My thoughts on TMNT

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ZAKI AND SIMON WEBBE

Woohoo, I managed to buy the 6 required Spider-Man toys within 1 week!! :-)
Ytd I went to Tampines Mall for 3 main purposes: to 'recce' around the place I had not been to for some time, to watch the TMNT movie, and to look for the hard-to-get super-articulated Symbiote Spider-Man figure. Indeed I accomplished all 3 goals, and I must say that the CGI-animated Ninja Turtles movie was a lot better than the 3 live-action films of yesteryear.
A lot of dark elements were applied in this film, esp with the Turtles battling the resurrected Foot Clan (led by Karai) and the 4 stone warriors led by Max Winters (who is actually an ancient warrior rendered immortal as a consequence for opening up a portal to release 13 monsters). Not to forget the strained relationship between the impulsive Raphael (who took on the mantle of Nightwatcher during Leo's absence) and Leonardo, who had returned from South America after 1 year of solo training. It all boils down to the importance of family and teamwork. Lol, Mikey's part-time job as Cowabunga Carl was freaking hilarious!! And there was also adequate airtime on the beautiful April O'Neil and the laidback hockey player-cum-vigilante Casey Jones :-)
One interesting sidenote was that towards the end of the film, when Splinter was about to place Winters' helmet onto the shelves of artefacts, the shelves consisted of items found in the past movies... Shredder's helmet, a TGRI canister, the time scepter and pieces of armor worn by the Turtles during their brief tenure in ancient day Japan.