13 Reasons Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Was The Stupidest 2014 Movie

10. The Product Placement

Obviously it's no great revelation to learn that major blockbusters cut deals with companies to feature their products heavily in the background (or in most cases, in eyeshot for loving, lingering 12 minute close-ups), but the way the Turtles does it is painful. Skype plays an "important" role in the film, as April O'Neil conducts a key interview over it (with the man on other end baffled by her getting his number, as if he didn't just answer the call in full knowledge that someone he didn't know was calling). It's unnecessary, and was obviously a paid for placement, but you have to suspect Microsoft were less than happy with the way their Windows phones were portrayed in the same movie. Though there aren't any lingering shots of the phones, it's clear April O'Neil uses a Windows device, which flashes up with a massive "Low Light" warning when she tries to snap the Foot Clan being all naughty. So basically the film just admitted that Windows phones will struggle to take photos, which Microsoft would have been delighted with.