Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: August 8, 2014
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brykotykAug 8, 2014
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ultimately it’s just kind of… there. It’s bland. Most of the things that make the TMNT franchise feel special have been sanded off to make a very generic modern superhero movie, but one that does almost everything worse than the rest do. There’s a brief action scene that’s sort of like a key early sequence in Batman Begins, just… worse. The origin backstory for the Turtles and Splinter and the entire climax scene are photocopies of The Amazing Spider-Man, just… worse. They add nothing to what came before. None of it’s memorable. It’s just there.
If I can give some praise, I’ll give it to Noel Fisher. He’s a good Michelangelo. The few times I found myself smiling, it was because of his performance. Easily the high point.
The script is awful. Nothing makes a bit of sense. Eric Sacks’ evil master plan is to pump the city full of deadly gas and use the curative properties of the mutagen (a shoehorned-in aspect of the IDW comic series that’s just kinda… there, overcomplicating things for no specific reason) to play the “saviour” and cure everyone, and also receive a big government payday. He’s doing it to get rich, even though he’s clearly already crazy rich, with a palatial mountain estate and his own corporate tower in Manhattan. He has no additional motivation. And his actual plan is laughably stupid - he has the Shredder pump the bright red poison gas out from the top of his tower in the city… which would be immediately noticed by absolutely everyone and reveal that he was behind it all along. How does this plan end with anything but him in a prison cell?
The Shredder himself? He doesn’t need to be in this movie. He serves no purpose. He’s just there to fight Splinter and the Turtles, nothing more. He has no motivation and no character. And even then, he’s almost comically bad at being the big bad villain - he just leaves characters “for dead” twice, who of course turn out to be alive, for no good reason at all. Just, welp, I’m leaving now because whatever. Just to give the movie some cheap drama.
This movie doesn’t really have much of a plot to speak of. I think it might have more plot holes than actual plot. Plot holes you could drive a Turtle Van through. (Hey, how’s that for a DVD pull quote?)
It also doesn’t have any real characters; they’re all pretty broad, basic archetypes at best. There’s no real character development or “arc” for anyone. They try to shoehorn one in for Raphael at the end, but the only setup is a very brief scene early on where he threatens to abandon his family. Not much more comes of it, and his big “emotional breakthrough” falls totally flat. They’re trying to have a big character moment without doing the work to set it up.
In fact, there are a number of attempts at “serious”/emotional scenes that were completely laughable. There was nothing to sell them. They weren’t earned and fell flat. The movie does almost nothing to make you care about these characters - it’s assuming you already do, and that makes it fail on the most basic story level.
The mo-cap technology used is impressive on a technical level, but the directing make it impossible to believe they’re “real”. Part of that is because all of the shots with no humans in them (and there are a bunch) are in full CGI, and there’s no “real camera” to speak of. The way the digital camera zooms in and flies around looks incredibly fake and downright physically impossible, which makes all of those scenes feel like a cartoon or a video game. It doesn’t match up with the “real” footage at all, so it’s a really jarring, distracting fit that highlights how unreal the Turtles are. In a movie like this, it was the worst possible choice they could have made.
The action sequences are obnoxious. In fact, the entire movie seems to be directed by a 12-year-old with ADHD. The camera is constantly swooping in and out and tilting into dutch angles and spinning around and shaking with no rhyme or reason. There’s a scene where some random schlub answering a phone gets a dramatic camera swoop. It’s insane. There are no real storytelling skills on display here; it’s just trying to be as busy as possible so you won’t notice. At times it’s downright incomprehensible.
There’s really not that much more to say about it. It’s a bad movie. It’s pretty forgettable. You can barely even call it a movie, or a story, at all. It’s a bunch of mediocre video-game cut scenes sloppily cut together as a movie. But worst of all, it doesn’t do anything to stand out from the most generic superhero-style action movies out there. And for a TMNT movie, that’s probably the worst thing that can be said about it.
And that’s the thing… none of my main criticisms have anything to do with the changes to the Turtles’ designs, or the changes to the backstory, or Megan Fox, or any of the other reasons that have set the fanbase on edge. It’s all to do with this being a poorly-written, poorly-made movie on its own merits. There’s nothing worthwhile about it.… Expand
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Pacific_InfernoAug 8, 2014
This is a complete bastardization of a beloved childhood franchise, in fact it's Transformers 5, but instead of robots you have turtles. If you must go to a movie, see Guardians of the Galaxy instead.

If you want to see new TMNT, tuneThis is a complete bastardization of a beloved childhood franchise, in fact it's Transformers 5, but instead of robots you have turtles. If you must go to a movie, see Guardians of the Galaxy instead.

If you want to see new TMNT, tune into Nickelodeon for the new cartoon. Where this movie is bland and an obvious cash grab, the new cartoon is charming with awesome nods to the series from the 80's and 90's. The only way we can stop the destruction of the things we loved from childhood is to stop funneling money into projects like this by seeing them.… Expand
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GUe1Aug 8, 2014
Megan Fox is the protagonist of the TMNT movie while the turtles are mere supporting characters just like in Transformers. This was horrible. I expected the movie to be bad but not this bad. 0/10, I want my money back.

If you haven't seenMegan Fox is the protagonist of the TMNT movie while the turtles are mere supporting characters just like in Transformers. This was horrible. I expected the movie to be bad but not this bad. 0/10, I want my money back.

If you haven't seen Guardians of the Galaxy yet then go and watch it now, it's a great film and not a waste of precious time and money like this TMNT abomination.… Expand
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davidbriergodinAug 8, 2014
F@#% You Bay! Why do people still flock by the masses to the cinematic crapfest that Michael Bay is part of? Transformers 4 has just pulled in over $1 billion world wide and it's yet to open in some countries in Europe. Read a book,F@#% You Bay! Why do people still flock by the masses to the cinematic crapfest that Michael Bay is part of? Transformers 4 has just pulled in over $1 billion world wide and it's yet to open in some countries in Europe. Read a book, challenge yourself cognitively by even watching good film makers like Kubrick, Nolan and Aronofsky. The "whatever makes money" approach continues to work because people keep seeing Razzie movies, as Bay only knows how to make.… Expand
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hooftyAug 13, 2014
me and my girlfriends and we were hoping a movie that would be a good representation for tmnt but but ended to be just a bad movie like the back story was all held in flash back or that every thing was so quickly glossed over
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Sketch987Sep 18, 2014
Have you ever been dragged to a movie thinking you'll hate it, and then it turns out to be okay... or even great? I have a few times, though usually films are pretty much what you expect.

Then there's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. IHave you ever been dragged to a movie thinking you'll hate it, and then it turns out to be okay... or even great? I have a few times, though usually films are pretty much what you expect.

Then there's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

I went in thinking I'd hate it, and what I got was about ten times worse than that.

Unspeakably bad script. Amazingly bad acting. Horrible direction. Creepy CGI that starts out in the uncanny valley and never moves. And that's before you even touch on the sheer defilement of the TMNT franchise. Seriously, this is possibly the worst A-list movie I've ever seen.

