Truly Dreadful Film

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

After the defeat of their old arch nemesis, The Shredder, the Turtles are needed more than ever, but Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo have become lost and direction less. Leonardo has gone to Central America, on the orders of the martial arts master and father figure Master Splinter, for training. TMNT i feel is truly pretty damn underrated in my opinion and besides who didn't play the game back in the day? or owned figures? from the movie? It was a phenomenon in my opinion and a true TMNT movie with great animation and voice acting. (10/10)

Now this Ninja Turtles movie is pretty fair. The only flaw that I've seen in this movie was that technically the Turtles didn't fight any villains at all. They just helped an ancient warrior become mortal again. Also I did think that Patrick Stewart did fine with voicing this character who I thought was a villain at first, until I saw that he just wanted to be mortal again which is kind of stupid, but still this movie isn't too bad. Also this movie is kind of better then Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 Turtles in Time. Also I didn't notice at first until now that Chris Evans aka Captain America voiced Kasey Jones in this. I also have never watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer but did notice that she voiced April O Neil in this. Yeah the whole plot in this film is kind of dull, but still it has some pretty good action in it. This movie would've been a whole lot more awesome if Kraang was in it. Still this film is fair so I'm giving this film 7 out of 10.

This is a very good movie. Teenage mutant ninja turtles (1990) is better. Teenage mutant ninja turtles II is better. Teenage mutant ninja turtles III. is better. Teenage mutant ninja turtles (2014) is better. Teenage mutant ninja turtles out of the shadows is also better. But still this a great movie. It also has great acting. It also has great animation. See this movie. It is a great movie. 6.3 is good ratting. But this such a good movie that 6.3 is underrating it. I give it 7 out of 10 because it is a great movie. I need more lines and I am running out of things to say. Great movie great movie great movie great movie. See it. See all the Teenage mutant ninja turtles movies.

Despite dominating pop culture during the early nineties, the Ninja Turtles seemed to vanish around the middle of the decade. Yet the World's Most Fearsome Fighting Team never truly went away. The cartoon ran until 1996. Comics were published in one form or another for most of the decade. A new cartoon launched in 2003, ran for seven years, but failed to capture the public's imagination like the original did. There was even a misbegotten live-action series. A new film was rumored for years, at one point taking the form of a CGI/live action combo directed by John Woo. A new movie didn't solidify until studio Imagi decided to make an animated feature, titled "TMNT." Though sold as a reboot, "TMNT" is actually a stealth sequel. At the onset, the Turtles are in crisis. Leonardo has spent years in South America, helping out locals in need. Back home, Raphael has assumed the identity of a vigilante called the Night Watcher. Donatello works tech support while Michelangelo is a kids' party entertainer. April O'Neil and Casey Jones have shacked up. A plot involving the Foot Clan and an eccentric millionaire collecting statues draws the Turtles back together.Considering the Turtles have existed in illustrated form throughout their lifetime, it's surprising no one previously attempted an animated feature. This is both a blessing and a curse. In animation, the Turtles' adventures can have a scope previously unseen. The journey here is epic, spanning eons. The action scenes are bigger. At the end, the Turtles face an army of Foot Soldiers. "TMNT" is easily the widest reaching of any of the features.The problem is "TMNT" was not animated by a studio with a limitless budget. I'm not saying it's bad. Light and water are utilized well. The animation on the main characters is good. However, a number of sequences feel too much like video game cut scenes. The models are occasionally weightless. Backgrounds can be flat. The designs for the Turtles and Splinter are neat but the human characters are uninspired. It's obvious the animators did the best they could with what they had but this is not Pixar quality.I'm not super fond of the plot either. The screenwriters wanted to squeeze an entire season's worth of characters into one movie. The antagonist of the film is billionaire Max Winters. Winters is actually an immortal warlord who, millennia ago, fought along a band of warriors. Warriors that got turned to stone when a special portal was opened that unleashed thirteen monsters. Winters gathers the statues back together, causing his stone warriors to spring to life. In order to regain their mortality, Winters must gather the monsters together and send them back to their home dimension. In order to pull this off, he's enlisted the Foot Clan, now led by Karai, whom comic readers know as the Shredder's eventual successor. Bringing in Karai is a natural decision, especially if this film is meant to follow the nineties films. But the rest of the plot? I nearly fell asleep typing that out. The plot is a generic fantasy quest with about three MacGuffins too many. The runtime is packed full of unique characters so there would be plenty of toy opportunities.However, the bland storyline almost doesn't matter. "TMNT" gets the important stuff right. Leonardo's self-doubt over his leadership skills has caused him to flee New York. Attempting to put the team back together is his primary struggle throughout the film. While the other brothers have tried to live professional lives, Raphael has never given up fighting crime. The rivalry between Leo and Raph is something every version of the series has touched on. However, for the first time, the two actually come to blows. Twenty years of anticipation pays off as the two strongest turtles fight on-screen. And it's glorious. Now only is the fight easily the best moment in the film, it's also rift with feeling. Leo says some hurtful things as emotions boil over. Raph lets his anger take over, beating his brother into submission. Until he realizes what he has done, fleeing the scene, fighting back tears. Upon returning home, Raphael throws himself on Splinter's mercy. As always, he is the forgiving father. The brotherly bond, and a willingness to forgive, has been at this franchise's heart from the beginning. "TMNT" stays true to that tradition why moving it into unseen territory.Many animated films cast face actors over experienced voice actors. "TMNT" is only partially guilty of this. The roles of the Turtles are played by experienced voice actors. Many of which, like Nolan North as Raphael, do fine work. Celebs are cast in the various supporting roles. Mako is a fine Splinter, as the actor had years of experience playing wise old Asian men. Patrick Stewart has a strong enough voice to carry the thin role of Winters. However, some of the choices are questionable. Sarah Michelle Gellar gives an uneven performance, as she doesn't always seem invested in the material. Chris Evans probably would have made a fine live-action Casey Jones. He can do palooka well. Zhang Ziyi, similarly, would have been great as Karai. However, neither have much vocal strength and both seem ill-suited to a voice only performances.Okay, you could say that Donnie and Mikey get shafted. Like they always do. I miss April's day job as a reporter. Oh, and the pop-punk filled soundtrack is atrocious. The plot may be full of nonsense. Yet "TMNT" is a solid addition to the series. The Turtles act as they should, Splinter gets to kick some ass, and the film still packs in some honest emotion. I like the film enough that I'm still disappointed that if failed to reignite Turtle Fever. Though successful, the teased sequel never came to be and Imagi went out-of-business only a few years later. It's a good start and could have led to great things.