TMNT
Movie, 2007, The live-action films, Set in New York, after Shredder's defeat
TMNT is #7 of 16 in release order and #7 of 16 in chronological order in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
The story
After the defeat of their old arch nemesis, The Shredder, the Turtles have grown apart as a family. Struggling to keep them together, their rat sensei, Splinter, becomes worried when strange things begin to brew in New York City.
TMNT recap
TMNT (2007) finds the four brothers drifted apart after the Shredder's final defeat, until a tycoon's hunt for ancient monsters forces them back together. Kevin Munroe writes and directs this CGI film, which continues the timeline of the live-action trilogy. Leonardo (James Arnold Taylor) is training in Central America; Raphael (Nolan North) fights crime at night as the masked Nightwatcher; Donatello (Mitchell Whitfield) works IT support; and Michelangelo (Mikey Kelley) entertains at birthday parties. April O'Neil (Sarah Michelle Gellar) now trades relics with her boyfriend Casey Jones (Chris Evans) and delivers a statue to Max Winters (Patrick Stewart), secretly Yaotl, an immortal warlord. Winters hires Karai (Ziyi Zhang) and the Foot to capture thirteen monsters that escaped from a portal he opened long ago, and revives his four stone generals. Splinter (Mako) bans crime-fighting until the brothers work as a team, but Raphael and Leonardo keep clashing. After Raphael nearly kills Leonardo in a rooftop duel, the generals capture Leonardo to complete their set of thirteen.
TMNT ending explained
TMNT ends at Winters' tower, where the portal opens and the generals reveal they mean to stay immortal. Raphael rallies Splinter, April and Casey to save Leonardo, Karai and the Foot help bring in the last monster, and the generals are dragged into the portal and turned human. Now mortal, Yaotl thanks the Turtles and passes on, and Karai warns that the Shredder will return. Planned sequels were cancelled after Nickelodeon bought the franchise in 2009, so that tease never paid off, and the film series was rebooted in live action in 2014. Mako died during production, and Greg Baldwin voices much of Splinter's dialogue.
Post-credits scenes
No. TMNT has no mid- or post-credits scene; the end credits carry a dedication to Mako.
Where to watch TMNT
TMNT isn't on a US streaming service right now. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 35%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, before Turtles Forever.
- Chronological order: after Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, before Turtles Forever.
What to watch before TMNT
In release order, the essentials before TMNT (2007) are Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993), and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003).
Cast
- Chris Evans as Casey Jones (voice)
- Sarah Michelle Gellar as April O'Neil (voice)
- Patrick Stewart as Winters (voice)
- Mako as Splinter (voice)
- Zhang Ziyi as Karai (voice)
- James Arnold Taylor as Leonardo (voice)
- Mitchell Whitfield as Donatello / Additional Voices (voice)
- Nolan North as Raphael / Nightwatcher (voice)
- Mikey Kelley as Michelangelo (voice)
- Laurence Fishburne as Narrator (voice)
- Kevin Smith as Diner Cook (voice)
- John DiMaggio as Colonel Santino (voice)
Directed by Kevin Munroe.