To say that everyone was nervous about the Michael Bay-produced reboot of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, would be something of an understatement. Fans of the four Heroes in a Half-Shell had things pretty good in the early 2000s, with a wonderful animated series and a pretty kicking CGI flick, but the Turtles havent had a really good live-action outing since their very first film. The second featured a wholly unnecessary Vanilla Ice performance, the third had an awful time travel story, and after that came the Next Mutation live-action series that introduced a fifth female Turtle (one of the creators of TMNT will supposedly get p*ssed if you ever mention her name), and the whole world deserves an apology for the Coming Out of Their Shells Tour. Within that context, Turtle Power deserved to continue with a truly awesome live-action movie, the kind of thing that can compete with the other comic book adaptations being produced, but the reboot may have been the worst film of 2014. With a plot basically stolen from the first Amazing Spider-Man film, the Turtles reduced to supporting characters in their own flick, and some really poor CGI it was an atrocity. Needless to say, there are sequels in the works already. If Platinum Dunes is going to continue to torture fans with their new and improved Turtles, then they at least need to pay attention to fans' suggestions to make it an easier pill to swallow...
Percival Constantine is the author of several novels and short stories, including the Vanguard superhero series, and regularly writes and comments on movies, comics, and other pop culture. More information can be found at his website, PercivalConstantine.com
