It's a fantasy film, obviously, so science will always take a backseat in general terms, but Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles falls for the same issue as most films that try to adopt scientific jargon to fill in plot gaps, in that it clearly had no idea about how science or the natural world works. First off, there's the revelation that you can apparently be drained of basically all of your blood, but a massive injection of testosterone will immediately heal the fact that you have nothing left in your veins. That is not true - obviously there might be a temporary kick like you'd get if you were using sports-ability enhancing drugs - but you'd still have to deal with not having any blood. Secondly, what kind of mutagen, designed to improve genetics in every way would leave a Turtle needing glasses?! And then there's the frankly irresponsible suggestion that turtles are bullet-proof, which is presumably going to lead to a lot of little backyard graves and a lot of sad children in countries where guns aren't regulated so well. Imagine believing your beloved pet has a natural super-power; you'd want to test it out, and the result would definitely, definitely not be that your turtles was bullet-proof. Or alive anymore. Which other stupid moments in the Turtles movie deserve a mention? Do other 2014 movies deserve to be classed as stupider than Bay's effort? Share your thoughts in the comments thread below.
