TMNT Movie DVD in Kids Section. Insult or Understandable?

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 08-05-2004, 05:52 AM

Just got my first ever TMNT-Related DVD. Whilst scanning the shelves for the 1st TMNT dvd, i looked for it in the movies section...not there.

Then i was quite surprised to find it amongst the kid's section. I thought it really should've been in the movie section. The kid's section usually comprises of TV series along with Disney films. I didn't think it was appropiate for the kids section, because the first one was dark and sometimes miserable like Tatsu beating up his own men.

I was a bit insulted by it, but it was understandable as kids of today are into them because of the new cartoon.

*Coola Yagami* · 08-05-2004, 06:38 AM

well the movie was kinda dark, but it's not like we saw Leo slicing up Foot Soldiers, Shredder slicing up the TMNT or a Casey/April sex scene.

*Kazari* · 08-05-2004, 07:26 AM

I picked understandable because the movie was made in 1990 when the cartoon was a big hit. Therefore a lot of kids did see the movie so even though it did have a bit of violence and language, it still was for kids.

Krangfan · 08-05-2004, 09:50 AM

It's completely understandable. I mean, I watched the movie when I was a little kid. And kids are kind of the target audience.

*Kazari* · 08-05-2004, 09:53 AM

Yeah exactly.

Leonardo_the_sword_master · 08-05-2004, 09:54 AM

well me personally i saw the new TV show of tmnt and i loved it then i found out about the old show and liked that almost more than the old TV show..... but your right..... it shouldn't be in the kids section, cause you ahve splinter getting the crap beat outa him, and the part where TMNT meditate.

*Kazari* · 08-05-2004, 09:59 AM

The meditation..what's wrong with it? True the movie had controversy about the violence..i remember my aunt was angry that i saw the movie because of the violence and language but still even though they made the movie close to the comics and had the darker feel..the movie attracted kids because they loved the turtles on the old show.

*Jephael* · 08-05-2004, 10:31 AM

I can see how sex and violence can get people worked up, but the meditation shouldn't be a big deal though. I mean they meditated all the time in the original cartoon.
IMO, I think what probably really had parents upset was Splinter's backflash where Hamato Yoshi and Teng Shen were both killed.

Karai · 08-05-2004, 10:43 AM

I think it would be appropriate enough to have the TMNT movies kept in the kids' DVD section. I mean, I was knee-high to a grasshopper when I first watched them in the theatres. Mom had some concerns about the first movie, but was good about letting me watch it. That's why it's rated PG - but there are plenty of other kids' movies that have received the same rating.

*Kazari* · 08-05-2004, 10:45 AM

But also looking at the rating system back int he dya..Top Gun had more stuff than that and it was rated PG! LOL

But i think the most controversial thing was Raph yelling "DAMN!!" really loud LOL

Karai · 08-05-2004, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Kazari

But i think the most controversial thing was Raph yelling "DAMN!!" really loud LOL

I remember my reaction to it too.
"Mommy, Raphael said a bad word!"
"What did he say, honey?"
"He said the word 'damn'."
And then I got sent to my room.

*Kazari* · 08-05-2004, 11:17 AM

LOL!!

Leonardo_the_sword_master · 08-05-2004, 11:21 AM

okay....

*Deathknight* · 08-05-2004, 12:28 PM

I've never seen it in any other section.

Sadako*sCranes · 08-05-2004, 02:15 PM

I voted understandable.
Not many people must have known that the Japanese word "kuso" Tatsu muttered to himself (after Shredder gave him dagger eyes for failing at April's then walked away) meant "*hit".

So hey, what adults and kids don't know won't harm them just stick a movie with a "hidden" swear in the kids' section! Nobody would notice the "hidden" swear snuck into the kids' section except TMNT fans!

Zelda · 08-05-2004, 02:26 PM

Ehh...I think it should be in BOTH sections...or...every section!! The more the better!!

I don't really care if it's in the kids section... I find that place more interesting than the drama section XD But I also put TMNT movies up with stuff like the X-men and Spiderman movies...which get classified as kids movies because superheroes are supposed to be for kids... but if you actually look at the content there's violence and language and yadda yadda so those ones (so far as I remember) are actually in the regular section.

But I think kids get sheltered way too much, it's insulting to THEIR intelligence to try to 'protect' them from stuff like....."damn"....OH THE HORROR ITS A DAMN WORD

A word that MOST kids know by kindergarden. I was pretty sheltered and even I knew most swear words by 1st grade. And violence... they're going to, at some point in their lives, encounter violence so why not teach them that violence is wrong--not by being silent about it, but by showing them 'this is violence, and it's wrong'. Tatsu was violent...he was one of the bad guys. The Turtles mention that they don't like violence, they only fight because they have to, to protect others.

