Aidan the Aspie Critic: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)

Welcome to another movie review! This one is, sing it with me now, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Heroes in a halfshell, turtle power!

I'm not even going to explain who the Ninja Turtles are. I'm pretty sure you all already know. Starting out as a small, independent comic book in the '80s, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles became quite a hit, inspiring more comics, action figures, video games, countless TV and movie adaptations, mountains of disgusting junk food, and even a live concert tour. The movie I will be reviewing today is the most recent Ninja Turtles movie called, well, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, produced by Michael Bay. Oh no.

The movie is about April O'Neal, a young reporter in New York. She hates her job because she never gets to do anything exciting. That is, until the evil Foot Clan and their leader The Shredder attack New York. April witnesses one of the attacks, but then spots something even more strange, 4 giant turtles fighting the Foot. April tells people about her encounter, but everyone thinks she's crazy. Undiscouraged, April investigates more, and eventually meets the turtles, 4 giant pizza eating, Kung-Fu fighting, crime stopping, wise cracking brothers named Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Raphael. The turtles bring April to the sewers where she meets the turtle's master, a giant rat named Splinter. Splinter explains the great danger the Foot Clan poses and tells of their evil plan to take over New York and the world. Will the TMNT and April defeat the Shredder and stop the Foot Clan's plan? Watch Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to find out.

This movie wasn't especially good, but it wasn't especially bad either. Michael Bay didn't ruin the Ninja Turtles. Everybody thought that the Ninja Turtles were going to be aliens, but those rumours were untrue. He DID change a lot of stuff from the original, but it mostly worked to the movie's advantage. There was only one change I took issue with, they gave Donatello glasses. These huge, taped up, nerd glasses that he wears OVER his mask! Okay, Donnie is a pretty nerdy character, but he didn't need freaking glasses! Why not give him glasses that are actually goggles? That would've been fine, and it would look cool. These giant nerd glasses just look SO STUPID!!! That and Splinter's re-design is pretty ugly. And the Foot Clan's re-design is pretty bad. They don't even look anything like ninjas! The movie changed the turtle's and Splinter's backstories to something that made a LOT more sense than their original backstories. I didn't take any issue with the turtle's re-designs. I think they actually look pretty good, except for maybe the faces. They gave them different body shapes and clothing to tell them apart! This is a lot more cool than only giving them different coloured masks and different weapons. The Shredder is one of the coolest villains EVER in this movie!!!!!! Instead of just making him a samurai Darth Vader/Wolverine rip off, they went all the way and made him one of the most deadly and threatening villains I have ever seen! Instead of just having knives popping out of his hands, he can now shoot knives from anywhere in his body! He also has magnets built into his suit so he can pull the knives back! AWESOME!!!! However, as threatening as Shredder is, his evil plan makes no sense. But then again, Shredder has never had very good evil plans in the past, either. I really liked all the little references and homages to the original Ninja Turtles comic and even the original cartoon. For example, the opening and end credits are done in an Eastman and Laird comic book style and Shredder says that tonight he was going to dine on turtle soup. The humour was okay, but not great. The jokes coming from Will Arnett were not funny at all. I didn't even crack a smile. The humour coming from the turtles always got a giggle, but their humour consists of absolutely nothing but pop cultural references, giving the movie a pretty dated feel. There were lots of important Ninja Turtles characters that didn't appear in this movie, like Casey Jones, Bebop, Rocksteady, and Kraang, but they will probably make appearances in later instalments. There is an obvious setup for a sequel. In conclusion, this movie is bad. The story makes no sense, some of the acting is pretty bad, and it just has Michael Bay written all over it. HOWEVER, this is still an enjoyable movie. It's not high-class entertainment, it's a popcorn flick. It's not that bad at all if you just want a fun movie! It could've been a lot worse, Michael Bay has made much worse movies based on '80s cartoons than this one. *cough*Transformers 2*cough*! Just take this movie for what it is. This movie gets 2.3 stars out of 5. Not a good movie, but you will still enjoy it!

Have you seen Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? What did you think of it? Tell me in the comments!

Just a Quick Update...

Hey guys!

I know I haven't been posting anything for a long time, but that is because I am busy making posts for all 4 of my blogs. I have a Top 11 list and a review of the Cirque Du Freak movie coming up on my Nostalgia Kid blog, I will begin to review individual episodes of My Little Pony on my Brony blog, I have some video game reviews and Let's Play videos coming up on my gaming blog, and finally, I have some new movie and book reviews coming up on this blog! I still need some time to work on these huge projects, so please be patient. I am still here, and there is some good stuff on the way! So, yeah. That's all I have to say. "Ssssssssssss" Oh no, not again! Gaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!! "Heh heh. Ain't I a sssssssstinker?" 

