COMIC REVIEW: SPIDER-WOMAN #1

SPIDER-WOMAN #1

REVIEW BY ALBERTO TORRES

For someone who is unfamiliar with Spider-Woman, and most of the Spider-verse in general, I approached Spider-Woman #1 with hopes to learn about a previously unfamiliar character. Unfortunately, what I was shown instead was an issue #1 that gave little-to-no back story on the character at all. It begins with Spider-Woman and her even-more-unfamiliar-side-kick-ish companion Silk riding through the desert on top of dinosaur-like creatures with prohibition-era Spider-Man. The first two pages set the premise for the rest of the comic, as we learn the most about the characters in these segments. From what I could pick up: Silk is a fun-loving character who wants to make the most of the situation she is in; whereas Spider-Woman is more of the "adult" and does her best to keep Silk disciplined. Prohibition Spider-Man makes little impression with his very limited presence in the comic entirely. And this theme seems to continue throughout the rest of the 30-odd pages with no real developing story.

I did some research as to why this beginning of a new series seemed so lacking in back story, and it's because the writers chose to simply continue the story of the Spider-Multi-Verse right off the bat in this comic. So, you would need to already have a vast knowledge of the Spider-verse and have read the previous comics to understand this comic completely. I find that to be a poor choice on the writers' end, especially for an issue #1.

The art was the saving factor for this comic. It was very well done and pleasing to the eye. The characters were vibrant yet kept to the broody atmosphere.

The comic as a whole was dull, with no real information on the characters involved. Though there were one or two moments at the start that gave me a slight chuckle, the poor writing made it hard to enjoy this comic. The art was the saving factor for this comic. It was very well done and pleasing to the eye. The characters were vibrant yet kept to the broody atmosphere. I may give the next issue a chance solely out of hope that we get some back story, but the future looks bleak.

2.5/5.0

COMIC REVIEW: WONDER WOMAN #36

WONDER WOMAN #36

REVIEW BY TYLER OCHART

Wonder Woman is a character I have had no interest in, not because I think she is a bad character, I just had no desire to read any of her stories. When I heard Wonder Woman #36 was going to be a start of a new story, I figured I'd give her a try, so I flipped the cover over to the first page with no bias, or no hate towards this character. I started off neutral , and ended unsatisfied.

I knew enough about Diana to know I could come into this story without the need of a lot of details on the character (I keep up with characters I don't even read). What I was presented with was something dull, and something that never hooked me. Wonder Woman sets out to find out the mystery behind the disappearance of a whole entire village, and ends up randomly fighting Swamp Thing because she jumps to conclusions (Women, right?).  We are also left with Wonder Woman struggling to balance her life, between the Justice League and her man hating Amazon warriors. When I finished the last page it redeemed itself with a great cliffhanger that could actually draw me into issue #37. With new writers introduced on this new story line, I feel it wouldn't be fair to the writers to just give up after the first issue, and just like I do with new TV shows, I will definitely give this comic a couple more issues  in hopes it builds up to a great story line. 

David Finch is a new name to me, I personally don't know any of his work. The cover is absolutely awesome, it is eye candy. Inside the comic though, I felt it was hit or miss. It had some extremely strong panels, and some so-so ones. The Swamp Thing fight looked awesome, but then the splash page with the Justice League (Pictured above)  looked awkward to me. Seriously, what is up with Superman's head in this one? He has that whole Robert Pattinson, dopey look to him. I am sure Finch is an absolutely amazing artist, so I don't want to say hes awful, he is obviously far from it. 

I opened the comic with hopes of finding an interest in Wonder Woman, I finished with no interest in her, but still had that hope that I could become a Wonder Woman fan in the future. She is a hugely influential superhero, and a classic, and I would love to become a fan. So here is to hoping Diana can lasso me in in the future.

2.5/5.0

COMIC BOOK REVIEW: THE LOST EPISODE: BATMAN '66

The Lost Episode: 

Batman '66 "The Two-Way Crimes of Two-Face"

REVIEW BY TYLER OCHART

I am a Batman fan, a huge one, but unfortunately, when it comes to the Adam West 60's Batman television show, I have only seen 2-3 episodes, and the movie. Not that I didn't enjoy it, in fact I own the movie and love it, I just never have gotten a chance to watch the show (hopefully that will change with the recent blu-ray release of the series). I have always been interested, so I decided to pick up this new one-shot release "The Lost Episode; Batman '66" , which is in fact an actual episode that was never made, featuring one of Batman's greatest villains Two-Face, who never made an appearance on the show. This one shot is based on the original story by Harlan Ellison and turned into this really awesome comic book. 