Mandi-chan · 08-05-2004, 02:34 PM

I'd say a bit of both. I know it's a movie that's ment more for kids...but adults like it too. I can't help but feel embarrased when I'm looking for TMNT DVDs cause they're stuck in the kids section with Pokemon and Barney.

*sweatdrop*
I'm not overly insulted though, only a little.

*Jephael* · 08-05-2004, 02:38 PM

I only get insulted when someone makes a rude comment about it. If it's just some stranger, I try to ignore them; if it's someone I know, I start an argument.

*KROW* · 08-05-2004, 02:53 PM

New Line released TMNT as a family movie. Family movies are categorized in the kids section. Understandable.

*J Legault* · 08-05-2004, 02:59 PM

I got my copy from a Family secetion at sun Coast. I don't mind it being in a family-related secetion. IThe movie only contains Martail Arts violents and I wouldn't expect Ages 8 & up. To see the movie. The sequals contain less violents and are indeed family related movies.

I still need to get the sequals of TMNT on DVD.

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08-05-2004, 05:52 AM	#1
CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy Annalist Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 16,435	TMNT Movie DVD in Kids Section. Insult or Understandable? Just got my first ever TMNT-Related DVD. Whilst scanning the shelves for the 1st TMNT dvd, i looked for it in the movies section...not there. Then i was quite surprised to find it amongst the kid's section. I thought it really should've been in the movie section. The kid's section usually comprises of TV series along with Disney films. I didn't think it was appropiate for the kids section, because the first one was dark and sometimes miserable like Tatsu beating up his own men. I was a bit insulted by it, but it was understandable as kids of today are into them because of the new cartoon.

08-05-2004, 07:26 AM	#3
Kazari Foot Elite Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nexus: Chasing after the Ultimate Ninja Posts: 2,731	I picked understandable because the movie was made in 1990 when the cartoon was a big hit. Therefore a lot of kids did see the movie so even though it did have a bit of violence and language, it still was for kids. __________________ is an official Drako hater

08-05-2004, 09:50 AM	#4
Krangfan Hench Mutant Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: In a house Posts: 434	It's completely understandable. I mean, I watched the movie when I was a little kid. And kids are kind of the target audience. __________________ "Home is where you hang your hat" -Krang's favorite phrase Krang owns!

08-05-2004, 09:53 AM	#5
Kazari Foot Elite Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nexus: Chasing after the Ultimate Ninja Posts: 2,731	Yeah exactly. __________________ is an official Drako hater

08-05-2004, 06:38 AM	#2
Coola Yagami Overlord Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 15,659	well the movie was kinda dark, but it's not like we saw Leo slicing up Foot Soldiers, Shredder slicing up the TMNT or a Casey/April sex scene.

08-05-2004, 09:54 AM	#6
Leonardo_the_sword_master Stone Warrior Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The Technodrome, and the LOTRO forums. Posts: 761	well me personally i saw the new TV show of tmnt and i loved it then i found out about the old show and liked that almost more than the old TV show..... but your right..... it shouldn't be in the kids section, cause you ahve splinter getting the crap beat outa him, and the part where TMNT meditate. __________________ Mikey," and if you put ancohvies on that man your in big trouble."

08-05-2004, 09:59 AM	#7
Kazari Foot Elite Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nexus: Chasing after the Ultimate Ninja Posts: 2,731	The meditation..what's wrong with it? True the movie had controversy about the violence..i remember my aunt was angry that i saw the movie because of the violence and language but still even though they made the movie close to the comics and had the darker feel..the movie attracted kids because they loved the turtles on the old show. __________________ is an official Drako hater

08-05-2004, 10:31 AM	#8
Jephael That whack job behind you Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Carlisle, Pennsylvania Posts: 8,143	I can see how sex and violence can get people worked up, but the meditation shouldn't be a big deal though. I mean they meditated all the time in the original cartoon. IMO, I think what probably really had parents upset was Splinter's backflash where Hamato Yoshi and Teng Shen were both killed. __________________ "I like it. Simple, but effective!" Raphael; The Mean Machines - 1988

08-05-2004, 10:43 AM	#9
Karai Hench Mutant Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Where you least expect it Posts: 344	I think it would be appropriate enough to have the TMNT movies kept in the kids' DVD section. I mean, I was knee-high to a grasshopper when I first watched them in the theatres. Mom had some concerns about the first movie, but was good about letting me watch it. That's why it's rated PG - but there are plenty of other kids' movies that have received the same rating. __________________