The only reason I'm giving this movie 0 out of 10 is because I can't go any lower.… Expand
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ricky1121Oct 8, 2014
This movie seems way to much like Transformers than TMNT. There is way to much explosions and not that much ninja fighting. This is very disappointing. -
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crimsdingsOct 26, 2014
Michael Bay Movie 101:
Megan Fox butt in the camera - check (see also transformers)
downhill action scene - check (see Bad Boys II) actions scenes so fast and shaking camera that you can't grasp a single thing - check 40 minutes of actionMichael Bay Movie 101:
Megan Fox butt in the camera - check (see also transformers)
downhill action scene - check (see Bad Boys II)
actions scenes so fast and shaking camera that you can't grasp a single thing - check
40 minutes of action instead of a proper ending - check… Expand
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alexschFeb 26, 2015
Megan Fox is certainly a beautiful woman but she needs to either stop using too much botox or invest more time learning to act. She was the only non CGI main character in the movie but somehow the least expressive. Its not like Fox needs toMegan Fox is certainly a beautiful woman but she needs to either stop using too much botox or invest more time learning to act. She was the only non CGI main character in the movie but somehow the least expressive. Its not like Fox needs to give a Oscar winning interpretation but her surprise, scare and amazed face where exactly the same and not very convincing. I know that the plot needs to be water down because of intended audience but it does not mean that there should be none at all.… Expand
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BeastprogamerApr 18, 2015
Very crappy. The original one and the secret of ooze are both WAY better. This remake has bad storylines, action, etc. The characters are okay. This has to be the worst TMNT movie. Go watch something good like the two other TMNT, andVery crappy. The original one and the secret of ooze are both WAY better. This remake has bad storylines, action, etc. The characters are okay. This has to be the worst TMNT movie. Go watch something good like the two other TMNT, and Dumb&Dumber instead of this poop. Still not as terrible as the 2 of Justin Bieber's crappy films though...… Expand
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quincytheodoreAug 18, 2014
This is not your average stupid, this is Michael Bay stupid. There's a certain level of absurdity in movies that I'm willing to overlook. Some may have convenience timing or occurrence, but TMNT has gone beyond any hope of logical salvation,This is not your average stupid, this is Michael Bay stupid. There's a certain level of absurdity in movies that I'm willing to overlook. Some may have convenience timing or occurrence, but TMNT has gone beyond any hope of logical salvation, it discarded any plausibility or decent common sense in that matter, and opted for samurai robot and explosion. I knew it was going to do that, but apparently my expectation was still too high. One of the characters embodies Michael Bay's philosophy, saying that knowing what people like is good, like froth in coffee. Well, this movie doesn't even resemble that, it's that white stuff that accumulates at corners of your mouth when you're really thirsty.

Acting isn't much, there's Megan Fox who looks nice and everything, but she just looks completely in distress, it differs little whether the cause is ninja, samurai robot, or transforming robot. There may be a misconception that Fox’ up close agape look is a selling point, or may be not. Will Arnett tries to bring some comedy, his character often wanders how he caught up in this mess, same could probably be said about the actor. The main problem is how the turtles look exceptionally superficial. Using CG is expected, although the end result appears too mutated for viewing pleasure. At times, they resemble bulked up Jar-Jar Binks, definitely not pretty. While the movie tries to personify them differently, they are just too unconvincing to build any kind of emotional attachment and end up rather shallow.

Plot is a mess, it literally requires one to not question anything and merely marvel at the explosion. Even if the original story is a children cartoon, there has to be some coherency. TMNT doesn't want anything to do with any of that, with each passing minute the movie struts into the realm of impossibility even by dumb standard. Screenplay is poorly written, content is thin, near non-existent even. About half way most audience will stop their attempt to follow the plot, because it's exercise in futility and if one cares about story after about forty minutes, that's more work than the production put in the movie.

I suppose in term of effects it fares slightly better. These scenes are the highlights, and at this point, one won't be surprised if the turtles developed wings and fly. Fights and some action scenes are decent, but it may have borrowed too much from Transformers, just change the robot in flying debris with mutated turtles in flying debris. Cinematography is very Michael Bay, tilted scene, rotating close up, damsel in distress, empty dramatization all around. I guess it works for mindless fun, but it's now more mindless than fun.

