TMNT (2007) - Nostalgia Critic 

So Casey is played by Captain America, Leo is played by Ratchet from Ratchet & Clank, Raphael is played by Nathan Drake, and their Sensai is Iroh.....HOW IS THIS NOT MORE AWESOME?!!

Mako Iwamatsu is Splinter. He is also Aku and everybody's favorite uncle Iroh.

Am I the only one who loves how this movie looks? The details on the textures, the character modeling, the gritty and dark setting of the city. Heck, LOOK AT THIS SCENE 12:25 , the red light reflecting on Leo's skin because of the rain, and his eyes are absurdly detailed for 2007, and the facial expressions are on point.

7:55 skips the part of the narration that talks about them defeating Shredder, complains that he doesn't know where Shredder is.

"This is an intro to a fucking video-game". You're not half wrong, they made a video-game out of this movie. I have it, have played it, was pretty fun.

"Turtles can't get jobs!" Critic that's racist!

"Stop calling me that. I'm a f*cking rat" That made me laugh so hard that I am keep repeating it...and everytime is funnier than the last...

You gotta admit this movie has a pretty dang good soundtrack.

I actually really liked the film. Guess I'm alone in that.

and anyone who watched the 2003 TMNT knew exactly who Karai was right away

Before I watch this. The 2007 movie is a nostalgic part of my childhood and no matter what he says it will hold a place in my heart

I never knew Chris Evans was Casey Jones. Holy crap! That's awesome!🤗

Wow, Splinter's voice in this movie sounds like an old man who is an uncle to a scarred ex-prince who is bounty hunting the latest reincarnation of an ancient peace keeping warrior to restore his father's love again.

Wait... Wait... Where did this theory that Clark Kent is Superman come from? Clark Kent is just a humble reporter. Superman is a Physical God. Superman has no secret identity. He's Superman all the time. Silly Critic.

"This isn't what I had in mind when I pictured a ninja turtles movie" You mean how Raph goes off doing his own thing, driving a wedge between himself and the guys and has to learn to be part of the team and cool his temper? No, you're right, that's never happened, other than every other TMNT movie and multiple episodes of the shows.

It's the demon known as *George of the jungle*

Ah, so this is the infamous "He made fun of Mako!" Review Interesting

Splinter had the same voice as iroh from avatar seems fitting

*Turtles fight* “It’s like a video game! Where’s the backstory!” *Talking about the backstory between Leo and Raph* “Where’s the fighting?!”

“TURTLES CAN’T GET JOBS!” CinemaSins voice: That’s racist.

Ninja Turtles: Civil War

"Ugh the turtles are just standing around developing characters!" Turtles start fighting "ugh, this is just a video game!"

I still love this movie.

NC: ~Rags on Mako's voice~ Literally everyone: "So you've chosen Death"

"This is officially a video game." Well, Raph is voiced by Nolan North.

Is splinter uncle iroh from avatar?

I can't believe that I just found out that Casey is voiced by Chris Evans

12:35 Sure, let's ignore that Leonardo wants them to recover the ability to work as a team before going back to fighting while Raphael selfishly decides that he knows better than even Splinter (who actually ordered Leo to not fight until they were all a team again) and goes to fight crime not to help people, but just for his ego. Sure, ignore the actual reason they have conflict in the movie. Sure they are being idiots and there was no real need in the movie to have a conflict among the turtles, but it's kind of stupid to bitch about a lack of explanation when you have completely ignored the explanation. Also, everyone always gives Leo crap for being a bad leader... has anyone noticed he's always right? At the end of the day, whenever he makes a choice the others don't like, it turns out that he was right all along.

I loved this movie, it was better than the Bay abominations anyway

HAH! this video was originally uploaded in April 2009.....get it?....April?.........forget it......

