After a mighty binge on the Turtles live action films which went from a superb start to utter farce I found myself hankering for more. I had already downloaded the comics to read which are excellent but still, I wanted something a touch more so I decided to relive my youth by checking out the 80's cartoon once more.
I quite honestly expected to maybe watch an episode and a half for a smile and some nostalgia value because I do remember the cartoon being somewhat goofy, but I ended up surprisingly hooked and powered through the first few seasons.
Make absolutely no mistake, this is a children's TV program, made for children and aimed at children. The somewhat immature and innocent plots and situations with a very simply written script enforces this but I actually find there is much to enjoy about the show, even as a 35 year old adult.
The 12 year old boy from 1989 inside me is revelling in much nostalgia and lots of smiles from snippets of dialogue that is familiar but the adult is enjoying the rather splendid artwork and animation. the backgrounds are very detailed what looks like watercolor images (Very typical of 80's cartoon quality) with some moody cut scenes and everything is very well animated and designed.
The plots as stated are fairly simplistic but still rather watchable and I find myself sitting to the end of each episode feeling rather satisfied.
How much of this is nostalgia clouding my adult judgement is unclear but for a children's cartoon that is 26 years old there is much enjoyment to be found here for the young and old.
It really is not surprising that this was a hit of planetary sized proportions back in it's day!
I quite honestly expected to maybe watch an episode and a half for a smile and some nostalgia value because I do remember the cartoon being somewhat goofy, but I ended up surprisingly hooked and powered through the first few seasons.
Make absolutely no mistake, this is a children's TV program, made for children and aimed at children. The somewhat immature and innocent plots and situations with a very simply written script enforces this but I actually find there is much to enjoy about the show, even as a 35 year old adult.
The 12 year old boy from 1989 inside me is revelling in much nostalgia and lots of smiles from snippets of dialogue that is familiar but the adult is enjoying the rather splendid artwork and animation. the backgrounds are very detailed what looks like watercolor images (Very typical of 80's cartoon quality) with some moody cut scenes and everything is very well animated and designed.
The plots as stated are fairly simplistic but still rather watchable and I find myself sitting to the end of each episode feeling rather satisfied.
How much of this is nostalgia clouding my adult judgement is unclear but for a children's cartoon that is 26 years old there is much enjoyment to be found here for the young and old.
It really is not surprising that this was a hit of planetary sized proportions back in it's day!