The wisecracks have been cut back, and where once the Ninjas' dude-speak was original (influencing, for example, Wayne's World) it's now merely imitative.
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06/24/06
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993)
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Reviews Counted:19
Fresh:6
Rotten:13
Average Rating:3.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Genre: Childrens
Synopsis: When April discovers a tarnished, old scepter in a second hand store and mysteriously disappears, the ninja turtles must devise a plan to rescue her. Racing against time and an army of samurai... [More]
Starring: Corey Feldman, Brian Tochi, Robbie Rist, Tim Kelleher
Director: Stuart Gillard
Reviews for The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
1 - 20 (sorted by comments; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticIf the time-travel gimmick has to be employed twice in a row then it's probably best to banish these characters to a retirement sewer.
05/18/08
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07/23/09
Top CriticEven kids are likely to respond to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III with less enthusiasm than they did to the first two films in this series.
01/01/00
No review available.
08/16/05
The novelty was refreshingly spry and creative in its first go-around. But guess what--the butt-kicking shellshockers are running out of excuses to exist in their campy chaos
05/28/03
If the first sequel was a photocopy of the original, this second sequel is a tracing of a photocopy. It's the same business twice removed, and twice diminished.
01/01/00
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01/01/00
The Turtles themselves are better-natured than ever, and even nicely mellowed.
05/20/03
Top CriticNo review available.
09/03/02
No review available.
09/04/02
Two weren't enough???
01/22/03
No review available.
07/30/04
Achieves a degree of grace, goofiness, and agreeability that can often be lost in the serious drudgery of everyday life.
10/22/02
Look at it this way; it could be worse. Your kids could be hooked on Barney.
01/01/00
No review available.
06/17/03
No review available.
07/31/02
No review available.
08/21/03
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