The first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was a huge hit and the production company was able to churn out a sequel. However, due to parental complains of violence, Secret of the Ooze toned things down and try an appeal to a younger audience. There were more jokes, the fights had more of a slapstick quality to them and the turtles used their weapons a lot less. This was evident during the first action sequence in the film where the Turtles foil a burglary.
The film was even more influenced by the cartoon. The art direction was more like a cartoon/a kids' movie, especially the lab. There was also the introduction of two mutants based on Bebop and Rocksteady and the plot was more sci-fi focused instead of being about crime fighting.
The action was decent and a big area of improvement was the characterisation of Donatello who was made more techie and scientist.
Vanilla Ice's song was annoyingly catchy.
The film was even more influenced by the cartoon. The art direction was more like a cartoon/a kids' movie, especially the lab. There was also the introduction of two mutants based on Bebop and Rocksteady and the plot was more sci-fi focused instead of being about crime fighting.
The action was decent and a big area of improvement was the characterisation of Donatello who was made more techie and scientist.
Vanilla Ice's song was annoyingly catchy.