The real Ghostbuster toys were amazing. I had so many. I'm lucky I still have most of them and my kids now play with them. Kenner did a hell of a job for the most part. The minor complaints would be we never saw any of the great spooks from the show like the sandman,boogedy and many others. Also the proton packs didn't take much of a beating. I remember my streams snapping off and other things on them breaking and I was a kid who didn't play rough. The ghosts we did get all had fun elements like spitting water, shooting objects and popping eye balls. The line gets more and more expensive to collect. I just spent $100 on Ecto Glow Egon so I should know..

The original four GBs will cost you a lot on Ebay. I just saw a graded 85+ Peter go for $700...So yeah they hold value. Of course condition matters but I've found a few at flea markets for almost nothing sealed(gross Grandma for $1 and Freighters Ray for $15). I really wish I could find a sealed Ecto but that isn't happening or I'd have to pay for it. Please feel free to share any of your RGB in the comments! This was a really tough list to make since I had so many..

10. Stay Puft Marshmallow Man
My issue with him as a kid was his size. He's just to small. He can fit in the fire house! I used to use a story line in my head that he got shrunk down by Egon just so I could stand using him. He is still a must for this toy line and I had my fun dragging him with Ecto 1. I always wanted the bigger plush one but never got it.

9. Slimer
I had the opposite issue with Slimer, He's huge! I wish he would have just been one of the ghost to come with the GB. He'd be scaled right at least. I did enjoy his half eaten rubber pizza.

8. The Ghost Trap

Random Wrestling Thoughts

It was a time of transition for the WWF but they turned out some decent moments in those lean years. This rumble and the 94 rumble are my favorite because Bret Hart is involved in the endings. This Rumble has some lows and highs but a fun re-watch over all. Not going to lie I watched only parts of some of the matches besides the championship match and the Rumble. I just don't have 3 hours to watch and break down Ahmed Johnson and Faarooq is a potato throwing match.

-Hunter starting to come into his own here. At this point you didn't know who was going to get that push. Him or Goldust. Both good workers but Goldust to me was just to odd to push to any main event status. His best was work and feud was with Brian Pillmen and everything is sorta "meh". Hunter was the better of the two at this point.

-Vader and Undertaker have a slow lumbering match. I've never made it any secret that I don't enjoy watching Taker matches. He's always bored me. Nothing different here. I was bored. I do think Vader never got credit for being a talented big guy. I mean the man missed a moon salt off the top rope in every match he was in. He had the skill just not much appeal. Vader got a nice push at this point and got the win after Bearer did his thing with the ref not looking.

-Michaels and Sid put on a decent match. Shawn does a good job putting on a show for the home crowd. Sid was a great nut ball at this point that he was a liked heel. He never seemed to get booed ever. Shawn breaks the 4th wall by hitting Sid with the camera which leads to sweet chin music. Shawn has a awkward moment where he hugs Vince and shakes his ass in his face as he celebrate. Too bad he loses his smile a few months later.
-Stone cold goes the distance in this thing and is the only reason from it getting boring with such a thin roster at the time

-So many masked wrestlers that never saw WWF tv again. Again, the roster was just gutted at this time.

-Owen Hart and Bulldog have a funny moment when Owen knocks out bulldog.

-Jerry the King Lawyer with a very funny moment while announcing his song plays and he states he's in the rumble only to be thrown out in a few seconds and then sits back down and starts announcing again. Great comedy.
-Flash Funk takes a hell of a bump when he thrown over the ropes by Vader. Looked painful.

-Fake Diesel/Dr.Issac/Kane makes an appearance. Looks to be in great shape. Glad Kane made him, he's a great big man worker.

-Hahaha the Sultan...

-The moment when Stone Cold clears the ring and than Bret comes out is a awesome moment with the look on Stone Colds face.
-Rock is still Rocky here and the first person he attacks once in the ring is Stone Cold. Some foreshadowing here.

-Good to see Terry Funk. He's so old he botches a pile driver and can't get Bret up.. They just fall over.
-Vader gives some stiff punches that no one seems to enjoy.

-Mankind and Funk do some good stuff.
-Great ending with Stone Cold being tossed by Bret Hart. The refs don't see it since they are getting Funk and Mankind split up. Stone Cold jumps back in and throws out a tangled Taker and Vader and then tosses Bret who just tossed fake Diesel. Bret of course goes crazy and shakes Vince at the booth. This is the start of the Heel Hart coming out. The full turn takes place at WM 13 in maybe the best match of all time imo.

