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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 - The Secret of the Ooze

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 - The Secret of the Ooze (1991)

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Reviews Counted:25

Fresh:9

Rotten:16

Average Rating:4.5/10

Consensus: Not only is the movie's juvenile dialogue unbearable for adults, but the turtles' dopey and casual attitude towards physical violence makes them poor kids' role models.

Runtime: 88 mins

Genre: Childrens

Synopsis: When reporter April O'Neil does a story on Professor Perry, and his efforts to uncover a certain toxic waste, the evil Shredder concludes that this is what gives the turtles their power, gets his... When reporter April O'Neil does a story on Professor Perry, and his efforts to uncover a certain toxic waste, the evil Shredder concludes that this is what gives the turtles their power, gets his hands on some and proceeds to create dangerous mutants. Armed with Professor Perry's anti-mutant antidote, it's up to the crime fighting turtles and a pizza delivery boy to conquer these mutants. [More]

Starring: Francois Chau, Paige Turco, David Warner, Ernie Reyes

Starring: Francois Chau, Paige Turco, David Warner, Ernie Reyes, Vanilla Ice

Director: Michael Pressman

Director: Michael Pressman

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Clever if rather mechanical.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
05/18/08
TV Guide's Movie Guide

This lacks the darkness and subtlty that makes th first film so good, and so adult, but its simplified plot and gags will appeal to the under tens.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
05/18/08
Lloyd Bradley
Lloyd Bradley
Empire Magazine

The murky lighting, uninteresting human characters and violence of the original have been modified in the more amiable sequel, mostly to good effect.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
10/10/07
Variety Staff
Variety Staff
Variety
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One can have a reasonably amusing time with this predictable sequel, which is a bit longer on action and shorter on wit and character than the original.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
04/26/07
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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The bigger budget is a blessing.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

No review available.

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08/12/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

The sequel plays things very safe

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06/10/05
Douglas Pratt
Douglas Pratt
DVDLaser

The Turtles, when not battling Shredder or providing Vanilla Ice with the basis for a rap number, kid around in enjoyable ways.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
08/30/04
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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No review available.

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01/06/04
Greg Maki
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

No review available.

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11/28/03
Blake French
Blake French
NutzWorld

This one should have oozed out of the can before it got into any theaters.

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09/11/03
Bob Bloom
Bob Bloom
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

For losers

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08/02/03
John Esther
John Esther
Pasadena Weekly

The muppets look mighty fake, and Vanilla Ice was better in Cool as Ice, but check out wrestler Kevin Nash as Super Shredder.

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05/27/03
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times

Not only insulting to your intelligence, but also harmful for children to watch.

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03/01/03
Derek Smith
Derek Smith
Apollo Guide

No review available.

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10/01/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Dear God, why?

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09/24/02
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Even more fun than the original!

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09/19/02
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

if a Vanilla Ice cameo is a highlight, imagine what the rest of the film is like

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07/29/02
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

No review available.

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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

Next time, if the Turtles really want to hurt 'em, they should call on Hammer.

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06/06/01
Peter Travers
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