Back when I was a small child, I liked to watch the live-action Ninja Turtles films, but you couldn't really call me a fan. I first found out they were making this last fall, and while I was looking forward to it, I wasn't really highly anticipating it. So when the day came that it was finally released, I wasn't bouncing off my seat ready to see it. But I still went, and was very surprised.
A lot of people didn't like the idea that a Turtles film was going to be made in CGI. For some reason, it seems that a lot of people who want to look like that are 'artistic' talk crap about CGI, but I for one thought that the Ninja Turtles are more suited for a CGI film rather than live-action. With animation, it doesn't really look silly. But with a bunch of guys walking around in fake turtle costumes, it looks a little too ridiculous to take any of their problems seriously.
This film had a very unique look to it. It's locations seemed to be very stylized, as if from a painting, only 3D. It was very beautiful to watch and only went to further enhance the experience of TMNT.
The story they followed is very different from anything we've seen in a Turtles film. It seemed like it fit more in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Cartoons, but wasn't too bizarre. However, I think that, while there is a sort of overall group of bad guys that the Turtles must destroy, and there is a whole sort of back story, the main focus of the film is on the Turtles struggling to hold together as a family. Sort of like, they're retired and miserable.
The voice acting for the Turtles themselves was very well done. In fact, the only problem I had with it was the voice of Splinter. It just seemed very awkward and it didn't fit the design they had. But after a while, I guess it sort of grows on you. There weren't that many scenes with him, either, so that helped.
Overall, this film was an action-packed, fun restart for the Turtle franchise. It manages to capture the sense of humor the old films have, but also manages to wake you down a more dark and serious road.
A lot of people didn't like the idea that a Turtles film was going to be made in CGI. For some reason, it seems that a lot of people who want to look like that are 'artistic' talk crap about CGI, but I for one thought that the Ninja Turtles are more suited for a CGI film rather than live-action. With animation, it doesn't really look silly. But with a bunch of guys walking around in fake turtle costumes, it looks a little too ridiculous to take any of their problems seriously.
This film had a very unique look to it. It's locations seemed to be very stylized, as if from a painting, only 3D. It was very beautiful to watch and only went to further enhance the experience of TMNT.
The story they followed is very different from anything we've seen in a Turtles film. It seemed like it fit more in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Cartoons, but wasn't too bizarre. However, I think that, while there is a sort of overall group of bad guys that the Turtles must destroy, and there is a whole sort of back story, the main focus of the film is on the Turtles struggling to hold together as a family. Sort of like, they're retired and miserable.
The voice acting for the Turtles themselves was very well done. In fact, the only problem I had with it was the voice of Splinter. It just seemed very awkward and it didn't fit the design they had. But after a while, I guess it sort of grows on you. There weren't that many scenes with him, either, so that helped.
Overall, this film was an action-packed, fun restart for the Turtle franchise. It manages to capture the sense of humor the old films have, but also manages to wake you down a more dark and serious road.