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Ninja Turtles Bike Safety PSA.

I mentioned this ad in an old article, but figured a lot of you would enjoy seeing it for yourself. It's an early 90s PSA starring Michaelangelo of the Ninja Turtles, who was absolutely shocked...SHOCKED! Shocked...by the level of bike-related negligence spewed forth by his legions of wish-they-had-a-shell fans. Yes folks, it's the Ninja Turtles on bike safety.

I can't tell if the original voice actor was used, but if not, the new guy did his homework. Mikey retains his slimy charm and penchant for calling everything awesome, but speaks in a noticeably subdued manner. His words are uncharacteristically spaced; he even looks a bit apprehensive. The message is simple enough -- wear your bike helmet or suffer an unimaginable fate. Click here to watch the magic. Please take note of Michaelangelo's indisputably apologetic "cowabunga" thrown in at the end of the spot. He knew he wasn't supposed to do things like this.

New Survey Yay: Recommend a movie you don't believe many people have seen / would have bothered to see. I'll start: Mother, starring Albert Brooks. Groan all you want. Where else can you see Debbie Reynolds coin the phrase "bullshit jam?"

Posted by Matt on 09/07/2004. E-mail me!



Discussion Thread: 196 comments

Holy shit, Pedro, i thought i was the only person on earth who’s seen my life as a dog. i remember my brother and i watching it and being hooked once he got his dick stuck in the bottle. gotta love pbs.

I loved Rock & Rule. it was an anitmated movie about a post-apocalyptic earth. new york was nuke york, rodents had evolved into people-esque beings, and there were apaprently no more humans. this guy Mock who’s a combination of iggy pop and mick jagger (and a rat) tries to raise a demon through some sort of magical song. it’s a cool assed movie, and damn near impossible to find nowadays. if you happen to see it, grab it. last i heard you could buy a "new" copy for as cheap as 80 bucks.

Chestnuts roasted by The Other White Meat @ 09/08/2004 5:20 PM

A movie that i believe should be reviewed here, definatly "Six String Samuri". It’s the best post apocolyptic, rock and roll kung-fu movie ever. It has buddy holly in a guitar fight with death, that scene alone is worth seeing it, but it’s freakin hilarious. I also believe someone should try to get that sticker from the comercial

Chestnuts roasted by Scuba @ 09/08/2004 5:58 PM

While flipping the channels the other morning I was at first frightened, but then realized that http://www.lazytown.com">"LazyTown" will probably be the next big thing with kids.
Video: http://www.lazytown.com/video/welcome.mov

Chestnuts roasted by ME @ 09/08/2004 6:02 PM

I would have been able to say this one about 2 weeks ago, Shaun of the Dead..
I downloaded it when it was on Usenet because I was sure we’d never get it here in the good ol’ Western Hemisphere and I loved it then and I love it now.

Instead I’ll say Where the Buffalo Roam,
starring Bill Murray as Hunter S. Thompson.
(the character in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas)

If you liked that movie then I highly recommend this one because it is better.
(Because I said so of course) :P

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081748/

Chestnuts roasted by Cyanyde @ 09/08/2004 6:13 PM

See Playing By Heart. Its kind of a chick flick but it has a whole bunch of cool actors in it like Sean Connerey, Angelina Jolie, Gillian Anderson. It is one of my favourite movies.

Chestnuts roasted by happygirl @ 09/08/2004 6:29 PM

Twilight of the Cockroaches: In this japanese film, combining animation with live action, a city of cockroaches, located in lazy slob’s house, is forever changed when a roach arrives from a neat freak’s house across the yard. Expect one of those typical deep messages, but also be on the watch-out for the clay animated talking pile of dog doo doo. How can you resist that?

Also, I can’t really reccomend it because I’ve haven’t seen it yet, but be sure to check out the clip for "Crippled Kungfu" at http://www.stupidvideo.com. That alone should get anyone interested. I’ve seen it in Suncoast’s bargain bin a while ago.

Chestnuts roasted by cheaptrick @ 09/08/2004 6:35 PM

Mutant League-Unnaturally bloody children’s toon that features pretty much any kid of limb removal

And that’s about all the indie movies I know of that arn’t pornos.

Chestnuts roasted by Grandmaster Useless @ 09/08/2004 7:06 PM

Cheaptrick: I’ve always wanted to see Twilight of the Cockroaches. It just sounds too weird to pass up. Sadly, I can’t find it at any store. Maybe some day on eBay.

Anyway, I recommend Looney Tunes: Back in Action (Much truer to the cartoons and funnier than Space Jam, great effects, animation and actors, and a genuinely good movie), Rat Race (Surprisingly funny nutty comedy with a good premise), and Laputa: Castle in the Sky (My favorite Miyazaki film. A must-see.).

Chestnuts roasted by Behonkiss @ 09/08/2004 7:51 PM

Happiness Of the Katakuris, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0304262/ Its a fantasticly weird japanese movie. Its about a family who runs a hotel in the middle of nowhere and all the guests end up dying. Some become zombies, some stay dead. Random musical numbers happen for no reason, it is excellent. Few other great films from the land of the rising sun are Versus, Audition and Naked Blood, check em all out if you have the chance.

