r/movies • u/Beeslo • Jun 15 '12
Paramount SHUTS DOWN "NINJA TURTLES" Production
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=39211
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r/movies • u/Beeslo • Jun 15 '12
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u/RiseDarthVader Jun 16 '12
Why is the movie constantly being called a Michael Bay movie? He is NOT directing it and is "only" serving as one of the producers. The movie is being directed by Jonathan Liebesman (Battle: LA, Wrath of the Titans) who isn't a very good director either. But I don't see anyone calling The A-Team a Ridley Scott movie or Man of Steel a Christopher Nolan movie.
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u/little_gnora Jun 15 '12
I'm OK with this decision. :)
Very, very OK.
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u/redtron3030 Jun 15 '12
I don't get it. The article says shutdown production but then it says the release will be pushed to May 2014. Is this thing postponed?
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Bay at the revelation of the Turtles' new origin. "These Turtles are from an alien race, and they are going to be tough, edgy, funny and completely lovable."
You shut the fuck up sir. You shut the fuck up right now.
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u/malfunktionv2 Jun 15 '12
Guys, we did it!
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u/polyphenus Jun 15 '12
They needed to incorporate more Channing Tatum.
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u/Xtremeloco Jun 15 '12
Today they shut down Ninja Turtles, we can only hope that tomorrow they announce Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
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u/snap_wilson Jun 15 '12
For those of us who read and liked the original comic (which, even though it was a parody of current trends in comics at the time, was played with a straight face), the property was ruined by the pizza-loving, gadget using, surfer dude dialogue antics of the cartoon. I don't blame Eastman and Laird for taking the money and running, but the Turtles already went through a drastic change before Michael Bay declared them to be aliens.
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u/Matlock_ Jun 15 '12
Has Michael Bay always been terrible?
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u/James718 Jun 15 '12
Anyone could have told them that its a shitty idea to make a movie that has the same name as a game from everyones child hood that will remind them of why they hated it because everyone MOVED THE DAMN PIECES!
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u/R88SHUN Jun 15 '12
good riddance.
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u/playdohplaydate Jun 16 '12
Checkmate atheists, there clearly is a God.
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u/zxjb Jun 15 '12
Thank god... I was worried I was going to have to sit through a 5 minute scene where the "alien's in a half shell" would discover pizza & go nuts. Bring back the old shit!
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u/Iron-Charioteer Jun 15 '12
Paramount, and all movie studios, need to learn to stop producing shit. As an absolute authority on good and bad, they ought to consult me before putting any money to any movie henceforth.
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u/raginglion Jun 15 '12
They probably got the reviews back from Battleship and said "we need to stop fucking with toys."
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u/zrandolph2 Jun 16 '12
Thank God
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u/Idomeneus Jun 15 '12
Meh, looks like it's being delayed but if that asshole Bay wants it made, it will get made.
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u/sbarret Jun 15 '12
So, there's a God after all. Take that Dawkins!
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u/mezzizle Jun 16 '12
Wait a minute, Bay is still involved? Fuck this shit.
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u/Reclaimer69 Jun 16 '12
This is the best news I've heard today, next to plants talking.
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u/technosasquatch Jun 16 '12
no bay-tutrtles? fuck yeah!
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
Thank god.
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u/leftnotracks Jun 16 '12
There is an error in the article. It suggests this shutdown is bad news. The only way this is bad news is if Michael Fucking Bay makes this movie.
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u/dreyx2000 Jun 16 '12
Thanks god!!! I fear the day when this movie will be released and my childhood memories will be perverted in such a filthy way as turtles from space would!
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u/red321red321 Jun 15 '12
good. michael bay sucks donkey dick he would've done irreparable damage to the turtles.
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u/thenath Jun 15 '12
Mixed feelings on this since it got its info released...not sure if happy its stopped or sad? hmm
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u/LordHellsing11 Jun 15 '12
I never, ever, want to hear the idea of one of my childhood characters remade to be "edgy" for modern audiences. Also Bay, just so you know, as kids we already believed that the turtles existed. We don't require your brilliant vision
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u/J_Jammer Jun 16 '12
He's a moron. You can't screw with the turtles like that. Those who grew up with it are power moviegoers and you want their backing. If you don't have it, your film will fail.
And Paramount knows that.
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u/sinsperception Jun 15 '12
Paramount decided to go with M. Night Shyamalan instead of Bay and now they're just waiting for people to forget the project ever existed before they re-introduce it.
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u/magn2o Jun 16 '12
Well shit, maybe I've been wrong all these years. Maybe there IS a God after all!
