Did you specifically like the movie?

[chrisdude]

I used to say an adaptation of OT season one would make a great movie. And that's pretty much what this is.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

I agree. It WAS a fun movie, and hit many of the same notes as the OT. Krang was KRANG, even without the weird voice we are all so familiar with from Fraley. Bebop and Rocksteady were entertaining as the idiots they've always been, even in their more disgusting and annoying moments. They simply WERE the characters, warts and all. My only real quibble is Baxter, who felt a bit like Tyler Perry channeling Eddie Murphy as the Nutty Professor's evil twin. But the movie felt more like TMNT than the last one. It felt like I was watching an OT episode in LA movie form.

[nellyp]

I really liked it overall.

Spoiler:

Pros: It had a lot of fun stuff in it. Liked the Casey and Splinter part a lot. Mikey was fun and entertaining throughout, but also made me start to tear up at one point...probably just had a piece of dirt in my eye, yeah that was all. Bebop and Rocksteady were really well done. Krang was disgustingly grotesque and it really worked. I liked how he couldn't fit properly into his own stomach cavity as it makes the toy of him more movie accurate

Cons: The human villains could have had more to do. Shredder was under used as we kind of expected to happen since he wasn't a giant transformer this time. I was hoping there would be more about Baxter Stockman, like a teaser after the credits but nothing there. Karai also was just kinda there.

Overall 8.5/10

[Shark_Blade]

Like it.

[The Deadman]

Originally Posted by TrickOrTreater

Oh hey. Someone who liked the movie and is positive about it telling somebody else their opinion is wrong.

You can't make this hypocritical sh*t up.

Gotta balance out all the negativity towards the people that actually wanted to see and like it and not hate it just because Michael Bay was attached, ya know.

[Editor's Note Comics]

Eh it wasn't for me. There's too much going on and not enough at the same time. Villains plan comes out of nowhere and it all comes across like video game objectives. Casey Jones is a plucky moron. The ending is pretty much the same as the last movie. It steals liberally from the first Avengers with both shots and plot. But there are a few funny and decent moments. Bad, but better than the last one.

[TrickOrTreater]

Originally Posted by The Deadman

Gotta balance out all the negativity towards the people that actually wanted to see and like it and not hate it just because Michael Bay was attached, ya know.

Whatever you gotta tell yourself.

[Powder]

I don't know that "like" is the word. It was way better than the last one, but still offensive to my turtle senses. I was at least entertained by it, unlike previously, which not only angered me but was immensely boring. I voted neutral because I didn't hate it with the same fiery rage as before, I just hated a lot of elements within.

[Foombamaroom]

I'll vote when I see a version of this that I don't have to specifically pay for (HBO, Netflix, etc.).

[CyberCubed]

As someone who hated the 2014 TMNT movie, hates the nostrils, and went into this movie with the absolute lowest of expectations (especially if you've seen my rants)....I actually enjoyed the movie. Its a 7.5/10 for me as a TMNT fan.

The personalities and interactions of the Turtles were surprisingly well done. Its a vast improvement over the first film, and while there are aspects I dislike (Don's glasses, etc.) it was enjoyable. Casey was handled alright for what he was, and Vernon has a very funny scene pulling a camera wire out of a wall. April is Megan Fox, take or leave, but she's not really much of a problem.

Bebop/Rocksteady and Baxter were the best villains and had a lot of comedic scenes and good moments. Baxter was basically Eddie Murphy as The Nutty Professor. I also really like Brian Tee as Shredder, but he unfortunately didn't get to do much and had no fight at the end.

Krang was alright, but a non-TMNT fan would have no clue who he was or where he came from (we just know he came from another dimension), and we have no idea if he's a warlord or if he's an Utrom or what. He's just a brain alien.


Overall, 7.5/10 as a TMNT fan, if I were a non-TMNT fan I suppose it'd be about a 6/10 if I didn't know these characters. Man, I never thought I'd enjoy a Michael Bay TMNT movie. Hell must have frozen over.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Oh good! I was afraid I was the only one who noticed how Perry's Baxter looked so much like Murphy's Nutty Prof.

[MrTMNT2012]

Loved it but there were A LOT of problems with it...gonna have to sit on this for awhile before a full review.

[Xiewin]

Well the film was decent in terms of entertainment, and this is coming from someone who I HATED the 2014 film.