Credit to Cult of Whatever

Like I said this Rumble has some lows and highs and some pretty big time moments in some of these wrestlers history. I give it 6 Sultans out of 10.

wwf,wwe,bret hart, tv, ppv

I've always hated my cable provider. I just feel like I have little options and little power and have to pay out the butt for anything I really would want. I've been with Direct TV(which hasn't been as bad as Charter) for the last 2 years and I'm happy to say I'm ready to cancel.

I started hearing some rumblings at work about the Amazon fire stick and how this media program could give you live tv,movie channels,PPV.. Basically everything. Now I was pretty skeptical and stubborn since I a huge sucker for my HD sports. How good was the quality? Can I really watch good looking live TV with little to no hiccups? As for getting the Fire Stick to do this I would need to side load the Kodi program and all its "add-ons". After reading and watching some videos about it I was pretty sure I could do but I just didn't have the time with two kids ect ect. So I went to Ebay where Sellers are in fierce competition to sell these TV wonder sticks.

I found a great seller Derek, or modifi.myshopifycom on ebay. I sent some questions out to many sellers looking for the best seller who knew what they were selling and talking about. Derek came back with the quickest and most info about my questions. I highly recommend him when buying a fire stick since I know he will take care of you and does have 100% feedback. He also puts the Kodi launch app right on the home screen so you can jump right into it, not all sellers do this. It can be hard to know which one to buy since there are so many sellers. Go to Derek, he even sends easy to follow paper instructions. Check out his auction here! and his website here!
I got my stick in about 2 days and plugged it up. Everything was going great until I tried to stream live tv which would go for a few seconds then buffers FOREVER! I couldn't get any of the movie to load either. Whats the deal? So I tested my internet speeds and found them to be terrible. I was getting anywhere from 14 mbps to 28 mbps. I pay for 60 mbps! So I called up Charter and they recommend that I try a direct line to my computer than test the speed. Sure enough 60 mbps came blasting through. So my router was pretty old... and was choking my internet. I went out and bought the Netgear R6100 This router got me up to speed and it broadcast at 5hz which the stick can pick up and is easily faster then the standard 2.4hz. Once my stick was connected to its new network(footLAN......) everything was as smooth as butter. Live TV had no problems, movie loaded up at decent speeds. No buffering at all to date!

The Stick
It plugs and plays pretty much from the get go. You don't even have to have a Amazon account since Derek does all that before he ships it out. You can add your account if you want. There is some processing and waiting at times when you select things. You get the dreaded "waiting" spinner which if it goes on for a while it means the content isn't going to load. It got hung up on me a few times and has crashed once but you have to remember it is  a stick and ram can only do so much. Its amazing it holds and does what it does with such limited ram. In no way a deal killer. Not even close. Now I can't comment on how the Amazon box works which has more processing power but it will cost you a bit more. I can deal with a few moments of waiting. If the content is there to load(which is most the time) it boots right up in great speeds.

LIVE TV
Espn, NLF network, NBA TV, Comedy Central ,E and a bunch of crazy channels I have never even heard of work most the time on IPTV Stalker(its a live tv add-on). There will be times when they just flat out won't load. Not sure the reason behind it but this isn't the case most the time and there are so many other add-ons with live tv like Navi-x or Sports dog that even if they are down in one add-on you can jump over to another and try those which will work. For the price of the stick this doesn't bother me but it might bothers some.

Most the time the quality is pretty close to HD if not HD but at times it can drop a bit. I watched the NBA finals and it was dropping a bit and that could be do to high volume traffic but I did jump around and find a pretty good stream. Once and while you might go to a stream that might be in Spanish or something like that.  Did this when I was looking for CN for my son but again, you just go to the next CN stream until you find what you want.
You can also watch HBO,Showtime and all those channels but I really don't see the point if you can just watch things on demand or search for any movie you want.

With Live TV you just have to be willing to look around if the first option doesn't work. You'll get what you want but like I said that isn't the case most the time. It works pretty well. There is also a add-on for local stations but I haven't had a chance to try it yet.

