The Father - Son moments get me more and more emotional the older I get

The turtles were designed by Jim Henson's Creature Shop, and was one of the last major projects Henson himself had a hand in working on before his death. They still look amazing to this day, despite some visible malfunctions in some scenes.

COWABUNGA DUDES!!!!

Raphael's character depth is one of the reasons this movie (to me) is still enjoyable

Who else remembers the VHS version of this movie with the Pizza Hut commercial at the beginning? Those were the days.

Still the BEST TMNT Movie ever, 33 years later. The Movie turned out the way that it did, because it was done by Golden Harvest. The Hong Kong Studio responsible for launching Cynthia Rothrock. They knew how to make the Fight Scenes good, and made them where you can actually see the Martial Artists Skills. New Line Cinema was the only American Studio to believe in the Movie's ability to be a success, and they signed on to be the Distributor of the Movie.

This movie perfectly captures the 80s becoming the 90s. It portrays the tropes that were common in both very nicely. It's definitely one of the three films that I feel best portray the 90s.

Fun fact: The main thug who offers cigarettes (regular or menthol) and later tried to take on Casey, is SAM ROCKWELL. You may know him as Wild Bill from "The Green Mile", and Guy from "Galaxy Quest", not to mention his Academy Award-winning role of Jason Dixon in "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri ".

Fun Fact: the actors that was in the suits did cameos in the movie. Michelan Sisti (Michelangelo suit actor) player the Domino's pizza delivery guy. David Forman (Leonardo suit actor) was one of the side gang memeber in the scene when Casey was fighting Tatsu. Leif Tilden (Donatello suit actor) was the Foot Clan memeber that gave Apirl "a message" in the subway. Josh Pais (Raphael suit actor) was the cab passenger when Raphael rolled over it. Furthermore Josh Pais also did the voice to Raphael on top of being in the suit. Also Corey Feldman did the voice to Donatello but he got screwed with his pay.

The fight from the sewer to the street up to the rooftop where they face Shredder is one of the greatest action sequences ever filmed.

I’m 41 and I remember seeing this in the theater when I was 8 years old. I was blown away by seeing my favorite cartoon characters come to life on the big screen.

Cant even believe what an insane time it was to be alive those few years, with 89 Batman mania, 90s turtle mania, then T2 dropped and terminator mania, holy shit those were beyond amazing times for kids :D

I am the oldest of 4 brothers. We were teenagers when we saw this movie opening day in 1990. We played the TMNT Arcade game while waiting for the 1pm showing. This film has held up amazingly well and will always have a special place in my heart. Appreciate the channel guys, keep up the great work!

Trivia: In the original TMNT comics there was a little boy who dropped his 4 pet turtles into the radioactive ooze. The ooze also got into his eyes blinding him. While not explicitly stated for copyright reasons it is strongly implied that little boy was Matt Murdock, who is known to the world as Marvel's Daredevil.

I hope someone noticed the first major role of a future Oscar winner!!! He delivered his line with charisma and excellence! “Regular or menthol?” Then showed his acting chops with, “we have a loyalty to the shredder.”

This came out when I was 7. Casey Jones is forever a part of my heart! April O’Neil was one of my first female role models. And the turtles & Splinter… they are core memories. Love this film. The sequel is good too.

A classic. None of the remakes have the magic of this one. You think it'd be wack after rewatching it, but it holds up so well.

It's highly impressive how they've manged to balanced both the ol mirage comic's with the 80s cartoon. Still to this day one of the most underrated Comic book movie's and goated TMNT film.

Turtle 🐢 Power !!! & here are a few fun facts: - All of the actors inside the turtle suits make cameos in the movie like Josh Pais (Raph which he also did the voice of) was a taxi passenger, Michelan Sisti (Mikey) plays the pizza delivery man, Leif Tilden (Donnie) & David Forman (Leo) both play Foot Clan Ninjas - Judith Hoag didn’t like this role including the idea of the iconic yellow jumpsuit, but actually Robin Williams (a huge TMNT fan) helped her by telling her everything about April - Jim Henson helped out with the turtle costume’s & puppets

Hoped you listened to the "Turtle Power" song during the credits! It was a hit with all little kids like me who watched this movie. My mom got me the soundtrack for the movie, and I played that song on repeat! She has pictures of me in the back yard pretending to do karate with that song playing on my tape player. :)

it's so crazy how this movie still holds up this long after. They will never top this movie ever unless they go a dark rated R route based on the comic but in today's society that will never happen.

