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

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• E.J. B

  
  When the original TMNT movie came out, parents were enraged at the studio for making such a dark and violent kids film. The "snowflake" generation, as my generation is called, had to deal with our parents freaking out about how us children shouldn't be exposed to such… More
  When the original TMNT movie came out, parents were enraged at the studio for making such a dark and violent kids film. The "snowflake" generation, as my generation is called, had to deal with our parents freaking out about how us children shouldn't be exposed to such issues as adolescent rebellion, crime, family division, and corrupt authority, real issues affecting the real world. My generation's parents wanted us children bubble wrapped. So what did the studio do for the sequel? They upped the childish banter, and made the film a light, comedic, ridiculous as fuck kids film. The typical fight scenes have the Foot Soldiers gathered around a Turtle. One fights the Turtle while the other twelve watch and wait their turn. The Turtles now bicker, banter, and joke around like a group of clueless teenagers. These aren't the Turtles from the first film; worried about their survival. Here, they can walk into a grocery store and buy chips. The film's epic bad climax features the Turtles fighting their foes in a club with Vanilla Ice improvising a "Ninja Rap" that has also been magically pre-taped so all he has to do is lip sync. The film allows kids to cheer the Turtles on, and really that's what it's all about. It's a shame parents would rather have their kids watch a toned down version of the Ninja Turtles, but what can you do. I watched this movie so many times as a kid, I could recite the whole movie word for word, and I turned out okay....I think....

• MisterYoda ?

  
  2 stars

• Richard C

  
  C-

• Conner R

  
  While it is nowhere near the brilliance of the first film, it is still a very fun movie with a lot to love. It is a lot more light-hearted and campy, but it somehow works. The birth of Super Shedder and Toka and Razar (aka Beebop and Rocksteady) are worth the movie.

• Coxxie M

  
  This one would make the turtles curdle, become infertile, and smell like my aunt Mertle

• Bobby H

  
  Secret of the Ooze was a decent sequal. It holds the classic turtles attitude still with a new twist on Shredar becoming "Super", while giving a great background on how the turtles became as well. Negatives: Casey Jones was no where to be found and they introduced a new… More
  Secret of the Ooze was a decent sequal. It holds the classic turtles attitude still with a new twist on Shredar becoming "Super", while giving a great background on how the turtles became as well. Negatives: Casey Jones was no where to be found and they introduced a new character (the pizza boy) in which virtually dissapeared forever after this one. Not five star caliber but still Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

• Ken S

  
  Go Ninja Go Ninja Go. Go Ninja Go Ninja Rap!

• Lenny M

  
  Hey at least Vanilla Ice was in it.

• Curtis L

  
  I loved it as kid, but I don't think i'll be popping in my VHS copy anytime soon. Still, for old times sake i'll give it three stars.

• Justin Y

  
  This is an example of a sequel that I enjoyed over the original. It isn't a whole lot better, but since the first one was awesome, I guess you could say that this one is better than awesome.<p>The story isn't as deep or strong as the first one, but it is definitely… More
  This is an example of a sequel that I enjoyed over the original. It isn't a whole lot better, but since the first one was awesome, I guess you could say that this one is better than awesome.<p>The story isn't as deep or strong as the first one, but it is definitely more fun and entertaining. There isn't the need to really build up the turtles since it was done in the first film, so they had the room to play around with the turtles by giving them more comedic dialogue. Way funnier than the first film, although I did miss the funny antics of Casey Jones. You also get Vanilla Ice at the ending of this film. The highlight of his career in my opinion.</p><p>The acting is just as good as the first and the same goes for the animatronics. Once again the turtles did have their own distinct personalities and great voice over work. As I mentioned above, I did miss Casey Jones and I also thought Judith Hoag did a better job as April O'Neil from the first film. Paige Turco did a nice job though.</p><p>There is much more action in this film as well as better choreography. The film does a nice job at distributing the fights throughout the film as well. Not only do the turtles fight, but Ernie Reyes Jr. gets to display some nice moves in this film too. My only real complaint is that there should have been more usage of the turtle's weapons in the fights, maybe even during the movie.</p><p>Fans of the first film will most likely enjoy this and children will fall in love the turtles. A great family film with a good soundtrack, which was also better than the first.

• Dean M

  
  Quite good funny and excitement action with the lean, green teens against the return of their archenemy Shredder and two new creature-mutanted villians. Actress Paige Turco is better than Judith Hoag as the new reporter April O'Neil role.

• Khris N

  
  Not as good as the first one - but ya gotta luv those wise cracking ninja turtles!

• Keith A

  
  A fun-filled sequel that's more better than the original.

• Drew S

  
  I actually saw this?

• danny d

  
  decent but nowhere near the first

• Jason S

  
  This one was pretty good except for the Ninja Rap by Vanilla Ice.

• Aaron N

  
  It's all about the ninja rap.

• Sean N

  
  Not as good as the first movie, but of course sequels can't live up to the hype of the first movie sometimes. This one, I think, is a somewhat decent exception. It's a bit more cheesier, but this one has the Turtles facing off against mutants, a common thing from the… More
  Not as good as the first movie, but of course sequels can't live up to the hype of the first movie sometimes. This one, I think, is a somewhat decent exception. It's a bit more cheesier, but this one has the Turtles facing off against mutants, a common thing from the original TV show.

• Matthew Y

  
  After my mom came home from seeing Pokemon with my little brother she gave me a hug and thanked me for being into the Ninja Turtles when I was a kid. "At least those films are watchable!" she exclaimed. I can't give TMNT II any better of a review than that. It's… More
  After my mom came home from seeing Pokemon with my little brother she gave me a hug and thanked me for being into the Ninja Turtles when I was a kid. "At least those films are watchable!" she exclaimed. I can't give TMNT II any better of a review than that. It's kids fair sure but the turtles posses this MTV generation humor that most people can relate to and get some kind of enjoyment out of. The film is inferior to the original but still has enough fun and excitement to make it passable entertainment for fans. P.S. The Ninja Rap is a f#&^ing 80's cheesy classic

• Deb S

  
  The turtles are back, and they have to face Shredder again, even though they thought he was dead. This time Shredder gets his hands on some "Ooze" that transformed the turtles into what they are. He uses it to create two of his own mutants. The turtles are fun to watch and… More
  The turtles are back, and they have to face Shredder again, even though they thought he was dead. This time Shredder gets his hands on some "Ooze" that transformed the turtles into what they are. He uses it to create two of his own mutants. The turtles are fun to watch and the movie goes in more detail of the turtles' history than the first, well almost. Vanilla Ice makes an appearance in the movie when the turtles somehow end up battling monsters in a nightclub where he is performing, and he suddenly begins the "Ninja Rap".

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