Look out, everyone: the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are returning to our screens this weekend! And boy, are we looking forward to seeing them eat loads of pizza, wisecrack and kick som…hang on a minute, what\u2019s happened to the cute little green fellas we knew and loved?!<\/p>\n
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles<\/i> remake has been controversial from the moment it was announced, with fans particularly angry about the involvement of Michael \u201d\u02dcExplosions Everywhere\u2019 Bay, and the weird \u201d\u02dcrealistic\u2019 look of the turtles.<\/p>\n
The remake sees four young turtles rise from the sewers to save New York from the grasp of the evil Shredder, with the help of April O\u2019Neil. Basically, it\u2019s exactly the same as every other Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles<\/i> film ever made.<\/p>\n
Anyway, it\u2019s finally released in the UK this weekend (a few months after the US). The big question is: should you go and see it, or should you save your money for pizza and a visit to the zoo instead?<\/p>\n
If you\u2019ve got any unwanted movies cluttering up your home, sell your DVDs with musicMagpie<\/a>. <\/i><\/p>\n It\u2019s fair to say Empire arent\u2019t too keen on the latest Turtles <\/i>adventur<\/a>e, awarding it 2 stars out of 5. Reviewer Olly Richards cites the movie\u2019s lack of humour and the wafer-thin plot (which he describes as \u201d\u02dc…so wispy it might not actually be there at all<\/i>.\u2019) as the main problems with the film.<\/p>\n His final verdict on the film boils down to just 5 words: \u201d\u02dcHeroes in a half-arsed shell\u2019<\/i>.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, things don\u2019t get much better for the little green dudes in Total Film\u2019s review<\/a>. Awarding the film 2\/5, they call Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles<\/i> \u201d\u02dcsoullessly efficient\u2019 and \u201d\u02dcbig, dumb and LOUD\u2019.<\/p>\n There are a few positives, though, with the magazine describing the film as \u201d\u02dcfun in parts\u2019 and comparing it to \u201d\u02dcTransformers in a half-shell\u2019 (which is probably a positive for some people!).<\/p>\n Finally, a semi-decent review for the Turtles! The Mirror\u2019s 3-star (count \u201d\u02dcem!) review<\/a> of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles<\/i> calls it \u201d\u02dca deliciously daft bit of entertainment\u2019 that is \u201d\u02dcfull of fun\u2019.<\/p>\n They do pull the film up for lacking \u201d\u02dcthe wholesome humour of the original\u2019 but praise the \u201d\u02dcdazzling action sequences…and martial-arts mayhem\u2019.<\/p>\n
\n<\/hr>\nEmpire<\/h4>\n
\n<\/hr>\nTotal Film<\/h4>\n
\n<\/hr>\nThe Mirror<\/h4>\n
\n<\/hr>\nThe Telegraph<\/h4>\n