TMNT kicks some shell

Saw TMNT last night with a group from work. (Just before eating pizza and watching the original cartoon to get in the mood) It was great! But only great if you're a fan of the genre. You'd still enjoy it, but not nearly as much as us fanboys- waiting for a good turtle movie since '93. The Grand Rapids Press gave it two stars stating it was too dark for kids. They gave Ghost Rider three stars. WTF? If it's not Disney, animated flicks get a bad rap. Especially when it's not generally a kiddie movie, like TMNT.

The story doesn't cover the turtles origin, nor does it address the prior films-other than a glimpse of things here and there. The story follows the four turtles as they now live separate lives since Leo's departure to train himself in Central America along with Shredder's defeat. Similar to Ghostbusters 2, our heroes are forced to deal with the 'what now?' scenario. Sort of a middle-ninja crisis. This makes the movie. The characters personalities shine through and Michaelangelo is actually enjoyable this time around- they all are. I heard only one "COWABUNGA!". Facial expressions although caricatures, convey realistic emotions with ease. Many smooth action sequences and plenty of laughs, TMNT will soon be added to my DVD collection...

Turtle Power!