Things get off to an interesting start in this when a group of black clad ninja led by Stuart Smith assassinate the red ninja master during an attempt to steal both the Golden Ninja Warrior and the Black Ninja Warrior statues (in reality the latter looks like a woefully cheap, painted plaster Paris knock up)
Smith manages to grab the black ninja figure and flee albeit at the cost of a shuriken in the back....ouch!
Now the stage is set for the number one red ninja disciple (and apparently the only disciple for that matter) played by Bruce Baron to avenge his masters death and retrieve the missing statue.
Sadly however, it has to be said that the action pretty much ends right there and then and what we are left with for the rest of the films duration can at best only be described as mind numbing.
In true formulaic style for these Godfrey Ho/Joseph Lai cut and splice ninja outings, our hero intermittently challenges one of the antagonist ninja and defeats them within about 10 seconds flat(!!!!!) Only the final showdown lasts any longer than this and thankfully, is a bit more entertaining, although again, as is typical in these movies, the villains sudden demise comes about so abruptly that if you blink you may miss it!
The other movie into which the ninja segments have been edited is also a revenge story and contains some of the most boring martial arts choreography I have ever had the displeasure to sit through! I won't bother to describe it in any detail, suffice to say that it was so dull that I almost passed out whilst watching.
So, not exactly a riveting movie you might deduce.......and you'd be entirely correct - this is in my opinion, one of the least enjoyable of the numerous cut & splice ninja movies from our favourite director Godfrey Ho.
However.........the film IS still worth watching believe it or not, for one reason only.........you really haven't lived until you have seen Stuart Smith's 'acting' abilities!
Whenever this man utters a line (beneath his voice over) he really goes out and out to exaggerate the relevant emotion on his face!!!
The result is frankly hilarious to behold and clearly demonstrates why Stuart Smith is held in such high esteem amongst Z-grade movie fans.
Smith manages to grab the black ninja figure and flee albeit at the cost of a shuriken in the back....ouch!
Now the stage is set for the number one red ninja disciple (and apparently the only disciple for that matter) played by Bruce Baron to avenge his masters death and retrieve the missing statue.
Sadly however, it has to be said that the action pretty much ends right there and then and what we are left with for the rest of the films duration can at best only be described as mind numbing.
In true formulaic style for these Godfrey Ho/Joseph Lai cut and splice ninja outings, our hero intermittently challenges one of the antagonist ninja and defeats them within about 10 seconds flat(!!!!!) Only the final showdown lasts any longer than this and thankfully, is a bit more entertaining, although again, as is typical in these movies, the villains sudden demise comes about so abruptly that if you blink you may miss it!
The other movie into which the ninja segments have been edited is also a revenge story and contains some of the most boring martial arts choreography I have ever had the displeasure to sit through! I won't bother to describe it in any detail, suffice to say that it was so dull that I almost passed out whilst watching.
So, not exactly a riveting movie you might deduce.......and you'd be entirely correct - this is in my opinion, one of the least enjoyable of the numerous cut & splice ninja movies from our favourite director Godfrey Ho.
However.........the film IS still worth watching believe it or not, for one reason only.........you really haven't lived until you have seen Stuart Smith's 'acting' abilities!
Whenever this man utters a line (beneath his voice over) he really goes out and out to exaggerate the relevant emotion on his face!!!
The result is frankly hilarious to behold and clearly demonstrates why Stuart Smith is held in such high esteem amongst Z-grade movie fans.