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Summary: Not as good of the first two
Review: People come down hard on this movie and I don't know why. I mean it could've been worse. Still some things do hurt the film. Casey Jones plays a small role in this film (though all his scenes are very funny), and again a different April is showcased in this film. It's not the best ending to a trilogy, but hey it's better than not having a third film at all.
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Summary: So what if it's not the first movie, It's still good!
Review: People complained over and over about how bad this movie was, well now I've finally got to see it again after 10 years! I loved it when I was seven and I love it even more now! This movie was NOT a bad movie,In fact I feel this one was nearly as good as the first film, much lighter and goofier but it still deserves second place. This was much better than the second movie to me. The first movie was dark,serious, and great! The second film was okay but came across as a bit too goofy at times to me(But I still loved it!^-^) and the third movie was, like another customer said, a combo of the two. And as for the animatronics...I didn't see anything wrong with them, they looked exacally like the second movie costumes with better facial expressions! Do I reccommend this movie? Hell yeah! It's not as good as the first movie but that doesn't make it a bad film. Some customers here have said that the storyline is too farfetched for the TMNT-verse, and again I disagree. The comics,old toon,and the brilliant new toon have all taken the fans of the series to new places. In fact I believe this movie was loosly based on a Michealangelo comic from the Mirage series,the one where Mikey writes this little story about him being in ancient Japan and helping people there. Anyway, I'll end my review here. I loved this movie and I'm sure most Ninja Turtles fans will enjoy it too.
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Summary: Everyone hush up and just enjoy
Review: Personally I myself am a film buff, and this movie cinimatically has its faults, but at its heart it goes back to the roots of the TV show which i watched as a child, The first 2 movies were dark, They had better writing and puppetry but were so grim. this disconnected it from the younger generation of turtle lovers.
it is not the best in the series but it is my favorite, it has more fantasy and charm than the first 2
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Summary: Ninja Turtles III is awesome!, Nice change and twists
Review: Some seem to not like Ninja Turtles III for some odd reason, but its great and not so typical such as having Shredder in it (as always), travelling in Time, cool setting, intresting storyline with different twists, part 1 is my favorite, then 3 then 2Ninja Turtles are back in action!
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Summary: Give and Take
Review: The first Turtles movie was great in the fact that it took on the tone of the comics rather than the TV show (more grim, more adult). The second, after much backlash from parents, went in the total opposite direction and turned it into camp. This installment is a nice ballance of the two. Granted, the costumes are not up to par with the first two, and the plot is not the most original (nor feasible), but they take a back seat to the jokes. The first two TMNT movies focused more on plot and action with an occassional joke to keep things light. Writer/director Stuart Gillard's time travel story, while not the strongest, opens the door to many jokes and gags, which is what makes this movie stand out among the others. It's a nice change of pace, in my opinion. Kudos to Elias Koteas in this film (he deserves to be the first in the credits). His 15th century counterpart isn't the best, but he makes up for it when Casey Jones is forced to "babysit" four ancient Japanese warriors in modern-day New York (favorite bit is still the hockey scene). For those who were more interested in plot, this is not the best place to start in the series, but if you enjoy a good line of jokes and gags, I'd definitely recommend this one!
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Summary: Turtles Still Shine!!!
Review: The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are back at again in this third installment to the very popular trilogy. Released in 1993, the plot centers around April and an ancient scepter which she discovered at an antique store. Unbeknowest to her it(scepter) has power to transport her back to 14th century Japan. April brings the antique to the turtles underground layer. Suddenly it begins to glow and with many special effects she is transported to Japan...1300's!! The Turtles go back as well to 14th century Japan to save their closest human companion. Along the way the Turtles befriend a little boy and have fun with the locals. There is even a person who looks just like Casey Jones ancient relative.
Although Many a critics and would be critics deadpanned this movie as being lame and tame, this it is not!! There is action galore and many special effects along with a charming and family friendly plot! However, it never ventures to anything that would bore an adult or child, it is very entertaining!
When this movie came out the popularity of the turtles was not what it once was but their icon did not and still hasn't died! Personally I even now an adult myself can still watch thier cartoons and their movies and reminisce. It just goes to show you that no one, the power rangers included, have never come close to the popularity and brightness of th Ninja Turtles! There never has been and never will be any cartoon, comic or movies based on a kid's show franchise than the four loveable turtles. So, if you're a true fan ,you always appreciate everything the thing or person you follow and look over any differences that maybe visible from begining to end of their reign as the most popular super heroes of the late 80's and eraly 90's! I recommend this movie as well as the other two that came before it.
