TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: OUT OF THE SHADOWS (Theatrical Release USA 2016)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 2.7|5.0 Starsìì

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows comes in with a better storyline than its predecessor and becomes more about enhancing the Turtles’ character development. There is a scene of how villains’ sidekicks got started with Rocksteady and Bebop which creates interest, but the overall film still performs at low levels of entertainment value. The movie relies on special effects and action rather than portrayal, acting, and an innovative storyline which, overall, lowers the entertainment value.

Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia

Storyline

The mutated turtles battle Shredder, an old enemy.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Dave Green for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producers Eric J. Crown, Grant Curtis, Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec, Napoleon Smith III, and Denis L. Stewart for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: April O’Neil (Megan Fox), Vernon Fenwick (Will Arnett), Chief Vincent (Laura Linney), Casey Jones (Stephen Amell), Michelangelo (Noel Fisher), Donatello (Jeremy Howard), Leonardo (Pete Ploszek), Raphael (Alan Ritchson), Baxter Stockman (Tyler Perry), Shredder (Brian Tee), Rocksteady (Stephen Farrelly), Bebop (Gary Anthony Williams), Splinter (Peter Donald Badalementi II), Splinter (Voice of Tony Shalhoub), Krang (Voice of Brad Garrett), and Security Officer (Opal Alladin).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

No. The movie still does not compare to the first two Ninja Turtles’ movies made in the 1990 decade. It would be exceptionally difficult to pull this film into the three-star range.

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Ben Meyers