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Heroes in a half-shell.

Turtle power!

I wondered if a fully animated flick would do justice to the old films. I remember watching the classics - and with the exception of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (which kinda lost the plot) - they were awesome films. I don’t know that I’d ever watch them again for fear of tarnishing the memory I have of them - but at the time, they were awesome.

I’ve always has a soft spot for the Turtles. They were probably my favourite characters as a kid. My Brother and I both had pretty much all of the action figures between us, plus the Turtle Van and heaps of accessories.

Fond memories driving them around in the sandpit in our backyard that’s for sure.

So naturally, I’m going to be excited about the prospect of a new TMNT movie!

And without beating around the bush, I’ll go out and say - the new one was simply awesome!

Not at all what I was expecting, but an extremely modern, great facelift of the long-running series.

From the new faced Turtles, to the modernesque April O’Neil (now a kick-arse sword master herself, voiced by Sarah Michelle Gellar), to the cool stone warriors - to the new face of Splinter - and the complete wicked Foot Clan! (led by - or rather voice led by Ziyi Zhang).

Seriously worth a watch. Great flick if you ever followed the Turtles on their peanut-butter pizza coated adventures.

Cowabunga dude!

Link: TMNT @ IMDB