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Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie

Animation. Action. Adventure. Fantasy. Comedy When a mysterious stranger arrives from the future with a dire warning, Leo is forced to rise and lead his brothers, Raph, Donnie, and Mikey in a fight to save the world from a terrifying alien species.
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United StatesUnited States
The New York Times
The New York Times
"The animation style is snappy and brightly-colored, providing a nice change of pace from the slate-colored blockbusters currently dominating theater screens. And there’s even some good humor to be found here"  POS
United StatesUnited States
Ready Steady Cut
Ready Steady Cut
"While it has some highlights of the Turtles we all loved growing up, the alterations are just plain bad. I didn’t love the animated film as it looked incredibly cheap and cheesy (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 5)"  NEU
United StatesUnited States
Variety
Variety
"For the kiddos this continuation of the Nickelodeon show is clearly targeting, that’ll likely be enough — never mind that it feels less like an actual movie and more like a 'very special episode' of the series"  POS
United StatesUnited States
Collider
Collider
"An effort in extending the legacy of a far better TV series, but it fails to comprehend that in order to tell a 'serious' and 'epic' story, it lets go of the elements that made us fall in love with the series in the first place"  NEG
CanadaCanada
Screen Rant
Screen Rant
"The creative presentation of the film is vibrant and embraces the eternal nature of animation. The chaotic element is in the action (...) which is sometimes erratic and incomprehensible (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"  NEU
United StatesUnited States
IGN
IGN
"This accessible, colorful, and hilarious alternative to cookie-cutter TMNT stories is an excellent entry point for younger viewers"  POS
United StatesUnited States
Decider
Decider
"Vividly colorful, more-than-occasionally but less-than-frequently funny, reasonably entertaining WHATEVS, but it's WHATEVS nonetheless"  NEU
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