Tmnt Movie Out of the Shadows Blu Ray Review
TMNT: OUT OF THE SHADOWS… Of That Abominable Concluding Movie [Blu-ray Review]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows releases on Sept 20 from Paramount in 4K, 3D, and Standard Blu-ray editions.
So let'south get this right out in the open offset: I hated the 2014 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. HATED It. As a Turtles megafan, I followed its development (including the leaked script and "they're aliens/not mutants now" rumors) and viewed its terrible trailers with a sense of deep dread, just I never said a give-and-take confronting information technology because I had to estimate the movie itself. So I finally watched information technology.
It was even worse than I imagined.
Information technology was aggressively, almost unbelievably stupid, assembled by committee, directed and produced by people who were clearly disinterested, and completely disrespectful to the franchise and its fans. Most damningly, and I didn't figure this out until rewatching, there'southward a constant barrage of bad decisions, terrible jokes, and inane plot devices, such that there's something new to dust my teeth over and simply bulldoze that dagger of betrayal deeper — every couple of minutes, like clockwork. Information technology was the Astonishing Spider-Human of Turtles movies, only so much worse because I cared so deeply virtually the characters (sorry, Spidey). I took down a full 4 pages of notes, more than I've ever taken for any film, but finally gave upward even attempting to put my thoughts into writing; so vast was my seething rage.
Instead I summarized all my hatred into a unmarried tweet.
So when a sequel was appear from the same producers, I was completely disinterested. Why double-down on an awful, failed experiment? I know I wasn't the simply one who felt this way, because Out Of The Shadows stumbled out of the gate, doing about half the business organization of the prior film despite by and large positive buzz.
Merely hither's the incredible thing: the new movie…. is really good.
I sat downwards to the Blu-ray with a familiar sense of dread, but within the first few minutes of Out Of The Shadows, we become a character moment between Raph and Don that'south better than literally anything in the offset flick, a cameo from TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman, the Turtles sneaking into a Knicks game (my squad, so YMMV on that), and the introduction of a perfectly bandage Tyler Perry as Baxter Stockman.
The outset and best Turtles flick from 1990 was informed mainly past the original Mirage comics series, adapting the mainline story upwards to that point (and even beyond, into future bug that hadn't been published all the same). That'south perfect for fans of the comic like me, but most viewers are coming from a identify of loving the cartoons, mainly the 1987 series featuring a huge cast of wacky characters similar Rocksteady, Bebop, and Krang; or in the instance of younger fans, the current Nickelodeon show. Out Of The Shadows opts to practise what many fans take wanted for years: bring the cartoon world to the big screen with tons of familiar characters, and visual elements like the Turtle Van and Technodrome.
In fact, the moving-picture show is such a blast that, like X2: X-Men United, the only major problems are the leftover problems from the prior movie which took far likewise many liberties with its characters. Raphael is even so an eleven-foot tall steroid abuser, and Michaelangelo still looks like someone took a crowbar to his face up, only these problems don't seem as bad now — a combination of numbness from familiarity and actually being coupled with a decent script and management.
To its credit, the moving picture tries hard to uncluster certain aspects from the prior film. Hired gun Jonathan Liebesman is out, and new director Dave Greenish is a self-professed fan of the Turtles — and I believe him. Splinter's design has been subtly changed — however the aforementioned character model, just with fur added. Gone is that terrifying naked mole-rat (though this doesn't brand him any more Japanese). Shredder's utterly ridiculous Transformers-like robot armor has been completely excised as well, which makes sense from a story perspective. Most of all, The Turtles, non April, are the main characters.
Shredder (at present played by Brian Tee with a full caput of hair) is in police force custody after the events of the prior motion-picture show — apparently somehow still alive despite being beingness bodyslammed off a skyscraper. With the aid of scientist Baxter Stockman, the Foot Clan plots to gratuitous him using conflicting teleportation engineering science they've stumbled upon, not realizing its owner, the multidimensional warlord Krang, wants information technology back.
Krang (voiced by Brad Garrett) contacts Shredder and they agree upon a loose partnership: Shredder volition help Krang locate his missing teleportation device components so he can come to Earth, Krang will aid Shredder wreak vengeance on the Turtles, and the pair will assume global domination when Krang's mar machine, The Technodrome, arrives to hold the planet under siege.
With Krang'due south gift of purple ooze, Shredder is able to turn a pair of his lackeys, Rocksteady and Bebop, into a mutant rhino and warthog. They're not smart, only they're huge, immensely strong, and work well together. Their effective partnership is even used to contrast a teamwork crisis among the Turtles, as Leonardo becomes increasingly frustrated by his brothers' immaturity and warring personalities.
What follows is a very fun activity romp that finds its groove, doesn't take itself too seriously, and tries to actually address the avalanche of criticisms (and criticisms of avalanches) of the 2014 film. The action is lighthearted and the comedy really works — the sense of humour is more genuine, and many of the jokes land. The Turtle Van — a repurposed garbage truck — appears for a huge chase scene equally the Foot Clan attempt to free Shredder from an armored transport. This crowd-pleasing sequence, especially the oversized nunchaku, will have fans grinning ear to ear, even if information technology's way too featherbrained to accept seriously. (Manhole cannon? Katana launcher? Just go with information technology.)
