Reviews
... the editing by Ellen Keneshea, Vartan Nazarian and John Damien Ryan helps to provide the needed energy. "Beauty" might not be the last word on the Disney animation wars, but it's a most entertaining and enlightening intro.
- Hollywood Reporter 9/10/09
This tale of artistic reincarnation is a classic show business story, not lacking in temper tantrums and clashing egos, and as told in "Waking Sleeping Beauty" it's got a terrific inside Hollywood sensibility plus an unblinking candor that lets the chips fall where they should. Which, given who made it, is something of a pleasant surprise.
- L.A. Times 3/26/10
If you love The Little Mermaid or Beauty and the Beast, or are a fan of old-style Disney animation in general, be on the lookout next April for Waking Sleeping Beauty. The often-moving and skillfully told documentary
- USA Today 9/15/09
Everything should look familiar to longtime turtles fans -- their underground sanctuary, complete with video games; the rooftops where the heroes convene at night, surveying the city. But it all looks and feels reconceived, refreshingly so.
- Seattle Times
Shedding the confines of the original 1990s live-action versions, the new TMNT runs free with crisp, malleable animation and kick-ass action.
- Hollywood.com
The action is breakneck and practically uninterrupted. We're talking a young boy's dream come true.
- L.A. Daily News
The animated fight scenes are both beautiful and realistic. You forget you're watching a computer-animated feature. In a film about ninja turtles, you couldn't really ask for anything more. Other than perhaps a sequel, that is
- Chicago Sun Times
As a piece of film design, the movie is first-rate; on sheer aesthetics alone, it rivals Triumph of the Will for astonishments.
- Washington Post