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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
U/A (INDIA)
2016
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Positive Reviews
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Negative reviews
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2.8
But there is something compelling about the way the movie fully realizes an oozing, vaguely effete tentacled brain alien through the dark magic of spe ..
Av Club
2.0
Indeed, you can almost touch the bland sense of innocuous mediocrity as it passes you by.
Den Of Geek
3.2
This giddy sequel is a huge step up from 2014s hideous franchise reboot, and one of the best things Michael Bay has ever done.
Indie Wire
3.0
Yet, what has always made TMNT such a fan favorite franchise is its devil may care spirit.
We Got This Covered
2.0
Those looking for big, dumb fun, however, will find plenty of it amongst TMNTs shadows.
Austin Chronicle
1.0
TMNT: Out of the Shadows is the second film in the rebooted franchise about the heroes in a half shell.
Time Out
2.5
To say that this one is notches above its dull predecessor on every count is not overplaying the praise.
ETimes (TOI)
3.0
0 At a time when the market is flooded with serious superhero films featuring gritty battle sequences and the intricate backstory and connective tissu ..
Collider
3.2
Probably because, like other odd superhero movies Thor or X Men: First Class, Out of the Shadows knows that it doesnt need to take itself too seriousl ..
Paste Magazine
1.3
The jokes feel like place holders for actual jokes, especially Michelangelos mediocre, sub knock knock jokes mugging.
Rogerebert
3.3
There is no doubt that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows is head and shell better than its predecessor.
IGN
0.5
The action sequences and visuals this film attempts to live off of come off as stale regurgitations from the first film.
The Young Folks
1.5
Instead it succumbs to the same tonal issues that scuppered its predecessor, finding itself stuck in the middle ground between being too dark for kids ..
Cinema Blend
3.0
What started out as a comic book parody in the 80s turned into an iconic kids favorite in the 90s.
Ny Daily News
3.5
The effects are solid and this is especially true with the CG characters at the forefront.
JoBlo
3.0
Out of the Shadows offers satisfying escapism and spectacle, mixed with the lovable heart and humor that has cemented the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ..
Screen Rant
2.5
Though a sci fi Earth in peril plot is central, the films sidebar soul involves purple ooze that could alter turtle boy DNA back to human.
The Globe And Mail
1.3
The latest product (I just cant bear to call it a film) in a franchise of cartoons, video games, toys, and comic books going back to 1984, Teenage Mut ..
Philly
2.2
This second installment in Bays latest franchise is mindless junk, but its pretty much on par with its very successful predecessor, and so should sati ..
One Guys Opinion
1.9
The Turtles, in this latest incarnation, were and remain shiny but stupid entertainment for kids.
Rogers Movie Nation
3.5
It wasnt a much of a creative achievement, but it found an audience big enough to inspire a sequel. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows i ..
Blu Ray
2.5
At this point, the fact that this sequel is significantly less creepy than its predecessor is, one supposes, a virtue.The follow up is also less cynic ..
Mark Reviews Movies
3.5
Like a good comic book sequel, the story brings back old villains, introduces news ones, and expands on the established mythology.Its a better, more l ..
Eric Ds Nider
2.5
Ill admit this isnt the complete train wreck I anticipated, as some of the action scenes are handled decently and most of the special effects are easi ..
Screen It
1.3
Produced by Michael Bay four words that should strike terror in the heart of every movie lover the film is the latest chapter in a franchise everyone ..
Rolling Stone
1.0
The film is at its best when embracing the inherent weirdness of its source material, namely the four brothers ultimate nemesis.
The Wrap
2.5
Like the first film, Out of the Shadows is basically junk food, no better or worse for your children than a tub of popcorn and a keg sized Coke.
News Day
2.5
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows knows what it is, and what it is is stupid.So hey, kudos for settling on something.
Film Journal
2.0
Bebop and Rocksteady are hilarious if you are a fan of fart jokes.
Hindustan Times
2.0
Kids will respond to the film, but the relentless dumb exuberance is unlikely to win many adult fans.