Couple things: The funeral for the pizza was because it had mold from sitting out too long. That’s why the question about liking penicillin was asked lol The other thing is the turtles literally started as a joke amongst the two creators swapping drawings on napkins. Then it got serious once they realized they may have something lol Lastly is the Daredevil connection and parallels. The connection is that the truck and chemicals that caused Matt to lose his sight and gain some ability is the same truck with chemicals that drops a canister of ooze into the sewer that the turtles and Splinter come upon. 1 truck, 1 accident, 6 heroes created. The joke/connection goes further due to a play on a couple names. The turtles fight the Foot, DD fights the Hand. Turtles mentor is Splinter, DDs mentor is Stick

Fun fact: The actors who physically portrayed the Turtles also had cameo roles in the film: Josh Pais, who plays Raphael (and voices him), plays a passenger in the back of a taxicab right after Raphael hops on the cab's hood. Michelan Sisti, who plays Michaelangelo, plays the pizza delivery man who delivers the pizza to the Turtles' sewer. Leif Tilden, who plays Donatello, plays the Foot messenger that meets April in the subway station. David Forman, who plays Leonardo, plays a gang member in the warehouse during Casey's fight with Tatsu.

Shredder's entrance was epic and scary. As a kid this movie was so beautiful when it came out. Bought the movie, action figures, skateboard and video games. Good times :)

Will FOREVER Love this version of the Ninja Turtles, the story, setting, actions and of course the animatronics and costumes done by my hero Jim Henson

The pizza memorial song was because the pizza was moldy. Donnie said "Do you like penicillin on your pizza?" And Fleming made the antibiotic from mold... that green fluffy mold you get on bread. Edit: I remember my dad explaining the joke to me when I was a kid in the 90s, so now I pass the knowledge on to you... use it well! 🤣

The best TMNT movie

The sequels are goofy and fun, but they don't hold a candle to how good the first movie is. The movie was dark for a cartoon adaptation, which caused parents to raise a stink over it. That's why the sequels were more light hearted and toned up. Yet the first movie is so memorable because even for a kids' movie, it's so dark and serious enough that even adults can appreciate it.

Just a little fun fact about the turtles and their weapons: each other their individual weapons are actually aimed at their greatest weaknesses as ninja. Raphael being the most aggressive has sai which are primarily defensive weapons, Donatello being the genius has the most simplistic weapon in the bow staff, Michelangelo being the most carefree has nunchucks which require an incredible amount of focus

Probably the best part of the release of this movie was that, Casey Jones, an all-time fan favorite character, was a secret held closely by the movie makers. The actor wasn't public about being involved, he wasn't shown at all in the trailer. The shock and cheers rang throughout theatres as Casey Jones just drops in outta nowhere.

Splinter's talk to Raph about his anger is still real deep for a kid's movie.

Best line ever wise man once said never pay full price for late pizza

This is why I'm glad I was born in the 80's and grew up during this era. People knew how to make things work for films back them and knew the potential of practical effects and how to apply and capture them the right way. Even kids films like TMNT had this darker element to them which I sorely miss. Additionally, everything that came out, not just movies, always had this next gen quality to it. Things felt more new and improved because you got to see the progression of technology and ideas. Ever since the mid 2000's, things have seemed to plateaued and just add on to existing ideas. Life is boring now and doesn't have the fun factor that it used to.

The amazing thing about this film was that it came out of nowhere. People saw the trailers and just thought, "Oh, goofy kid movie..." Word of mouth was like wildfire. "Oh, you GOTTA see Turtles..." Everything about this flick is perfection... any minor flaws are overlooked due to the quick wit and performances.

"Forgiveness is divine,but never pay full price for late pizza" wise words spoken by sages

This movie was beloved when it came out, and it still holds up!! The second movie,'Secret of the Ooze' is just as good, if not better!!! Loved you choose to watch this, big Respect boys 🤘🤘

You guys are reacting to my childhood here… perfect playlist the last few episodes! My hat’s off to you both!