YouTube + Google+ + Aspie Kid Who Isn't Allowed To Go On Social Media = FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No! I just went through a lot of trouble during the summer to delete my accidentally created Google+ account without deleting my YouTube account and now I'm FORCED to have Google+ just to post a freaking COMMENT!?!?!?!?!? WTF Google!?!?!?!?!? I'm a kid, who isn't allowed social media, and I love posting videos  and comments on YouTube, and you want to ruin that for me!?!?!??! You are evil!!! Nobody cares about Google+, quit trying to make it a thing!!!!! I am very stressed by this, but I guess I can live with it, maybe. I love posting comments the most, and now you can't even REPLY!?!?!??!? You are so stupid!!!!!! The good thing is, a lot of other people are pretty ticked as well, there are even multiple online petitions, so hopefully Google hears the pleas of the community! YouTube has been working just fine, you don't need to go and change anything!!! Now, I'm usually not one to complain about change, ("Nooooooo! Disney bought Lucasfilm!!!!!!! They're making new Star Wars movies! It's gonna be stupid! Mickey Mouse is gonna be in it and they're gonna add singing! Oh, wah, wah, wah!!!!!") but this is just unacceptable!!!! I hope this petition works, because I'm not looking forward to explaining to my Mom that I need to use Google+!!! She'll kill me! Thank you for listening to my first rant! SCREW YOU GOOGLE!!!!!!!!!

Update: Now that I think about it this isn't so bad. I just need to make some changes. I will not post videos on YouTube anymore, I'll post them right here on my blog! I will only use YouTube for watching videos, I will not post comments anymore, which sucks, but I guess it's a small price to pay. I hope Google reads this because they just lost themselves a user! Until YouTube is changed back, I will just post videos and comments here instead. I hope that you all create your own blogs as a YouTube alternative too so that Google might change things back to normal! Thank you !

Final Update: My Mom read this and set me up with a Google+ page. So, everything is fine now! False alarm! :)

NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! ASPERGERS AND ASPIE NOT FORMS OF AUTISM ANYMORE!?!?!?!?!?

Hey guys!

I just learned that Aspergers Syndrome and Aspie are not terms that explain Autism anymore. Now, it is class 1, 2, and 3 Autism. I am against this and I will say why, I think it is easier to explain to people what I have if I say I have Aspergers or that I am an Aspie than to say I have class 1 Autism. I also think that class 1, 2, and 3 Autism makes it sound more severe than it actually is.

I know what you're thinking, "Is the site's name going to change?" And the answer is no. I am going to be a rebel and keep the old name. I just like the sound of "Aidan the Aspie" compared to "Aidan the Kid With Class 1 Autism". I hope that you will join my Rebel Alliance, and defend the name of Aspergers!

Thank you for your time.

Aidan the Aspie Critic: BOOK EDITION!!!!!! The Strange Case of Origami Yoda

Hello and welcome to my first BOOK REVIEW!!!! Today I will be reviewing one of my favourite books, The Strange Case of Origami Yoda!

The Strange Case of Origami Yoda is part of a series of books, written by a man named Tom Angleberger, about a bunch of crazy kids at a school called McQuarrie Middle School. (Get it? Ralph McQuarrie was one of the people who worked on Star Wars! The entire Origami Yoda series is about Star Wars Origami!) It is a regular sort of school until this kid named Dwight brings an Origami Yoda finger puppet to school. Now, Dwight is WEIRD.(Like me!) He does a lot of weird stuff like sitting in holes all day and talking to squirrels. HOWEVER, Dwight is really, really good at origami. He invents his own models, Origami Yoda just happens to be one of Dwight's own models. Dwight's friends Tommy, Kellen, and Harvey, (THE JERK!!!!!!) thought that this was just typical Dwight nonsense, BUT, Origami Yoda seems to give really good advice, solving everyone's problems in the school. But Dwight is so clueless! How could a puppet controlled by him give such good advice? Tommy, Kellen, and Harvey (THE JERK!!!!!) have a mystery to solve, is Origami Yoda just a puppet, or is he a real Jedi really using the Force? Can they solve the mystery? Read this funny Case File to find out!

