Parents need to know that this computer-animated comeback of the Ninja Turtles franchise can be dark and, at times, slightly frightening. Obviously, it includes several scenes of ninja fighting, including one upsetting brawl between two of the brothers. Raphael is hot-tempered and defiant; he's a rogue crime-fighter by night. There are gargoyle-like monsters, and four warriors resurrected from stone proclaim their intention to rule the world. Some of the cartoonish violence may be too intense for the youngest elementary schoolers, but most kids -- especially boys -- will be psyched to see the sword action.
Positive messages:Through cooperation and unity, the brothers save the world from impending doom. Raphael realizes his jealousy and resentment are wrong. Fighting is the main method used to solve problems.
Violence & scariness:The "N" in the title stands for ninja, and there's a lot of swordplay and animated violence, including an intense battle between warriors resurrected from stone, a group of swords for hire, and the four turtles. Raphael challenges Leonardo to a fight, and they go sword to sword. An early scene set in South America features gunfire.
Sexy stuff:April and Casey live together and kiss. Mr. Winters flirts with April.
Language:Mild teasing: "knuckleheads," "stupid," etc.
Consumerism:The turtles have spawned an industry filled with toys, games, comcis, T-shirts, TV shows, etc.
I am going to have to admit that I love this movie. I thought it had great animation, and some fight scenes that got pretty darn intense. Of course, we all have to realize that overall, this really isn't a serious movie. In fact, it's really kind of goofy. But that's a lot of why I liked it so much. I thought it was a perfect mix of action, intensity, and and complete wackiness.
I'm not gonna lie: I love TMNT. I still watch the show from 2005, and am constantly borrowing the DVD of the newest TMNT from friends. I finally bought it, and realized I should write a review for it, especially since the reviewers on Common Sense Media seem to have it out for the turtles. TMNT is just a plain out cool movie. The characters are great (I love Raphael especially-just look at my screen name!), the animation is pretty good, the fight sequences are incredible, and the script is good. Of course, this isn't a completely serious movie-it's about ninja turtles for goodness sake! But that's not a bad thing: it's a nice break from the increasingly gritty superhero movies out today (did anyone actually watch the original Batman TV show? Talk about campy, it's nothing like The Dark Knight!). TMNT also boasts great messages about working together and brotherhood. All of the turtles are nice role models as well, eventually overcoming their anger by the time the credits roll and helping one another to save mankind. The movie is almost squeaky clean, but the violence and monsters might be a bit much for younger kids, as well as the fact that Casey and April are living together. I DEFINITELY reccomend TMNT, it's awesome!
We try to be as careful as we can when taking our kids to the thearers and decided to give this one a try. Not bad compared to the other turtle movies. Actually alot more kid friendly. (My 4 year old didn't even cover his eyes.) It was nice to not have the language problem. Some questionable areas for me....2 unmarried people living together and the etire of the females. In the end..good moral to the story. Worth seeing if your kids are true turtle fans.
I would have preferred that he see something else but he was excited about the movie since he plays with Ninja Turtle toys/figurines. It was a very dark cartoon, with more violence than ideal. There was with lots of battles between the stone soldiers and monsters, and then fighting amonst the TMNT and others. He loved it, I tolerated it, but he chose this movie over The Robinsons as his top pick.
This movie is fine for kids - nothing bad to speak of, but it's just SLOW! Usually these kid movies at least have some humor for the parents... I think I chuckled once. By far not the best movie out there.