Halloweentown 4

The final installment in this series. This one however brings about a lot of changes, making it easily the weakest in the series.

To start with, Marnie is no longer played by Kimberly J. Brown, instead we get Sara Paxton. This adjustment is rather hard, and the character just isn't as much fun with a new actress. Sophie is completely absent from the movie, her character mentioned only in one line as to her whereabouts. Luke for some reason is still missing in action, and Debbie Reynolds only has about two minutes of screentime, which is quite sad since she is a large part of the enjoyment.

During this film the plot largely deals with Marnie and Dylan going to Witch University. However magic is against the rules and some members of the staff aren't what they seem. We get a trio of antagonists in the form of the Sinister sisters, who take delight in tormenting Marnie and use Dylan to their advantage.

Returning friends include a rather corny Benny and Ethan Dalloway from the previous installment. We also get a new. Also joining in is Aneesa the Genie to lend a hand as Marnie's new friend. Rounding out the villains is the evil Dominion yet another group who shows up in this sequel with very few ties, if any to the previous films.

In this movie Judith Hoag provides a lot of comedic moments as she tries to keep in touch with her children. Hopefully if any future sequels come out they will be able to get most of the original cast back and shy away from the more overly poor jokes.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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.