When I was first starting to read this book, I thought it would it be dumb, but it was really really good! I'd even put it up there with the Diary if a Wimpy Kid books! Now, this book is part of a series, as I said before. The other books in the Origami Yoda series are Darth Paper Strikes Back, The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee, Art2-D2's Guide to Folding and Doodling, and The Surprise Attack of Jabba the Puppett! I will review them later. Also, there is a new one coming out! It's called, Princess Labelmaker to the Rescue! Anyway, the Origami Yoda series is great! I highly recommend them, they're my favourite! They are the books that got me started with Origami in the first place! Here are some instructions for a RIDICULOUSLY easy Origami Yoda finger puppet. If you can't fold it, then there is something seriously wrong with you.  Just click on the picture to make it bigger!

I'd give The Strange Case of Origami Yoda 4 out of 5 stars! YAY!!!!!!

Pssst, for more Star Wars Origami, get your hands on the book Star Wars Origami by Chris Alexander! He has some AMAZING models! Also, for more stuff on the Origami Yoda series, go to Tom Angleberger's website, http://origamiyoda.wordpress.com/ More book reviews coming soon!

Have you read The Strange Case of Origami Yoda? What did you think of it? Tell me in the comments!

Aidan the Aspie Critic: VIDEO GAME EDITION!!! Skylanders Giants

Hello, and welcome to my first video game review. You know how I posted my review for Jack the Giant Slayer a while ago? Well, I have another Giant adventure that I'm sure you've heard of, SKYLANDERS GIANTS!!!

Skylanders Giants is the sequel to the game Skylanders Spyro's Adventure. Like in Spyro's Adventure, you are a Portal Master, in order to play the game, you need some Skylanders figures and The Portal of Power! You plug the Portal of Power into the USB port of you're gaming station, (Some are wireless, though) and you place a Skylander on the Portal of Power and you play as that Skylander in-game. Now, there are TONS of Skylanders to collect, (Spyro's Adventure figures are compatible.) but, all you really need to complete the game is one Skylander of each element, (Air, Life, Undead, Earth, Fire, Water, Magic, and Tech) one Giant Skylander, (Swarm, Tree Rex, Eye-Brawl, Crusher, Hot Head, Thumpback, Ninjini, or Bouncer) and one fast Skylander (Sonic Boom, Whirlwind, Camo, Stealth Elf, Fright Rider, Cynder, Flashwing, Sunburn, Zap, Spyro, Drobot).

 The game's storyline goes like this, Since the last game, Kaos (The Main Antagonist of Skylanders) has been banished to earth, a realm were Skylanders are frozen. For a reason unexplained, Kaos comes to life on earth and finds the Portal of Power and uses it to get back to Skylands. Kaos, along with his assistant, Glumshanks, find an Arkeyan Robot. The Arkeyan Robots were a race of evil robots that once ruled Skylands with an Iron Fist (Literally!). But soon came a race of heroes that defeated the Arkeyans, The Giants! They destroyed the Iron Fist and brought peace to Skylands, BUT, they were banished to earth, where they have not been seen since. BUT, with Kaos finding the Arkeyan Robot and him looking for the Iron Fist, It's time to bring back the Giants! But, Can the Skylanders and the Giants, along with some other friends, Defeat Kaos and the Arkeyan Robots again? Play Skylanders Giants to find out!

I thought this game was super fun and exciting! Sure, I don't have a Skylander of every element, (I'm missing Earth, Fire, Water, and Magic) which isn't very good because you need Skylanders of a cretain element in order to unlock special bonus areas! There are lots of fun puzzles and the game itself isn't very hard so young children could probably play it. This game has the COOLEST SOUNDTRACK EVER!!!! I'm going to buy it on iTunes if it's available! This game wasn't all good though. This game has voice actors so alot of the characters are REALLY ANNOYING!!!!!! Especially the little Frog thing in the lock puzzles. @#$%! HE IS ANNOYING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He has got to be one of my most hated video game characters of ALL TIME!!!! Also, I just have to point this out, Kaos sounds and acts EXACTLY like Invader Zim! Voltar from League of Super Evil, too!

They have exactly the same facial expression and pose, too!

Me and my Brother have had a BLAST playing this game! I'd give it 4 out of 5 stars! I just can't wait until Skylanders Swap Force comes out this year! Good Game!

Have you played Skylanders Giants? What did you think of it? Tell me in the comments!!!

I'm Alive!

Hi guys,

I guess you were all pretty freaked out when I ran into the Creeper in the last post, well, worry no more! I am alive! I was almost dead, but I miraculously survived. The bad news is, The Creeper got away AGAIN!!! So, he is still sneaking around this site somewhere! We'll get him next time!

In the meanwhile, WATCH YOUR BACKS!!! And I mean this now more than ever because the Creeper said that you guys are next, so WATCH OUT!!!!!!

Bye!