tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499439415389320299.post5341301839743504615..comments2010-03-10T10:54:39.689-05:00Nathan Newellnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499439415389320299.post-62914734302865902872010-03-10T00:47:21.130-05:002010-03-10T00:47:21.130-05:00Great review! I loved how he was kinda squishy! You hit the nail on the head, though, about the facial expressions. The other three just looked goofy and not in a good way, but this one was spot on! Speaking of the Toon Turtles, I hated those! I remember asking for a specific figure for Christmas and getting one of those and it was a major disappointment. I really hope we get a TMNT Top 10 Tribute like the Star Wars one that was posted previously. So many to choose from...No Dice Natehttp://www.facebook.com/no.dice.natenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499439415389320299.post-41181557869040325862009-12-17T15:38:06.793-05:002009-12-17T15:38:06.793-05:00One of the major reasons the Movie Star turtles go for so much is because they are extremely popular with collectors. Their superior detail and rubbery texture make them fan favorites and help drive up the demand. As far as loose figures go, if they are mint and complete they will usually fetch a premium. Many of the mutants that came out later in the series like Monty Moose, Dr. El, Antrax, Merdude, Halfcourt, Sandstorm, Hothead, Hotspot, Mona Lisa, and the entire toon series have picked up a lot of steam with collectors over the past couple of months. Fan favorites like Slash will always mantain a decent value as well. And surprisingly even though the turtles have been re-released for the 25th anniversary, the original series still fetches pretty decent prices both mint in package and loose mint.Kevinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499439415389320299.post-2470033012088292592009-12-17T10:10:33.131-05:002009-12-17T10:10:33.131-05:00I agree Nathan. I don&#39;t see any reason why these would be worth any more than other TMNT figs. They are just as common as most. In fact aside from a a few later released figures, you should not have much trouble scoring any Turtle fig for under $10 bucks shipped, if not less.<br />Although I&#39;m not fully familiar with the values set for specific pieces, I can only think of a handful of figures that are considered very valuable.URSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499439415389320299.post-47063804279024882952009-12-17T09:42:57.062-05:002009-12-17T09:42:57.062-05:00I did get a great deal, but I&#39;m starting to wonder if the high prices of the Movie Star Turtles are be due more to the sellers who think the figures are worth a lot so they set a high minimum bid, rather than the buyers who jack up the auction prices to that amount. Like the Star Trek TMNT figures... it&#39;s very difficult to get decent deals on them because all the sellers think they&#39;re worth a lot, and set the prices sky high. I could be wrong, though.<br /><br />I suppose it won&#39;t matter either way next year if/when the Movie Star figures are re-released. I&#39;m sure the prices of the vintage figures (especially loose ones) will plummet.Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13686157235776751129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499439415389320299.post-32822344225331715102009-12-17T01:50:35.500-05:002009-12-17T01:50:35.500-05:00Yeah, you got a good deal. Loose complete MS turtles usually go for about $10-$20. Nice pickup.Kevinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499439415389320299.post-90942918240544562832009-12-16T16:48:02.801-05:002009-12-16T16:48:02.801-05:00Can&#39;t believe you got this guy for $4. Movie Star turtles tend to go for big bucks on Ebay.Newton Gimmickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03123592172997157224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499439415389320299.post-53717259705854288852009-12-14T20:03:44.612-05:002009-12-14T20:03:44.612-05:00No, I never had the Cartoony Turtles. I was referring to the originals, and your right, their weapons were very brittle. I not only broke and wore out their weapons, but their belts often tore on me. So I&#39;m not sure what I remember with these movie figs...as I mentioned I didn&#39;t mess with them alot.URSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499439415389320299.post-39736005792105721822009-12-14T19:56:49.273-05:002009-12-14T19:56:49.273-05:00When I dug my TMNT figures out of storage I discovered one of my Mike&#39;s nucks had broke! =(<br /><br />I didn&#39;t have any of the Toon Figures, I sorta wanted Vern and Irma! ;-)PrfktTearhttp://www.myspace.com/chrislawrencenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499439415389320299.post-73259700752786938362009-12-14T17:46:22.262-05:002009-12-14T17:46:22.262-05:00URS: If you&#39;re talking about the Toon Turtles (the Turtles stylized like the cartoon, like this <a href="http://www.ninjaturtles.com/toys/1992/toonmike.htm" rel="nofollow">Toon Mike</a>), you might be right about the weapons. I&#39;m don&#39;t know myself as I haven&#39;t gotten any of the Toon wave yet. But if you&#39;re referring to the Turtles from the first wave, those figures had incredibly flimsy accessories that broke easily, especially Mike. One of the things I like about this Mike is that the &#39;chucks are relatively sturdy. Although I do wish that they had actual ropes so that they would be flexible.Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13686157235776751129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499439415389320299.post-4769084080173984132009-12-13T19:30:03.232-05:002009-12-13T19:30:03.232-05:00Great post. I remember when these came out I thought to myself &quot;Do we really need another set of figs of the Turtles?&quot; I was always hoping for weird, obscure, and secondary characters...but now that I look back on them, especially reading this post...it makes me realize how friggin&#39; awesome the movie star Turtles line really was!!!Jay Amabilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09979914565647698188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499439415389320299.post-82180759869347107192009-12-13T14:53:45.865-05:002009-12-13T14:53:45.865-05:00Great figure!<br />I prefer the cartoon&#39;s storyline on how Yoshi was turned into Splinter the rat. In the cartoon, he touched the ooze after being in contact with rats and that made him mutate whereas in the movie, the rat became a human size rat and Yoshi had died by Shredder&#39;s hand, which is the Mirage version as far as I know.elhayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09940017850238397851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499439415389320299.post-17356352808706865362009-12-13T14:36:45.235-05:002009-12-13T14:36:45.235-05:00I can&#39;t deny the awesome details and fun appeal of the 4 movie turtle figures. And I have to agree they are probably some of the best looking TMNT figs ever made. However despite this, and the fact I had all 4, they weren&#39;t even in my favorites group or near it. <br />I don&#39;t know why that is, but I just preferred the toony turtles to these guys. The good thing about them is that their weapons were a darker brown than the toon turtle weapons so you couldn&#39;t get them mixed up. However I recall the movie weapons to be more brittle feeling for some reason, though I can&#39;t immediately back that up without pulling them out. <br />Your also correct about the Bandannas tearing off. Other than that I can&#39;t recall having any trouble with them, and I agree that the pop-able parts were probably my favorite points. <br />I wish toy companies would make figures this durable today. You don&#39;t get alot of rubbery figures anymore.URSnoreply@blogger.com