Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

More akin to the cartoon so it’s bizarre they went with it being so dark and gritty. Movie did Dominos Pizza no favours , pizza in this looks absolutely disgusting. I think of the little Splinter rat training with Master Yoshi at least once a month for 30 years now. A dark and gritty turtle movie, no wonder Raphael is so moody. You wouldnt even bat an eye if Travis Bickle bumped into Leonardo in this.

My friends across the pond, in all honesty, would you be intimidated by something known as the Meter Clan?

For the undiscerning, adolescent, ninja-crazed me, this was the coolest thing in the world. Rewatching the film many years later, I love it still - and I'm happy to report that it actually holds up incredibly well, being not merely nostalgia-awesome but actually one of the strongest of all comic-based/superhero/kids movies. Cowabunga!

A legitimately good movie. I could not believe that this movie was as good last month as it was 16 years ago. I was absolutely awestruck. Too bad the sequels were trash.

I've realized my knowledge of pre-2000s New York comes exclusively from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and The Warriors. Interestingly, TMNT has a higher rate of grime, baseball bats, and premeditated murder.