turtle power!

hohoho. there's nothing like a good dose of ninja turtle nostalgia to put a smile on one's face. tmnt may not be the blockbuster like 30... o wait a minute, tmnt knocked 300 off the top grossers' list last week. well, it may not be as... epic... yep, that's the word... as 300, but it's definitely a bodacious walk down memory lane.

there were some really classic michelangelo moments ("i get nightmares of birthday parties"), easter eggs for the fans (check out the trophy wall at the end of the show... there's the scepter of time from the third tmnt live action flick...) and of course, almighty ninja fighting action sequences. while the grand plot was a little bit too much on the sidelines, i think it tied up the whole story pretty decently. in the end, the main crux of story line revolved around the family bond between the four turtles (well, mostly two of them), which was kind of refreshing and definitely gave the movie an edge. one gripe i would have is that it was a short ride, and another is that donatello wasn't given very much to say or do.

don't expect a groundbreaking story and an epic adventure to unfold. just sit down in the cinema and enjoy the the movie. like all things nostalgic, it's best not to think. just feel, and i believe you will come out of the cinema with a turtle-y smile on your face.