Shredder gets largely sidelined in this sequel, but instead the Turtles battle Rocksteady and Bebop (in Southward America!), and eventually Krang. New ally Casey Jones (Stephen Amell) befriends Apr and joins the family also, and also gets his ain chance to smooth in a boxing with the mutant duo. And the "Out Of The Shadows" function of the title really takes on a very real and surprising significant, equally the Turtles are outed to the police (led past Laura Linney), with potentially huge consequences to the style they live and work.
There'due south too a actually great only subtle twist to the manner the Turtles pair off. Typically Leo and Raph, the better fighters and natural leaders, are the "A squad" with Mikey and Don providing backup. Out Of The Shadows instead splits them into unusual factions. When Don discovers the purple ooze might be able to make them human, the ensuing identity crisis pits the smarter, more mature turtles, Leo and Don, against sensitive soul Mikey and loose cannon Raph. Like the same opening character moment between Raph and Don, information technology's a smart and atypical pairing-off that works really well.
And how corking is Tyler Perry — a criminally underrated actor — as Baxter Stockman? He channels the classic versions of the character through a sort of Neil deGrasse Tyson parody, then adds his own goofy, socially awkward character tics to the mix. Stockman reassembles Krang's teleportation device, assuasive the alien to bring his massive Technodrome state of war machine to Globe… unless the Turtles and their friends can finish him.
Information technology's definitely non a perfect movie — Casey Jones is introduced, only his clean-cut, articulate police officer is pretty much unrecognizable from the classic long-haired, crude-edged, unintelligent just stout-hearted goon that fans know and love. Even his disquisitional initial coming together and partnership with Raphael are gone. Accept abroad his hockey mask and there'due south precious little left to hang that proper name on. Similarly Karai, 1 of the virtually mysterious and conflicted characters in TMNT canon, is recast here, just otherwise the exactly aforementioned, if non even diminished a bit — still completely underused and devoid of any personality, merely a silent lieutenant for Shredder, kind of like a less interesting version of Tatsu from the original run of films (at to the lowest degree he had the whole "bald martial arts main" thing going on).
But overall, this is a huge, HUGE comeback over the prior moving picture in pretty much every meaningful way. I'thousand kind of bummed that it's withal attached to that dud with all its idiotic elements of backstory and invincible turtles who are impenetrable and tin jump through walls of steel, but for its ain part, Out Of The Shadows is really pretty solid, specially if yous can mentally divorce it from the final one.
After the pleasant surprise of enjoying the sequel, I went back and rewatched the 2014 picture show to see if it was whatsoever better in hindsight.
Nope.
The Bundle
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows arrives on Blu-ray in Standard, 3D, and 4K UHD editions (equally well every bit DVD and VOD). Also available is a 2-pack with the 2014 film, in snazzy Turtle-Van lunchbox packaging.
My screener was the standard release, which includes a set of 2 reversible masks (four colors total). Disappointingly, more elegant rooftop embrace art used in early marketing mockups has been replaced with a cheesy Photoshoppy collage in an effort to incorporate more than characters.
As a side note, due to the perforated bonus compartment on the case where the masks are housed, the slipcover's seam is on the spine side.
Special Features and Extras
A decent, simply not great set of features. What's here is fun and easy to watch, but it seems a fleck fluffy and EPKish, and not made for a peculiarly sophisticated audience. I would have loved to see a more studious and honest discussion of adapting the characters and correcting the kickoff film's mistakes. Also missing — No trailers.
Note the Target-exclusive edition includes an additional bonus disc, and then you might want to seek it out… just is housed in i of those contemporary molded clamshell cases they honey to do, so then once more, maybe not.
We Are Family (8:15)
Revisiting the Turtles and friends in the context of the sequel.
Whoa! Expanding the Turtleverse (14:19)
The most relevant featurette looks at the wider story design and introduction of new characters Casey Jones, Krang, Rocksteady & Bebop, and Baxter Stockman.
Business firm Party (vi:18)
A tour of the Turtles' lair, highlighting the set design and incredible level of item congenital around the Turtles' individual personalities.
It's Tricky: Inside the Van (iv:08)
A closer look at the new "Turtle Van", which in fact a tricked-out garbage truck full of Donnie's high-tech weaponry and gear (and Orange Vanquish, obviously).
ILM — The Effects Below the Shell (3:04)
Quick CGI VFX reel in which layers of modeling and rendering play out in motion.
Did You lot Take hold of That? Turtle Eggs! (three:02)
Pretty underwhelming. Ostensibly a look at the film's Easter Eggs, merely information technology doesn't really show much of anything considering the producers don't want to spoil the surprise.
Deleted Scenes (4:54)
A few deleted scenes, by and large surrounding an excised subplot. Tragically, these cuts include a cameo from Judith Hoag, who played April in the 1990 moving picture, working opposite Megan Fob. While I don't question the conclusion to axe the extraneous plotting, it's pitiful that they couldn't observe a way to incorporate Hoag. Another great omission is the funny "kiss me" scene, which I kind of wish had fabricated the cut.
Source: https://cinapse.co/tmnt-out-of-the-shadows-of-that-abominable-last-movie-blu-ray-review-dc953931de11
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