Film198595 min

American Ninja

Name: American Ninja
Genre: Action
Released: 1985
Duration: 95 min
Cast: Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, Judie Aronson, Guich Koock, John Fujioka

Taste attributes: actionromanceadventurefasttried & testedrealisticsimplelinearbig & variedfighting evillove conquers all

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Boxlist takeAn expansive action film that is uncomplicated, familiar and grounded. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

6.0 /10

TMDB · 279 votes

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What lines up

Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Balanced, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

Joe Armstrong, an orphaned drifter will little respect for much other than martial arts, finds himself on an American Army base in The Philippines after a judge gives him a choice of enlistment or prison. On one of his first missions driving a convoy, his platoon is attacked by a group of rebels who try to steal the weapons the platoon is transporting and kidnap the base colonel's daughter.

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