Movies
This where the KODI program really shines. Derek has it settings so the "movies" tab will take you right to the "Genesis add-on" which I think so far is the best movie add-on. Navi-X is good too just not as user friendly. Genesis will have all the newest movies or the most popular movies that you can watch right as soon as you hit the movies tab. You can also search for whatever. I wanted to watch "Castaway" for some odd reason and and it came right up and watched it with no issues. Newer movies are always in HD and older movies can be DVD quality. When you chose a movie a list of links load with the movie you chose. More than not the first one will work, if not just go to the next and one will work. Or you can hit "auto play" which will play the first working link. I never use it since the first one works 99% of the time.
There is a kids zone tab where its just kids movies which my son loves. They even have kid tv shows. They have all the DUCK TALES FERGODSAKE! Lots of great kids content. Again most work, most the time but there is so much stuff the kids has option ABCDEFGHI...ect ect.

TV on demand
Again, just a amazing thing. I can watch Game of Thrones, True Detective... Orange is the new Black... Anything on TV really, you can watch on demand. It won't take more then a day or so after the latest episode for it to show up to view.

I even found out I can watch TMNT 2K3, Thundercats, Real Ghostbusters, Knight Rider, Batman ......M.A.S.K... Its all there! Tracking down 2k3 turtles is very pricey. Now they are all at my finger tips. Same with Thundercats. Its all here for me to watch whenever. My 8 year old self would have crapped its pants.

So buy it??
Oh.My.God.Yes... If you are looking to be a cord cutter but the other options never seemed good enough to do it? This is the stick that will have you pulling the trigger. Once you learn the ins and out and play with it a bit you will feel right at home and you can't believe you paid a thousand dollars a year for cable. Is it going to match the live HD you get with cable? No, but it isn't far off. Some times the stream is so good it does look like I'm watching my Direct TV.

Even as a pure movie watcher and say you just need it for that its worth it. It has more than Netflix. For the one time fee its more then worth it. Buy it and hope to god Amazon never patches it which I hear might not matter anyway. Kodi has been running on the stick for over a year so things are pretty promising going forward. If you have more question contact Derek at his Ebay store.



Pros
-Live TV in near HD or HD
-Movies play in 1080p
-86248924729847 on demand movie choices
-76484684294848 on demand TV choices
-76383628374999 on demand kids TV and Movie choices
-Even has old movies and shows.
-cheap price
-Genesis add-on is amazing
-Good support(Derek will update the device to v.15, just have to pay shipping)
-Stick picks up 5hz wifi for even faster speeds to reduce any buffering
-Kids add-ons with everything.

Cons
-Live TV can be hit or miss.
-Learning Curve
-Some non working things but usually work later or even a re-click
-"Working" hate when it goes on forever leaving you stuck

Tips
-Make sure your router and internet speed is up to snuff. I had to buy a new router since my old one was only pushing 15-22 mbps and the stick could not stream anything without a decent router. Check your speed at speedtest.net to make sure you getting proper speeds.
-Go for 5hz signal router if you do buy a new one.
-Use Genesis and save your favs to the save folder.
-Things will go down from time to time for maintenance.

I want to thank Derek again for the great deal on the stick and and all the help when I had questions. Make sure to swing by his Ebay store.

cool crap, amazon tv, tv, movies,

Intros are what get you pumped. As a kid when these intros hit I was going crazy. Ready to jump into whatever world I was going to enter. I don't think today's intros are even in the same league as these. Hell some don't even bother with one. To me this is the best of the best. First lets check out what just missed the cut.

Pro Stars-Michael Jordan, BoJackson and The great one all team up. Great theme song.
Mario Bro 3- SMB3 now a Cartoon? sign me up.
Jem-I didn't watch this............every morning before school.
Cops-Very Raw intro, pretty good.
Sliver Hawks-Just missed the cut. Would be 11th. Lots of awesome rock.

10.American Gladators

It was always very late on a Saturday night. Around Midnight. My dad and I would watch the news and then some other crappy show(can't remember) and then bam! The intro of all these steroided freaks being introduced so they could go on to beat the crap out of the common man. My dad and I would bet dimes on the competitors... Ahh gambling with you're father over AG, heart touching memories.

9.X-Men

I had to run the whole way from the bus stop to make this intro. I always did too. I didn't want to miss the drama with the Phoenix Saga or if Logan was going score with Jean. I intro blasts you in the face with a catchy tune and all the x-men.

