More cheesy ninja hi-jinks this time set in the Caribbean, a regular ninja hot-spot!
American Ninja 2 is a stupid as the rest of them, (probably more so with the addition of the so-called 'mutant-ninja-wariors'), but much definitely an improvement on the first. While the fights may be slightly better, they're still hilariously bad which lends itself to much entertainment, and the film does offer a bit of an upgrade in the stunt department. Fight choreographer Mike Stone, gets to play the big bad ninja this time, and actually plays his role quite well - proving to be the best mover of the cast.
Saying that, the bar fight was ridiculous! With the length of time it took Dudikoff to get upstairs to save the girl, Jackie Chan had already released 3 movies and took down about 200 guys!
And don't get me started on that end battle...
The highlights for me were Dudikoff's legs, Steve James getting to kick ass, and a better looking production overall. The addition of actor, Larry Poindexter (who has arguably been the more successful of the lot in his career to date), is there to bring a bit more comic-relief to the show, with much of it falling flat. James is much funnier! To be honest, I think the film should be re-edited as a comedy. It would be a huge hit!
Overall: Insanely stupid, but a great laugh and funny ninja action!
American Ninja 2 is a stupid as the rest of them, (probably more so with the addition of the so-called 'mutant-ninja-wariors'), but much definitely an improvement on the first. While the fights may be slightly better, they're still hilariously bad which lends itself to much entertainment, and the film does offer a bit of an upgrade in the stunt department. Fight choreographer Mike Stone, gets to play the big bad ninja this time, and actually plays his role quite well - proving to be the best mover of the cast.
Saying that, the bar fight was ridiculous! With the length of time it took Dudikoff to get upstairs to save the girl, Jackie Chan had already released 3 movies and took down about 200 guys!
And don't get me started on that end battle...
The highlights for me were Dudikoff's legs, Steve James getting to kick ass, and a better looking production overall. The addition of actor, Larry Poindexter (who has arguably been the more successful of the lot in his career to date), is there to bring a bit more comic-relief to the show, with much of it falling flat. James is much funnier! To be honest, I think the film should be re-edited as a comedy. It would be a huge hit!
Overall: Insanely stupid, but a great laugh and funny ninja action!