the audience applauded

One of my all time favorites.

If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

Since everyone seems to be putting this movie down, I'm going to say some GOOD things about it first.1- There's Gary Daniels. He's a pretty cool action star, and it was strange seeing him in this movie, as he starred in a theatrical release before and after this straight to video movie. Nevertheless, he's a good actor and a good martial artist.2- The cinematography. I don't care what you think, the cinematography was good. There were interesting angles, and the film stock genuinely looked nice.3- The lighting. This movie was supposed to look like a cheesy comic book, and I think many people miss that point. The whole thing uses extreme colors in it's lighting, with streaks of red over blue. The whole movie is lit like a 1960's Batman episode, which I like.4- It's supposed to be laughable. It's a freakin comedy, and obviously a lot of it is tongue-in-cheek. The directors were clearly having fun making this.Okay, now that I got that out of the way, here's the bad stuff: 1- The acting. Yes, the acting was not very good. Of course, this was a low budget movie featuring a large cast of child actors, so you shouldn't expect Oscar material anyway.2- The plot. The plot is all over the place, but at least they have a good reason. Donald G. Jackson was originally hired to film footage for a different kids movie, and then he was canned, and a new director was hired with a new script using the same actors to wrap around the old footage. If it weren't for the firing of Jackson, the plot would have been much easier to understand.3- Not enough Robert D'Zar. D'Zar must have quit in the middle of production, because he never actually shows up at the end, which is a real shame.4- The training scenes. There are too many that go on for too long.That about wraps it up. I say go watch this movie out of curiosity, but don't expect gold.

Aye, aye, aye....where to begin?! This horrible movie is just terrible in just about every way...no, wait...EVERY WAY. My only questions are who was insane enough to think this sort of film would sell AND why is this movie currently only ranked the fifth worst film on IMDb?! The film looks like someone with a few dollars (not that many, actually) thought that other martial arts films are bad because they are violent, have actors with actual martial arts skills and don't star talentless kids and teens. So, they went to their nearest karate studio and recruited all the white, yellow and a few green belt kids and asked them if they wanted to star in a movie! While I saw a lot of people with black belts on here, I just assume they bought them and did nothing to earn them, as my cat knows about as much about self-defense as these knuckleheads!! The plot, not that you'll ever care, is that an evil force (led by a cute 9 year-old) can only be countered by three talentless 'ninjas'. These good ninjas consist of three kids in karate who are given special masks that allow them to have really, really below-average and SLOW fighting skills!! If these kids are the world's only hope,...then we are so royally screwed! There is nothing...nothing positive I can say about this film. Horrible writing (if they even had I writers--I honestly think they just made it up as they went along, horrible action (I hate to even use the word 'action'--this implies something more than Tai Chi speed fighting), inept direction and annoying characters--this film rates a zero in all departments. Plus, the idea of watching a film consisting mostly of obnoxious teens with their annoying dialog is NOT anyone's idea of a good time!! The only value this film might have is to use to interrogate members of Al Qaeda, however Amnesty International would be all over the President's butt if they ever did anything that cruel and inhuman!!

Sometimes I watch movies from the "Bottom 100" to laugh a little, but this "film", if it is actually allowed to call it this way, outclassed everything I have ever seen before. It is not funny like "plan 9" or "the claw" it is sad. It really hurts to see acting, that could be outclassed by every kindergarten theater group on this planet.The biggest problem of the movie is the "numbing-factor", your brain will be switched off by the movie and you will be stunned until the credits start.Even though the movie has a story, too stupid for any 1st-grader, it doesn't really follow these. The actors are just fooling around for 80 minutes. Trust me and do not watch this movie. If you did, demand refunds from the director. If you didn't pay to watch the movie, then sue him for solatium, for this is mental cruelty on tape.

The special appearances by Chuck Woolrey, William Hung and Fabio/Sammy Hagar/Roger Daltrey make this the summer hit for 2006 you don't want to miss! Suzanne Hennigar's turn as Jonathan Brandis's mom was hot...very hot...The PG rating tells you from the beginning that nothing is going to happen, but when you see her on screen, you want it to anyway. You spend the duration of the film also waiting for something to happen between Fabio and his young pupil, Tanya. Overall, a pretty good film. Some minor repetition of sequences and corny dialogue, but all-in-all, worth the $1. IMDb demands that we type in ten lines of text. Therefore, we'll dedicate the next six lines to sharing our top ten favorite moments in this epic ninja adventure. 10. Weird eye makeup on Damien outside the dojo. 9. Susanne's bondage scene. 8. Gameboy with no game. 7. "Mom. They took my Mom." 6. Willy Wonka-esquire balloon scene. 5. Running-up-the-wall kick in final scene. 4. Over-sized virtual reality helmet. 3. Fat, creepy girlfriend Amy at end of movie. 2. Sexual tension between Mario Lopez and Tanya. 1. Sexual tension between Gary Daniels and Suzanne Hennegar.