1019: Mutant Mayhem: Turtles' Rebooted Adventure (movie review)

There's action and humor of plenty in this animated adventure, which tracks how the teenage mutant Ninja Turtles came to be and how they won favor five four three two one music. This is Movies First with Alex First, scientist Baxter Stockman's lair is raided. Baxter Stockman is voiced by Jane Carlo Esposito. He's killed, but he's already grown some terrifying creatures among the monsters. He's also given birth to four cute, bright green, slime affected turtles. They're brought up by a father figure, large rat Splinter the voice of Jackie Chan, who warns them not to venture into the human world because it's such a dangerous place. He urges them to stain the sewers that they call home. Only as the years pass, Donatello, Michaelangelo, Leonardo, and Raphael become more curious. Fifteen years on, and one day, while out getting groceries, the turtles can't help but watch the adoration on an outdoor movie screen for Fairest Builler's day Off. It's a lovely scene where a clip of Fairest Buller's day Off is woven into the animated screenplay. That's the mainstay of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutant Mayhem. The Turtles crave interaction and positive recognition from humans. Ignoring their father's overtures, they venture out again and into the middle of a firestorm embracing New York City, which is facing an army of mutants. The latter are led by the evil and menacing Superfly, the voice of Ice Cube, who's looking to destroy mankind. In trouble, the Turtles are given a sympathetic ear by Wanna Bee reporter April O'Neill ao Eda Berri, who has her own issues at school. Intent on finding a way to stop Superfly from carrying out his nefarious plan, the teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have their work cut out for them. A five strong writing team that includes Seth Rogan gives us the Turtle's origin story and first grand adventure. It's colorful and entertaining, with laughs to satisfy both younger and older audiences. Of course, the storyline is largely predictable. The Ninja Turtles must come out as winners, but that's not without some high jinks and scrapes along the way. I appreciated the ragtag bunch of ugly critters that make up Superfly's mutant army. The Turtles are teenagers simply spreading their wings. The way Splinters realized made him a particular fancy of mine. He may be big and ugly, but he's also protective. His heart's in the right place, even if he is overly cautious. April O'Neil brings no shortage of get up and go to the four. She's ambitious and refuses to let previous obstacles stand in her way. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutant Mayhem marks a reboot of the franchise, with the ending suggesting more to come. Remember to stay on as the credits roll. It scores a six and a half out of ten. You've been listening to Movies First with Alex First available at Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, or your favorite podcast player. You can also stream on demand at bytes dot com. This has been another quality podcast production from Sites dot com.