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12 out of 13 people found the following review useful:
Great Movie!!, 20 January 2006

Author: d_blomgren from Sweden

This is one of the funniest and well choreographed films I have seen in the genre. The movie evolves around a Kungfu fighter and a Ninja that become rivals. However they have the same master! How could this be you say, well you'll have to watch it to find out. Eventually they have to decide if they are to team up to fight an enemy that is a threat to their master. Personally I like when they mix Kungfu characters with Ninja characters. It provides action from both sides so to speak. I totally disagree with Alangir Miah who gave this film a low score. I watched this with my friends and not only did we laugh at the funny lines. We really enjoyed the excellent fighting scenes. I would recommend this movie to anyone who likes great fighting movies.

13 out of 15 people found the following review useful:
An excellent mixture of Kung Fu and comedy, 2 April 1999

Author: josey from California, USA

This Kung Fu movie showcased Hiroyuki Sanada's extremely beautiful and graceful Kung Fu techniques. Under the direction of Yuen Kuei, martial arts director for "Lethal Weapon 4", he was more lively and deft than in the hands of his master - Sonny Chiba. Every movement is a delight to watch. The story line also helps to make this movie a top-rate one. I will put Sanada in the same league with Jet Li. A must-see for all Kung Fu movies fans!!!!!.

10 out of 11 people found the following review useful:
A true ninja classic!, 18 July 2006

Author: HaemovoreRex from United Kingdom

Without doubt one of the very finest Ninja movies ever made, this film also marked the explosive screen debut of the incredible Conan Lee. Even more amazingly, the said actor had previously no martial arts experience whatsoever prior to filming this although you would never guess this judging by his awesome physical performance here.

The fight scenes (choreographed by none other than the superb Corey Yuen who also directs the film) are absolutely jaw dropping, in fact they are undoubtedly some of the best combat scenes ever committed to celluloid.

Hiroyuki Sanada is the Ninja of the movies title and clearly demonstrates to us all why he is considered to be one of the very best screen martial artists ever, displaying probably some of the most graceful moves ever seen in any martial arts film.

Added to this, and a real treat for fans of old style kung fu, the always superb Hwang Jang Lee, considered by many as the greatest leg fighter ever, turns up at the films climax as, yes you've guessed it – the main villain! (As he was perpetually type cast!)

Special note also must be made of the extremely cool music that cranks up throughout…..highly memorable; it'll have you humming it for days!

It's very strange that after such an explosive screen debut, Conan Lee's fame dissipated so quickly. The actor was in fact even being tauted at the time as the next Jackie Chan. Just goes to show what a fickle business the movie industry is.

10 out of 11 people found the following review useful:
It's a classic., 31 March 2004

Author: tdarugar from San Diego, CA

This movie has everything and a half. Ridiculous stilt fighting, ninjas galore, the 1/2 sentence plot, God skills, demon possession, the hero fighting the latter half of the movie in a pink outfit, and female anatomy saving the day. Clearly a classic.

Actually, it was a definite classic till the middle-end, where it dragged a bit, but the ending picked it back up and saved it.

I recognize the guy from Azumi, but the rest of them were new to me. The fighting and stunts were sufficiently impressive - particularly when they were jumping around and fighting each other standing on 5 foot stilts. Now that's talent.

The kung fu is fun, the actors are very skilled, and the whole thing is entertaining. If you're into kung fu movies, particularly if plot is unimportant to you, you'll enjoy this one.

7 out of 7 people found the following review useful:
A must have for all genre fans........., 10 December 2005

Author: White_Tigerl from Norway

This is a great retread of the old and use Chinese vs Japanese story lines with incredible Action choerography and skill from the leads. I had never seen Hiroyuki Sanada in a film except The last samurai (he was the one who kept beating up tom cruise), and was very very impressed with his flexibility and grace, he was genuinely believable as a ninja. Conan lee did fine but the real star is Corey Yuen or Yuen Kwai, his masterful direction especially in the action was incredible and was definitely a showcase for his talent. Overall a great film and incredible action featuring a great supporting role from Hwang Jang lee.

8 out of 11 people found the following review useful:
kung fu vs. ninjitsu, 3 March 2000
Author: jademasq from north carolina

one cool movie. japan's sensational henry sanada (in my opinion.. the best ninja beyond sho kosugi and sonny chiba) duel off with one of hong kong's best kung fu man conan lee (who look kind of like jackie chan). fights choreograph by corey yuen kwai...the dude who choregraph most of jet li's modern day movies. take my words for it. it's hella good!!!

