Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II - The Secret of the Ooze

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 (1991)

  • 36% of critics liked it
    (28 reviews)

  • 68% of users liked it
    (174,481 ratings)

The crime-fighting Turtles -- Michaelangelo (Michelan Sisti), Donatello (Leif Tilden), Raphael (Kenn Troum), and Leonardo (Mark Caso) -- return in this quickly made sequel to the popular superheroes' first film. The story concerns arch-enemy Shredder, who kidnaps nutty professor Jordan Perry… More

PG,
Directed By
Genres
Action & Adventure, Kids & Family, Comedy
In Theaters
Mar 22, 1991 Wide
On DVD
Sep 3, 2002
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Critic Reviews

  • Steven Rea, Entertainment Weekly

    Neither as fun nor as faithful to the spirit of the original comics. It's a bigger, slicker movie, but not a better one.

  • Variety Staff, Variety

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

  • Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

    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.

  • Geoff Andrew, Time Out

    The bigger budget is a blessing.

  • Janet Maslin, New York Times

    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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Featured Audience Ratings

  • KJ P


    The sequel to the cult children's film "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" definitely loses the flare that made the first film so enjoyable, but the puns and choreography is more clever and dumb than ever, making this still a fun film to watch, even though you know you are… More

  • 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

  • MisterYoda ?


    2 stars

  • 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.

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