Friday, January 31, 2025

American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987)

Joe (Michael Dudikoff) and Jackson (Steve James) are assigned to an embassy detail on a tropical island where U.S. servicemen are disappearing, and they eventually discover why.

Sad sequel to the sad original has some of the worst genetically modified ninjas ever. Boring, poorly choreographed fight scenes are punctuated by one of the silliest plots ever saddled onto the franchise. Steve James seems to be the only one here having any fun- he would pass away a few years later after this film's release, much too young. I think I'm giving up on this silly series two entries in.

Stats:
(1987) 90 min. (1/10)
-Directed by Sam Firstenberg
-Screenplay by Roderick Taylor and John Rogers, Story by Roderick Taylor
-Cast: Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, Larry Poindexter, Gary Conway, Jeff Celentano, Michelle Botes, Mike Stone, Len Sparrowhawk, Jonathan Pienaar, Bill Curry, Dennis Folbigge, Elmo Fillis, Ralph Draper
(R)

The Toolbox Murders (1978)

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