The movie belongs in the sewer where it should just stay there, but considering turtle's life span, how it sells like hot pizza and Michael Bay's persistence, I fear for a sequel.… Expand
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Annoymous1Aug 16, 2014
This movie is unforgettable...-y bad. Its been over 10 year since the original remake was made, so a prequel seemed fine. To sum up, it was just a huge flop and ruined TMNT completely. The only positive was the tune and theme, good, not theThis movie is unforgettable...-y bad. Its been over 10 year since the original remake was made, so a prequel seemed fine. To sum up, it was just a huge flop and ruined TMNT completely. The only positive was the tune and theme, good, not the best. A waste of 10 years of production.… Expand
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WhySoSerious54Sep 26, 2014
A huge TMNT franchise fan going back to the 80's. The worst possible version of the franchise. Instead of small, tactical, and funny. They are large, ugly, tanking idiots. Worst Movie I have seen in a very long time.
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KenmeiAug 13, 2014
This wasn't as bad of a movie as I was expecting. The new look of the Turtles didn't bother me as much as it did for other people. The biggest problem I had was two-fold. With the inconsistency of the tone and with Megan Fox.
The tone of theThis wasn't as bad of a movie as I was expecting. The new look of the Turtles didn't bother me as much as it did for other people. The biggest problem I had was two-fold. With the inconsistency of the tone and with Megan Fox.
The tone of the movie stands out at first. It can't figure out if it wants to be a kids movie or something more adult-oriented. That's not to take away from the job that the guys who played the Turtles did. I think they did really well conveying each of their individual personalities and they each got around the same amount of screen time. The tone is so inconsistent though that one moment you're making a fart joke for the kids and the next you have someone get brutally killed. It happens so much throughout the entire movie you have to wonder why they thought this was a good idea.
The other problem, actually main problem, is Megan Fox. She is SO TERRIBLE in this movie it made me cringe to watch her in some scenes. She's just a horrible actress in general and she needs to stop ruining otherwise decent movies with her horrible acting skills she displays. What makes it even worse is the fact that she's pretty much the main character for 80% of the movie. It should have been called "Megan Fox! with 4 large turtle guys or something" because they focus WAY too much on her throughout the entire movie. If it had been someone playing April here, I think my score would be about 5 points higher. Instead you're forced to watch her stumble over lines all the time with a look between constipation and just general confusion on her face all the time.
This movie could have been so much more than it was but it just comes off as a cash grab in the end. It's clear they didn't respect the source material and the fact that they could never figure out what they quite wanted to do with the movie hampers the fact that the Turtles themselves were pretty neat and with a pretty good final boss fight at the end of the movie. But even Megan Fox has to ruin something cool like that too. Don't go see this movie in theaters. Wait a couple years till they bring it to Nick and watch it then cause even diehard turtles fans like myself will see this movie for what it really is: a terrible joke.… Expand
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TVJerryAug 12, 2014
This is a frenzied, confused mess that starts with the emergence of the titular turtles (couldn't resist) as they rise out of the gutters to save NYC from Shredder and his Foot Clan. Their human allies are Megan Fox and Will Arnett. It goesThis is a frenzied, confused mess that starts with the emergence of the titular turtles (couldn't resist) as they rise out of the gutters to save NYC from Shredder and his Foot Clan. Their human allies are Megan Fox and Will Arnett. It goes without saying that the plotting is plodding. The story gets off to a slow start, but once it gets rolling, there's plenty of action…most of its jumbled and unimaginative. Arnett has a few funny moments, but the Turtles' wise cracks fall flat. Kids might enjoy it (although they'll be frustrated by the subtitles), but grownups looking to re-live their childhood fascination will find themselves yearning for their younger days (and their money back).… Expand
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ThegodfathersonAug 12, 2014
TMNT is the thing that was on every kid's mind around the 90's. The loving turtles were icons and role models for kids back then, even for me! This reboot manages to wipe out the charm and fun out of TMNT itself. It's another CGI animatedTMNT is the thing that was on every kid's mind around the 90's. The loving turtles were icons and role models for kids back then, even for me! This reboot manages to wipe out the charm and fun out of TMNT itself. It's another CGI animated action movie with a washed out plot and cheesy dialogues. To come to this all time low, the franchise had to suffer through a bad series of kid movies by Nick and this film is also made by Nick. God. The turtles are back! Yay! Or not. Maybe. The film starts out with boring scenes between April O Neil played by Megan Fox and Vernon Ferwick played by Will Arnett. And Bernadette played by Whoppi Goldberg. Gosh, why did you do that Jonathan Libesman!? This movie was all about special affects and I have to say the avalanche seen was crazy awesome and it was the only thing that was good. By the time turtles show up it's been 30 or 20 minutes. This could have been just called April and Vernon forever in 3D. The turtles are funny, the jokes are washed out but still- TURTLES!!!! After that we meet William Fitchner who plays Eric Sachs, who nobody cares about. Seriously. Shredder shows up after 50 minutes and then everything goes boom blam and boom. For the rest of the movie. When it ended, I was glad that people don't have to watch bad jokes and mind numbing CGI for another hour. These turtles are nothing like the originals. The story is new. Everything is new. Sometimes that's not a bad thing, but now it is. I was hoping this would stay faithful to the TMNT movie. But no, it's YET ANOTHER Micheal Bay bang bang boom movie. It's bad, sloppy TMNT. I give it 1/10 because the did a good job with that avalanche scene. Everything else- 0/10. Another box office bomb. This time it landed on the turtles.… Expand
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Seth19Aug 13, 2014
I was so F@kin dizzy and i vomit watching, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014 , the acton scene is fast and slow all the f@kin time, it looks like it was Michael Bay the director. the movie is so boring and the Ninja Turtles are not funny.
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1deluna3Aug 12, 2014
I grew up watching TMNT and loved them. This movie did not do them any justice. First off, beginning scene's made me dizzy - the quality in which the movie was shot and audio was poorly done. Overall storyline was blah as well as the actionI grew up watching TMNT and loved them. This movie did not do them any justice. First off, beginning scene's made me dizzy - the quality in which the movie was shot and audio was poorly done. Overall storyline was blah as well as the action scenes - over kill on the hill-slide scene. Turtles were just okay but my favorite was Michael. Megan Fox was just a pretty face, didn't bring any substance to her role. The anchorman side-kick was not that funny. Whoopie sure has gained weight. Overall, movie lacked that special something to capture the hearts of us fans. In my household it got 1 thumbs up from my 13 year old. Guardians of the Galaxy was WAYYYYY Better!… Expand
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Jordan20Aug 8, 2014
The cgi of Splinter, in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014 just horrible and the movie if they had another actress not Megan Fox, i think the movie good be a little better, and this movie is better than the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3
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pirex426Aug 18, 2014
I really wanted this movie to be good but it stinks it went from a fart to a shart the kind that leaves you feeling dirty and filled with self loathing for days to come. The terrible acting by Megan Fox combined with the almost rapeyI really wanted this movie to be good but it stinks it went from a fart to a shart the kind that leaves you feeling dirty and filled with self loathing for days to come. The terrible acting by Megan Fox combined with the almost rapey Michelangelo, awful character design and writing made me barely able to sit through the 1st 30 min. of this turd I have never walked out of a movie but this left me wishing I had.… Expand
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MattyiceAug 10, 2014
I had very low expectations going into the film and didnt expect much. I was very reluctant to see this film, but I did anyways. By the end, my low expectations were met. Several things the film did well was give the turtles some character &I had very low expectations going into the film and didnt expect much. I was very reluctant to see this film, but I did anyways. By the end, my low expectations were met. Several things the film did well was give the turtles some character & humor: something that I wasnt expecting from a Michael Bay produced film. The Turtle's acting was pretty good as well, but the human actors were bad, especially Megan Fox. Also, the film's plot was awful and action sequences were a huge letdown. Overall, wasnt expecting much from the film, and I didnt get much from a bad film like this.… Expand
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TransmorgrifiedAug 8, 2014
Positives: The wife laughed everytime megan fox was loudly breathing on camera(pretty much every scene she's in). Seriously, does she have strong acute asthma or something?

Negatives: Pretty much everything else about the movie.
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Cornelius68Aug 10, 2014
it look's like the director of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) , is Michael Bay and not Jonathan Liebsman, because the way the camera moves in this movie.
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SurtAug 9, 2014
Everything gets updated for 2014. No bloody escape. I actually thought the movie was OK. But these are not your turtles growing up. You know why people here saying on how the turtles acted? Cause they acted if the sewer they lived in wasEverything gets updated for 2014. No bloody escape. I actually thought the movie was OK. But these are not your turtles growing up. You know why people here saying on how the turtles acted? Cause they acted if the sewer they lived in was under Harlem. PC my ass if you get offended. Thing is how they acted is not how the turtles everyone knows have acted. Tho they do throw in at the end "Cowabanga" which lacked any reason to have been said at that point and would have served more earlier. and yeah everyone is right. The turtles look like ****

nick updated TMNT. But at least they got the turtles right.… Expand
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EdorkAug 10, 2014
Lol that 2007 movie ain't looking too bad now is it, haters!
I mean...WOW! Talk about taking my childhood and screwing it up for a paycheck. The only good-ish thing about this was the snow mountain scene.
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Starkiller1976Aug 8, 2014
Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes (2014) and, Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) the best movies of this summer, and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) worst movie of the year with Tammy and, A Million Ways to Die in the West.
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KadeemluvmusicAug 8, 2014
Adding insult to injury, what Michael Bay did just ruined not only my childhood memories watching 3 fantastic 90's TMNT movies, but a complete mess. 100% dull and 100% more action = less use of a movie ticket. I really don't watch the newerAdding insult to injury, what Michael Bay did just ruined not only my childhood memories watching 3 fantastic 90's TMNT movies, but a complete mess. 100% dull and 100% more action = less use of a movie ticket. I really don't watch the newer version of the rebooted cartoon on Nickelodeon (now that I stopped watching this horrid rip-off of the always enjoyable 80's cartoon that theme song get stuck to my head) and I haven't bought Turtles in Time for the SNES way back. Those were the good ol days when the Turtles were awesome these days. But in 2014, things have changed and I know this is the 2nd reboot in the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" film saga, but why in the hell would you rather give this reboot a PG-13 rated movie? In fact, how come you make an iconic franchise after 21 years of live-action fun and now dragging it through the ground? Easy, you take your trusty ex-girlfriend Megan Fox as April O'Neil, a terrible script, an unnecessary rap song about "Shell Shocked" that is deemed inappropriate for children and making fun out of Vanilla Ice's "Ninja Rap" classic, Johnny Knoxville's awful voice acting as Leonardo, so does the actor from Monk, and Pizza Hut. Can this thing ever get worse? Oh, and their new CGI look is f***ing terrible. If there's one thing is the absolute worst reboot movie of the year and no I don't wanna mention Transformers: Age of Extinction is this heroes in a crapshell mess. Take your $5 Pizza Hut box and shove it.… Expand
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Bane23Aug 9, 2014
I was near to vomit when i seen this movie, wow how many cgi has this movie and the costumes looked just like the Dinosaurs from the TV show The Dinosaurs, This movie is garbage.
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ArraysionAug 11, 2014
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reminds me of my latest crap. Just because something is nostalgic does NOT make it good. It is the what you see that counts. And when it comes to that, this movie fails...hard.
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ToddAwesomeAug 8, 2014
It is clear to me that Anything Michael Bay touches has a target audience of children with autism. The movie is over the top stupid.out of the 6 TMNT movies that have been released (including the direct to video one) this one comes in 10th.It is clear to me that Anything Michael Bay touches has a target audience of children with autism. The movie is over the top stupid.out of the 6 TMNT movies that have been released (including the direct to video one) this one comes in 10th.

