Michael Bay’s TMNT Script Has Leaked, Confirms Worst Fears - Polidicks

[quote]After it was announced that Michael Bay would be in charge of a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, and the subsequent “alien” debacle, fans of the franchise were up in arms over what they feared would be a butchering of the source. Well, if the blog TMNT, NOT TANT is to be believed about the authenticity of a script they managed to get their hands on, all those concerns have been validated: The script is particularly awful in depressingly specific ways. The veracity of the blog’s account is thrown into question because, after all, it’s obviously biased against Bay’s version of the franchise. However, they did link to a full version of the script — and, supposedly, Paramount sent out a cease and desist to have it removed . As such, the full script is no longer available for the viewing public, but the Internet never forgets. It’ll turn up sooner or later. In the meantime, many folks took to chopping out the most offending bits to share their vitriol with friends. The shenanigans are hard to believe, with a number of people suggesting this is all an elaborate hoax. The script, as presented, is truly a travesty, however. Don’t believe me? Try these reproduced nuggets out and see how you feel: [IMG]http://static02.mediaite.com/geekosystem/uploads/2012/08/tmnt1_550.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://static02.mediaite.com/geekosystem/uploads/2012/08/tmnt2_550.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://static02.mediaite.com/geekosystem/uploads/2012/08/tmnt3_550.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://static02.mediaite.com/geekosystem/uploads/2012/08/tmnt4_550.jpg[/IMG] Even Peter Laird, co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, commented on the script : Someone else alerted me to the existence of this script, and I just a few minutes ago finished reading it. If it is, in fact, the actual draft that was rejected and caused the production of the next TMNT movie to be pushed back to 2014 because the script was unsatisfactory, then I think all true TMNT fans should be grateful to the new “powers that be” that they did not allow this wretched thing to go any further. It could definitely be taken as a good sign if that is the case. It reminds me of one of the reasons I am glad to not own the property anymore… because I don’t have to tear what little hair I have left out while trying to fix junk like this. — PL Hopefully, if the script really is what they were working off of for the movie, it will go on no longer. For the sake of the children.[/quote] SOURCES: [url]http://www.geekosystem.com/tmnt-script-leak/[/url] [url]http://io9.com/5938815/michael-bays-leaked-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-script-is-full-of-bad-ideas[/url] [url]http://www.examiner.com/article/tmnt-co-creator-discusses-leaked-movie-script[/url] I tried searching to the best of my abilities, damn blue search restrictions. My apologies if this was posted before.

RIP TMNT.

[IMG]http://static02.mediaite.com/geekosystem/uploads/2012/08/tmnt4_550.jpg[/IMG] welp :suicide:

Watch out yo. Michael Bay is comin' to get Thundercats, GI Joe, Power Rangers, and Pokemon. He's gonna fuck 'em up like he did with Transformers and now TMNT.

Seems as Micheal bay is trying to revive the shit puns/jokes from the older live action films.

Yada Yada, I'm sure if you would put Batman on a script - no sound and effects and all that bull, it would be as dull as this. People are so intolerant to change.

What is this, a fucking sitcom?

[QUOTE=jonoPorter;37466126]RIP TMNT.[/QUOTE] I hate to break it to the TMNT fans out there but the franchise has been resting for awhile.

hes a radical rat

[QUOTE=cqbcat;37466140]Watch out yo. Michael Bay is comin' to get [B]Thundercats[/B], GI Joe, Power Rangers, and Pokemon. He's gonna fuck 'em up like he did with Transformers and now TMNT.[/QUOTE] Don't even, Michael.

[QUOTE=fruxodaily;37466131][IMG]http://static02.mediaite.com/geekosystem/uploads/2012/08/tmnt4_550.jpg[/IMG] welp :suicide:[/QUOTE] I don't know much about TMNT but why is this "so bad"?

[QUOTE=MaxOfS2D;37466262]I don't know much about TMNT but why is this "so bad"?[/QUOTE] Because he'll probably pull a Shia Laboeuf doppelganger to say it.

[QUOTE=MaxOfS2D;37466262]I don't know much about TMNT but why is this "so bad"?[/QUOTE] It's cheap. It's trope. It's been used a million times.

Goddamnit its like im actually reading some fucking DA fanfic

I probably won't bay any attention to this movie once it comes out.

It's a new century, the start of 2000. Where movies are only prequels, sequels, and reboots. Nobody has ideas anymore, nobody is original. Popcorn gets more butter, candy gets more sugar, water gets more oxygen. It's all about money now. Nobody gives a tit and a half about what you think. Everyone in real life dies from now on.

