An animated breakdown of Michael Bay's 'TMNT'

Horrifying, Kafka-esque beasts that can hack into your Gmail.
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The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are monsters, plain and simple. Look at them and try denying it. 

The Michael Bay-produced 2014 reboot of the classic franchise brings the turtles to life as hulking CGI creatures in a modern New York City. 


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The effect of seeing the heroes in a half-shell as living, breathing, very muscular creatures is, in a word, terrifying. 

Luckily, they're on the side of justice. And with a little help from Pizza Rat, they're going to save the city. 

Check out the latest installment in our series, Too Long; Didn't Watch to catch up on all the details of the film before its sequel drops on June 3. 

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Bob is an Illustrator working out of Mashable's New York City office. He joined the team in September 2012 as an editorial intern. Bob has also been a contributor to Greatist.com and NewYork.com. He graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2011 with a bachelor's degree in news-editorial journalism.Bob likes comic books, GIFs, and GIFs about comic books.

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