Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie Review by Ryan A. Loera

Stars:
Megan Fox - April O'Neil
Will Arnett - Vernon Fenwick
Alan Ritchson - Raphael
Noel Fisher - Michelangelo
Johnny Knoxville - Leonardo
Jeremy Howard - Donatello
Tony Shalhoub - Splinter
Tohoru Masamune - Shredder

Genre: Fantasy/Action
Director: Jonathan Liebesman
Release Date: August 8, 2014
Rated: PG-13

I've been a TMNT fan since the age of 9. I owned several dozen TMNT action figures, posters, boxes of trading cards, tshirts, pajamas, sweaters, pencils, stickers, bath products and so much more. I also owned the first official board game and the first videogame cartridge for the original Game Boy.

Naturally, I had my doubts when I first heard about a TMNT movie reboot. The original 1990 movie was done well, considering the technological limits back then.

But I must admit… I like the reboot! Specifically, I like all the scenes with the turtles. Now, I know Megan Fox has a certain amount of sex appeal but that's not really a necessity in a TMNT movie. That’s just my opinion.

If Megan Fox had portrayed April O'Neil with a little more fervor then maybe I would've liked her performance.

All the scenes with the turtles are awesome! Especially the scene in which they are sliding down a snow covered mountain/hill atop a semi-truck. That one is pure CGI gold.

The only other qualm I have with the movie is the fact that their origin story was changed. Though, I suppose it makes more sense since there have been so many technological advancements since 1990.

The final fight scene with Shredder is also pretty good. The entire movie is full of great CGI eye candy.

I can only hope the sequel, due to be released June 3, 2016, will include twice as many action packed scenes with the heroes in a half shell.

On a scale of 1 tamale to 10 tamales I give this reboot 7 tamales.

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