[QUOTE=cqbcat;37466140]Watch out yo. Michael Bay is comin' to get Thundercats, GI Joe, Power Rangers, and Pokemon. He's gonna fuck 'em up like he did with Transformers and now TMNT.[/QUOTE] He and Uwe Boll can team up to make a sequel to [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_film]Doom[/url]. [QUOTE=Shiftyze;37466386]It's a new century, the start of 2000. Where movies are only prequels, sequels, and reboots. Nobody has ideas anymore, nobody is original. Popcorn gets more butter, candy gets more sugar, water gets more oxygen. It's all about money now. Nobody gives a tit and a half about what you think. Everyone in real life dies from now on.[/QUOTE] Yeah, it's too bad good films stopped being made after 2000. Who can forget such great 90's films as Pirates of the Caribbean, Up, Momento, Pan's Labyrinth, Wall-E, Final Destination, District 9, Donnie Darko, Taken, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Pitch Black, or Rango?

The 1986 animated Transformer movie/advertisement is better than every Micheal Bay Transfromer film combined, just look at the intro: [video=youtube;4lo7JPLJUUU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lo7JPLJUUU[/video] It's perfect. It sets the scene, mood, conflict and main villain in the first two minutes without being rushed. Plus The music fits perfectly. In short, fuck Micheal Bay.

Admittedly the resivoir dogs joke was good

[QUOTE=Killuah;37466310]It's cheap. It's trope. It's been used a million times.[/QUOTE] It sounds like something from the original TMNT cartoon, why is that bad?

the teenage mutant ninja turtles movie may have bad writing? no way, NO WAY, this is a disgrace to the legacy of TMNT. when i think TMNT, i think of powerful characterization with a gripping plot, with dialogue that not only touches my heart but touches my soul. shame on you michael bay!

Didn't this thing get canceled when the last sane executive actually read the script and saw people's reaction to this?

[QUOTE=Raidyr;37466189]I hate to break it to the TMNT fans out there but the franchise has been resting for awhile.[/QUOTE] Michael Bay has dug up the final resting place and violently flung the corpse on to a large garish stage and pushes it around with a stick saying "Look it's the TMNT! Let's laugh at those crazy alien turtles! ALIEN TURTLES."

[QUOTE=Whomobile;37466431]The 1986 animated Transformer movie/advertisement is better than every Micheal Bay Transfromer film combined, just look at the intro: [video=youtube;4lo7JPLJUUU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lo7JPLJUUU[/video] It's perfect. It sets the scene, mood, conflict and main villain in the first two minutes without being rushed. Plus The music fits perfectly. In short, fuck Micheal Bay.[/QUOTE] My only problem with that movie was it killed off the entire original cast. I know it was so they could make new toys but still.

[IMG]http://static02.mediaite.com/geekosystem/uploads/2012/08/tmnt3_550.jpg[/IMG] I dunno, that bit looks pretty good, even if it is Micheal Bay.

Michael Bay's climbin in yo childhood memories, blowin shit up, tryna rape em so y'all need to hide ya favourite shows, hide ya characters and your favourite franchises cuz he rapin everything up in here

[QUOTE=Tacos;37466198]Don't even, Michael.[/QUOTE] Sorry Tacos, but where Michael Bay is going, you don't need anysort of integrity! Also the brakes exploded so hold onto yer butt

At least there can't be hundreds of unnecessary explosions because no guns or robots. Right?

[QUOTE=Raidyr;37466189]I hate to break it to the TMNT fans out there but the franchise has been resting for awhile.[/QUOTE] TMNT had it's time. It was a great series of cartoons and movies, and we all have good memories of it. Now some jackass comes along and violently rapes my childhood memories with this travesty of a shitart. This movie is like that annoying I KEEL JOO guy digging up JFK's skeleton, sticking an arm up his bony ass and then making lots of fart jokes [i]"It smells like corpse in here, hurr durr hurr"[/i].

[QUOTE=V12US;37466856]TMNT had it's time. It was a great series of cartoons and movies, and we all have good memories of it. Now some jackass comes along and violently rapes my childhood memories with this travesty of a shitart. This movie is like that annoying I KEEL JOO guy digging up JFK's skeleton, sticking an arm up his bony ass and then making lots of fart jokes [i]"It smells like corpse in here, hurr durr hurr"[/i].[/QUOTE] I wouldn't apply the same historical significance to TMNT as I would JFK though.