This movie is a masterpiece man. From the turtles, splinter, April, Casey, costumes, shredder, voices, story line and plot, sound track…just beautiful. Thank you Jim Hensen RIP🙏🏼🐢 ❤ 💙 💜 🧡

Oh snap! Y’all are watching the greatest turtles film ever. Crazy to think that after 30 years this still the best movie, live action or animated

First! Best TMNT movie ever, surprisingly adult themes and good writing. For the unaware the turtles were heavily based on Daredevil, the foot clan instead of the hand, the masks, the accident that gives them their superpowers is implied to have been the same one.

This series was originally a comic book that was adapted into a TV show. The TV show writers added and changed things a bit. When they made the movie it was licensed from the comic, and followed it more, but many TV series fans were disappointed it wasn't more like the TV show.

Guys, I almost fell out of my chair lol'ing more than 5 times. I love you guys.

One of, if not the best comicbook movie of all time. This is how the turtles should look and be. No CGI, just practical effects with martial artists/stuntmen doing their jobs.

Wild it’s almost 35 YEARS OLD!!! I remember seeing this with my best friend in theaters as little kids several times ,..took me right back!!! Loved that you guys appreciated it SO much!!!

29:57 It's an easy thing to miss, it took me until I was 15 to realize what it meant, but Donnie asked Mikey if he liked Penicillin on his pizza just before they started lamenting about it. Meaning it had gotten fuzzy. I don't think even the OG Turtles would go for a moldy pizza.

This is the one Ninja Turtles movie I can go back and watch over and over again! I watched this movie in Theaters when I was 6 years old. And I watch it at least once a year.

This movie is actually more based on the comic books, which came before the cartoon. The comics were actually a lot darker and more gritty than the tongue and cheek cartoon. The comic book creator actually hated the cartoon. I'm glad they made the movie how it is. It has a lot more depth and heart.

The actors inside the turtles actually get cameos in the movie. Raphael actor is in the cab that Raph jumps on, Michelangelo actor is the one who got stiffed on the pizza tip, Donatello’s actor is the one that slaps April in the sewer & Leonardo’s actor plays a gang member when Casey is fighting Tatsu. This is the only time that Judith Hoag plays April in the live action cause she was a pain to work with and mean (keepin it PG) to her stunt doubles. The stunt actor for Donatello was so good and impressed the producers so much that they created a character for him in the next one. The creator of the turtles wanted them to be tied to Daredevil but had to settle to be a parallel story. He named the bad gang the foot instead of the hand and it was supposed to be if I’m remembering correctly Matt had the turtles in a bowl when the accident happened that made him blind and the same stuff that blinded him helped the turtles to grow and become intelligent. Splinter was a rat on the streets that saw the accident and took the turtles under his care. Too bad Marvel and the TMNT creators couldn’t work together that would be a great movie saga. 19:38 I love when Donny and Casey are working on the truck and calling each other names in alphabetical order. 8:55 that was April’s wallet.

I loved this movie since I was a runt. I cant help but laugh every time, especially since its one of the few that proves Raph is the best fighter. The roof scene showcased him taking on almost 20 Foot Clan members comfortably before eventually getting overwhelmed, yet minutes later it took all three of his brothers to win against the same amount.

This makes me happy. I remember seeing this in theatres when it first came out. It was an amazing time in my childhood.

Glad you liked it. Best TMNT movie for now, better than the new ones!

Oh man my childhood. Turtles were such a huge deal in the 80s and early 90s people not old enough just have no idea. Turtles In Time was boss my man. Also shout out to anyone else that busted their ass on that NES game.

These movies were on constant repeat as a kid, I probably wore out the VHS! Lol glad you liked it, the sequels are fun, but may only hold up due to nostalgia! Can't wait for the next one, guys!

Love these movies. Movies from the 90s-early 2000s were a different breed. They didnt need flashy animation or a super famous casting. They just had good writing that got you invested. Those that had life lessons or hidden messaging were still hidden enough that it didnt affect the experience. You could just sit back and enjoy them. If were in the sensitive try not to offend anyone period these days than back then it was the hardly anybody gives a fck work out your own problems and live life to the fullest era. Where family movies could thrive and comedy gold existed in various forms. If you couldnt tell ive turned into splinter reacting to the turtles goofyness at my age. Yet also can accept and go along with it at times too. Im all for acting goofy like the turtles.

This film is pure nostalgy ride for me. As kid of late 80's and early 90's getting life lessons from puppet's or person inside rubber suit doesn't feel weird at all.