8.M.A.S.K

This Intro is very 80s. Reminds me of the soundtrack for the Transformers movie from around the same time. This is pure rock and its awesome. The show I felt was not as good as the toys. Loved the toys... The Show was alright.

7.Ducktales

Talk about catchy.. This thing used to get stuck in my head for what it felt like the whole episode. The show was great too.

6.Pee-Wee Playhouse

If you weren't awake yet on Saturday when this came on than you were after this intro. Talk about high energy. I loved the claymation that it starts out with. Pretty decent length as well.

5.Batman the Animated Series

There isn't many things that hit the tone and style of Batman on the head like the show and intro did in BTAS. I used to get so pumped when the Batmobile is rolling. Just an outstanding and dark intro that sets the tone for the show. I could easily do a top 10 BTAS episode list.

4.The Real Ghostbusters

It was hard putting this at 4 since I would go banana's when this came on. It was the number one show I look forward to for some time. The intro is great, we get Stay Puff, Ecto and everything with a a Ghostbuster theme that rivals the movies. They did change it up in season 3 or 4 when the show started to go south. The change was for the worse, along with song.

3.TMNT

Man this intro just kicks your ass. Not to mention how catchy it is. I remember it getting stuck in my head all day. Seemed like every kid at school was humming it too. The intro is a bit dark which is great and the way the show started but as season 3 came it seemed to get lighter.

2.Knight Rider

One man and one car driving through a desert is all I needed to get me hyped for Knight Rider. Not to mention one of the best 80s theme songs... Might be the best. Its my ringtone and listen to it on my phone as a MP3. Non fans know it. Match the theme song with some great shots from show and car flying in the desert and you had me sucked in. The voice over is perfect as well.

1.Thundercats

This was easily number 1. The "Thunder..Thunder... THUNDERCATS HO! Would have me running to grab my sword of omens to follow along in the action. Its such a action packed intro that it sucks you right in. Animation is outstanding and seeing things like the Thundertank ripping through the screen locks you into the show. For whatever reason I also loved the shiny logo at the end too. Just perfect.


80s,tv, thundercats, ghostbusters, top 10, knight rider, cartoons, super mario, tmnt,

-This movie is more about the new characters then Liono and his gang, which is bold considering the kids want the Lord of the Thundercats.

-They do a great job of packing in a ton of villains and other characters. It could be a mess but the pace is so fast and goes well within the story it works. They show everything 3rd Earth has to offer.

-Cheetara calls Lion-o "impetuous".. I'm sure the kiddos got that one.

-Lion-o looks like a smurf when Snowman finds him.

-They introduce a ton of new vehicles and toys here.

-Marketing was strong for a new toy line for the shelves.

-The Fistpounder was awesome toy. Loved it. Huge too.

-Cliff Hanger freeze frames. Must have been for the VHS release.
-Story telling is never a problem for Thundercats. Same with it here. We get more back story which dives us deeper into the universe that is Thundercats.

-I would love to know the official count on how many times Lion-o lost the Sword of Omens in the shows history.

-Action is non stop. The story telling still finds a way to be amazing.

-Thundertank vs Fistpounder!

-Lynx-o is very Jaga or Yoda. Like his blind angle.

-Lion-o throwing Mum-Mutt like a baseball is hilarious. Only thing that could have topped it was if he punted him, then Mumm-ra freaks out on the mutants about losing his dog.

-"hair caught"... lol

-I like how they call them Thundera Country Men.

-Panthro must be one bad mammer jammer, lives through the Thundertank laying on him.

-The ending was sorta like Guardians of the Galaxy. Mumm-ra just couldn't handle the power.

-Great moment when Lion-O makes the three new comers Thundercats.

God I wish I could see this in HD. It will never happen but man... How awesome. There is lots of reds so the poor quality can takes it tole on the eyes. Pretty odd how they took the first 5 episodes of season two and just boxed it into a VHS and called it a Thundercats Movie. Its the closet thing we got to one so I'll take it. I do think its very good. Non -stop action with good story telling. Not to mention you get a ton of characters.