The Guardian
1.0
Bays subtexts remain questionable: here were asked to cheer heavily weaponised pizza guzzlers against a cabal of non Caucasians, in a way that altoget ..
The Guardian
2.0
This one at least seems to know its stupid and the story, incomprehensible as it is, offers more opportunity for levity, which you sorely need in a mo ..
Az Central
2.8
So while Out of the Shadows may not be any smarter than the first installment (or really all that smart at all), its certainly a lot more fun.
Ew
2.5
Out of the Shadows isnt a masterpiece by any means, but its ten times better than its 2014 predecessor.
Cinema Crazed
2.0
This 12A rated effort falls awkwardly between two stools: its too macho for kids, while it lacks the narrative sophistication, ambition and the estima ..
Flim List
2.0
But surprisingly, Out Of The Shadows is considerably better than its predecessor.
Empire
2.5
Susan Grangers review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (Paramount Pictures) Filled with Michael Bays usual high octane action, this ..
Susang Ranger
3.0
Slightly better than the original but not enough so to really justify a full blown franchise, at least this sequel is a small step in the right direct ..
Common Sense Media
2.0
Everything is just presented in a manner that will annoy adults if anything, especially the awful comedy.
Flickering Myth
1.3
Your 11 year old is going to love this film. Then hell grow up and wonder what he was thinking.
Sf Gate
2.5
Which isnt to say that Out of the Shadows is good, but its badness occasionally exudes a kind of lurid integrity.
Slant Magazine
3.1
Neither an embarrassment nor a triumph, it is nevertheless an improvement over the last film.
Washington Post
1.0
In 2014s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the title characters, on meeting the journalist April ONeil, comment with aggressive enthusiasm on her good loo ..
The New York Times
2.5
Its a bona fide cultural phenomenon.And yet all you have to do is recite the name to remind yourself that it was all intended as a joke.
The Film Stage
1.9
Its more cacophonous than cinematic, and loses the quirky charm of the cartoon in the avalanche of computer generated violence.
Chicago Tribune
3.2
Its very dumb, but you already knew that. That said, the action scenes are well done and Bebop and Rocksteady are the cutest movie couple of the year.
Uproxx
0.0
Its a role that is not only thankless but apparently completely unnecessary: the wretched spectacle of Linneys debasement aside, I cannot figure out w ..
Flickfilosopher
1.5
As throwaway entertainment for bored kids on weekday afternoons, the TMNT cartoon was serviceable, but the same kind of plotting, dialogue and in your ..
Las Vegas Weekly
2.5
To say that this installment of the latter series is superior to its predecessor is damning it with faint praise, but its likely to reasonably satisfy ..
Hollywood Reporter
4.0
Franchise newcomers expecting a Marvel Studios style take on the Turtles will likely be disappointed.
Lyles Movie Files
1.3
I have no idea how it spawned two sequels and a CGI animated spinoff.
Movie Freak
3.2
Out of the Shadows is by no means a really good pizza, but if you liked the last film, its worth a slice.
Detroit News
1.5
Every bit as noisy, brain numbing and lowbrow as its predecessor, the Michael Bay production never strays from basic blockbuster formula.
Variety
4.5
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Hit Fix
3.8
The entire premise is inherently silly, and the movie embraces that fact in a way the previous one didnt, leading to a much more enjoyable experience.
Aisle Seat
3.5
There are plenty of times when the filmmakers behind a sequel retroactively apologize for the prior installment.
Forbes
2.0
You will need a very powerful microscope to measure that margin, but it is there.
Herald Sun
1.8
Its just a shame the directors talents are wasted on this brand stamped mess.
Consequence Of Sound
1.5
But again, nobody seems to care.And all these shallow musings come at the expense of what makes the Turtles really great: the unabashed silliness and ..
Vox
2.2
Its computerized cinematography spinning and twirling about with gravity defying abandon, its imagery boasting a lens flaring sheen and its score a mi ..