Being based on the 60's television show, I found it slightly off-putting that this one shot seemed slightly dark, likely due to the light, cheesy fun of the TV show, and the pretty dark and gruesome origin and look of Two-Face's acid caused disfigurement, but fortunately, it actually worked well together. It definitely kept the feel of the show nonetheless with the cheesy dialogue and silliness of some of the situations. The story was fun, and although a darker tone then the television show, it still isn't anywhere near the typical dark tone of Batman comics you have come to love. If the 60's Batman Show was the color yellow, this comic is the color orange, and the usual Batman comics the color black (best way to describe it). 

The artwork by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez is excellent. I know this guy has been around, but I don't think I have ever seen his work until now (Not to my knowledge at least), but HOLY ARTWORK it is absolutely amazing. I definitely will have to keep checking out this old chums work. As an artist myself, I am completely in envy. 

The price tag is much more then the usual three to five dollar comic book, and some might find it a bit steep for only 30 page or so of actual story, but with it comes the actual pencil work from Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez of the entire story, and pencil work of the variant covers, as well as a manuscript of the original lost episode penned by Harlan Ellison. Some still may find that 9.99  is too much, most people will just read the story, and by pass everything else, but as an artist (sorry to bring that up again) I really truly enjoyed the pencil work and could even take from it artistically. The manuscript was also a fun read as well.

Overall, I truly enjoyed this one-shot comic, I loved the fun story, and excellent artwork by Garcia-Lopez. I know the Batman '66 comics are an ongoing thing, and I just picked up issue 2,3,4,6 of Batman'66 Meets Green Hornet (gotta get 1 and 5! Ugh), a special 6 issue story written by an inspiration of mine, Kevin Smith. So stay tuned for when I get all 6 I will definitely be reviewing those! I am glad that 'The Lost Episode' wasn't a bomb, because some days you just can't get rid of a bomb.

4.5 out of 5 

REVIEW: The Flash Episode 1

THE FLASH

Episode 1: CITY OF HEROES
Premieres OCTOBER 7th 

Nine months after the Star Labs explosion, Barry awakens to find a lot has changed while he was in a coma. With his new friends and powers Barry must try to right the wrongs of his new Mentor and Owner of Star Labs.

REVIEW:

Since I am currently at work while writing this, I don't expect this to be a very well organized review, and will basically just be me writing my thoughts as I go along.

 I remember first watching Arrow season one out of curiosity being a huge fan of comic books, comic book movies, and of DC comic characters in general. I wasn't expecting much. How could a show on The CW be good? A channel known for its teeny bopper shows like Vampire Diaries couldn't have a show that would cater to my age and sex. Boy, was I wrong. Arrow became one of my favorite new shows on television, and I am now writing this a day after finishing the beyond excellent and amazing season two of Arrow (yes, I was beyond behind). I've had the pilot episode of The Flash sitting on my computer for a month but could not get around to watching, I knew I had to finish Arrow season two first before I could move onto The Flash. 

In episode eight of Arrow season two  "The Scientist" we are introduced to Barry Allen, played by Grant Gustin (of Glee fame apparently). We get to see his character set up for The Flash in episode 8 and 9 of Arrow. Grant surprisingly holds his own in the episodes and portrays Barry perfectly. It was a nice touch introducing his character in Arrow and I found it definitely helped the pilot episode out by removing any filler content that tends to tarnish pilot episodes (Gotham being an example of this).

Episode One of The Flash is a good pilot episode, but by no means a great one. If you are a fan of Arrow, please note that these two shows are completely different in tone. Arrow is the Batman of television, its dark, dramatic and action packed, as The Flash is a lot more bright and upbeat, and "fun" (Not saying Arrow isn't fun). The Flash definitely has a comic book vibe to it and it doesn't hurt it, but it is a warning to Arrow fans expecting the same vibe. 

