TMNT
I didn't catch this one until it hit the dollar theatre, and I'm almost sad that I waited that long, because it rocked! So let's do this one in bullet pointed Pros and Cons!
Pros
- Is a continuation of the earlier live action films (sort of), basically telling veiwers that if you don't know who April O'Neil, Casey Jones, or any of the other characters are, too bad. I love the balls of that.
- Looks very nice. Not the most visually awe-imspiring breakthrough, but solid all around and still impressive at times.
- Patrick Stewart. I guess he was trying to make up for X3 by lending his voice to this one. Unless he's a TMNT fan at heart, in which case he completely solidifies his place as the best captain of the Enterprise, ever.\
- Buffy and Ziyi. While my infatuation with Sarah Michelle has faded, it's still nice to see her working. And I highly approve of casting an actual Asian person (although wrong country, oh well) to play an Asian character (rather than have someone fake an Asian accent). Plus how can you go wrong with Zhang Ziyi? Even when it's just her voice she's still ass-kickingly hot.
- Splinter Fighting. Unlike Yoda's fight in Ep. II, Splinters fighting actually worked for me (I know, people love the little hopping Yoda, but it was just too out of character in my book. Especially when he just goes right back to limping around. Come on Lucas!).
- Turtles all the way. It wasn't an outstanding in any area, but it delivered a true TMNT performance. It was so solidly done that I was nostalgic enough to back and rent the first two movies (Go Ninja, Go Ninja, Go!). By the way, for those who don't fully remember, Turtles 2 is hillariously bad. If you haven't seen it in a while (or ever) you have to go out and rent it.
Cons
- No Shredder. But they still had the Foot.
- 13 Becomes 2? They have 13 monsters, and we only get to see like 2 or 3 of them in action? Plus there are some inconsistences on the monsters too. But the story telling in a Turtles film is never the important part.
- Lame Humour. But what do you expect from TMNT? It just wouldn't be right without it.
RATING: Worth a Full Price Ticket, Worth a Netflix Rental (along with Turtles 1 and 2).