The American Ninja series has been quite the journey here at Cannon Cruisers. The first entry was a stone cold genre classic, enjoyed by many of the years, including us, but the series wasn't handled as well as it should be afterwards. The sequel was actually a very fun entry but, unlike what Cannon would normally do, took two years to get that proper sequel made. Thankfully the second movie was near the equal of the first despite that fault. It looked as if Cannon would have had itself a winner of a series.
Unfortunately, American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt was not the sequel the series deserved. It took yet another two years to be made, and came out in 1989 when Cannon's fortunes were on the downturn. At the same time, series star Michael Dudikoff and director Sam Firstenberg were nowhere to be seen and their absence was felt. Aside from the presence of series regular Steve James, the movie was a huge disappointment to us here.
So we are delighted to say that our impression of American Ninja 4: The Annihilation is considerably brighter than the last one. What exactly has improved? Well, just about everything, aside from the lack of Steve James and a few other annoyances. It's the sequel we expected the third one to be. Check out the episode above to hear our full thoughts!
Randy's Score: 3/5
JD's Score: 3/5
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