Too much of everything
... View MoreUnshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.
... View MoreThis movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows
... View MoreExactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
... View MoreThe movie feels like it's two movies happening simultaneously, one is a cop drama, and the other is an absolutely mental ninja movie. Fireball Mitsubishi is an evil group of organ salesman who are run by a ninja who killed the master of an Interpol agent/red ninja. After tracking down his master's killer the red ninja wigs out and his head starts spinning, from here the next 20 minutes of the movie are the best 20 minutes you'll watch in any movie. Ninjas change colours, they multiply, they even become a human pyramid. Before watching this movie I never understood the true powers ninjas possessed, and now that I do I have a deep respect for the ways of ninjitsu.For a video review check out the link below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXIc2_t0vrs
... View MoreLess a movie, and more the demented hallucination of a kung fu movie fan who watched an all-night marathon of martial arts films while on LSD, and then asked to vomit up his insane ramblings on to celluloid, "Clash of the Ninjas" is one of the pre-eminent cult Chinese action movies out there. It puts other sought-after, supposedly similar titles like "Karate Cop" to shame.The plot (????) concerns a white guy with a beard who looks like Tom Green who is actually a secret ninja. His name is Mr. Roy, and he is the head of an underground organ-stealing ring, and presides over a boardroom of baddies who take his orders. He speaks into an "intercom" which is really just a portable cassette recorder. By day, he wears a suit. By night, a black ninja outfit emblazoned with his "secret" corporate logo, three diamonds. It bears a very strong resemblance to the Mitsubishi logo. This may be some thinly veiled criticism of Mitsubishi, and corporate life in general, as this is clearly a message movie.There are on-site surgeries, where eyeballs are taken out of skulls and put into jars and other organs are harvested. "Clash of the Ninjas" was clearly ahead of its time in this regard, as it was many years ahead of such movies as "The Harvest" and "Repo Men".After many years of success with this venture, the "human guinea pigs have started rioting!" and there is a slave revolt of sorts. While the organization is still reeling from this setback, the authorities send in Tony, a dude whose dirt 'stache and mullet are as wicked awesome as his fighting skills.He teams up with the token black character to bring down Mr. Roy's organization. We know Tony is good at what he does because when two thugs who look like the late Heath Ledger and Ed O'Neill take on the salt-and-pepper team, they are quickly dispatched. But it's also personal for Tony, as Mr. Roy, being the total bastard that he is, killed his beloved mentor, as we learn in a flashback. So now it's Tony Vs. Mr. Roy in a no-holds-barred (some holds that you've never even considered are not barred) fight to the finish – and what a finish! Where to start with how awesome this one is, especially the last 20 minutes? First off, there is the dialogue, which really is just a loud mishmash of nonsensical phrases. Aside from the aforementioned criticism of the human guinea pigs, other standouts include: "I like to wrestle through my days!" and, extolling the virtues of his TV, another character jovially yells: "two channels, watch it a lot!!!!" and those are only a few examples. If we had the time and the space, if we transcribed all the dialogue from this movie, you would laugh your ass off.Also, on top of some great 80's touches, like scenes of aerobics and racquetball, and a surprising amount of blood and gore, this exercise in pure cinema silliness includes a disappearing ninja with "pew pew" laser noises, unscary white guys in black hoods, car chases, wacky fight scenes, funny outfits, hilarious sound effects, dubbing and music, a gun that turns into smoke, a ninja whose head spins 360 degrees, and a bravura effect where a ninja's sais shoot flame. I won't give away the ending but I'll just say this WATCH THE ENDING! "Clash of the Ninjas" should be much more well-known. It probably got lost in the shuffle during the 80's ninja boom. There were so many movies with the word "ninja" in the title on video store shelves of the time, this diamond stayed in the rough, except among a select few in the know. For pure action entertainment, I don't believe it's possible to do better than Clash of the Ninjas. Don't wait until tonight, watch it right now!
... View MoreAlright. As far as good movies go, this one's right out the window...that is, unless you have an appreciation for the bad movies. If you love MST3K, then you'll love this movie, but you must, and I can't stress this enough, MUST pull a MST3K while watching it.Otherwise your head will explode.The final death in this movie is worth the pain and suffering caused by the movie. The main bad ninja seems to be employed by the Mitsubishi Corporation. The love scene will make you wonder..now how exactly did this work chronologically...This is the Best Worst movie you will ever watch. As long as you can make fun of it whilst watching it. Also...it helps to be watching it with at least one other like minded person so they can get humor out of your ranting and raving as well as add their own. It is a definite MUST WATCH!
... View MoreOK, THIS MOVIE IS PRETTY bad, but can be very funny if you know how to make fun of it.It is about a Ninja from an organization called "Interpole" who is fighting an evil organization that kills innocent people and takes their organs to sell. Oddly enough, the leader of this organization trained to be a ninja under the same master as our hero, before he commited some heinous crimes against the master and our hero's girlfriend.Don't look here for a seriously good movie, but if you like cheesy stuff, you'll like this. You'll absolutely love the end of the final battle between the two ninjas. But Be sure to MST3K this movie because for that, its a masterpiece
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