| Genres: Kids & Family, Television, Animation Sub-Genres: Animation, Kids & Family, Animation Studio: Lions Gate Format: DVD - Color,Full Screen - Animated,Closed-captioned DVD Release Date: 09/01/2009 Release Year: 2009 Run Time: 2hr 56min Screens: Color,Full Screen Number of Discs: 1 SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 MPAA Rating: Unrated Languages: English |
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  | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Complete Season 8 Genres: Kids & Family, Television, Animation UR 2009 2hr 56min Break out of your shell with the Complete Season 8 in these ninja-powered adventures. The Green Machine is back with heart-pounding , pizza-munching, right-outta-the-sewer ninja action! The gang?s all here ? Michelangelo?,... more » |
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Movie ReviewsNinja Turtles: Extreme Makeover Edition Lee DeWald | Nebraska | 06/27/2009 (4 out of 5 stars) "Well, where to begin? When the seventh season of the show had debuted the year before, everyone involved had delicately altered what had been a winning formula. The episodes became ever-so-slightly darker than in years past, but not so much that it would turn away loyal viewers. In hindsight, it would appear that season seven of the show was a trial run of sorts - to see whether or not fans would accept edgier fare. With nothing to hold the creative team back, and with only a surprisingly few amount of episodes to fill a season (just eight!), everyone involved went for broke and completely revamped the eighth season of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." Well, where to begin? Just about everything that made the show what it was, all the hallmarks that defined it for seven seasons, were replaced. The iconic theme song was shed in favor of a darker, edgier track that interspersed clips of the new show with clips from, of all things, the first live-action movie in the franchise. For the next three seasons, the series went with this music track/clip show, even when the main villains, Shredder and Krang, had been replaced by other baddies. So, really, the new track was only truly appropriate for the eighth season, when Shredder and Krang were still the numero uno bad guys on the show. Once they were replaced after the eighth season, the new track became wildly out of place. The goofy, fun-loving reptiles who ate pizza for three square meals a day were replaced by straight-laced action heroes who bore little resemblance to those who came before them. Even Michaelangelo, the biggest party animal of them all, was now sadly restrained. Fortunately, Splinter was not altered at all, which was a welcome bit of relief. The smorgasbord of side-characters that had sprung up over the years? You know, Mondo Gecko and Mona Lisa and Usagi Yojimbo and the like? Gone. Members of the Channel 6 news team remained, although, strangely, after the season opener, Irma disappeared completely. Bebop and Rocksteady, everyone's favorite bumbling duo, oddly cleaned up their act and became more competent. Sadly, even this was not enough to save them, as their screen time was increasingly diminished over the course of the season. And we can't forget about that infamous "red sky" that permeated every episode of the show for the last three seasons. Some fans are still scratching their heads over that one. So...where does that leave us? Well, where to begin? With only eight episodes to work with, the creative team cut the fat and really ran with shows that were high on action, high on plot, and that dealt with season-long story arcs, something that hadn't been done since the show's second year. The stories themselves also became a lot less predictable. Accustomed to seeing our heroes always save the day, just watch what unfolds in the very first episode of the eighth season, "Get Shredder!" Suffice it to say, the awesome foursome can no longer claim they have a perfect record. Whether one likes the new format really has to do with individual tastes. Looking back, there were pros and cons to both formats of the show - there were good and bad things about the first seven seasons, and the same goes for the last three seasons. However, if you've picked up every other DVD release that has preceded this one, I would still recommend purchasing this DVD as well." A sad downfall... Young Mid-ager | 12/07/2009 (1 out of 5 stars) "The ninja turtles is my favorite cartoon ever. Seasons 1,2,3,6, and 7 have dozens of classic episodes I have watched countless times. There are also a handful of good or great episodes in seasons 4 and 5. What was great about this show was its heart, its character development, and its never ending ways of keeping the stories and characters fresh even though you knew the turtles would always win in the end. The voice cast was fantastic, and I was greatly saddened when James Avery (Shredder) left. Seasons 8,9, and 10 veered so far from the turtle formula that I just cannot get into them. They don't have character building, or the endless supply of jokes and poking fun. The sky is always dark, the turtles or the bad guys are always super angry and violent. I couldn't believe what happened to my favorite show. Shredder and Krang, once larger than life, became tiny characters that the turtles or others would just whip against a light pole and tie up on the ground. BeBop and Rocksteady lost all sense of comic relief. I tested these shows out on my 7/11 year old nieces (who are over 25 years younger than I am). They feel the exact same way as I do. They have watched all of seasons 1-7 (twice) and love them. They wouldn't even finish season 8. Where is the pizza? Why isn't anyone funny? Why doesn't Shredder and Krang have any strength anymore? They asked me. It is too bad that violence and darkness became the norm for cartoons in the mid 90's, as it put an end to the greatest cartoon ever. If it were me, I would bring the cast of the Ninja turtles 1987-1996 back, offer them multi-million dollar contracts and start making shows like they did in the late 80's. As my nieces prove, they would sell out. Make some cartoon movies (not that live-action rubber puppet suit stuff)and some merchandise schemes and you would get your investment back in no time. Turtle POWER! Long live seasons 1-7 of the Ninja Turtles." Red Sky Rocks! Chris Pelletier | Daly City, CA | 10/07/2009 (5 out of 5 stars) "I loved the Red Sky seasons. For those who don't know the old turtles series switched over to a darker tone for seasons 8-10. All the episodes took place at night and featured a red sky, hence the nickname. The show focused more on character development and story arcs again. It got heavily criticized by many fans for benching major players like Krang and Shredder in favor of aliens such as Lord Dregg. This season however features Shredder and Krang as main villains as well as some new equally interesting ones.
It's only 8 episodes but everyone of them is good. There's a psycho who built the Technodrome out for revenge on Krang, a mutant gang lead by Titanus, a failed government experiment named Megavolt, and even the Rat King comes back. One of my favorites is "Cyber Turtles" featuring the turtles wearing the Cyber armor from the Playmates toyline. They were also in the Archie comic book series and unlike most toy endorsements this was a great one. The Archie issues were some of the best in the series and the episode is actually pretty good. I highly recommend this to turtles fans and old cartoon fans in general. If you ever complained the old turles are just random with no story arcs then check this season out, it will change your mind I think." |
