The sequel you've never seen... to the film you've never seen... that started the Ninja Craze you wish still existed! Yes, it is every bit as glorious as it sounds.
Generation X... We were the Self Raised Lock Turn Key Kids... Cannon Films was like our Video Store Uncle telling us about Chuck Norris, Charles Bronson, Sho Kosugi, Jean-Claude Van Damme & Break Dancing LOL amongst Many other fun things... May the Memories of Cannon Live Forever!
No, it's actually called a near miss; I was uncertain and just looked it up. "OSHA provides the following definition of a near miss in an Accident Investigation Fact Sheet: …incidents where no property was damaged and no personal injury sustained, but where, given a slight shift in time or position, damage and/or injury easily could have occurred." www.plantservices.com/articles/2010/06nearmiss/
Razorfist, can you basically just do a Cannon Films marathon? I mean. I just fucking love them so much and you seem to have a huge appreciation for the stuff too. PLEASE? lolol
It was *_OFFNESIVE!_* It was *_HILARIOUS!_* It was *_AWESOME!_* I was a teenage ninja in the '80s and _Sho Kosugi was my hero!_ Thank you for for this! I will immediately _not_ illegally download it!
i used to work in a costume store and I still see little kids dress up as ninjas, hell, even some girls, and not as a backup costume, they specifically ask for it. I'm surprised that ninjas haven't made a full fledged comeback.
I was a kid when Enter and Revenge of the Ninja, and Ninja 3 came out. These movies were FUCKING HUGE. I must have rented them a zillion times. Managed to find them all on DVD decades later and love them still.., lots of memories.
So I have binge watched these reviews and seen most of the films on here, some due to your reviews which are an absolute joy to watch. I just gotta say that dude in the cowboy hat with the feather has got to be the most flamboyant inner city gangster I have ever seen in any film.
Hey Razor this is off topic but, I just want to say thanks for igniting my love of 80s heavy metal bands like Judas Priest, Grim Reaper, and kickass guitarists like Yngwie Malmsteem. I never knew i would love 80s heavy metal before I subscribed to you, but after watching your Metal Mythos series of videos i have a newfound love for the genre. Thank you and GOD FUCKING SPEEEED RAZORFIST!!
You know, normally I'd feel compelled to speak in defense of MMA, which I know you aren't a fan of, and use my own experience as a fan and someone who has seen the sport live and grapples every week, but honestly, with the WWE-esque bullshit the UFC engages in these days, I really don't feel like they deserve it. I'll simply leave you with the recommendation that you look into a magical entity that started in 1997 and came to an end a decade ago called Pride Fighting Championships, which combines much of the pageantry and showmanship of pro wrestling with real fights, and adds in the batshit lunacy of Japan to make it truly memorable. Incidentally, due to its pro wrestling origins, there's a lot more concrete evidence of actual worked fights in Pride, but that doesn't take away from its greatness when it was legit. And with regards to the review itself, I must thank you for another superb entry in the Rageaholic Cinema and sincerely hope that more of the distilled essence of excellence that is Cannon Films finds its way on here in the future. Might I be so bold as to humbly request a review of Bloodsport? In any event, keep having the most awesome channel on RU-vid, sir. God fucking Speed!
Holy shit, an MMA fan who actively acknowledges the influence of pro-wrestling on the sport. You sir deserve a round of shots. While you're at it try looking at UWF and it's reboot UWF-I. It's a Japanese promotion from the mid-80s formed by wrestlers who wanted to give the most realistic worked fights they possibly could. The result was that they wound up creating what was ostensibly the first MMA promotion. Some really interesting shit, even if most of it falls into that gray area where it's too worked for MMA fans and too low-flash for wrestling fans.
+Mbk606 I certainly do enjoy the more grappling-centric, realistic Japanese style of pro wrestling, and it's impact on MMA can't be understated. Guys like Funaki, Suzuki, and Tamura all have their roots as pro wrestlers, and they all went on to have prolific MMA careers. In fact, the reason I got into the sport in the first place was because of Ken Shamrock, who I recognized from his WWF days, and who has his roots in Japanese pro wrestling as well. Most of those original Pancrase fighters have that as their roots, and I do love watching those old fights, even the worked ones. Sakuraba also had that as his background, and look how legendary his career is. My big problem with today's UFC, however, is them trying to ape the most insipid, idiotic things about the WWE. From the very insistent promotion of idiots like Ronda Rousey and Conor McGregor for their most superficial aspects, to the pandering to casuals who care more about what's said at a press conference than the actual fights, it all just turns me off, and it effects their matchmaking as well. An organization like Pride did it right, with their elaborate stage designs, ridiculous backstage skits, and crazy entrances. The UFC just looks to appeal to the lowest common denominator.
