{"title": "Was the 2014 \"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles\" directed by Michael Bay?", "timestamp": 1761962060.2552738, "description": "While [Steven Spielberg]() was producing a [Michael Bay]() film [Transformers 4](/reviews/transformers_4_is_a_ballsy_brave_film), Michael Bay was producing a [Jonathan Liebesman]() 2014 film *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles*. And like with a Spielberg-produced film *The Poltergeist* by [Tobe Hooper]() about which people started claiming that Spielberg himself directed the movie in question. With the 2014 *TMNT* people started claiming Michael Bay was the actual director on this film. It is absolutely and utterly poetic that both Tobe Hooper and Jonathan Liebesman also made movies in the *The Texas Chainsaw Massacre* franchise.", "author": {"avatar": "https://blenderdumbass.org/pictures/favicon.png", "bio": "Aka: J.Y. Amihud. A Jewish by blood, multifaceted artist with experience in film-making, visual effects, programming, game development, music and more. A philosopher at heart. An activist for freedom and privacy. Anti-Paternalist. A user of Libre Software. Speaking at least 3 human languages. The writer and director of the 2023 film \"Moria's Race\" and the lead developer of it's game sequel \"Dani's Race\".\r\n\r\n[My Story](/about/who_is_blender_dumbass_)\r\n\r\nMore links to me ( view page source to see how I did those ):\r\n\r\n![internetarchive](https://archive.org/search?query=creator%3A%22J.Y.Amihud%22) ![imdb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm15214305) ![notabug](http://notabug.org/jyamihud) ![odysee](https://odysee.com/@blenderdumbass:f) ![codeberg](https://codeberg.org/blenderdumbass/)", "invited": ["AngryAlien", "Erwinjitsu", "trueauracoral", "Cricetus", "elban", "Troler", "johny", "RowdyJoe", "adgbeveridge", "doublelion", "alkyilcycloalke", "jedi66", "WanchaiMike", "Trolli123", "ddd", "ByteBlast", "dolphinana", "Madiator2011", "Uriel_Cohen", "mk-la", "TestUser", "Mr._MotherFucker", "MorsMortium", "cptbichez", "dbbs", "Xavi", "test", "Ozoned", "Tcll", "FranzoPow"], "invited_by": "blenderdumbass", "title": "Blender Dumbass", "website": "blenderdumbass.org", "mastodon": "@blenderdumbass@mastodon.online", "username": "blenderdumbass", "activity_pub": {"pub": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAupr+zzHFZXpPvayAbk8R\na3Yp2k+ymoI6IbfMkekWv5rTjrCBQRa1tcoy8o1cgxdFo/QYPb++s8+q4R/Xl4zV\nvSp40z1M6tI7zDQZv4BGInEqKgLpR5ahjqYVL4GVpYaw+FfQ3tc0J9Ui8/y/3HBX\nN5YzyaOpp0oxEW+tnnDHhHZSQ7G32MMWVL5DIZZKEAqxdgtw1s3sa2iAqcb3TSib\nCA1OvYQmPOicQS07/CVY+1OwKVKKV7CPNFk4SBYyCZ/CyC3Uujngl05jw9TpVR7T\n0WwVFijfMSSVFiBQmOQLFG0e4g8/XP+HvKDD8dB1PwreEAq+jrOBv6GvOgMOlGxi\nOQIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"}, "url": "https://blenderdumbass.org/account/blenderdumbass"}, "thumbnail": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/09/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles_film_July_2014_poster.jpg/250px-Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles_film_July_2014_poster.jpg", "license": "cc-by-sa", "views": {"amount": 15, "dates": {"2025-11-01": 6, "2025-11-03": 1, "2025-12-03": 1, "2026-02-10": 1, "2026-04-28": 1, "2026-04-29": 2, "2026-06-29": 2, "2026-06-30": 1}}, "recording": "", "comments": {"comments": [{"text": "> Michael Bay likes shorter, messier shots. \r\n\r\nI perceive such Bay shots as more intense. When watching an action scene drag on, it doesn't hit as much as short bursts of action.\r\n\r\n> I'm also a fan of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Specifically the 2003 animated series, not the original 1987 animated series\r\n\r\nI preferred the 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It is so serious and grim. It has a scene where a person hasn't slept for 30 years, due to fear that a demon will come out to life if he does so. \r\n\r\n> But she got fucking horny on those turtles\r\n![Image](/pictures/user_upload/Troler/XGUSOFX6KY7KK6ZE.jpg)", "username": "Troler", "id": 0, "p_index": {"2": 11, "6": 13, "10": 31}}, {"text": "No, it was directed and produced, and written by Michael Bay.", "username": "Troler", "id": 1, "timestamp": 1786477319.303893, "p_index": {}}, {"text": "> In my opinion, despite some rather stupid plot,\r\n\r\nYou're telling me you're against the plot in Mission Impossible 2 by [John Woo]()?\r\n", "username": "Troler", "id": 2, "timestamp": 1786477901.868664, "p_index": {"2": 21}}, {"text": "> wait... what... she saves her pet turtles by dumping them near a sewer?\". \r\n\r\nThat's how you save the goldfish. You flush them in the toilet and then they come back as your protectors or out to murder ya, revenge and stuff", "username": "Troler", "id": 3, "timestamp": 1786478893.1856291, "p_index": {"2": 29}}]}, "languages": {}, "hashtags": ["tmnt", "michaelbay", "film", "review", "movies", "cinemastodon"], "not_ai_proof": "", "tab": "reviews", "url": "https://blenderdumbass.org/reviews/was_the_2014__teenage_mutant_ninja_turtles__directed_by_michael_bay_", "likes": ["Troler"]}