Wednesday, August 06, 2014
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (3D)
Cowabunga, Dudes!
Those heroes in a half shell are back, but they aren't your "PG" childhood fantasy turtles anymore. These boys from "beneath" the hood have been re-branded bigger & badder and rougher & tougher with more street cred under their "PG-13" upgrade. The Michael Bay action machine has also transformed the evil Shredder. Here, he becomes a cross between a samurai Decepticon and Edward Scissorhands. Bay's now trademark incredibly wild car chase sequences tries to push it to another level to top all previous efforts. What a smart move to recreate an edgier version for all those original TMNT fans who have outgrown their innocent Saturday morning cartoon violence days. The plot is only the basic run-of-the-mill rescue the damsel in distress and stop the evil villain from world domination, but who cares as long as these super turtles kick butt in spectacular fashion. Of course, they do and all the while dropping pop culture references. This action-packed thrill ride is great fun. Amphibians Assemble!
Alien gives it 3 ½ "brotherhood" stars out of 4.
Cowabunga, Dudes!
Those heroes in a half shell are back, but they aren't your "PG" childhood fantasy turtles anymore. These boys from "beneath" the hood have been re-branded bigger & badder and rougher & tougher with more street cred under their "PG-13" upgrade. The Michael Bay action machine has also transformed the evil Shredder. Here, he becomes a cross between a samurai Decepticon and Edward Scissorhands. Bay's now trademark incredibly wild car chase sequences tries to push it to another level to top all previous efforts. What a smart move to recreate an edgier version for all those original TMNT fans who have outgrown their innocent Saturday morning cartoon violence days. The plot is only the basic run-of-the-mill rescue the damsel in distress and stop the evil villain from world domination, but who cares as long as these super turtles kick butt in spectacular fashion. Of course, they do and all the while dropping pop culture references. This action-packed thrill ride is great fun. Amphibians Assemble!
Alien gives it 3 ½ "brotherhood" stars out of 4.
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