RMT, thundercats, cartoons, 80s,

I don't talk about Knight Rider much on here because... There isn't much to talk about. The series has been abused since it went off the air with Team Knight Rider, terrible movie rumors, Knight Rider 2000 and Knight Rider 2008. Some of my best stuff in my collection is Knight Rider stuff. It was the earliest show I remember watching. My mom said in fact it was my first show I would sit and watch. I really just fell in love with the car more then anything. The Kenner car was my favorite toy(which I own today..IN THE BOX). I always wanted a scanner for my bike but didn't get one until I was driving my 91 Saturn SL2, it was more a laugh then anything but we had fun in high school with it.

My son now loves this show. Hes 4 and we watch the same episodes one a weekly basis. He plays with his diamond select Kitt and turbo boosts so rough we have to tell him to take it easy on our coffee table. Not sure what this show had besides a awesome car that made it magical but it just had.."it". Devon,Bonnie(ok April too), KITT and Michael all just clicked and made TV love. The writing was good for the most part and seeing the same random actors play different roles was a bit odd but I think that was common practice than.  Its to bad it went out like it did. The show was still getting good ratings and everyone in the crew thought a 5th season was going to happen for sure but out of the blue it was canceled.

Thoughts on Knight Rider 2008
Just awful attempt by NBC. Outside the opening theme they got everything else wrong. Terrible acting, Kilmer brought no personality to Kitt, awful dash in the car, Transformer cars, story arc... I could go on and on. I enjoyed the first episode and that was it.

Thoughts on movie rumors
For it to be worth a damn it needs to be the original car and William Daniels doing Kitt. Or a car that is very close to the original Trans Am. Lots of people have wanted to make a farce out of the show like the dukes of hazard but that would again would be going all wrong and turn off the fan base. You would need a witty and charismatic driver like David brought so the normal names would come up. Tatum and Pratt but I think a good dark horse candidate would be Josh Holloway from Lost(Sawyer). His sarcastic tone would bounce well off Kitt. It also would need be a small team like the original. The Semi truck, a Devon like character and some hot chick mechanic. It will never happen and if does.. It will be all wrong I am sure.

 10.Killer Kitt
My son loves this episode. It might be the most action packed one of the whole series. A old employee of Knight Industries breaks into Kitt and loads a new program into his CPU that gives him access to Kitt via remote. Kitt gets a scary voice and turns on Michael. We also get to see SPM here which is always a treat. Teaser Trailer.

9. Knight of the Juggernaut
Season 4 starts of with of course Kitt getting his ass kicked in. Michael then runs into RC who brought a lot to the show I thought. He helps Bonnie install Super Pursuit Mode which I loved as a kid and so does my son. It was a gimmick but I thought it brought some excitement to something that was getting a little stale. The bad guy(same actor that is in Knight in Disgrace) with the strong hand is ridiculous but whatever. Again I think they kicked off the final season with a bang. Teaser Trailer

8.Knightmare
Michael hits his head and thinks he is Michael Long the police officer. Kitt is following him around like a puppy trying to jog his memory. Its sorta comical now watching it as he runs away yelling for Kitt to leave him alone. Also a highlight of this episode is Michael jumping like 4 stories off a balcony to land softly right into Kitt's driver seat. Teaser Trailer

7.Knight in Disgrace
Michael is suspended from flag for being busted with a bag of Colombian bam bam in his pocket. The episode leads you to believe this is really happening since even Kitt in not in on twist. It fun seeing Michael be a bad guy, even if its all a act. Teaser Trailer

6.Junk Yard Dog
This is another of my son's favorite. While trying to bust acid John(guy who dumps waste) Kitt is picked up by a fork lift and dumped into a acid pit. My son says this one makes him "nervous" since Kitt yells for help and sinks in the muck(which they use a model Kitt to do..looks awful). It takes a while to get Kitt back on his feet since he scared to be hurt again... Yeah..ok. Teaser Trailer

5.Scent of Roses
This one is pretty dramatic as Michael decides to quit the foundation and marry Stevie. Stevie is then gunned down on the alter and murdered. The episode is full of cheesy acting from Hoff and rage after her murder. You want him to beat him to death in the end but Kitt talks him out of it...unfortunately. This should have been the last episode of the series as it was canceled and Hoff fought for it to be that but the higher ups either didn't care or were idiots as they made one of the worst episodes(Voodoo Knight) of the 4 seasons the last episode. Trailer Teaser

4.Trust Doesn't Rust
Another favorite as a kid. Seeing a evil prototype Kitt was always fun. The two bums lead to some funny moments and their is some great stunt work in this one. This is easily the best episode of season 1 outside of the pilot. The voice acting is done by Megatron from the Transformer cartoons. Does a amazing job, Teaser Trailer

