tmnt - teenage mutant ninja turtles -vn dvd Italian Import

Great

My kids loved this movie when they were little great to re-watch with them even now

Watched with my son years ago still good.

This is a Good Movie.

The story was pretty good and the animation was of quality work

When I heard about this movie coming out, I groaned. Yeah, fabulous...another cutesy butchering of what was originally a somewhat dark comic series (dark compared to what it is now, anyway). And I know that TMNT is aimed at the younger masses today, so I understand some kiddie-fying to make it sell. Anyway, I was impressed by it. First and foremost, the animation had my attention. I kind of liked the tall, slender look the Turtles were given...as opposed to looking very wide in past incarnations. And all the characters seemed to stick relatively true to their actual personalities: Leonardo being the teacher's pet, Donatello being the geek, Raphael being an angry jerk, and Michealangelo being an idiot with a surfer's voice. Why they turned April into a cutesy teenybopper-looking girl is beyond me, though.The plot was cool - I like how they used a comic book ally (Karai) besides having the Shredder come back to life *again*. And I like how the Turtles kind of went and did their own thing when Leonardo left to go find himself in South America. Sure, they remained in the same home, but rather than fighting crime, they all went and got jobs. Well, save for Raphael. Then again, this struck me as a little odd since in past movies, the Turtles were encouraged by Splinter to not let themselves be seen publicly. Sooo, now that's okay? That threw me off a little.I don't want to spoil it too much for folks who have not seen it, so I'll just say that it is a really good animated film and if you like the Ninja Turtles, it's a pretty nifty film.

There are parts of this that are really great - the characterization and dialogue, the fight scene between Leo and Raph, Casey struggling with balancing his vigilante lifestyle and the need to "be the grown up" April needs...However, where it is strong in characterization, it's weak in plot. The subplot with Winters and the thirteen monsters seems mostly to exist as an excuse for fight scenes to happen, with no real relation to our heroes or stakes for them. And there are so many unanswered questions: Why was Leo sent away to train? Why does he feel like a failure? What prompted him to finally come back? Splinter says he's stronger now - in what way? Just why is Raph so resentful of him leaving? What prompts Raph's change of heart after their rooftop battle? What is it he understands now that he didn't before? These things are danced around, but never really explored. It would have been a much stronger movie if these questions were delved into, and if the consequences of the plot directly hinged on their resolution. As it is, however, it's entertaining and has the feel of a great turtles movie, even if it isn't, quite. Certainly runs rings around the 2k14 Michael Bay foray, though that's certainly a low enough bar. That being said, this movie established some brilliant moments of new turtle canon still reverberating through the fandom: whether it's Leo's jungle exile, Raph as the Nightwatcher, Donnie's wearying purgatory as your friendly neighborhood tech support, or even the perils of Cowabunga Carl, this movie tells the tale of brothers who are truly lost without each other, and how they find their way back to each other, and consequently, themselves: perhaps the most enduring Turtle Trope because it's the most truthful. Turtles have always been about family - and this is definitely an enjoyable family flick.

This was the first CGI movie for TMNT. I remember vividly seeing it for the first time and being blown away by the animation and special effects. Definitely a must for the loyal TMNT fan.