Was TMNT1 really pefect?

Misfit · 05-25-2004, 12:14 PM

It seems like we just can't fault TMNT1 and it seems like everything about it really was perfect. The characterizations, the fighting, the script, the music, the score, the acting (and voice acting), the puppets, the mood...

I'm trying to find a fault with this movie but I just can't. The only thing I do find wrong is that we've yet to see a director's cut version or even deleted scenes on the DVD releases, which I find ridiculous. But the actual movie as it is, I can't find anything wrong with it no matter how hard I think or try to.

Am I just a totally biased die hard? Or are there TMNT fans out there who DO find a few flaws in TMNT 1? If so, what do you think they are? Was is it about the movie that bugs you?

*XERO* · 05-25-2004, 12:30 PM

It should've been longer...

*heretic888* · 05-25-2004, 12:48 PM

Since we're talking about a concept as idiotic as "perfection" anyway...

It all really comes down to one's standards.

Personally, I would have preferred if they made Mike more like his Mirage persona like they did with EVERY OTHER character in the movie. The pizza obsession and surger lingo were also kind of annoying.

Then again, I'm a Mike fan and a Mirage enthusiast. Go figger.

*jeff the cheff* · 05-25-2004, 01:01 PM

There are small mistakes in it...like seeing the actors hand in the skateboard scene.

*Deathknight* · 05-25-2004, 01:09 PM

Well, no movie is perfect. TMNT 1 was my favorite but it did have some flaws.

Orochi Chimera · 05-25-2004, 01:35 PM

Nothing is perfect. I guess it's more of an opinion rather than fact though if something is perfect or not. It was a good movie.

*Hannah* · 05-25-2004, 01:39 PM

Raphael stumbled when he was taking April to the lair.

*PizzaPower* · 05-25-2004, 02:24 PM

umm.. I like the 2nd movie if that counts.

Aztec General · 05-25-2004, 02:45 PM

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.

Otherwise this movie was a great adaptation of the Mirage comics, with some minor adjustments.

host_punktmy · 05-25-2004, 02:47 PM

um a fault with tmnt1? i don't know of any

*ZariusTwo* · 05-25-2004, 03:47 PM

Why would anyone want to waste thier time finding something wrong with one of the greatest films ever made?

*Hannah* · 05-25-2004, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

Why would anyone want to waste thier time finding something wrong with one of the greatest films ever made?

Oh, it cant be great if Raph stumbles. Period.

**Jo Dawn** · 05-25-2004, 04:30 PM

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4) Donatello's technical abilities were only hinted at and never shown. They also didn't delve into his scientific knowledge.

Yeah, I didn't much like that, either. And, er, I thought the costume for Don coulda been a bit better... but that's just my opinion. Mostly the faces, anyway, but I would have liked a cross between the first movie costumes and the second.

I love this movie, but, yeah. It has it's flaws...

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Originally Posted by PizzaPower

umm.. I like the 2nd movie if that counts.

Me too.

Gryen · 05-25-2004, 04:34 PM

Considering the low budget of the movie with the exception of the costumes, it's still one of my all time favs. I agree with Mikey's character being too SoCal while the others were more true to the comics, but I was very attached to toon Mikey when I first saw it so it didn't bother me. I dream of someday seeing the whole thing uncut on a special edition DVD. C'mon Mr. Laird, please please please!

*Buslady* · 05-25-2004, 09:05 PM

I'ts as close to being perfect as we'll get. I think there should have been MORE emotion, it started out with tons of it then it peetered out with getting the story going....

for the record...not enough Raph! hahaahaa

*Buslady* · 05-25-2004, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ~KenaI~

Raphael stumbled when he was taking April to the lair.

did not..i notice that kinda stuff...i never seen him stumble...I'd feel really bad for both Josh and Judith if Josh crashed! how embarrasing hehehe

*Buslady* · 05-25-2004, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Gryen

Considering the low budget of the movie with the exception of the costumes, it's still one of my all time favs. I agree with Mikey's character being too SoCal while the others were more true to the comics, but I was very attached to toon Mikey when I first saw it so it didn't bother me. I dream of someday seeing the whole thing uncut on a special edition DVD. C'mon Mr. Laird, please please please!

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

~~Jarrah White~~ · 05-25-2004, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Benvenuto

It should've been longer...

Knowing you, I would have though you would have said something like "I wasn't in it"

Brinatello · 05-25-2004, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ~KenaI~

Raphael stumbled when he was taking April to the lair.

Watching closely, I also noticed April's head banged against the sewer wall, or slightly brushed past it as he turned a corner. That probably must have hurt!