3.KITT vs KARR
Some how KARR survives flying off a cliff and blowing up. Not to mention Flag's lazy asses decided not to go recover their prototype killing super car who just got loose which leads to KARR being found by some 20 something year old dude and his girl friend(who looks like Amy Poehler). The final duel is pretty cool but of course has the terrible looking model smashing in the air with KARR being smashed to peices. They sorta leave it open by having KARR'S CPU still flashing(again will they just come recover their blood thirsty tech?). Teaser Trailer

2.Goliath part 1&2
The second season starts off with a bang! I think the duel with Goliath might be the best of the series. Again Kitt takes a beating here and Michael having to get into the manual to trouble shoot a way to get out of the desert is pretty awesome in my book. The scene of Michael driving a broken Kitt is pretty hilarious. Between Hoffs acting on the speed and the bruised and battered Kitt flying around, it is TV gold. I enjoy the story line with Garth being Knights evil son. Hoff running around with a stash and being evil is something that you could get away with in 80s TV. Teaser Trailer

1.Knight of the Phoenix part 1&2

Don't be sad.. You are hansom now.

The series starts of with a bang in this made for tv movie/pilot. The police man Michael Long gets his face blown off and he wakes up looking "beautiful and Hoff". Watching the chemistry build with Kitt and Michael is great and apparent from the start that it just clicks. I think this is really a darker edger Knight Rider then what most the series produced with Michael getting shot in the end and women villain shooting her self on accident. Another great moment is when Michael gets pulled over for sleeping behind the wheel and pretends to be deaf. I don't think many shows can say their best stuff was the pilot and I think its true here. Vintage Commercial


top 10, tv, knight rider, 80s

Note: This from an older post on my other blog of my top 10 childhood movies. I will post the rest of that in a few days. This is in wake of release of pile of crap(17% RT) TMNT in theaters yesterday. Go rent this...Forget the newest one.

Also Cult Film Club did a great podcast on this movie. Check that out!

When I saw the teasers and trailers for this movie I could barley contain myself. I would jump up and down at the TV and foam at the mouth. It was one of the first movies I saw on opening day. Not only did I see it on opening day I saw it three times in the first three days of its release. Every friend was calling me asking if I could watch it. It was no doubt the biggest movie release of our young lives. I would only put such movies as Ghostbusters 2, Indiana Jones TLC and BTTF 3 in the such company.

I can still remember sitting in the theater with my mom with a turtle doll that the theater was giving to the first 100 kids. The theater was a buzz. The lights went down and you can feel every kid on the edge of their seat. Hey its foot soldiers! Oh my god there is April O' Neal! She is wearing a yellow rain coat! Then the Turtles save April and you see Raph's eyes as he watches his weapon being picked up April. He mutters "Damn".. SHOCKING! A cuss word right off the bat. Not a big one but wow. Then all you hear is Turtle chatter as they walk down  the sewer. The theater at this point was about to burst. Then this title flashes on the screen with Leo jumping into frame!
The theater goes fucking nuts! Kids screaming and cheering. I still haven't experienced anything like that at a movie since. It was like TMNT had hit its peak and we couldn't get enough.
After reading the comic I will say this movie does a pretty damn good job of sticking to elements in the comic. It isn't spot on(April is still a reporter here and no Baxter Stockmen) but it hits the tone pretty well. I remember hearing how pissed parents were at the dark tone and language in the movie but it was really just being faithful to the source the best it could while maintaining a PG rating. I guess showing kids smoking,drinking and playing a NARC arcade was a bit much but they need to show the kind of kids the Shredder attracts.
Jim Hanson knocked it out of the park again with the turtle suits. The faces moved great, they were believable and the actors could still do all the ninja work without any hold ups. In part 2 and 3 the suits got worse and worse. In 3 they look almost comical they are so bad.



Five Top Scenes

5.Splinters heart to heart with Raphael
Raph comes home after watching "Critters" at the theater and his rough run in with Casey Jones and he is no mood to chat but Splinter isn't having it. Its a good heart felt scene that shows the father like connection. He also says "hey we know you are like the Lebron James of TMNT but your anger holds you back". Something like that.

