I liked Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem a lot. The trailers got me hooked more than any of the last iterations of TMNT. Maybe it's the positive effect of Inside/Across the Spiderverse film series that got me hopeful that this one would be good. And it sure was!
While it doesn't have the emotional depth, transcendence and brilliance of Across the Spiderverse, it's easy to dismiss this as a copycat given the similarities in the edgy, non-Disney looking animation style. However, when the movie begins, it does breathe out on its own, with humour as its main hook and action the delivery platform. Btw, hardcore fans to the original comics might find the homage to the art by Eastman & Laird a nice touch.
Overall, I had a lot of fun watching TMNT: Mutant Mayhem. I am not that familiar with the mythos nor canon of the TMNT besides the old cartoons from the 90s. I'm sure Seth Rogen, etc., bent some or totally changed things out, but I like that this is a bit of an origin story in both the turtles and April o'Neal's case.
The action and flow was pretty good, though I was underwhelmed by the 3rd act. I can't exactly say what was missing for me, but I can say that I was expecting more, perhaps?
Still, I came out satisfied and rooting for the success of this movie after seeing several good to very good movies underwhelm this year. Indy 5, Flash, D&D, were all fine movies.
The main characters were fleshed out well, from the turtles to April to Master Splinter. The other mutants were 2-dimensional,except for Superfly, the main antagonist.
I rate this a 7 out of 10, solid fun and a good watch.
Must watch for TMNT enthusiasts, animation nuts and those looking for fun action movies.
While it doesn't have the emotional depth, transcendence and brilliance of Across the Spiderverse, it's easy to dismiss this as a copycat given the similarities in the edgy, non-Disney looking animation style. However, when the movie begins, it does breathe out on its own, with humour as its main hook and action the delivery platform. Btw, hardcore fans to the original comics might find the homage to the art by Eastman & Laird a nice touch.
Overall, I had a lot of fun watching TMNT: Mutant Mayhem. I am not that familiar with the mythos nor canon of the TMNT besides the old cartoons from the 90s. I'm sure Seth Rogen, etc., bent some or totally changed things out, but I like that this is a bit of an origin story in both the turtles and April o'Neal's case.
The action and flow was pretty good, though I was underwhelmed by the 3rd act. I can't exactly say what was missing for me, but I can say that I was expecting more, perhaps?
Still, I came out satisfied and rooting for the success of this movie after seeing several good to very good movies underwhelm this year. Indy 5, Flash, D&D, were all fine movies.
The main characters were fleshed out well, from the turtles to April to Master Splinter. The other mutants were 2-dimensional,except for Superfly, the main antagonist.
I rate this a 7 out of 10, solid fun and a good watch.
Must watch for TMNT enthusiasts, animation nuts and those looking for fun action movies.