Movie preview: Tenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Martial arts masters Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Raphael reunite to save the world in the latest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. Their old nemesis the Shredder is gone, but a new, even stronger enemy is being masterminded by nefarious industrialist Max Winters. Winters is raising up an army of ancient monsters more powerful than anything the shell-backed crime-fighters have ever seen, and they can only defeat them by putting their differences aside and working like a family.

Patrick Stewart, who provides the voice of bad guy Max Winters, says TMNT features a strong storyline: "The storyline in this is very strong and very unusual. And I think that will certainly hold people's attention. And then again, the world that the artists have created, there is a sort of grandeur about the look of the film at times that I think is going to be unusual and impressive."

Sarah Michelle Gellar, who provides the voice of April O'Neil, says she grew up watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: "Sitting at home, I must have been eight or nine, I'm really dating myself now. And I saw Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and it's a line that you take for granted now but when you hear it for the first time, it might be the strangest combined words ever in the history of the English language. And I remember losing my mind laughing going, this is great, teenage, mutant, ninja, turtles. I am watching this! And just wound up enjoying it."

The following are clips from TMNT:

Max Winters hires Karai and her clan to hunt down the Turtles: (Ziyi Zhang) "Since you are so rich and powerful, what is it we could possibly have to offer you?" (Patrick Stewart) "I need you to be my eyes and ears. I have some friends coming to town that I'd like to roll out the red carpet for. Greet them warmly and bring them to me." (Zhang) "And how will we know these friends?" (Stewart) "Don't worry, they're impossible to miss."

Leonardo returns from his training: (James Arnold Anthony) "I return from my training master. I was so caught up in my own world, I forgot about everyone else. I'm sorry I failed." (Miko) "On the contrary my son, now you are much stronger."

Raphael is determined to hunt down Max Winters: (Nolan North) "So where do we find this guy and his stoned jokers?" (James Arnold Taylor) "We're not going anywhere until we get Splinter's blessing." (North) "You're going to stand here and quote a rule book to me that you ain't been following for a year?" (Taylor) "Look Raph, if you've got something you want to get off your shell, now's the time. But I'm not going to stand here and debate Splinter's direct orders with you." (North) "Fine, I quit."
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