teenage mutant ninja turtles 2014 release date

I enjoyed it, and I enjoyed the comic book.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (or at least the series) came on the cusp of childhood for me. Remember when Shredder was turned into a karate Decepticon? The film won a Razzie for Worst Supporting Actress (Fox) with nominations for Worst Picture, Worst Director, Worst Screenplay, and Worst Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel. The movie was met with largely negative reviews, but a strong box office return. April is about to meet Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello…but April is about to learn that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have a longer history with her than she could ever believe.ĭirected by Jonathan Liebesman, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a live-action reboot of the comic book series. When April witnesses the Foot taken out by a strange group of vigilantes, April thinks she has the story she’s seeking. Reporter April O’Neill (Megan Fox) hopes to get her big break by investigating the Foot, but she and her photographer Vern Fenwick (Will Arnett) find themselves assigned to the mundane stories. New York City is being menaced by a strange, secretive criminal gang called the Foot. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has its ups and downs leaving a picture that just slides on by.Once upon a time, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was cool and fun… Thanks to the lack of time focused on the turtles, the voice-work takes getting used to however, it is much better than watching any of the human characters. Megan Fox and Will Arnett have terrible characters and too much screen time in comparison to the real stars of the show, the 4 turtles. The mixture of CG and real life characters don't work all that well. The CG allows for some adrenaline packed material, but at the same time, there isn't enough down-to-earth martial arts choreography. Highly stylized and heavy reliance on CG is both its shining moment and downfall.

The problem is that the back-story is poor, the characters aren't built up, and the plot details are too simple for its own good.Ī ton of action explodes its way onto the screen. Aside from a mediocre 15 minute opening, the pace picks up and moves at a quick stride the rest of the way. Sliding in at a mere 90 minutes, it is a quick viewing. Jonathan Liebesman dishes out the plain old cheese pizza in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Teenage mutant ninja turtles 2014 release date