They need to bring back old school puppetry and practical effects! This is over 30 years old and still looks AMAZING

I was obsessed with this movie when I was 5. Shredders entrance is one of my favorite entrances ever. 🔥🐢🐢🐢🐢🐀 Unfortunately, the movies after this one changed a lot. They changed up the fighting style to more defense moves rather than attack moves to soften the violence. There were also complaints of the movie being "too dark", that also changes in the later movies. They basically changed everything that made this movie work so well.

I love the Turtles cartoons especially the movie they had to end the 2003 series it was soo good. I love these 90's films and props to the stunt team for being able to movie in those suits and the fight scenes were great

I love these movies so much, they were a huge part of my childhood and I still enjoy watching them ❤❤❤❤

This movie is *ridiculously* underrated to this day... because it was so ahead of its time that the critics and adult media at the time didn't know what to make of it. But it's got TONS of heart, GREAT and POWERFUL lessons about family (contrasting Shredder's faux version and Splinter's healthy one), and it was actually taken seriously by the people making it. And (ironically) in most of the other superhero franchises, studios were initially AFRAID to show comic-accurate characters, which is how we ended up with X-men in black leather, trying to quip about "What would you prefer? Yellow spandex?" (YES!). Aside from Batman, it took WAYYYY too long for for a franchise like the MCU to come along and prove that comic-accurate characters are what we actually WANT. Meanwhile, the Ninja Turtles STARTED comic-accurate, and got downgraded over time. WTF was with those CGI monsters where they grew noses??? The first sequel to this movie (Secret of the Ooze) is actually pretty good and worth a reaction. But, it should be noted that the studio interfered a lot because they didn't like the first movie, and they gave it the Snyder-to-Whedon treatment of adding jokes and lightening it up, taking out many of the adult (i.e. meaningful) themes. Still, there's a joke in there about finding one of the turtles that SLAYS. I fucking died for years and years, just playing that joke from memory. The setup, punchline... golden.

There was a show on Netflix about the history of toys, and on there it said the ninja turtles cartoon was created to market toys to kids. Either way I'm glad they made it.

I still have all three movies on VHS and I'm never giving them away!

The meditation scene is still one of the most emotional scenes in the movie.

This film came out when I was a senior in high school and I remember what a big deal it was at the time. TMNT was the last big toy/cartoon/comic franchise that I got into before graduating. Watching it today, it still holds up and it's rare to see a comic book movie that shows this much respect for its source material, especially these days.

HELLS YEAH~! This movies practically SINGS my childhood in ways that genuinely hits me in the feels. Not only that, but it almost PERFECTLY captures to tone and feel of the original comics which inspired not only this, but the first Ninja Turtles cartoon that became a marketing smash hit in the late-80s, early-90s. Ah, so many great memories. I'm greatly looking forward to you guys getting into Turtles 2 and 3. Until then, you guys take care and have a good one~! P.S. Also, when you can, I still HIGHLY recommend "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)", "Broken Arrow (1996)", and "Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)" for ya'll to react to. Believe me, you won't be disappointed. 😉👍

I’m so glad you watched this! I recommend the second one, Secret of the Ooze. I still love that one too. Thank you for being awesome as always! Cowabunga!!!

It's great when a movie takes a completely ridiculous premise and treats it with total seriousness. Some of the best movies ever have come from that.

The pizza memorial happened because after several days it got mouldy. "Do you like penicillin in your pizza?" Penicillin comes from penicillium mould. Donnie is the nerd, so he has to make a nerdy joke. This movie is worth re-watching and a proper martial arts film with great fighting scenes, plus a great comedy, and very closely related to Eastman and Laird's first Ninja Turtle comic. I remember how kids and grown ups alike in the theater cheered when Mikey says "God, I love being a turtle!"

the costumes the Foot wear is a primitive form of Ninja outfit from Japan. it's funny because around the time Ninja Turtles was a thing so was Power Rangers and the Foot looked a lot like the evil Putty foot soldiers from Power Rangers. the comparison was hilarious. i could imagine back then everyone was like "why all you bad guys look alike" XD

Nice to see your watching the good Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, enjoyed when I was young.

This borrows from both the original comics and the cartoon and somehow works really well. Even 33 years later it's still the definitive live-action TMNT movie.

So glad youre watching my childhood movie!

