![]() ![]() All of the second movie’s major action sequences feature hand-to-hand combat, but even these battles take the form of extended conversations rife with one-liners and the occasional escape plan. As for Michelangelo’s nunchucks, they generally stay at his side - except when he replaces them with sausage links in the opening scene for comedic effect. Sure enough, Leonardo’s katanas and Raphael’s sais only leave their slings to serve as threatening decorations. And because the filmmakers wanted children, their target demographic, to fill seats again for the sequel, they toned down Secret of the Ooze. That’s, from all evidence, because parents and others reacted so strongly to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles‘ violence the previous year. ![]() ![]() Except for Donatello, who brandishes a traditional staff called a bō, none of the turtles use their designated weapons against their opponents. If you celebrated the 25th anniversary of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze this week by watching it and its predecessor back-to-back, you probably noticed a startling discrepancy of the sort adults see whenever they watch movies or cartoons from their childhood. ![]()
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