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Revenge of the Ninja [1983] (REGION 1) (NTSC)


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My all-time favourite film
Review date: 2004-09-22 Rating: 10 out of 10

I first saw this film in the mid 80's and was instantly blown away by how good it was. Since then i have seen it countless times.
As soon as i saw the region 1 dvd for sale i bought it straight away and wondered if it was as good as i remembered? The answer to that is a big YES!!!! Infact the region 1 version is so good its like seeing a completely new film. Firstly the picture quality is stunning (or that could be down to the fact that my vhs copy has been watched so many times its almost worn out). Secondly the film contains many scenes i have never seen before as this is the uncensored version. These scenes include Kane Kosugi using nunchaku, Braden the evil ninja killing people in more gory and violent ways, and also more close up scenes of gore including the famous shuriken/eye/fountain scene.
Ok so you can see I like this film but its by no means perfect. This is due to several corny scenes and wooden acting particularly from Keith Vitali. Sho Kosugi however turns in his greatest ever on screen performance as does a very young Kane Kosugi who makes up for his lack of dialogue by producing some amazing action scenes for someone so young.
Overall i would say if you are a fan of martial arts or action films you should own this. One word of advice is if you have a multi-region player make sure you buy the region 1 version and even if you own a UK vhs copy buy it anyway because you will not be disappointed!!!!

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Revenge Of The Ninja: The Lost Classic
Review date: 2003-06-22 Rating: 6 out of 10

Ok, I'll admit it. When I was about twelve and watched "Revenge of the Ninja", I immediately cannibalised by judo suit and dressed up as a ninja....
Now when you've finished laughing, I must say that this cult 1983 classic starring martial arts/gymnast guru Sho Kosugi really is an exciting and infuential work and, probably the pinnacle of the American ninja genre.
The basic plot casts Sho Kosugi as a pleasant but naive oriental art collector who moves with his family to America to set up an art/antique shop. Simple. No problems. Well.....
As usual, things aren't what they seem, his American business associate is using Sho and his contacts to import cocaine smuggled inside statues, no doubt he's a tad upset when he realises he's been had, hook, line, sinker, bait box and comfy stool.
This is when the pace of the film steps up a gear with some great stunts from Sho who in one chase scene is hanging on to the back of a van and takes a nasty tumble to the climax of the film, the great skyscraper roof-top duel with his American partner; this scene is probably responsible for a lot of fans claiming it to be the best Ninja film ever made.
Tastefully directed by Sam Fistenberg, with some excellent fight choreography from Sho, the film is only really let down in places by the odd wooden performance and occasional sloppy editing, other wise I would have given it 4 stars. A classic non the less.

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Actor(s):
Arthur Roberts
Keith Vitali
Shô Kosugi
Mario Gallo
Virgil Frye

Creators:
Shô Kosugi (Primary Contributor)
Keith Vitali (Primary Contributor)
David Gurfinkel (Cinematographer)
Mark Helfrich (Editor)
David Womark (Producer)
Menahem Golan (Producer)

Director(s):

Recording label: MGM
Manufacturer: MGM
EAN: 9780792856344
Binding: DVD
ISBN: 0792856341
Number of items: 1
Format: Closed-captioned, Colour, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC,
Release date: 2003-07-15
Universal product code (UPC): 027616887719
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Region code: 1
Running time: 90 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1983-09-16
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: English (Subtitled)
Language: Spanish (Subtitled)
Language: French (Subtitled)

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