Here, I really felt that they are teens and reacting to things the way teens would react (for the most part). They are supposed to be something around 16 or 17, but they never act like it. One of the things that always seems to be lacking in any of the Ninja Turtles adaptations is the teenage part. Here, the gloves come off and director Dave Green lets loose the crazy of the Ninja Turtles. It seemed that the previous installment wanted to ground the Turtles a bit more (which struck me as defeating the point). This film felt like a direct adaptation of that animated series. Beyond the fact that the film introduces the cartoon staples of Krang, Bebop, and Rocksteady, it also has all the goofy technology and the same level of corny, yet charming humor. The reason I bring that up is that this new Ninja Turtle movie, subtitled Out of the Shadows, is exactly like the cartoon. If you were like me growing up in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, you probably watched the popular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon.
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