CONS:
Megan Fox can act her way out of a TMNT lunch box.
William Fichtner is clearly phoning it in and his character is complete unbelievable.
Johnny Knoxville does an awful job voicing Leo.
The explosions look more like fireworks than explosions.

Overall very disappointing.… Expand
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TMNTfan1980Aug 10, 2014
This "movie" is a mash of scenes strung together into an incoherent mess. Nothing, and I mean nothing makes sense in this movie. Shredder has absolutely no reason to hate the turtles, seriously. The plot revolves around him and a scientistThis "movie" is a mash of scenes strung together into an incoherent mess. Nothing, and I mean nothing makes sense in this movie. Shredder has absolutely no reason to hate the turtles, seriously. The plot revolves around him and a scientist (Eric Sach's) wanting to poison the city, and make money off the cure. The cure is the Turtles blood. So essentially, there's really no need for any real hate towards the turtles and their rat father, they're just ingredients to a financial gain. Sounds exciting right? (The answer is no).

Meaghan Fox's acting range is limited to three key moves 1) Out of breath (seriously, there is like 5 scenes where she's explaining things out of breath, but she wasn't running or anything) 2) Sexy (yup, you're hot, good job) 3) Shock (she seems to use this when 1 and 2 don't fit the part). The movie revolves around her too. Her co-star Will Arnett (who I usually like) delivers lines that are so bad he can't even save them with his patented over the top delivery. Are we even watching a TMNT movie?

They could remove Ninja from the title and it would make more sense, these hulking monsters overpower every enemy (except robo-Shredder) with their strength, no exciting fight scenes, just a lot of bullets, and people thrown.

Splinter acts Asian, but why, he's an American lab rat who discovered a martial arts training manual in a sewer. This is like taking karate lessons, and all of a sudden growing a Fu Man Chu, because you know Karate.

There's a total of 4 fight scenes in the movie, all of which are in darkness, and show quick glimpses of the turtles foes getting thrown around like rag dolls.

Save your money, or if you're looking for a good summer flick go see Guardians of the Galaxy.… Expand
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talhalafciDec 20, 2014
Very very bad film.There's nothing else good about it except the elevator scene.They turned Ninja Turtles into a bunch of fools.A complete waste of time.
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NerdConsultantOct 29, 2014
this film was really difficult to sit through. It did have its good moments, but it just didn’t work overall. It really felt at times like a really good Ninja Turtle movie was trying to get out, but I don’t think this will work for oldthis film was really difficult to sit through. It did have its good moments, but it just didn’t work overall. It really felt at times like a really good Ninja Turtle movie was trying to get out, but I don’t think this will work for old school fans and I don’t believe that new fans will get into the franchise because of it. It suffers way too much from the typical Michael Bay formula and I really think another director and producer should have been put on this project. This is a DVD rental at BEST, and at worst, its a complete avoid. It’s so disappointing, what could have been a Great Bad Ass Re-boot similar to the Dark Knight Trilogy for the Turtles, turns into a complete missed opportunity!!… Expand
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JohnMasterLNov 4, 2014
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles es otra película típica de Michael Bay; con mucho CGI, muchas explosiones, diálogos flojos y momentos penosos, la cinta no ofrece nada nuevo al genero, los Fans de las tortugas tendrán comentarios mixtos sobreTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles es otra película típica de Michael Bay; con mucho CGI, muchas explosiones, diálogos flojos y momentos penosos, la cinta no ofrece nada nuevo al genero, los Fans de las tortugas tendrán comentarios mixtos sobre esta, pues lo unico rescata ble de la película son los momentos de acción (mismos que aparece en el trailer) Michael Bay sigue con sus Blockbusters sin sentido, cargados de efectos especiales, pero con una trama pobre y aburrida.… Expand
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BlaKDemonaZJan 25, 2015
Sempre fui fã de "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" mas, devido a todas as críticas negativas que vi a respeito, eu estava esperando muito pouco desse filme. Mas, mesmo com a expectativa baixa, o filme conseguiu me surpreender negativamente!!!Sempre fui fã de "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" mas, devido a todas as críticas negativas que vi a respeito, eu estava esperando muito pouco desse filme. Mas, mesmo com a expectativa baixa, o filme conseguiu me surpreender negativamente!!! Filme fraquíssimo, com piadas forçadas, toda a trama é clichê no último, utilizando fórmulas já extremamente "batidas". O CGI ficou legal, a sequência de ação na neve é legal, e só. No mais, o filme é muito fraco, não recomendo perder tempo assistindo. Era um filme que teria muito potencial, mas infelizmente, para maximizar o lucro, focaram nas crianças, bem infantil, sem sangue e sem violências. Passe longe ou passe raiva!!!… Expand
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sublimek2Nov 2, 2021
Boring. I did't care for any of the characters or story. The 80s cartoon had much more appeal than this film did.
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AntbearMar 22, 2017
It's bad. Now I will fill this review whit dots cause I have nothing more to say......................................................................
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SmashDionisAug 9, 2014
This isn't TMNT. This is Transformers. Not first, not second. Its like third. And nothing else. ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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GarrAug 9, 2014
I watched the new Ninja Turtles movie so that you don't have to. In the animated series, Splinter is a really cool character. He used to be Hamato Yoshi, he was a martial arts master, and was betrayed by Shredder. In this new one, he's just aI watched the new Ninja Turtles movie so that you don't have to. In the animated series, Splinter is a really cool character. He used to be Hamato Yoshi, he was a martial arts master, and was betrayed by Shredder. In this new one, he's just a lab rat who found a Karate book in a storm drain. There are no characters in this movie, so I didn't care what happened to any of them. The turtles aren't introduced until a 3rd of the way into the film. That strategy worked brilliantly in Godzilla because he's a monster. Here it doesn't work because they should be the heroes of the film. And here it doesn't even matter that they know ninjutsu because they're all giant, bullet proof, hulking monsters. Will Arnett's character, Michelangelo, and one scene in an elevator are funny; the rest of this movie is way too serious. And the whole time the music score tells you bombastically that everything you are seeing is just as amazing as a transformer. Go see Guardians of the Galaxy. It actually has characters, and wit, and charm. I'm not super surprised. I wasn't sure what to expect. I was hoping to enjoy it. I wasn't expecting high art, but I was disappointed that it was wasn't even as good as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993).… Expand
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Qgal5kapOct 27, 2014
I might have liked it, if I was 10 years old. As a fan of the old movies, I must say I am disappointed. I guess I should not be surprised it sucked, since Michael Bay was involved. Ref. Transformers. *sadface*
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Tbird0803Nov 1, 2014
This movie is horrible.

It takes a huge dump on the original with its CGI, Explosions, and the common Michael bay crap.

I have nothing else to say aside from STAY AWAY FROM THIS MOVIE.
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lolcakedSep 26, 2014
Hated it.....Hated it.....

