(1984) [Trailer]
Director: Sam Firstenberg [IMDB]
Yesterday I commented on the social media platform known as the Facebook, that there needed to be more movies about ninjas. When I said that, I meant more movies like Ninja III: The Domination. Ninja III is a blast from the past and a film that inspired me to dress up as a ninja and run around my neighborhood like an idiot at the tender age of 8. So when I saw that Shout Factory (my favorite movie studio ever) cranked out this bad boy on baby blu, you know I had to pick it up.
Synopsis: The spirit of an evil ninja takes over the body of that chick from Breakin' and Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo.
This movie is awesome. I still love it and I found rewatching it to be a nice treat. It's a fun mash up of a horror movie and a ninja flick... which I think is a great idea, don't you? My viewing of Ninja III was like a leisurely stroll down nostalgia lane. When I was a kid I remember wanting to have a ninja cave stocked with weapons like this film, too bad that never happened.
Don't get me wrong, this isn't a perfect movie and many who find themselves unfamiliar with ninja movies from the 80's will probably think it's shit... they would be wrong however. The acting is pretty abysmal at times and some of the dialogue could be better, but it's a movie about an evil ninja, so who really cares?
I'd definitely pick this up just for the campy 80's-ness of it all. Or, if you're in NYC come over and I'll let you borrow it... I'm cool like that.
