Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

2023
PG
1h 39m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

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Computer Animation Hand-Drawn Animation Superhero Teen Adventure Teen Comedy Urban Adventure Action Adventure Animation Comedy

The Turtle brothers work to earn the love of New York City while facing down an army of mutants.The Turtle brothers work to earn the love of New York City while facing down an army of mutants.The Turtle brothers work to earn the love of New York City while facing down an army of mutants.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

70K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

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Awards
- 1 win & 73 nominations

Raphael
(voice)

Ayo Edebiri

April O'Neil
(voice)

Maya Rudolph

Cynthia Utrom
(voice)

John Cena

Rocksteady
(voice)

Seth Rogen

Bebop
(voice)

Rose Byrne

Leatherhead
(voice)

Natasia Demetriou

Wingnut
(voice)

Giancarlo Esposito

Baxter Stockman
(voice)

Jackie Chan

Splinter
(voice)

Ice Cube

Superfly
(voice)

Paul Rudd

Mondo Gecko
(voice)

Post Malone

Ray Fillet
(voice)
(as Austin Post)

Hannibal Buress

Genghis Frog
(voice)

Mr. Beast

Times Square Guy
(voice)
(as MrBeast)

Derek Wilson

Spider
(voice)

Ninja Turtles and Their Seth Rogen Impressions

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Trivia
In contrast to the norm for animation, the cast recorded their voice roles together in groups rather than independently from one another. A single recording session could include up to seven actors. This environment allowed for the cast to play off each other as well as employ a lot of improvisation in their performances.

According to Seth Rogen, "For every session, we lumped people together. We really went out of our way and bent over backward to try to capture that improvisational energy you get when a lot of people are in the same place at the same time."

Goofs
When Superfly is attacking the city near the end, he kicks a tanker truck, which flies through the air and explodes in the street. Moments later, the same truck is seen intact and undamaged.

Quotes
Master Splinter: [Splinter catches the Turtles sneaking back in late] Boys, where have you been? I've been freaking out!
Donatello: We're sorry, Dad. Listen...
Michelangelo: It was this cat, and you know I'm scared of cats, so...
Raphael: Yeah, the cat.
Master Splinter: [suspicious] Wait a second... you said you would go shopping, then come right back. Where were you?
Donatello: Uh...
Leonardo: Look, we're really sorry, Splinter. Some of the guys wanted to see a movie, and I tried to talk them out of it.
Donatello: LEO!
Master Splinter: WHAT? You watch a movie with the HUMANS? Ugh!
Michelangelo: You ratted us out!
Master Splinter: [offended] Hey! Don't use that word that way.
Leonardo: I mean it's 2023 Mikey...
Michelangelo: Sorry, Dad.
Donatello: It wasn't that big a deal! We just watched a movie and came back. We're fine!
Master Splinter: [grumbles] You forgot, huh? You don't remember why humans are disgusting monsters? Why they're dangerous? Why they're gonna milk us for our blood?
Michelangelo: They don't want to milk us dad.
Donatello: Again with the milking...
Raphael: We don't even have nipples!
Master Splinter: You know what? I'm gonna tell the story again.
[everyone complains]
Master Splinter: Just for that, I tell you the LONG version. Hehehe!

Crazy credits
There is a scene in the closing credits: as the Turtles and April enjoy high school, Cynthia Utrom spies on them and decides to bring in the Shredder.

Connections
Featured in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Your Daily Fails (2020)

Soundtracks
Ante Up (Robbin Hoodz Theory) (Radio Version)
Written by Jamal Grinnage (as Gerard Jamal Grinnage), Billy Danze (as Eric Murray), and Darryl Pittman
Performed by M.O.P.
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment

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7/10

This is definitely entertaining and worth a watch but I'm not sure it's the reboot we were looking for

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) is a movie that my daughter and I caught today at an advanced screening. The storyline follows the Ninja Turtles as they become teenagers and obsessed with the human world. They run into a reporter, named April, who accidentally convinces them that becoming heroes will help people adjust to them. They target a recent crime spree that happens to be executed by mutants that may be tied to their past.

This movie is codirected by Jeff Rowe (The Mitchells versus the Machines) and Kyler Spears (directorial debut) and contains the voices of Jackie Chan (Rush Hour), John Cena (The Suicide Squad), Ice Cube (Friday), Seth Rogen (Superbad), Paul Rudd (Ant-man), Post Malone (Wrath of Man), Giancarlo Giuseppe (Breaking Bad) and Rose Byrne (Insidious).

This is a rather uneven addition to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles universe. The storyline set-up, and background of the turtles, is perfectly executed and entertaining. The animation was excellent and almost had a claymation feel it at times. The voices were well selected and it was impossible to not love Ice Cube and Jackie Chan, who were both terrific. Despite how good Ice Cube was in this, I don't think I loved his character as the main villain. They took too many non-traditional twists with the mutants and turtles that it kind of rubbed me the wrong way. I will say the soundtrack was excellent. It might have been the best part of the movie.

Overall, this is definitely entertaining and worth a watch but I'm not sure it's the reboot we were looking for. I would score this a 6-6.5/10 and recommend seeing it once.