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DalekJan 2, 2015
Whilst the action and effects may be fairly good, the storyline and overall voice acting is very poor, you can predict what's going to happen easily, the voice acting is cheesy, and its just a generic hollywood film being pushed out for aWhilst the action and effects may be fairly good, the storyline and overall voice acting is very poor, you can predict what's going to happen easily, the voice acting is cheesy, and its just a generic hollywood film being pushed out for a quick buck. I'm surprised this film's budget was even over $50 million, I fail to see how it is so expensive compared to other more impressive films I've seen.… Expand
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JPKJun 14, 2019
Terrible Adaptation
TMNT is very poorly written, not funny, dumb, boring, etc.
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TRANSFORMERSFANMar 11, 2021
This Movie is such a big ruiner to the original teenage Mutant Ninnja Turtles!
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triskiOct 19, 2014
Very simply the reason why I have given this film such a low score - It does not make any reference or use any of the great story line from the comics/ old films and tv shows.

The reasons for this: 1. Nothing about Japan is mentioned.Very simply the reason why I have given this film such a low score - It does not make any reference or use any of the great story line from the comics/ old films and tv shows.

The reasons for this:

1. Nothing about Japan is mentioned. Japan and Ninjitsu are the back story here so why do they have no mention.
2. Splinter has a master - Master Yoshi no mention of him
3. The story makes no sense either. Who actually killed Aprils father? the fire or shredder?
4. If anyone reads the story plot of the original 1987 series OR the 2003 series you will understand about the back story.
5. This has completely ruined another franchise thanks to good old Michael Bay!
This guy just ruins everything he touches, all his films are simply just explosion after explosion.
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Bruce722Feb 8, 2015
Jonathan Liebesman, Michael Bay, Josh Appelbaum, and anyone else involved in the casting, writing, production, or direction of the film should be beaten with their choice of a sword, a bo staff, sais, and nunchakus. I didn't think it wasJonathan Liebesman, Michael Bay, Josh Appelbaum, and anyone else involved in the casting, writing, production, or direction of the film should be beaten with their choice of a sword, a bo staff, sais, and nunchakus. I didn't think it was possible to ruin a franchise more thoroughly and absolutely than they did. Let's start from the beginning, shall we? The concept of the movie was a complete and total failure. From the introduction sequence of the film to the look and origin of the turtles and Splinter to the overall storyline to how April O'Neil's character would be integrated to the absence of other key characters (Casey Jones anyone?) to how the conflict would be established to the decision to show Shredder's face and eliminate part of the mystery behind his character... it was all bad. I would assume that after they had the preliminary blueprint for the film, they would begin the writing process. Oh man, the writing was terrible! The dialogue felt forced and disingenuous and the script made it just about impossible for any cast to save the film. The characters are not developed at all and the plot is developed even less. How about the casting decisions? Megan Fox? Really? What about Megan Fox screams April O'Neil? Nothing, that's what. Why not go for Emma Stone, Amy Adams, Isla Fisher, Emma Stone, Jessica Chastain, Christina Hendricks, Emma Stone, Karen Gillan, or Rachel Nichols to play everyone's favorite redheaded reporter? Any of them could've provided the appropriate overall look for the character and they all would have their own unique spin on the feel. Whether it be sense of humor, acting style, sensuality, etc. What they all have in common is that they all would've been a better choice than Megan Fox. Oh, and did I mention Emma Stone? Because why bother going after the one actress every single TMNT fan wanted to see in the movie when you can land a brunette with too much plastic surgery and not enough acting chops. Yeah, that makes sense. The casting decisions for the turtles was nearly as bad. Outside of Alan Ritchson (Raphael), none of the other turtles even remotely sounded like their characters and the casting of Johnny Knoxville as Leonardo may have been the worst decision of them all. So now we have a mediocre script and cast, maybe the cinematography and special effects will be good, right? Ha! That's funny. No, instead we got a combination of some of the worst shaky cam, cgi, and overall cinematography I've ever seen. Honestly, it feels almost as if some idiot studio exec gave $125 to some bums off of the street and told them to reboot this beloved franchise. Actually, no, I think they would've done a better job.… Expand
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Gamed2longJun 3, 2016
I'd heard it was bad. Finally saw it for free. Oh how its bad. Rather than dissect what all is wrong with the film its much easier and faster to say what isn't. They managed to strike a fine balance with the ninja fighting where no one wasI'd heard it was bad. Finally saw it for free. Oh how its bad. Rather than dissect what all is wrong with the film its much easier and faster to say what isn't. They managed to strike a fine balance with the ninja fighting where no one was obviously killed (by movie logic or 12 year old logic at least). Some of the fighting bits were amusing. William Fichtner did a good job with what he had to work with. It definitely fits the criteria of being a movie. It was competently filmed. It largely didn't hurt to look at. It makes the first ninja turtles film look heartfelt and good. And its a good example of the value of practical effects (because there weren't any and it showed).
Rather than go on about the rest and spoil things I'd rather point out a few obviously bad choices. Splinter has a fooman chu. Thats a bad guy hair style.
CG lens flare obviously added in post. Just why?
Overall, this film is terrible. Do not pay to see it.… Expand
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Tessara_VejganNov 27, 2014
This was s***. Abysmal story, horrible acting, pathetic attempts at humor. Turtles looked like they came out of some horror movie. Shredder looked in that armor like some failed robot experiment. Were they trying to make him look like aThis was s***. Abysmal story, horrible acting, pathetic attempts at humor. Turtles looked like they came out of some horror movie. Shredder looked in that armor like some failed robot experiment. Were they trying to make him look like a transformer or something? Avoid this c***, Its a waste of time.… Expand
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TacticusDec 23, 2014
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Most of the movie I was either chuckling at the few jewels that were the 'funny' scenes, laughing myself to tears because of how bad it is, or becoming infuriating by how much they butchered the entire plot that was every TV show made on the Turtles.

When they first mentioned the Foot as a crime organization, I was already saying "Damn, they are gonna butcher this plot", and sure enough it happens.

They replace Bradford, the kick-ass student of Shredder's, with Erik Sacks, owner and founder of 'Sacks Industries' which was in no turtles TV show, film or anything related to them. The Foot, an ancient Japanese Clan who rivaled Splinter's, has been completely butchered into a **** street gang. Where the **** are the Purple Dragons?

Splinter, a rat(at least they got that right), is now the result of lab experiment. No past Japanese history, no ancient revenge plot against Shredder, and certainly a lot less respect than in the TV shows.

What's worse, is when the company, Nickelodeon, has an ongoing TV show that is MUCH better than this rushed pile of **** can simply hire the producer of that TV show or BASE IT OFF THE SHOW'S PLOT, makes this...it makes the fans cringe and want to murder the director, in this case Michael Bay, who a lot of people already want to murder. Speaking of Michael Bay.......

Of course he had to bring in Megan Fox......and boy was she actually the worst part of the movie.

Megan fox played the April role, as Christian Bale would play The Joker. She basically played a clueless dumb blonde, who screams plot holes every other scene, confusing us every other time an important event occurs. There were PLENTY of plot holes with April by the way.

Some of the things in the movie just don't make plain sense.

Shredder's Armor for example, if anyone has watched ANY of the TV shows they would know that Shredder, much like Splinter prefers a fast-action fighting style, whilst in this, he basically has as much protection as 6 tanks combined and still moves around like a leaf in the wind(maybe it's the metal the **** Transformers' use?).

The Kraing are removed from the entire first plot, which is a problem on it's own considering that the Mutagen is a creation of the Kraing.

