TMNT

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TMNT (also known as TMNT 2007 or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2007) is a 2007 computer-animated martial arts superhero film written and directed by Kevin Munroe. Based on the comic book series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the film stars Chris Evans, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Mako, Kevin Smith, Patrick Stewart and Zhang Ziyi and narrated by Laurence Fishburne. It is a direct sequel to the original 1990 film. ======

Plot
When the world is threatened by an ancient evil, the four adolescent turtles must reunite and overcome their faults in order to stand against it.

Why It's Great

 * 1) The choice to make the film computer-animated rather than the usual live-action/puppetry was creative and worthwhile choice.
 * 2) The unique and semi-realistic designs of the newly CGI animated turtles.
 * 3) Very intense and well-choreographed action scenes.
 * 4) The film had an incredibly solid, ensemble cast that do a good job portraying their characters.
 * 5) Peter Laird, one of the co-creators of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics, worked with Warner Bros. and had more involvement that the previous three films.
 * 6) The production company picked a newbie director, Kevin Munroe, a self-proclaimed fan of the original comics and film.
 * 7) Munroe wrote the film with re-introducing the characters in mind, as it had been nearly fourteen years since the last film with the turtles. He also made sure the turtles were written well-enough to make new/old audiences happy.
 * 8) Munroe worked with Peter Laird to make sure the story hit all the right notes for a good TMNT film.
 * 9) The computer animation enabled the crew to make more frantic and kinetic action scenes. Leo and Raph's fight scene is a major example.
 * 10) The film decided not to bring back The Shredder, which is a creative plus.
 * 11) April O'Neil, while with a smaller role, still kicks butt and has her own storyline with being an archaeologist and putting up with Casey Jones. Also, she suits up and helps Casey and the Turtles in the end!
 * 12) Each of the thirteen monsters in the movie were based off real-life, mythological creatures with exaggerated and creepy designs.
 * 13) For additional voices, the film brought in Billy West, Kevin Michael Richardson, John DiMaggio, Jim Cummings, Phil LaMarr and Jennifer Hale.
 * 14) Made a smart choice of casting voice actors for the lead turtles while having the celebrities voice the supporting characters.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The dialogue lacks the irony and goofy wit of the earlier TMNT movies.
 * 2) The CGI hasn't aged well, some of the textures are rough around the edges.
 * 3) Despite being meant to be the fourth movie in the series, it almost has nothing to do with the movie trilogy, and feels more like it's based on the 2003 show. The only connection the movie has with the trilogy is the old relics at the end.
 * 4) Yaotl and his siblings are considered the weakest villains in the series.

Reception
TMNT holds a 35% approval rating on the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 119 reviews with an average rating of 4.96/10.

Box Office
TMNT grossed over $95 million worldwide, including over $54 million domestically during its 91-day run in the 3,120 North American theaters.