TMNT: All 8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies ranked from worst to best
By Liam Clark
7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
When it was announced that Michael Bay would be producing the movie that would reboot the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise, fans began to question whether the director of the Transformers films would do the Turtles justice.
Their fears were heightened when Bay originally announced the changed origins for the turtles, as the original draft of the film was going to see the TMNT’s origins be vastly different, with claims that they would be “from an alien race” sparking outrage in fans.
Bay eventually responded and told fans to “relax” as the Turtles were eventually given a different origin based on Earth, albeit only after fan backlash at making the TMNT aliens, adding that he does “listen to the fans” and that he wanted it to “be authentic”. Bay also made reference to their digital appearance – and this was something that drew some ire from fans too.
The Turtles’ “monstrous” appearance was heavily criticised, with many disliking their CGI-heavy almost lizard-like look. And they also took a disliking to the the original decision to make Eric Sachs be revealed as The Shredder.
This led to the film experiencing a number of reshoots, resulting in the final product being a disappointing and muddled mess. While quite not as bad as TMNT III, it comes close and is arguably more of a disappointment when you consider the technology, story potential and lengthy wait ahead of its release.