Now of course there were "a few" good points in the story.
Just a few though top 5, because they were the only 5.
1. Megan Fox's ass. We get a few good looks at it, which Michael Bay HAD to put in just to keep interest at a minimum.
2. Adrenaline scene. This was probably the funniest scene, seeing the turtles spiked up on adrenaline was quite entertaining.
3. Raph's wise cracks. These were quite funny.
4. Elevator DJ. This cracked me up. Seeing the entire group in a DJ-isk scene with Mikey leading them.
5. Megan fox's ass. Because why not?

Overall, it's a ****ty movie. If I was Michael Bay, take the money and run and save yourself the risk of LOSING money in the sequel which it will more than likely do, since they butchered the plot and murdered the sequels in a hour and a half movie.… Expand
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TheEpicSheepSep 3, 2014
Ok, first things first: Who in gods name thought this would be a good idea!? Oh yeah! Michael Bay did! Did they keep anything interesting throughout this movie besides attracting COD players into this? No. Nostalgia? No, good writing? No! Oh,Ok, first things first: Who in gods name thought this would be a good idea!? Oh yeah! Michael Bay did! Did they keep anything interesting throughout this movie besides attracting COD players into this? No. Nostalgia? No, good writing? No! Oh, but at least the special effects are good! But that's all the movie has offers: Looks. Seriously, I counted how many clichés where in the script, how bad the writing was, and WHY IN THE UNHOLY HELL IS THIS ADVERTISED FOR KIDS!? ON NICKELODEON!? Michael Bay should be sued on using this license to help motivate kids into watching the TMNT Show.... Which by doing that is adding guns into it so they can get every 7 year old into loving it. This movie is garbage. Please, save yourself 10$ and don't watch. Your eyes might bleed. But hey, me and my friends where practically laughing on how bad it is so there's a comedy you can go see.... Minus the bad writing and well, everything this movie offers...… Expand
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lalle14012000Dec 12, 2014
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you grew up with the TMNT series in the 1900s, this would be like watching someone funny you like getting stabbed in the Heart and have the murderer throw his blood and guts IN your face and go "HES NO MORE". If you grew up with the 2004 version of TMNT, it will be like having somebody you looked up to and wanted more future people to be like get cut up and get worn by the killer and try to make some Money out of the flesh suit by trying to act as if hes the "new and better" version of that person. The turtles i remember was allways fighting Ninjas with Ninja weapons against enemies that also used Ninja weapons and used masks like hired assassins. This movie takes those iconic footmen and turns them into TERRORISTS WITH GUNS, WHO TAKES HOSTAGES AND USES C4 IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY. All that about the turtles learning from their masters moves that he learned from hes master/had when he was human, has turned into a plot convinience with him finding a book about the samurais ways IN A SEWER!!. AND IT DOSEN'T END THERE! instead of the turtles fighting all kinds of random bandits, you know, the purple dragons who was kinda of a big deal in the 2004 version? NO WHERE TO BE FOUND. Now Theres only the "footclan" to fight. Don't Waste your time unless you wanna see how badly michael bay can fu** up your childhood icons.… Expand
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googolendtimesFeb 14, 2015
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" is a bland and derivative mess with absolutely no creativity or originality or talent on show at all. It's a failure on every conceivable level. Don't bother with it. The film-makers clearly didn't.
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ardania22Aug 23, 2014
Pathetic. Even for Micheal Bay, this was lame. The effects were obviously fake, the acting was mediocre at best, The story was every action blockbuster clihce we've heard before, and the humor fell flat. The one moment of enjoyment I had wasPathetic. Even for Micheal Bay, this was lame. The effects were obviously fake, the acting was mediocre at best, The story was every action blockbuster clihce we've heard before, and the humor fell flat. The one moment of enjoyment I had was the battle sliding down the snowy hill. That was pretty awesome. But this movie is entirely skip-able.… Expand
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SimpleReviewzAug 30, 2014
Wow. I think I made the worst possible choice of what movie I wanted to see this weekend. I never watch movies 2 times, but I think I would have been extremely better off seeing Guardians of the Galaxy again than watching this monstrosity. IWow. I think I made the worst possible choice of what movie I wanted to see this weekend. I never watch movies 2 times, but I think I would have been extremely better off seeing Guardians of the Galaxy again than watching this monstrosity. I kid you not, this is the worst movie I have seen all year. Yes, worse than Transformers 4. Anyway, let me tell you why it is so godawful. The storyline here is something you've seen over and over again in TMNT lore. Splinter raises the 4 turtles, they rise up to be true ninjas and then they fight against Shredder and the Foot Clan. Yes, it's produced by Michael Bay. Thankfully, though, the plot doesn't become jumbled, but so much of the movie felt like Michael Bay was the director entirely. Stupid writing, plot points, acting, and so much more plague the film. Megan Fox plays April O'Neil, and while she's not terrible, she's not very good, either. Will Arnett's character is annoying, and William Fichtner brings nothing to the table. Shredder is supposed to be a true menace with dark tales to be told, but that's not here. The action sequences here aren't that great. While I did adore the snowy mountain action sequence, the other action scenes (the 4 turtles pretty much just beating the sh*t out of the Foot Clan) weren't as exciting as they should've been. Michaelangelo, Raphael, Donatello, and Leonardo aren't at their best here, but they are all slightly serviceable. What I really found dull in them is that none of them were very likable to me, and these turtles should be that in every way. I will be honest with you here: the only good thing in this movie to me was the 10-15 minute snowy mountain action sequence. Besides that, this movie is well deserving of being my least favorite of the year so far.… Expand
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diogomendesJan 10, 2015
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I watched Ninja Turtles when I was younger, I woke up every morning, ate my breakfast and saw the cartoon. It was part of my childhood, along with Spider-Man cartoons. I loved every episode and after seeing other mediocre film adaptations of this super-hero team, I finally sat through this loud, boring clusterf*ck of a movie. Boy, what a breakthrough! After watching this abomination, I can pretty much tell that it's another Michael Bay fest with the same disgusting stereotypes, lame pop culture references, uninvolving action and creppy-looking creatures of other motion pictures directed by him, and I know what you're saying. You're saying that Michael Bay isn't producing. Well, that's no large feat. The guy was evidenced in the final product in a way that shows he had plenty involvement in the production of this movie. But the movie does look like something out of a Michael Bay film and it's near as sh*tty as "Transformers: Age of Extinction". It's like you replace the Autobots with the Turtles and there you have it... another Transformers installment.

Darkness has settled over New York City as Shredder and his evil Foot Clan have an iron grip on everything from the police to the politicians. The future is grim until four unlikely outcast brothers rise from the sewers and discover their destiny as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The Turtles must work with fearless reporter April O'Neil and her cameraman Vern Fenwick to save the city and unravel Shredder's diabolical plan.

The action, which seemed fun by the looks of the trailer, is incoherently shot, badly edited and terribly directed. Producer Michael Bay learned absolutely nothing from its latest film and when I say "latest", I mean "Transformers: Age of Extinction". The action in Transformers 4 was excessive, boring and extremely stupid and that threatens to happen here, in TMNT. The scene where the Turtles meet April O'Neil on the rooftop, they jump from the roof to the sewer and the camera just f*cking rotates in a jarring fashion that it's almost unbearably nauseating. I mean, I get it Michael Bay, you're trying to connect people with the 3D but there are other ways to do that without being stupid. There's actually something called "coherence". The computer animation doesn't help much either, oh yes, the CGI. Oh my God, between the design of Shredder, which makes me wanna point a gun to my mouth, to the design of the Turtles themselves, which makes me wanna shoot everyone involved in the effects. It's so freaking ugly!

