Quick little ditty about a legacy I'd like to call the...

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Come on, if you're at least 20 years old, you know you love them. I know I do.

When I heard that they were making a new TNMT movie, I was pretty stoked. I was the kid with all the action figures, the pajamas, and the sheets. When I was 3, my dad and I even filmed an episode of the TNMT called, "The turtles save Baby Jesus." I bet you can imagine how awesome that was. So awesome. And no, my dad was not, and still is not religious at all. Obviously.

So tonight was the big night that I finally got to feast my eyes upon the movie. And really, it was great. If I was to rate it, I'd give it an 8.5/9. Half marks are lame, so maybe I'll just go with the 9.

Here's why the movie rocked:

1. The Characters
For me, it was so important that the movie stayed true to the characters. Donatello is the smart one, Leonardo is the leader, Michaelangelo is the funny one, and Raphael is the misunderstood one. Thankfully, the movie stayed true with the personalities and if anything, developed them further. Splinter also appeared in the movies, and was just as wise as ever. The only character I was slightly dissapointed with was April O'Neal. She never "fought crime" so I'm not sure why she did in this movie. And Sarah Michelle Geller as the voice? Weak. She may be Buffy or whatever, but she's definitely not cool enough to fill April's shoes.

2. The Humour
The comedic genius behind the origional Turtles TV series that aired back in the 80s is one that's very hard to replicate. It's cheesy, but yet it works. And sometimes it's even unexpected. But myself, along with most of the audience, did laugh out loud at several moments, which is important. They nailed the old "witty but cheesy" humour dead on.

3. The Music
I'm no music expert, and there isn't much to say here, but the music worked and made the movie that much stronger....and classy.

4. The Animation
Going in to the movie, I must admit, I was a bit worried about how this dangerous, dark looking animation style would pan out. And when I saw the faces of the "humans", like April, I couldn't help but compare them to Bratz dolls. Big eyes, and big heads, minus the slutty clothing. However, as soon as the battles started (specifically the one between two of the turtles), the animation was absolutely stunning. You almost become one of the turtles (which for me is a life long goal that I can now check off my list) as the animation moves so fluently accross the screen. It was completely artistic and beautiful, and its dark style really appealed to the now grown up, old school fans that it should be appealing to.

The bad parts? Yeah there were some, like the Bratz doll looking humans, but that's all I could really find. Maybe I'm so biased though that I really shouldn't be writing a review at all. But really? I don't care. The TMNT are awesome and I hope everyone, young and old, goes and checks it out so that they'll make another one. Now, it's time for me to hit the sack in my old school TMNT pajamas. That's right, I still have them....