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Rating: 3.5 stars

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Ninja (2010)

Directed by Isaac Florentine

Action

Most recently watched by sensoria, sleestakk, krazykat, noahphex, jenerator

Overview

A westerner named Casey, studying Ninjutsu in Japan, is asked by the Sensei to return to New York to protect the legendary Yoroi Bitsu, an armored chest that contains the weapons of the last Koga Ninja.

Rated R | Length 83 minutes

Actors

Scott Adkins | Todd Jensen | Tsuyoshi Ihara | Mika Hijii | Togo Igawa | Garrick Hagon | Miles Anderson | Valentin Ganev | Atanas Srebrev | Fumio Demura | Masaki Onishi | Nikolai Sotirov | Kenji Motomiya | Asen Asenov | Ivailo Dimitrov | Kathryn Le | Judith Michelle Hill | Meglena Karalambova | Dimiter Doichinov | Velizar Peev | Assen Blatechki

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

I ask this every time I see a Scott Adkins movie.  Why the hell isn’t he a full on action star? Instead we get countless Jason Statham movies.

Ninja is the better ninja movie of 2010.  If Ninja Assassin had dialed things back a notch, it would be a toss up.  Ninja is a “straight to video” low budget ninja flick that knows just what it is.  It feels just like a 90s action flick and doesn’t aspire to be more than a fun action flick with ninjas.  I’m OK with that.

It’s a generic movie elevated by the action sequences and Scott Adkins’ performance and martial arts skill.  The dude can move and beat in a guys’ face.

I actually watched Ninja and Ninja Assassin in the same evening.  Ninja came out to be the winner because it wasn’t trying as hard as Ninja Assassin was. It’s just a solid action flick with some great fight sequences involving ass kickin’ Ninjas!

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