Megan Fox is a horrible actress. Her facial expression in the whole damn movie is almost the same. She doesn't look scared (when she's supposed to) and doesn't look happy (when she also is supposed to). Fox said in a press conference that anyone who criticized TMNT should **** off". It's interesting how she doesn't give a f*ck whether her movie is good or not. She also said that "those people" will all go to the theater. F*ck you, Megan Fox! Do you think I want to give my money to someone incompetent like Michael Bay who only puts you in his goddamn films because you have **** You and your boss can go passionately to the toilet, while I go see movies with much more coherence and importance. If you weren't such ignorant b*tch, you would skip your depilation sessions to take some acting lessons. Christ.

F*ck this movie. This is will be in my 3rd top of "Worst Movies of 2014". Avoid this movie at all cost, or you will be tormented with a contrived, generic plot, terrible acting, dull action, unsightly special effects and one of the most cliched villains ever.

*Sighs* I'm gonna give this movie an 1/10. God help us all.… Expand
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NotoriousFraudJan 14, 2015
So, they're heroes in a half shell?

With sloppy direction from Jonathan Liebesman (Battle Los Angeles) and writing my barely year old nephew could have written, the Michael Bay produced 'Ninja Turtles' is the cinematic equivalent ofSo, they're heroes in a half shell?

With sloppy direction from Jonathan Liebesman (Battle Los Angeles) and writing my barely year old nephew could have written, the Michael Bay produced 'Ninja Turtles' is the cinematic equivalent of taking out the trash. It's hard to look at because they had the great idea of making the whole movie a super saturated mix of green and orange. In eighty percent of the movie you can barely tell what is happening on screen because Liebesman's ugly infatuation with shaky cam makes the action with the turtles actually doing ninja stuff so extremely hard to watch that if you were to have seen this in theaters you would probably puke in your seat. But the reason i hated this more than Transformers is because of the whore levels of product placement, there are multiple scenes set up just to sell a brand. For example, Pizza Hut has a whole 3 and a half minute commercial IN THE MOVIE dedicated to their "Novantanove Formaggio, The 99-cheese pizza!" and the whole scene is just Splinter praising Pizza Hut's mediocre Pizza. If you have not seen this hermit in a halfshell I envy you.… Expand
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thesupremekaiNov 8, 2014
This movie represents everything wrong with Hollywood. It is watered down garbage. It's Paramount Pictures's pathetic attempt at a cash grab. That's all this movie is, a cash grab. Micheal Bay, the man who single handedly destroyed theThis movie represents everything wrong with Hollywood. It is watered down garbage. It's Paramount Pictures's pathetic attempt at a cash grab. That's all this movie is, a cash grab. Micheal Bay, the man who single handedly destroyed the transformers destroyed TMNT as well. He did NOT direct the movie however, he had a large creative role in shaping the movie. The story did not stay true to the comic book. The turtles look like the aliens from Avatar. In the comic books, the turtles are short (no taller than 5 feet tall). However in this movie they are giants. Transformers had giant robots so Bay figured TMNT needed giant turtles. Megan Fox was a terrible choice for April O'Neil. She can't act. She doesn't even look like April. She could have at least dyed her hair and got the ****** hair color right. William Fichtner as the Shredder. Bay mentioned in an interview that he did not feel comfortable working with Asians and found them to be creepy. He said that was the reason behind the Japanese having very little screen time in Pearl Harbor. Racist Bay decided casting a white guy as Shredder would be a good idea. William Fitchner is just as much of a racist for helping to contribute to "Yellowface" in Hollywood. I even tweeted him about it on twitter and he told me to go back to China and blocked me. F him. The TMNT films from the early 90s are far superior and are much closer to the comic books. This TMNT film is much closer to the god awful cheesy 80s cartoon. Michael is basically the Justin Bieber of movies. Or you could say Michael Bay is like a reverse King Midas because everything he touches turns into poo poo.… Expand
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Movi3R3vi3werNov 27, 2014
Well I fears were realized, this movie sucks. They're barely any redeeming qualities to this piece of garbage! While this isn't as bad as Transformers Age of Extinction is, you can completely tell it's a Michael Bay production.
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don_timDec 18, 2014
I just signed up to Metacritic, to tell the world how much I hate this movie!!!!!!! There was so much potential.... This movie could have been epic but all they made ist a big full load of ****
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bmengDec 22, 2014
This movie is a **** joke, I had to stop after the first 30 minutes since the turtles were just too over the top and cringy and not in the cheesy way of the cartoons, but just cringy and extremely **** annoying. Big budget =/= good movie.This movie is a **** joke, I had to stop after the first 30 minutes since the turtles were just too over the top and cringy and not in the cheesy way of the cartoons, but just cringy and extremely **** annoying. Big budget =/= good movie. What a tragedy… Expand
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MrMovieBuffSep 16, 2016
The premise of a "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" story can be hard to make convincing, but in an era where we've seen movies that can make a billionaire with weapon suits team up with a thunder God, an angry green man and a 90 year old soldierThe premise of a "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" story can be hard to make convincing, but in an era where we've seen movies that can make a billionaire with weapon suits team up with a thunder God, an angry green man and a 90 year old soldier fight an alien army, this new version of 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' produced by Michael Bay, a director lacking in good movies with the exception of a couple, should be no problem.

Unfortunately, if you've sat through all four "Transformers" movies, for example, then you'd know what to expect, here. If you actually loved all four of those movies, then you should be looking forward to this.

The film, like the previous ones, focuses on a news reporter named April O'Neil (Megan Fox, proving that looks are more important than acting) who discovers four vigilantes taking down the evil Foot Clan. When she manages to capture it on video via her phone, her boss Bernadette (Whoopi Goldberg) is not convinced and she ends up getting fired from her job and not being able to tell this story. She meets the vigilantes, who turn out to be giant, talking turtles; Leonardo (voiced by Johnny Knoxville), Raphael (Alan Ritchson), Michelangelo (Noel Fisher) and Donatello (Jeremy Howard).

These turtles apparently have a past that does involve April, she is told this when she meets their mentor and father, the giant rat named Splinter (Tony Shalhoub) as he explains all to her.

At just 1 hour and 41 minutes, this film felt twice as long as it should have. None of the scenes, whether it's exposition or even the giant action sequences, are entertaining to hold one's interest. The jokes are pretty much the same as you would expect in a "Transformers" movie... take anytime that Michelangelo tries hitting on April, it's creepy and not funny. The nature of it feels like it's as if Michael Bay actually had more control over this than the director, Jonathan Liebesman.

