Review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991) by Brent D — 07 May 2014
As good as the first one was, this sequel seems to take two steps back for every step forward. The design and animatronicness (??) of the turtles is worse than the first one (which actually had it pretty good), making it harder to take them seriously.
...although Splinter is just as good as he was, so that balances, I guess. The new actress playing April takes over the role okay, not exactly surpassing Judith Hoag but not doing poorly either. The plot and script both could have used a lot of work to be less cartoony, and the pause in the nightclub fight at the end to do a little dance to a spontaneously and totally-not-planned-why-do-you-ask rap is corny-times-ten.
On the flip side, the individual personalities of the turtles are more prominent (particularly Donatello's mechanical aptitude/obsession); David Warner's role is both well-acted and (surprisingly, all else considered) well-written; and the new subway hideout is fitting, beautiful, and painstakingly crafted, giving the turtles a fantastic new base of operations.
Despite those few good points, though, this entry in the movie franchise is a definite low point for both the series and the turtles as a whole.
This review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991) was written by Brent D on 07 May 2014.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze has generally received mixed reviews.
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