4.When April meets the Turtles/Splinters talk with Daniel
This scene does a good job of selling the origin of the turtles without it being the whole movie. When I was a kid I thought the story was all wrong here. But like a lot of kids we had no idea that the Turtles were born in comics. In the movie you hear that Splinters master Hamato Yoshi and Oroku Saki were fighting over this babe named Tang Shen but she only loved Yoshi and so Saki killed them both and left Splinter without his master(and the rat scarred his face so he hides it). Comic goes a little deeper with that. Yoshi and a man named Oroku Nagi were apart the most feared assassins group in Japan called the Foot Clan(origin of the foot). Nagi loved Shen but she only loved Yoshi. When Yoshi comes home to find Nagi beating Shen within a inch of her life "Yoshi's world vanished in a red haze". Yoshi ends up beating Nogi to death.
Since Yoshi killed another clan member he was to end his own life or run from Japan. So Yoshi and Shen run to NYC. Nogi's younger brother Oroku Saki who was 7 at the time(intense 7 year old) vowed Vengeance on Yoshi. Over time Saki became the best foot clan member and was even better then his teachers. Saki was sent to NYC to start the Foot on US soil. Saki also knew that his revenge would come full circle now. Once in the USA he became the Shredder(no reason is given to why he goes with Shredder) and went to Yoshi's home and held his wife until Yoshi came home. Once home he killed Tang Shen in front of Yoshi and then killed Yoshi as well. The movie just cut some of the fat and saw no reason for Nagi. Either way you go its some pretty edgy shit for a kids movie. The flash backs in the movie are all grainy and dark. You still see Yoshi and Shen murdered. Its real heavy stuff and can't believe it wasn't cut or pushed to a PG-13 but god damn its good and faithful.

Now the rest of the movie just does it own thing. Splinter is never captured by the Shredder and in the comic its pretty clear the Turtles are used for his revenge on Shredder. But the movie stays true to the tone and that counts for something.

3.April's apartment fight
This was always one of my favorite parts of the movie. Raph is almost beaten to death and the turtles have this long fight that leads to the basement where Casey Jones shows up to help kick some ass. The Turtles also struggle at times and the foot get their shots in which makes it feel different because in the cartoon the foot are about as dangerous as a infant to the turtles. They never got punches in. The turtles have to retreat which is also just bizarre when they never had to. My only complaint is that at times in can venture off with "funny" stuff during the fight when its a pretty serious situation.

2.Shredder's Entrance
At this point all we have of the Shredder is his voice so they do a good job of building this moment up. You also gotta love the music and the wrap around camera shot. The scene builds him up as one big bad mother fucker. There isn't a whole lot to say about the scene other then its just gives you chills.

1.Final Fight
I loved this final act as a kid and I love it even more after reading the comic. A lot of elements are there. Shredder on a building taking on the Turtles to the death(or so we think). The turtles are of course are cocky at this point and Shredder wipes the floor with them one at a time.
Shredder then pokes the bear a bit by hinting at Splinter possibly being dead. All of a sudden the jokes are over. Every Turtle giving their best shot at Shredder. Leo gets the best shots in as he slices Shredders arm but Leo loses his cool and gets owned by the Shredder and is put on his back with a spear at his neck. Splinter shows up to save the day and Shredder is thrown off a building and smashed in a garbage truck(Casey does "whoops" as he pulls the leaver... Like no big deal...JUST MURDERING)
Now in the comic, Shredder gets some shots in but the Turtles really mess him up. He is stabbed, catches a few throwing stars and once defeated is told to SEPPUKU for honor. Yes it fucked up and awesome all at the same time.
While the movie isn't as gory or follow everything to heart it still feels like a great adaptation to the comic and for a PG "kids" movie it pushes the envelop. As a kid it was the best thing I've seen since Ghostbusters and watched it everyday for about a month once I got my VHS copy. In fact I still have a sealed VHS copy that I found in a bargain bin for 50 cents.
I hope one day a proper Blu-ray is released that is cleaned up and with some extras for the fans. The current BR is just terrible. Tons of grain and hasn't be touched at all. The latest movie coming out from Michael Bay sounds like a joke. Call me a hater but I am not at all looking forward to it. I expect pure shit with Meagan Fox's bizarre thumbs mixed in. Bay might find a way to to top the giant dump that was Turtles 3 but I doubt it.

Tags: comics, movies, tv, tmnt, total recall, 1990