American Ninja 2: The Confrontation

5/1/19871h 30m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ The ultimate American fighting machine is back! ~

Overview:

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.

Director:

Sam Firstenberg

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$350,000.00

Revenue:

$4,000,000.00

Key words:

island
army
fight
siege
marine corps
sequel
ninja
camp
one against many
physical comedy
martial arts action
terrorist base
commando unit

Cast

Michael Dudikoff

~ as ~

Sgt. Joe Armstrong

Steve James

~ as ~

Sgt. Curtis Jackson

Larry Poindexter

~ as ~

Sgt. Charlie McDonald

Mike Stone

~ as ~

Tojo Ken

Jeff Celentano

~ as ~

Capt. 'Wild Bill' Woodward

Michelle Botes

~ as ~

Alicia Sanborn

Gary Conway

~ as ~

Leo 'The Lion' Burke

John Fujioka

~ as ~

Shinyuki

Jonathan Pienaar

~ as ~

Tommy Taylor

Len Sparrowhawk

~ as ~

Pat McCarthy

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Reviews (1)

P
PolyWogg
Written 6 year(s) ago
4
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).