There is no reason whatsoever to see this film, I couldn't wait for it to end...… Expand
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xRAIDER34xApr 26, 2015
The earlier movies are way better. This movie takes a great childhood memory and turns into a modern unrealistic portrayal of a great story and a great series that has stood the test of time. There are good points in this movie but I wouldntThe earlier movies are way better. This movie takes a great childhood memory and turns into a modern unrealistic portrayal of a great story and a great series that has stood the test of time. There are good points in this movie but I wouldnt watch this movie again and I am very thankful i didnt see this in a theatre. I tried too find a reason to score this higher but the thought of even finding one just made me hate the idea of thinking about this absolute failure for the turtles franchise. This is a terrible step down for the turtles.… Expand
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KRONRUSKAJun 20, 2015
кусок говно. как донателло от пуль палкой отмахивается) это улет) юмор для школьников
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BoogeeFilmGuyAug 10, 2015
This is just... bad. If you like it, that's fine, but I didn't enjoy it. It had a lot of potential, but spent more time on "April O'Neil" (MEGAN FOX) than the Turtles. Try to avoid this if you can.
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OlskoolahJul 14, 2015
Coming from someone who is not even a big TMNT fan....Damn this sucked! I knew this would be bad but man, it was worse than i could have imagined. Dumb plot, weird looking turtles, weak action and terrible acting. I wanted to like thisComing from someone who is not even a big TMNT fan....Damn this sucked! I knew this would be bad but man, it was worse than i could have imagined. Dumb plot, weird looking turtles, weak action and terrible acting. I wanted to like this because I knew it had bad reviews but I have to agree with them, stay far away from this garbage.… Expand
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EpicLadySpongeJan 31, 2016
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Heroes in a poor form. Turtle power!
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Judge_ReddJan 5, 2016
This is just a terribly made movie. All-involved, with the exception of Will Arnett, should attend rehab immediately or be checked for extra chromosomes. The script and story made no sense, Megan Fox couldn't out-act a fence post, ShredderThis is just a terribly made movie. All-involved, with the exception of Will Arnett, should attend rehab immediately or be checked for extra chromosomes. The script and story made no sense, Megan Fox couldn't out-act a fence post, Shredder is a Transformer, and there is no development or motive given for any of the characters... Your expectations cannot be low enough to enjoy this movie.… Expand
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gameguardian21Mar 21, 2016
Get ready for April o neil the movie as she tries to keep us non interested. Plus, join shrek and his friends as they try to stop mystery man, who calms he is shredder. And enjoy explosive taste as if this was like transformers.
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SimpsonFansAug 8, 2016
Ultimately it’s just kind of… there. It’s bland. Most of the things that make the TMNT franchise feel special have been sanded off to make a very generic modern superhero movie, but one that does almost everything worse than the rest do.Ultimately it’s just kind of… there. It’s bland. Most of the things that make the TMNT franchise feel special have been sanded off to make a very generic modern superhero movie, but one that does almost everything worse than the rest do. There’s a brief action scene that’s sort of like a key early sequence in Batman Begins, just… worse. The origin backstory for the Turtles and Splinter and the entire climax scene are photocopies of The Amazing Spider-Man, just… worse. They add nothing to what came before. None of it’s memorable. It’s just there.
If I can give some praise, I’ll give it to Noel Fisher. He’s a good Michelangelo. The few times I found myself smiling, it was because of his performance. Easily the high point.
The script is awful. Nothing makes a bit of sense. Eric Sacks’ evil master plan is to pump the city full of deadly gas and use the curative properties of the mutagen (a shoehorned-in aspect of the IDW comic series that’s just kinda… there, overcomplicating things for no specific reason) to play the “saviour” and cure everyone, and also receive a big government payday. He’s doing it to get rich, even though he’s clearly already crazy rich, with a palatial mountain estate and his own corporate tower in Manhattan. He has no additional motivation. And his actual plan is laughably stupid - he has the Shredder pump the bright red poison gas out from the top of his tower in the city… which would be immediately noticed by absolutely everyone and reveal that he was behind it all along. How does this plan end with anything but him in a prison cell?
The Shredder himself? He doesn’t need to be in this movie. He serves no purpose. He’s just there to fight Splinter and the Turtles, nothing more. He has no motivation and no character. And even then, he’s almost comically bad at being the big bad villain - he just leaves characters “for dead” twice, who of course turn out to be alive, for no good reason at all. Just, welp, I’m leaving now because whatever. Just to give the movie some cheap drama.
This movie doesn’t really have much of a plot to speak of. I think it might have more plot holes than actual plot. Plot holes you could drive a Turtle Van through. (Hey, how’s that for a DVD pull quote?)
It also doesn’t have any real characters; they’re all pretty broad, basic archetypes at best. There’s no real character development or “arc” for anyone. They try to shoehorn one in for Raphael at the end, but the only setup is a very brief scene early on where he threatens to abandon his family. Not much more comes of it, and his big “emotional breakthrough” falls totally flat. They’re trying to have a big character moment without doing the work to set it up.
In fact, there are a number of attempts at “serious”/emotional scenes that were completely laughable. There was nothing to sell them. They weren’t earned and fell flat. The movie does almost nothing to make you care about these characters - it’s assuming you already do, and that makes it fail on the most basic story level.
The mo-cap technology used is impressive on a technical level, but the directing make it impossible to believe they’re “real”. Part of that is because all of the shots with no humans in them (and there are a bunch) are in full CGI, and there’s no “real camera” to speak of. The way the digital camera zooms in and flies around looks incredibly fake and downright physically impossible, which makes all of those scenes feel like a cartoon or a video game. It doesn’t match up with the “real” footage at all, so it’s a really jarring, distracting fit that highlights how unreal the Turtles are. In a movie like this, it was the worst possible choice they could have made.
The action sequences are obnoxious. In fact, the entire movie seems to be directed by a 12-year-old with ADHD. The camera is constantly swooping in and out and tilting into dutch angles and spinning around and shaking with no rhyme or reason. There’s a scene where some random schlub answering a phone gets a dramatic camera swoop. It’s insane. There are no real storytelling skills on display here; it’s just trying to be as busy as possible so you won’t notice. At times it’s downright incomprehensible.
There’s really not that much more to say about it. It’s a bad movie. It’s pretty forgettable. You can barely even call it a movie, or a story, at all. It’s a bunch of mediocre video-game cut scenes sloppily cut together as a movie. But worst of all, it doesn’t do anything to stand out from the most generic superhero-style action movies out there. And for a TMNT movie, that’s probably the worst thing that can be said about it.
And that’s the thing… none of my main criticisms have anything to do with the changes to the Turtles’ designs, or the changes to the backstory, or Megan Fox, or any of the other reasons that have set the fanbase on edge. It’s all to do with this being a poorly-written, poorly-made movie on its own merits. There’s nothing worthwhile about it.… Expand
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Thatonenerd2187Jan 30, 2017
First Transformers, now the TMNT series, Micheal Bay just can't get his hands off of our favorite Saturday morning cartoons and making us waste our time with cash grabs like this one. This movie does not work at all. First of all, the CGI forFirst Transformers, now the TMNT series, Micheal Bay just can't get his hands off of our favorite Saturday morning cartoons and making us waste our time with cash grabs like this one. This movie does not work at all. First of all, the CGI for these turtles look absolutely hideous, and it's hard not to compare it to something worse. The story in this movie is so boring and confusing that nothing can redeem it. The characters are boring and the plot is just a ripoff of The Amazing Spider-man movie.The action is so boring and nothing special is added to it. Even the jokes are unfunny. The acting is so bland, mainly because of Megan Fox trying not to make herself look like a porn star, but nobody else does a good job either. Overall, this is not justice to the franchise ,and nobody should support this crap, not even mindless kids.… Expand
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JulDeSep 22, 2022
My sleep paralysis demons look better than those turtle designs. Michelangelo's face makes me want to set my breakfast free. The script and acting are both cringe, but that's not a problem because the editing makes it easy to not see any ofMy sleep paralysis demons look better than those turtle designs. Michelangelo's face makes me want to set my breakfast free. The script and acting are both cringe, but that's not a problem because the editing makes it easy to not see any of it. The drinking game for this movie is every time Megan Fox's butt is in the camera. The only reason I'm giving this 0 out of 10 is that I can't go any lower.… Expand
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