TMNT Mutant Mayhem

The TMNT Mutant Mayhem movie is one of the purest takes on the four brothers in the past fifteen years. I enjoyed this take on a younger and light-hearted version of the Turtles. One thing that stuck out immediately was the music choice for this movie. This movie felt very “New York” in the best ways.

I can't speak to how people from New York will feel about it but it felt very innocent from my perspective. When we take a look at the comedy of this movie it is funny in context. They had a little something for everybody in this movie no matter how old you are. My favorite part of the movie was the montage moments because we saw the true beauty of the animation style.

This movie was two hours too long but there are moments to remember. One of the things that surprised me about this film was how simple the plot was. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are a legacy franchise. At this point, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles origin story is a story as old as time. The fact they were able to still put a new spin on it says a lot. They did establish a bigger overarching story but I didn't care about the powers at be, to be honest.

Don't get me wrong, I love the Turtles but the biggest win in this movie was Master Splinter's redemption. Even when they decided to biggabize Superfly, they kept his consciousness and let the “bad guy” be the bad guy. That decision allowed Master Splinter to have his moment.

The theme of acceptance was heavy in this movie. Being able to see different characters progress throughout the movie was satisfying. I don’t think this movie has evergreen potential per se but for the story they wanted to tell it works.