You ever see a trailer and think, “holy crap, that is the worst violation of my childhood that I will ever watch start to finish”? That was my feeling when watching the latest TMNT trailer, which was released late last month. Despite the abundant hints that this movie is going to be another Bay-backed atrocity, complete with racist caricatures, sexist portrayals, eye-candy visuals and stupid dialogue, I still felt kind of nostalgic seeing it.
And there were some additional hints that told me this movie was going to totally suck. For starters, it is strongly implied yet again that the Turtles were created as some sort of covert project. It’s also strongly implied that “The Shredder” – the main antagonist in the TMNT universe – was a similar creation. Hell, they even go as far to say that he’s a damn robot with Wolverine-like retractable claws. What can I say to that except… NOOOOOO!
But like most fans who grew up with the Turtles, I was never looking to this movie to provide any kind of faithful reboot. In fact, when I heard Bay was doing a relaunch of the franchise, I believe I just rolled my eyes and filed it in the “could care less” category. So while I might get around to seeing this, I do not imagine for one second that I am expecting anything from it other than utter amusement.
Low expectations people, that’s the way to survive a Bay movie! Oh yeah, and enjoy the trailer:
Stories by Williams 
i was first introduced to the Turtles with the 2003 TV series, so I’m kind of fond of them. I am expecting this movie to suck, but I will go see it anyway.
Yeah, I’m part of the problem. These movies usually suck, but there’s always enough fans of the franchise who will go see the film and give the studios enough money to warrant a sequel or three that are just as bad. It explains why there are now 4 Transformers films and a 5th and 6th on the way, even though they shouldn’t have gone beyond the first. It’s a conundrum that needs fixing, to say the least.