10 Perfect Scenes In God-Awful Movies

6. The Elevator - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)

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Although Jonathan Liebesman was the director of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot, you can tell it was produced by Michael Bay. The film is riddled with so much product placement and juvenile jokes, it was obvious the Transformers director had a firm grip on the production.

But that's just the tip of the iceberg. Due to the atrocious redesign of the turtles, the absurd plot, and the distracting reshoots, TMNT failed to please the biggest fans of the heroes in a half-shell.

However, there's one scene that perfectly captures the essence of Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Donatello. While the reptilian siblings take the elevator to face the Shredder, Mikey starts drumming with his nunchucks. At first, you assume his brothers will scold him. Instead, they gradually join in, beatboxing and clanging their weapons to harmonise with MC Mikey.

If this moment was mishandled, if could've come across as pure cringe. Instead, it demonstrates how the ninja turtles still act like playful teenagers, even before charging into the biggest fight of their lives. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles definitely has some funny moments and innovative battles but it's this 39-second snippet that people remember most fondly.

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