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.
John Hartl, Seattle Times
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
The Turtles are back... in time.
1993 · 1h 35m · PG
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Directed by
Stuart Gillard
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Stuart Gillard Director
- Brian Tochi as Leonardo (voice)
- Tim Kelleher as Raphael (voice)
- Corey Feldman as Donatello (voice)
- Robbie Rist as Michaelangelo (voice)
- Paige Turco as April O'Neil
- Elias Koteas as Casey Jones / Whit
- James Murray as Splinter
- Sab Shimono as Lord Norinaga
- Stuart Wilson as Walker
- Vivian Wu as Mitsu
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
19%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The oversized terrapins are characteristically flip as they backflip through an unnecessarily muddled plot.
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Rotten
A decided case of diminishing returns.
Leonard Klady, Variety
Fresh
The Turtles themselves are better-natured than ever, and even nicely mellowed.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Fresh
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
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