100 Movie Challenge 2017 - # 15: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

Director: Dave Green
Genre: Action/ Adventure/ Comedy/ Science Fiction
Runtime: 112 minutes
Year: 2016
Starring: Megan Fox, Will Arnett, Laura Linney, Stephen Amell, Tyler Perry, Tony Shalhoub, Brad Garrett

Description: After facing Shredder, who has joined forces with mad scientist Baxter Stockman (Tyler Perry) and henchmen Bebop and Rocksteady to take over the world, the Turtles must confront an even greater nemesis: the notorious Krang (Brad Garrett).

Review: Dave Green takes over on directing this Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle sequel, from Jonathan Liebesman. Green imitates the camera movements and explosive action that Michael Bay loves so much. The movie looks visually great, but there is one thing I don’t understand. Why do they need to pimp this so much? Why do the turtles call each other Donnie or Mikey, when they clearly have perfect names and they never did this in the cartoon? And their party van is way too high tech, too over the top. Why couldn’t they just keep it retro? Bigger isn’t always better you know.
“Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows” is entertainment, I give them that. And they somehow please the fans by adding Bebop, Rocksteady, Krang and Casey Jones into the film. But it’s all so superficial and the story is very random. Shredder does look better now and the film has some nostalgia here and there. But everything is pimped way too much.

Rating: 2/ 5

Movie Trailer Sunday (217)

Here are this weeks trailers.

The BFG

Description: A girl named Sophie (Ruby Barnhill) encounters the Big Friendly Giant (Mark Rylance) who, despite his intimidating appearance, turns out to be a kindhearted soul who is considered an outcast by the other giants because unlike his peers refuses to eat boys and girls.

Director: Steven Spielberg

Starring: Rebecca Hall, Mark Rylance, Bill Hader, Penelope Wilson, Ruby Barnhill

Trailer: Trailer "The BFG"

Comment: This was one of my favorite stories as a kid!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2

Description: The Turtles return to save the city from a dangerous threat.

Director: Dave Green

Starring: Megan Fox, Will Arnett, Alan Ritchson, Stephen Amell, Wiliam Fichtner, Noel Fisher, Tyler Perry, Johnny Knoxville, Jeremy Howard

Trailer: Trailer "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2"

Comment: Yes, we really needed a second one (*sarcasm*). I'll stick to the '90s movies.

The Legend of Tarzan

Description: Tarzan (Alexander Skarsgård) , having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.

Director: David Yates

Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Margot Robbie, Christoph Waltz, Samuel L. Jackson, Djimon Hounsou, John Hurt

Trailer: Trailer "The Legend of Tarzan"

Comment: Okay, the synopsis sounds a bit strange but the trailer looks kind of amazing.

X-Men Apocalypse

Description: The plot is unknown at this time.

Director: Bryan Singer

Starring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Evan Peters, Olivia Munn, Rose Byrne, Oscar Isaac, Tye Sheridan, Kodi Smith-McPhee

Trailer: Trailer "X-Men Apocalypse"

Comment: Epic trailer!

Bad Roomies

Description: Two guys living together who lose their roommate and put out an ad to find a new one. After a series of disastrous interviews with potential roommates they settle on an apparently harmless but beautiful girl. All seems to be going well despite the simmering rivalry until one drunken night causes all three roommates to make a horrible mistake that start them on a downward spiral. A hilarious yet disastrous game of roommate versus roommate takes a turn that will change all their lives forever.

Director: Justin Mooney

Starring: Patrick Renna, Tommy Savas, Annie Monroe, Jackie Tohn, Kyle Howard

Trailer: Trailer "Bad Roomies"

Comment: Meh...