The show has many moments that made me cringe, be it bad lines, or acting, or just the overall cheesiness of it. I can look past this as I did season one of Arrow which had the same faults, but still was an excellent show. The pilot was still a tight episode, and I had a blast with it. The fact that when Flash is running they have the iconic red and yellow blur with lightening bolts streaming out the back like the comic was excellent. They could of easily just had a red and yellow blur but that added lightening bolt effect was amazing to see in action. 

The villain which I believe was Weather Wizard (I don't know if he was given this name in the show) wasn't very interesting and really had no motive at all in the show, but the tornado battle with him and the Flash was great. For a TV show, the special effects are outstanding, although not great, they are better than most TV shows around and show that the creators have the budget to pull this off.

I just recently watched Gotham and as a big Batman fan was hoping for something great. As I watched the pilot episode I was extremely disappointed, but could see that the show could possibly have potential, with The Flash pilot episode, what it had to offer, with its minor flaws, I know for a fact that this show will grow into something amazing, and like Arrow, will hopefully by season two, grow into another excellent must watch show.

Overall, The Flash is a great, fun, "flashy" show that may be topped off with a bit a cheese and so-so acting, but it is a show that has lots of room to grow and become one of the top shows on TV. Before I go, I do want to say that the costume for the Flash needs a bit of work that hopefully will change by the end of the season, or pull an Arrow season two and make a costume change! I miss the white logo in the center!

7/10

EARLY REVIEW: Weezer's "Everything Will Be Alright in the End"

REVIEW:

Weezer's "Everything Will Be Alright in The End"

On Weezer's 9th studio album (Not counting 2010's Death to False Metal) Everything Will Be Alright in the End (AVAILABLE OCTOBER 7th), Rivers Cuomo promises a return to form, and as lead single "Back to the Shack" tells you, it is also an apology to fans for Weezer's past efforts (although I am one Weezer fan who doesn't need an apology.). If you have followed Weezer throughout this albums creation you can tell that Rivers' heart was in this album from the very beginning, he wanted to create something special, create something that Weezer fans would be proud of, and something he could be proud of. Does he succeed, does Weezer have another classic album on their hands?

1. Ain't Got Nobody- "I had another nightmare" a child opens the album up, "Go back to sleep honey, everything will be alright in the end" replies what we can only assume to be the mother. Guitars kick in chugging along to a great melody. The melody is catchy and switches enough to not be repetitive, unfortunately the songs title is sang over and over a bit too much, but it doesn't get in the way of ruining this very catchy song. When the solo kicks in, you can't help but smile, and the backing vocals at the end of this song are awesome and ends the first song on such a great note! 8.5/10

2. Back to the Shack- The first single from the album, a mission statement for the record, an apology to the fans. It opens with a cool guitar riff, and followed by some really catchy lyrics. They may not be perfect lyrics, but they are fun, and joyful and easily get stuck in your head. A lot of Weezer fans (mainly on the ATW forums) do not tend to like this song, it is understandable, but I find a lot of pleasure in this song, with the catchy lyrics, cool guitar riff, Scott's killer bass riffs, and that excellent guitar solo. It may not been the best choice off the album for a first single, but it is still an enjoyable song. 8/10

3. Eulogy For a Rock Band- A song about the end of a rock band. It is a unique idea for a song. A goodbye to long time rock bands (don't go away Weezer! We love you!). The okay verses follow a very beautiful melody that lead straight into an extremely catchy chorus, which I found myself singing for days in my head. The song is very straight forward, but it doesn't kill the song. Again we find ourselves with another great solo from Rivers (you're back!!). 8/10

4. Lonely Girl- This is classic Weezer, no denying it. From the sweet harmonies, to the very Beach Boys/ Beatles/ modern oldies vibe, this is Weezer. It has some great lyrics, it's melody is catchy, it has a perfect bridge. This is a song you would find on the Green album (and be the best one on there) or even on the Blue Album! The bridge is killer as well, with a bit of a Nirvana vibe going on. Let me mention the awesome drum fill after the bridge, the drums on this album in general. A+ Pat! Once again, another killer solo. 9/10

5. I've Had it Up to Here- Rivers seems to be doing tons of falsetto's on this album, and this song shows how amazingly well he is at it! The melody on this song just rocks, and again Rivers' vocal performance on this song is excellent! The bridge comes in softly, and sounds very similar to something Queen would of done, with perfected backing vocals and an excellent melody which leads directly into a perfectly fitting solo. 10/10

