American Ninja 2: The Confrontation 1987

The ultimate American fighting machine is back!

5.4 / 10   254 vote(s)
R
Action

On a remote Caribbean island, Army Ranger Joe Armstrong saves an old friend from the clutches of "The Lion", an evil super-criminal who has kidnapped a local scientist and mass-produced an army of mutant Ninja warriors.

Release Date 1987-05-01
Runtime 1h 30m
Directors Sam Firstenberg, Gideon Porath, BJ Davis
Producers Yoram Globus, Mati Raz, Avi Lerner, Menahem Golan
Writers Gary Conway, Gideon Amir, James Booth, Avi Kleinberger, Gary Conway

The Bottom Line A significant step down from the first movie.

Plot

Michael Dudikoff and Steve James are back as Army Ranger buddies sent to an island where some Marines have disappeared. The reason? Witnesses saw guys in black outfits, hoods, and swords carrying them away.

What I Liked

The movie jumps from fight scene to fight scene so the action rarely slows down. And there is a great scene with Steve James using fairly large knives in an epic battle. Overall, most of the secondary fight scenes are much better done than in the first movie.

What I Didn't Like

The plot is almost non-existent (super soldiers, meh), almost all of the acting is hammy, and the ultimate battle is a let down compared to a big car chase scene doing a bit of a take-off of the first movie's opening scene (person being dragged behind a vehicle).

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