Preview: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2007)

Talk about nostalgia. I used to love these pizza lover green thingy ninjas as a child. Oh, probably, still loving them as now. But, heck, it's been a long-long-long time ago since we see any of these green things (my personal favorite was of course Raphael since his name begins with an 'R' and his eye fold was colored red) in an entertainment media be it films, cartoons, or comics (don't know if they still around in some part of this world, though, i based my opinion from what i saw in Jakarta). Now, they were back on screen, and unlike some other franchises which revamped its original conception, the four ninja pupils and their master are on for another story, another arc-enemies, and another new look.

From what i could compiled from reviews, the four ninjas went their own way after the defeat of their arch-enemy, The Shredder, which of course implied that the masked villain won't be in this film, or so i thought. I still don't know who their enemy would be in this film, or whether The Shredder would make any appearance at all. But, one of the review i read, apparently written by a fan, consider that the change was pleasant, acceptable, and it was the best film on the franchise, by far! He even went as far as recommending that TMNT wasn't a mere film that need to be seen, but it was a film that MUST be seen. We'll see about that.

TMNT hit the North American theater this weekend. No info of when the film would hit locals.

On the other hand, Blitz Megaplex has finally open in Jakarta. Located at Grand Indonesia 8th floor, it's only few hundred steps away from my office. I planned to see The Host later this evening at Blitz, and The Good Shepherd afterward. Expect the reviews on Monday, have a nice weekend.