote]

Sorry about that.....Southern girl talking. whose only visited the area once. No offense, I didn't mean to insult anyone

[Misfit]

Are you trying to find a fault that's a movie goof or are you trying to find a fault of the movie itself? Or...both?

Both. Any actual goof or just things that you personally didn't like too much. Guess I didn't phrase the question too well.

I think he

I'm guessing that might be a typo but for the record I'm a she .

[Mobius One]

Definitly one of my favorite movies. But one thing I didn't like about the DVD of it was that it was so stupid. It didn't have ANY special features. No commentary, no deleted scenes. They should have put that ending in there that they filmed but cut it out. It would have been after the credits, too. I was very disappointed at te DVD release.

[raphael_is_cool]

You can find really little goofs where something (hand, weapon, foot soldier etc.) changes position between cuts as well.

But it was an independent film right? And a damn good one at that, I still like it today

[d_osborn]

the movie isn't perfect.... though the shooting script was PRETTY CLOSE to being the perfect TMNT movie..... GIVE US A DIRECTOR'S CUT!

[Mandi-chan]

I can think of two things that bugged me about the first movie.
1. I hated the fact that when Raph was in a coma they stuck him in A BATHTUB! Good idea guys, not only could he remain in a coma but he could drown too! ( the tub had water in it, April sprinkled some on Raph's head in one scene.) I mean I know they're turtles, but you gotta admit that was dumb.
THe second thing that I thought was dumb was the turtle wax joke, I didn't think it was funny and it kinda ruined that scene ( until Raph gave Mikey a noogy and said goodmorning).
More emotion from the others concerning Raphs condition would have been nice too, and seeing the deleted scenes would have been neat.
Well that's all the fault I could find!

[raphael_is_cool]

Originally Posted by Mandi-chan

1. I hated the fact that when Raph was in a coma they stuck him in A BATHTUB! Good idea guys, not only could he remain in a coma but he could drown too! ( the tub had water in it, April sprinkled some on Raph's head in one scene.) I mean I know they're turtles, but you gotta admit that was dumb.
THe second thing that I thought was dumb was the turtle wax joke, I didn't think it was funny and it kinda ruined that scene ( until Raph gave Mikey a noogy and said goodmorning).

Well I don't think there was a lot of water in there, plus Leo was keeping watch. That's why he was okay

As for the turtle wax joke, I kinda liked that scene. Has Casey and April being a bit awkward and then April offers Mikey lotion but he finds the uh...turtle equivalent...turtle wax. And I agree the noogy bit was funny

[Misfit]

I like the turtle wax joke, I thought it was cute.

[Shadow]

its hard to say if anything was intrinsically wrong looking back on something that is over ten years old. A lot has changed in the movie making world since then...but to me it will always be flawless because i saw it with wide child eyes and a huge child heart. my adult jaded heart couldn't appricate it as much...but thankfully I wasn't jaded then

[Sanjuro]

I love the movie. There were a few errors of course. Here is one some people haven't noticed as much as others. Look in Donny's mouth..

[jeff the cheff]

Wow....thats really cool, I never noticed it before.

[Hannah]

Haha, I've always loved that Donnie part.

[Nosferatu]

Whoa. That's kinda cool. I've always heard that there was a scene or two where you could see the person inside the suit through the mouth, but this is the first time I've actually seen it.

[Orochi Chimera]

Interesting. Freaky looking.