Viewed in
2009
Premise
Michael Dudikoff stars as a mysterious amnesiac American soldier with mysterious ninjitsu skills.
Who should watch
Those who like unintentional comedy.
Thoughts
A classic example of hilariously bad 1980's movies.
Things I loved: Dudikoff's wimpy voice, the Frenchman named Ortega, the racial stereotypes, the annoying female lead, the lack of continuity such as the female lead's length-changing skirt, the ninja training camp (including playground swing set), the Black Star Ninja who cheats and the mustached master.
My favorite thing was the score, which sounded like an A-Team episode with an annoying trumpet melody. To top that off, the composer crammed every type of Asian percussion and cues into every musical nook, probably with a synthesizer.
I give this an eight out of ten on the Unintentional Comedy Scale.
What I would change
The black guy should not have low-blowed the bad guy in the muscle-man fight. Good guys are honorable fighters who pummel their enemies into submission in a pool of blood.
Random
Reason number two for why I stay to watch the entire credits: they released a novelization of the movie on paperback! Unfortunately, my friend who worships this movie never knew that his entire life, and now they are out of print.
Also, the black dude and the female lead were also in 'Weird Science'.
