april oneil ( paige turco ) buy a magic scepter that somehow manage to send her back in time to 16th century japan . so and her friend and the teenage mutant ninja turtle and use the scepter to go back in time to rescue her . teenage mutant ninja turtle ( 1990 ) be entertain the animatronics be good and excellent fight choreography and it have a nice film noir look to it and and it be fun watch a live action turtle movie with guy in rubber costume . it mark the end of the 80 and and the beginning of the 1990s . the second film and teenage mutant ninja turtle ii represent the secret of the ooze ( 1991 ) be a bad movie and but entertain in it stupidity . the third film and teenage mutant ninja turtle iii ( 1993 ) and be horrible . the turtle look like sock puppet with teeth . splinter be much bad ( why do it look like only the upper half of his body be complete . ) . even the joke and the one liner and the editing and the voice act be horrible . and let not forget the annoy pop culture reference . one thing i like about the first two film be the opening sequence and which be nice suspenseful build ups . when the turtle make their first appearance during the pre credit sequence and you felt like cheer . not this time . the movie open with a fight in 16th century japan that doesn not make any sense and then what we get be the turtle dance to zz top . no creativity and no suspense and no thought . the same thing go for the end . you would expect a big climactic fight sequence but no . the villain turn out to be a complete wimp . i would have enjoy it more if the movie continue with the turtle still fight crime in new york . and do not expect another villain from the comic or the cartoon . instead and make way for walker ( stuart wilson ) and lord norinaga ( sab shimono ) and two clichéd and over the top character who look like they belong in a bad tv show . do anybody remember them from ninja turtle . i do not . paige turco be annoy this time around a april . she spend most of the time in japan yelling and complaining and be angry . the only fun i can get out of this watching this be watch the 16th century japanese guy in modern day new york dancing to tarzan boy and play hockey . like the home alone movie and death isn not really a strong reality in the world of the ninja turtle a villain survive be beat up and and shot at . teenage mutant ninja turtle iii be just a big insult to the the fan who have be wait two year after the first sequel for another turtle adventure . sure and young kid will probably enjoy this and but hardcore turtle fan may be disappoint . it definitely a bad sign when a low budget sequel move away from it original root and go in a different direction .