Mbk606 you kind of have to. I love MMA, I enjoy UFC and Bellator among other promotions, but you'd be ignorant to say the UFC isn't taking more and more of a WWE-like mindset and have been for quite a bit. I do enjoy the trash talk a lot of the time, but the rankings should be dictating the fights save for matchups that are personal or people are clamming for, and that's only if it's reasonable. what's going now is entertaining in its own way I guess... but I'm not sure I'm thrilled with the direction it's heading.
Cory Goodman We've definitely come a long way from the days of Fedor, Nogueira, and Cro Cop all fighting each other in title fights. Now, everyone wants to sit around and name who they want to fight after becoming champions, instead of fighting the best challenger. I get wanting to get paid more, but they also want no part of actually risking their championship status. Look at McGregor, who has never defended a belt in the UFC and looks like he never will. Look at Bisping, wanting to fight GSP instead of any actual middleweight contender. It's really sickening as a fan of the sport.
SAVikingSA I found a blog about cult movies once, the writer was a huge fan of it. Guess that makes three of us, which is a shame because it's a pretty good example of what's great about 80's action movies, even if it forgets it's a comic book film at times.
I would love if it were both. I just think it errs on the side of caution and values vaguely plausible Yakuza and Mafia mooks over exaggerated, comic book villains, resulting in a more realistic (!) film. The balance just feels off.
here’s a fun fact, both of Shõ Kousgi son’s appeared in this movie: Kane Kosugi played the part of Short Round and Shane Kosugi play the part of the son who took a shuriken to the face (1:54 into the review).
i love this film and i love fun facts! the kosugi sons are such nice boys! I took a test prep class with one of them back in the 90s. He was so cute !!!!!
So this was Ninja Gaiden movie? Sweet and people says that you can't make a good videogame movie. Now can you make a Rageaholic about highlander or hard boiled?
"Tokyo, Japan." I'm sorry is this supposed to be the 1980's or the 1880's? Because there's a bit less concrete and steel in that scene than I would expect to see In Tokyo.
I love that after he get out of the hottub the main character starts backfliping away, and not to be outdone. The Guy chasing him starts backflipping too!
I remember these when they came out..(I was born in 76) .The video rental craze was full on...My parents used to let me rent this stuff...I was a huge fan of the "Ninja Trilogy"...Got reacquainted with these much later (they were hard as hell to find on DVD)...I still love them, especially Revenge of the Ninja...Sho Kosugi was my fave back then...EVERYTHING was ninja back then...
I saw this at 13 on late night satellite tv at my friend's house. It was awesome. I still remember the first thing I ever saw from it. Spitting caltrops in a dude's face.
I was watching this while walking into the kitchen and then he goes "synthesizers and fucking death!" As my grandma heard....... Thanks razor i had a nice time explaining that one 🤣
Sho Kousgi and Sonny Chiba are my favorite Oriental action stars of all time after Bruce Lee putting his stamp on the Asian action star in the popular main stream during his time. They can literally make you believe that they can punch through people and tear them up with their own bare hands.
This is why I love this channel! I'm a child of the 80's and ninjas were so popular back then, they actually had ninja magazines on the shelves in supermarkets and this review captures the spirit of those movies perfectly (I'd love a review of American Ninja). I would use this video to demonstrate why this is my favorite channel on RU-vid: hilarious, creative, intelligent, and memorable...keep them coming Razor, fantastic work and great editing by Terran...as usual!
This movie MADE ME, actually made me go out and buy as many chinese stars as I could...and ultimately destroy my parents backyard fence with my singular devotion to that ancient art. Great film, high cheese content...
I was appreciating the legs of this film blonde, when I noticed I recognised her from somewhere: she is Ashley Ferrare and she was in Cyclone along with Deep Space Nine's Weyoun, the great Jeffrey Combs.
Would LOVE to see your review on "American Ninja" :) I was a kid when I watched that series but I looooved it! Granted, I'm sure it absolutely doesn't hold up at all to today's standards, but would love to see how many times you try to keep from referring to the guy who played as "Joe Armstrong" as Mikhail Baryshnikov :-D
