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Alright, let’s get the obvious points out of the way. The first rebooted Turtles movie in 2014 was really bad. We all know that, we all still feel it creeping up on us ready to fill us with disappointment time and time again. I want you to do something for me; I want you to pretend Will Smith Aka. agent J has just used the Neuralyzer on you and all of that was just POOF! Gone with the wind. Cleanse your mind of any memory of that other movie and anything else that Michael Bay has had a part in. Only then can you truly watch TMNT 2: Out of the Shadows. Only then can you truly find pure unadulterated turtle power. In true non spoiler fashion, I’ll give you the rundown of this movie and its plot-lines. Main plot: Shredder has escaped! Oh golly! Baxter Stockman is recruited by his grandmother Madea to help Shredder! Oh no! (The Madea part is obviously a joke but who knows maybe Madea did recruit him). Krang is also here too and he’s just as weird looking as always, he’s so slimy bruh. There are also a couple of subplots but I’ll leave those for whoever goes to see the movie. Bebop and Rocksteady also make their debut and they basically steal the show, they’re extremely entertaining by just saying “MAH MAN” a lot. Casey Jones is also great but he doesn’t get to have as much screen time as you would want him to have. The time that he does have on screen is entertaining and a strong showing for him. The turtles actually look better in this movie and their personalities are finally …
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