American Ninja (1985)

Stars	User	Rating
5	BillyShears	35 _9th
The moment Michael Dudikoff opens his mouth all the cool badassness he was trying to build up is lost. VOICE SOFTER THAN DOVE SOAP.
5	hellboy76	26 _7th
American Ninja! Stay away from meeeeeee.
3	TripleSH	32 _20th
There's a reason why you'll see this movie played on your local small-town affiliate station at 2 in the afternoon on a Sunday when your local sports teams are off: They couldn't afford the rights to a good movie.
3	joseywales	55 _27th
Ridiculous yet somehow very entertaining, thanks in large part to the quick pacing and constant action.
3	Luna6ix	37 _2nd
A franchise designed for the eight year olds of the 80's. It's awful right down to the core, but it's the kind of gratuitous awfulness that children and drunkards don't seem to notice, hence the multiple sequels.
3	Paxton	70 _63rd
There are only two kinds of eighties movies, and this is one of them.
3	backwardsuit	60 _24th
In this 80s masterwork Michael Dudikoff stars as an all-American plank of wood (also soldier and ninja) on a quest to find an alternative expression for his face. Will he succeed? I think you can guess. On the way he meets a whole bunch of uninteresting people (at least some of them ninjas) and punches them. SPOILER ALERT! Also I think there was a plot. Tagline "The deadliest art of the Orient is now in the hands of an American" did at least make me feel warm and secure inside.
2	edkrak	20 _7th
It manages to have two most annoying things that can happen to a B-movie. 1) There is an attractive unclothed female in the story and they never show her boobs. 2) Lots of unviolent violence. There is a high body count, lots of katana/gun/shuriken etc. action but hardly any blood and no gore. Why would I want to watch it then?
2	Cinema_Asia	45 _7th
Hilarious 80's trash when Hollywood was trying hard to cash in on the martial arts film craze. There are some nostalgic reasons to watch this but the choreography and everything about it is completely terrible. The whole concept of there even being a white ninja is ludicrous enough that this movie will be remembered for its B-movie value
2	Sweekoden	73 _70th
Oh, please, Criticker. This is what all action films should strive to be. Just watched this for the first time, and I'd be hard pressed to think of a recent movie I've seen that I found more enjoyable; might be second to only SF: The Movie in my list of dumb action movies that are actually awesome. Action-packed and with hilarious acting and characters. Hell yeah. 08/05-2011
2	TimeCapsule	48 _37th
During the 80's, just as slasher movies overran the horror genre, "ninja" movies sprouted like weeds in an attempt to cash in on the popularity of 80's action and martial arts films. Proof being an entire franchise of "American Ninja" movies. Unfortunately the lead action star, Michael Dudikoff, is a black hole of charisma, but if you can completely turn your brain off to any part of the script, the movie has enough fun ninja action schlock to enjoy.
1	silencer	1 _0th
As a 8 year old child I loved it.
1	TheDenizen	30 _11th
Dudikoff SUUUUUUUUUUUCKS.
1	BattleToad	45 _13th
A surprisingly action-packed film, but not worth watching in entirety, because the terrible acting and ridiculous premise will give you a headache, but Michael Dudikoff sure does put some ninjas in their place. If you stumble upon it on television sometime, watch a few minutes, but no more than fifteen. Crap!
1	Ytadel	3 _28th
Obviously even worse than I've rated it in terms of any legitimate artistic merit whatsoever, but there's very clear so-bad-it's-good cheese value here. The terrible acting and dialogue and corny action scenes and American military macho vibe and insanely 80s musical score make for a shit movie that's fun and easy to sit through. Oh and Judie Aronson is super hot, though unlike in Friday the 13th 4 her boobs sadly remain private throughout the film's duration.
1	easydiff	28 _16th
Ninjas have kidnapped the President! Are you a Bad enough Dude to save him?
1	Difontaine	40 _10th
It's not good-bad or bad-bad, it's in-between.
1	Stain	50 _33rd
Decent enough action picture from the days when Cannon was cranking out one of these a week
1	gppp	72 _38th
This is a very good film disguised as a terribly silly acton flick. The true face of the state and the dirty businesses behind war, some very crazy non sense fight scenes, and the cutest girl ever, are just some of the reasons this picture is much better than it could have been.
1	mrandersen10	50 _6th
I think I learned this guy's entire repertoire of moves as an orange belt (3rd belt) in jiu jitsu. The fights were just too basic. The rest is pretty typical low budget 80s action stuff. To its credit, it's got some great pacing and some hilariously bad stereotypical characters, so I think it's worth a watch. But only one watch.
1	hakkanarejo	90 _39th
Overall, American Ninja is some great 80s cheese with fun action and a complete lack of logic. Definitely worth checking out.

Average Percentile 24.24% from 438 Ratings