It’s funny how Doug didn’t realize the voice actor of splinter is the same voice actor of uncle iroh in avatar last air bender. Since he’s a big fan of the show

"...He just turns into golden sand." SPARKLE, SPARKLE, SPARKLE !!!

the monster at 14:40 is voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson, who now voices shredder in the 2012 cartoon

And Thus Began the Mako Chronicles

7:40 I always love when there some rich guy who's secretely evil and nobody seems to bat at eye when they see him. Most billionaires are saggy old men, not 7 foot tall behemoths with the body type that could be best described as "refrigerator with legs". Seriously, using April as a metric for the average woman (in the show) that would mean his shoulders are roughly 4-5 times as broad as hers, meaning his shoulders are roughly 8 feet wide. Imagine meeting the your new boss and he's spends the whole interview bench pressing your Honda Accord before eating a whole cow.

I remembered this as a live action movie, so when I was searching for it, I was surprised. Probably my first interaction with TMNT.

Missing a lot of key components. Yeah.It should have a sequel. This is actually a great movie.

Critic says he grew up with the series, and yet he had no idea who Karai, one of the coolest characters of the turtle franchise, was. I think this movie was definitely made for the fans that watched the 2003 series, which was far darker and more adult than the original 80s cartoon. I agree that they didn't explain the plot point and why Leo was gone for so long very well, but I still liked this movie. If nothing else, I thought all the characters were portrayed very well, and it explored the turtles brotherly relationships in a more adult fashion.

Fun story from seeing this movie in the theater: went with some friends in the afternoon (we were all in college and a little toasted that afternoon) but scene where Leo & Ralph fight on the roof in the rain. A little boy behind me stands up on the edge of his seat and SCREAMS at the screen! “Nooooo! That’s your brother!!! You can’t fight your brother!” Of course me and my friends find this to be the most funny thing we’ve ever heard, I still laugh about it to this day 😂

I actually enjoyed this movie alot. It made me into the TMNT series and movies. I understand why it's confusing, because, well I was confused at first.

7:03 and now in this moment we witness the nostalgia critic upset mako fans everywhere.

This is supposed to be a sequel to the 90's live action movies which is probably why they skipped the backstory

No joke, at 14:19, my exact words were "Well this got gay."

8:01 Well, he was never the sharpest tool in the shed. ......please don't shoot me >_>

I'm really enjoying these throwback NC episodes :) and I can't help it. I like this movie. I admit it has faults, but I like it.

Also Splinter voice is okay. I say, it's even better than original cartoon voice, he sounds like ancient Japanese master.

Let’s hope the Nostalgia Critic will be reviewing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem in the coming months.

This movie will always be special to me, I watched it so much as a kid and always loved it.

6:53 Dude, don't be dissing Mako, God bless his soul.

We don't need to be told the origin story over and over again.

16:40 Mr. Stark...I don't feel so good.

NC: is anyone gonna actually follow this plot? Me: wow, well, I could've sworn that child me was obsessed with the movie. And could follow the plot perfectly fine. But whatever, I was just a kid. Even though I still love and can still follow it all just fine, but I'm just a teen so.....

While I do like Mako, I will acknowledge that I didn't like his voice as Splinter. He did great as Iroh in Avatar the Last Airbender, and every other movie I saw him in, but I think there were other voices of Splinter that were better than him. Sorry Mako, nothing personal, and may you rest in peace.

Strangely looks like Twilight Princess graphics

While I grew up with the 2003 series this was the movie that I felt truly introduced me to the series so it has a special plamy heart.

11:45 You know, remove that scene, of Leo being surprised, and it would actually make sense to just warn him and then fight. As it would show Leo is trying to pull the big brother tough love act

All these people are putting down the film for little to no plot before hand, here I am just accepting how it is.

TMNT, honestly, isn't that bad. It has great voice cast and animation, but suffers from feeling more like an unused plot from the 2003 series (and it doesn't help that the voice acting, while not at all the same voices, sound quite similar), being confused on whether it wanted to be a sequel to the original trilogy or a standalone universe (despite Turtles Forever confirming it IS a standalone universe), and making Leonardo a dick. It's also interesting NC says that parts of this movie feel like a video game, because ironically enough, director Kevin Monroe is directing the Ratchet and Clank movie that's coming out as well as the Sly Cooper movie.

