Turtles Forever

Turtles Forever

Someone came up with a brilliant idea of the ultimate team up between the old 1988 Ninja Turtles and 2003 Turtles. Think of this story as not only homage to all the Teenage Ninja Mutant Turtles series and movies, but also all those universe crossing over comic books from over the years. This little animated movie just shows us how fun the TMNT are in any style or universe they’re from. They’re all relevant…in their own way.

I really enjoyed seeing how the two groups of turtles interact with each other. They are a product of their decade. Heck, even the villains from each show interact with each other. The Shredder from the 2003 series is a completely different character. He’s a completely mad alien that wants to take over all universes.

This special movie also pays tribute to all the multiple universes comic books that have come out of the Marvel and DC comic companies. The movie also brings back the old black and white Mirage Studios comic book version of the Turtles. These Turtles are gritty and mean.

The only negative aspect of this movie is it almost seems they take too much time making fun of the 80s versions of the Turtles. And the 80s Shredder isn’t much better. The actual interaction between the two Turtle groups is the real reason to watch this movie, and that’s the where all the fun comes from.

-The return of the Turtle Blimp: I loved when the 2003 Turtle started to hate on the slow movie blimp that the 80s Turtles used to ride in. I fondly remember all the cool kids had the Blimp toy.

-The 2003 Turtles reaction to 80s Turtles universe: When they all go back to the 80s universe, the newer Turtles reaction to the universe is priceless. I also like their reaction to the yellow-costumed April O’Neal.

-80s April O’Neal character model is a bit off model compared to the actual TV show from that time. But it was nice seeing her again, if for a cameo. And, it is a funny cameo too.

-The character models for the 2003 Turtles have a Japanese appearance to them. And, they contrast to the more cartoony 80s Turtles.

-The best joke in the entire movie is when one of the 80s Turtles speaks to the audience and the main villain notices this and looks into the camera very confused. “Who are you talking to?”

Grade: B+

The ultimate team-up.