Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III saw a real downgrade in quality, both storytelling and technical. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III saw the series go in a new direction with a fantasy, time travel story, going far from the crime-fighting/sci-fi story that the franchise was known for. It felt like a laboured film that was made out of obligation since the humour and story were forced, had storylines that were left hanging, and had little understanding of time travel. The pop culture reference really dates the film.
The animatronics were worse than the previous two films. It was noticeable that the turtles' mouths didn't match the words. The setting was limited to the turtles' home, the castle, a village, the 'Japanese' countryside, and a bar. There seems to be no budget to film in any city, let alone New York, and the way Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III and the action was shot, it looked more like a kids' TV show.
The animatronics were worse than the previous two films. It was noticeable that the turtles' mouths didn't match the words. The setting was limited to the turtles' home, the castle, a village, the 'Japanese' countryside, and a bar. There seems to be no budget to film in any city, let alone New York, and the way Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III and the action was shot, it looked more like a kids' TV show.