08-05-2004, 10:45 AM	#10
Kazari Foot Elite Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nexus: Chasing after the Ultimate Ninja Posts: 2,731	But also looking at the rating system back int he dya..Top Gun had more stuff than that and it was rated PG! LOL But i think the most controversial thing was Raph yelling "DAMN!!" really loud LOL __________________ is an official Drako hater

08-05-2004, 11:17 AM	#12
Kazari Foot Elite Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nexus: Chasing after the Ultimate Ninja Posts: 2,731	LOL!! __________________ is an official Drako hater

08-05-2004, 11:21 AM	#13
Leonardo_the_sword_master Stone Warrior Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The Technodrome, and the LOTRO forums. Posts: 761	okay.... __________________ Mikey," and if you put ancohvies on that man your in big trouble."

08-05-2004, 12:28 PM	#14
Deathknight Mad Scientist Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: One of the 972 rooms of the technodrome Posts: 1,995	I've never seen it in any other section. __________________ Shredder: "Ninja hall of fame? Ha! Where's MY statue?!" -My Brother, the Bad Guy

08-05-2004, 02:15 PM	#15
Sadako*sCranes Foot Soldier Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 125	I voted understandable. Not many people must have known that the Japanese word "kuso" Tatsu muttered to himself (after Shredder gave him dagger eyes for failing at April's then walked away) meant "hit". So hey, what adults and kids don't know won't harm them just stick a movie with a "hidden" swear in the kids' section! Nobody would notice the "hidden" swear snuck into the kids' section except TMNT fans! __________________ SadakosCranes

08-05-2004, 02:26 PM	#16
Zelda Hench Mutant Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Charlottesville, VA Posts: 364	Ehh...I think it should be in BOTH sections...or...every section!! The more the better!! I don't really care if it's in the kids section... I find that place more interesting than the drama section XD But I also put TMNT movies up with stuff like the X-men and Spiderman movies...which get classified as kids movies because superheroes are supposed to be for kids... but if you actually look at the content there's violence and language and yadda yadda so those ones (so far as I remember) are actually in the regular section. But I think kids get sheltered way too much, it's insulting to THEIR intelligence to try to 'protect' them from stuff like....."damn"....OH THE HORROR ITS A DAMN WORD A word that MOST kids know by kindergarden. I was pretty sheltered and even I knew most swear words by 1st grade. And violence... they're going to, at some point in their lives, encounter violence so why not teach them that violence is wrong--not by being silent about it, but by showing them 'this is violence, and it's wrong'. Tatsu was violent...he was one of the bad guys. The Turtles mention that they don't like violence, they only fight because they have to, to protect others. __________________ ~Zelda~ Author of Judgment: Volume I http://www.myspace.com/zellieberraine Inspired by what I love best about TMNT: character dynamics, superheroes that aren't of the Superman variety, genetics, etc

08-05-2004, 02:34 PM	#17
Mandi-chan Stone Warrior Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 932	I'd say a bit of both. I know it's a movie that's ment more for kids...but adults like it too. I can't help but feel embarrased when I'm looking for TMNT DVDs cause they're stuck in the kids section with Pokemon and Barney. sweatdrop I'm not overly insulted though, only a little.

08-05-2004, 02:38 PM	#18
Jephael That whack job behind you Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Carlisle, Pennsylvania Posts: 8,143	I only get insulted when someone makes a rude comment about it. If it's just some stranger, I try to ignore them; if it's someone I know, I start an argument. __________________ "I like it. Simple, but effective!" Raphael; The Mean Machines - 1988

08-05-2004, 02:53 PM	#19
KROW Meat-n-Potatoes Man Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: State's Anus, NY Posts: 6,472	New Line released TMNT as a family movie. Family movies are categorized in the kids section. Understandable. __________________ - Optimus Acid Trip - Cult of a Half-Shell - Raiden's Bitter Tongue - *I don't try to be funny; I fail at it naturally.*

08-05-2004, 02:59 PM	#20
J Legault Mad Scientist Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: West Coast Posts: 2,054	I got my copy from a Family secetion at sun Coast. I don't mind it being in a family-related secetion. IThe movie only contains Martail Arts violents and I wouldn't expect Ages 8 & up. To see the movie. The sequals contain less violents and are indeed family related movies. I still need to get the sequals of TMNT on DVD. __________________ I am a fan of TMNT and I'm still one today. I got into the habbit back in 1992 or 93' when I was little. I would like to thank my 2 year older cousin for getting me in the habbit. 2001 was when I revised my knowledge on TMNT. And today I'm a bigger fan than I was years ago. I have all 3 TMNT Movies, current Toon, and old school Toon on DVD.