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Summary: Not as good as the first two
Review: The turtles are at it again for the third time, but this movie isn't nearly as good as the first two, one of the reasons why is that Splinter's voice was awful, it seems to be that he was shaking and his voice was a little upbeat, also there are no foot soldiers or the Shredder, just a bunch of Japanese villians, and the idea of going back in time wasn't that great either, fortunatly we do get to see Casey Jones back even though he had only a minor role and Corey Feldman returns as the voice of Donatello (he didn't do the second one due to rehab for heroin addiction).
Paige Turco returns as April O' Neal.
The only reason why I give this movie 2 stars instead of 1 cause it has Casey Jones in it but other than that, it's just not a great movie, only recommended for only the diehard turtle fans.
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Summary: Turtles done with a serious story? uh uh
Review: This is a bad movie not only because it doesn't fit chronologically in terms of feel and content. It's like this film attempts to create Turtles psychaitry 101. Each turtle attempts to work on and/or completely vanquish their weaknesses. Leo learns to be a better leader by being a better individual ninja, Mikey learns to be caring and heroic in addition to his usual humorous banter, Raphael learns to control his temper by doing peaceful things while befriending children, and I believe that Donny falls in love. It's been awhile since I've seen this film so I may have that last thing wrong. More than ten years have passed since I saw this stinker and although I don't remember every minute detail the problems that I had with it are enormous. First, the time travel plotline is a risky stretch for this series even though the conception of the turtles is vaguely sci-fi. The television series and films haven't really gleamed upon that aspect, instead relying on action, humor, and pseudo wisdom from Splinter to pass off a complete and perfect product. In my opinion the separate storylines of the Turtles is what ruines the movie and that is the result of the time travel plot. In particular, Leo's and Raphael's storylines simply drag the film down in an obvious way by placing them within contexts they should never be in. The pathos in these scenes is just too thick and is best in this series when it was dished out in moments. They just feel heavy handed. That's not to say Mikey's plotline isn't just as bad, but he's allowed to get away with some of it because the kids are pretty cute, but the scene with the house burning down is right out of a war movie and is not exhilarating at all.
Secondly, the action is just not there as it was before. Sure, it's still pretty bloodless, but the scenes are few and far between and boring. The Turtles have been robbed of their seemingly invincible skills when they work together and the action has been in a more battlefield context so it loses a lot of it's previous effects of catharsis. It felt like I was watching the History Channel special about the history of the Turtles war in Japan and they lost. Also, the explosion at the end inside the bell was straight out of a Warner Brothers cartoon and not in character with the turtles. Having the bad guy killed off with the bomb would have been inappropriate too. I'm just the kind of guy who likes(in these kinds of movies) the bad guys to get a death that you don't have to see, or feel the impact of because you can't imagine when their end comes, like falling down a bottomless pit. To me, bombs are out of the question in terms of death.
Thirdly, the humor suffers as much as the action because they have little opportunity to do it and when they do it feels forced and is not funny. An example would be a moment when two of the turtles are following, or running from bad guys and they're going up stairs, lots of stairs and Mikey goes, "This is good for my calfs," I was thinking, "What, is my mom supposed to laugh at that?" As for the Japanese men who take to American living all too well, none of it is very funny at all and reflecting on it now, it's like saying that just being drunk is funny as opposed to actually doing something funny when drunk, painfully unfunny and pointless.
Equally as pointless was the use of Casey Jones. His character in the first movie almost steals the show at times, but in this movie he has nothing to do except watch over the Japanese men. In a way this is also doing to him what the film is doing to the turtles, forcing him to work on things that would be better worked out as moments not plotlines. In this story the writers would have Casey Jones completely emasculated, possibly for laughs, possibly for moral. The former is definitely not the case, the latter is underdeveloped. It's like he says early in film to the turtles asking where are more people to fight, that's what we're thinking for a majority of the film. In retrospect, the Japanese men might be a parallel for the turtles showing an example of what the writers probably think the turtles would be like if they were completely worthless. So he has the turtles learning powerful life lessons away from Splinter to show how meaningful and worthy they are to detractors of the series. I admit, it's a good idea but way too heavy handed. The meaning is always better in small doses.
FINALLY, the song used in the film toward the end with the Japanese men in the bar is such a good song and is very exciting. It was used to great effect in the TV spots for the film to make the audience believe going into the theatre that it was going to an exciting, funny, action-adventure and instead they gave us this stale role reversal film that tarnishes the turtles legacy and insured that there would never be another turtles film. Oh well, at least found out the name of that song.
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Summary: sweet
Review: this is just 1 of turtle things i like all my life i had admired them alli just want to say that i love the turtles
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Summary: Bad!
Review: This movie is a bad conclusion to a great trilogy. I love the Ninja Turtles, but this movie was a huge let-down. All the jokes were tired and there was no Shredder! It ain't no Return of the Jedi.
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