Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

the teenage mutant ninja turtles is kinda one of the few franchises that has been there my whole life, from the 2012 show to the two live action films produced by mr. bay.
and even back as like a few days ago i started watching the 80s show and im planning to watch every other tmnt show.

this is not the first time i've seen this film, i watched it for the first time 2 years ago in march and with this growing love again for the turtles, i watched this masterpiece again.
the best thing about this film is easily the animatronics and the lighting.
for sure, the animatronic suits are not groundbreaking, they sometimes can look weird but that where the lighting comes in. the lighting is soooo perfect in this film, it either creates this amazing atmosphere in new york by making the night look shiny but filthy at the same time.
it can make the turtles in daylight look normal and the few moments the animatronics do look weird, its mostly quick moments you won't notice unless you actively know.
but the turtles physically look so great because of that combination and they feel like real people instead costumes which the later 90s films fall victim to.
the turtles themselves are their quirky self, they and the film itself are kinda a perfect blend of the 80s show and the original comics because the film is still goofy but that goofiness is grounded by actual good storytelling and scenes of seriousness.

an active crime wave is happening in new york which the turtles so happen to stumble in to.
april is almost mugged before they interfere and beat the shit out of some teens which leads to rapheal loosing one of his weapons. he later tries to retrieve it which leads into the introduction of casey jones.
casey is such a cool and great character in this and his chemistry with april is awesome. its later revealed splinters old rival and enemy the shredder is the one behind this wave of crime, manipulating the youth to blindly follow him.

later in the film shredders aswell as splinters origin is told and its both a great moment to know the backstory of both while also getting knowledge on what type of person oroku is.
he also captures splinter halfway through the film, it leads the turtles to realize splinter will not always be there forever for them and they have to reconcile with that.
its another great part of the film that gets enough time to feel fully realized.

the fight choreography in this film is also so, so good man.
i feel the weight of every punch, every kick and its just so fun to see on screen.

film is just so amazing in allot of ways.

COWABUNGA!!!!!!!!!!

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Im beyond shell shocked

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I love the suit/puppet combo. It's so fun, and Splinter is adorable.

Also it's cool that they swear. Everyone loves that.

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