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Author: Terrence BriggsTerrence Briggs Date: Mar 22, 2007 18:59
Pulitzer-prize winner Stephen Hunter:
"all of it at least makes some kind of coherent sense but maybe that's
just the grown-up in me, searching desperately for those desperate
props called "rules." It's a far grittier, grungier kind of New York
than in the previous films, and the detail has been worked out to a
thoroughly impressive degree. In fact, as a piece of film design, the
movie is first-rate; on sheer aesthetics alone, it rivals "Triumph of
the Will" for astonishments.
As a movie rather than a design exercise, it's also not without its
pleasures. The vocal performances (Patrick Stewart, for one; Sarah
Michelle Gellar, for another, and Ziyi Zhang for still another) are
vivid. The action sequences are excellent, particularly a dust-up
between Raphael the "maverick" and Leo the deposed and now returned
"leader" of the turtles.
Only on one issue does "TMNT" pretty much flop. That is its plot. Or
rather its plots, all 16 of them. It gets off with a big splat, a
chunk of exposition so dense not even a 13-year-old could stay with
it. The upshot is that the film is technically superb and quite
enjoyable as long as you don't bang your head against the plot."
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Author: Derek JanssenDerek Janssen Date: Mar 22, 2007 19:08
Terrence Briggs wrote:
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> And former Ninja Turtle fan cum Entertainment Weekly Critic, Gregory
> Kirschling reports:
> "it burns to report that this all-CG reboot is missing the goofy
> excitement of the old TMNT. By way of meager update, our green crime-
> busters now fight a messy panoply of villains and monsters instead of
> the fearsome Shredder, and sidekick April O'Neil (the voice of Sarah
> Michelle Gellar) trades in her yellow pantsuit for 21st-century Lara
> Croft gear. Also: not enough pizza. C+"
Or, to go for quick and easy Tomato bites (27%% at posting):
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Author: jessica_smith_nycjessica_smith_nyc Date: Mar 22, 2007 19:08
> Pulitzer-prize winner Stephen Hunter:
> "all of it at least makes some kind of coherent sense but maybe that's
> just the grown-up...
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Date: Mar 22, 2007 23:36
Thu, 22 Mar 2007 6:59pm-0700, Terrence Briggs gmail.com>:
> Pulitzer-prize winner Stephen Hunter:
> "all of it at least makes some kind of coherent sense but maybe that's
> just the grown-up in me, searching desperately for those desperate
> props called "rules." It's a far grittier, grungier kind of New York
> than in the previous films, and the detail has been worked out to a
> thoroughly impressive degree. In fact, as a piece of film design, the
> movie is first-rate; on sheer aesthetics alone, it rivals "Triumph of
> the Will" for astonishments.
>
> As a movie rather than a design exercise, it's also not without its
> pleasures. The vocal performances (Patrick Stewart, for one; Sarah
> Michelle Gellar, for another, and Ziyi Zhang for still another) are
>
So, she finally brushed up her English?
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Author: Juan F. LaraJuan F. Lara Date: Mar 23, 2007 13:10
>And from occassional Ebert & Roeper Guest Critic, Michael Phillips
>(Chicago Tribune):
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>"Besides being lame, cold, ugly-spirited and hard on the eyes, "TMNT"
>should've gotten a PG-13, since it's all head-banging and assaultive
>frenzy disguised as a story of how four brothers learn to fight as
>one.
Tsk, tsk. Aren't we touchy? :-P
I'm curious about that alleged quote Phillips got from Munroe, that Munroe
does want the sequel to be PG-13 rated, and he'd even want an R rating. Is
that quote real?
- Juan F. Lara
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Author: Bill AndersonBill Anderson Date: Mar 23, 2007 15:12
For others as clueless as I:
TMNT is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
See? It's obvious when you know.
--
Bill Anderson
I am the Mighty Favog
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