6. The British Are Coming- It opens with a military like drum roll, with some spoken words, followed by a cool acoustic guitar riff and humming and a piano riff, in comes that famous Weezer guitar fuzz. This song is odd, it is really about Paul Revere (although he did not act alone) and spreading the warning of the British coming, but I truly believe there is another meaning to this song, I just have no idea what it might be. It is an odd song no doubt, but it is Weezer and we shouldn't expect anything else! Lines such as "Punk ass redcoats trying to run the show" should not actually work in a song, but Rivers' knows how to make it work, and its goofy, and fun. Again, another song with a catchy and fun chorus and amazing melodies, Rivers' is great at writing melodies, and he has a really unique skill of writing such wonderful Bridges as this song has one, followed by one of the best guitar solos on the album! The lead guitar at the end of this song is beautiful. 10/10

7. Da Vinci- Once again we have something that shouldn't work in a song, and that is the ridiculous whistling at the begging and after the first chorus, and again it works to perfection. The melody again is great, upbeat, and fun. The bass line is also fun. The chorus is excellent, and charming, with absolutely nerdy goofy lyrics that actually work. There is also an awesome bass drum fill after the first chorus after the whistling. The ending has an awesome piano that comes in and ends the song perfectly. 9.5/10

8. Go Away- This song is a duet with Best Coast singer Bethany Cosentino, a first for an official Weezer album. The lyrics are wonderful for the fact that it tells a great story between a guy and girl. The guitar tone on this song is 100% classic Weezer. It unfortunately falls victim to a repetitive chorus with only "Go Away" being the only lyric in the whole chorus pretty much, although I wish it would of been filled with more, I think it fits the sweet, and quick vibe of this song. The bridge is yet again another perfect bridge from Cuomo. It is a very basic "verse chorus, verse chorus, bridge, chorus" with no solo and doesn't really do anything different to change things up, but I fully enjoy this for the sweet, simple, emotional back and forth story between boy and girl. 8.5/10

9. Cleopatra- Cool harmonica/acoustic guitar intro similar to such songs as "My Name is Jonas" and "In the Garage". The verse lyrics are wonderful, but is again another victim of a repetitive chorus. The bridge is fun and the lead guitar in the bridge is fun and the cool Egyptian guitar before the second portion of the bridge which is being called the "counting bridge" in which the guitar get heavy and chug about while Rivers' sings "5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, you're older, you're colder". The guitar solo is awesome as can be, I don't like the tone they went with with the guitar sound during the solo, but it is nonetheless a badass solo. Also the kick ass drums that lead into the second counting bridge are killer. 8/10

10. Foolish Father- This is by far the most Pinkerton sounding song on the album. The lyrics are absolutely beautiful, which fits perfectly to the beautiful melody and emotionally driven vocals by Rivers'. The build up into the guitar solo is fun, and the solo is great and emotionally powerful and fitting, The build up after the solo into the chorus is excellent! When the last chorus comes in Brian join in with perfect call and return backing vocals. Then comes one of the most emotional powerful moments in the entire album. A choir kicks in singing "Everything will be alright in the end" bringing a great emotional ending to the song, 10/10

The Futurescope Trilogy-

I. The Waste Land - These next three songs are mainly instrumentals, and they are here to show the talent of the whole band, and damn does it show! "The Waste Land" introduces kickass guitar leads, a sweet melody and amazing drumming. This is a fun instrumental. 9/10

II. Anonymous- A beautiful piano kicks in to some humming, the guitars build up and then comes in Rivers' on vocals. The lyrics are simple, and really aren't the focus on this song, again it is mainly an instrumental. The guitars on here are killer. The song suddenly turns into a very cheesy 80's hair metal sounding song and I am 100% okay with it and 100% on board for it. Rivers' vocals are awesome, and kick ass on this song...but his guitar work, even better! The melody is fun, badass and everything you'd want from a "badass" Weezer song. Pat just destroys on the drums here. 10/10

III. Return to Ithaka- First off that guitar tone is sex to my ears. The dueling guitars are sweet. Impressive guitar work from both Rivers' and Brian. Rivers' is definitely channeling his older days of metal with actual shredding towards the end of the song closing the album on a killer note. Again, Pat killing it on drums. 10/10

