At some point I'm hoping they stop trying to make movies out of things I adored growing up with, but I know that is highly unlikely. At least with the latest Ninja Turtle movie I had a fun time watching it, even if it was a pretty bad movie.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows is the sequel to the 2014 reboot of the Ninja Turtle franchise. Out of the Shadows takes place exactly one year after the events of the 2014 film. The turtles (Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo and Donatello) are still in hiding and not taking credit for saving the day by defeating The Shredder, instead it is Vern Fenwick that is taking the credit. The movie starts with The Shredder being transferred to a new prison, where of course his motorcade is intercepted and he is now on the lose. It is now up to the turtles to find The Shredder before he destroys the world.
This movie isn't completely terrible if you go into it expecting it to not be great. If you can turn off your brain and just image it is a life action cartoon that is super cheesy and over the top, you will potentially find yourself having a fun time. The best part of the movie is the turtles. It felt like they had way more screen time than the first movie. The interaction between them was fun and light hearted and felt like a brotherly relationship. It also felt like you were watching the cartoon for the late 80's/early 90's. Some of the action scenes were also fun to watch. The trailers for the movie pretty much contain all the action scenes but it was still enjoyable to see them played out a little longer on the big screen.
Another thing I enjoyed was that they fixed some of the annoying things from the first movie. The big one for me was giving Will Arnett's character (Vern Fenwick) a lot less screen time. When he is on screen he is still annoying but at least he isn't hitting on Megan Fox's character (April O'Neil) the entire time. It was also nice to see The Shredder being played by an actual human rather than some super metal robot thing. The Shredder is still not right in this movie and still a major problem, but at least they tried to make him a little better.
But like I said before, this is still a pretty bad movie. The actors played all their parts way over the top. Tyler Perry as Dr. Baxter Stockman is almost painful to watch with how over the top and cartoony his character is. It was fun to finally see Bebop and Rocksteady on the big screen but they still were played at an extreme level and mainly relied on elementary school level jokes. I also had a hard time believing April O'Neil was a brainiac and actually useful when helping the turtles. This is mainly because I've seen Megan Fox in other movies and have a hard time taking her seriously.
The villains in this film are also completely wasted. The Shredder is seen in his entire armor once at the end and he does nothing with it. The main villain in this movie is supposed to be Krang and he is only seen twice and doesn't really do much. The ending of the movie plays out like a video game level set to easy difficulty. You never really feel the villains are in control and that that anyone is in danger.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows was pretty much what I expected. I enjoyed it more than the 2014 movie, but it isn't as good as the original movie back in 1990. The performances are super exaggerated and cheesy, the story is completely forgettable since there is no real threat and some of the characters are added for no reason whatsoever besides fan service. If you don't like the Ninja Turtles or have no interest in this film, you should probably avoid it. But, if you are a fan of the cartoon from back in the late 80's/early 90's you will probably have some moments of fun with this movie, but most likely only if you rented it.
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