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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III

1993
Comedy, Action
1h 36m
The turtles find themselves transported back in time to ancient Japan. (imdb)

Directed by:

Stuart Gillard

Screenwriter:

Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird

Starring:

Elias Koteas, Paige Turco, Vivian Wu, Corey Feldman, Stuart Wilson, John Aylward, Sab Shimono, Mark Caso, Brian Tochi, Eidan Hanzei, Travis A. Moon, James Murray

Franchise:

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Genres:

Comedy, Action, Adventure

Countries:

Hong Kong, USA

Language:

English
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III

1993
Comedy, Action
1h 36m
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beedubBeeDub
Rated 30 Apr 2021
65
11th
Whatever charms the first two movies had are long gone at this point. Painful to sit through, even for devoted fans. No idea why "Tarzan Boy" is on the soundtrack, but it's the only good part of this mess.
Rated 30 Apr 2021
paxtonPaxton
Rated 02 Apr 2020
44
13th
This is the one where the teenage mutant ninja turtles go back in production value.
Rated 02 Apr 2020
ytadelYtadel
Rated 14 Aug 2007
1
5th
I wish I could travel through time and never see this movie. Even hardcore Turtles fans should skip this abominable mess.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
doctor7doctor7
Rated 25 Mar 2007
52
31st
Even if you're a TMNT fan this movie isn't all that hot. The plot is ridiculous, as in even if you can let the fact it's about four mutant turtles go there's still more absurdity to make it even more ridiculous. I didn't find it anything more than a rather poor cash in attempt. It's still got some redeeming bits here and there but certainly not worth seeing more than once even if you're a TMNT fan.
Rated 25 Mar 2007
recklessmessrecklessmess
Rated 13 Sep 2014
7
4th
Wait, this actually happened?
Rated 13 Sep 2014
jkathrensjkathrens
Rated 02 Sep 2010
20
5th
Even as a 12 year old massive TMNT fan, I knew a giant turd of a movie when I saw one.
Rated 02 Sep 2010
kojilessKojiless
Rated 14 Aug 2007
7
5th
Korean and Vietnamese extras running around a styrofoam village whipped up in southern Oregon does not make an ancient Japanese village.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
jpfergusonJPFerguson
Rated 15 Oct 2023
40
14th
What ever the opposite of cowabunga is, this is it. Is this the earliest film to quote "schwing" ('Waynes World' was released just one year earlier in 1992)? What's with Corey Feldman voicing Donatello?
Rated 15 Oct 2023
twincinematwincinema
Rated 12 May 2021
30
11th
The Turtles go back in time...to feudal Japan and fight pirates? Casey Jones' return to the franchise is given the same level of excitement from the Turtles that you would give seeing someone at work you have talked to a few times about the weather. Did all the Turtles get veneers in this film?
Rated 12 May 2021
ribcageribcage
Rated 16 Sep 2011
40
15th
It keeps a few hard to give up nostalgia points but this is a steep step down and its no surprise it ended live action tmnt for 20 years. Getting the turtles out of NY might have been a good idea if they were given cool fights or really anything interesting to do. The team is stripped of what little character they had and turned into obnoxious joke machines where EVERYTHING they say or do is an attempt to be funny and it is damn exhausting and the major ruination of the movie
Rated 16 Sep 2011
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 07 Apr 2011
25
4th
Ugh, we don't want this.
Rated 07 Apr 2011
agentsnipeAgentSnipe
Rated 14 Aug 2007
75
40th
By this point in the '90s, the TMNT franchise had grown tired. It's readily apparent in two ways. One, is the narratively lazy choice to combine the Turtles series with a hacky time-travel movie. Two, and more obviously, the animatronic effects for it's main characters are seemingly cheaper looking and less emotive. But, hey, welcome back Corey Feldman!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 19 Mar 2007
0
3rd
Now this one sucks. And why do the turtles have, like, liver spots?
Rated 19 Mar 2007
kevin_ruffoKevin Ruffo
Rated 30 Sep 2023
30
7th
why they look so bad, though
Rated 30 Sep 2023
mr_vincentMr Vincent
Rated 05 Apr 2022
10
2nd
How appropriate that the third TMNT film is the third shittiest thing in this beloved franchise. The others are the rock band show and The Next Mutation. Worse story, garbage puppetry and incredibly dumb. And not in a good way like "Secret of the Ooze".
