American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987)
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.
Cast
Michael Dudikoff
Sgt. Joe Armstrong
Steve James
Sgt. Curtis Jackson
Larry Poindexter
Sgt. Charlie McDonald
Mike Stone
Tojo Ken
Jeff Celentano
Capt. 'Wild Bill' Woodward
Michelle Botes
Alicia Sanborn
Gary Conway
Leo 'The Lion' Burke
John Fujioka
Shinyuki
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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).
