American Ninja 2: The ConfrontationInfinitely superior to the original American Ninja, American Ninja 2: The Confrontation spotlights
Michael Dudikoff and
Steve James as a pair of combustible U.S. Army Rangers.
Dudikoff and
James are ordered to find out why so many Marine guards have been disappearing from their posts at the US Embassy in a mythical Carribean country. Turns out that villain
Gary Conway has been kidnapping the Marines and forcing an abducted engineer to reprogram the captive Leathernecks so that they'll join
Conway's army of zombielike assassins. Naturally, the scientist has a beautiful daughter (
Michelle Botes) whom
Conway uses as leverage. Battling not only
Conway's minions but the corrupt local authorities, martial arts experts
Dudikoff and
James effectively lay waste to the villain's previously impenetrable stronghold. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
American Ninja 3: Blood HuntThis, the third issue in the American Ninja series, stars karate expert
David Bradley who goes to Japan for ninja training so he'll be able to avenge his father's murder. Once trained, he enters in an international karate contest held by some no-goods who'd like to get their hands on the world's toughest fella so they can try out a new artificial disease they've created. (They figure the best way to test the disease is upon the toughest guy they can find.) Most action occurs on a Caribbean island. ~ All Movie Guide