K, Sakura, I'm a little confused by what you're wanting to know. 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? I mean, there's faults that were unintentional, but to many people, the movie is like Mary Poppins. Practically perfect in every way. Boy, that was dumb of me.

**Jo Dawn** · 05-25-2004, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Buslady

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Originally Posted by ~KenaI~

Raphael stumbled when he was taking April to the lair.

did not..i notice that kinda stuff...i never seen him stumble...I'd feel really bad for both Josh and Judith if Josh crashed! how embarrasing hehehe

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

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K, Sakura, I'm a little confused by what you're wanting to know. 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?

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

05-25-2004, 12:14 PM	#1
Misfit Stone Warrior Join Date: May 2003 Location: UK Posts: 508	Was TMNT1 really pefect? It seems like we just can't fault TMNT1 and it seems like everything about it really was perfect. The characterizations, the fighting, the script, the music, the score, the acting (and voice acting), the puppets, the mood... I'm trying to find a fault with this movie but I just can't. The only thing I do find wrong is that we've yet to see a director's cut version or even deleted scenes on the DVD releases, which I find ridiculous. But the actual movie as it is, I can't find anything wrong with it no matter how hard I think or try to. Am I just a totally biased die hard? Or are there TMNT fans out there who DO find a few flaws in TMNT 1? If so, what do you think they are? Was is it about the movie that bugs you? __________________ My LiveJournal My Fanfiction "I'm the pretty one!" - Mikey in "Meet Casey Jones".

05-25-2004, 12:30 PM	#2
XERO Hybrid Theorist Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Alamo City Posts: 8,179	It should've been longer... __________________ "Travel at the speed of light... then hit the nitro!"

05-25-2004, 12:48 PM	#3
heretic888 Foot Elite Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,344	hrmm Since we're talking about a concept as idiotic as "perfection" anyway... It all really comes down to one's standards. Personally, I would have preferred if they made Mike more like his Mirage persona like they did with EVERY OTHER character in the movie. The pizza obsession and surger lingo were also kind of annoying. Then again, I'm a Mike fan and a Mirage enthusiast. Go figger. __________________ "Ninpo began as training to become a moral people and to learn to endure in whatever social condition one is in; to know and accept one's fate, and to live for human beings and all other creatures. The person who masters all of these is a Ninja." (Masaaki Hatsumi)

05-25-2004, 01:09 PM	#5
Deathknight Mad Scientist Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: One of the 972 rooms of the technodrome Posts: 1,995	Well, no movie is perfect. TMNT 1 was my favorite but it did have some flaws. __________________ Shredder: "Ninja hall of fame? Ha! Where's MY statue?!" -My Brother, the Bad Guy

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Orochi Chimera Mad Scientist Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,289	Nothing is perfect. I guess it's more of an opinion rather than fact though if something is perfect or not. It was a good movie. __________________

05-25-2004, 01:01 PM	#4
jeff the cheff Mad Scientist Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 122 and an eighth Posts: 2,129	There are small mistakes in it...like seeing the actors hand in the skateboard scene.

05-25-2004, 01:39 PM	#7
Hannah Once more, with feeling! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 4,111	Raphael stumbled when he was taking April to the lair. __________________

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PizzaPower Foot Elite Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Pizza Parlor Posts: 3,200	umm.. I like the 2nd movie if that counts. __________________ https://www.twitch.tv/turtlepizzapower

05-25-2004, 02:45 PM	#9
Aztec General Mad Scientist Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,437	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. Otherwise this movie was a great adaptation of the Mirage comics, with some minor adjustments. __________________

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05-25-2004, 04:34 PM	#14
Gryen New Recruit Join Date: May 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 4	Considering the low budget of the movie with the exception of the costumes, it's still one of my all time favs. I agree with Mikey's character being too SoCal while the others were more true to the comics, but I was very attached to toon Mikey when I first saw it so it didn't bother me. I dream of someday seeing the whole thing uncut on a special edition DVD. C'mon Mr. Laird, please please please! __________________ "I feel so manly. I have a blister, I spit and I tell no one my feelings." "You still have them right?" "Oh yes, I just keep them inside so I can write them all in my diary." (Kif)- Futurama

05-25-2004, 09:05 PM	#15
Buslady WingsOfDarkness! Perkele! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: In 7803... Posts: 4,366	I'ts as close to being perfect as we'll get. I think there should have been MORE emotion, it started out with tons of it then it peetered out with getting the story going.... for the record...not enough Raph! hahaahaa __________________