Long ago, I knew the theme song to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon series by heart; I lined up for the 1990 live-action epic on opening night. So it burns to report that this all-CG reboot is missing the goofy excitement of the old TMNT. By way of meager update, our green crime-busters now fight a messy panoply of villains and monsters instead of the fearsome Shredder, and sidekick April O'Neil (the voice of Sarah Michelle Gellar) trades in her yellow pantsuit for 21st-century Lara Croft gear. Also: not enough pizza. C+
Image credit: Warner Bros.
BOX OFFICE HEROES IN A HALF SHELL The animated version of Ninja Turtles fared better than its live-action predecessors
EW's GRADE
C+Details Release Date: Mar 23, 2007; Rated: PG; Length: 86 Minutes; Genres: Action/Adventure, Animation; With: Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ziyi Zhang; Distributor: Warner Bros.
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