History Film / TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2014

* InterspeciesRomance: Michelangelo has a crush on April O'Neil. However, it is not acknowledged by April. Michelangelo tells his brothers that he has dibs on April after they meet her and he refers to her as his girlfriend when he realizes that she is the ''hogosha''. Mikey is always trying to flirt with her and be romantic, though her safety is his biggest concern when they are in danger.

* CompositeCharacter: Eric Sacks [[spoiler: is [[RedHerring actually not the Shredder]], instead effectively a stand-in for long-time Turtle foe Baxter Stockman, [[CompositeCharacter mixed with]] Oroku Saki's philanthropist/businessman persona from the 2003 series.]]

** It was initially suggested that Eric Sacks was a new incarnation of the Shredder/Oroku Saki. [[spoiler:However, this proves to have been a RedHerring, as Sacks is seen speaking to a man shrouded in shadows, evidently Oroku Saki himself, about developing a new suit of armor for him. Interestingly, Sacks is the Shredder [[http://turtlepedia.wikia.com/wiki/Eric_Sacks_(2014_video_games) in the 3DS version of the movie]], as well as [[http://www.cinemablend.com/new/William-Fichtner-Confirmed-Play-Shredder-Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtles-38188.html in earlier comments]] by Fincher himself, leading some to speculate that Sacks was originally Shredder but was changed to avoid any further fan backlash.]]

** [[DarkActionGirl Karai]] finally transitions from the comics to live-action, but her role is much less prominent than in other versions like [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 the 2003]] and [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 2012 shows.]]

** Much like in the [[ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIDW IDW comics]], April knew the turtles and Splinter before they mutated, and was even the one who named them. The turtles and Splinter being lab experiments before they mutated is also from the IDW comics.

* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Played with. When clinging onto a structure falling from a 54-story building, Raphael makes a long-winded speech to his brothers about how he loves them despite being hard on them... while the structure and accompanying debris falls in slow motion. Right as he's caught up in the speech, however, he discovers that they have made it safely to the ground in the time that he's taken to make the speech.

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The film also stars Creator/WillArnett as Vern Fenwick and Creator/WilliamFichtner as Eric Sacks.

The story goes right into the origins of the Turtles as reporter April O'Neil (Creator/MeganFox) finds herself involved in a secret group called the Foot Clan, led by the Shredder (Tohoru Masamune). But opposing them are unlikely heroes, four teenaged mutated turtle brothers -- Leonardo (Pete Ploszek, with voice dubbing by Creator/JohnnyKnoxville), Michaelangelo (Noel Fisher), Donatello (Jeremy Howard) and Raphael (Alan Ritchson) -- who are skilled {{ninja}}s trained by a mutated rat named Splinter (Danny Woodburn, with voice dubbing by Tony Shalhoub). It turns out the Turtles and the Foot have a distant history and their conflict reaches a boiling point.

The story goes right into the origins of the Turtles as reporter April O'Neil finds herself involved in a secret group called the Foot Clan. But opposing them are unlikely heroes, four teenaged mutated turtle brothers who are skilled {{ninja}}s trained by a mutated rat. It turns out the Turtles and the Foot have a distant history and their conflict reaches a boiling point.

* TotallyRadical: {{Lampshaded}}. When Mikey uses his CatchPhrase "Cowabunga", he says that he's been "holding it in for years" since it's something he used to say when he was a kid.

''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' is a ContinuityReboot film of the [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles eponymous franchise]] produced by Creator/MichaelBay and directed by Jonathan Liebesman (''Film/BattleLosAngeles''), released by Creator/{{Paramount}}. It's a live-action movie with the Turtles generated through [[SerkisFolk Performance Capture CGI]].

* AdaptationDistillation: April's a reporter, like in [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 the 1987 cartoon]]. She also [[spoiler:knew the turtles and Splinter before they mutated,]] like in [[ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIDW the IDW comics]]. The Shredder is also a lot more imposing, like his Super Shredder form in ''[[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Turtles II]]'', and wears an armored suit like in [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 the 2003 cartoon]].

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Unlike his brothers, Raphael is barefoot, wearing only some ankle wraps. It fits his theme of being the strongest and most martially minded.

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''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' is a ContinuityReboot of the [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles film series]] produced by Creator/MichaelBay and directed by Jonathan Liebesman (''Film/BattleLosAngeles''), released by Creator/{{Paramount}}. It's a live-action movie with the Turtles generated through [[SerkisFolk Performance Capture CGI]].

* AdaptedOut: [[spoiler: Hamato Yoshi is nowhere to be seen in this story, with Splinter a mutated rat (neither Yoshi himself, nor Yoshi's pet) who learned ninjitsu from reading books on it. Oroku Saki is not named on camera, but the character himself embodies the name of The Shredder]]. Casey Jones is not in the film as well, despite being in [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles the parallel first movie.]] He was later introduced in the [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesOutOfTheShadows sequel]].

** From ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' (1990):

* SerkisFolk: As opposed to the [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles original films']] usage of animatronics, this film uses MotionCapture for the turtles, as well as Splinter and the Shredder's PoweredArmor. The turtle’s Mocap suits had the addition of what looked like couch cushions stuck to the back, though.

* TruerToTheText: The film had an interesting deal with this behind-the-scenes. An early version of the script had the Shredder be the alter-ego of an American businessman named Eric Sacks, [[LegacyCharacter who adopted it from the stories of an ancient Japanese warlord]]. This is actually in line with the comics mythology as many different characters have taken on the name of the Shredder (replicated in the [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 '03 series]]), but was not present in [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 the '87 tv show]] or [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles the 90's movie series]]. Fan backlash to the idea of a [[RaceLift "Whitewashed Shredder"]] lead to reshoots to have a more traditional Japanese Shredder included in Sach's EvilPlan.

** Much like in the [[ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIDW IDW comics]], April knew the turtles and Splinter before they mutated, and was even the one who named them. Also like in the IDW comics, the turtles and Splinter started out as lab experiments.

** Much like in the [[ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIDW IDW comics]], April knew the turtles and Splinter before they mutated, and was even the one who named them. Also like in the IDW comics, the turtles and Splinter were lab experiments before they mutated.

** Much like in the [[ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIDW IDW comics]], April knew the turtles and Splinter before they mutated, and was even the one who named them. Also like in the IDW comics, the turtles and Splinter are lab experiments.

** Much like in the [[ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIDW IDW comics]], April knew the turtles and Splinter before they mutated, and was even the one who named them. Also like in the IDW comics, the turtles and Splinter are lab test subjects.

** Much like in the [[ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIDW IDW comics]], April knew the turtles and Splinter before they mutated, and was even the one who named them.