Michael Bay Attempts The Full-Nolan With First TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES Trailer

Good idea? Bad idea? Or just plain weird idea? I'm not sure which of those the idea of pushing the live action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie in The Dark Knight mold is but that's very much what producer Michael Bay and director Jonathan Liebesman appear to have done with it, based upon this first trailer. The humor survives, thankfully, but just take a look at Leonardo up there. I have no illusions about this movie having been made to scratch the TMNT nostalgia itch of a forty year old guy such as myself but given that The Boy was home from school for lunch when I came across it I had the chance to try it out cold on the actual target market and his verdict: Also a bit perplexed.

But, regardless, get your first look at Megan Fox, William Fichtner and a whole lot of computer pixels in action below and weight in with your thoughts.