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> Continuing the tale from the hit Nickelodeon series, Raphael, Michelangelo, Leonardo and Donatello are back in action and up to their teenage antics in this comedic adventure that raises the stakes higher than ever before. The Turtles are put to the test when a mysterious stranger named Casey Jones arrives from the future to warn the mutant brothers of an impending invasion·of the most dangerous alien force in the galaxy – the Krang! Can the team rise up to become the heroes they are destined to be, or will their teenage foibles get the better of them? What unfolds is the most adventurous, emotional, and epic story ever told of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
When did Raph get so hench? They gave him the Knuckles treatment.
For those unaware, this movie is kinda the swan song finale to the Rise tv series that aired in 2018. Few key points if it passed your radar:
* The Turtles are all different species in this universe. Raph is a giant snapping turtle, which is why he’s so big, Leo is a red slider, Donnie is a soft shell, and Mikey is a box shell.
* Raph is also the oldest in this iteration, and he acts as the team’s de facto leader until the final seconds of the series finale, where Splinter abruptly elects Leo as the official leader.
* Leo throughout the show isn’t holding the burden of leadership and responsibility, so he’s far more laid back, a bit goofy, and is typically makes light of most situations. Despite this, there are moments showing his capacity to be the leader he usually is, as he is still the most naturally skilled of the team, quietly the most analytical on the battlefield, and the one who will take over whenever Raph is MIA or can’t come up with a solution on his own.
* The series is more in line with the 87′ Turtles in terms of tone. Wacky one-off adventures fill the majority of the show’s short lived runtime (a season and a half), with plot progression typically being contained to half hour specials. Though there is a healthy amount of lore and world building sprinkled in the more linear adventures, such as the build up to the debut of the Shredder, which covers the second half of S1.
* The show’s humor definitely isn’t for everyone. This show is pretty well known as being a “huge deviation” from the usual formula, and that’s mostly true. Leo isn’t the leader, Splinter starts off the series pretty unlikable until you learn how his life went to shit, the only OG villain around is Shredder (plus Krang now). If you go into it expecting another 2003 or 2012 Turtles, you’ll be disappointed.
* That said, the series is worth checking out imo for a number of things it does rather well. First and foremost, the animation is some of the downright coolest of any Turtles media. This is visually the closest we’ve ever gotten to a modern day anime TMNT series, so if that sounds enticing, you’ll enjoy it for that aspect alone. The evolution of the characters, in particular Master Splinter, is very well done also. The show is called “Rise” for a reason, you’re seeing everyone at their starting point before they become the TMNT you would expect them to be.
Overall, Rise is a pretty fun time that was overlooked for very surface level reasons. This movie is currently believed to be the last we’ll see of this version, so when it’s all said and done, there’s 1.5 seasons and a film to check out if you’re ever curious. Season 1 is currently on Netflix, with Season 2 dropping sometime this month. Both seasons are already on Paramount + if you have that.
They look more like Battletoads than Ninja Turtles.
Would love to see a TMNT movie that’s more in a dark, gritty tone – something like “Logan”: takes place in a future NYC that’s inundated like Venice because of rising sea levels, Splinter is long dead, only one or two turtles are left alive and not on good terms, April’s daughter is pregnant and in danger, Casey’s rotting away in prison, the Foot Clan have morphed into a quasi-legitimate business & far-right political machine (but still hiding a secret directive), and a young refugee child may or may not be an incarnation of the late Splinter’s spirit…
What ever happened to the Seth Rogen studio produced Turtles movie?
Not a fan of the art style