Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

PG

Released Mar 22, 1991

1h 28m

Kids & Family

Fantasy

Adventure

Action

Comedy

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The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mark Caso, Michelan Sisti, Leif Tilden, Kenn Troum) again battle their archenemy, the rogue ninja Shredder (Francois Chau). Shredder attempts revenge by obtaining the same radioactive ooze that created the Turtles and unleashing two new monstrous mutants: Tokka, an oversized snapping turtle, and Rahzar, a fearsome wolf-like creature. When Shredder plans to use the remaining ooze on himself, the Turtles must harness their ninja fighting skills to stop him.

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Critics 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.

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Gene Siskel

Chicago Tribune

I don't think my negative reaction is a case of a parent forgetting the sort of mindless entertainment that he himself enjoyed as a child; rather the turtle fights are more depressing than joyful.

Rated: 1/4

Aug 6, 2014

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Michael Sragow

The New Yorker

The artful grunge is gone -- and so's the edge. The whole movie is bright yet colorless

Aug 6, 2014

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Michael Wilmington

Los Angeles Times

More dialogue-heavy and somewhat less frenetic, this sequel is somewhat more to my own taste.

Aug 6, 2014

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Brian D. Johnson

Maclean's Magazine

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles lI: The Secret Ooze is funnier, smarter and more entertaining than the original.

Mar 26, 2019

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John Robinson

Santa Cruz Sentinel

I found myself sort of liking the turtles and you have to admit that "Cowabunga dude," is the perfect response to every question.

Mar 26, 2019

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Nostalgia lens aside, it's a pretty crummy follow up to the 1990 movie.

Jun 19, 2016

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Zach S.

A classic kids movie. Vanilla ice is a welcome addition.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/17/25

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Alexander T

All of these movies are great, and this one is probably the best. It has a great plot and cool characters.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/23/25

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Cameron L

A Saturday morning, cartoon of a live action film is exactly what I was looking for in these kinds of films like this. The attitude and tone of this sequel of the last highly successful movie of its time isn’t too far fetched

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/24/25

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Liam D

Removing the darkness of the comics and basically making a live action episode of the cartoon. The Turtles still look good but there are no substance of a plot and the turtles are basically Mikey times three

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/22/25

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Dominic C

This feels like a Taco Bell movie and that is not a bad thing

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/04/25

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Charlie M

Similar to the first, just goofy and campy nonsense.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/30/24

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Synopsis

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mark Caso, Michelan Sisti, Leif Tilden, Kenn Troum) again battle their archenemy, the rogue ninja Shredder (Francois Chau). Shredder attempts revenge by obtaining the same radioactive ooze that created the Turtles and unleashing two new monstrous mutants: Tokka, an oversized snapping turtle, and Rahzar, a fearsome wolf-like creature. When Shredder plans to use the remaining ooze on himself, the Turtles must harness their ninja fighting skills to stop him.

Director: Michael Pressman
Producer: David Chan, Kim Dawson, Thomas K. Gray
Screenwriter: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Todd W. Langen
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: Golden Harvest Pictures (China), New Line Cinema, Northshore Investments Ltd., Golden Harvest, Image Comics
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 22, 1991, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 28, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $78.7M
Runtime: 1h 28m
Sound Mix: Dolby, Surround

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