TMNT (2007)

When the world is threatened by an ancient evil, the four adolescent turtles must reunite and overcome their faults in order to stand against it.

Director:

Kevin Munroe

Writers:

Kevin Munroe, Peter Laird (characters)

Stars:

Patrick Stewart, Mako, Chris Evans

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chris Evans	...	Casey (voice)
Sarah Michelle Gellar	...	April O'Neil (voice)
Mako	...	Splinter (voice)
Kevin Smith	...	Diner Cook (voice)
Patrick Stewart	...	Winters (voice)
Ziyi Zhang	...	Karai (voice)
Laurence Fishburne	...	Narrator (voice)
Mitchell Whitfield	...	Donatello / Additional Voices (voice)
James Arnold Taylor	...	Leonardo (voice)
Mikey Kelley	...	Michelangelo (voice)
Nolan North	...	Raphael / Nightwatcher (voice)
John DiMaggio	...	Colonel Santino (voice)
Paula Mattioli	...	General Serpiente (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson	...	General Aguila / Additional Voices (voice)
Fred Tatasciore	...	General Gato / Additional Voices (voice)

Storyline

After the defeat of their old arch nemesis, The Shredder, the Turtles are needed more than ever, but Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo have become lost and direction less. Leonardo has gone to Central America, on the orders of the martial arts master and father figure Master Splinter, for training. Donatello and Michelangelo have started small businesses in Leonardo's absence. Meanwhile, strange things are happening in New York City. An army of ancient creatures threatens to take over the world and the Turtles must unite again to save it.

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Plot Keywords:

raphael character | splinter character | michelangelo character | donatello character | leonardo character | 

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Taglines:

Raising Shell In 2007

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for animated action violence, some scary cartoon images and mild language

Details

Official Sites:

Cinemania group [Sierra Leone] Imagi Entertainment [Hong Kong]

Country:

Hong Kong USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 March 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Box Office

Budget:

$34,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$24,255,205, 23 March 2007

Gross USA:

$54,149,098

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$95,608,995

Company Credits

Production Co:

Imagi Animation Studios,Imagi Production,Mirage Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

TMNT 2 would have loosely adapted the Turtles' 13-part comic book saga City At War: Michelangelo feels like the "odd man out" among his brothers, not being taken seriously. With the best of intentions, the character runs away and joins the Foot Clan, donning a black bandanna. Meanwhile, the Turtles travel to Japan and cross paths with Karai in an adventure resulting in the return of their arch nemesis, Shredder. TMNT 3 would have featured the Triceratons as well as the Technodrome's arrival from Dimension X, with Donatello being a catalyst for these events. Kevin Munroe wanted Michael Clarke Duncan to voice the Triceraton's leader, Commander Mozar. He even had poster designs already in mind for TMNT 2 ("a wet city street, by a manhole cover, Mikey's orange bandanna lying on the ground") and its sequel ("the Technodrome with the Turtles very small in the foreground").

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Goofs

When Michelangelo enters the Turtle's lair, he throws his skateboard to the ground near the front entrance before descending down a stairway. When he goes to sit on the couch, his skateboard reappears laying on the floor by the platform but earlier shots have clearly shown it was not there before.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: Four turtles. Four brothers. Genetically reborn in the sewers of New York. Named after the Renaissance masters and trained as ninjas.

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Connections

Version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

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Soundtracks

Lights Out (Chris Vrenna Remix)
Written by Sonny Sandoval (as Paul Sandoval), Noah Bernardo Jr., Mark Daniels and Jason Truby
Performed by P.O.D.
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

Turtles in the New Millennium

TMNT does its job: CGIs are done very nicely, the visual overhaul of the Turtles' design comes near the original comic-look and for a kiddie flick (let's face it TMNTs target audience is well below 14) it is a shade darker, cooler and grown-up than any of the other animation films hitting the Box Office right now.

I was not sure what to expect after some of the reviews I read before seeing TMNT, but have to admit I was pleasantly surprised. Snappy one-liners and some tongue-in-cheek comments younger viewers will not get did really make this a great CGI-movie. Especially the hyper-kinetic camera work and the rather unusual scene setups were really intriguing.

Don't listen to the "It's-not-like-the-comics"-Fanboys and dive into the turtle world, you won't regret it.