Theyre stunned when they find themselves rescuing the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from their foes headquarters.
Unfortunately for all concerned, Utrom Shredder is quite, quite mad.
Its a great idea.
The Hero Turtles are given a fair ribbing here.
All of their quirks and annoying tendencies are turned up to eleven.
Lame gags and an obsession with pizza seem to be all there is to them.
Thankfully, its all done lovingly and in good fun.
The Hero Turtles may be silly, but they eventually help to save the day.
Hero Turtle Donatellos plan to open a dimensional portal with a modified torch sent me into embarrassing guffaws.
Unfortunately, none of the voice actors from the original series are back.
It certainly would have been appropriate for the occasion.
The film is certainly accessible, whether youre familiar with that series or not.
In fact, the Ninja Turtles are used more to drive the plot forward than to dominate the story.
They keep things moving so we can enjoy the other characters.
Thats not to say that theyre boring.
is a pacy affair.
The first thirty minutes move along fast, with plot and amusing diversions thrown at you in quick succession.
Running at a lean eighty minutes, the timing inTurtles Foreverfeels pretty much bang on.
The animation in this film is very impressive.
Theres no element that lets the film down.
As with the character elements, its the older Turtles and their worlds that look the most impressive.
The black and white world of the Turtle Primes is also a very true and impressive recreation.
The whole film appears to have been made with a great reverence for all of the source material.
is a very sweet love letter to the first twenty-five years ofTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
It also marks the end of an era.
The franchise has since been sold off by co-creator, Peter Laird.
New owner, Nickelodeon, has a new cartoon and film in development, which is cause for excitement.
Its out on DVD in the UK now.