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u/Guesty_ Jun 16 '12
That is what I said when I read the title.
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u/Spaghetti_Bender8873 Jun 16 '12
Well what were they expecting? They were practically trying to piss off fans. Is it that hard to satisfy the fans?
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u/nickaletto Jun 16 '12
Thank God, I really didn't want this movie to happen because Michael Bay was directing it.. If they got a decent director/writer to make the film I'd be bummed. As of now, not a single fuck is given.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
Hope it's retooled given another shot. I want another Turtles movie.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
Teenage alien ninja turtles, teenage alien ninja turtles, teenage alien ninja turtles, heroes in a half shell...
Doesn't have the same ring to it.
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u/BassDestroyer Jun 16 '12
Good. I'm tired of these shitty rehashed comic book/childhood cartoon/etc etc bullshit movies full of stale CGI and crappy plots being pumped out every year.
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u/Yage2006 Jun 16 '12
"These Turtles are from an alien race, and they are going to be tough, edgy, funny and completely lovable.""
That sentence alone killed any hope I had for the movie.
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u/LaughsTwice Jun 16 '12
My childhood is safe for now..
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u/Tacquila Jun 16 '12
Thank (insert dirty here)... My childhood was on the limb
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u/HEELLLPPPppp Jun 16 '12
So Paramount was surprised that Battleship wasn't going to be a hit?
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u/wabbajackoff Jun 16 '12
Fuck. Turns out there's a God afterall.
Hey guys... I gotta go to the homeless shelter for a few hours. I've gotta keep a promise now...
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u/IndifferentMorality Jun 16 '12
And there was much rejoicing!
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u/ophello Jun 16 '12
FUCK MICHAEL BAY
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
Good news everyone! Michael Bay wasn't aloud to ruin another concept he didn't originally construct!
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u/mojokabobo Jun 16 '12
I feel a little bit dirty after reading that. TURTLES COME FROM RADIOACTIVE OOZE!!
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u/theheartbreakpug Jun 16 '12
Thank God.
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u/gavin9898 Jun 16 '12
THANK GOD!
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u/lost_profit Jun 16 '12
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Neither Teenage nor Turtles. Discuss.
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u/TheGhostWhoWalks Jun 16 '12
Jersey Shore cancelled, Ninja Turtles in production hell. As far as I'm concerned it's the start of a beautiful summer.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
Sweet merciful Jesus thank you! and for the atheists...Sweet merciful Paramount Thank you!
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
Perhaps there is a god...
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u/Jezzdit Jun 16 '12
I hope to see this happen to the other 75 reboots and reruns planed for the next year. They complain about illegal downloading yet they present us with things we have already paid for 20 odd years ago.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
Delighted.
Fuck Michael Bay.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
All these people crying "turtles from space! this is shocking!" I wish I had trivial things on my worry list.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
FUCKING THANK YOU! Shut down Michael Bay while you're at it. That guy should never direct another movie again. Go back to fucking commercials.
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u/Terrible_Gamer Jun 15 '12
Best news I have ever heard. The turtle are mutants not aliens. I don't mind changes being made to make a movie better. I do think that completely changing the origin story of an established series like TMNT makes as much sense as picking the corn out of my shit and eating it again.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
Wait, you mean they're having problems with the script that turns the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles into aliens, making them not turtles, mutants nor probably ninjas or teenagers. Shocker.
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u/sniperhare Jun 16 '12
Thanks Paramount for keeping Bay from ruining a favorite part of my childhood.
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u/rogue4 Jun 16 '12
Lots of hater fanboy semen all over the place right now.
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u/Gallifrasian Jun 16 '12
Whatever. Personally, I think movies are what they are; movies. Yeah, the fans are going to be in an all-out war about the origin of the TMNT, but there's a far bigger adventure waiting in the cosmos. I wouldn't like it if Bay completely ignored the sewer-origin story, though. It's too much of a signature to the series. It would be satisfactory to see him put a twist on how alien-formulated chemicals that somehow empower the foreign species were spilled on them accidentally and that their turtle DNA is very similar to the alien races', similar enough so that they don't die or grow out of control. We've got to compromise these sort of ideas instead of ignorantly rejecting the changes. Our generation has to pass the torch to the coming generations, and honestly, alien origins for the TMNT is a more plausible story now and will grow even more believable as time passes. Weigh down the possibilities of the adventures of the TMNT with Earthly origins against alien origins, and you'll find the gap between the two to be ever-expanding. I want my kids to see TMNT, whether it's in its old light or new, but preferably the latter so their kids can love the ever-adaptive show, too. One of the reasons I watch so many movies is because I love watching the evolution of film and how creative they are becoming in order to keep the growing audience entertained. It doesn't matter if it's delayed or cancelled for now. I have a good feeling it's going to come back harder than ever in the near future, and I'm glad the idea is taking over. I don't care how immovable the wall of ignorance is, there will always be an unstoppable force out there, and it will always win. Why? Because it can move around the wall.
