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Friday 1 September 2023

Batman Vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Film Review


Both Batman and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have been in so many movies that it would be understandable if you forgot about some of them. Well there was a movie released just a few short years ago that proved that the two franchises can make a pretty decent crossover movie and that it's that very movie that i'm about to review fro you all today and so then join me as I review the movie that sees the Batman family team up with the turtles with the film in question being called simply just "Batman Vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" enjoy.

The plot of this film is when the turtles find themselves in Gotham City they have to team up with Batman , Robin and Batgirl to stop The Shredder and Ra's al Ghul from destroying Gotham City for good. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty really good with this plot being nothing more then just pure dumb fun but in all of the right ways in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.



Starring in this film is Troy Baker as Bruce Wayne / Batman and The Joker , Eric Bauza as Leonardo and Darren Criss as Raphael. Also starring in this film is Baron Vaughn as Donatello , Kyle Mooney as Michelangelo , Ben Giroux as Damian Wayne / Robin , Rachel Bloom as Barbara Gordon / Batgirl , Brian George as Alfred Pennyworth , Jim Meskimen as Commissioner James Gordon and Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow , Andrew Kishino as The Shredder , Cas Anvar as Ra's al Ghul , Keith Ferguson as Dr. Baxter Stockman and Harvey Dent / Two-Face , Tom Kenny as Oswald Cobblepot / Penguin and A League Of Assassins Ninja , Tara Strong as Harleen Quinzel / Harley Quinn , Pamela Isley / Poison Ivy , Pizza Delivery Girl and A Woman , John DiMaggio as Victor Fries / Mr. Freeze and Carlos Alazraqui as Bane.

Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film well then in all honesty I in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty really good. With all of this films cast members turning in some really good performances which isn't a surprise for the more experienced cast members but given that they cast relative unknowns for the all of the turtles characters the fact that they did turn in a good performance and hold their own with their more experienced cast members is a shocking thing indeed.



Doing the animation for this film is the legends and the greats that are currently over at the great DR Movie. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual animation that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual animation that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty alot better then  what it really had any right to be as this very easily could have been a cheap and easy to make cash grab and nothing more then that but the fact that the animation in this film is so good just says that the team making this movie wanted to make a genuinely good film.


There is something that really bugged me about this film and that's the fact that they never once explained how the turtles and Shredder got to this dimension. This is something that they really should have done as the whole idea behind this film is these two heroes meeting for the first time and so explaining how the turtles , The Shredder and Baxter Stockman came to New York is something that would have helped the film out quite alot even more so when you take into account The Shredder's plan for this film has him trying to wipe out Gotham City with tech that isn't from Batman's dimension in the first place.

The turtles in this film were really entertaining with them really getting alot of the films more bigger laughs. While alot of what they said and did that got laughs out me personally were references to other turtles media it felt very in keeping with their characters and the fact that we got to see alot of really fun and in most often cases funny interactions as well with characters that we don't normally get to see talking to one another made them all the more funnier and while I would have liked it if the turtles were a bit more serious in this film given the situation the fact that they were over the top and campy in some places felt very fitting given just how popular the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series was and still is.


I really loved that we got to see what alot of Batman's villains would look like if they got mutated with alot of them having mutations that fitted their characters. While there are some that have mutations that don't make sense for their character like Bane for example is mutated into a I think a cheetah which would make sense for Cheetah but it's not a mutation that makes sense for Bane with a better mutation for him being something like a lion or a bear for example but that is a very minor nitpick with alot of the mutations being very fun wit all giving us a really unique look on alot of the more classic Batman villains.

Now then this film has / had a exact grand total running time of exactly one hour and twenty seven minuets and eight seconds. Which I will admit is a bit of a long running time for his film to have as the storyline doesn't really demand a longer running time in order to do it justice and as such we do get alot of scenes that go nowhere and add nothing to the overall plot of the film as well as two finale's which really isn't needed but given just how fun this film is this film having a longer running time is something that I can very easily look past as this is a fun film and I will admit that this film does have some really good pacing to it.


So now then as this is an action film that means that I have to actually talk about the actual action that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual action that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty really good. With thus films action being one of the moments of when this film is at it's most fun to watch and it will always be cool seeing Batman taking on The Shredder or seeing Batman and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles team up to do a really cool looking move in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.


Overall if your looking for a really fun crossover movie then you really can't go wrong with this film as this film is one that's sure to please fans of both respective franchises in my freaking opinions anyways / at least. Now then i've talked about all of the good and as well as all of the bad things that are in this very film in this very review and as such that means that this very film earns itself a grand old score of exactly a 7 out of 10 from me.

Now then as for where I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review well then boy and girls and as well as ladies and gentlemen I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review from the official Batman fandom wiki page , the official Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fandom wiki page and Google Images. With my personally preferred website that I personally preferred to use to get the images that I personally used in this very review being the wonderful the official Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fandom wiki page since all of the images that are currently up and and featured / presented to us on the official Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fandom wiki page are all really fairly high in quality and as well as them all being really fairly freaking high in definition.