I don't know why to date I have watched all the various Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle movies when I have found all of them to be negative viewing experiences. Maybe I am a masochist.
Anyway, I will say one thing for this particular entry - it has a lot more plot than you would expect. Unfortunately, in the end it turns out to be TOO much plot; there are so many characters and story details that none of these things are adequately written. For example, take the movie's main villain Krang. Believe it or not, in the first 88 or so minutes of the movie, he only makes ONE appearance. Also, his background is so poorly sketched out in the movie that if you are not familiar with the character from other TMNT stories, you'll be lost.
More time is given to the movie's protagonists, but you'll wish that it was a lot less. The Turtles here are pretty obnoxious for the most part with their dialogue and behavior. And when they get into battle, director Dave Green often has the action go by in such a frenzied manner that it's somewhat hard to properly process what is happening.
The movie looks pretty good, slick and expensive, but I would have willingly sacrificed pretty production values for a more down to earth approach, following the original (and aimed at ADULTS) comics more closely. Though that will probably never happen in a future entry, if there is one, given that the box office take of this movie was somewhat disappointing. To sum up, you'll be better tracking down those aforementioned original comics instead of seeing this movie.
Anyway, I will say one thing for this particular entry - it has a lot more plot than you would expect. Unfortunately, in the end it turns out to be TOO much plot; there are so many characters and story details that none of these things are adequately written. For example, take the movie's main villain Krang. Believe it or not, in the first 88 or so minutes of the movie, he only makes ONE appearance. Also, his background is so poorly sketched out in the movie that if you are not familiar with the character from other TMNT stories, you'll be lost.
More time is given to the movie's protagonists, but you'll wish that it was a lot less. The Turtles here are pretty obnoxious for the most part with their dialogue and behavior. And when they get into battle, director Dave Green often has the action go by in such a frenzied manner that it's somewhat hard to properly process what is happening.
The movie looks pretty good, slick and expensive, but I would have willingly sacrificed pretty production values for a more down to earth approach, following the original (and aimed at ADULTS) comics more closely. Though that will probably never happen in a future entry, if there is one, given that the box office take of this movie was somewhat disappointing. To sum up, you'll be better tracking down those aforementioned original comics instead of seeing this movie.