TMNT

Cowabunga, dudes!

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (or TMNT, as they’re calling themselves these days) are back on the big screen for the first time since 1993.

And they haven’t lost a bit of their spark.

Loosely following the events of the other films, but with a style all its own, the turtles – Raph, Leo, Mikey, and Don – are back to their 80s glory, this time in total CG form.

Whilst the CGI is briefly distracting at the beginning, it quickly becomes its own reality, lending the characters the heartfelt unrealism they already oozed from every reptilian pore.

The film itself can only be described as fun – it’s big, it’s dumb, it’s full of the usual one-liners, and yes, it’s funny as hell. The plot doesn’t really matter – it’s riddled with holes anyway and is more predictable than the fate of a turtle’s pizza – but suffice to say it’s populated with enough stone warriors, monsters, immortal beings, helmeted vigilantes and ninja skills to while away 2 hours in blissful nostalgic bedlam.

And then there are the heavenly mentions of a sequel…