Wow... I saw this movie two weeks ago on a sneak preview in Kuala Lumpur. I had no idea what to expect but being a 30-year old guy who grew up on Sho Koshugi and Michael Dudikoff ninja movies I just had to see it.
As to the script it's a plain 80's rip of. An American ninja fighting a envious Japanese ninja including a secret criminal organisation "The Ring" (How's that for a cliché?) makes this movie a typical no brain action movie. Couple it with the east Europe crew and locations and an almost voice over synchronization and you got your selves a good laugh.
In some of the action scenes (that were quite well made most of the time) a street punk almost kills the ninjas where as in others ninjas do a one-blow kill. Kind of inconsistent, don't you think?
All in all I give it a 5/10 just because it took me back to late 80's, early 90's and made me feel like a kid again. I'd actually watch it again for the same reasons I sometime watch "American Ninja", i.e. so I don't forget the lines like:
Soldier-Sir, have you ever heard of ninjitsu, the ancient art of assassination? General-"Of course I have! (American Ninja 1)
And laugh my a** off with my buddies...
As to the script it's a plain 80's rip of. An American ninja fighting a envious Japanese ninja including a secret criminal organisation "The Ring" (How's that for a cliché?) makes this movie a typical no brain action movie. Couple it with the east Europe crew and locations and an almost voice over synchronization and you got your selves a good laugh.
In some of the action scenes (that were quite well made most of the time) a street punk almost kills the ninjas where as in others ninjas do a one-blow kill. Kind of inconsistent, don't you think?
All in all I give it a 5/10 just because it took me back to late 80's, early 90's and made me feel like a kid again. I'd actually watch it again for the same reasons I sometime watch "American Ninja", i.e. so I don't forget the lines like:
Soldier-Sir, have you ever heard of ninjitsu, the ancient art of assassination? General-"Of course I have! (American Ninja 1)
And laugh my a** off with my buddies...