Rated 05 Apr 2022
sopachuco13sopachuco13
Rated 21 Nov 2020
30
1st
Even as a child I knew this movie was a third rate knockoff of the other two movies. How did this movie turn out so bad? Going to Japan, even feudal Japan, should have been cool for the turtles but it just ended up being boring with none of the humor present in the other movies. This movie added a half-assed love story between two members of feuding families in Japan but even that, as an adult, it didn't make me care about the story. Gone are the Jim Henson animatronics for rubber looking suits.
Rated 21 Nov 2020
matthagenmatthagen
Rated 12 Mar 2020
1
0th
Even as an eight year old, I couldn't figure out what the hell they were thinking.
Rated 12 Mar 2020
war_machineWar Machine
Rated 07 Sep 2018
49
6th
Jap1603+worserightaway-towardsstartwarsxmasspeciallol+aprilswaptimewithguy-equalmassdisplacement+caseybacklol-hisancestortherewithher+turtlesgoback-4japguyslol+turtlesonhorseslol+saveboyyoshi+stoppedpayingattention+ancestorwasaspylol+somecool/zanyaction+mikewantedtostaywithgirlbutcantlolhegetsleftbehindforasec+withoutmomentum40orlowerlol
Rated 07 Sep 2018
mwestcottmwestcott
Rated 11 Apr 2018
15
2nd
Turtles III is a resounding step down even by the second's standards. The quipping is reduced to nothing but poorly written catch lines. The feudal China setting is not used to any real effect or thrills. And the Turtles themselves appear as far to fake and the action never appears convincing in any way.
Rated 11 Apr 2018
timecapsuleTimeCapsule
Rated 14 Mar 2018
46
35th
Growing up I had four movies at my dad's house; "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective"(1994) and all three TMNT movies, and yet even as a child I had to be insanely bored to even consider popping this into the VCR. However on the rare occasion I did, I rarely even finished it. On re-watch generally speaking it was overall, as a family/kids movie, certainly not the worst thing ever made, but without really any nostalgia to save this weak movie, sadly it becomes best to just forget about "Turtles in Time".
Rated 14 Mar 2018
daigoroDaigoro
Rated 31 Aug 2016
3
11th
Incredibly childish and stupid even when compared to the other TMNT films, and that's saying a lot.
Rated 31 Aug 2016
synthonosynthono
Rated 03 Feb 2016
68
15th
I wanted to like it but I don't know why. It wasnt filmed very well and the jokes have aged like cheap wine, but I kept trying to ignore that is largely bad.
Rated 03 Feb 2016
evilmangoesEvilMangoes
Rated 03 Dec 2015
19
10th
D-
Rated 03 Dec 2015
ksrivasksrivas
Rated 22 Oct 2015
10
14th
Feudal Japan did not deserve that. 0/100 would not smash.
Rated 22 Oct 2015
groovysoulsGroovy_Souls
Rated 05 Aug 2014
20
7th
Consisting of a dumb plot, toned-down characters, and a shell of a lot less fun than the first 2, TMNT 3 is just really bad. The new voice actors do not help and nothing really works in the film.
Rated 05 Aug 2014
brandonsbrandons
Rated 13 Jul 2012
34
10th
It's a case of one sequel too many for the heroes in a half shell, with a tired time-travel plot gimmick failing to save the franchise from rapidly diminishing returns.
Rated 13 Jul 2012
hotsakehotsake
Rated 10 Jul 2012
66
66th
This really doesn't hold up well but at least it's better than the new remake. A very slight improvement to the second mostly do to the return of Elias Koteas.
Rated 10 Jul 2012
mervtaylorMerv_Taylor
Rated 18 Jun 2012
35
13th
Bad
Rated 18 Jun 2012
mrandersen10mrandersen10
Rated 12 Feb 2012
13
1st
Jumps the shark.
Rated 12 Feb 2012
derekstarDerekstar
Rated 16 Mar 2011
40
19th
I actually liked this when I was a child, but I didn't know any better. It was clear to me even then that the other two movies were better, though.
Rated 16 Mar 2011
takedownedtakedowned
Rated 23 May 2010
82
73rd
This was the cheesiest film of the trilogy, but it was still ok.
Rated 23 May 2010
gordonbombayGordonBombay
Rated 15 Mar 2010
2
0th
This is perhaps one of the worst movies ever. The plot is beyond ridiculous, the acting or lack of same borders on the almost criminal. The make-up on the turtles are some of the worst I have ever seen. You can at several points in the movie see that the rubber masks are not tucked into the turtles clothes. I don't know who Elias Koteas owed money, but I hope that the movie game him enough to pay them off. That way at least one good thing came out of this amphibian monster of a movie!
