OK, 2 things

First, this movie was made for guys like me who watched this 80's cartoon as a kid.
The movie follows the 80's cartoon almost perfectly except for a few things.
As far as the big ass toys from the 60's, that has nothing to do with this movie
and they never expected men of that age to come and watch this movie.
If you were not a boy or tomboy born between 1970-1975, then you would have
no idea what this movie should be about as far as the story and characters.
I have even watched the cartoons recently, they are actually well written sci-fi.
I never played with the toys. but they basically were identical in size to the Star Wars figures.
Also, every type of flying craft and magic bean tech they have in this movie is all in the
original 80's cartoon. In the Cartoons universe, it was in the future and also was def.
had an alternate history going on. All of this I clearly remember thinking about when
I was 11 yrs old watching this show. I am actually surprised that they went to killing
people in the movie, since they(obviously so parents wouldn't flip out) had super high tech
ejection seats and bodyarmour and nobody died. Also they did not use bullets, they were
using some type of stun phasers, because use could get shot by the enemy and still survive.
But one things is for sure that this WAS NOT made to sell toys. There is a whole generation of
guys like me with families who they expected to go and see this movie for nostalgia.
Don't get me wrong, this was not a good movie.
BTW, the backstory on the 2 Ninjas might have been about what seems like minor
characters, but the 2 ninjas were a major deal in the cartoon, and there was entire
stories that spanned multiple episodes based on them.

Second, The fact that the invisibility suit wasn't used is not bad story telling.
They have been doing that in spy movies for years, look how many gadgets
they showed Bond over the years that looked cool in the map/training room,
but wasn't given to use in the movie. So every Bond movie should automatically
be crap because they all have MIA Chekhov's Gun...

OMGOMG, LMAO!! OK, Trey hates that Blond chick, well her name was Cover Girl, who in the cartoon
was bad ass.  But, um, OMG, OK so they. maybe with keeping true to the cartoon, they actually
got a REAL covergirl to play that part, she had absolutely no acting experience whatsoever, LMAO.
Clearly someone wasn't thinking straight on that one. It most have been someones girlfriend..