Chestnuts roasted by The Dude @ 09/08/2004 8:08 PM

SLC Punk and High Fidelity are 2 more of my top 5 of all time. Though I thought HF was rather well known. Maybe cause I hang out with a GIANT Cusack fan just about everyday of my life–love ya K! BTW Pikachulover, I am a guy. Sorry if the fact that I love JPC sounds freaky now. Wouldn’t be the first time I’ve been called out for it =P

Chestnuts roasted by Knegative @ 09/08/2004 8:33 PM

BIKE HELMETS ARE TOTALLY AWESOME!!111111111111

Chestnuts roasted by Teirusu @ 09/08/2004 9:24 PM

Two words: Prime Time…or was it one word. Anyway funniest movie youll ever see ever

Chestnuts roasted by kurtlyone @ 09/08/2004 9:35 PM

Amazon Women on the Moon: A sketch film like Kentucky Fried Movie,but just as funny. Worth checking out just to see David Alan Grier as the black singer with no soul.

Over The Edge: A late-70′s drama about small-town juvenile deliqients,who vadalize and do drugs,led by Matt Dillon in his first film role. All the kids in town have nowhere to go except a rec center,but when that gets closed down becuase of a kid with pot,it only drives the wedge between parents and children wider,and wider still after Matt Dillion’s character is killed after stealing a car. It all leads up to a violent showdown that has to be seen to be believed.

Chestnuts roasted by Overlord @ 09/08/2004 9:35 PM

I’ll say it before and I’ll say it again: UHF!!!!

Go review it!

Chestnuts roasted by Invader Norbert @ 09/08/2004 10:32 PM

Watch the FMV of ***** getting killed by ********* in FF7.

Chestnuts roasted by RPharazon @ 09/08/2004 11:59 PM

Watch the FMV of ***** getting killed by ********* in FF7.

Chestnuts roasted by RPharazon @ 09/09/2004 12:00 PM

Double Take
Anti-Trust
Barberella

and the greatest indy movie ever…

Run Lola Run

Chestnuts roasted by Axerogh @ 09/09/2004 12:18 PM

HYPNOTIX – MONSTER SQUAD! How could I ever forget that great film masterpiece – love it from beginning to end – I need to get it on DVD!

~WOLFMAN’s got NARDS?!

Chestnuts roasted by Bang-droppin' MUGZY. . . @ 09/09/2004 12:30 PM

I love Carebears in Wonderland. It’s definately the weirdest Carebears movie out there. Everyones favorite fuzzy cheersquad heads to yep, you guessed it, Wonderland. They have to help Alice impersonate the missing Princess of Wonderland to keep the bad guy off the throne. Watch out for the Cheshire Cat’s old school rap skillz.

Chestnuts roasted by Gabbylicious @ 09/09/2004 12:45 PM

Sorry, I forgot. I also love Strike. I think it’s from sometime in the late 90s. It’s got Kirsten Dunst, pre-Spiderman of course, and a few other girls breaking the rules at boarding school. No, not in the porno way.

Chestnuts roasted by Gabbylicious @ 09/09/2004 12:46 PM

Amelie (though a lot of people have seen that). Or Monkeybone, which isn’t quite as much of a classic.

Chestnuts roasted by Andy @ 09/09/2004 1:12 AM

A few come to mind, but I wouldn’t say they are too obscure… maybe just forgotten?

Drop Dead Fred
The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Professional
Men at Work
The Horseman on the Roof

Ok, that last one might be a little obscure. It’s french.

Chestnuts roasted by Ryane @ 09/09/2004 2:21 AM

Vendetta: A christmas story. Admitadly it’s only two shorts, but I still love it. Click on the homepage to find it.

Chestnuts roasted by Betrayer @ 09/09/2004 7:29 AM

I don’t think too many people (my age anyway) have seen 1984′s Starman, with Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen. It’s a very interesting story about an alien who takes the form of a woman’s dead husband, and has her take him to a rendezvous point in the dessert.

It seems like an adult version of ET at first, but it’s been revealed that the script for starman may have been written before ET’s was, and was just on the shelf longer. Anyway check it out for it’s good performances. Jeff Bridges as the alien is particularly stunning.

Chestnuts roasted by Number 5 @ 09/09/2004 7:55 AM

Bang-droppin Mugzy, that’s the most memorable line of that movie. I almost added it to the comment above.
"Kick ‘em in the nards!"
"Wolfman doesn’t have nards!"
"Kick ‘em in the nards!"
(WHOMP!) Wolfman hunches over in pain.
"Wolfman’s got nards…"

Other movies that just came to me:
Witches – Two kids uncover a plot where old women are really witches, planning on taking over a hotel. Oh yeah, and the boys get turned into mice.

Winners Take All – Weird dirtbike racing movie. 80′s cheesiness abound.

Stupid Movies – Find it at Blockbuster. Its just some old man filming himself with an old VHS camcorder, doing dumb things.

Evil Toons – I saw it on late-night Cinemax. Its about four girls who find a cursed book with this weird evil cartoon in it. After saying a chant, the evil cartoon character jumps out of the book and posesses the girl’s bodies, making them do evil things. Its basically softcore porn with cheesy cartoon effects. A must-see!

I Spit On Your Grave – A bloody tale of a woman who takes revenge on the men who raped her. Very graphic, including a scene where a man gets his nuts sliced off in the bathtub after his victim seduces him with a massage.

Chestnuts roasted by Hypnotix @ 09/09/2004 8:15 AM

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