Movie Night: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Secret of the Ooze.

Review #439: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze.

Cast
Brian Tochi (Leonardo), Robbie Rist (Michelangelo), Adam Carl (Donatello), Laurie Faso (Raphael), Kevin Clash (Splinter), Paige Turco (April O'Neil), David McCharen (Shredder), David Warner (Jordan Perry), Ernie Reyes Jr (Keno), and Frank Welker (Voices of Tokka and Rahzar) Directed by Michael Pressman.

Review
Almost 400 reviews ago, I reviewed the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film, and I liked it, it was fun to watch, it had good action, and it aimed for a specific goal of entertainment succeeded. The second aims a bit lower, with more silliness and puns. And...it isn't half bad. While not as good as the first, the second film doesn't veer off completely off the deep end, though crashing into a rap concert by Vanilla Ice comes extremely close to the deep end. The actors are fine, not too shabby. Shredder with Bebop and- I mean Tokka and Rahzar are okay, and while the action is injected with silliness, it manages to at least have some entertainment, not as much as the first, but just enough for some, I suppose.

Overall, I give it 6 out of 10 stars.

Movie Night: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Review #056: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Cast
Judith Hoag (April O'Neil), Elias Koteas (Casey Jones), with Corey Feldman (Donatello), Brian Tochi (Leonardo), Robbie Rist (Michelangelo), Josh Pais (Raphael), Kevin Clash (Splinter), and David McCharen (Shredder) Directed by Steve Barron.

Review
This was part of my "Movies in Oregon" series, where I reviewed movies while on vacation at my half brother's house in Beaverton, Oregon. These reviews were originally posted on a site called Star Pirates, and the reviews may have been rushed, so I've fixed this review up a little, in light of the new Turtles film. Enjoy. 

This film is admittedly fun to watch with fun action and actually follows a well balanced plot. It's mostly harmless in the sense that it doesn't really have many flaws for a flick that aims fine, and hits excellently. The acting is decent, with some good animatronics and decent voice acting. The characters are charming, and fun to watch interact with one another. The movie has a balance of action and light-hearted fun that works well for a movie like this. This is a good flick that would inspire two sequels (II: Secret of the Ooze and III) that wouldn't be as good as the first.

Overall, I give it 8 out of 10 stars.