The Ninja Turtles, like several t.v shows eventually moved onto the big screen.
As we open, we get a news report from April O'Neill as she talks about the recent escalation in crime. Unlike the animated series, this April lacks her trademark yellow jumpsuit in favor of normal clothing. Well. Normal for the early 90's that is. Though she does don a raincoat in a loose reference to it. Much like the series though, she tends to drift towards the damsel in distress role.
We're quickly introduced to the four turtles and their mentor, Master Splinter. Who, all look pretty good visually even if it's actors in suits. An example of this being Splinter's talk with Raphael. Not to be outdone, the Shredder also looks quite good.
One thing that works in favor of the movie, is the fact that it does not rely on the world established in the t.v series. The series being something we will cover at a much later date.
The movie's plot is fairly simple, during a crime wave orchestrated by Shredder the turtles leader is captured and they must come to his rescue. Despite this, the movie is quite enjoyable with it's mix of humor aimed towards adults yet enough for the younger crowd.
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