Director Chang Cheh made over a hundred films many of which are hailed, by those who know this stuff, as kung fu classics. Famed action director John Woo was quoted as naming him as a major influence and when you see this classic it's easy to see why; When the action starts, it's breathless, over the top and doesn't stop.A SPOILER FREE SYNOPSIS: Some nasty ninja have killed our hero's martial arts teacher. With the aide of a new teacher and some new fighting buddies our hero takes on the "Five Element Ninjas" (Gold, Fire, Water, Wood & Land).Bottom Line: It's exciting, it's violent and if you like kung fu it's impossible to only watch this movie once. For more Chang Cheh brilliance try 'The Kid with the Golden Arms' or '5 Deadly Venoms'.
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In the opening fight sequence, one ninja jumps on top of another ninja's sword and uses it as a springboard to leap up on top of a nearby building's roof, at which points he scoots up to the top of the roof in a scene that was obviously played in reverse. With that very scene, you will know whether or not this film is for you. If you're not roaring with laughter by then, do yourself a favor and turn the movie off.If you've ever played a beat-em-up video game from the 1980s, you already know the plot to The Super Ninja. It's the tale of a cop named John who also happens to be a super ninja, his partner Spencer, and their corrupt police captain. When John is set up and taken down for drugs, he retreats to the woods for a long Rambo-esque sequence, but later he must face the five elemental ninjas, which are unrelated to the five elemental ninjas in the film "Five Elemental Ninjas." At one point, after running sideways up a tree, John fights a ninja whose hands are on fire while music from Star Wars plays in the background. By then you should already be "all in" with this film.About 1/3 the way through the film there's a 5-10 minute sex scene that's so long that I actually fast forwarded through it. Let's just say the super ninja apparently knows how to work his long sword and leave it at that. Fortunately once it ends we can get back to all the ninja theatrics, which are great.If you only watch movies in French or love romantic comedies, this is not the film for you. If you love ninja movies and are thinking, "I hope there's a guy who tunnels underground wearing a diaper and a Hitler mustache and leaps out to attack people," then boy have you picked the right movie!
After being impressed by Shaolin vs Lama I thought I would check out some more Alexander Lo Rei movies and this first one Killers Invincible was a huge disappointment. This film features none of the great fights and amazing acrobatic skills of seen in Shaolin Vs Lama and it's just really bad in every respect. The story is weak, the action is weak, the acting... If you can call it acting is terrible. I really can't think of one positive thing to say about this movie. I found the casual racism troubling, took no pleasure from watching how the female character was sexually abused/borderline raped on more than one occasion and I have no idea what they were thinking filming an almost softcore porn sex scene that seemed to never end. Plus the less said about the ninjas colour-coordinated outfits the better! Treat yourself to Shaolin vs Lama(which I reviewed) or something else.