Those rain affects looked fucking good for 2007

13:37 - Aww yeah, a white *GameCube* controller! :D Doug knows what's up.

So let me get this straight, the turtles are: Leonardo Raphael Donatello and Ratchet

3:28 why is batman in Tmnt

I like this movie but it seems like a season finale to a tv show that was never made. Also that would be an awsome show.

Uncle iroh has quite the resume for training troubled young men into heroes

Man, I still wish to see him vlog the 4kid's TMNT series.

Oh my gosh I'm not kidding. As a kid I actually acted like I was playing the scene Critic was playing with a GameCube controller! :D

10:32 Well, that's what they worked into the 2003 and 2012 cartoon show, so yeah.

09:10 "I missed you too father""stop calling me that im a fucking rat"im dead

At least this movie is decent, and 100 times better than the Michael Bay production, god, that movie is so awful.

Well they got the teenage angst part of tmnt correct.

6:40 I learned later this movie was more based off the original source material of the TMNT (which was a black and white 80s comics) and they were VERY BROODY. So it was always a huge surprise when we had a light hearted moment.

2:39 OK but that's LITERALLY the Mortal Kombat Armageddon intro

I didn't see this movie, but Mickey and Leonardo are voiced by the two voice actors for Ratchet? Cool.

Amphibian version of The Watchmen? Turtles are reptiles.

The foot leader's name is Karai. She was a rebooted character in the early 2000s ninja Turtles series collection. She was also the shredder's daughter. Just in case you were confused.

16:30 Dudes, I don't feel so good.

I actually kinda liked the idea of seeing the turtles all grown up dealing with adulthood. But I can't make a comparison since I've only seen the animated ones (PS. 2012 is the greatest one yet)

The overreaction to NC making fun of Splinter's voice in this review was really stupid IMO. He didn't even know who Mako was at the time so him saying Splinter sounded like a heavy smoker was just a joke. How was he supposed to know that smoking killed Mako? But I guess the overly sensitive Mako fanboys didn't think about that.

18:34 And thus begins Doug's long history in comedic commercials

4:07 Nitpicking at its best

It occurs to me that neither of the last two movies (this one and last year's) have really explained Karai AT ALL. Maybe now that she's been recast for the second Dunes Turtles movie her role will actually be explained

Doug you should definitely check out the 2003 series of TMNT.

This movie was clearly made for people who watched the 2000s show as we'd easily recognize Kurai and recall Shredder being shredded. We also knew about Raph's beef with Leo and being more familiar with the serious tone. Critic lacked context with this one.

Leonardo was a total hypocrite throughout the movie

Man in 2007 that CG was considered good? It's amazing how far we've come since then

Believe me or not there's a real video game for this movie

14:21 Oh, so this is where Reo started then.. 😂😂😂

I think this film is supposed to share continuity with the live-action trilogy, given the trophy room. That would explain the lack of introductions.

Holy shit, it's Iroh!

This movie is supposed to the follow the 2k3 series when it ended in 2k7. The last season, Back to the Sewer, ended on the 13th episode, with April and Casey getting married, which is why they are sharing an apartment. Karai, Shredder's "daughter" takes over the Foot Clan in the show, hence why she is seen leading the clan in this movie. As for Karai's line that the turtles would see familiar faces, in 2k9 before Mirage sold the license to the TMNT to Nickelodeon, they made a final movie titled Turtles Forever, which has the 2k3 turtles meeting the 90's turtles, and they all travel to "Turtle Prime" which end up being the "original dimension" to when the turtles first appear, i.e. the 1984 comic book. Prolly more than you wanted to know, but now you know.

Long ago in a distant movie... I, Mako, the shape shifting master of acting unleashed an unspeakably good performance. But a foolish Nostalgia Critic stepped forth to oppose me. Before the final blow was struck, I opened a portal into the internet where fanboys came to my defense! And plunged the critic into the future that is Mako!

