After seeing TMNT tonight, I have to say I'm pretty disappointed. Growing up watching the Turtles and wanting to be Mikey, I had high hopes for this new installment. I guess they were too high since I came out wishing the movie was more like the cartoon or previous movies. The CGI was cool and all, but TMNT was lacking the usual comedic element necessary to make the series work, and TMNT spends more time catching random mutants than focusing on its main characters...the Turtles of course. There was a large part of the plot devoted to the relationship between Leonardo and Raphael, but instead of delving into that a bit more or focusing even a little bit on Donatello and Michelangelo's stories, it was more about the foot clan and Max Winters, an immortal warrior trying to break a curse. Damnit! I wanted to see some Shredder action! The film however does leave off on a good note, hinting that Shredder is in the near future.Okay, so I bashed TMNT, but there were some positive aspects to the movie. The CGI provided us with some awesome action scenes, and most memorably the battle between brothers Leonardo and Raphael, which was hands down the best scene of the movie. If only the whole movie were like this (sigh). In the pouring rain, the two turtles duke it out, leading us to believe they might fight to the death. The conflict that had been brewing throughout the whole movie finally comes out when Raphael's temper comes to a head and has the desire to fight his older, prodigal brother who has always been the fearless leader, but in lieu of his recent absence, Raphael has taken the lead and is unwilling to bend to Leo's commands. This battle of course ends in disaster, but don't worry, the Turtles always triumph.
Much like the most recent Bond installment, Turtles might not have been what we all wanted, but it leaves us in a good place, waiting for newer and better movies furthering the journey of the Turtles against their arch nemesis Shredder. Can't wait to see what's in store.
Grade: B-
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