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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... 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 warriors, these half-shell hipsters face unfamiliar surroundings and unfriendly faces when they are transported back in time to 17th century Japan. [More]

Starring: Corey Feldman, Brian Tochi, Robbie Rist, Tim Kelleher

Starring: Corey Feldman, Brian Tochi, Robbie Rist, Tim Kelleher, Paige Turco, Elias Koteas, Stuart Wilson, Sab Shimono, Vivian Wu

Director: Stuart Gillard

Director: Stuart Gillard

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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.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
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Terrible conclusion of the trilogy. The first two were great comic/cartoon adaptations. But back in time? What the hell is that about?

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07/14/03
Fred Topel
Fred Topel
About.com

Achieves a degree of grace, goofiness, and agreeability that can often be lost in the serious drudgery of everyday life.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
10/22/02
Kurt Dahlke
Kurt Dahlke
Apollo Guide

No review available.

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07/31/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Look at it this way; it could be worse. Your kids could be hooked on Barney.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

No review available.

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06/17/03
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Even 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.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

No review available.

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09/04/02
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

No review available.

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08/16/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

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07/30/04
Kevin N. Laforest
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal

Two weren't enough???

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01/22/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

No review available.

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08/21/03
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views

The novelty is starting to wear off by this second sequel

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09/19/02
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

The Turtles themselves are better-natured than ever, and even nicely mellowed.

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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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09/03/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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01/01/00
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews

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

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05/28/03
Frank Ochieng
Frank Ochieng
TheWorldJournal.com

If 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.

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05/18/08
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07/23/09
Variety
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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.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
01/01/00
Hal Hinson
Hal Hinson
Washington Post
 
 
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