Rated 15 Mar 2010
chemical404chemical404
Rated 08 Feb 2010
18
4th
To think about it, there aren't much films with slightly retarded superheroes.
Rated 08 Feb 2010
yeyawankenobyeyawankenob
Rated 23 Jan 2010
60
24th
But how I enjoy this movie.
Rated 23 Jan 2010
azureclipseAzurEclipse
Rated 30 Sep 2009
40
61st
Could've been worse
Rated 30 Sep 2009
anselmi86Anselmi86
Rated 01 Aug 2009
12
1st
Such garbage...
Rated 01 Aug 2009
melvin_smifMelvin Smif
Rated 21 May 2009
5
11th
This movie opens and closes with turtle dance numbers, and a turtle gives mouth to mouth to a child.
Rated 21 May 2009
abunchofcatsABUNCHOFCATS
Rated 27 Apr 2009
20
3rd
What a bad movie.
Rated 27 Apr 2009
blindmonkBlindMonk
Rated 09 Apr 2009
0
0th
Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?!
Rated 09 Apr 2009
londongirllondongirl
Rated 01 Mar 2009
70
59th
all of these are good
Rated 01 Mar 2009
suteupacSuteupac
Rated 24 Feb 2009
10
2nd
I thought TMNT II wasn't that great, but this one was really aweful. If you're a fan, keep to the first one.
Rated 24 Feb 2009
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 03 Nov 2008
13
7th
bad movie
Rated 03 Nov 2008
optimusmikeOptimus_mike
Rated 02 Nov 2008
45
21st
A huge insult to anyone with any Japanese blood in them.
Rated 02 Nov 2008
garlonussGarlonuss
Rated 16 Oct 2008
52
3rd
This one doesn't have the same kind of charm and the fact that the Jim Henson team didn't do the animatronics on this one doesn't bode well for it.
Rated 16 Oct 2008
enderender
Rated 12 Oct 2008
3
1st
Nothing at all like the first two Turtles flicks, and the absence of Shredder is too much for this crapfest to handle. The plot involves some time travel to feudal Japan where everyone speaks english and they fight samarai with yo-yos. Schlock-city.
Rated 12 Oct 2008
therealj_roTheRealJ-Ro
Rated 31 Jul 2008
45
15th
Even with how much I love the Japanese aesthetic, didn't do it for me this time.
Rated 31 Jul 2008
gravymaximusGravyMaximus
Rated 20 Mar 2008
30
16th
:(
Rated 20 Mar 2008
necro_visionnecro-vision
Rated 10 Feb 2008
5
12th
it's so fake... you can even see like the zipper on their costumes
Rated 10 Feb 2008
nandorizzinandorizzi
Rated 19 Nov 2007
10
6th
TMNT in Japan? Wow. Very cheesy and poor. This film is a sick joke, with the fans of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Rated 19 Nov 2007
joshk84joshk84
Rated 26 Oct 2007
43
15th
This movie was pretty bad. The idea of sending the turtles back in time was laughable at best.
Rated 26 Oct 2007
kdevinekdevine
Rated 19 Sep 2007
0
0th
Ugh!
Rated 19 Sep 2007
dustydDustyd
Rated 17 Sep 2007
50
22nd
not very good, but tolerable for fans
Rated 17 Sep 2007
martrynmartryn
Rated 15 Aug 2007
20
2nd
The first movie was... meh. Live action ninja turtles. The second movie was an ill-conceived sequel. What, exactly, was the excuse of the third film?
Rated 15 Aug 2007
pilgermannpilgermann
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
52nd
Yeah, it pretty much sucks, but I don't care! Oh yeah, Raph giving the little kid mouth to mouth is yucky.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
tripleshTripleSH
Rated 14 Aug 2007
25
16th
Let's hope the CGI-revival of TMNT can wash the image of this turd sandwich from my memory.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
slowking2099Slowking2099
Rated 14 Aug 2007
75
38th
The least of the TMNT trilogy, but hey it's still not that bad. Well OK so i doubt I've seen it since it first came out on video but I'm sure it's no worse now that I'm 23 instead of 10.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
heandhishairheandhishair
Rated 14 Aug 2007
30
5th
The unarguable lemon of the trilogy.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
whomperizewhomperize
Rated 14 Aug 2007
49
34th
Saw it in theaters!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
svicciarellisvicciarelli
Rated 14 Aug 2007
77
25th
Oh yeah, I saw this. Not the Turtles at their best.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
thedenizenTheDenizen
Rated 14 Aug 2007
30
11th
Not even travelling back in time to feudal Japan to fight actual ninjas could save this mess.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
rollotomasiRolloTomasi
Rated 14 Aug 2007
33
6th
Absolutely should not have been made. Shames the first two.
Rated 14 Aug 2007

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