Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | Rotten Tomatoes

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

PG

Released Mar 22, 1991

1h 28m

Kids & Family

Fantasy

Adventure

Action

Comedy

List

36%

Tomatometer

42 Reviews

67%

Audience Score

100,000+ Ratings

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.

Read More

Read Less

Watch on Fandango at Home

Buy Now

Fandango at Home

Prime Video

Rent Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video.

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.

Read Critics Reviews

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

Full Review

Michael Sragow

New Yorker

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

Aug 6, 2014

Full Review

Michael Wilmington

Los Angeles Times

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

Aug 6, 2014

Full Review

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

Full Review

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

Full Review

Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

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

Jun 19, 2016

Full Review

Read all reviews

Liam J

a good sequel that was good as the first one that your kids may enjoy as well

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/24/24

Full Review

Mason V

the bad reviews prove nothing about this movie. this movie was funny, had a good plot, and awesome villains. if i had to watch a tmnt movie i'd watch this as one of my first options.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/29/24

Full Review

Drew D

If you love the original you'll enjoy this one, however it has a less serious tone and isn't as good. My least favorite of the original three live action TMNT movies.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/20/24

Full Review

Robert P

This movie gets way too much hate it is a classic, just as good as the first instalment.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/26/24

Full Review

Audience Member

If you thought the first one had 90’s cheese then wait till you watch this! I don’t care what people say I still love this film, it’s a guilty pleasure but not as great as the first. And man! I just love that title!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/14/24

Full Review

Qua'Mik C

the outside adults complained about the weapons and that was a good part about the movie but overall the movie had it's funny moments and i love it

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/15/23

Full Review

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

POST RATING

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

Michael Pressman

Director

Paige Turco

April O'Neil

David Warner

Professor Jordan Perry

Michelan Sisti

Michaelangelo

Leif Tilden

Donatello

Kenn Scott

Raphael

Show Less Cast & Crew

Show More Cast & Crew

42%

81%

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

19%

33%

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III

45%

25%

Spy Kids 3: Game Over

23%

37%

Spy Kids: All the Time in the World in 4D

38%

45%

Inkheart

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

New on Netflix in May 2022

18 Asian-American Movie and TV Milestones

Character Face-Off: The Best Version of 15 Mega Popular Movie and TV Characters

View more photos

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, Golden Harvest, Northshore Investments Ltd., 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

Most Popular at Home Now