✔️ 2022-08-12 20:01:43 – Paris/France.
When Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman created the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 38 years ago, no one expected the parody has survived so many iterations: He's been through a watered-down (but brutally famous) '80s cartoon series, five live-action movies, a "new mutation" featuring a fifth turtle (the infamous Venus de Milo), a slew of video games and series of comics, two series of contemporary drawings… And, finally, a revival of style and intention with the controversial “The Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”.
Leonardo has his katana, he trains hard all week
After its cancellation, 'Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' gets a second chance to conquer the public in the form of a film, for which (fortunately, since I have not seen the original series) it is enough to know the basics of this universe: who are The Foot Clan, how their powers were born… Everything else is telegraphed and the creators have the decency not to assume that the public is aware of the changes to the source material, such as April O'Neil's profession or Splinter's personality (more senile and less sensei).
It's refreshing, in its own way, to see a work based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles so respectful of the lore and its characters and, at the same time, absolutely revolutionary: the Turtles have magical powers, Raphael is the new leader (and Leonardo the crazy character), Casey Jones comes from the future… Added to his past design, this will make many raise their hands. But there is nothing wrong: being surprised was part of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles experience since its creation.
Overcome designs (which aren't new, they're the same as the series...and they're much better than the ones in Jonathan Liebesman's movie, for example), the film offers us absolutely insane action scenes with a spectacular and unique animation with echoes of the anime and frenetic 2D which, unfortunately, they are not supported by a script to matchwhich is extremely dramatic or comedic, without finding common ground.
They're mutants and teenagers, they always eat pizza al dente
"The Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie" isn't interesting enough to warrant the move to the big screen. The argument might be valid for a few TV episodes but in the end ends up becoming long and repetitive: The krangs are formidable enemies with fabulous powers, yes, but the scenario is too simple even if it was aimed at children. In this case, with a teenage target, the audiovisual watermarks do not hide a too linear writing and no surprises along the way.
And it's a shame, because we start with a journey through time, two unexpected deaths and the introduction of an old acquaintance of the saga: the film sets the bar so high that later, when suddenly you switch to lighter comedy and a script that follows the logical evolution of the plot, it's hard to feel that intensity again. Make no mistake: this feature film wants to be intense with capital letters and at the same time a fabulous comedyentering into an inevitable conflict.
Of course ninja turtles must be funny. Not that they were hilarious in the original comics, but their concept was. And, once the public gets used to their existence, they have to evolve. The problem is that jokes and epic don't fit well, as if they were part of two different films: the serious and dignified phrases of Raphael do not mix well with the childishness of Leonardo, while Michelangelo and Donatello are more acolytes between the two than separate protagonists whole. Too bad we can only sometimes see the four brothers as a whole, because these are the best moments of the film.
No one took them seriously for being one and a half meter turtles
However, when it works, "The Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie" is an absolute joy. The animation flows at an incredible pace (especially by Western standards) the fights are as fun as they are dynamic, and the magical powers add new facets to the fighting styles we already knew. A visual delirium that is a real treat and makes you yearn for what could have been.
The news may not please everyone. (and I suspect most of the complaints aren't precisely about the Turtles' personality change) and that the movie lacks substance and a few rewrites, but the flashes of genius it has, including this insanely ultra-epic endingit's worth sitting down and enjoying new turtles for a new generation.
I don't know if this is the story the creators of the original series wanted to tell after the cancellation or it's just a plot that's been left loosebut 'The rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: the movie' needs to lower the intensity a bit and better unite its different parts. The ingredients are there, but it lacks a bit of cooking. Like a good pizza.
SOURCE: Reviews News
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