10 Reboots/Sequels That Didn't Know Why The Originals Were Popular

The original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies adopted the same attitude of the comics and cartoon show. The New York of TMNT is one where skateboarding in sewers is possible, and the evil Foot Clan recruits teenagers with cigarettes and skateboarding. It's a franchise that was conceived in the height of silliness, but its turn at a realistic remake had to come sooner or later.

Hollywood has become obsessed with rebooting every beloved children's franchise but making them 'gritty' to appeal to adult audiences. They've made five Transformers, they plan on making six Power Rangers, and they tried to bring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles into the real world. A series that's existence is reliant on being ridiculous was placed in a realistic setting. Well, as realistic as any Michael Bay movie can be.

Fans enjoyed TMNT because of the outlandish characters and escapist nature of an unrealistic fictional world. It is against the essence of the series to put the turtles into the real world, and that's not even mentioning how those CGI monstrosities have been the fuel of countless nightmares.