The Play List
2.5
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows isnt so much a movie as it is a product with a really long name. Its 112 minutes of CGI mayhem, snapp ..
Deseret News
2.0
For my money, its too loud and mindless but who am I to argue with the fans
Urban Cine File
1.3
Ironically, maybe it had something to do with the fact that they didnt have a finished script when production commenced, but Teenage Mutant Ninja Turt ..
Film Ink
4.5
Rare is the sequel that improves substantially upon its predecessor; rarer still is a genuinely great sequel to a movie that wasnt very good at all.
Ner Dist
2.5
Theres nothing subtle about this sequel to the box office hit that successfully rebooted the unlikely adventures of a group of adolescent vigilantes w ..
The Age
3.0
Megan Fox as April ONeil with her sidekicks in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.
The Age
4.0
Bright, breezy and colourful, the bigwigs at Marvel and DC really should sit up and take note.
Mirror
2.0
Published on Jun 2, 2016 Black Nerd Review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Out of the Shadows (No Spoilers).
You Tube
2.5
But this unambitious Michael Bay produced version doesnt seem interested in cleverness, cravenly settling for the usual generic CGI shtick.
New York Post
4.4
A lighter adaptation of the original Mirage comic book series, it was smart, witty and loads of fun.
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
3.5
All in all Out of the Shadows is a lot of fun, it could go further with certain elements and ideas but it far surpasses the last film and boasts some ..
Star Burst Magazine
2.5
It leads to a far fetched, overblown finale that doesnt quite get the heart racing possibly because the outcome is never in doubt.
Nz Herald
1.3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows is a Saturday morning cartoon on Michael Bay steroids. For the under 12 set, thats fine. For the rest ..
Kansas City
2.0
A heightened sense of humour probably makes Out of the Shadows a slight improvement on its po faced predecessor, but its a loud, bright, brainless mes ..
Digital Spy
2.0
Aimed squarely at kids, and with yet another reimagining feeling inevitable in a decades time, this is time killing multiplex filler for kids, and not ..
Flicks
3.0
Disposable though this installment may ultimately be, its rarely dull, and full of elements like good actors content to stay at the level of their lin ..
The Stranger
2.0
Grafting these characters onto the modern blockbuster template just hasnt worked.
Film Racket
2.0
Ask producers and directors at Marvel.But bubblegum is a forgotten fad.
FilmFare
2.5
And it captures the quirky charm and camaraderie of the cartoon thats missing when the movie too often cuts to rote scenes depicting the humans.But be ..
Patriot Ledger
2.0
At least they have the good grace to play the classic theme tune at the end.
Scmp
3.2
Its hard to feel tension in a movie this silly but the numerous subplots should hold the attention of the target audience.
The Film Pie
3.1
First of all, this sequel is a good improvement over the 2014 adventure that rebooted the franchise.
Chicago Sun Times
2.5
Wouldnt want any adults to walk into this movie thinking its for them.
Straight
2.5
I guess there is no accounting for good taste.The heroes on the half shell finally get a worthy film adaptation.
Movie Web
2.0
Still very much a live action cartoon, but one with considerably more charm than its predecessor, thanks in no small part to the game commitment of ev ..
Sandiego Reader
2.0
Gone is the playfulness of its predecessor, in its place a noisy, chugging action movie chock full of fan service in lieu of imagination.
Cinemix Tape
1.0
Saying the second Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an improvement over the first is like saying youd rather be poisoned than stabbed, or drinking ranci ..
Metro New York
1.9
It doesnt matter that much anyway, because all get stuck in a generic, action heavy movie that looks and feels like other Michael Bay produced CGI act ..
Daily Herald
3.5
Instead, Dave Greens film recreates a sense of childlike wonder that is simply intoxicating.Its like this movie has a strange kind of power a turtle p ..
Crave Online
2.0
Obviously thats not saying all that much, and the film is certainly mired in the same root problems that made the previous film and Transformers such ..
What Culture
0.0
There is nothing this movie has going for it Its not funny, despite the writers and directors best attempts to color the movie with slapstick comedy a ..
