Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is a totally new take on the Ninja Turtles, and it’s not connected in any direct way to any of the movies that have preceded it in theaters. But that doesn’t mean the film isn’t inspired in many little ways by those earlier films (along with the old Ninja Turtles TV cartoons and comics), and knowing what has come before can help you spot all those Easter eggs and references in the new movie.
That’s want our latest video is all about. In under 30 minutes, it recaps some 30+ years of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies, and tells you everything you need to know about the original live-action series, the 2007 animated TMNT, and the two live-action/mo-cap hybrid movies from the 2010s. You can watch our full cinematic Ninja Turtles recap below:
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There have been some really fun Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies, and a couple of really bad ones too. This list ranks them all.