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Format:VHS
Studio:Trans World Entertainment
Date:1986
Catch Phrase:"NOTHING would stop him even if it could!"


What the box says:Evil ninja leader Victor steals the coveted black ninja warrior from Charles (Stuart Smith), but gets wounded in the process. Taking refuge at his friends house, his authority is challenged by a young man named Jimmy (Bruce Baron) who has come to avenge his father's murder. Victor sends his henchmen after jimmy, however Charles comes to his aid. Together the two team up in order to retrieve the black ninja warrior and achieve the ultimate revenge.


What I say about the box:Is it just me or is there something wrong with ninjas having names like Charles and Victor? Oh well, who cares as long as the movie has ninjas in it... As for the catch phrase, it has got to be one of the funniest I have ever seen!


My review:There are basically two movies in one here. The first one is about Caucasian ninjas, which are fighting each other so that they can possess some little action figure and a golden Buddha. It's extremely comical and doesn't account for much of the movie's screen time. The second story is about a young man who must save his old village from a group of thugs. This is a much better story than the first, but I am left to wonder why... My guess is that Ninjas were popular at the time and the producers thought they could do a few ninja scenes and attach it to an old kung fu martial arts movie to make big bucks. Well I paid $5 for this used, so I may have over paid a little, but it was worth it to see what the movie was about.

In Summary, an odd merging of two movies that can't be missed for the laugh factor and decent action.


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