Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Name: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Mystery, Thriller
Released: August 2, 2023
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 74
Cast: Ayo Edebiri, Giancarlo Esposito, Ice Cube, Jackie Chan, John Cena

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Paramount Pictures | Release Date: August 2, 2023 | PG

Starring: Ayo Edebiri, Giancarlo Esposito, Ice Cube, Jackie Chan, John Cena, Maya Rudolph, Natasia Demetriou, Paul Rudd, Rose Byrne, Seth Rogen, Shamon Brown Jr.

Summary: After years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers through heroic acts. Their new friend April O’Neil helps them take on a mysterious crime syndicate, but they soon get in over their heads when an army of mutants is unleashed upon them.

Director: Jeff Rowe and Kyler Spears

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Mystery, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror, Comedy, Animation, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 99 min

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Liz Shannon Miller

Jul 27, 2023

In a time when so much of what we consume can feel plastic and cheap and mass-produced, it’s the human touch we come to crave — especially when it leads to something as fun as this. Read full review

Soren Andersen

Aug 1, 2023

A fast-moving, clever and funny picture. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Jul 27, 2023

Adopting a decidedly younger spin toward its teenage heroes, the hugely entertaining and funny film seems destined to reinvigorate the franchise and attract plenty of nostalgic adults as well as young fans. Read full review

Kyle Smith

Aug 3, 2023

The latest and best “TMNT” movie contains a little more substance than may at first be apparent, and this sci-fi reptile comedy admirably advances a message that we can and should all get along, majority and minorities alike. Read full review

Brian Truitt

Jul 31, 2023

Director Jeff Rowe (“The Mitchells vs. the Machines”) smartly casts actual teenagers as the main characters, makes them pop via a super-cool comic-book visual style and surrounds these familiar heroes in a half shell with a top-notch supporting cast. Best of all, it's the kind of zippy, 99-minute adventure bound to satisfy kids and adults alike in the cinematic doldrums of August. Read full review

The Film Stage Michael Frank

Aug 4, 2023

This is a studio offering that coasts on likability and enjoyment––luckily, there’s enough of that fun to go around. Read full review

Odie Henderson

Aug 1, 2023

The “Cowabunga” dudes have become “Cowa-boring.” Read full review

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Perryh

Aug 2, 2023

Awesome. Great family fun. Movie was an abosolute blast. Highly recomend for any turtles fan or non turtles fan alike.

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superfrog281

Aug 25, 2023

This was very great. The whole thing gave me Into The Spider-Verse vibes: Goofy humor mixed with mixed 2D, CGI animation syle, and an electronic musical score. That's exactly the key to what makes it so great. The script also has some funny meme references that I can recognize, which was aThis was very great. The whole thing gave me Into The Spider-Verse vibes: Goofy humor mixed with mixed 2D, CGI animation syle, and an electronic musical score. That's exactly the key to what makes it so great. The script also has some funny meme references that I can recognize, which was a big surprise for me. Can't wait for the sequel… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

moonbagel

Sep 8, 2023

It’s a good movie, I liked it more than the Spider-Man sequel.

It’s been brought up to modern times while still keeping what makes the turtles special.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

Dubeau

Sep 10, 2023

TMNT Mutant Mayhem was a fun movie in general. The story is a reboot of the origin story. The humour is unequal, but at least the energy of the dialogues is really decent. The action scenes are strong and well done. Even if very fast at times, it is not hidden by the animation. The animationTMNT Mutant Mayhem was a fun movie in general. The story is a reboot of the origin story. The humour is unequal, but at least the energy of the dialogues is really decent. The action scenes are strong and well done. Even if very fast at times, it is not hidden by the animation. The animation is really great to look at. I prefer it to the Spiderverse. Cleaner and less seizure inducing. The music is dynamic. The choices of them can be debatable, because some fits more into the action then others. The journalist girl could be seen as a woke agenda here, but really, I though it was acceptable in this New York environment. I give it 75%. I though it was a good looking, action pack anime.… Expand

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GHOST--

Aug 12, 2023

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As someone who grew up with every version of the turtles, I can say 100% this movie was not made for true TMNT fans this was more for newcomers and casuals. Ever since the second Michael Bay movie dropped (which had the same plot presence of the turtles wanting to be accepted and like humans just like this movie) we started to move further and further from who the turtles are and had a huge drop in quality. Rise of the tmnt wasn't good story-wise even though they tried fixing it way too late and the same can be said for this movie. They completely ruined the origins of the turtles, splinter, and the mutants not to mention Shredder nor the foot have any presence in the movie and now the turtles are going to go to high school like regular humans now. One of the main points a few of the older iterations make is to accept who you are and be grateful of your life, though it might not be perfect. they should've just made a whole other movie if they were going to change so much and strip so much identity from the turtles I get that adaptations are supposed to be fresh and brand new but most adaptations pay respect to the OG source material. Now the turtles go to high school like regular humans and Shredder is going to be a Kraven the Hunter type of villain in the sequel. They completely ruined the ninja turtle part for a new take on the teenager part and I hate the argument that people say they're finally acting like teenagers or they sound like teenagers they've always acted like teenagers just different generations of teenagers for that time period and not all teenagers have voices like that let's not forget that they're mutated turtles, not regular human beings. The movie had some funny moments and a few cool easter eggs I'll give it that but it wasn't made for og turtle fans to fans up to the 2012 series this movie was made for the TikTok always on social media crowd and the late-gen z kids. I remember a time when we used to get cool shows and movies and it's sad to see them butcher all of these characters and franchises like this.… Expand

4 of 7 users found this helpful43

TheRealWoozy

Aug 8, 2023

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This was just so bad I couldn't even tell what was going on half the time...I couldn't wait to get over this pile of stupid garbage that Seth Rogen produce he is the dumbest person in Hollywood… Expand

9 of 15 users found this helpful96

Folks07

Sep 7, 2023

When an unfunny pothead writes a story for a kids movie and adds wokeness, this is what you get. Don´t support this, please!

0 of 2 users found this helpful02

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