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Friday, July 21, 2006

Film Wait—Am I 10 Years Old Again?

Posted by Erik Henriksen on Fri, Jul 21 at 11:34 AM

Between Transformers, Miami Vice, The Dark Crystal 2, and now the motherfucking Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, my twenties are starting to look a lot like my tweens.

Back in the day, as they say, you could not find a more hardcore Ninja Turtles fan than I. I rocked the halls of Crestview Elementary in a blue sweatshirt with all the Turtles on it, which matched my blue sweatpants that had Leonardo on them. I had a way-too-big white t-shirt that showed all of the Turtles busting through a brick wall. I had the VHS tapes of the movies and I memorized the novelizations and I had the action figures and I had almost all of the trading cards and I ate Turtle Pies at every opportunity, even though they were disgusting. Pretty much every sentence that I spoke had one of the following words in it: “Raphael,” “Michelangelo,” “Leonardo,” “Donatello,” “Shredder,” “Splinter,” “April O’Neil,” “cowabunga,” or “pizza.” Most sentences had “cowabunga” in them at least once, usually twice, sometimes three times. (Chronologically, my Turtles obsession came after my Batman phase, but before my Jurassic Park phase.)

So maybe I’m being overly nostalgic, but I’m pretty sure this movie’s going to be awesome.

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Everything in me wishes I could come up with some fantastic new way of calling you a nerd. But the sad truth is that I'm probably more excited about this than a healthy 28-year-old should be.

But will I still be excited when they finally come rolling out? Will I, at the age of 29, finally have put my dork past behind me? Hard to say.

Posted by Scott Moore | July 21, 2006 12:00 PM

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, Scott, but if you haven't shaken your dweebiness by the age of 28, I'm pretty sure it's there to stay. Once a nerd, always a nerd.

Posted by Erik Henriksen | July 21, 2006 12:06 PM

I can accept that. Reluctantly, but I can.

Posted by Scott Moore | July 21, 2006 12:10 PM

Of all the... argh... of all the lazy, non-real-job-having... argh... want some feedback?! Want some feedback?! I'll give you feedback: All you guys do is dream up fad humor jokey jokes and whippersnapper novelty goo goo gah gah schtick. Get... a... real... job. GETAREALJOB. Get one. get one. I am frothing mad at this Mercury and their childlike... childlike CHILDISHNESS! I hate everything! Everything! Argh ugh eechs... heart failing... heart... doctor! Doctor! Defrib me! Argh eghdsaJHK df fff ... too... late... uhhhhhhhhh....... ursulaaahhh...

Posted by thatoneolderladythatlookedworkedthefuckoverandhatedeverythingwedidandletusknowallaboutit | July 21, 2006 12:29 PM

Cowabunga!

Posted by Tron Javolta | July 21, 2006 12:42 PM

You may have loved the Turtles, but do you still have the "Coming out of our Shells" music tape that you could only get through a Pizza Hut promotion?

I do.

It kicks ass.

Posted by automator | July 21, 2006 1:52 PM

I still have and wear my Turtles shirt from junior high. In fact, one time I drunkenly crashed my bike (well, fell over really) and some lady stopped in a car, not to help me, but to compliment me on my shirt. It's awesome. There's a hottie bartender at the Side Street who has the same shirt.

Posted by Eraser | July 21, 2006 4:57 PM

childish!

Posted by jobswapperladythatwassososososickofeverythingandhatedussomuch | July 21, 2006 4:59 PM

Not just that, but with the upcoming CBS TV series "Jericho", it seems that nuclear paranoia is back as well.

And Duran Duran reunited.

Coincidence? I think not!

Posted by Samuel John Klein Portlandiensis | July 21, 2006 8:56 PM

True story: I bought a little boys size large Teenage Mutanant Ninja Turtles tee (in a savory baby blue color) at Value Village my junior year of high school. I loved that thing. It ended up being the shirt I wore on picture day senior year. Yep, I'm totally wearing it in the yearbook.

Posted by Kipey McBly | July 22, 2006 12:03 AM

I wore mine when at college graduation.

Posted by Eraser | July 24, 2006 10:06 AM

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