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Issue: Winter 2016

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016) movie review

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Australian Movie poster, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
The Turtles return to save the city from a dangerous threat

Welcoming back our favourite heroes in a half shell: Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and the gorgeous Megan Fox to our screens.

Teenage. Mutant. Ninja. Turtles. The name says it all -- there is a specific audience envisaged for this cartoon/comic superheroes series.

TMNT2 (Out of the Shadows) is a live-action/CGI animation feature film. The special effects were pretty amazing. There were some seconds of poor registration, but by and large the cinematography was excellent, and we could accept the characters within their universe.

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Left to right: Donatello, Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows from Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Platinum Dunes
Photo: Lula Carvalho Copyright: © 2015 PARAMOUNT PICTURES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

This film is the classic/cliche story of a group that has to be made into a team, a boss who has to become a leader, and accepting oneself.

So, yes. This is a SFX extravaganza, but leavened with some characterisation and plotting. It is essentially a cartoon and should be approached as such. TMNT2 will not challenge you, but taken for what it is, it can be entertaining, and a film that the whole family can see.


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Left to right: Stephen Amell as Casey Jones and Megan Fox as April O'Neil in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows from Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Platinum Dunes
Photo credit: Jessica Miglio Copyright: © 2015 PARAMOUNT PICTURES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.


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Left to right: Bebop and Rocksteady in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows from Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Platinum Dunes.
Photo: Lula Carvalho © 2015 PARAMOUNT PICTURES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.


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by reviewer unassigned
Australian release 9 June 2016
US release 3 June 2016
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Just the facts:

Title: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)
Written by: Josh Appelbaum & André Nemec (written by)
Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters)

Directed by: Dave Green
Running time: mins
Rating:

The Players: Tony Shalhoub, Megan Fox,Stephen Amell,Alan Ritchson Alessandra Ambrosio, Gary Anthony Williams, Stephen Farrelly, Laura Linney,

Official website: Facebook

Twitter: @ParamountAU
Instagram: @ParamountAU
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