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Cem Lamb This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Teddie Blake The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

badfeelinganger loved the original movie, loved the animated series and hell, I even dug the 2003 animated series. Remember that period when they were a rock band? I digress. This franchise is not without its hitches, as every franchise is, but "TMNT" was a step in the right direction. Computer animation, great cast, and bringing the turtles back to the dark without abandoning their major audience. I'm assuming you know the story of the turtles by now, so I'll segue into the review.Visually, "TMNT" is spectacular. For a film that's basically intended to cash in on the one gigantic cash cow, I was surprised how above par the animation is. From the massive battle sequences, to the atmosphere of the city, right down to the character design, the animators seem to spare no expense. And they compose their film as an animated movie and not as CGI. This is a cartoon, and there are no bones about it. The turtles have drifted apart after the death of the Shredder, and Leonardo has become a recluse in the jungles of South America, training and living as a vigilante. Found by April who is now a tomb raider/adventurer, he's called back to re-unite with his estranged brothers and take on a new evil. The new twist on the lore is that the turtles have basically become products of the society they hide from.Donatello is now a tech help operator, Michelangelo is now a party entertainer, and Raphael is a reclusive warrior. The only one who remains rooted in his training is Leonardo, as we'd expect. The voice performances for this revival are as good as I hoped. Sarah Michelle Buffy is pretty solid as April, while Chris Evans plays upon his slacker hothead routine yet again taking on the one and only Casey Jones. But I came for the turtles, and I wanted to see if this cast could fill the shells of the former. And they performed extremely well. But the wonderful casting choice remains in Mako. He's excellent as Master Splinter, and inhabits much of the spirituality/philosophical conscience that bind the turtles together, even at a time when they are most separated."TMNT" feels like a preamble to something bigger, and when you delve deeper and deeper into the story, you can't help but feel the franchise may just be kicking off again. Here's hoping a certain tin encased warrior returns. "TMNT" was a lot of fun, and I'm glad it met most of my expectations.Great animation, good voice work, and an entertaining story make it a revival worth watching again and again, and it was exciting watching the heroes in a half shell kick ass again. Bring on the sequel.

Alan Hathaway OK, so I think I'll just start by saying this, why is there only a 6.4 rating?!This is by far the best Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film or TV show that I've seen, it deserves more than what it's getting! Now while I do hope the new remake of the film does well, I highly doubt it's going to be as good as this!You know, I've always loved the gang of green ninja dudes, I watched all the three of the original movies, saw nearly all the episodes on the series that began in 2003 and I've been checking almost every day, searching for more information on the 2014 film, but out of all the films and TV shows, this one was the best.However it was incredibly underrated. As I've already pointed out, it only got a 6.4 on this, on the Rotten Tomatoes film review it only received 34% and tho is the worst of them all, when I went to see this film in the cinema a few years ago, I was the only person there! Just what is it people don't like about this movie? It has got to be one of the best animated films, if not the best animated film of all time!Now the only problem with this film is it didn't have Shredder, the turtles' arch nemesis. But the film was still awesome without him! The villains were pretty bad-ass, April O Neil and Casey were awesome with their costumes, the Turtles were cool (like always) and Splinter is still the cool kick-ass master who will smash you with a big stick if you get on his bad side!So while some say it's bad, if you take my word for it, TMNT is one awesome movie! But that's just my opinion, go watch it and see for yourself what you think! Alan Hathaway

