I really wanted to love TMNT. Back in the early nineties when the turtles were hot, I collected everything. I saw the movies, saw the cartoon, bought the action figures, read the graphic novels, and even played the role playing game. So when I...
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I really wanted to love TMNT. Back in the early nineties when the turtles were hot, I collected everything. I saw the movies, saw the cartoon, bought the action figures, read the graphic novels, and even played the role playing game. So when I heard the franchise was coming back with a CGI movie, I was very excited as my nostalgia factor kicked in. But as a turtle fan, I'm sorry to say I was very disappointed with this movie. The movie is pretty much a sequel to the first 3 films. The story takes place with the turtles having discontinued their crime fighting ways. Leonardo was sent to Central America by Splinter to train how to be a leader. Donatello runs a tech support hotline. Michaelangelo performs at kid's birthday parties. And Raphael has taken up the mantle of the **** a crimefighting vigilante. Their personalities are pretty much the same, although they could have done a better job of distinguishing Leo and Donny, (the blue and purple bandannas look very similar plus they sound the same). The problem is with the plot. The ninja turtles have historically had very odd storylines including giant mutant monsters, alien brains, alien triceratops, and time traveling samurai rabbits, so the storyline of an immortal man searching for 13 monsters doesn't seem too far fetched. It's just a little unbelievable how the timing came together, how these 13 monsters are suddenly in New York and have been caught so easily, and how the time to send them back has come up so quickly. See the movie and you'll know what I mean- actually on second thought...

I can't recommend this movie. There are fun parts, but the plot is slow moving, the action is muddled, the movie is so dark I had to turn up the brightness, and the animation is nothing special. It's like Pixar wanabees made the film. Plus the few jokes in the movie mostly fall flat. For top notch animation and storytelling, stick with Pixar movies like The Incredibles or Finding Nemo. Maybe if they made TMNT, it would have been stellar.

This is the way that CGI should be used. It is a good cartoon that moves quickly and while it isn't against the typical villain/bad guy for the turtles, it stays true to the style of the comic. It has some funny moments and a some corny moments...
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This is the way that CGI should be used. It is a good cartoon that moves quickly and while it isn't against the typical villain/bad guy for the turtles, it stays true to the style of the comic. It has some funny moments and a some corny moments and a lot of action, basically like the cartoon series.

I was very disappointed by this film. It was not entertaining at all!

What the heck was that? I respect CGI for the limited times it should be used but there is something to be said for the realism of costumes and makeup. The original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies were just 80s awesome. For all CGI fans,...
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What the heck was that? I respect CGI for the limited times it should be used but there is something to be said for the realism of costumes and makeup. The original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies were just 80s awesome. For all CGI fans, they may prefer the newer version, may enjoy what this new installment has to offer but I for one did not. The originals were "real" and I felt like they were human. These cartoonish figures just disappoint.