Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Page #2

Synopsis: Darkness has settled over New York City as Shredder and his evil Foot Clan have an iron grip on everything from the police to the politicians. The future is grim until four unlikely outcast brothers rise from the sewers and discover their destiny as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The Turtles must work with fearless reporter April O'Neil and her cameraman Vern Fenwick to save the city and unravel Shredder's diabolical plan.
Director(s): Jonathan Liebesman
Production: Paramount Pictures
  1 win & 10 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.8
Metacritic:
31
Rotten Tomatoes:
22%
PG-13
Year:
2014
101 min
$163,911,409
Website
5,796 Views


There is a vigilante that is fighting back

against the Foot Clan.

There's a huge story here!

O'Neil, I think you found Superman.

That's cool.

The vigilante is real. I saw him.

O'Neil, I'm gonna assume

that you would not

come up here and tell us

this fantastic story

without some tangible proof.

I took this photo of one

of the shipping containers.

I actually think that

it may be his calling card.

This is nothing, O'Neil.

This is nothing!

That's exactly the point. Somebody

stopped a Foot robbery

and left no evidence.

There is nothing.

Oh, I get it.

You wanted me to put "nothing"

- on the nightly news.

- Of course not.

You know, I'm gonna pretend

we never had this conversation.

I'm erasing it from my mind.

And the rest of us,

we're gonna go back to work.

Let's hit it!

Hello, everybody.

Welcome to the Channel 6

Morning News.

New developments in that ongoing

sanitation strike to tell you about.

But first, after reviewing the city's

soaring crime rates

with the police commissioner,

Councilman Dan Gregor

took to the steps of City Hall,

reaffirming the city's commitment

to fight against the rising

crime organization

calling themselves the Foot Clan.

He did so on the heels

of a renewed contract

with Eric Sacks and Sacks Industries.

Using the Sacks research

and securities technology,

this city greatly improves its chances

of bringing the Foot Clan to justice!

Begin!

Your men are weak.

It's no surprise your

missions fail.

We couldn't have anticipated

the vigilante

showing up at the docks,

Master Shredder.

You have been trained for

such contingencies.

But we've never seen an enemy like this.

Their size.

Their strength.

They're not human.

I don't believe in fairy tales.

It's what society wants

to reduce the Foot Clan to.

A myth.

But the Foot Clan

will rise again.

Capture the vigilantes however you can.

Use innocent people as bait.

No one will stop us in our quest

to reclaim victory.

We will own this city.

Ladies

and gentlemen,

please join me in welcoming

the NYPD's top benefactor,

Eric Sacks.

Please, please. Please.

Sit down, sit down.

I have to say,

it's wonderful to see so many

people out here tonight,

especially in a neighborhood

so hard hit by the Foot's crime wave.

Years ago, my life

was touched by tragedy.

I was a young scientist

working with a world-class team

on cutting-edge research.

And our laboratory was attacked,

set fire to, robbed,

by the cowards that

call themselves the Foot Clan.

Several of my employees

lost their lives that day.

And it is in their honor, in their memory,

that Sacks Industries,

whether through Sacks Biomed,

Sacks Robotics or Sacks Construction,

will remain committed

to keeping the city of New York, our city,

safe.

So whenever someone

takes flame to this city,

I will be there to put the fire out.

And that's a promise.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you.

Great work, sir. Very inspirational.

Mr. Sacks. April O'Neil.

You worked with my father.

Oh!

I can't believe it.

I haven't seen you since...

Since his funeral.

It was a long time ago.

Yeah.

I just wanted to tell you that your words

really resonated with me,

and I hope to one day contribute

to the city in the way that you do.

Well, it looks like you're

doing a pretty good job.

Channel 6, very impressive, April.

Um... Thank you. It's, uh...

It isn't exactly everything

I anticipated it would be.

As long as you are true to yourself,

your father will always be proud of you.

Mr. Sacks, we have to be uptown at 7:00.

I'll see you on TV.

Eric Sacks was so inspiring.

I know this is a story

that actually matters.

The superhero one?

That's a good idea.

I should chase that down.

Where's everybody going?

- O'Neil! Where are you going?

- Hey.

- April!

- Hey!

What are you running from? Wait, wait!

Shots fired,

Broadway and Centre Street.

Surveillance uplinks

are showing heavy,

heavy Foot Clan activity

at the Broad Street platform.

They're taking hostages, dude.

But you know

we're not supposed to go above ground.

We've done this before.

We started something, we gotta finish it.

This is insane.

That cat is playing Chopsticks

with chopsticks!

Don't be an idiot.

- Aw.

- Okay.

Let's rock 'n' roll, boys!

Run!

Get out!

Go, go!

If you want to live, do it! Go on!

Just stay down!

Get over here!

Keep moving!

Keep your hands

where I can see them!

Move to the side.

- They're bombs.

- Shut up!

On the ground!

Nobody move!

We know you're out there!

If you don't surrender,

we start executing hostages!

Get your head down!

Don't move!

Don't make me

tell you again! Not a word!

Don't look at me!

Don't! Don't do it!

You!

Stand up!

All aboard!

On your 12!

Come on!

That's right.

Like a shadow, bra.

How you like that?

Let's go! Let's move!

They went up that way!

Did you see that?

Here, here.

They climbed up here!

- Right here.

- Some kind of freak!

There were a couple of them!

Whoo! Right past me!

They saved us.

Go, go, go!

Let's go, guys! Both sides!

You see that?

I smoked that dude! S'up?

Yeah, boys, bring it in.

That was amazing.

You were incredible!

Great elbow, Donnie.

Oh, yeah!

That's what I'm talking about.

This is our city! These are our streets!

You mess with us,

you step into the Wu, whoo, Tang!

Ooh, yeah! Did you see that

guy's jaw connect with the concrete?

He'll be drinking

out of a sippy cup for months!

Ah, that's what

I'm talking about, brothers.

Like shadows in the night.

Completely unseen.

What was that?

It's a camera flash.

We know it's a camera flash.

Who's behind the camera flash?

By my calculations,

it's a girl.

Now we got to kill her...

- What?

- With kindness!

Give her some flowers, earn her trust.

- I got this.

- Raph, no, no, no! Come on!

Give me the camera.

Ooh, look,

he's doing his Batman voice.

She's so hot,

I can feel my shell tightening.

We can hear you!

If you don't give me

the camera, I'm gonna...

Enough!

Back off, Raph.

I only saw Batman once!

Ma'am, hello. I apologize.

My colleague here forgot to say "please."

So,

would you please hand over the camera?

No, no, no, no. Whoa.

Whoa. Chill. It's just a mask.

See? Don't freak out.

Right?

Ah!

Oh, I think that went well.

Breathing steady.

Blood pressure stabilizing.

Why are we still here playing doctor?

She may have a head injury.

Uh, correction. She's a hot chick

who may have a head injury,

which makes it our civic duty to...

Ma'am, ma'am.

Can you hear me?

Do you know what city you're in?

Do you know where you are?

Have you seen that video where the cat

plays Chopsticks with the chopsticks?

Can we focus here?

Guys, please!

Come on. Give her some air.

What are you?

Well, Miss,

uh, we're ninjas.

We're mutants.

Well, technically, we're turtles.

Oh, and we're teenagers!

But we can still have

adult conversations.

Wait, wait, wait. So...

You're...

Ninja, mutant,

turtle, teenagers?

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