Polygon
3.0
A sequel to 2014s live action reboot, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows sees the band of sewer dwelling pizza loving giant turtles agai ..
What So
3.0
So watch Avengers Assemble, instead.Dave Greens sequel will keep youngsters and nostalgic fans more than entertained, for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ..
Scifi Now
2.0
Its more like a mildly alarming dumpster fire.Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows is not a good movie, and if youre over the age of thirt ..
Lainey Gossip
2.5
More than anything, this feels like a movie thats really, truly designed as kid entertainment, despite all of the nostalgia hooks it has for 30 someth ..
National Post
2.0
Synopsis The sewer dwelling super team have got a lot on their plate in this action packed sequel.
Sky
3.5
I do recommend this movie if you go with an open mind and promise to not let Michael Bays name cloud your judgement.Youll have a pretty good time.
Blacknerd Problems
2.0
As in Bays Transformers movies, there is lots of action and spectacle to distract audiences from the fact theres nothing too serious going on.
Winnipeg Free Press
2.0
While nothing is good about Out of the Shadows, it is marked more by laziness than malignancy.
Trespass Mag
2.5
Its not as if TMNT: Out of the Shadows is entirely bereft of originality.
Toronto Sun
2.5
Out of the Shadows is most enjoyable when it plays to its strengths as a fun and frothy spectacle, borrowing so much from the late 80s animated series ..
Blog Bullz Eye
3.8
Like its 2014 predecessor, this summer flick is a reminder that a few old fashioned laughs and action packed sequences can go a long way in offering v ..
Johnhanlon Reviews
1.0
But its rarely fun unless you enjoy watching a talented actress like Linney drown in character cliches and dialogue written for the average first grad ..
Toledo Blade
2.5
Just fast.You know, so fast you might be able to stand a viewing with your pre teen.
Movie Chambers
2.5
What saves the film just is the commitment of the amiable cast of actors.
News
1.3
The narrative is choppy nonsense, with characters hopping around with little regard to basic elementary coherence.
The Film File
2.5
All of which is to say this is a production from producer Michael Bay, master of the cinema of CG run amok.And all we helpless mortals can do is cower ..
Seattle Times
3.0
Its Michael Bay lite feel is emphasised not only by Steve Jablonsky riffing off his own Transformers score, but by the frenetic action sequences which ..
Iol Co Za
2.0
The best I can say about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadowsa sequel of a reboot of a cartoon adaptation of a comic bookis that its incom ..
Splice Today
3.0
It delivers the action and entertainment we look forward to, as well as plenty of laughs and warm affection for the characters we know and love.
The Diva Review
2.0
Its still juvenile and simplistic storytelling, but its less torturous than you would expect.
Chesapeake Family
2.5
To the surprise of perhaps no one at all, the latest Michael Bay movie is very much a flashy, juvenile, male fantasy serving film that will appeal to ..
Bangkok Post
2.5
Of course, thats just a long winded way of saying its genial, if violent, nonsense, a thing to be enjoyed in the moment by less discriminate youthful ..
M Live
2.5
That movie was basically an artless Michael Bay film a Michael Bay film only without the artistry, I repeat and it was one of the worst films of its y ..
Reviews Antagony Ecstasy
1.5
I dont see it happening, and thats fine, because I dont need it.I dont need it because I dont have children.
Bk Mag
1.3
I dont like this movie.Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows is a flat movie emotionally, story wise and action wise.
Dcw50
3.0
The kids will love every minute of it, but the smallest among them may be frightened by the violence.
Cinema Clips
3.1
A lot of stuff happens to avoid that, most of it loud and overly intricate and empty of memorable content (a key vial of purple ooze is identified onl ..
Buffalo
4.0
Most importantly, though, Out of the Shadows has one important element that lacks from many of its nostalgia based blockbuster peers: It possesses the ..
Legionofleia
2.0
Undeniably better than its predecessor, this spirited sequel offers more laughs, more fun and more turtles, but some of the same old disappointments.
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