Saturday, 14 June 2025

Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2019)

Batman vs. TMNT (2019)
Dir. Jake Castorena

I was a huge fan of the Turtles as a teenager, but it didn't carry through to adulthood like my love of Batman did. I've thought of revisiting the first ever TMNT comicbook a few times in the past decade, but that hasn't happened yet. Maybe someday it will.

It might seem like an odd pairing, but a connection is made between the two franchises, so it'll be helpful to have a level of familiarity with both. A basic knowledge of the Turtles' origin will suffice, but you'll need significantly more awareness of Batman's rogues gallery to get the most from it.

The world itself is a respectful merger of the two. It's set in Gotham, so favours that style, particularity during rooftop scenes, but the street level action has a Turtley NY vibe.