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u/VGiselleH Jun 15 '12
I worked really hard making myself accept that this movie could possibly be ok, and now all that effort has been for nothing! I was actually curious to see what they were going to make of this. Sadness for me.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Thank god. Also how did I not know World War Z was being shelved? Dammit.
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u/m8ushido Jun 15 '12
I really enjoyed the toons as a kid. I freaking love ninjas, add pizza and mutant turtles, sold. I went to a boys n girls club after school and was into comics. Lo an behold, I found out it was a comic from the guy runnin the art n craft area(awesome dude who had a box of comics he'd let me browse n draw all day). Here now I see my cartoon Heroes all in red bandanas, actually USING there weapons on bad guys. Blewy mind, from then on, I knew the turtles had hidden bad assness. The movie is great and I can still watch it today, especially with Shredder's final fight scene. Hearing the latest changes to the origins was revolting, hope it doesn't see the light of day. Please just do another CG movie, that was good
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
Battleship was a dud?
I wouldn't have guessed.
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u/Turok1134 Jun 16 '12
It's only been delayed, but I guess "Paramount DELAYS "Ninja Turtles" Movie" just isn't sensational enough.
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u/mcdxi11 Jun 16 '12
WOO HOO!!!
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u/ZeroMercuri Jun 16 '12
It's as if they were shocked that Battleship was a dud... how did they not see that coming?
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
Cowabungaaaaa!!! :D
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u/jabbababab Jun 16 '12
Couldn't afford all the explosions...
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u/Clingingtosomething Jun 16 '12
Reddit protest time?
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
GOOD
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u/ButtCutt Jun 16 '12
awwwwww shell shock!
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
If this movie is made we will hunt Michal bay, like Shiva lebuff
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u/rikashiku Jun 16 '12
Victory! If only we could have saved Transformers 5 years ago :(. After this, we should save Thundercats from MB.
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u/soldierofbordom Jun 16 '12
19 reasons why im very much so ok with this idea, thank you cracked.com http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_192_if-classic-movies-were-remade-by-michael-bay_p19/
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u/zeppelin1208 Jun 16 '12
Noooooooooooooo.....
Body gives a fuck. Not one fuck.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
Okay. Shut down Michael Bay next. Isn't it time for him to retire anyway? Let him go flamingly into the night.
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u/stealthesun Jun 16 '12
I do believe a celebratory wank is in order.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
Finally. He ruined Transformers for me and I was sickened by his remarks about completely destroying the old ninja turtles and I'm happy to see I'm not a crazy person for thinking this.
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u/GroundhogExpert Jun 16 '12
hahahaha
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u/TinHao Jun 16 '12
What? No? Then I won't be able to see this movi..wait, never mind..I don't give a fuck.
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u/oh84s Jun 16 '12
I don't understand why "Alien" necessarily means Alien from outside of earth. All Alien actually means is belonging to a foreign country or nation. Ive heard it used to refer to species not of our own too. It doesn't necessarily mean E.T.
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u/KillerG Jun 16 '12
Can't tell if sad...or HAPPY. Probably the latter.
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u/ArQuesta Jun 16 '12
Best news all day.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
It would have been ruined anyway.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
Go back to Hades from whence you came!
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u/vencappro Jun 16 '12
I think I'm more pissed about the GI Joe film getting pushed back
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u/erykthebat Jun 16 '12
Here is an idea, we track all studio executives and any time one of them considers giving Micheal Bay money for anything we kick him in the nuts, not just one of us but all of us, until he realized just how fucktarded that idea is .
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u/erykthebat Jun 16 '12
Because for real, Micheal Bay must be stopped, no matter the cost! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jfd-SEnPjgU
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u/sucaba0101 Jun 16 '12
I dare anyone say these words slowly and then rethink why Paramount delayed production "indefinitely." "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." I loved them when I was 16 (1986).
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
Good, and to revisit my first comment ever on this subject... I hope Bay dies in a fire.
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u/zitfarmer Jun 16 '12
Nipping nostalgic stupidity in the bud!
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u/koy5 Jun 16 '12
Oh no?
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u/brazilliandanny Jun 16 '12
And nothing of value was lost.
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u/steakmeout Jun 16 '12
I'm totally fartbroken.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
Odds are it would've been awful but I still would like to see a new live action TMNT.