THE FUTURESCOPE TRILOGY- 10/10

So did Weezer bring a classic album in 2014? They sure did. Filled with amazing, catchy songs, sweet melodies, and killer guitar and drum work, Everything Will be Alright in the End, is an album Rivers Cuomo and Weezer should be proud of. Is it better than Blue or Pinkerton? Only time will tell. I don't see this replacing Blue as my personal #1 Weezer album (and #1 album overall), could it take out Pinkerton from #2? It is possible. I know Weezer fans, calm down, Pinkerton is a masterpiece, I know. Doesn't mean it can't be replaced by a new Weezer masterpiece. Again, it is something time will only tell. Fans will find pleasure in this album, and I feel it will grow on fans who won't care for it much, and become another classic in their Weezer collection.

OVERALL FINAL SCORE:

9.8/10

ALBUM HIGHLIGHTS:

• Pat kills it on drums throughout this record. He is a great drummer in general but he shines through on this one.
• The guitar solo in British, and Ain't Got Nobody
• The biggest highlight in the whole album to me is the bridge in "I've Had it Up to Here". Pure beautiful music and melody.
• Rivers' great falsetto throughout. 
• Ithaka's awesome ending.
• The boy girl duet is charming on "Go Away"

MUST LISTEN TO

• I've Had it Up to Here
• The British Are Coming
• Lonely Girl
• The Futurescope Trilogy

BoJack Horseman Review

"BOUND TO STIRRUP LAUGHTER"

I turned on BoJack Horseman, the new, and first (ADULT) animated TV show from Netflix, not expecting much and by the fourth episode I knew I was right to not expect much. I always give a show the four episode trial as most shows tend to get better after a few episodes, but with the lack of anything to watch, I decided to keep on going and watch more episodes of Bojack. It then hit me like a bucking (pun intended) bullet to the head that, well, hey (no pun intended) this show is actually really good.

What sets this show apart from other adult oriented cartoons like Family Guy, American Dad, and South Park, is it isn't so overly offensive, which is a fresh of breath air from a cartoon for adults (don't get me wrong, I love shows that are offensive), or at least it doesn't try so hard to be offensive, *cough* Family Guy *cough*. Also unlike the shows I mentioned, BoJack Horseman actually has a cohesive story, which, I at least didn't realize til around the fourth episode (shows how much I was interested at first).

BoJack Horseman attempts to make you laugh, and it succeeds, but I would be lying if I told you it was non-stop laughter, joke after joke, because it isn't, and that is a good thing for a show like this. It is definitely witty, it is smart, and it is definitely hilarious. It perfectly pokes fun of celebrity culture, and has very clever jokes, and the world of BoJack Horseman is constantly weird, and fun, and based in a world where humans exist, but also animal people (the best I can explain it) which adds some great visual jokes, such as a Giraffe getting into his car, an old lady Armadillo almost getting hit by a car who has an excellent reaction. A lot of the jokes are also continuous throughout the series, a lot like Arrested Development. 

As I said in that last paragraph, I'd be lying if I said it was constantly funny, and that that was a good thing for this show, a show that is an adult animated comedy that isn't constantly funny may sound like the point of the show is ruined, but it isn't because on top of the humor the show has tons of heart, and most the characters are excellently written and emotionally broken. BoJack Horseman, voiced by the always hilarious Will Arnett, is a washed up celebrity from an old 90's family sitcom, who is writing a novel based on his life, and his ghostwriter,  Diane, voiced by Community's Annie, Alison Brie, who follows him around to get a good idea of who BoJack is, a very dark, depressed character, who doesn't really realize that he is afraid to be alone, and just wants to be liked. A really good scene that really stood out to me as showing the great humor, and yet emotionally driven story BoJack has to offer, is in the second to last episode "Downer Ending" where BoJack takes tons, and I mean, TONS of drugs thinking it would help him write his novel. He ends up having a ridiculous trip that not only is hilarious, but dark and actually kind of heartbreaking as he comes to a certain realization.

BoJack Horseman might be a bit hard to swallow at first, and it may even be a bit hard to swallow in general for some. The animation is a bit weird, the characters are weird, and the overall concept is, well, weird. The humor may not offend some as much as most adult cartoons do, but it has the wittiness, and smartness of great shows like Arrested Development,  which also stars Will Arnett, and Community, which also stars Alison Brie. The humor is excellent and witty without trying too hard to offend the audience for shock, and the added character depth and heartwarming and emotionally driven character moments make BoJack Horseman a real fresh of breath air in a genre filled with a lot of overlay offensive material.