Sheader is explained at the beginning, he dies.

The girl is Shredder's "daughter"

I like this movie a lot more than that God-awful Michael Bey atrocity.

Leo does actually have a time of self discovery, he looses his nerve after nearly being killed by Shredder. It causes a major rift between him and Rafael. I think the joke about none of the turtles recognizing Raph is how they are turtles and they don't notice the odd body frame. As far as the familiar faces line by the Foot, they do resurrect the Shredder, in the comic. Which is dark and horrifying because that was the comic.

Splinter was voiced by Mako, most famously known as “Uncle Iroh” from Avatar: The Last Airbender.

I understand NC's points about the vague plot and backstory skips, but these are my opinions on the film: 1. They don't have to spell out "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" for every movie. The franchise has been around for decades now, even people who aren't familiar with it could figure it out. The green color and manhole cover in the opening alone practically gave it away. TMNT was a cool and conservative title meant to be short, sweet and to the point. 2. The beginning of every film doesn't need to recap the Turtles' backstory. Again, this was 2007. These characters began in 1984. Studios are not responsible for every person that happened to not grow up with them. This movie is a new chapter in the Turtles' lives that references the past while standing on its own, a new generation of the fiction. Not every Superman movie had to start off on Krypton, did it? Be honest, how many don't know that story by now? 3. While I do agree that the film was overly brooding at points and not that funny, that ultimately didn't ruin the experience for me. The idea of the Turtles being mostly retired from crime fighting, feeling fractured without their brother, getting their groove back as a team, Casey contemplating his future with April, this all made for a compelling plot in my book. It also showed fans that these characters can tackle mature issues while still being fun. 4. April's transition from a reporter to an antiques dealer with now exceptional combat skill actually made sense and gave her a larger role. She's always had passion for finding big stories and exposing the truth, both things she still does in this job but in a different way. Also, as often as she's been kidnapped and sidelined, of course she would train over time. It may be Tomb Raider-ish, but this overall is my favorite April whose main purpose for once isn't being TMNT's Lois Lane. 5. This film also has my favorite version of Karai. She's intimidating, independent with Shredder gone, a more honorable leader, has a nice look, and is of course bad@$$. Her fights with Leo and April alone were short but well done. 6. Mako's Splinter, to me, was the best of the cast. He sounded old & wise, composed & fatherly, as he's always been. It felt authentic, and him joining the action to help save Leo and close the portal was awesome, albeit brief. Mako was great as Iroh in Avatar, it was nice seeing him go out performing as another beloved character. "I still got it", my favorite line :) 7. Yes, Leonardo's reasoning for being away so long is vague. Yes, his leadership skills do not show improvement right away. Yes, his hypocrisy about vigilantism with Nightwatcher and stupidity for not knowing it was Raphael immediately is noticeable. Despite all that, I still found his introduction cool and the depth given to his rivalry with Raphael engaging. 8. I actually respect the film for introducing new villains and fresh territory instead of rehashing Shredder. Granted, he will always be the most popular of the Turtles' nemeses, but that had gotten stale for me. I wanted the Turtles to go on new adventures that didn't always revolve around the Foot Clan, Utrom, and Krang. I found the 13 monsters and stone generals creative even if they weren't as memorable. I also liked how the Turtles', Foot, and Winters' storylines all converged in the finale. The moral was how families can become estranged but also grow through adversity, as Winters' trouble with his was reflected in the Turtles.

10:52 wait what the hell did you just say, Casey?

Oh, I loved this piece of film when I was a teenage. Maybe because I knew most of the lore details. This seriousness and conflicts between brothers were the exact things I LOVE about TMNT 00s series. So I still watch the film of 2007 (and play the game based on it) with great pleasure.

"No, I wanna see how stupid this gets..." Imma find the perfect moment to quote this, and when I do nobody will get it...