Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an underrated series that lasted two seasons, with fans bashing it for being a comedy and not having many established characters outside the Turtles, Splinter, and April O'Neal (even going as far as to make Shredder a secret while having new character Baron Draxum, voiced by professional wrestler John Cena, as the recurring enemy), but I found it to be a better comedy than Teen Titans Go! And this movie could be the farewell the series needs (unless it does well enough to warrant a third season happening0.

In the year 2044, the world has been taken over by the Krang, a race of aliens, who even defeat the resistance led by the Turtles. However, Casey Jones (not Cassandra Jones), the apprentice of Leo, is sent back in time to stop the Krang from entering Earth via a mystic doorway. Meanwhile, Leonardo's goofing off is getting on Raphael's nerves, which gets to a breaking point when the Foot Clan steal a mysterious object. Meeting Casey and learning the object is the key, the Turtles must stop the Krang and change the future, a task made more challenging when the aliens steal their mystic powers.

Being a Netflix movie, this movie does a lot of things that the TV was now allowed to (one scene had Future Leo swearing, the Krang mutating people in horrific ways). But the movie does keep the style and humor the show was known for. The movie reunites some of the cast of the show (Ben Schwartz is back as Leonardo, Eric Bauza as Master Splinter, and Omar Benson Miller as Raphael, among the other Turtles, April, and some of the villains that appear in this movie). Haley Joel Osment joins the cast as the voice of Casey Jones, while Jim Pirri and. Toks Oglagundoye voices two of the Krang leaders. This movie feels like it topped the series finale, as it has the Turtles fighting the Krang, which is a known character in the TMNT franchise, to prevent a dark future from falling not only on New York City, but the rest of the world as well.

Guys TMNT is a 38 year old franchise with 6 films and the 7th one having the title "rise" didnt give me much hope BUT netflix fkin nailed it man ... I aint gonna give any spoilers but just know this ... The movie NEEDS to be watched in the hdest of prints and biggest of screens (hopefully the theatres) cuz thats how amazing the movie is.

Plot wise it aint a masterpiece but where it really shines is the animation ... I am talking DBZ level fight scenes where the impact of hit is FELT and such amazing character design turned me into instant fan.

Also negative reviews are unfortunately due to color change of April the female character -.- Dont let em bother you ^^

Top-notch animation, as always. The perfect mix between excellent action and a heartfelt story. I would love to see more of these turtles in the future! Give it a chance, you won't regret it.

I've been rewatching all of the TMNT shows with my 4 year old daughter who is obsessed with all things turtles. I grew up with the 80's/90's show and it was my favorite until I watched the 2013 show all the way through. It's my daughter's favorite as well. She calls the current show Big Ralph show because the turtles are all different sizes. It's very different from the other shows in a lot of ways, and this has caused some division in the fan base. I find it alright at best, but she likes it. The show was only on for 2 seasons so I was surprised we were getting a movie. It turns out to be really good.

The plot is somewhat cliche as it has to do with time travel. I feel time travel episodes/stories in shows like this are lazy writing, but they've dealt with it on other Turtles shows. It's not a bad story and kept us engaged until the end. It's a dark movie, but I like that about it. What I really appreciated was that we got a new version of a classic villain. The show hardly had any.

Like any movie of an animated show, the production values have gone up. The animation and colors are great. The voice work is top notch.

Overall it's a pretty decent movie that has made me appreciate this version of the turtles a little more. It would be nice if the show could continue to wrap up whatever story they want to tell. Or if this movie is the end it's a good way to go out.

Is just amazing, this movie is really good and it needs more atention then is deserving and a better rating. I mean COME ON, how did we get from a 7 to an 5, who think this movie is that bad.

I'm gussing some 40 year old man how dosen't have an open mind!