6 out of 8 people found the following review useful:
Loads of fun, 12 August 2002

Author: dave_or_did from Huddersfield, England

This is the sort of Kung Fu movie I love, one with lots of action, plenty of daft, broad, but enjoyable humour, a cracking pace, and a storyline that although it isn't groundbreaking, does hold your interest and give the film a bit of structure. Its also great to see a mix of fighting styles and plenty of weapon use mixed in with the kung fu. This is low budget (although high at the time for a Hong Kong film) with dodgy music and sound effects, and some dodgy lines (although that might have been through translation), but it doesn't take itself too seriously until near the end, so you can't help but love it.

It really hasn't been given enough respect this film, hardly anyone seems to have seen it on any of the Kung Fu fan sites. It is readily available on the Hong Kong Legends series in remastered widescreen format with plenty of extras though, so I recommend anyone who loves old style Martial Arts films (especially ones like Drunken Master) to buy this now!

5 out of 7 people found the following review useful:
Martial Arts Classic! A must see!, 21 February 2007

Author: chrichtonsworld from Netherlands

This movie is everything what people want from a martial arts movie! It contains incredible stunts sometimes with wire works! It has kungfu magic! It has ninja trickery! And there is a lot of comedy! This movie is without doubt one of the best martial movies made in history! Still It is very difficult to get a copy of this movie! Now I finally received a German copy and not even bothered it is in the German language because it is all about the action anyway which is superb! The martial arts is more than excellent! A young Conan Lee and Hiroyuki Sanada (The last samurai,The promise) show their magnificent skills! The introduction of this movie reminded me of several other movies about ninja's made in the eighties! This intro show what the ninja's are capable of! But something about it is off like it is meant as a parody (and tribute) of the other ninja movies! Compared to other movies about ninja's this movie is far superior! I hope that people who are responsible for distribution will recognize what a gem it is and produce it on much larger scale than it is done now!

3 out of 4 people found the following review useful:
Terrific old school ninja favourite, an absolute treat, 12 July 2009

Author: t-birkhead from United Kingdom

This is the second film with Conan Lee that I've watched this week and this one was his debut. Strangely, despite his fine fighting skills and evident charisma he never became a big name, which is unfortunate, but at least kung fu cinema lovers will always remember him from this gem of a film. He plays the friend and apprentice of an old master, who is disturbed by the visit of a mysterious and vengeful ninja, played by Hiroyuki Sanada. There's little else to it, just set ups for more fighting that isn't ninja related, one bout on stilts and a final scene with Hwang Jang Lee as an angry practitioner of the "God Style". The film was clearly assembled on a big budget, and is ably directed and choreographed by Yuen Kwai. There's more flair and excitement to the direction itself than is usually evident in old school kung fu, Yuen Kwai is good at shooting action and there is also good use of mirrors in one non action sequence. The action itself is great, the performers are all highly skilled and there is an adept mixture of trickery with either wires or undercranking that never feels obtrusive or overtly fantastic, and genuine martial arts skills. Hiroyuki Sanada and Conan Lee are both excellent, with an ingenious sequence in which Lee tries to trap the ever resourceful ninja Sanada and a suitably lengthy tussle in the final block with great moves flying thick and fast. Sanada makes for a fine ninja, fast, cunning and armed with a good array of ninja tricks. The film does a good job in this department of being imaginative but avoiding stepping over into outright fantasy craziness. The only problems here are with the general predictability and a finale that could have been better handled. Hwang Jang Lee is underused as the final villain, he gets to perform a bit of his trademark kicking wizardry but he should have had more scenes. The end just doesn't have the kick that it should and the film drops off after so much goodness beforehand. There's a little bit of dumb humour as well but nothing too trying. Altogether, this is an immensely entertaining martial arts classic and a great directorial debut for the renowned Yuen Kwai. Highly recommended for fans of the genre, great stuff.

3 out of 4 people found the following review useful:
Fast paced martial arts comedy, 25 September 2001

Author: herolder from Bern, Switzerland

Corey Yuen is maybe the best martial arts choreographer ever. In this position he worked on the recent Jet Li movies (Lethal Weapon 4, Romeo must Die, Kiss of the Dragon). But the fights in his own movie are even better. He's the director of such classics as "Yes, Madam"(Cynthia Rothrock, Michelle Yeoh) and "Saviour of the Soul".

In "Ninja in the Dragons Den" there are lots of fights. In fact there is almost nonstop action. It's good old hand to hand (and feet to feet) combat here, no wired action. Also the comedy element works better here, than in most other HK movies. If you're a martial arts fan, this is a must see.

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