BoJack Horseman also stars:

Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad)

Paul F. Tompkins (Tenacious D)

Amy Sedaris (Strangers With Candy)

Patton Oswalt (The King of Queens)

Stanley Tucci (The Hunger Games)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014 REVIEW

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(2014) currently sits at 20% on Rotten Tomatoes critic reviews. What does that have to say about this movie? Absolutely nothing. It is stupid to sit here and state that you shouldn't listen to a critics review of a movie, while offering up my own review, but that is what I am here to do, and you don't have to listen to mine either.

As a kid, the Ninja Turtles were my favorite characters. I loved them. I still have all four turtles from the original movie somewhere in my garage, I have the original movie on VHS, and all three of the original movies on DVD. Turtle fans like me, are the ones who have been complaining ever since Michael Bay was attached as a producer, and when the designs of the turtles came out, Turtle fans threw a fit. Unlike those Turtle fans, I didn't worry about Bay's attachment to this movie, nor did I really freak out about the designs, although it was off putting a bit. As I entered the theater, as I do every movie I have a certain fan attachment to (Batman), I didn't go in worrying about these slight changes in the looks or any other issues fans of the original TMNT had. So how did I feel when I left the theater? I felt like a kid again.

The story wasn't anything special, it is hard to give a movie a positive review when the story isn't well written, and has major plot holes. Movies are forms of story telling, so when not having a good story, its hard to say something positive. Fortunately, that didn't bother me in the slightest. Why? Because I saw this movie in the same eyes that saw the original, the eyes of a child seeing the turtles come to life on the screen. This is a movie that should bring all the Turtle fans nostalgia, but unfortunately these fans are going into it ignorantly, and not realizing they are in there 20's-30's, and were a child when they fell in love with the Turtles. Go back and watch the original 1990's movie, the story isn't anything to write home about, it is also sitting at a negative 40% (only 20% higher then the new one) on Rotten Tomatoes. When you go back to watching the 90's movie, you will always love it because it was the biggest thing in your life when you were a child, you didn't care about the story, you cared about the action, and the Turtles, and how cool and fun and funny they were to watch. Well guess what, 2014 TMNT, the turtles are cool, fun, and super funny, and the action is simply AWESOME.

Lets talk character designs. Sure, its super off putting at first, but once the turtles are in action, and interacting with each other, the design and personalities meld together and then you realize, that is Leonardo, that is Raphael, that is Donatello, that IS Michelangelo. You can't deny these are the Turtles you grew up on (TV/MOVIES. Comics, they are a bit different). If you deny that these are the turtles, you are simply being ignorant and blinded by childhood.

Megan Fox is another issue the fans had with playing April O'Neil. She was decent. Nothing special. If any character in this film fell flat, it was unfortunately Will Arnett as Vern, and I love Will Arnett. Not saying he is awful in this, but his jokes fell flat and he felt a bit underused.

Overall, the critics are going to slam this film because they are looking at it professionally, they are looking for a tight, well plotted story. Fans of the original TMNT are going to slam this film because they can't get over the fact that it is a different generation, and the fact that when they fell in love with the turtles it was new, and exciting for them, and the story meant nothing to them, and the action was mind exploding, and the characters were SUPER COOL, but they were also most likely children. The thing with fandoms (especially a nostalgic fandom) is one small change makes them flip out. You could recreate the original TMNT movie scene by scene, but give the turtles four fingers and they would flip the shit out and say it is the crappiest movie of all time. I loved this movie. I felt like a kid again, I left feeling like a kid. I was in aw of the turtles like I was seeing them for my first time. Something I did NOT feel while watching the animated TMNT movie in 2007 (I did not like that movie). Anyone leaving that theater hoping to see a movie close to the original is going to be leaving disappointed, maybe angry, and these are the people who don't realize that the original movie is special because you were a kid and you fell in love with the movie as a kid, and it will always hold a place in your heart and will always blind you from any negative aspects of that film, they didn't matter to you then because you were a kid, and they shouldn't matter now because it is in a special place in your heart. Give the new TMNT flick a chance, see it as you saw the original as a kid.

I give this movie:
4 and a halfshell(get it?) out of 5.