The four turtles travel back in time to the days of the legendary and deadly samurai in ancient Japan, where they train to perfect the art of becoming one. The turtles also assist a small village in an uprising.
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.
– Hal Hinson,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
The Turtles themselves are better-natured than ever, and even nicely mellowed.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
rotten:
A decided case of diminishing returns.
– Leonard Klady,
Variety,
23 Jul 2009
rotten:
The oversized terrapins are characteristically flip as they backflip through an unnecessarily muddled plot.
– Steven Rea,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
6 Aug 2014
rotten:
Less amateurish than the 1990 original, less embarrassing than the 1991 sequel (with its mind-boggling Vanilla Ice ninja-rap number), this may be the easiest installment in the series for parents to sit through.