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Monday, March 26, 2007

April Never Looked Better

TMNT opened on Friday and I, needless to say, was there for the event. I used to watch the cartoon on TV when I was little, and even though I had only seen the first movie (one was enough to realize how horrible they all were), I was excited about the new one. The reason was the visuals, of course. The whole movie was CGI, and the previews looked great. I was wary, though, because, let's be honest, I had a feeling the movie was going to be awful. I thought it was going to be campy beyond description. But I was prepared. I was ready. And I was surprised: the movie was actually… good.
Don't get me wrong. The movie's not great, but it is also far better than anybody would have expected (and that includes you, dear reader). The visual aspect is stunning. The designs are great, and the cartoony look of the characters is terrific. The bad guys look awesome (the statues are amazing), and Karai looks beyond cool. Casey Jones rocks, and April O'Neal looks hotter than ever. In a cartoony, big-eyed, pencil-thin waist sort of way, but hot nonetheless. Those eyes! That hair!) And the fact that Sarah Michelle Gellar was providing her voice didn't hurt, either.
But let's not forget the turtles themselves. With different shades of green and cranial structure, each turtle looks distinctive regardless of their mask color. And after noticing their big hands and feet (certainly bigger than expected), I nodded in understanding when I saw Jeff Matsuda was credited as the visual designer. It made sense.
The animation is outstanding, and the story is entertaining, with little camp. There is some, though, but it's kept to a minimum so as not to interfere with everything else. Some jokes fall flat, but, all in all, the story is okay. And the reason this is so is probably because of the "family" storyline, as opposed to the "gotta save the world" plot that can also be found in the film. If it was only about saving the world, the movie wouldn't be good at all. I think it's the dynamics between the main characters than make the film strong. But saying anything else would be spoiling parts of the movie, so let's leave it at that.
The music is also good, and even the pop songs that combine with the score didn't make me cringe. And talking about the score, there I was, sitting at the Rave, thinking how remarkably familiar the music was. Then the credits provided the explanation: it had been composed by Klaus Badelt, of Pirates of the Caribbean fame.
In conclusion, the movie is perfectly crafted, and entertaining enough to deserve your attention. And, if nothing else, you can always try to spot what character Kevin Smith provides the voice of. Enjoy!

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Bueno, parece el típico caso de "la peli me ha parecido hasta buenilla porque me esperaba una basura enrome". Sobre el apartado visual, me alegra que te haya gustado, Fel, o al menos que haya cumplido con las expectativas. Porque si hubiera fallado eso, la película iba a ir a verla Rita.
Así que cuando la vea creo que no voy a ir con demasiadas expectativas. Que eso jugará a mi favor, digo yo.

Anonymous said...

Por cierto, ¿lo descubriste? ¿A KS?

Nash said...

Yo esperare a estrenos emule para verla, el cine es demasiado caro para ver cosas que sabes que no son buenas..,

Nash said...

Tengo una pequeña queja/contratiempo vamos tan rapido poniendo post que no me di cuenta que contestasteis al de Leticia Casta , lo de su apellido era ironia divina, al desaparer del cuadro principal el fin de semana, hay que buscar algun tipo de solucion a este problema. Q si no las argumentaciones se quedan a medias y no podre convencieros de que estais equivocados.

Mario Alba said...

Como he leído que más de una persona ha dicho, no sólo no es tan mala como esperábamos, sino que es mejor que eso. Vamos, que no sólo mola porque no sea una basura, sino por sus propios méritos.

Con respecto a KS, me avergüenza confesar que no me di cuenta (el personaje sólo aparece en una escena y tiene un par de frases). Cuando la vuelva a ver me estaré atento!

Y Nash, sobre lo de Laetitia, siéntete libre de continuar aquí el debate con tus "argumentos" ;)

Anonymous said...

Eso, siéntete libre, siéntete libre, que mientras yo iré afilando los cuchillos. ;(

Mario Alba said...

BRONCA! BRONCA! BRONCA! TPDT! oops...

Nash said...

Afilando cuchillo...mis armas siempre estan listas para el combate, no hay que afilarlas :-)
Cuando me recupere de mi enfermedad y vuelva a tener tiempo hare una critica de susudicha petarda.

Anonymous said...

Pues nada Nash, tu objetiva crítiva espero. :P