This trilogy is the best by far. The second will always be my favorite ❤️Go Ninja Go Ninja Go!

Still love this movie to this day!! It is kinda cheesy, but surprisingly holds up well! Still quote it very often as well. "Ahwwww... you're letting him run right by ya! Ninja kick the damn Rabbit!" 🤣🤣🤣

People talk about nostalgia factor but this transcends that, this literally makes me feel like a kid again every time I watch it.

I saw this in the theater as a kid after being hooked on the cartoon, and it blew my mind. To this day I still think it's an amazing movie. The sequel is fun, but leans more into comedy. You can probably skip the third, but definitely watch the 2007 animated movie (which also acts as a sequel).

I don’t even have to watch this to know you guys will love this movie 😂

Top 5 favorite movies of all time, I like the second one best but all 3 are classics.

They had the memorial for the pizza because he said "do you like penicillin on your pizza?" meaning that the pizza was all moldy.

I love this show when I was 9 yrs.old.And I watch the original 1987 cartoon with my son. The movie and cartoons are truly loved by a multi generation.

Awww the nostalgia. I grew up watching this movie and it's hands down the best TMNT movie.

The REAL Turtle movie. Much better than any of that modern crap. And behold the genius of Jim Henson creature shop

This movie was produced by Golden Harvest, a Hong Kong studio, and features their stunt crew. That's why the fights are well choreographed and held in wider, more sustained shots. It wasn't the Hong Kong style to cut the action up into a million pieces, they always wanted to showcase the martial arts. And that's a big part of why the action holds up so well.

My mom was such a trooper as a kid I convinced her to take me to a double feature TMNT and Drop Dead Fred. 😊

4:02 It's so cool to see a young Sam Rockwell here. 🙂

My dad took me to watch this at the movies and I will Never forget…

One of my favorite movies from my childhood. Recently watched TMNT 3. Brings back so many memories of a time much simpler than now. COWABUNGA!!

FUN FACT: DID YOU KNOW THAT EACH OF THE ACTORS WHO VOICED EACH OF THE TURTLES CAMEOD IN A DIFFERENT SCENE.... THE DOMINOS PIZZA GUY, IS MICKY, THE PASSENGER IN BACK OF THE TAXI CAB WAS THE VOICE FOR RAPHAEL... THE FOOT, WHO SAYS "We've been Waiting for you Ms. O'Neill" IS THE VOICE FOR DONATELLO. AND THE VOICE FOR LEONARDO WAS THE FOOT STANDING NEXT TO MASTER TATSU ON HIS RIGHT YOUR LEFT BEFORE THE FIGHT WITH CASSIE JONES....

We all have weird senses of humor sometimes, but I found you guys laughing at April getting slapped to be morbidly amusing.

This movie still holds up. Sam Rockwell makes an appearence its just awesome.

This was one of my favourite movies as a kid. I think I’ll always have a soft spot for it.

The old Ninja Turtle movies are just to good. I hope u watch next two as well. Really enjoyed the reaction guys 😂

My childhood. Every kid in the 90s had this on VHS and we definitely used those free Pizza Hut coupons

This was my childhood. Did you happen to catch when Donatello is laughing after seeing raph and Leo hugging? You can see the actors face inside donatellos mouth.

That was a clear cut case of accidental manslaughter. Casey clearly said oops, it was an unfortunate accident. Still the best Turtle movie, and it still holds up today.

Casey’s casting is an example of perfection

Not only did they do it with love, but you could tell that they actually knew the story and probably grew up with the turtles and made the movie they wanted to see. Absolute classic for children of all ages. Heroes in the half shell turtle power. 🐢

Hope you two are having an great and awesome weekend ❤

YEEEESSSSS!!! This is one of my top 5 movies for sure. It definitely has everything in it. Brings a lot of joy especially to TMNT fans!!!!

I remember seeing this in a theater and have so much fun as a 7 year old. I was a big fan of the cartoons, but the differences between the show in the movie never bothered me. As much as I wanted to see Crang, or the Technodrome, I was extremely happy with just having the turtles, Splinter, The Shredder, April, Casey Jones, and something that kind of resembled the TurtleVan. The costumes were great, the fights were fun and impressive, the theme music was awesome, and we got the Kowabunga at the end. Plus, the title at the start was on point. As far as I'm concerned, this movie is perfect, and I would have it any other way.