Review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) by Reese58 — 08 Aug 2014

This was a good SUMMER movie. If you go expecting a "great cinematic event", I think you will be disappointed. On the other hand, I think if you go expecting a fun "summer movie", I think you will enjoy.

I was introduced to TMNT by my kids and basically went to the movie for their sakes. They loved it and I thought it was good entertainment. I thought that the characters were true to what I have seen of them before. I think that nowadays many directors feel a need to take familiar characters in different odd directions.

I laughed out loudly nearly a dozen times during the movie. Many films today marketed as comedies tend not to get more than a few chuckles from me. TMNT was very funny.

I also thought the renditions of the turtles themselves was very good. The special effects work was impressive and until this movie I've actually had a hard time telling them apart. That wasn't a problem this time around.

From the reviews of this movie I've seen so far, people seem to love it or hate it. Count me firmly among those who love it.