Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II - The Secret of the Ooze Reviews
Reel Film Reviews
The Turtles return in this underwhelming sequel that generally fares about as well as its predecessor...
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| Original Score: 1/4
7M Pictures
This is one of those rare sequels that actually lives up quite nicely to the original.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Top CriticNeither as fun nor as faithful to the spirit of the original comics. It's a bigger, slicker movie, but not a better one.
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| Original Score: C+
TV Guide's Movie Guide
Clever if rather mechanical.
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
Empire Magazine
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.
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| Original Score: 3/5
The murky lighting, uninteresting human characters and violence of the original have been modified in the more amiable sequel, mostly to good effect.
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.
The Turtles, when not battling Shredder or providing Vanilla Ice with the basis for a rap number, kid around in enjoyable ways.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
This one should have oozed out of the can before it got into any theaters.
| Original Score: 1/5
New Times
The muppets look mighty fake, and Vanilla Ice was better in Cool as Ice, but check out wrestler Kevin Nash as Super Shredder.
| Original Score: 3/5
Apollo Guide
Not only insulting to your intelligence, but also harmful for children to watch.
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| Original Score: 31/100
Kalamazoo Gazette
if a Vanilla Ice cameo is a highlight, imagine what the rest of the film is like
| Original Score: 2/5
Next time, if the Turtles really want to hurt 'em, they should call on Hammer.
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
If you're a kid, you're going to see it. If you're a parent you may have no choice.
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| Original Score: 2/4
Didn't seem quite as good as the first -- at least, in terms of reproducing the atmosphere of the original.