The story is utterly cliche and the plot made no sense whatsoever. However, I liked it. I think it's worth seeing just for the turtles alone.

[samxsteal]

Really loved this one so much it was great even better then the last one it got so much right I can't believe it. I can't wait for the third movie keep this up and I'll be a very happy camper

[MrTMNT2012]

The 2nd act ooze/human sub-plot is the most introspectively written display of the Ninja Turtles as actual characters with tangible dilemmas in ANY iteration of TMNT since the 2003 Series.

Too bad the resolution was complete trash.

[TigerClaw]

I liked it a lot more then the 2014 movie, it lived up to my expectations.

This movie leaves it open for a 3rd movie cause.

Spoiler:

Shredder was frozen and put in a cell inside the Technodrome, Krang and the Technodrome were sent back into Dimension X.
Bebop and Rocksteady were captured by the Police and being held somewhere.

For the 3rd movie, I could see.

Spoiler:

Shredder unfreezing in the Technodrome, and then Shredder forced to team up with Krang, even if he double crossed him.

Bebop and Rocksteady breaks out of some prison that's being used to hold mutants.

Baxter Stockman getting his revenge on Shredder, he mutates himself and turns into a Fly, creates the mousers and they attack the Turtles and Splinter in the lair.

The Triceraton breaks out of the cell in the technodrome, and it turns out to be Zog, He ends up in the sewers and the Turtles find him.

[Powder]

Originally Posted by MrTMNT2012

The 2nd act ooze/human sub-plot is the most introspectively written display of the Ninja Turtles as actual characters with tangible dilemmas in ANY iteration of TMNT since the 2003 Series.

Too bad the resolution was complete trash.

I respect that you like it, & I acknowledge it's potential too, but the Mirage comics were doing introspective/existential material all throughout the 2000's. TMNT had successfully built upon interpersonal issues & so too have the bodies of work from IDW, Nick & etc. Praise it all you like, but don't act like the series' heart hasn't been beating strong forever.

[MrTMNT2012]

Originally Posted by Powder

I respect that you like it, & I acknowledge it's potential too, but the Mirage comics were doing introspective/existential material all throughout the 2000's. TMNT had successfully built upon interpersonal issues & so too have the bodies of work from IDW, Nick & etc. Praise it all you like, but don't act like the series' heart hasn't been beating strong forever.

Point taken. I just thought it was a genius way to sort of reboot their characters and give them depth at the same time, which the Nick series did too but it became derivative after a while cause they continuesly delved in those matters anyway throughout the show.

[TigerClaw]

I loved the movie, but there was one thing that annoyed me, there were parents sitting behind me and holding a child on there lap, and that kid kept making some noises during the movie.

I understand bringing kids to the movie, when they are a certain age that is, but if the kids are too young for the movie, they shouldn't be in the theater, cause they just make tons of noise, and the parents don't do anything to shut them up.

Kids that young need to be dropped off at a relative, or at a babysitter.

But that didn't ruin the experience, it was a minor inconvenience.

[Utrommaniac]

I just got back from seeing it, and I'm pretty neutral. The theater was PACKED. Mostly with little kids and their families. That made the experience interesting.

Spoiler:

It could use another scene or two with Krang, who was basically a (very, VERY) large ham on every line. Sounding like a non-Scottish David Nighy with extremely stuffed sinuses. He met somewhere in the middle between FW Krang and IDW Krang. And for some reason, dropped lower on the command chain. That seems to happen a lot in various adaptations.
"Lord"/Ruler of Dimension X
General/Prince
"Commander"

Shredder's first encounter with Krang was so neutral, I thought that they had already met somehow. And why is he completely attached to his machine? Which should be a lot easier to get into the cavity. Just...have a function where they sides open up. No need to cram himself in. Explains the toy, though.

The turtles were just about what I expected to be. Leonardo does something that upsets Raphael, plot collapses around them being unable to function because of that. Bebop and Rocksteady were also as expected. I couldn't help but have a small laugh at the "This pig can fly!" line as Bebop blew out of the plane, though the moment was probably not right for it. Now, if he was hang gliding...

The human cast was about as I expected, and I can't help but notice Casey and Vernon looked eerily similar, even with their different haircuts. The clock wire scene was another bit I felt bad for laughing at. It was incredibly dumb, but I couldn't help it.

The whole movie was incredibly dumb. But I'm glad I saw it.