Why TMNT is not the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

There is a new movie coming out, "TMNT." A CG animation feature about the adventures of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. But i'm here to say, fuck you TMNT you have ruined the Ninja Turtles legacy almost as bad as Ninja Turtles III did!

To understand why the new 3D animated movie is not true to the Ninja Turtle fashion, you have to think back, to 15 years ago. About the time the Ninja Turtles movie came out, When the Ninja Turtles craze had infiltrated the children of our nation lives. We had a cartoon, countless toys, a breakfast cereal, and all the wonderful commercial and material things that come with a fad. This was a phenomenon of massive proportions. Unlike today, where ninja turtles is nothing more than a Saturday TV show. The movie is a lame excuse to get 2 tickets per fan, one kid, one parent. A money scheme that means nothing to the children of today.

The REAL Ninja Turtles movie in 1989 was clouded by the suspense in the young eyes of the coolest generation, generation X! We had all been wondering when it would come out, what would live action ninja turtles look like?! We didnt have no CG! We had Jim Henson puppet suits, and Corey Feldman voice acting. A beautiful thing.

If you watch the original Ninja Turtles movie, you get a good feeling from watching it. But at the time same you feel informed by the social statement the movie makes. The late 80's and Early 90's were a tough time in NYC. Crime plagued the city, it's famous Time Square was nothing more than a hooker hangout, the streets lined with sex shops and crackheads. Ninja Turtles was the metaphor for vigilant crime fighters in NYC that changed it all. Shredder being the emphasis of crime. And don't forget the best Pizza on the Planet!

Over all what I'm trying to say is; why try and take a good thing, and make it better? For money? Ninja Turtles was no more about money back then, as it is now, but at least 15 years ago it was not just a fad for the children across the country, but a lifestyle. Children today don't understand the anticipation we felt when the Ninja Turtles movie came out, was intense. Today it's just another pre-fab 3D animated movie. Think about this before you think a modern day ninja turtles is "cool."