Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the shadows

DIRECTOR: Dave Green  LEAD CAST: Laura Linney, Megan Fox, Stephen Amell, Will Arnett, Brian Tee, Tyler Perry, Brittany Ishibashi,  PRODUCERS: Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller, Scott Mednick, Galen Walker  SCREENWRITER: Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec  EDITOR: Jim May, Bob Ducsay  CINEMATOGRAPHER: Lula Carvalho  MUSIC: Steve Jablonsky  GENRE: Science Fiction  BASED ON: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird  PRODUCTION COMPANY: Nickelodeon Movies, Platinum Dunes, Gama Entertainment, Mednick Productions, Smithrowe Entertainment  DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount Pictures LOCATION: United States  RUNNING TIME: 112 minutes
Technical assessment: 2.5
Moral assessment:  2.5
CINEMA rating: V14
When the evil Shredder (Brian Tee) escapes from prison with the help of Dr. Baxter (Tyler Perry), a scientist, he develops his own mutants Bebop and Rocksteady. Together with the deranged extraterrestrial Krang (voice by Brad Garrett), they unite to pursue world domination.  The Turtles Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michael Angelo team up with April O’Neil (Megan Fox), news reporter Vern Fenwick (Will Arnett) and their new vigilante friend Casey Jones (Stephen Amell) to defend New York City from destruction.  The Turtles also face an impending invasion from Krang.  (Review to follow)