DJ Zurn Well, ever since I was infected with Ninja Turtle Fever, I was eager to see the 2007 CGI animated film by Warner Bros. and the Weinstein Company. While I love the original 1990 film and consider the sequels decent, I was interested in seeing the 4th installment, the so called "spiritual" sequel to the 2003 4Kids series. What do I think of TMNT? It's a fun movie, but I really wouldn't consider it part of the 90s series nor the 2003 series. It's a standalone piece and a separate Ninja Turtles entity with it's own mythos and vibe. Now if you want to put it in with the previous films, that's perfectly fine, but for me, this is a one man show. I remember when this film was on the verge of premiering, everyone was going crazy. Everyone was clamoring to see the Ninja Turtles reinvented in glorious CGI animation. Then the reviews came in. Some liked it, saying that it was just as entertaining for adults as it was for children. Others despised it, calling it a stain on the Ninja Turtles legacy. While I disagree with the latter, I have to be honest. This film was good and decently executed, but it left a lukewarm impression on me and was just not as memorable as it's 1990 counterpart or even The Secret of the Ooze. The turtles came off a bit bland and the only ones who got the most character progression were Leo and Raph. Of course it's not TMNT until Leo and Raph fight over leadership and bravery, yada, yada, yada, but here, it feels a bit overdone. We get it, Leo and Raph often disagree, just like all brothers sometimes disagree. Why must it be mercilessly bludgeoned into our skulls? The fights scenes were good, but were just standard TMNT fight scenes, nothing more. Mako's take on Splinter was fun to watch and it was good for Mako to end his career on a high note, but April and Casey Jones didn't leave that big of an impression on me. Sure, Casey had a few goofball moments and it was interesting to see April train as a female ninja, but that's really all they had going towards them. Some things I can highlight on are Patrick Stewart as the voice of Mr. Winters and Lawrence Fishburne's excellent narration at the beginning and end of the film. The designs of the characters is also fun to marvel upon and the designs of the turtles is probably one of my favorite designs for the fad four. I also like the look of the stone warriors and the foot soldiers never looked better in all black attire. Shredder's daughter Karai makes an appearance, taking her slain father's place as head of the Foot Clan and she even forms a brief alliance with the turtles to stop the evil stone warriors and save the city from turmoil. TMNT was a good movie to experience and I wouldn't mind whipping it in the DVD player once in a while, but it had some things I wish were improved a bit more. Nevertheless, when it was good, it was really good and avid Ninja Turtle fans will, in my opinion, find it fun. COWABUNGA!

richieandsam TMNTThe 4th Turtles movie in the series… this time though it is animated. The whole film is computer generated and the characters have changed a lot. It makes me wonder if this is a sequel or just a separate turtles film.The movie starts out with Leonardo in the jungle training alone. He has been there for a long time and he has no plans to go back to New York. Whilst he is there the other 3 turtles are still hanging around in their sewer wondering what to do as their glory days are behind them. Shredder is dead and they have no idea what to do with their time, especially without Leonardo. When he does return there is a new threat over New York. A antique collector brings 4 ancient statues to life who run havoc trying to capture monsters around New York so that they can use them to open a portal for more hell.The story is actually quite good. I enjoyed the action and the journey the characters went on through the film. The Turtles have changed a lot since Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III. Leo has a bad attitude about him, but not as bad as Raphael. Raphael has always had a bad attitude, but in this he acts more like a bad guy than a good guy. It is not really good to see the turtles arguing all the time. The thing I loved about them as a kid was their connection to each other, how close they were. But in this Leo and Raph actually have a fight. It was really entertaining to see them go at it, but on the other hand there was the child in me that wanted them to stop. I was very happy that Michelangelo and Donatello were pretty much the same. But their roles in the film seemed a lot smaller than Leo and Raph. It was very good to see April actually kicking some butt this time too… and Casey was back. I love that character and was happy that he was in it.There were actually some famous names to this project. Chris Evans, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Kevin Smith and Patrick Stewart did voices in this… but to be honest with you I didn't recognises their voices throughout. Nolan North, James Arnold Taylor, Mikey Kelley & Mitchell Whitfield did the voices of the turtles. The worst voice I would have to say was Mako Iwamatsu as Splinter. This was such a bad choice. His voice did not match that of the last 3 films. In fact it sounded like he was drunk. Splinter was slurring his words all the way through the movie.The animation was really well done. This movie was dark, but it is done that way on purpose. The city looked good and the characters moved brilliantly. The detail in the close ups was also amazing. All in all it was entertaining, but the magic of the original animated TV series will never be recreated, but I do always welcome a new Turtles movie.I will give this film 7 out of 10."Did anyone get the license plate of that thing that hit us last night? It looked like your mom, dude!"For more reviews. please like my Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ordinary-Person-Movie- Reviews/456572047728204?ref=hl