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NFT: The new Mutant Turtles movie poster offensive to Americans?

spike : 7/29/2014 5:08 pm


"The Michael Bay produced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot comes out in Australia on September 11th, and some found the international poster (which we've already seen) for the movie displaying that release date to be in bad taste."

As you can see, the below poster for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles depicts the awesome foursome leaping from an exploding building, while at the bottom we have the Australian release date of September 11th displayed. Now I'm sure we don't need to point out the obvious here, but that's just what many felt compelled to do when the poster (Tweeted out earlier today by @ParamountAU but since deleted) sparked outrage. You can read the full extent of the backlash for yourselves HERE and at the link below, but the general consensus seems to be that the one-sheet is "invoking the 9/11 attacks".
grievance mongering is the worst  
Greg from LI : 7/29/2014 5:11 pm : link
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jesus  
dontboobigblue : 7/29/2014 5:56 pm : link
What isn't offensive to some pocket of americans these days?

For a country that uses its military to dominate the globe we sure have a bunch of pussies for civilians.

Michael Bay making this movie...  
Dunedin81 : 7/29/2014 5:59 pm : link
is offensive to Americans.
RE: jesus  
Moondwg : 7/29/2014 6:06 pm : link
In comment 11785935 dontboobigblue said:
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What isn't offensive to some pocket of americans these days?

For a country that uses its military to dominate the globe we sure have a bunch of pussies for civilians.
that last post was a mistake  
Moondwg : 7/29/2014 6:06 pm : link
Mine, that is.
RE: Michael Bay making this movie...  
81_Great_Dane : 7/29/2014 6:20 pm : link
In comment 11785939 Dunedin81 said:
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is offensive to Americans.


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I hate people.  
Mike in Long Beach : 7/29/2014 6:28 pm : link
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Yea . . . .  
eclipz928 : 7/29/2014 6:53 pm : link
That poster is in pretty bad taste. But I don't think people are really offended at the poster itself as much as towards the marketing team of a major film studio dropping the ball on this. Somebody should've caught that.
We need some Megan Fox pictures up in this bitch  
Anakim : 7/29/2014 7:11 pm : link
Sans thumbs
Why is Donatello wearing Harold Lloyd glasses?  
Anakim : 7/29/2014 7:13 pm : link
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RE: Yea . . . .  
Randy in CT : 7/29/2014 7:14 pm : link
In comment 11785994 eclipz928 said:
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That poster is in pretty bad taste. But I don't think people are really offended at the poster itself as much as towards the marketing team of a major film studio dropping the ball on this. Somebody should've caught that.
This. Bad taste and not worth discussing.
RE: Why is Donatello wearing Harold Lloyd glasses?  
Model4001 : 7/29/2014 7:23 pm : link
In comment 11786010 Anakim said:
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Because this movie is a pile of fucking garbage.
RE: Why is Donatello wearing Harold Lloyd glasses?  
TheBigBlueOne : 7/29/2014 9:05 pm : link
In comment 11786010 Anakim said:
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He's smart. We can't tell someone is smart if they don't wear glasses. I find that offensive.
This should not be a story  
EmpireWF : 7/30/2014 8:53 am : link
tho I'm sure the studio is ecstatic with the free publicity
i wont lose sleep over it but  
natefit : 7/30/2014 2:47 pm : link
it took me 1/2 a sec to realize that ya, I can see that
I agree, I'm highly offended  
jcn56 : 7/30/2014 6:34 pm : link
Michael Bay movies tend to do that to me. When do I get my check?
Some little graphic designer weenie in a Hollywood  
ed90631 : 7/30/2014 7:12 pm : link
marketing dept wants to get all edgy and insult America...or maybe not. Who cares? We got bigger fish to fry right now.
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