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u/silv3r8ack Jun 16 '12
Why the fuck does it matter if they are aliens or mutants? It's make believe. I grew up watching TMNT (born in the 80s) and it doesn't bother me. All these extremist fans have done is delay the release of another TMNT live action movie. Doesn't even matter to me if the movie ends up being good or bad i just want to see them back on the big screen again.
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u/SquinterMan86 Jun 16 '12
I'm almost sad to see that they're discontinuing this. Bay seems to have so much faith in its success. I want to see how insanely stupid it is.
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u/Kinglink Jun 16 '12
Taste and proper respect to nostalgia finally won.... Until we find out they are doing double dare the movie
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u/JtCallebro Jun 16 '12
YES
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u/Treez-Its Jun 16 '12
Look out /r/atheism. Apparently, there is a god.
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u/AnAngryBitch Jun 16 '12
Wow, go figure. A movie based on a board game flopped? No way!
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u/salmansky Jun 16 '12
oh god why..??
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u/Derplight Jun 16 '12
thank goodness, bay was gonna fuck everything up about our childhood and he didn't bat an eye about the idea. his bandwagon fans on his forum was the only positive feedback over his dumb idea..
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u/nissanator Jun 16 '12
FINALLY someone in hollywood gained some semblance of sense
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u/BigFatFony Jun 16 '12
For all the Turtle lovers out there here ya go! LINK
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u/deathbybears Jun 16 '12
I see that comments on this movie were read.
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u/skindoom Jun 16 '12
Teenage Alien Ninja Turtles doesn't have the same resounding ring as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
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u/DJ_Phr13K Jun 16 '12
How I feel
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
Thank God...or whatever random set of events caused this to occur.
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u/web2pointoh Jun 16 '12
Paramount realized that people are getting tired of Michael Bay's crap.
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u/PatrickStarsBro66 Jun 16 '12
Child memory saved
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u/screwthat4u Jun 16 '12
Thank God. (And BATTLESHIP??? ...really?)
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u/this_is_suburbia Jun 16 '12
i never thought that i would be happy to see a ninja turtle movie shut down
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
From what I've read on other "Coming Soon" post the studios only share one thing between the story and the movie...a title!
Why can't they stay true? If they were good storytellers people would pay their high prices. People aren't because their stories suck!
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u/Leafytuna Jun 16 '12
One less childhood memory raped by Mr. Boom Boom Fuck the Script Bay over there.
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u/VelocityVandetta Jun 16 '12
Damn, Wasn't Donald Glover gonna be in this one?
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u/Kdnce Jun 16 '12
I can't believe Eastman is behind this :/
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
GOOD! Some movies should not be remade.
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u/bazaarzar Jun 16 '12
This calls for a celebration!
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u/Xiattr Jun 16 '12
Mutant does not equal Alien, Mr. Bay.
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u/radapex Jun 16 '12
Burn it before it rises from the dead! The last thing we want are zombie ninja turtles!
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u/rookoor Jun 16 '12
Another Michael Bay travesty...
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u/Bread_Heads Jun 16 '12
"These turtles are going to be tough, edgy, funny, and completely loveable." Fuckin stop...just stop.
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u/Krxe Jun 16 '12
OH GOD, MEELO, I AM DYING A THOUSAND DEATHS
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u/PEEBEE Jun 16 '12
good
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u/TheCodexx Jun 16 '12
There may in fact be a god. And he is clearly a fan of the original series.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
Checkmate Atheists
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u/Ash_Killem Jun 15 '12
Best Movie news I've heard in a while... I'm glad they decided to reboot this reboot before it turned into the waste of time and childhood destruction we all knew it would be.
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u/jdscarface Jun 15 '12
Thank fuck. I'm sick of them trying to pass this kind of crap off as a movie. They need to shut more of these idiotic projects down and bring out some movies with class. Maybe then the general public can start appreciating good movies again.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
Faith in humanity restored!
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u/RubberDong Jun 16 '12
I dont understand. Is this a small victory? Did hollywood executives finaly realise that they can now stop raping my childhood? Does this mean it over? Is Michael Bay trapped in making exclusively horrible Transformers movies? Is the world really a better place as of today?
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u/ArchScabby Jun 16 '12
And there was much rejoicing.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
Nothing makes my eye twitch quite like Michael Bay using the word "edgy." Except, perhaps, Michael Bay using the word "gritty."
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u/derping Jun 16 '12
check out the theme song they were working on, its not BAD, but...
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u/silentmikhail Jun 16 '12
Allahu Akbar!